Because I'm not working 75 hours a week anymore I have no idea what to do with myself when I have a day off so I decided to volunteer at a local no kill shelter. Today was my first day. I drove up the drive and parked and I could definitely could here the dogs barking. It didn't help any that I parked right in front of a Rottie's kennel. I believe his name was Turner....beautiful dog. I picked up poop in the "basement dogs'" run and took 5 dogs on short walks. I also sat in the basement dogs' run with them and just loved and petted whoever came up to me. Cassidy, a beautiful brown mutt variety sat with me almost the entire time I was in there. The two puppies, Annie and Lou, would come up randomly and jump up on me which I tried to stop them from doing. Duncan, a lab mix I'm guessing, was a trouble maker chewing on almost anything you put down for too long, but he was a sweet dog. Although, of all the dogs I interacted with today I think that Cassidy was my favorite, she's a great dog and I hope she can find a great home soon, she deserves it. And she's almost got the concept of fetch under her belt....the dropping the ball part was the only difficulty. I also toured the shelter today and they have such a random mix of dogs including a couple of beautiful pit bulls, rottweilers, sheltie/collie mixes, lab mixes, a st. bernard, and a bunch of random mutts. I really look forward to going back and helping out again!
Random picture of the day:
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