Blog: Brother Wolf

Hi all,

This one is not going to be a split blog like the last one, but the next one will almost definitely be split because there is so much to talk about.

Last week when I went to Brother Wolf, I saw so many cages in the room where the dogs were up for adoption that had signs that said "boarding". There wasn't enough room in the boarding area, so they had to put dogs in the other room. I saw a dog named Snoop (Dog), who was adopted but was back to be boarded. There were also a lot of puppies, which from experience get adopted fast. There were also a lot of older dogs there, which I think is so sad. If an older dog is in a shelter, it is less likely to be adopted so they can live the rest of their lives out in a happy place.

On a happy note, Ozzy has been adopted! When I went to BWAR the week before, they were closed for staff training, and that was the week he should have been back if the family didn't want to adopt him. I am so happy for him. He is a good dog and deserves a loving home, which I hope he now has.

I have run out of words, and it's kind of late. There will be more the next blog, I'm going to BWAR this Wednesday, so I will blog afterward.

Madi

Split Blog: Bolt/Brother Wolf

Hi all.

This blog is going to be a bit different. I need to catch up with current events, but I also want to talk about the dog, Bolt, that I talked about in the previous blog.

Part 1: Bolt

Bolt, the dog with a black back and golden eyebrows and paws, kept coming back. Even though we have an electric fence to keep our dog in our yard, she kept running off with Bolt, sometimes returning covered in cow manure and mud. It got a little annoying because he kept coming back about two times a week. Finally, we caught him and brought him back to his family. They were a family living in a small house with a few children, a cat, and a large-ish yard. There was a tree out back in the middle of the semi-sloped yard with a long rope tied to it. I didn't get a chance to get a closer look, but the young owner of Bolt translated what his mother was saying (she didn't speak much English), and she said that they kept him tied up out back during the day.

I would like to point out that the family is not technically in Asheville, so the law that it is illegal to chain a dog up is not enforced on them.

Apparently the chain was not good enough because he came back two days later. He stayed for the entire day. I have pictures, but I'm not sure how to put them on here.

Part 2: Brother Wolf

Finally, my mom has been able to get me down to Brother Wolf. I have been two times, and I went to a fundraiser for them a couple weeks ago in Biltmore Square, for those of you who are familiar with the Asheville area. There were a few dogs there, but I didn't get to really look into it. My dad, sister, and I went to the movies next to the fundraiser. I know of one other fundraiser that was in Gerber Village, and a "dog show" in Kenilworth.

When I visited at Brother Wolf last week, I noticed that Ozzy wasn't there. The week earlier, he was in a different cage, but he wasn't there altogether. When I asked someone who worked there, they said that Ozzy was on a home-stay, I believe was the term. It means that a family took him home to see if they wanted to adopt him. I was excited, because he was a sweet dog, but I would miss him. Sam, a black lab and basset hound mix who had been there a while was also gone. I'm going to miss them, but I am glad that they found good homes.

Madi