TulsaPets Magazine March 2023

March /April 2023 • TulsaPets 27 situations. These dogs require a little more patience and time, and this is where our Dog Walkers Club has been instrumental.” Shackelford, who has fostered and adopt- ed many dogs herself, knows that it makes for an easier adoption if a dog has good social skills and is comfortable on a leash and in a car. “The dogs we have might be more fearful and timid,” she notes. “They’re not going to be these happy-go-lucky dogs that run up to you and give you kisses, or they may be standoffish at first just because they’ve never had positive human interaction or any human interaction at all. Sometimes they’re scared of other dogs and so they behave in a certain way, but once they’re acclimated to other dogs, they behave just fine, and they’re dog friendly.” Blossoming into Loving Dogs OAA volunteer Coty Vincent started the Dog Walkers Club in the spring of 2019, and Shackelford has found that the key to King buddies up with volunteer Amy Podolny in the OAA Dog Walkers Club. He was transported out of state for adoption.