Sparky the Kinetic Foster Dog will be riding in the Kinetic Sculpture Race again this weekend! Sparky will be accompanied by several adoptable dogs at the Arcata Plaza on Saturday. These will be what we think of as the bomb-proof dogs, as there usually are several thousand onlookers at the start of the race! Look…
Dogtown: Brandy, you’re a fine girl. What a good pet you would be
Some of the cats and dogs that arrive at the Humboldt County Animal Shelter are in need of veterinary care due to illness or injury. The shelter’s funding covers the initial vaccinations, worming and flea medication for all the incoming animals, plus spays and neuters before the adoptable cats and dogs may leave the shelter. …
Dogtown: A sturdy Mamacita and a pair of pocket pups
We have had lots of adoptions this past week! It is always so rewarding to see the dogs go off to new homes, especially the ones who have been at the shelter or in foster homes for a while. We can really see the positive effects of the training and socialization that the dogs get…
Dogtown: Meet these sweet, sociable little dogs
I’m writing this week from San Francisco, where I have come to attend the 2019 Canine Science Symposium at San Francisco State University. Three of us who volunteer at the shelter will be joining the shelter’s facility manager at what we hope will be an exciting weekend of lectures and workshops on dog behavior, adoption…
Dogtown: Bouncy Comet, Rosie on the rebound
One of the dogs at the shelter is our friendly Comet. Comet is about a year old. She is so dog-friendly that the shelter staff use her to check the new dogs for friendliness! Comet likes all kinds of play. She’ll happily fetch a ball, or splash in puddles, or romp with another dog. And…
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: 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…
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: These good dogs won’t harsh your mellow
The first rains are rinsing off the roads and settling the dust in the shelter’s play yard. Volunteers are busy arranging for delivery of new wood chips to keep the yard from getting too muddy. We’d love to see a few more of our shelter buddies settled into their forever homes before the weather turns…
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