Week 59. There have been some interesting dogs arriving at the shelter lately. A litter of seven six-month-old shepherd and cattle dog mix puppies were abandoned (sounds a little nicer than “dumped”) on Cock Robin Island in Loleta about a month ago. So far five have been caught and brought to safety at the shelter.…
Dogtown: Big love with Jumbo & Jasper
Week 58. Looking for a gentle giant? Here are a couple of our bigger dogs. They look imposing but are actually just big sweet puppies. Jumbo is a one year old male German Shepherd mix. True to his name, he weighs in at about 100 pounds. He may have a little of one of the…
Dogtown: Riggins, Loyal Dog of Adventure, stands tall
Week 57. Dogs come to us in many ways. Many of the dogs we work with arrived at the shelter for one reason or another, some are puppies whose mothers arrived at the shelter pregnant and went into our foster programs, and some dogs are referred to us from other agencies such as veterinarians or…
Dogtown: Join survivors Teddy and Riley on their life journeys
Week 56. Today we have two tales (tails?) of medical foster dogs. These are dogs that come to the shelter with a serious injury or medical condition in need of treatment. We seek medical fosters for these dogs so that they can get the proper care, rest or physical therapy that is required while staying…
Dogtown: A Saturday in the life of Redwood Pals, and playful, tidy Cole
Saturday morning activities start with our weekly pack walk in the Arcata Bottom. Some weeks this may be the only time our own dogs see us for the rest of the day! The walk takes a little over an hour and gives us a chance to give each other any updates.
Dogtown: Pepper and Bindi
Week 54. Nice to have some warm sunny days lately. They make dog-walking a whole lot more fun! Here are two female dogs that we have been working with: First up is Pepper. This gentle little girl is guesstimated to be a cattle dog mix. She seemed a little overwhelmed on first arrival at the…
Dogtown: re-enter normal life with sweet Marvin at your side
Marvin has demonstrated excellent food and toy behavior, with no resource guarding of any kind, even if interrupted when he is eating or playing. He has been working on his obedience and leash skills and has learned a lot. Marvin will use his crate without objection and is good in the house.
Dogtown: Pals Buddy and Daisy really ought to be kept together
Week 51, or maybe it is 52. I might have lost a week in there somewhere.. Friday, March 20, 2020 was the day that Humboldt County officially went on lockdown. I had been getting a daily report from the shelter manager as the county zeroed in on the definite date. In preparation, the first two…
Dogtown: Animal Shelter a house of Blues these days
Week 50. This week, a tale of dogs named Blue. Dog names have some perennial favorites – Buddy, Buster, Lily and Bailey for example – bet you know at least one of those! – and others that rise and fall in popularity. Lately we have seen a whole bunch of dogs named Blue. Some dogs…
Dogtown: Shelter staff vaxxed up in time for the Blitz and Sheba show
The dogs are estimated to be five to seven years old. They are pretty typical Huskies – a little aloof, interested in tracking prey such as rodents or felines, and colorfully vocal on occasion. They love to sniff around the play yard and will follow a tossed toy, but have little interest in retrieving.