Senor Chow Fletcher Needs a Home

It always breaks my heart to see senior dogs dumped at shelters. After giving years and years of their loyalty, they are discarded like trash to die alone in a concrete run. With the economy in crisis, shelters are seeing more and more pets abandoned or turned-in when families lose their homes. Maybe this is what happened to this poor senior guy, Fletcher.

Fletcher A0953629 is a senior male Chow-Chow mix. He's currently located at the City of Los Angeles West LA Animal Shelter in Los Angeles, California. While the shelter works hard to find homes for all pets coming in through its doors, there simply are not enough homes for them all. Sadly, senior dogs like Fletcher are often overlooked by people looking to adopt.

If you are thinking about adopting a dog, please consider a senior dog. Seniors are often a better match for families than a puppy or young dog. Plus, you know you are helping a dog that needs your help the most, at a time in his life when he deserves a nice warm bed and a gentle hand.

If you are interested in adopting Fletcher A0953629, or know of a rescue group that has room for him, please contact the City of Los Angeles West LA Animal Shelter immediately. Fletcher's time is not unlimited!

City of Los Angeles West LA Animal Shelter
11950 Missouri Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: (888) 452-7381
Hours: 8AM to 5PM, Tuesday though Saturday, 12PM to 4PM Sunday

http://www.LAAnimalServices.com
Email: Petfinder@ani.lacity.org

Smiley Boy Needs a Good Home, Lawrenceville, GA

Look at this gorgeous grin! This dog is absolutely adorable! He looks like the happiest guy in the world. Unfortunately, Pen #136, an adult male pit bull, has somehow landed in an animal control facility. Despite his infectious grin, the fact that he was born a pit bull is a strike against this guy. He really needs someone special to bail him out!

The Shelter thinks that Pen #136 is a 1 year old black and white pit bull who is very playful, active, gentle, and super affectionate!!! He came in as a stray and is available for adoption, rescue or euthanasia beginning April 10th.

If you are interested in adopting Smiley Pen #136, please contact Gwinnett County Animal Control immediately at 770-339-3200.

Gwinnett County Animal Control
884 Winder Hwy (Hwy 29)
Lawrenceville, Ga 30045
or call 770-339-3200

Update 06/02: I am sad to report that Smiley Boy's listing has been removed, and I have not been able to determine his fate. If you are considering adopting a dog, please consider adopting a wonderful smiley pitbull!

Cutie Crystal Needs a Home! Georgia

Look at this cutie pie! What a unique mix! You can keep your puggles, I think I'll take this girl! She looks to be part beagle, part dobie. Does that make her a "beagleman" or perhaps a "dogle"?

Crystal 72778 is a 10 month old female beagle/doberman cross in desperate need of a new home. Her adoption fee is $110.00 which includes vaccinations, spay, rabies, and de-worming. Do you have room in your heart and home for this Georgia peach before her time is up?

If you can adopt Crystal, please contact Lowndes County Animal Services immediately!

Lowndes County Animal Services
337 Gil Harbin Industrial Blvd.
Valdosta, GA 31601
Phone: 229-671-2760

Update 6/2: Sadly Crystal's listing has been removed, and I have been unable to determine her fate.

Willy, Happy Black Lab Desperately Needs a New Home, Nebraska

Willy NE4 is an adult male purebred black labrador retriever in desperate need of a new home. He's a fun-loving guy that would make an awesome family pet! Willy's adoption fee is $30, which includes Parvo, Distemper, Hepititis, and Parainfiluenza vaccinations, a free vet exam, a $15.00 neuter coupon, and a $5.00 rabies coupon. Willy is located at the North Platte Animal Shelter in North Platte, Nebraska. The Shelter is an animal control facility, so Willy's time is extremely limited! In fact, he is scheduled for euthanization on March 3, 2008. Can you give this happy guy a new life?

If you are interested in adopting Willy, please contact the shelter immediately!

North Platte Animal Shelter
1402 N Sycamore St.
NORTH PLATTE, NE 69101
308-535-6780
Contact name: Staci Blake
Contact email: staciblake@yahoo.com

***UPDATE 3/7: WILLY HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!***

Beautiful Brownie is Looking for a New Home, Georgia

Isn't Brownie a knock-out? I don't think I've ever seen a dog that looked like her before. Now Brownie is what I would call a real "designer dog." Brownie is a most likely an Australian Cattle Dog/Labrador Retriever mix. She's about 5 months old, so she is still just a puppy! She gets along well with other dogs, and she loves to play. One of Brownie's favorite past-times is to hang out in the grass and watch the world go by. Are you the special someone Brownie is looking for?

Sadly, Brownie is located at an animal control facility, which means her time is extremely limited! Douglas County Animal Control works hard to save its pets, but resources and space are always limited. Douglas County also recently received a huge influx of pets due to the eviction of a trailer park. If Brownie is not what you are looking for, Douglas County has all sorts of wonderful dogs and cats in need of new homes. If you live in the area, please consider adopting a pet -- you will be saving a life! If you can't adopt or don't live in the area, please consider cross-posting on behalf of these pets.

