Transport

Here are a few faces from our transport today:

This terrier fellow was a very sad guy. He was shell shocked to say the least. Roger is a volunteer who is very generous with his time. He has a van, and when he is not able to help he lets another volunteer use the van.

This is Juneo (above). A sweet young male. He stayed quietly by the light pole after being walked and watered. He received lots of pats and face rubs.

Above is Daphne a Chocolate lab/mastiff (I think pit bull). Is she not the picture of contentment? You wouldn't know it from the pic above that she was almost too scared to get out of the car. I had to picked her up. Once on the pavement, she rolled over. Sometimes these dogs are so scared they can do nothing but lay down and roll over on their back--so desperate to let you know that they are not a threat. Occasionally they pee on themselves. They will not even get up and walk. They just hug the ground. It is safe. It is heartbreaking to witness. It is only a handful of dogs this way, and they are generally young like our sweet Daphne.

I gave her an all over vigorous body rub--taking my fingers and scratching her from her tail base to her neck. Oh, she loved it. I then rubbed her belly and face and coaxed her up. She knew she was safe and walked. I earned her trust quickly. Another volunteer gave her a chew. She lay in the grass while we spent the next hour tending to all of the pups and kittens. It really helps when a tethered dog stays put. Some try to chew through the leash (which is why you see a steel cable here!) or back out of their collars. Juneau and Daphne were perfectly behaved. They will enrich some family's life very much by their being a a part of it.

I ended up not having to drive--but goodness knows an extra set of hands was needed. Our Ric/Springfield team is sorely delayed due to a wreck. Crawling traffic with pups is no fun. They are almost 1 hour behind. Wish them godspeed.