It takes a special kind of person to work here and Kelly, Taylor and Jean are 3 that are VERY special. Scooping poop, filling water buckets, sweeping mouse droppings, and getting cobwebs out of all the pens and corners are just a few of the housekeeping duties they are asked to do. And they always do it with a smile!!

Then comes the reward part, walking the dogs. Even this has its challenges like trying to get the chain collar on a wiggly dog or in keeping with our rule for the person to be the first out the gate, good luck with that one! There is always the comical how many times can the dog wrap the leash around your legs, then take off. Somehow we always prevail, the dogs get under control and the walk goes good.  Giving cookies is a treat for the dogs and the volunteers. 

So thank you special people, you take volunteering to the next level and make Second Chance look good! 

 

Today, Saturday, was a very good day. Kelly, Taylor, Jean and I got all our work done, and had almost 2 hours to walk all the dogs. Sounds like allot of time, but when there are 23 dogs, the time flies by! We had fun with Flynn, who loves to play ball. We all decided that he is one we all would take home if we could.

All the old outside un-usable pens have been taken down. We are getting cost estimates on the welded wire strong pens. So another day gone by, the dogs are happy and settled. Wonder what next Saturday will bring.

Our first adoption day will be Saturday, April 3 from noon to 3pm. I am very hopeful that many of our wonderful dogs will find the right homes. We work every day to make sure that each dog has real people contact. Sometimes it is hard when there are so many dogs to take care of. Like today with 25 dogs to care for, I only had time to give them a pat on their way out to potty and on their way back in to eat. But each time, I called their name and looked them in the eye while petting them to let them know they were not forgotten.