If you are interested in adopting Brownie or another pet from Douglas County AC, please contact them immediately!

Douglas County Animal Control
1755 County Services Rd.
Douglasville, GA 30134
Phone: 770-942-5961
Fax 770-942-5914

***UPDATE 3/4: WONDERFUL NEWS! BROWNIE WAS ADOPTED!!!***

Maisy, Black Lab from Georiga is Looking for Her Forever Family

Maisy is a young female black Labrador Retriever in desperate need of a new home.

Maisy is about 10 months old and absolutely adores attention!

She is up-to-date on shots, and her adoption fee is $55.00, which includes a rabies and spay certificate.

Maisy is located at the Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter, located in Lavonia, Georgia.

Time is of the essence! If you are interested in adopting or rescuing Maisy, please call 706-356-5363 immediately!

***GREAT NEWS 2/12! MAISY HAS BEEN ADOPTED!!!***

Northeast Georgia Animal Shelter
870 Bear Creek Road
Lavonia, GA 30553
Phone: (706) 356-5363
Email: negas@alltel.net or negasrescue@yahoo.com

Please Spread the Word and Help Sadie Find a Home

It was her eyes that got me...

Sadie needs a little extra love and patience. Do you have room in your heart and home for Sadie?

Sadie has a sad story...she really deserves a new home. Please stop by Houndsgood, and read Sadie's story.

Sadie is located at Heard County Animal Control, located in Franklin, Georgia.

Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

***UPDATE 2/20***

Chris at Houndsgood has posted an update on Sadie.

The bad news is that she is still waiting for someone special to come save her and her time is running out.

The good news is that her supposed "dog aggression" issue might not be as serious as previously thought. She is currently housed with a canine roommate, and they get along just fine.

Heard County Animal Control DOES do out-of-state adoptions, so even if you are not located in Georgia, you can adopt Sadie!

If you can help Sadie, please contact:

Kaylene @ Heard County Animal Control Center
11818 Ga Hwy 100
Franklin, GA 30217
Phone: 706-675-3570

Pepper the Pup Needs a Great Buddy, Fulton, MO

Check out those adorable ears! Pepper's eyes say it all -- Won't you please take me home??

Pepper is just a puppy at 5 or 6 months old, so he'd make a great buddy for an energetic family. He is most likely a shepherd/heeler cross who was picked up as a stray with his sibling. Pepper is a very outgoing, social puppy who absolutely adores attention! He gets along well with other dogs, particularly more submissive dogs, and he seems fine with cats.

Unfortunately, Pepper's time is very limited. He is scheduled for euthanization on February 12, 2008. He is currently housed at the Garret Animal Shelter in Fulton, Missouri.

If you can adopt or rescue Pepper, please call Laura Schroer at 573-642-7443 or email smokey4445@sbcglobal.net immediately!

Garrett Animal Shelter
611 East 8th Street
Fulton, MO 65251
Phone: 573-642-7443

***UPDATE 2/20! PEPPER WAS RESCUED AND IS CURRENTLY IN FOSTER CARE AWAITING ADOPTION!***

Update! Help Chance Get a Second Chance!

I posted several days ago about a Plott Hound mix posted on Dogsindanger.com who was scheduled for euthanization in just a few short days. To my great relief, I heard from a kind woman at the St. Martin Humane Society that this lucky boy had been rescued from animal control at the last minute through the efforts of several different rescue organizations.

Chance, named for the fact that his rescue was truly his "last chance," tested strongly positive for heartworm when he went in for his vet check up. Unfortunately, this is all too common for shelter dogs in the South. Heartworm treatment is very expensive and very intensive. The vet who will be treating Chance has very generously offered to keep Chance during the duration of his two month heartworm treatment. After that, he will probably be fostered in Mississippi until he can be transported by the Katrina Lifeline to Maine to find his forever home.

In the meantime, the costs accrued to rescue Chance are going to be very high. If you are able, please consider sending a donation to the rescue group responsible for saving this sweet dog to help offset their costs, and to permit them to continue rescuing Death Row Dogs, like Chance.

Fran's Pet Haven
1212 Guidry Rd.
Breaux Bridge, LA 705l7

***UPDATE 2/20/08***

I just received word that Chance the Plott Hound mix is doing very well! His vet says he's a very good dog, and he has begun the first round of his heartworm treatment.

I also received a link so that donations can be made via paypal to Fran's Pet Haven to help defray the costs of Chance's rescue. If you can donate even a few dollars, please consider doing so. Helping Fran's Pet Haven recoup the costs of Chance's rescue means that more dogs like him can be given a second chance.

Ohio Black Dog is One of a Kind

Number 19 is a young male black lab mix in desperate need of a new home. He is currently located at the Stark County Dog Warden Department in Canton, Ohio.

He has some hair loss on his back and legs, and the shelter believes it is probably an allergic reaction of some sort. He passed his temperament with flying colors! His adoption fee is $69.00 and includes neuter, rabies, 5 way, and bordetella.

