Today's Wedneday, the exact halfway mark ever since I started this internship thing. Because of this, I've missed out lots of things in my other wakes of life- mass dance practices, cell outing, Saturday service, catch-ups with friends, leisure etc. Nevertheless, it's been a fruitful one week too, having learnt lots of things that were previously not known, such as apart from chocolate (cause liver failure), dogs are not supposed to eat grapes also as this would cause kidney failure.
While it has been very tiring, the fruitful sensation that we get after each day's worth of work has been very satisfying thus far. Halfway mark had just been passed, so we are almost there.
Today's been the most physically-exhaustive day ever since, and also the first time when I walked the dogs two times in a roll. Dog walked highest tally: 10 dogs (4 bigs ones + 6 small ones). After the walk, I had a swim in the pool with some of the dogs. Compared to RongQi's experience yesterday (had multiple scratches everywhere), mine was much more enjoyable, as most of the big dogs had already left the pool by the time I came back from my second walk.
Lunch was fine with Kai, Eddie, and Thomas. After we came back, it was RongQi's turn to go for hers. And she must be feeling superly sore, as she had cleared many many poos and her scratches, while I seemed to enjoy lots of better things- lesser scratches, and while she went for lunch, I offered to help with the attendance in the office, meaning no poos for me=). Considering yesterday's horrible blow-drying experience, it's pretty fair though. Then the entire noon was spent doing some obedience training with swoppings of dogs. Charley remained as hyper as ever, and she ran so fast that she fell from the ramp. Remembering the last remark that one of the handlers told me about the dogs losing confidence and developing phobia after such (takes very long to rebuld the confidence), I was super petrified. So I quickly tested it one more time, and fortunately Charley was fine. Phew! I kept asking it to slow slow slow, and I pulled the leash very tight already. Grr... If it lost confidence, I don't know how my remaining one and half week will be like.
Then the remaining of the day, we stayed at the day care side to help out. Ever since the departureof various personnels, it has really been short-handed at that side. So anyone who shares the same passion about dogs, and don't mind the distance to travel to Bukit Timah, do try out that job. It's really cool! Yes, cool, but shacked today=P