From Run 5 I take a lab mix puppy, a half grown German Shepherd and two cocker crosses. I retrieve a Boxer mix from Run 9 and in Run 12 a Beagle puppy. The animals look at me hopefully, wagging their tails and bouncing against the cage fronts. I try to avoid their eyes and actions and remain focused on the fact that I was able to save the thirteen dogs in tow. I enter the cat area expecting the worst and I am not disappointed.
Every cage is filled with every color and age assortment imaginable.
I only have three available cages and there are at least thirty five animals in these cages. My two kennel technicians walk over to help bring our pets to the shelter. I only wish they could see what we see every week of every year. We take our charges to the shelter and settle them in their new temporary homes. Each one is given a raised platform or a soft carpet to lie on, a full food dish and fresh water, a chew and a toy or two.