As I mentioned in the post about Cara, I started dogwalking at the Humane Society back in December.  I’ve never done volunteer work that I enjoyed, really…I’ve always felt like I was just standing around, unsure of what to do, unhelpful.  I think I’d chalk that up to most volunteer programs not being well-organized.  But that is so not the case with dogwalking, and I LOVE it.  Can’t imagine my life without it. 

It’s one of those things I always wanted to do and always talked about doing, but for some reason I just didn’t, and I can’t believe I waited so long.  But on that very first Tuesday night I did it, I was hooked. And now I’m doing it every Tuesday and Friday (well, almost every Tuesday–more about that later) and I HATE when I have to miss it.  I feel out of sorts.  It’s such a huge stress reliever.  It doesn’t matter what kind of terrible mood I’m in when I get there; as soon as I get that first ecstatic dog out of his kennel to go play, it turns around almost instantly.

Here are a few of the dogs I’ve grown to know and love over the last few months…

Sadler. Funnily enough, the dog who has his head stuck in a frisbee here is the same evil genius who can open the gate in the play yards! When I realized this, I started putting a small metal latchy thing in the gate, and his reaction the first time he went to open that gate was priceless. He was so surprised to have been outsmarted! 

 

I love Marina so much. She is probably one of my top ten favorite dogs in life. She got adopted a few weeks ago, and it was the first time one of my favorites got adopted. I had to let myself be selfish and sad for a few days…but I have to be happy that she has a good home now. 

 

Margie is such an awesome dog. She loves to just hang out, lean on you, get belly rubs, and give kisses. She gets feisty around other dogs, but she has been known to get along with a few laid-back boys who acknowledge that she’s in charge.

Of course, her eyes ARE made of lime green lasers, so if that makes you uncomfortable, she might not be the dog for you.

(Flickr’s red-eye tools couldn’t quite handle the magnitude of these nighttime dog eyes…)

Axl is the cocker spaniel’s name, how appropriate. He is the sweetest little boy, he loves to be in your lap and if he has to scale baby gates to make that happen, don’t think he won’t! He and Smiley both were adopted not long after they got to the Humane Society. Yay!