Pet Report

By Cory McKeown

Sweet Elton would love to sing a duet with you

Those of us whose lives are blessed with the companionship of dogs already know how much joy they bring us and how little they ask in return. They love us when we feel unlovable, and look at us adoringly even when we are having an “extreme bad hair day”.
This young lab mix, Elton, has to have one of the sweetest dog faces around. He has soft, golden-brown eyes, and will look very intently at visitors who stop to visit him.  One does not have to be able to speak “dog” to know exactly what he is saying- he is saying he is lonely and that he dreads the thought of spending more time without someone to love.
Elton is a great mid-sized lab mix boy, with a short, easy-care coat. He adores toys and attention, and would much rather play and have the companionship of people than anything else in the world. He is gentle, knows basic commands, and is very anxious to please. If you would give him a place in your heart and home, he wouldn’t even care if you can carry a tune- a duet with you would be music to his ears!

Little Mama Suzie’s story is sadly all too familiar …

We see the scenario every kitten season, year after year. Wonderful mama cats come in, accompanied by their little families. Hopefully, we have enough foster homes available for them to stay in a home setting while they raise their kittens, and those of us who help foster the moms never cease to be amazed just how truly dedicated and loving they are.
The time always comes, though, when the kittens are old enough to adopt, and the moms and babies come to the shelter. Invariably, the kittens find homes fairly fast, but the poor moms can linger for weeks, waiting for their chances at a new life.
This is exactly Suzie’s story, in a nutshell. This pretty tuxedo girl was a wonderful mama to her five kittens, but now that they are gone, she lingers in the kitty room, waiting week after week for her special person to come. She has been waiting since October as the other cats have found homes. We are hoping a kind person will step forward and give this little mama the love she deserves. She won’t ever have kittens again, but she still has so much love to give…