His time is very limited! Please call 330-451-2343 immediately!

"Number 19" comes with a sponsorship available for a licensed rescue that can take him!

Stark County Dog Warden
1801 Mahoning Road NE
Canton, OH
(330)-451-2343

He has been at Stark since before Christmas, hence the Christmas bandana. His was not a Merry Christmas; can you give him a Happy New Year?

As with all posts regarding pets in need, please feel free to crosspost and network for this pet!

***UPDATE 2/9/08! "Number 19" has been adopted!!!!***

Adding a Petfinder Widget to Your Blogger Page

If you look to the right, you'll see a Petfinder widget that showcases a shelter cat in Georgia. These widgets are a great way to spread the word about pets in need.

If you have a webpage or blog, you can easily add one of these widgets to help promote homeless pets. Unfortunately, some blog sites such as Squidoo and Wordpress.com do not allow these widgets to function properly in a sidebar. They work great on Blogger though.

Here's how to add the widget:

1. Go to Petfinder, and you're given several options for customizing your widget, including font, color, and size. You are also given the option of promoting a specific shelter, or promoting pets in a particular state. Make your selections, enter your email address (you can opt out if you don't wish to receive emails when there are updates or new features available), enter your website address, push "Go!", and the next page will bring up the code you will be entering into your page. Select the code, right click, and pick copy.

2. Go back to your blogger page and click on "Template." From there, click on "Add a Page Element" located at the bottom of the page. It will bring up a menu of several options, including "HTML/JavaScript." Click "Add to Blog" and it will bring up a text box. Paste your code into this box. Give your text box a title, like "Adopt a Shelter Dog," "Adoptable Cats," etc., then click "Save Changes." This will put your new module into the bottom of your templates. Click and drag it into your widget boxes in the sidebar.

3. Preview your page, and make sure your Petfinder widget is working properly, and you're on your way to helping shelter pets!

Dogs in Danger

DogsInDanger.com has, somewhat surprisingly, been a rather controversial website. Dogs In Danger is a non-profit site dedicated to listing dogs who are on their last few days in the hope that adopters or rescues will step up and save their lives before their time is up. What raises the hackles of some people about this site is that fact that it lists the euthanization date for the dogs.


This beautiful Plott Hound / Lab Mix, for example, is scheduled to be euthanized on Wednesday, January 16.

This handsome fellow is located at the St. Martin Parish Animal Control Shelter in St. Martinville, Louisiana. If you can help him, please contact Sara Glasgow at 337-394-1220 IMMEDIATELY.

This guy is a large male brindle Plott Hound mix, who weights about 90 lbs. He's about 4 years old and energetic but also very sweet, and the pound staff absolutely loves him. He is also available to foster.

His adoption fee is $65 which includes a $50 neuter certificate and a $10 rabies certificate.

St. Martin Parish Animal Control Facility
1004 Industrial Park Road
St. Martinville, LA 70582
337-394-1220

Yes, it is very disturbing thought that this beautiful dog and thousands more like him may very well be dead within three days, but I firmly believe that people need to know that these dogs WILL die unless they are rescued. And they also need to know that the killing will go on until people stop dumping their pets and stop allowing them to breed indiscriminately.

DogsInDanger.com might offend some viewers with delicate sensibilities, simply because they are forced to think about the fact that perfectly good cats and dogs die needlessly every day. But they also provide a great service in bringing public awareness to the unpleasant fact of pet overpopulation, they put furry faces with the numbers of pets killed daily, monthly, and yearly, they allow potential adopters to see which dogs need their help most urgently, and last but not least, they provide exposure to dogs that otherwise might never be seen by anyone except animal control staff between the time they are picked up or surrendered, and they time they are euthanized.

***UPDATE: 1/17/08. I HAVE RECEIVED WORD THAT THIS BEAUTIFUL BRINDLE BOY HAS BEEN RESCUED.***

I have been terribly concerned about this boy, and was fearing that I would have to post my first "bad news" update since I started this blog. You see, big, brindle, hound-mix dogs like this are a dime a dozen in the South, and they hardly ever make it out of shelters alive. Most people go for the small dogs, the fluffy dogs, the puppies, and the purebreds.

Several wonderful people from various rescue groups banded together to get this guy out of the shelter just in the nick of time. Unfortunately, his vet check revealed that he is heartworm positive, which is very common for shelter dogs in the south. He will have to stay at the vet's for a while while his treatment begins, then he will have to be boarded.

While it is incredibly easy to prevent heartwork by simply giving a dog a preventative, heartworm treatment is very expensive, intensive, and often risky. Dogs undergoing heartworm treatment must be kept from any kind of physical exertion for up to a month to protect against the risk of a dead worm blocking an artery, which can cause death.

After this guy goes through his heartworm treatment, he will be transported to the Northeast U.S., where he will find a new home.

In the interim, his heartworm treatment and boarding costs are going to be very expensive. Come back soon to find out how you can donate to help offset the costs of his medical treatment and boarding.