BYE BYE PITTIES

When I got to the warehouse this morning, there were only 23 dogs left.  A few more had been transported to fosters or rescues since Monday.  I was so happy to hear that.  And then we found out that the rest were going to the next transition destination in finding their forever homes as well. 

A K9 psychologist came in today and was evaluating each dog.  I not sure how accurate his assessment was because they don’t like men for the most part.  But he took a few with him and so I was just grateful he took any.  Scotland, the president of ARC, is taking 4 with him to the East Coast, and the rest are going to a farm in Cheatham County, outside of Nashville, and ironically, the county they came from.

Since they will be outside, some of the volunteers were building mini shelters or sheds for them from what I understand and will continue to help with their care.  At least they will get to run around a little but will still be in crates for the most part.  And ARC will continue to try and find other Pit Rescues for them. 

Apparently, a lot of “rescues” heard about them and contacted ARC but they did a thorough check on each one and turned some down. Some people are both stupid and evil. A lot of the volunteers were teary because after working with the dog’s day-in and day-out, they developed a strong bond.  Probably a good thing I wasn’t there from the beginning. 

So today was mostly clean up.  They were still taking the dogs one by one into the changing station but the rest of us were putting together the transport crates, folding down the metal crates and carrying them out for storage, packing up food, bleach and other supplies to split up between a lot of the local shelters who helped out. 

I will only say, there was a lot of heavy lifting and when my laundry is done, I will be soaking in the tub.

For those who want to watch the small segment that was on the news, here’s the link:

http://www.newschannel5.com/story/20377175/rescued-dogs-starting-to-find-new-homes