Hi all,
Yesterday I met with Denise at a local Starbucks at 3:30. We didn't have much time to talk, but I got some good info. She pointed out that it was a lot of hard work to start a shelter, a lot more than you would think. That was one of my original ideas (opening a shelter), and she said that it was unrealistic, which I can understand why.
We talked about why she opened her own shelter. She was volunteering at another shelter, they were treating her very poorly. She decided to start a rescue out of her home, and when she applied for a grant. Now she is at Brother Wolf, running her own shelter and boarding shelter.
She told me about how she had to put down the first dog in 4 years. It was Cooper, a pit bull mix. He had been at Brother Wolf for too long and was literally going mad. He was barking and jumping at the door of the cage. The employees had to use blankets to cover their cage door, roof, and sides so he couldn't see the other dogs. I never noticed, but every time I went to volunteer, he kept barking louder and he kept jumping more. They put him down the day after I was there.
Madi
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Brother Wolf Blog: We Are Their Voice Post 15
Hi all. Sorry I took so long to post.
Yesterday I visited Brother Wolf and helped load dogs that are being moved up to a shelter in New Hampshire because there are not as many dogs up there. It was roughly 35 degrees out with a 100% chance of freezing. There were employees out that had no jackets are were holding shivering dogs to keep their body temperatures up and there were people coming in and out of the building hauling crates and excited puppies.
I was there mostly to fill water dishes, get band aids (one guy needed one, I don't know what happened) and do what they needed, such as grabbing extra blankets. Once I held a puppy until it needed to go into the cage. He was squirmy and kinda hard to hold, but he was cute. His name was Freeway and he was adorable! His cage was on the bottom and it was hard to get him in. I had to give Freeway to another person so they could get him in. They used a big van and they packed the crates to the roof of the car. It was packed, there was even one on the front seat. I tried to stick my finger through the cage because it was shaking and I wanted to comfort it, but it sniffed my finger and turned away. So much for that.
I will write more another time when I don't have so much homework, but I will get to what is important! Promise!
Madi
Yesterday I visited Brother Wolf and helped load dogs that are being moved up to a shelter in New Hampshire because there are not as many dogs up there. It was roughly 35 degrees out with a 100% chance of freezing. There were employees out that had no jackets are were holding shivering dogs to keep their body temperatures up and there were people coming in and out of the building hauling crates and excited puppies.
I was there mostly to fill water dishes, get band aids (one guy needed one, I don't know what happened) and do what they needed, such as grabbing extra blankets. Once I held a puppy until it needed to go into the cage. He was squirmy and kinda hard to hold, but he was cute. His name was Freeway and he was adorable! His cage was on the bottom and it was hard to get him in. I had to give Freeway to another person so they could get him in. They used a big van and they packed the crates to the roof of the car. It was packed, there was even one on the front seat. I tried to stick my finger through the cage because it was shaking and I wanted to comfort it, but it sniffed my finger and turned away. So much for that.
I will write more another time when I don't have so much homework, but I will get to what is important! Promise!
Madi
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