Count Down to Shelter Tour
A week from now we will be on shelter tour, hitting seven shelters in six states.
Advocacy | fundraising | Rescues | road trip | shelters
Why We Travel to Shelters and Rescues
“Are you a rescue?” This is the first question people ask when I tell them about Who Will Let the Dogs Out? I have to explain, that no, we aren’t a rescue, but we help rescues. We aren’t a shelter either, but we help shelters too. We don’t transport or train dogs. And we have…
Advocacy | alabama | animal control | Dog Pounds | Florida | Georgia | North Carolina | Rescues | road trip | shelters
Off We Go on Shelter Tour!
We leave for our shelter tour in two days. As always, I’m excited but nervous and slightly overwhelmed. There are so many details, so many new people, new places, and hundreds of miles to drive. Often when I reach out to a shelter director or Animal Control officer about a possible visit, they are skeptical….
Advocacy | Florida | fundraising | rescue | road trip
Uncomfortable Conversation
Okay, let’s talk about something that’s super uncomfortable for me…. Money. I try hard to keep it in perspective. When my husband and I have to spend large sums of money on something truly un-fun or unexpected but necessary like a car or home repair, or we make a stupid mistake and waste money, or…
Advocacy | Halfway Home Rescue | no-kill | rescue | shelter staff | shelters | Tennessee | volunteers
Now You Can See It Too
The smell is familiar to me now, but that hot August day in 2018 it overwhelmed my senses. The mix of disinfectant, urine, feces, mildew, and desperation was powerful, made even more so by the heat. Shelters, even the good ones, I’ve come to understand, have the same smell. I recognized it that first time…
Somebody Oughta Do Something About It
We have BIG news! Read all about it….