I am about halfway through all the necessary training to volunteer for the Oakland Animal Serivces. I am going to be a dog volunteer, working primarily and almost exclusively with dogs, which was my request, because I freakin' love dogs and instead have two cats (Who I LOVE, for the record. I'm just more of a dog person).
While we were walking around in the back of the shelter, I saw too many wonderful dogs to count. Purebred dogs of many different kinds, and, my favorite--MUTTS. Mutts of all sizes, shapes, colors and dispositions. One little fellow, about the size of a large housecat, was undergoing "cat testing", which means that the volunteers were introducing him to some of the cat residents of the shelter and seeing how he reacted. he politely sniffed the cat's bottom and then waited for the cat to do the same. These animals are so good, so loving, so sweet, and so sad.
I know it's all preachy for my first post here, but don't buy dogs from breeders, man. There are just too many amazing animals waiting to be adopted at the shelter. Puppies, purebreds, mutts, big and small, medium, long-haired, short haired and everything in-between. So don't be a dick. Adopt a pet.
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