With apologies to John Milton
I've posted some bizarre stories from the state of Florida this month, but good stories come out of Florida too.
This is one.
Tony Wright, a volunteer at the Hillsborough County Animal Services, washed his 1000th dog recently.
Wright, who is retired from the Air Force and a veteran of the Gulf War, says he enjoys making the dogs look good for someone who might want to adopt them.
He started volunteering about a year ago and arrives every day at 6:30 am to give the animals a bath.
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I bet he's a firm favourite with the dogs LOL.
Posted by: geogia little pea | January 31, 2013 at 02:35 AM
Inspiring! Especially getting up at 6:30 - that's early!
Posted by: Amy | January 31, 2013 at 04:10 AM
What a special guy and with an amazing idea!!!!
Posted by: Sherry in MT | January 31, 2013 at 06:42 AM
What a wonderful thing to do. Yay Tony!!
Posted by: Heather | January 31, 2013 at 07:43 AM
That's sweet. They give so much (both military and dogs.)
Posted by: Jodi | January 31, 2013 at 07:57 AM
Definitely one of the all time great blog titles.
Posted by: Jerry | January 31, 2013 at 08:42 AM
Very cool, what a great way to contribute and make a difference. Love the positive stories. :-)
Posted by: Kristine | January 31, 2013 at 10:58 AM
That's awesome of him - especially seeing that he has to get up so EARLY to help! :-)
Posted by: Donna | January 31, 2013 at 04:29 PM
It's so nice to hear about someone doing something positive to improve the lives of animals.
Maude
Posted by: maude | January 31, 2013 at 06:31 PM
What a wonderful way to spend retirement! That sounds so great! Thanks to Tony for being such a helpful man to dogs!
Posted by: Jen @MyBrownNewfies | January 31, 2013 at 08:25 PM
My kind of person! And a nice bath after having to be in your own poop and pee until someone comes to clean your cage is PRICELESS!!!
Linda
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Posted by: Linda | February 01, 2013 at 01:45 PM
ah, he's a good man, Charlie Brown.
Posted by: yellowdoggranny | February 02, 2013 at 07:32 AM
That is a great story!
Posted by: 2 brown dawgs | February 03, 2013 at 04:29 PM