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02/12/2025

I know it's heartbreaking to have your dog crated ten plus hours, but imagine them being crated for 23 hours or even 24. A lot of shelters and rescues are overwhelmed with owner surrenders right now, but there are tons of things you can do to keep your dog in your house.

You can hire a midday dog walker. You could take your dogs to doggie daycare. There are amazing lick mats and Kongs filled with frozen peanut butter to help entertain and keep your dog calm while you're gone. Ask us about enrichment ideas!

Going back to the office is not an adequate reason to give up on your pet.

Owner surrendered pets are usually the first to be euthanized inside county shelters because they need the space in order to make room for lost dogs. Even if you think your dog will be adopted quickly and could find a better home, that is not usually the case. Please consider all options before surrendering your pet, and think about their best interests. They trust you, they are a member of your family, and they love you unconditionally.

05/24/2024

07/01/2023

Fireworks have already started🥺…wouldn’t it be wonderful if we created a world where every Celebration includes the Happiness & Security of EVERYONE, from animals to veterans, to others suffering from PTSD.

02/07/2023

Do you know of anyone interested in fostering or adopting this sweet boy? He's scheduled to be euthanized tomorrow.

https://www.facebook.com/3003778/posts/10101545940953761/?mibextid=5zvaxg

Lobo is at the San Jose Animal Care Centerhttps://petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=SNJS.A1266822

06/30/2022

Fourth of July Plans...

06/24/2022

Help keep your babies safe, and help others know about the dangers of Foxtail grass.

Foxtail grass is found up and down the West Coast of the U.S. but has also spread across the country populating ALL but a few states. Foxtail grass is also found throughout most of Canada and it has equally lethal counterparts across the globe and goes by other names like, Spear Grass, Wall Barley, and Mouse Barley.

Foxtails are grasses with lethal seed awns (the foxtail- shaped tip of the grass blade containing seeds). Foxtails have barbed, razor-sharp needles that are extremely dangerous to our fur kids. Nature designed them to move in one direction—forward! They dig in and they do not dissolve or come out on their own.

Foxtails easily attach themselves to adventurous fur kids and can burrow deeper and deeper with every movement. Foxtails love paws and can easily become embedded (and hidden) between tender toes. They can work their way into ANY part of the body. Foxtail fragments can easily go up the nose and migrate to the brain. Inhaled foxtails can perforate a lung.

Foxtails that go unnoticed can require surgery to be removed. Embedded foxtails can cause infection, abscesses, swelling, pain, and death.

SAFETY TIPS: Stay out of areas with foxtails and make sure your yard doesn’t contain them. If your pet has mingled with foxtails, make sure to do a thorough inspection afterward because they burrow quickly and are hard to see sometimes: Brush coat, feel every part of the body with hands, and look closely at ears, nose, eyes, underbelly, between toe pads, and underneath collars. Also check inside mouth, around lips, and private parts! Pets can chew on foxtail grasses and get them lodged in gums and throat. They will not dissolve or work their way out!

Most fur kids who have access to the outdoors, from dogs to horses, can be harmed by foxtails, but animals with long fur, long ears, and curly fur can be especially prone to foxtail problems.

Stay safe,
xoAmy

02/20/2022

Space Day. 🤣

09/30/2021

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