With Drifting winding down I have had some spare time on the weekends. I am sure I COULD be doing repairs around the house or working on my corolla, but my girlfriend (Susan) and I have been heading over to our local Animal shelter and pitching in.

Its pretty sad to see all these homeless dogs. I don’t know what would make someone drop a dog off there and just throw in the towel. These little guys and girls have so much love to give and i can tell when we show up some are really happy to see us.

When we showed up to the shelter the first time to help out they asked what we wanted to do and we didnt know what to say. They had us socialize the dogs and to work with them on basic commands and get them used to walking on a leash. Some of these dogs have lived their whole lives without being on leashes or having to “learn” anything but how to survive.

I got assigned to a 50 something pound Staffordshire Terrier named “Puck”. When i opened his crate he was covered in shit, yeah like ALL covered in it. So i gave him a bath. Since that first weekend anytime i take him out for an adoption day he gets a bath. Most dogs hate bath’s and fight you start to finish. Not Puck, he doesnt fuss, fight or try to escape. He usually looks ahead and every so often looks over at me and gives me a lick on the face. I have been working with Puck for about a month or so trying to let everyone who stops to pet him at adoption days know what a sweet and loving dog he is. I would tell them how well he walks on a leash, how he learned to sit on command in like 5 minutes. How great he is with kids,other dogs,and other people. I talked about Puck to anyone who would listen, including my neighbor. After all that, our hard work had paid off, My neighbor Brenda signed the paperwork and is adopting Puck this weekend. So now i get to see him everyday!

Susan and I washing Puck. 

Puck on the way home from Adoption day.