Life in the shelter starts early. It's time for cleaning, feeding and medical examination. Each employee and volunteer tries to pay attention to each animal, although it is a real challenge in the conditions of a large number of animals. Discipline and routine help dogs feel more relaxed.
Socialization is an important part of the day. Many dogs come to us after stressful situations, so communication with people and other animals is vital. Volunteers teach the tails to walk on a leash, follow simple commands and trust human hands again.
A shelter is also about care. We carefully monitor health: vaccinations, parasite treatment, and quality food are mandatory. However, no amount of staff care can replace the feeling of a dog's own home and a personal owner who can be expected from work.
Despite the efforts, the shelter remains a noisy and disturbing place. The dogs react sharply to the barking of neighbors and extraneous sounds. That is why every walk outside the territory is a great holiday, an opportunity to exhale, run in the grass and feel the silence.
We do our best to make life here decent. But every bowl of food and every blanket in the cage is just a preparation for the most important event in a dog's life - meeting his human. The shelter is just a waiting station on the way to true happiness.
