Puppy Love

So today was a good day at work. Sadly we had 9 dogs surrendered by their owners for various reasons that never make any sense to me. We had four cats/kittens come in too. It's the depressing part of the job but I do some things to make my day a bit better. Today I went up to 21 days where they keep strays for holding and behavior assessments and washed the 15 puppies and two kittens that were up there. They come in all covered in ticks and poo and pee and no animal feels comfortable that way, the heat doesn't help either. So I figured I would give them (and myself) a little moral boost. It was good fun! The first one always screams like it's being murdered but after a bit they realize that the water is a good thing. The way the puppies bounce around with joy afterwards always makes me smile and not soon after, with tummies full and fur clean, they settle down and nap. I only had 6 puppies left and these had been found in a storm drain. They were listed as Kelpie mixes. The Kelpie is an Australian sheep dog successful at mustering and droving with little or no command guidance. They are medium sized dogs and come in a variety of colours.  However these guys also got a fair bit of Dingo in them. If you didn't know already Dingoes are Australia's wild dog. They often interbreed with the domestic dogs but they are fine animals.

All was good and well and bathing the puppies was fun, I had one more to go and darnit if it wasn't the cutest one!!! I'm in trouble kids, if I had a place of my own or was renting a pet-friendly place, this pup would come home with me.

                        She's got a lovely temperament and will be a beautiful and loyal dog.

                                        She also happens to be nauseatingly cute!

                                      I really like her markings and the colour of her coat.

                                                    With her litter mates.

Sweet puppies..... the thing is, you can't go and get attatched to all of the animals, you'll get your heart broken, however, if I could find a way.... she'd be mine. She'll be in the back for another 19 days so let's see how she goes, it will be interesting to see her change as she grows.

Another little project of mine is this guy:

He was surrendered because his owner died... but something isn't right...

He's got a broken wing and he is pretty scared of people, I think he was a man's bird because he responds positively to Bob's (Ambulance driver) voice. I am not really pleased with the way he's being kept so this bird got assigned to me after much noise was made (you know how I get when I'm passionate about something). I'll keep you posted...

To end my day the manager came and found me and asked me to send my resume (CV) to Brisbane (where the Queensland RSPCA headquarters is) because she has a special project for me and thinks I've got what it takes. What is this project you ask? I have no idea, she said she would talk to Brissy and let me know. Muy interesante!