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Taking matters into my own hands
Aug. 18th, 2016 07:57 pmAt the shelter, the dogs are graded A - D, with A being super easy and D being very challenging. I'm okayed to walk As and Bs only. The problem? There aren't that many of them. It's bothered me for a while that I will go to the shelter and walk a dog who's already been out, when the list of dogs still needing to get out even once is long. Last week, one of the pits was marked B, so I took him. He was SO NOT a B. He's now a D, but I managed okay with him.
Yesterday, I just said, "Screw it, if I could handle that unruly beast before, I can walk something higher than a B!" and took this girl:
^Photos not taken by me.
The problem became instantly apparent: the more dogs you walk, the more you fall in love with. Expect more spam. WHAT A HONEY that one is. Very sweet, affectionate and gentle. Alas, our shelter has a "fully fenced yard" rule with pit bulls and I do not have that.
I walked her again today, as well as two other "C" dogs - they're really only more difficult to get out of the kennel area and once they're outside, they were all dreamboats. Well, kind of. Dallas, the little girl above, didn't seem to want to walk much, but we're having a spike in temperatures and the heat might have made her less interested and one of the other ones wanted to go after other dogs a tiny but.
Does anyone really care? Nah, but I've pondered what would happen if I just tried to walk a tougher dog without getting certified to do so. So far nothing, though I suspect eventually someone will catch me at it.
Yesterday, I just said, "Screw it, if I could handle that unruly beast before, I can walk something higher than a B!" and took this girl:
^Photos not taken by me.
The problem became instantly apparent: the more dogs you walk, the more you fall in love with. Expect more spam. WHAT A HONEY that one is. Very sweet, affectionate and gentle. Alas, our shelter has a "fully fenced yard" rule with pit bulls and I do not have that.
I walked her again today, as well as two other "C" dogs - they're really only more difficult to get out of the kennel area and once they're outside, they were all dreamboats. Well, kind of. Dallas, the little girl above, didn't seem to want to walk much, but we're having a spike in temperatures and the heat might have made her less interested and one of the other ones wanted to go after other dogs a tiny but.
Does anyone really care? Nah, but I've pondered what would happen if I just tried to walk a tougher dog without getting certified to do so. So far nothing, though I suspect eventually someone will catch me at it.
