so....yesterday morning, I woke before my alarm went off and wayyyy earlier than my usual waking hours. amazing huh! given I'm quite the pig and have consistently proven that I can easily sleep through my phone alarm even as it rings a zillion times. once I had to be somewhere at a certain time and asked the hb to call and be my 'stand-by' alarm clock. and boy! was i lucky i did! he had to call FIVE whole times before the sound hit me in dreamland! I am pretty sure he was a tad annoyed, though he tried hard not to show it - right hb who reads my blog?;)
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the only other time I recall waking with such enthusiasm was when I took riding lessons eons ago! had to wake about 5 plus, but boy - was I just eager to jump off the bed! sadly i sucked so bad that I didn't continue. also it was expensive.[/caption]I was looking forward to the day - as I had volunteered at a local dog shelter. They were asking for mid-week volunteers to bring the dogs out for walks. most volunteers are free only weekends, and the dogs go a whole week w/o walking. and a mid-week walk is something the dogs would love. Since I had the time, I figured, why not?
So i started the day with my morning coffee (else I'll just be a grouchy monster) - with the sound of the water fountain in the background, and my two darlings loitering near me. it's moments like this that I feel incredibly blessed and happy.
after my caffeine boost, i made my way to the shelter. Located in a 'ulu' place - the 10 mins solitary walk was real peaceful - hardly a car and lots of wide open spaces (sadly, a premium here in Singapore!)! finally reached the place, and there was a nursery - the plant kind! take a look!
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love how healthy and vibrant the plants are! maybe the next time I'll get one for the home!:)[/caption]the volunteers (new and old) waited at the carpark till the 'chief' volunteer came to bring us in. When we arrived at the enclosure, I was a tad concerned and wary when I saw the sizes of the strays! My twinkle is a small/medium-sized dogs - so I'm comfortable with smaller dogs. but boy! the strays were really a LOT bigger than what I used to!
a little drama actually - a dog fight broke out (which is apparently normal in a free roaming environment) and a volunteer got bitten when she was trying to clean the wound of a dog that snaps when in pain. The dogs are actually pretty human friendly, but I guess there needs to be some level of caution especially when we don't have an established connection. I stayed out-of-the-way, and just let the experienced volunteers do what needed to be done.
Once the drama was contained and enclosure cleaned of the loads of shit (apparently the dogs were having diarrhea! and it stank just as bad as my cat's poo!) - we brought the dogs to a big field for them to roam, and boy were they happy!
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left photo: Faith - the dog I walked right photo. very powerful pull! I had to dig in my heals at times! she's one of the more docile one.:) right photo: Chili, looking like a super young version of my twinkle tan. but she was very withdrawn. doesn't bite nor show aggression, just super wary and aways backs away.[/caption]After their little excursion, we brought them back to their enclosure, and here's a video of the dogs in their home!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1PjvvsM08&feature=youtu.be
It was a simple activity, and it made me happy to enabled their mid-week walk! although it's sad that they are enclosed, they are loved and protected. at least by the founder of this shelter. it's times like this when I am reminded of how lucky my family dog - twinkle tan is!:) I think he knows that too - he stopped attempting to run away (he tried once when we first adopted him). you can leave the door open, and he will just lie there on the floor or sofa!:)
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