It's really sad that almost every dog you see in a shelter has lost everyone they ever cared about. And dogs are so loyal. The volunteers (and staff) do everything they can to help these dogs feel better with regular human interaction.
It's an animal shelter for dogs that have been discarded by society, so yeah it's basically like a prison. The staff and volunteers go to heroic lengths to help the dogs and get them all good homes. These playgroups are excellent for their mental and physical health. The reason it's like a prison is that if a dog escapes, it can be a death sentence for them. If dogs start fighting and we can't separate them quickly, they can be badly injured. The amount of compassion and expert understanding I've seen from the volunteers in the past 2.5 years I've been at the shelter has been amazing to watch.
Yeah. Lots of great personalities in this video. I was so happy to see that the stray dog I caught on Sunday made it to the playgroup for the video (Budgie at around 1:20:30). He had a lot of fun.
Hey there! Always alway happy to see another video. I really do appreciate your hard work. Editing videos is tedious. I was wondering are we allowed to know what the color code for the dogs means?
Thanks! The dot colors are... Green: Super easy to walk, no issues at all. Blue: Easy to walk with some slight issues (in the shelter). Pink: Strong pulling and maybe other minor issues. No need for special equipment or procedures. Orange: Needs special equipment and/or procedures (in the shelter). Purple: Beyond Orange, can only be handled by a small number of trained and trusted handlers (in the shelter). Red: Only staff members can walk the dog. This also includes some dogs in the decompression program which require extreme care to gain the dog's trust. Those dogs eventually graduate and become walkable. These aren't the official definitions from the shelter, just my understanding of them. Dogs' behavior in the shelter is very different from their behavior in a home. The shelter is very stressful and dogs are often very amped up when exiting and re-entering the kennel. An Orange Dot or Purple Dot dog might be very easy to handle in a home.
Thanks! Because these are shelter dogs they come from all sorts of backgrounds: strays, hoarding cases, abuse and neglect cases, dogs brought to the shelter for behavior problems, etc. The playgroups are very helpful for the dogs so they can gain socialization and also to evaluate their behavior. None of the dogs in the yard have an owner and most have lost everyone they ever cared about. So these dogs are under a lot more stress than dogs in a dog park. Think of the difference between a kindergarten and a prison yard. If a fight breaks out, some dogs are conflict driven and will join in. It's rare and the handlers are good at preventing it, but when it happens it's very dangerous for dogs and people. The handler blasts the air horn and calls out on the radio for help and lots of qualified dog handlers will rush to the yard and help separate the dogs using the leashes. Having the leashes already on the dogs avoids having to get anywhere near the dogs' heads while they're in a fight-or-flight state of mind. Each dog is either removed from the yard, moved to the side yard, or tied to one of the leashes attached to the fences. There's a lot of procedures that we follow based on experience with thousands of these shelter dogs and pioneered by Dogs Playing for Life, a great non-profit that works with hundreds of shelters like ours.
This was during a very serious disease outbreak and the lead veterinarian made the difficult decision to continue with playgroups since they lowered dogs' stress level, making them less susceptible. But we had to remove the common water which could easily spread the disease very quickly. None of us were happy about it, but it was actually best for the dogs. We monitored them for symptoms of dehydration and avoided leaving them in the yard for a long time. And we held the playgroups in the early morning before it got too hot. The lead veterinarian at the shelter works with other shelters to determine the best practices among animal shelters. So the decision was based on the best knowledge available and experiences from a huge number of other shelters.
I wish there is a dog yard like this in Singapore haha
There are lots of animal shelters and dog daycare centers in Singapore. It might be possible to watch dogs playing at one of these places.
The brindle dog with the pink leash is looking for his owner😢 I hope someone either claimed him or adopted him
It's really sad that almost every dog you see in a shelter has lost everyone they ever cared about. And dogs are so loyal. The volunteers (and staff) do everything they can to help these dogs feel better with regular human interaction.
