On May 21st, after 9 months of experience, my animal control instincts set in and I rescued the most difficult dog of my life.
My mom and I were in Covina driving the gas station on Arrow Highway, as soon as we turned in I spotted a dog running down the sidewalk. Of course I jumped out of the car after it, but it immediatlyey ran away from me, onto Glendora Ave, nearly getting hit by a car. She decides to start running down Arrow Highway towards Grand, and so did I.
As I begin running I was having trouble catching up because of my shoes, so I decide to run barefoot, down Arrow for almost a mile ending up at the Covina Thrift Store. She then runs to the back parking lot, scared to death and jumps a 5ft brick wall into someones back yard.
After working with the home owners, my mom and I get the dog on a leash, but she would not come out from under the table, so we finally get a phone number and I call the owner Within 5 minutes they show up to rescue their frightened dog after we had been chasing her for over an hour.
Because of my adventure running barefoot, my feet were bleeding and still have tons of blisters all over, but it was worth it rescuing a dogs life and save a pet owner from heartache. My experience with animal control has not just taught me how to rescue an animal but has led me to develop a passion to help save any animals life.
No comments:
Post a Comment