Capstone Project: Day 10

Time spent: 2 hours
Total time: 25 hours

Today at Muttville, I feel in love with Connor, an Eskimo mix who is at least 10 years old. Out of all of the days that i have been volunteering here, I able to spend quality time with individual dogs. Because there were only a few dogs today, it was easy spending time with them but Connor was the one dog that I couldn't put down. It wasn't the lightest dog to carry but it was a peaceful and loving dog that is very sweet. My day at Muttvile consisted of walking Connor and Colby, a Labrador retriever. Other than spending time with Connor, I was able to learn about the dogs that have been abandoned by previous owner or found on streets. A Pomeranian name Prince was found on the side of a freeway spray painted purple. Not only was it abused but it was also set on fire or fire crackers on the back. You could see only skin on the back of the dog and still some purple around the paws that couldn't be washed off fully. I felt bad for the Prince because how could someone just do that to a dog and just abandon it like that. But due to the trauma he had, Prince had to stay in a room, away from the other dogs to calm down and I couldn't play with it. After, I went to the laundry room to load up batches of blankets to wash and dry. It was my job to fold all of the laundry and take it back to the storage room to stock on the clean laundry.The next time i volunteer, i want to see how Prince is doing and work with other dogs that have been through a lot. And also to hopefully help them feel like they're home and in a safe place.