DAY 2 - DRY SHOES

It was pouring down rain today and the temp took a dive so I was hoping I would be able to stay dry.  Did our 9 am meeting and got right to work.  That’s after someone brought in fresh donuts.  Yum!  I haven’t eaten a donut in years. 

Since I got all of the bowls and Kongs washed yesterday, I spent most of the day unfolding puppy pads to line the crates with.  They go through so many of them because they clean the crates twice a day.  As soon as they finish getting them washed, dogs fed & watered, it’s time to start all over again.

I don’t even know how many boxes of pads I unfolded but took huge piles to each of the changing/clean-out stations and left the rest stacked on a table. When there were 2 stacks, both was taller than me, I went to the changing stations and got a new load of dirty dishes and more Kongs, yes…  some covered in poop, put them in the large buckets to soak for a minute before washing them out. 

It was kind of fun today because I watched Sheila socializing with the dogs. She would take them one at a time into a large pen, also covered with sheets, but there was a little cutout where I could see in.  She would get them to go through a tunnel, play with toys, fetch a ball, do circles, and jump over a box; giving them training treats each time.  They were all doing so well and so happy to have the human affection and one-on-one time.

The vet came in today and miraculously, out of all the dogs, only one tested positive for heartworm, which is being treated.  They have all been spayed and neutered now. 

Painturos brought lunch, pizza, spaghetti, focaccia bread, salad and lasagna, all without meat. I forgot to mention yesterday that the couple brought a lot of veggie stuff too all marked for those who don’t eat meat. I need to go up there every day just for the food.  Ha! 

All of the Beagles have now been fanned out to different shelters and rescue groups and there are only Pit Bulls left.  They should start hearing back from some different groups around the country now and hopefully, they will also start going to their next destination so they can further be rehabilitated and adopted out.  It’s going to be much harder for them because of the connotations associated with the breed and the fact that a lot of them were fought.

This lets me see what Beasley went through after she was rescued. It’s kind of stressful for the dogs to be crated up like that for so long – Day 17 – but so much better than where they came from.  They are getting human companionship, food, water, lots of treats and shelter. And if anyone local is reading this, they need puppy pads and hand soap.  There’s plenty of sanitizer but they are running low on pump soap.  And donations are always welcome at http://animalrescuecorps.org/