Meet Our New Intern!

Peanut's POINT OF VIEW

We have been thinking about adding to our team for a while now, but working here requires a certain type of dog. Enthusiasm mixed with the desire to take lots of naps are two requirements for a job at Lowcountry Dog. You may recall that I have written about Caribbean Potcakes as well as the need for help in both the Bahamas and Mexico with their homeless dog problem.

Meet Kaia! She comes to us from the island of Tortola in the British VIrgin Islands. Thanks to Eunoia Rescue and the Caribbean Canine Connection, Kaia came to Charleston on March 9th. It took her 2 boats and 2 planes to get here and has been adjusting these last few weeks to her new life and country. Kaia is about 10 mths and would be considered a “potcake” or street dog from the Caribbean. We believe she has some Whippet in her DNA as she gets up to to racing speed at the park.

Kaia is still under our foster care at the time of this article and we have been working with her on socialization, manners and house breaking. She is a very curious, playful and friendly girl whom we are training to be our Canine Correspondent. We call her our intern as she is just a foster for right now. She also is heartworm positive so will have to go through treatment in late April and early May. You may see her about town or at one of our events this spring or the beach as we are taking her everywhere we go. Our Social Media Manager, Alyssa is primarly taking care of her but she spends time with me plenty so I can show her the ropes as running a magazine takes lots of work and being the only dog in the office can get boring.

So the million dollar question is, should we hire her full-time? Stay tuned to find out. The fact that she looks like a younger me is in her favor!

If you are interested in adopting a potcake like Kaia, please check out eunoiarescue.org to see whom they have available. ■ www.lowcountrydog.com