On September 25th, 26th and 27th I spent all day with Aimee Sadler and her son Kodi at the Dogs Playing for Life Workshop in Santa Maria, learning how to run playgroups for shelter dogs.
Here is a video of one of the playgroups
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A video taken at the end of the day of lower energy dogs. All of these dogs made amazing progress and we are so excited to improve the lives of our dogs through interactions and positive experiences like these.
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These are largely unsocialized dogs, living in kennels, benefitting tremendously by these playgroups! After the playgroups the dogs are calmer, happier, quieter and more adoptable.
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This is a dog before it goes into a playgroup. A lot of pent up energy!
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A dog in it's kennel at the shelter.
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These dogs are meeting at the fence to help determine if they are a playgroup match, or not.
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Dogs greet each other after being allowed into the playgroup.
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Here is the result: Happy, playing dogs, as the pent up energy dissipates.
A volunteer runs a playgroup for smaller dogs.
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Even Balto, a blind dog, got to participate in the playgroups!
Smaller dogs playgroup.
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Ronit Corry and Aimee Sadler
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Aimee Sadler, Ronit Corry, Kodi Sadler
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Dogs Playing For Life workshop participants September 2015
The wonderful photos below are courtesy of Erin Morales, CAPA Volunteer, who exclusively photographs to help Santa Barbara County Animal Services' dogs find homes. You can see adoptable dogs here.
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