I went to the SPCA today

[mike001]

I drop in on a regular basis to give them blankets, towels,bags of food that I find on sale, toys etc. I can never resist going down the hall to look at the cats and dogs and I always swear I will never look again, just drop off the stuff. It never happens, I just have to see who's new and who's missing.

[Marigold2]

We need more people like you Mike.

[Argranade]

I would love to adopt all those poor animals,

Of course I can't so I just look at them hoping they find homes soon!

I would consider walking the dogs at the THS but it's way too far.

I wish MORE people would consider a shelter animal than a baby animal.

[mike001]

Argranade-- that's why I find it hard to look. I would give anything to own a huge facility for all the homeless to have a forever home.

[Blackrose]

I haven't been back to the shelter for quite some time....last time I was there I saw a GORGOUS Chow/Boxer mix (had the head of a Boxer, the body of a Boxer, the tail, coloring, and tounge of a Chow) who was being surrendered because, "She's eating my roommate's furniture!"
I suppose no one has ever heard of training. That dog was just so full of spunk and was bouncing around like, "Oh, cool, new place! Let's go explore, mom!"

Since I can't adopt any of the dogs, and since I can't volunteer there, I just choose not to go. Helps keep my heart intact.
I still remember the first time I went there...I was around six years old. There was a Husky/GSD looking thing that kept crying for me and every time I went over to him he was all tail wags and smiles. I cried so hard when we had to leave him behind.

[mike001]

Guess no one told them about Apple bitter or any of the other products. A bit more exercise and like you said, training, would have saved that pup from the shelter. That's why I find it so hard going there, it just crushes me and makes me feel so guity that I can't take them out of their cages and bring them home.

[lute]

It always hurts when I go to the humane shelters around here. I've not had the chance to go to any recently. whether I adopt a dog or not I always leave something. A bag of dog food or I hand out cookies to all the dogs. I think we all wish we could save them all.