{"id":9170,"date":"2024-11-27T12:48:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T12:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogopedia.com\/?p=9170"},"modified":"2024-11-24T09:39:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-24T09:39:07","slug":"wesley-swainston-takes-shelter-dogs-on-runs-to-help-them-find-new-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogopedia.com\/wesley-swainston-takes-shelter-dogs-on-runs-to-help-them-find-new-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wesley Swainston Takes Shelter Dogs on Runs to Help Them Find New Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Finding a safe and loving home for rescue dogs isn\u2019t an easy task, but Wesley Swainston came up with a creative way to help his local shelter. He\u2019s an active-duty marine who found viral fame after he started taking shelter dogs on runs in an attempt to change the way people see them.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Swainston is an active-duty marine, who enjoys spending all the free time he has on his hands around dogs. In addition to having two pets of his own, he\u2019s a volunteer at Adoption First near Jacksonville, Florida, and has also taken part in a mentorship program for dog training&nbsp;in San Antonio, Texas.\n\n\n\n</p><p>Swainston started taking shelter dogs on runs in late 2023 and quickly realized this provided them with more than mere physical activity. Regular runs helped fearful dogs open up, making it easier for them to get adopted after Swainston showcased their adorable personalities on social media.\n\n\n\n</p><blockquote class='\"instagram-media\"' data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink='\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCSfCL6yuIE\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\"' data-instgrm-version='\"14\"' style='\"' background: border:0 border-radius:3px box-shadow:0 rgba margin: max-width:540px min-width:326px padding:0 width:99.375 width:-webkit-calc width:calc><div style='\"padding:16px;\"'> <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.instagram.com%5C/p%5C/DCSfCL6yuIE%5C/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading%5C%22" style='\"' background: line-height:0 padding:0 text-align:center text-decoration:none width:100 target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noopener\"'> <div style='\"' display: flex flex-direction: row align-items: center> <div style='\"background-color:' border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-right: width:> <div style='\"display:' flex flex-direction: column flex-grow: justify-content: center> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: margin-bottom: width:> <div style='\"' background-color: border-radius: flex-grow: height: width:><div style='\"padding:'> <div style='\"display:block;' height:50px margin:0 auto width:50px><svg width='\"50px\"' height='\"50px\"' viewbox='\"0' version='\"1.1\"' xmlns='\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"' xmlns:xlink='\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\"'><g stroke='\"none\"' stroke-width='\"1\"' fill='\"none\"' fill-rule='\"evenodd\"'><g transform='\"translate(-511.000000,' fill='\"#000000\"'><g><path d='\"M556.869,30.41' c554.814 c553.148 c558.924 c560.59 m541 c535.114 c530.342 c546.887 c551.658 c532.1 c524.886 c549.9 c557.115 m565.378 c565.244 c563.803 c561.058 c557.607 c549.944 c533.003 c525.979></path></g></g></g></svg></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></a></div></blockquote>