While many students doodle in their notebooks and count down the minutes until the final bell of the school day, North Decatur Juniors Tiffiannie Schubert and Kasey Carter are working at something they love.
Since January, the two have been offering a helping hand at the Greensburg Decatur County Animal Shelter as part of vocational training in veterinary assisting. The experience thus far has taught the duo a lot. Not only are they gaining skills in working with people and learning responsibility, the two have formed a close friendship through their shared time at the shelter.
Carter has attended North Decatur from the beginning of her schooling. Schubert has attended North for 2 years, having moved to Decatur County from Texas.
“She’s all about horsepower, and I’m just about the horses,” Schubert smiled.
Carter loves muscle cars and her ‘91 Camero in addition to her love of all things animal. She works at Ponderosa and walks her German shepherd and husky every day. She hopes to find her way to a career with animals, possibly as a trainer.
Schubert is proud to be a farmer, helping out with cattle, horses and a donkey. She enjoys barrel races and hopes to attend Purdue University to find her path in working with animals.
Had it not been for their work at the shelter, the two said they might never have become friends.
“Now we’re besties,” they said with a smile.
The two have been through a lot working three days each week at the shelter. During their first weeks, they each got peed on by a litter of puppies, they laughed, and one dropped a hose in the puppy room and both ended up sopping wet.
“It was raining in there,” Carter said.
Through various mishaps as well as the heartbreak of becoming attached to animals they cannot take home, both feel they have become stronger. They help with paperwork, clean kennels, bathe and feed animals and generally do whatever needs to be done.
Both feel they are making a difference by spending their time at the shelter and working with animals to help them find new homes, and the young ladies each said their three days each week with the animals are the best part of their week.
“If you’re having a bad day, the dogs make it better,” Carter said.
They both say their respect for animals grows each day.
“We’re learning what goes on behind the scenes,” Schubert said.
Although many encounters with people who come into the shelter to surrender an animal or reclaim one that has been lost are tinged with sadness, both feel they are growing through the experience and getting a better idea of what it means to be responsible, especially for the lives of animals.
With their deep-down love of animals and a healthy dash of fun, the two look forward to continuing their work at the shelter through the end of the school year and their work with animals throughout their lives.
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