Road trip 7

There is one place which offers us a reprieve. It's a rescue called Animatch. Helen, who runs the rescue, greets us as we step out of the car. There is a broad smile on her face. She cradles one of the dogs we're bringing to her even though it's obviously filthy.

She takes us inside the facility/her house. Inside is clean. The dogs are loose but well behaved. They are clean too. And friendly. They look us in the eyes, relaxed with no hesitation, unlike many of the other dogs we've seen that day.

When Johanne first started helping Helen with Animatch, they were adopting out a few dozen a year. Now they're adopting out hundreds with a 95% placement rate.

That matters but what matters more right now is that we've arrived at little dog play time.