It seems to me there are a couple of issues here. I don't think a shelter wants just any JoeBloe walking in one day to say "hey I'd like to help by walking your dogs". The shelter needs to know something about its volunteers though a criminal check might be a bit much. If someone has been volunteering at a shelter for some time so the staff knows them and now new policies are being put into effect, then the shelter should have some sort of informational meeting/handout for all its volunteers so they know what and why. And even when volunteers have been accepted, some mini-training should be included for handling dogs. Many shelter dogs have been abused so I wouldn't want a volunteer who grew up under the "old" system of training with spanking and collar yerking now handling a special needs dog. Actual certification for dog walkers - no - the government intrudes enough.
Dog goes on rampage in stuffed animal museum
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http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/02/people_late_great/main1860268.shtml
"He just went berserk," said Daniel Medley, general manager of the Wookey Hole Caves near Wells, England, where hundreds of bears were chewed up Tuesday night by the 6-year-old Doberman pinscher named Barney.
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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. ROTFLMAO. That is like the funniest article I have ever read. Now my coworkers really think I'm crazy!
What fun that doberman must have had before being caught stuff-handed. :p
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OMG! that was hilarious!
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That was funny!
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Ya think it was wise to put a playful dobey in to guard toy stuffed animals? Costly mistake ā¦.
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OMG :eek: HOW FUUNNNNYYYYYY!!! BWAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!
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Hope the dog is ok, and not dumped because of this error in doggie judgement.
Sorry, to bring this humor down, but I worry what they will do to the dog.
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Hope the dog is ok, and not dumped because of this error in doggie judgement.
Sorry, to bring this humor down, but I worry what they will do to the dog.
sigh.It was more of an error in human judgment. They should fire the people responsible for thinking a dog was a good idea. But for sure, I do hope the dog is OK.
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A dog would not necessarily be a bad idea in a normal museum setting but if you look at the pictures of that museum everything was displayed in such a way that it would be a huge temptation for an animal. In fact, it would be a huge temptation for a small child that was under adult supervision.
