Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics ~ Maryland

I am posting a list of Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics that I have run across in my internet travels. I've never tried these clinics out but if you have, PLEASE post your experience about them!! For a complete list of the states/provinces, see the contents page here.

MARYLAND

Pupdates at the Shelter ~ Gracie

Well it's been a few days since my last Pupdates post. We've had quite a bit happen in the last 2 weeks ... We still have Traveller, Penny, Ralph and Gracie but now we also have Charlie and Alice. Both Charlie and Alice are owner surrenders and they are both stressed at being in a shelter environment. Neither have been spayed / neutered so this will have to be done before we can adopt them out. Today's Pupdate features Gracie.



Gracie

Gracie came in on December 31st lactating like crazy. The poor gal had puppies out there somewhere! Unfortunately, the owners never came looking. Not even a phone call. This poor gal was beside herself with worry. She broke one of the kennel doors trying to get out to her puppies. Poor baby. Anyway, she's dried up now but it has been quite a trial to get her there.



Any guesses for her breed?? She's got a pretty long barrel and the pic's not blurry - she's got wire hair!



Gracie comes with a few surprises ... she not only knows "sit" but she also knows "heel" and "finish"!! Someone loved her at one point. She was someone's pet once.

They all were ...

Crosspost ~ Don't Kill Bill

Kyla emailed this to me and after taking a look at it I WISH she were closer!! I would LOVE to watch this and I hope that anyone within travel distance to Boulder will join her and then let me know ALL about it. I wonder what it would take to get her to come to Ontario and put on a show here ... hmmm ...

Title: Don’t Kill Bill: A Dog Lover’s Night Out

■Performers: Kyla Duffy, Jessie Miller, Clementine the Cattle Dog, and BILL!

■Location: Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO

■Date: February 12, 2011, 7:30 pm (come early to meet pet rescue organizations)

■Description: An exciting evening of aerial dance and storytelling to celebrate the joy adopted dogs bring to our lives.

Up For Pups’ first creation, Don’t Kill Bill: A Dog Lover’s Night Out, is a unique twist and spin on humane education. This roller-coaster of emotion coupling dynamic storytelling and unforgettable aerial fabric performances that express the love and joy adopted animals bring to their new homes has people across the nation STANDING UP FOR PUPS!

Performer Kyla Duffy risks life, limb, and dignity to tell you that:

 

- Adoptable dogs are GREAT dogs

- Today, at this moment, hundreds of thousands of animals are suffering at the hands of puppy mill owners who keep them shut in small cages and breed them again and again until they can breed no more

- WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

- By voting with our dollars not to support these unscrupulous breeders and opening our homes to those breeding dogs who have been rescued, we can put an end to the suffering

■Tickets: $19 adult/ $12 child BUY NOW!

 

Ticket Sales Benefit the development of a best practices manual for new and growing rescue organizations to help them work efficiently with donated money to save the greatest number of animals.

Name The Breed

Someone emailed a Dog Breed Challenge to me and I FINALLY had a few minutes to check it out! (Yes, I'll get around to watching the cat documentary soon but it's hard to find 30 minutes of "free" time)


The email said that the average is 65% ... I somehow doubt this but who knows ... maybe it's true? Anyway, it was a nice way to start the week ... I'll have a few posts this week about some of the dogs at the shelter ... I just haven't had the heart to tell their stories yet. Been too tired.



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Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics ~ Maine

I am posting a list of Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics that I have run across in my internet travels. I've never tried these clinics out but if you have, PLEASE post your experience about them!! For a complete list of the states/provinces, see the contents page here.

MAINE

Lost & Found ~ Helping Lost Pets

I posted about this back in November and I just wanted to remind everyone that this resource is out there. Helping Lost Pets is a website that allows you to access a database of all the lost / found / stolen animals.



We have dozens of organizations that accept animals from Rescues and SPCAs to Veterinary Clinics, Doggie Daycares and even People's Homes.



We do NOT have a centralized database that can help you connect all these animals. Thousands of animals slip through the cracks.



Helping Lost Pets is a FREE service that can offer the centralization we have been lacking. It offers a location where you can list lost/found animals.

Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics ~ Louisiana

I am posting a list of Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics that I have run across in my internet travels. I've never tried these clinics out but if you have, PLEASE post your experience about them!! For a complete list of the states/provinces, see the contents page here.

LOUISIANA

Freedom Friday ... You are a colossal idiot

Today is Freedom Friday. Freedom Friday is a way I am going to spread the word about all things pet related. It is a day where I will post whatever comes across my desk that I'd like to share on a Friday. TGIF ...






I don't know who wrote the scripts for these videos and I don't know who created them but they are GREAT!



"Look you moron. No one is going to adopt a 10 year old dog who is not housetrained, digs out of his own yard, is agressive to other dogs and eats cats. You do not want your dog anymore - why would anyone else? .... it is my job to let you know what a colossal idiot you are."



I wonder if my local city council would consider giving a unicorn to the humane society where I volunteer ...

Pupdates at the Shelter ~ Traveller

Here's my first installment of Pupdates at the Shelter. At this point, I don't really know where this type of post is going to go so we'll just have to see how it changes!



We currently have 4 dogs at the shelter. Traveller, Penny, Ralph and Gracie. The first three arrived on December 23rd ... Gracie arrived on December 31st. I haven't got picures of all the dogs yet but am working on it. Hopefully I'll have some soon for future pupdates.



Traveller

 This is Traveller the Beagle. He arrived at the shelter December 23rd ... he was one of the very first dogs at the shelter! Traveller is a super friendly little guy who thinks that everyone should love him. He has been recently nutered so he is supposed to be "staying quiet" ... yeah right ... I don't think anyone told him that! He is such a busy guy. While I was at the shelter on Friday, he was climbing the kennel door! Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture ... though from that point onwards I have been carrying my camera with me everywhere!



Traveller knows "sit" but that seems to be about all he knows. He's been learning how to stay "off" but that's a challenge ... he's a tiny dancer you see and loves to dance around upright on his hind legs. Traveller is also in the process of learning how to walk nicely on a leash. If he's not pulling to go left, hes tugging right and this makes for very tired volunteers!

 

This is such a happy go lucky guy that I wonder if he takes much seriously? He seems to love everyone and to think that EVERYONE should rub his ears. Who wouldn't love a mug like that?

Traveller has had some people come to look at him but he's often so busy a-rwoo-ing up a storm that people think he's too loud. If that doesn't bother them, then they simply have to take him for a walk and have him tow them up the driveway! So far no one has opted to take Traveller home. I'm sure the right person is out there - it's just a matter of finding them. In the meantime, however, the volunteers at the shelter will be given training how to work with the shelter dogs to resolve some bad manners (like walking on a leash).

Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics ~ Kentucky

I am posting a list of Low Cost Spay / Neuter Clinics that I have run across in my internet travels. I've never tried these clinics out but if you have, PLEASE post your experience about them!! For a complete list of the states/provinces, see the contents page here.

KENTUCKY

A New Year, A New Outlook

Well I've been waffling back and forth about my blog lately. You see, I want to change it so it is a bit more personal but I was not sure I was into that. I have begun working directly with the dogs in a shelter environment and I would like to post about them but I was back and forth whether I wanted to do this -- until now. I think all you followers might actually be interested if I were to publish updates about the dogs at the shelter. (PLEASE TELL ME IF I'M WRONG/RIGHT!)



You see, I'm so busy with these dogs that they are at the top of my mind right now. That means that coming up with topics for my blog that are dog related, but not shelter dog related, is more than a little difficult.

I can't think of any reason why it would be bad if I were to blog about the dogs at the shelter ... can you?