LOOKS LIKE A REAL HUMAN PRISON.
It's an animal shelter for dogs that have been discarded by society, so yeah it's basically like a prison. The staff and volunteers go to heroic lengths to help the dogs and get them all good homes. These playgroups are excellent for their mental and physical health. The reason it's like a prison is that if a dog escapes, it can be a death sentence for them. If dogs start fighting and we can't separate them quickly, they can be badly injured.
The amount of compassion and expert understanding I've seen from the volunteers in the past 2.5 years I've been at the shelter has been amazing to watch.
My dog fell asleep 5 minutes in, I ended up watching the whole thing. I love them all!
I think #2 is very good for drawing viewers in and staying interesting. It flows so well.
The goodest doggos! ❤
Yeah. Lots of great personalities in this video. I was so happy to see that the stray dog I caught on Sunday made it to the playgroup for the video (Budgie at around 1:20:30). He had a lot of fun.
Hey there!
Always alway happy to see another video.
I really do appreciate your hard work.
Editing videos is tedious.
I was wondering are we allowed to know what the color code for the dogs means?
Thanks! The dot colors are...
Green: Super easy to walk, no issues at all.
Blue: Easy to walk with some slight issues (in the shelter).
Pink: Strong pulling and maybe other minor issues. No need for special equipment or procedures.
Orange: Needs special equipment and/or procedures (in the shelter).
Purple: Beyond Orange, can only be handled by a small number of trained and trusted handlers (in the shelter).
Red: Only staff members can walk the dog. This also includes some dogs in the decompression program which require extreme care to gain the dog's trust. Those dogs eventually graduate and become walkable.
These aren't the official definitions from the shelter, just my understanding of them. Dogs' behavior in the shelter is very different from their behavior in a home. The shelter is very stressful and dogs are often very amped up when exiting and re-entering the kennel. An Orange Dot or Purple Dot dog might be very easy to handle in a home.
Why are the dogs wearing lashes all the time?? Just curious, also great video:)
Thanks! Because these are shelter dogs they come from all sorts of backgrounds: strays, hoarding cases, abuse and neglect cases, dogs brought to the shelter for behavior problems, etc. The playgroups are very helpful for the dogs so they can gain socialization and also to evaluate their behavior. None of the dogs in the yard have an owner and most have lost everyone they ever cared about. So these dogs are under a lot more stress than dogs in a dog park. Think of the difference between a kindergarten and a prison yard. If a fight breaks out, some dogs are conflict driven and will join in. It's rare and the handlers are good at preventing it, but when it happens it's very dangerous for dogs and people. The handler blasts the air horn and calls out on the radio for help and lots of qualified dog handlers will rush to the yard and help separate the dogs using the leashes. Having the leashes already on the dogs avoids having to get anywhere near the dogs' heads while they're in a fight-or-flight state of mind. Each dog is either removed from the yard, moved to the side yard, or tied to one of the leashes attached to the fences. There's a lot of procedures that we follow based on experience with thousands of these shelter dogs and pioneered by Dogs Playing for Life, a great non-profit that works with hundreds of shelters like ours.
@@DogPlaygroupStoriesah thanks for the explanation:)!! I love your work, thanks for doing this
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These dogs have no water
It seems hot
They need hydration please 🙏
This was during a very serious disease outbreak and the lead veterinarian made the difficult decision to continue with playgroups since they lowered dogs' stress level, making them less susceptible. But we had to remove the common water which could easily spread the disease very quickly. None of us were happy about it, but it was actually best for the dogs. We monitored them for symptoms of dehydration and avoided leaving them in the yard for a long time. And we held the playgroups in the early morning before it got too hot.
The lead veterinarian at the shelter works with other shelters to determine the best practices among animal shelters. So the decision was based on the best knowledge available and experiences from a huge number of other shelters.
No dog names?
Don, the names are at the bottom of the screen for these long videos.
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