DATE NIGHT WITH DOGS

Date night with dogs with Jeff and Michele Allen

Every pet rescue group needs donations and volunteers to help with the work involved in caring for animals. I work closely with a senior dog sanctuary for homeless shelter dogs, called Monkey's House. Michele and Jeff Allen work tirelessly to care for close to twenty dogs on a daily basis. They have recently started accepting donations of time, money, and supplies from volunteers. There is still a lot of work to be done to get the new accomodations ready for dogs. They want all the dogs to feel they are in a home environment, so individual rooms are being prepared for groups of dogs. Michele has been known to pick up furnishings along the side of the road if something appears useful and in decent condition. She has an eye for supplies she needs and has put out a call for things like used cribs, crib mattresses, cabinets, and even had an electric heating fireplace donated.

With twenty dogs currently in their care, it can be difficult to make sure every dog has its own "personal time" with human attention. To that end, Michele and Jeff came up with the idea of "Date night with dogs". The next time you want some snuggle time with your partner, why not head on over to Monkey's House with your favorite bottle of wine and some popcorn. Grab a few dogs, turn on the fireplace, and pop in a movie. You'll have quality time with your significant other and the dogs will have quality snuggle time. And you don't have to tell if you slip them a piece of popcorn or two...