in March last year i read about a dog in the SPCA in Wairarapa and we had just moved into our house the day before and i told my partner i was going to LOOK at a dog and he said to wait 3 months before getting one and i said......*yeah yeah* however, i went up there and the dog they wanted me to get insisted on humping my leg and it was kinda offputting HAHA BUT there were about 8 dogs all playing around and there was this little skinny whippet/lab and something else cross that was under the trailer shaking and she came around and licked my hand and then went scooting back under the trailer and i knew she was the one for me. I told them there and then i wanted her and they said she had suffered terrible neglect and had been beaten badly and would need a tonne of love and attention.......needless to say i had my heart set on her and 3 days later i went in to get her. she had just been speyed and was quiet and scared and they said she was a quiet and shy dog anyhow........we had her on 10 days appro AND when the little blighter felt better by the 9th day she decided to dig a huge hole outside and many more and bite the windowsill and rip apart a couch........on the 10th day we went into the SPCA, paid for her and have adored her little personality ever since!
Seeing her now and what she was when we got her its amazing. She isnt completely confident around men especially as that was who had beaten her but she is so much better than she was. She is an absolute delight!
Anyhow, because i knew i couldnt give my time to the SPCA i donate as much as i can and i am in a position as a teacher to be able to send chn to work there on Wed, Thurs and Fri mornings.....they love it and leave school at 8am to be there to clean and pamper the animals there. It's a great community service for them and they do it for the sheer love of it. It has certainly taught them compassion for which i am grateful.
It's an awesome thing to be able to give time, money or whatever you can to the SPCA. They do a wonderful job
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