Another successful kitten rescue
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Dogs and baby – the secret to success
June 6, 2013 Leave a comment
Awesome article full of important information.
Things are going really well in our household since Puppy E came home several weeks ago. And it’s not just good luck — we did plenty of preparation ahead of time to get the dogs accustomed to the routines, sounds, smells, and general presence of a baby in the house. But there’s a lot more to it than that, too. The biggest success factor, in our opinion, is to make sure that the dogs feel calm, relaxed, and safe in every single interaction with the baby.
The other day, a friend was bragging to me about how good her dog is with little kids. Several toddlers had been over at her house, and decided to play with her dog. The dog tolerated their ear tugging, tail pulling, and wrestle moves, my friend boasted, even though he was clearly unimpressed. According to my friend, the dog was looking to her, like:
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A Committed, Supportive Animal Community in Boston
June 6, 2013 Leave a comment
“Dancing with Spheres” sculpture by renowned sculptor David Phillips is now a permanent fixture in the dog play yard at the Animal Rescue League (ARL) of Boston. Way to go ARL Boston! To read the full story, click here.
It is great to see a committed animal community! Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode is a local animal rescue in El Dorado county. Animal Outreach has been serving El Dorado county, Sacramento county and beyond, for over 20 years. Can you help support us?
Animal Outreach needs volunteers in all areas of its operations from adoption counselors and foster parents for dogs and cats to cleaning crew for the shelter. Call 530.642.2287 or go online to animaloutreach.net to fill out an application.
Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode also needs your financial support to continue its mission of saving the lives of pets in Northern California. Please join our Strut Your Mutt team (for dogs and cats) or sponsor an existing team member today. We truly appreciate your support.
Vote for Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode! Winner gets $1,000.
June 5, 2013 Leave a comment
Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode invites you to help them win an online contest. It doesn’t cost you anything. You sign up at the rescue site (your name and email address are the only things required) and then vote for us. You can vote every day.
Of course in the process of doing all this the rescue site would like you to become aware of the wonderful items they have for sale. I have personally purchased quite a few things and have been extremely happy with their quality and service.
Can I count you in? Help us raise $1,000 by just clicking a link and voting.
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Welcome to the Doggy Paddle – your chance to get to know our new Shelter Challenge technology. Create an account, share your shelter, and more! Between June 5 and June 18, you can vote for your favorite shelter every day – five winning shelters will each win a $1,000 grant!
Good Customer Service for Animal Rescue Organizations
May 31, 2013 1 Comment
By Diane Robertson
I reblogged the full customer service article from Maddie’s Fund a little while back. However, this is such an important subject, I wanted to quote from that article again.
- The first step in good customer service is to capitalize on the public’s enthusiasm for adopting by responding right away when initial contact is made.
- Respond to email within 24 hours
- Have someone available to answer the phone during business hours.
- The second step is to make a potential adopter’s experience positive and helpful. Provide the kind of positive experience that helps compel potential adopters to take home a pet.
Warm, friendly, “live” interaction goes a long way to getting adopters in the door – and out the door with a new pet! Organizations that can build and train a welcoming staff and volunteer force that create receptive and responsive relationships with the community will see animals move more quickly through their facility, and word will get out that you have a top-notch operation.
Pet Food Pantries Help Keep Cats In Homes
May 31, 2013 Leave a comment
Agree! Awesome article. Share this with all your friends to help get everyone informed.
The best way to reduce the number of animals euthanized in shelters each year is to keep them from entering shelters in the first place. How do we do that? The traditional answers usually involve TNR programs as well as spaying and neutering. Low cost spay/neuter programs seem to be gaining ground with shelters around the country. These are all great steps to help unwanted animals from being born and allowing individuals to keep a little extra money in their pockets while doing the best thing for their pets. Low cost clinics are a great way to help people with tight budgets provide the best for their cats and dogs. Sometimes though, something more is needed.
During the recent recession the numbers of cats and dogs admitted to Chicago Animal Care and Control, as well as other shelters in the area, rose drastically. I remember watching a story on the…
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New Poster for Strut Your Mutt
May 31, 2013 Leave a comment
By Diane Robertson. Please participate in any way you can.
Kitten and Puppy Season
May 30, 2013 1 Comment
Kitten & Puppy Season
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Shelter Exchange
(with minor edits by Diane Robertson)
(http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=038674392f4f6e1fd5a38443a&id=897dbb6210)
Many of the shelters and rescue groups we work with are already seeing the extra pitter-patter of tiny kitten and puppy feet as spring is the time of year that non-spayed and neutered animals naturally reproduce. Litters of unwanted and unplanned puppies and kittens are being surrendered to shelters, many are found as strays, and sadly, many of these babies may not make it out of shelters in time if more cannot be done to reduce the number of animals entering shelters.
The knock on effect of so many new animals currently entering shelters is many of the older animals are overlooked in favor of the younger fresh-faced puppies and kittens. Shelters are literally bursting at their seams through the spring and summer, but the good news is, there are ways you can help!
Foster an animal. This is a life saving act that anyone can do. Are you not ready for the commitment of a animal but you still want the experience? Fostering is for you!
Adopt. Now is the time to adopt if you are looking for a specific breed, a puppy or kitten as there are so many more in need of homes!
Spay & neuter your pets. This is the most important thing that any responsible pet owner can do, not only to ensure your pet cannot reproduce, but also for their health. Educate others around you to do the same. Many shelters and rescue groups run free or discounted spay & neuter days, make sure you take advantage of these!
Donate your time, money or items to your local shelter or rescue group. Many people are looking for ways to help but cannot foster or adopt. Can you spare a few hours a month to volunteer? Can you round up neighbors and collect used towels or blankets to give animals some comfort? Why not organize a food & toy collection with co-workers? There are so many ways to help, be creative!
From Diane Robertson:
Please contact Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode if you would like to know about available dogs, puppies, cats and kittens or how you can help by fostering, donating, volunteering or sponsoring. Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode is your local rescue group serving El Dorado County and beyond for over 20 years.
Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode Website, Facebook Page, Facebook Dog Rescue Page
Fostering Kittens Rewarding For All
May 29, 2013 Leave a comment
Fostering Kittens…timely article as it is puppy and kitten season. If you would like to help during this busy time by fostering, donating, volunteering or sponsoring check out Animal Outreach of the Mother Lode Facebook page. Animal Outreach is also currently in need of sponsors for our “Strut Your Mutt” team.
I have been lucky enough to have foster kittens in my care for the past week. Five beautiful, troublesome kittens. I haven’t had foster kittens in a number of years, and I forgot just how much work they can be. Five kittens eat a lot of food and use a lot of litter. It has been wonderful watching them run, jump, play and discover. Unfortunately, I can only care for the babies for two weeks. As much as I would love to foster long term, circumstances prevent me from normally taking in foster cats. With any luck we will be able to find a new home to take them when their two weeks are up with me.
When I got them last week, the babies were about 10-11 weeks old. It was their first time out of a cage and they first time away from mom. It was not surprising…
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