Ann here with Sam (Sam was adopted Jan 3rd).  We are doing great.  Sam has a clean bill of health from my vet and is now putting on weight- he still is very small though.  He is right at home here in Bend and doing great – Sam is great off leash and we go on many runs and walks out in the “wilderness” where is exploring and hopping over sage, trees and etc.

Desperate situation: Chinook cats need barn homes or face euthanasia

For several years now, we have been helping an older man in Chinook feed a colony of outside cats. We had them all spayed and neutered, and provided necessary food. And the kitties provided expert rodent control for the neighborhood in exchange for room and board.
Now, unfortunately, the man has decided he no longer wants to feed the cats, and wants them all relocated to barn/farm homes by mid-March or he will have them euthanized.
Of course, we truly hate the thought of euthanizing healthy cats whose only crime is being raised outdoors. We are hoping the kind people of our community will step up and help us find these kitties barn/shop/farm homes where they can live out the rest of their lives.
We will assist with trapping and relocating cats to their new homes. For more information and to help these innocent cats, please call Melanie at 642-2114. Their time is running out…

Big Red is aptly named!

This young, exuberant dog is truly larger than life. “Big Red” probably weighs 90 pounds or more, and he is all big heart and handsome muscle. We think he might be a mastiff/ Great Dane mix, but his gene pool is certainly open to interpretation.
He has a very happy, people-loving disposition, and needs a kind dog-experienced owner to help him learn his manners- what we call “fine-tuning”. He is very anxious to please, and with just a little investment of someone’s time and love, will make a very good and loyal companion.
Come and see “Big Red” today- he is hard to miss!!!

Our mission advocates, champions of the feline and canine persuasion, invite you to please, Dine Out for Cory’s Cats and Melanie’s Mutts THIS Wednesday at the 42nd Street Cafe.  A portion of all sales will be donated to SPCHS.

But wait!  There’s more!

For just a buck, you can purchase a raffle ticket for a chance to win one of two GREAT prizes:

Cutler Management has arranged a TWO-NIGHT STAY, along with some food credit, at the beautiful Lake Oswego CROWNE PLAZA (valued at $225.).  Artist Carol Thompson provided an archival limited edition Giclée print of a calico tabby cat which has been exquisitely framed by Campiche Studios (valued at $110.).

Can’t Attend? Call a fried who can and tell them! Dinner starts at 4:30 pm.

Here a two photos of Madelon…as she’s resting in all three (easier to take a photo when she’s resting).

Sitting on the couch in the first (last week when I was sick),

the 2nd was last night as we’re about to to to sleep, and

the 3rd was taken that first week we brought her home.

Angie

Sometimes when you are angry with someone,

it helps to sit down,  take a moment to cool off, and think about the problem.

I’m Ronnie, the guy that drove over from Seattle to pick up the beagle/chow puppy last week.  I just wanted to give you a quick update on Baxter (that’s his name now) – It’s been a week and he’s doing really well. He seems very happy. Here are a couple of pics of him,  in his new home. I have a blanket over my couch (in case the little guy has an accident) but he loves playing on the couch when I’m sitting there, with his toys. He’s doing really well. He stays by my side and is pretty much already potty trained! I couldn’t be prouder of the little guy. I’m enjoying having him around –

I also wanted to mention, that one of my coworkers found out that I got him at the Long Beach shelter, and she said that her mom, and her mom’s best friend, are in your shelter a lot, walking dogs and such.  Small world!

Thanks again for your help and holding him for me. The little guy’s doing really well.

Have a good weekend,

Ronnie

It bears repeating, so bear with us;  these ‘people foods’ are DANGEROUS, even deadly, for pets:

• Alcoholic beverages
• Avocado (why)
• Chocolate (all forms) (chocolate toxicity)
• Coffee (all forms)
• Caffeine (tea, coffee, pills, drinks, candies)
• Macadamia nuts (why)
• Raw Anadramous Fish (fish that swim upstream to breed, such as salmon) more inf0 and even more info
• Onions & Garlic (all forms) (onion/garlic toxicity)
• Raisins and grapes (click for sad stories)
• Pear pips, the kernels of plums, peaches and apricots, apple core pips  (why)
• Potato peelings and green looking potatoes
• Rhubarb leaves
• Salt
• Yeast dough
• Cigarettes and other nicotine products
• Products sweetened with xylitol (such as chewing gum, breath mints, and even some “sugar free” baked goods)
• High fat foods (turkey or chicken skin, steak fat, butter, cream, etc.)
• Cooked Poultry or Pork Bones
• Moldy or spoiled foods

If you suspect that your dog may have ingested one of these foods or another harmful substance, call your veterinarian or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center National Hotline: 888-426-4435.

Please also read:

• Animal Poison Center
• Top 10 Animal Poisons of 2009

This week, we got in a darling litter of puppies with a very interesting “gene pool.” These guys are chow/beagle mixes – not a combo seen every day, but really cute – with little “blocky” chow-like heads and reddish brown trim bodies.

OK, you just need to come and see them for yourself. … They are about eight weeks old, have had their first shots, and there are both boys and girls available.

Sometimes Mother Nature does indeed fool us – but often, it turns out to be a delightful surprise. In this case, it’s darling cinnamon-colored, people-pleasing puppies just ready to start their new lives in loving homes.

Soon it will be time to “Fix Your Cat Free”

Again this year, we are pleased to be able to sponsor our annual spay and neuter program to help local low income folks get their cats altered – absolutely free!

We will have the wonderful assistance of the staff of Oceanside Animal Clinic in Seaview, who will provide the spaying and neutering services.

Vouchers for the program will soon be available at the Humane Society shelter, located at 330 2nd St. NE in Long Beach. Call the shelter at 642-1180 for more information.

We truly want folks to take advantage of this program, but we stress that it is available only for low-income, local residents. Funding for the program comes from the Pacific County Humane Society budget, and is limited.