Pet Therapy

Yesterday it was time to volunteer again. It was my turn to pick, so I chose Pet Therapy. This is one of the harder volunteer jobs to sign up for because it is always full. After participating I now know why.

I picked Kristy up and we headed to the Humane Society. Once we got there (there were two other volunteers in our group) we picked out four of the cutest lab beagle mix puppies. We gave them baths and then loaded them up in my car to take to Rolling Green. Rolling Green is a huge retirement village in Greenville. There are houses, apartments, a nursing home, assisted living etc. We were scheduled to take the dogs to the assisted living and nursing home area.

When we got there we let the puppies play outside for a few minutes. Here is a video of them playing.

This was my puppy, Fay. She was definitely the biggest and calmest of the group. There could not have been a more perfect lap dog. She fell asleep in about 90 percent of the laps I plopped her down in. She especially bonded with Mr. Jackson an older gentleman in the nursing home area. I hated to take her away. This picture is from Mr. Jackson's bed.

Even though Fay was super sweet, it was Joe that stole my heart. I had a hard time walking away from this guy, but the last thing Nick would want to see me bring home on a Saturday morning is a new puppy. Hopefully Joe finds a good home.

Here's one more pic of Fay chilling out.

Overall I would say that this was the most rewarding volunteer opportunity yet. It was so much fun to watch people react to theses puppies. I guess you don't realize how much you miss interaction with animals until you can't have them around anymore. Kristy and I have already signed up for our next Pet Therapy, but we couldn't get in until April!!!