Wow, Daylight Saving Time already! The trade-off for those early mornings is having daylight until 7:30, certainly a plus for everyone who likes to get outside for a bit after work. At the shelter, Tuesday and Thursday evenings will now have daylight all the way up to 7 o’clock when the shelter closes. The late…
Little lost dogs picked up, need pals (with video of pregnant border collie)
Mad River Union ARCATA – Add to the many lost and abandoned pets needing homes these fresh discoveries in southern Arcata. Do you recognize them? Above, APD is looking for the owner of these two pups. They were found by a citizen near Old Arcata Road. While police check for a microchip, if anyone has…
Dogtown: Puppies and shepherds and so much adorableness
This year, 2019, is already proving to be a year of shepherds and puppies at the shelter. This sweet little girl, Paisley, is both. She arrived at the shelter on Valentine’s Day and has been stealing the hearts of the volunteers ever since. Paisley is about four months old and is full of life! She…
Dogtown: Meet Patrick and his esteemed colleague Gloria
Redwood Pals Rescue has two dogs in our care that have been mentioned here before. Patrick and Gloria were both shelter dogs. They both had adoptions that didn’t work out for various reasons and are once again looking for their forever homes. Sometimes an adoption just doesn’t turn out to be the perfect match that…
Dogtown: Invite Maximus & Shark into your lives
Many people from this area sent money and supplies to Butte County to help humans and animal survivors from the Camp Fire. I was asked often if dogs and cats were coming to the shelter here. Though the staff were prepared for that, it did not happen. There is a website that shows animals missing…
Dogtown: Let Glamour be your Valentine
How is everyone doing with all this crazy weather? I know my house dogs have been getting shorted a bit on their walks lately but they’ve been good sports. Our miss Baylee had a wonderful time at the Garden Gate for Arts Arcata last Friday! She did a fine job of demonstrating how great a…
Dogtown: Have a blast with Rocket
Whew, it’s been a busy week for Redwood Pals and the County Shelter! So many dogs! We were able to lighten the load a little by transferring three cattle-type dogs to a Border Collie rescue and five Rottweillers (whose owner had died) to a Rottie rescue. Redwood Pals pulled three of our rescue dogs out…
Dogtown: You’ll go cuckoo for Coco, and maybe Mali too
We get all kinds of dogs in at the shelter. It can be quite the guessing game trying to figure out what sort of breed heritage they might have! Not that it really matters, but it is still a way that dogs are identified on their kennel cards and on petharbor.com, where you can see…
CAF, Farm Store in kitten collaboration
The Farm Store has been a tremendous help and success for us at Companion Animal Foundation. When we have a lot of kittens, they’re always happy to take in a few for us. Recently they helped us by featuring three kittens: Blizzard, Snowflake and Frost. Everyone at the store loved having them there and they…
Dogtown: Thunderclaps, dogs arrive at shelter
January has been a great month for cat adoptions! Maybe there is something about those cold rainy days that makes people want another kitty to join them on the couch. January is traditionally not a big month for dog adoptions. Unfortunately, the same weather that makes people think twice about bringing home a wet dog…