oday while the Saving Train was pounded by heavy winds and torrential rain that made travel treacherous, and extremely tiring. The actual preparations for the trip however began days in advance of our departure with an endless stream of phone calls that involved coordinating plans with other shelters and a partner rescue group. Without the effort of so many it would not be possible to give such a large number of dogs a “second chance.”There were stacks of rugs, towels, bedding, tags, and collars and other essential equipment that were loaded into the Saving Train. (We brought more than 100 of everything.) Friday was spent disinfecting and cleaning both the Saving Train interior and portable kennels from top to bottom. This procedure will be repeated three more times this trip to insure that we have done everything possible to prevent the spread of disease. If a kennel has been used to transport a dog and a different dog will be using that kennel on another trip from a different shelter then it must be disinfected again.
After settling into the hotel room SOHS Intake Manager Dana and volunteer Leisha worked until 11:30pm on their “office” bed preparing collars and tags for approximately 50 dogs. Due to extreme time constraints, dog names are preselected for males and females. With all of the shelter-transfer paperwork it is essential that once a dog has been selected to make the trip to Medford that he/she is immediately tagged and identifiable as a resident of SOHS. It is midnight and we must rise early for a one-hour drive to a heavily overcrowded shelter. We are eager and excited to begin the process of evaluations and temperament testing and most importantly saving lives. That is why we are here.
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