I’m a HUGE animal lover, if you haven’t figured that out by now! haha!  My last two dogs Cody and Rocket were both adopted, which made me feel amazing.   I never actually had to go to the shelter to get them though.  Cody.. I picked up at PetsMart after he was groomed, and Rocket we picked up at a dog park when his foster mom could bring him.   So I have never actually been to a shelter before.

With Cody, he suffers really bad with allergies, and I can’t help but wonder if that’s why his previous owner gave up on him.   I really don’t know.   But what I do know, is that he is 95% better now.  After a lot of money, time and love, he is FINALLY better.  Thank god!!  It feels so good to see him play for the first time with the other dogs (when he never felt well enough before).  It melts my heart to see him happy.

Rocket, I have a feeling was just too hyper for whoever he was with.  He’s a ball of fire, no joke!  If I didn’t think he was so damn cute, I’d probably be a lot more annoyed at him than I am on a day to day basis.  But he’s sooooo sweet, and loving.  I’m so happy to have all of my babies.

So, I have been wanting to volunteer at a shelter for a really long time.  I guess I’ve just never had a lot of time to do it, or even the guts.  I have always been afraid that my emotions will get the best of me.   But today…. I got in the car and drove to a local shelter to get an application.   I got the app and almost left, but before I did.. I was drawn to all the animals outside in the dog runs.  SO I asked the lady if I could go see the dogs.  She said yes, so I signed in and went out the door.  In under a minute… I was already crying!!  My emotions absolutely got the best of me.  These poor dogs looked so sad.  The look in their eyes, and the cries and yelps were too much for me to handle.   It immediately made me feel sick to my stomach these dogs felt so lonely and confused.

I braved my way through the rest of the shelter and looked at every last animal.  WOW, it was tough and completely heartbreaking for me.

I need to find a way to push through my feelings and emotions and just do this.  I know it’s helping them to be there and give them love… but I certainly hope the sadness in my heart goes away after a few times of going.   Have any of you been through this??  Does it get better?  I’d love to hear what you guys have to say. 

I hope you guys had a great weekend.  Kisses, Sandee