Day One Taking Photographs

The fist time getting in the cages with the dogs was a fast learning curve. It was a lot different then getting in a small area with my own dog (all 125lbs of her). These dogs wanted out of the cages so bad it was hard to hold some of them back long enough to get in or out of the cage. However once I was in the cage it was one of the most rewarding feelings. They were so excited to get petted and more than willing to give kisses!

Pepper was so excited he wanted to be in the camera :-)

Pepper was one of my favorites for the day! It was obvious he had been to puppy classes because he was very responsive to commands used in puppy classes. He was a BIG baby, very cute, and very loving. I would love to adopt him!

At the Wake County Animal Center dog adoptions cost $45 and an additional $50 spay/neuter fee. Cats have a $15 adoption fee and a $30 spay/neuter fee. These fees cover the following: DA2PPV (for dogs) FVRCP (for cats), heart worm test (for dogs), FIV/FELU (for cats), flea/tick treatment, microchip, and rabies vaccine. Taking all of that into account, the cost to adopt an animal from the Wake County Animal Center seems very practical and makes perfect sense! 

While I was there I was responsible for asking two different questions of my own creation. The first question I asked Ricci (our volunteer coordinator) what the most rewarding part of his job was, and his response actually stund me. I assumed the response would be seeing the animals get adopted. I was very wrong, his response was doing rabies cliniques. He said that doing these clinics he can help so many more animals in the community than just the ones coming in the shelter as well as educate the public. 

The second question I asked a family in the lobby looking to adopt a small dog. I asked the mom if before coming to the center if they had looked at the Wake County Animal Center's website. She responded by saying that they had not looked online first, they just decided to come in. This slightly surprised me because personally I viewed the website and available animals before I came to the center to adopt. Although it is small, it is a way to research before disappointing any of the animals. 

Through this class I know want to inform the public of the online album for two reasons. One: so people know that the cite exists and they can see all of the animals without going anywhere. But the second reason is my fellow classmates and I will be working very to take these photos as well as edit them so the viewers can have the best image of the animals as possible.