Spot...
Work was quite stressful today. A few days ago, we ended up with a pitbull named Spot - A gorgeous boy with no markings resembling a spot. I'm not sure who named him, but they were a bit off. Anyway, anyone who knows anything about me knows that I'm an absolute sucker for a pit. I fell in love with this dog the second I saw him, and I've gone out of my way a number of times over the past couple days to visit him.
He was evaluated today to see if he could be put up for adoption, and he didn't pass. He was unaltered, and not surprisingly ended up being dog aggressive. He was put down this afternoon.
My supervisor came to get me before they did it, so I got to spend the last few minutes of his life with him. I sat down in his run for a couple minutes and let him do one of the things pits do best - give me lots and lots and lots of kisses. I gave him quite a few in return. After a couple minutes of cuddling, petting, kisses, and a bit of wrestling, we took him to the euth room and ended his life. I got to be with him through all of it and it felt surprisingly good. Sad and a bit painful, but it was good to be there with him.
Here's to you, Spot, the first pit I fell in love with at work. <3
He was evaluated today to see if he could be put up for adoption, and he didn't pass. He was unaltered, and not surprisingly ended up being dog aggressive. He was put down this afternoon.
My supervisor came to get me before they did it, so I got to spend the last few minutes of his life with him. I sat down in his run for a couple minutes and let him do one of the things pits do best - give me lots and lots and lots of kisses. I gave him quite a few in return. After a couple minutes of cuddling, petting, kisses, and a bit of wrestling, we took him to the euth room and ended his life. I got to be with him through all of it and it felt surprisingly good. Sad and a bit painful, but it was good to be there with him.
Here's to you, Spot, the first pit I fell in love with at work. <3