The Training Must Start When They Are Young! (a little off topic)

I have a young Niece that spends time with us on school vacations. She has always been very interested in the Foster Dogs that we have had and their stories about why they are in rescue. She gets sad when she sees the commercials on TV from the ASPCA. She loves helping me with training the girls and they love her. She and I share the same birthday so it is always a special day for us. I've been planting the bug for a couple years now about maybe she could have kids bring presents for the Animal Shelter Dogs rather than bring presents for her to her party! This was the year, and today was her party! She got to invite more friends since she was asking for gifts for the dogs, so 20 girls were invited. Not all could make it, and have said they will be dropping off their donations so there's more to come for the dogs. The shelter has a wish list on Amazon that shows what items they use & need, so it was easy for planning purposes. Very proud of her!

She has pretty much grown up around the girls as she was just about 3 when we got them.