Damien had a very big week last week, he had his first adoption interview on Saturday morning and on Sunday he met his new favorite dessert, a little pit bull mix named Oreo Cookie. Of the two activities, Oreo has been his new obsession. They run together, roll in the saw dust, bite each other’s legs, nonstop action with the help of Pepper, Medira, Edwina, his former favorite and Sunshine. He can take or leave Curtis and Bruno alone and Precious still won’t give him the time of day because she is far too busy playing with Clancy.
On Saturday, Damien met Junie a young pit bull that was rescued by a nice young couple from the North Central Shelter back in March. They are looking for a playmate for their girl but don’t want another HIGH ENERGY dog like Junie. Damien, in my eyes, was the perfect match. They played and chased each other but Damien quickly was tired and laid down frog style panting. They went home to think about Damien and we haven’t heard back from them yet but we are hopeful. Even if it doesn’t work out, it was a good first interview and two hours of playing and questions went extremely well!
There is so much work involved in preparing and showing a dog that is rescued. As we always tell each other at adoptions, the rescuing of the dog off the street is probably the easiest part. It’s the countless hours of care, exercise and adoptions for often months that takes true dedication. I want to thank all of the volunteers who take Damien and some of the other DDR dogs out every Saturday to Petco to show them for adoption, often leaving without any applications or so much as an interest in any of the dogs. Regardless, the dogs and I appreciate your time and effort.
Another good week for Damien who has a permanent smile on his face, if you believe that dogs smile. I sure do when I look at Damien and Oreo Cookie play!
