Confession: I Paid Money to Pet a Dog

I have a confession. I paid $5 to pet a dog. I know what your thinking, the animalackofluenza has taken over. It is too late. She is too far gone. RIP. This is the true story of how I was scammed into paying to pet a dog.

It was approximately 2 p.m. and I was getting ready for cross country practice, when my roommate presented me with a tantalizing idea. Instead of running mile repeats, I could skip practice and play with puppies. It was an obvious decision. So off we went walking to a frat at 3 p.m. It seemed strange to be walking to frat when it was daylight, but we continued on.

The frat had set up the perfect trap for those suffering from animalackofluenza, and I fell right in. Pay $5 that goes to PAWS animal shelter, get a free t-shirt and drawstring bag, and play with puppies. What more could I ask for?

Expectation

We arrived, paid our $5, and that is when it started to go wrong. I was handed a drawstring bag, no t-shirt, and corralled to a where 20 people were petting a single dog. Note the word, dog, not puppy. Don't get me wrong, I love dogs, but I had this idea of what I was going to do, and it did not look like this. In my mind, I would have a puppy in my arms, a puppy in my lap, and another 20 running in the grass around me. There would be puppies and happiness everywhere!!! Yet, here I was, fighting to get one hand on a dog. Reminder, I paid $5 for this.

Although slightly discouraged, I knew what I read on the flyer and was prepared to wait it out until the "puppies" arrived. A few minutes later, four more dogs showed up, as well as 100 more people to pet them.  I was ready to sue for false advertising.

Tiger or Dog?

Malachi

Eventually, my disappointment waned when I met a tiger.  This giant husky mix named Malachi, changed my feelings of frustration into feelings of happiness as I stared into his light blue eyes. This sweet guy spends his days in the shelter and truly deserves his own loving home. Look at that loving 'wittle face! Then I came up with a realization. Although I was scammed through false advertising and so were 100s of others,  money was raised for dogs that need it.



I have stooped to a new low this week, I paid money to pet a dog, and I walked to a frat in the daylight. Yet, through these difficult days of animalackofluenza, I have met wonderful dogs who deserve loving homes. Take a look at Centre Country PAWS to read more about the wonderful adoptable dogs that I met. Let me know if you enjoyed this little story and if you too went to the event. Thanks for reading!

Puppy Background