Today’s blog was just going to feature a wonderful organization called Lost Our Home Pet Foundation. Founded by Jodi Polanski, a Phoenix mortgage lender, it’s made up of real estate professionals who rescue pets abandoned or left behind due to the many foreclosures. Imagine being hit with financial hardships putting you in a situation where you have to leave your pet – sometimes with just a teary note and other times with outright abandonment. Thanks to this foundation, people have a place to take their pets when they have no other choice.
This all-volunteer organization has many real estate professionals and others contributing in a variety of ways – from construction projects, to fostering/adopting, to using their social media skills to get the word out. Since realtors are out in the neighborhoods, who better to be on the lookout for abandoned pets.
But as we have seen in the news today, dogs can lose their homes in other ways, i.e. the Alaskan dog who led troopers through pitch black country roads to his burning house. He was very determined to help save his house.
It’s a heartwarming story with a happy ending in that he will have a home to return to. Dogs are as attached to their homes as we are, so when they lose them it’s devastating to them too. Home means comfort, stability, a place to sleep, get a good meal, and of course love and companionship. Having no sense of time, imagine how scary and confusing it is to be left in an empty house or turned over to complete strangers. Luckily, Lost Our Home has a loyal group of trainers and foster parents to help ease this transition.
Kudos to the Arizona Multiple Listing Service (ARMLS) for recently holding a raffle and raising several thousand dollars for this foundation. It’s so simple and a great way to show support to their realtor base.
So here’s a Bowser Beer Bark Out to any company involved with home selling, building, furnishing, etc. Raise some funds, get involved, or adopt a dog . . . what a great cause to tie your name to. Just think – you can actually provide a home for a deserving individual without dealing with short sales, mortgage modifications, or loan sharks. And dogs don’t care what your credit score is!
