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Dog Breeds Turn Companions Into Status Signals
- Dog breeds are human-made labels that invite people to judge both animals and owners by appearance.
- Seth Godin compares breed identity with car ownership and notes that trends determine which dogs appeal to particular people.
The No Kill Dream Changed Shelter Systems
- Nathan Winograd transformed shelters by imagining that every savable animal could find a home.
- His movement now includes roughly 200 cities and towns that have stopped killing savable shelter animals.
Foster Networks Replaced Many Dog Shelters
- The internet expanded adoption beyond local shelters by matching people with dogs nationwide.
- Foster homes act as temporary halfway houses, allowing rescues to move dogs only after finding likely adopters.