Guam Day 122 - Great week with the pups

 


6/24/2022 - Another great week with the pups at Gain. I upped my hours this week, so now going in 3 days a week. Ive been impressed with the turnover of the dogs, more so this week than other weeks. Continuing to learn about the operations, many of the dogs go onto a foster family as spots are available. The great news there is the fosters are all over the island which prompts more visibility to each animal through friends, coworkers, etc for finding their new home. 

Vespa is the first dog shown in this post. She went quick to a foster home, Joan and I would have been in trouble otherwise. She was very sweet, loved to play, and loved being around me. The next two are Axel and Rose, I believe in past posts I have talked about them. Axel is also a favorite, these two are very energetic. They likely will have to go together, great companionship between the two. Lastly, what I call my problem child, poor Vitesse, I was lucky to get this picture as she is not a fan of being close to me. She looks mostly after herself, when going to the play pen just running around, and when come time to put the leash on she is almost impossible to catch. More work to be done on socialization, I am committed to helping her though. 



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  1. Dave S.June 28, 2022 at 6:22 PM

    Keep up the good work my friend.

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  2. CurtJune 28, 2022 at 8:14 PM

    Vespa is a fun name. She does look irresistible. Seems like most of the dogs are small to. medium in size. Do you ever see any big dogs, like labs, German Shepards, Grey Hounds or St. Bernards? Likewise small ones like poodles or chihuahuas? Nice volunteer gig.

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