i volunteer... for animals.

I love animals. Any kind, especially dogs.

This is why I volunteer at Project Pet.

Their mission is to save and help animals in kill-shelters around the Columbia, SC area. The non-profit agency rescues as many dogs and cats as the shelter can hold or they can find foster families for. I feel the need to help any helpless animal that can't escape their circumstances.

Since I have two miniature dachshunds, I can't take on another animal (my boyfriend says so), so I volunteer as my way to give back to neglected, amazing creatures.

Today we bagged loads of dog food and cat food for 2 1/2 hours that will be given to families that can't afford to properly take care of their animals, but they don't want to send them to a pound (and we don't want to see the pups or cats in the pounds aka kill-shelters, either). 

It feels great to help furry little creatures. :)

4th of July disaster...

July 4th weekend was a success.  It was like a vacation in my own city.

However, we experienced a huge fright on Saturday night. We left our dogs (Rosco and Waylon) with Michael's parents at their lake house while we met up with some friends on the lake. We had been gone for a few hours when around 9:30pm we got a call from Michael's mom saying that they had lost Rosco.  He is terrified of fireworks and when he heard them, he freaked out and bolted out of the house (the door was left cracked open). 

Michael finally found him about a mile from the house in the woods. He spotted some eyes with a flashlight and, sure enough, it was Rosco.

It's amazing how a dog can become like a member of your family, and in this case, our child.