Re: Shelter Question
[Re: tandk]
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03/26/09 04:02 PM
03/26/09 04:02 PM
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Florida
Square Dog
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Florida
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My local shelter turned me down! I'm thinking of asking surrounding counties.
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Re: Shelter Question
[Re: Square Dog]
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03/26/09 05:16 PM
03/26/09 05:16 PM
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Maryland
Bright Eyes
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I spent 14 months recently volunteering at a local shelter, not the one in my county but adjacent. Since they all are run completely different from each other and because they usually have very low morale, and often not very good PR, I would suggest volunteering in whatever capacity is advertised as needed first. Then get to know how the place is run.
As a rescue veteran of 10 years or more, I have come to know all the shelters in my state and some adjacent states fairly well. They are usually leery of someone until the volunteer turns out to be reliable, dependable, etc. Do they already have a photographer even if amateur? The shelter I was at already had a retired lady doing this and it is her life. She does a great job. However, there were some animals that she never photographed and those were the ones I went in and photographed and personally handled all of those adoptions. So see what kind of photographs they have of their animals now and if that position is most likely filled already, which is often the case.
Good luck!
Inspired By Paws
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Re: Shelter Question
[Re: Bright Eyes]
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03/27/09 11:37 AM
03/27/09 11:37 AM
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TN
Julie
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TN
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I do a lot of this for ONE shelter. I cannot take on anymore as I am about to be really busy. I would suggest practicing on friends dogs first because, they do really need the help but, you better be able to direct them and do the job quickly. I do about 80 animals in three hours, then run home, process them and get them to the shelter within about 12 hours. It is *alot* of work. I also run over and do their celebrity photos with animals. That isn't near the amount of work, but, you better know how to deal with people, posing and lighting(even if just natural light) If you go to http://knoxpets.org you will see a lot of my work there. They haven't gotten up the new ones I did yesterday. That will probably be tomorrow. My blog(if you go through it...) has lots of shelter stuff on it too http://JuliePoole.com
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Re: Shelter Question
[Re: Julie]
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03/27/09 03:54 PM
03/27/09 03:54 PM
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Montana
tandk
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Quote:
I do a lot of this for ONE shelter. I cannot take on anymore as I am about to be really busy. I would suggest practicing on friends dogs first because, they do really need the help but, you better be able to direct them and do the job quickly.
I do about 80 animals in three hours, then run home, process them and get them to the shelter within about 12 hours. It is *alot* of work. I also run over and do their celebrity photos with animals. That isn't near the amount of work, but, you better know how to deal with people, posing and lighting(even if just natural light)
If you go to http://knoxpets.org you will see a lot of my work there. They haven't gotten up the new ones I did yesterday. That will probably be tomorrow.
My blog(if you go through it...) has lots of shelter stuff on it too http://JuliePoole.com
Julie,
thanks so much your right i do need to practice more before i offer such a service. I want to help but i should be more prepared! thank you for the advice, and your slide show is great!
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