Sunday, March 20, 2011

Orientation update

So last weekend I went to an orientation for the Humane Society of Greater Miami. The shelter is about thirty minutes away in North Miami Beach, and the orientation lasted about ninety minutes. They gave everyone a packet that contained all the rules for the volunteers, it also contained all the jobs that a volunteer can choose from and the duties that are done for that job, along with the requirements for it. All the jobs seemed really interesting, but the ones I was most interested in were dog bathing and animal socializing. I think it would be interesting to learn the proper techniques for bathing dogs and cats, and the animal socializing seems really interesting because I know a lot of the cats and dogs get stressed out and scared of people and  other animals after being kept in cages for so long.
Now all I have to do is fill out the volunteer application and go to the training class. I am thinking of going to the training class that is scheduled on Thursday next week, and then staying there so I can volunteer right away. After the class I will have to buy a volunteer shirt that I will wear every time I go to volunteer, and I will have to buy a lead. A lead is a type of leash that also turns into a collar, it makes it easier when having to take a dog out of its cage fast, since they don't wear collars. I'm really excited to start volunteering at a new place. It looked like a really nice place when I went to the orientation.

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