Norah Wimer, a volunteer with Adoption First Animal Rescue in Jacksonville, North Carolina, was brainstorming methods to speed up the adoption process for some of the rescue’s canines. She was instantly motivated after reading an article on a project in which a class of children helped in the adoption of shelter dogs.
Wimer asked her son’s second-grade teacher if the class would want to write biographies for some of the rescue dogs in order to assist them to find homes. The students were ecstatic when they learned about the project and realized that their thoughts and drawings may help a dog in need.
The youngsters were given the option of choosing which dogs they wanted to write about, and many of them chose dogs with impairments to demonstrate how great they are despite their peculiarities. Each bio included a short write-up and a painting, and the children worked tirelessly to highlight each dog’s distinct characteristics.
The instructor emailed the profiles to Wimer once they were all finished, and she was blown away – the whole thing had gone even better than she could have imagined.
“When I read the profiles, I was blown away,” Wimer told The Dodo. “They were adorable, and you could see the kids worked hard on them.”
Others of the bios were lovely, some were amusing, and all of them were distinctive and gave the dogs who were impatiently awaiting adoption some personality.
@adoptionfirstnc Who’s picture did you like the best? #adopt #adoptme #adoptdontshop #rescue #rescuedog #dogsoftiktok #fyp #foryoupage #northcarolina ♬ original sound – drip gang kodak
“My favorite has to be Alfie’s,” Wimer said. “The student wrote, ‘At first I will be kind of nervous when we get to my new home, so I might need some space to look around the place. I think I am pretty but I don’t know I am a dog, I can’t use a mirror.’”
The bios are currently being displayed on the rescue’s Facebook and TikTok pages — and have already made a difference in the lives of the dogs they feature.
“They’ve piqued people’s attention,” Wimer said. “We adopted Baylor, Tink, Kevin, and Tygra. Silco and Alfie are on trial (possible adopters are allowed to take adult dogs home for a week to assess if they are a good match).”
When Wimer first floated the idea, she had no idea how it would turn out. In the end, it brought joy to a whole class of kids and helped dogs in need find homes, which definitely all adds up to a huge success
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