Why Volunteer?



Volunteers



Volunteers are sometimes hard to come by so just being able to see three of our dogs out at the same time is a very welcome sight.  Here, Veronica on your right, her son in the middle, and Selena on the left, walk Riley, Jo, and Mick.  Veronica leads a very busy life with her young kids and her regular job but she comes in as much as she can.  Selena is our new volunteer who is throwing her young heart into her volunteer work.  Our other regular volunteer during the week is Tom.  Tom currently has his butt planted in the sand in Hawaii, but I know he's itching to get back to his pals.  We have volunteers who mostly work the weekends because they have full time jobs during the week.  Every little bit helps and is greatly appreciated by the paid staff and mostly by the dogs.

There must be a million dogs sitting in shelters with little human contact other than being fed and moved from one pen to another.  A volunteer can free that lonesome soul from the wire pen and let them experience the outside world.  You can allow them to really stretch their legs and smell an alfalfa field, or gaze at a horizon, or feel the warmth of your body...perhaps reminding them of a life they used to live.  I've sat quietly along the side of the road with these dogs, and just watched as they quietly looked about, seeming to be memorizing the sights and smells of the land.  And the next time you walk by their pen in the shelter you will see something new in their eyes...you will see hope.  Hope that you will share the world with them once again today.  That look in their eyes is something you will find very difficult to walk away from, and something that will keep you coming back to help ease some of their loneliness.  Even if all you can do is give one hour of your time a week, I guarantee you those dogs will be very happy to see you, and that my friend, is why you should volunteer.

Goodnight all.