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…
Dogtown: Dogs get special training on cold, wintery days
The holidays are behind us and we’re on to the stormy days of January. Many dogs at the shelter found their new homes as adopters on vacation found time to come visit. Volunteers have been working hard to find some new activities for the dogs that are still waiting for that special home. One of…
Let a fuzzy new friend help you usher in 2019
Welcome to 2019! I know that I am looking forward to the positive change a new year can bring. I hope it has already started off well for all of you. Redwood Pals has an old friend that is ready for a new home for the new year. Remember the dog stuck down on the…
Dogtown: Dogs’ true personalities revealed during secret weekend retreats
As the year wraps up, we are celebrating the adoptions of two of our longest residents, Gloria and Porsche, as well as all the other cats and dogs that have gone on to their forever homes this year! Gloria and Porsche were both female Pit Bull mixes that didn’t really call out to potential adopters…
Dogtown: The weather outside is frightful, but these shelter pups are so delightful
We have had some great adoptions lately at the shelter. Two of our longest residents, Pittie girls Porsche and Gloria both found their forever homes this week! Gloria would have been at the shelter a year next week. Volunteers and staff could not be happier for her! I think she made it into this column…
Dogtown: Sweet Kit Kat, handsome Romeo seek forever homes
Well, this week it happened… In the middle of orienting new shelter volunteers and telling them how much I appreciate the photos and information our volunteers provide, especially when I am writing my column, I realized I hadn’t written any column and I was already an entire day past the deadline! What with the shelter’s…