It seems to me there are a couple of issues here. I don't think a shelter wants just any JoeBloe walking in one day to say "hey I'd like to help by walking your dogs". The shelter needs to know something about its volunteers though a criminal check might be a bit much. If someone has been volunteering at a shelter for some time so the staff knows them and now new policies are being put into effect, then the shelter should have some sort of informational meeting/handout for all its volunteers so they know what and why. And even when volunteers have been accepted, some mini-training should be included for handling dogs. Many shelter dogs have been abused so I wouldn't want a volunteer who grew up under the "old" system of training with spanking and collar yerking now handling a special needs dog. Actual certification for dog walkers - no - the government intrudes enough.
There's a crazy little bird…...
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that thought our garden house hang-out was a great place to build a nest.
Just a couple feet off the ground, just above the dog water bucket, right near the hose faucet….I've moved the water bucket, unraveled what I could of the hose, put up a dog fence and am hoping the dogs don't notice...
Yesterday the babies hatched, so I added yet another ex-pen around the first one. There's nothing to attach them to, so I'm hoping that just encircling the area will be enough to keep the dogs at bay.
Jazz was sniffing around the area with her nose up in the air, so I'm nervous for the little fellas. -
You sure did the best you could for these babies..
Momma must be a new one..for sure.
