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Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/392614/the-big-move-animals#post_3487825
The brood! I love it hahahahahaha
Volunteers at the shelter that I was in consisted of many ladies and not many men and they didn't really like to get their hands really dirty. (majority of them at least. There were few who were really great and with big hearts)They all loved smaller dogs and all the big dogs like sheppards, mix breeds never really got any love and attention that they deserved. I never liked giving baths either but I was there to make a difference and that's what I tried to do, I bathed, cleaned after them and even helped to groom them in hopes that it will help them find a permanent home where they can be loved the way that they were supposed to be.
I guess I was watched and was blessed. I was given full breed yorkie pup for basic adoption fee (to cover for the shots) from fellow volunteer who had a litter of yorkie pups. (at that time, I was looking for a small dog for my wife.)
My wife loves her and she's been with us ever since. She's 7 yrs old now and happy as dog can be.
I got my first german shepherd pup from a breeder in payment for helping her with her dogs.
I never worked at a shelter...it sounds very rewarding. My daughter, (a teen at the time) and I did volunteer at SMILES..It was basically giving pony/horse rides to disabled kids and young adults. It helped to develope balance, most of them had Muscular distrophy or brain damage that affected balance. It took three volunteers for each person, one on each side and someone to hold the lead and guide the horse or pony in a circle.
I also cleaned the stalls, brushed and saddled them up and made sure they were rubbed down with insect repellant because we didn't want the horses to get bitten by something and start jumping around...the jobs nobody wanted to do.
Horses and all that is involved in their care, is a labor of love ...and since I loved them so much, it was the perfect thing for me to do. Working with the handicapped taught me so much, they were a great bunch of kids and my daughter...she grew up to work with the disabled.
Originally Posted by Siptang http:///t/392614/the-big-move-animals#post_3487825
The brood! I love it hahahahahaha
Volunteers at the shelter that I was in consisted of many ladies and not many men and they didn't really like to get their hands really dirty. (majority of them at least. There were few who were really great and with big hearts)They all loved smaller dogs and all the big dogs like sheppards, mix breeds never really got any love and attention that they deserved. I never liked giving baths either but I was there to make a difference and that's what I tried to do, I bathed, cleaned after them and even helped to groom them in hopes that it will help them find a permanent home where they can be loved the way that they were supposed to be.
I guess I was watched and was blessed. I was given full breed yorkie pup for basic adoption fee (to cover for the shots) from fellow volunteer who had a litter of yorkie pups. (at that time, I was looking for a small dog for my wife.)
My wife loves her and she's been with us ever since. She's 7 yrs old now and happy as dog can be.
I got my first german shepherd pup from a breeder in payment for helping her with her dogs.
I never worked at a shelter...it sounds very rewarding. My daughter, (a teen at the time) and I did volunteer at SMILES..It was basically giving pony/horse rides to disabled kids and young adults. It helped to develope balance, most of them had Muscular distrophy or brain damage that affected balance. It took three volunteers for each person, one on each side and someone to hold the lead and guide the horse or pony in a circle.
I also cleaned the stalls, brushed and saddled them up and made sure they were rubbed down with insect repellant because we didn't want the horses to get bitten by something and start jumping around...the jobs nobody wanted to do.
Horses and all that is involved in their care, is a labor of love ...and since I loved them so much, it was the perfect thing for me to do. Working with the handicapped taught me so much, they were a great bunch of kids and my daughter...she grew up to work with the disabled.
