So Ashamed Of Myself

[dab_20]

Don't be too hard on yourself! Maybe next time you will be confident enough to walk her. You will be glad you did I'm sure, and maybe will become good friends with her! She sounds like a sweetie, better luck next time. As Lizbud said, feeling ashamed just shows you have a good heart.

I see in your profile you are 17, do they let you do this alone? None of our humane societies around here allow volunteers under 18 without a parent coming also.

At my local humane society you can be 13 to volenteer alone.

[elizabethann]

When I was a volunteer at the SPCA, I did that several times. I can't remember the type of dog but I just remember there were other dogs I felt more connected too and would rather walk. So I would walk the other dogs and hope that somebody else walked the dog I really didn't want to walk. Sometimes it worked and sometimes it didn't. So I ended up walking the dog I wanted to walk and the dog I didn't want to walk.

I wouldn't worry about it.

The fact is, you are volunteering and making this world a better place. Volunteers are special people. I should know - one of my jobs is volunteer coordinator!

[Alysser]

Jess, don't be to hard on yourself. I can understand why you feel this way. We hear so much about the bad stuff on TV and people just judge the breed by that. I may have done that, but regardless, it isn't your fault. You can ALWAYS walk her.

Jadapit, your girls have really changed my veiw on pitbulls. If we had more pit owners like you the BS wouldn't be going on. It really sucks that a select few have to ruin the reputation.

[caseysmom]

Don't be too hard on yourself! Maybe next time you will be confident enough to walk her. You will be glad you did I'm sure, and maybe will become good friends with her! She sounds like a sweetie, better luck next time. As Lizbud said, feeling ashamed just shows you have a good heart.



At my local humane society you can be 13 to volenteer alone.

The shelters in my county allow no volunteers under 18, at least not those that would work with the animals. It is the next county that allows 13-18 with a parent along.

I have no problem going along and helping my daughter, I left one message at the shelter and they never called back, I need to call again.