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Hit 100 hours of volunteer work at the local animal shelter yesterday
I started walking dogs at the Humane Society in Portland back in March, just a couple hours a week after work. Yesterday they told me I hit 100 hours and I honestly didn't even realize it added up that fast. It felt good to see that number because it means I actually stuck with something instead of quitting after a month like I usually do. Has anyone else hit a milestone that caught them off guard?
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lee8475mo ago
Wait hold on, seth_singh20 said WHAT? They just let you scrub poop for hours without ever walking a single dog? That's crazy! I gotta say, at my shelter they're pretty strict about making sure every volunteer gets actual dog time. I mean yeah, there's plenty of poop scrubbing and laundry (trust me, I know the laundry mountain all too well) but they rotate us through different tasks. I probably walked dogs for at least 60 of my 100 hours, maybe more. The dogs definitely remember me too, they go nuts when I walk in the kennel. So no, it wasn't just paperwork - I saw some scared pups turn into happy tail-waggers over the months. That's what kept me coming back, not the numbers.
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the_wendy5mo ago
Do the dogs actually get walked though or is it more just cleaning cages and laundry? I volunteered at a shelter years ago and half my time was scrubbing poop off concrete, not actually helping the animals relax. Congrats on sticking with it, that's legit hard work either way. Just wondering if the 100 hours feels like it mattered to the dogs or mostly to the paperwork.
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seth_singh205mo ago
Hang on, they just let you scrub poop for hours without ever walking a single dog?
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