(A Guest Blog By Alyssa Kahl)
“Despite all the bad days and the mean people, I still believe in good days and kind people. Plus there are always dogs.”
“Despite all the bad days and the mean people, I still believe in good days and kind people. Plus there are always dogs.”
Like many other people in Austin, I love dogs. They are the happiest of animals when given the environment and love that they so deserve. And the dogs that need this love the most are those found in our city’s shelters. A local Austin no-kill animal shelter, Austin Pet’s Alive, works every day to provide this love to each and every one of its dogs. A very unique way in which they do this is through a volunteer program call RuffTail Runners. After going through training, you can go a take a shelter dog out onto the amazing Lady Bird Lake Trails and jog or walk with your lucky new friend. This is one of the most hands-on volunteer programs I’ve been a part of and makes such a direct impact on the conditioning and behavior of the dogs at APA. And not only do they get some exercise and fresh air, but they also get to strut their stuff to all the avid Austin runners that use the trails. This along with social media posts by RuffTail Runner volunteers gets it out to others that these amazing dogs are looking for a forever home and gets more of the dogs at APA adopted!
Regardless of whether I’m having a good or bad day, I’ll head over to APA and go on a run with an awesome running buddy like Brisket (see picture).
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