Gorgeous Lyla
News & Updates
New for 2010 is our monthly newsletter for people interested in keeping up with the K-9 Hospice and the Humane Society of the Greater River Valley. Check here for news and announcements!
February 2010
This month, we'd like you to meet Big Foot - a big and somewhat awkward lover of a dog who absolutely loves riding around or even just sitting in a truck. Big Foot is an older adult black lab who gets along well with other dogs, and usually wants to be outside more than in. He's one of Gerald's "original" K-9 Hospice dogs, and though he has a forever home with us, we know he'd love to have his very own yard (and maybe a car or truck to sit in)! If you'd be interested in adopting Big Foot, let us know!
Hard to believe February has pretty much come and gone already! This has been an unexpected winter, and our dogs have had to brave much colder temperatures than usual. We continue to battle water problems, but with spring coming up soon we can hopefully get that taken care of soon (if we can get the manpower and $$ for repairs, of course!). Rick has been a tremendous help, finding a way to bypass the main water line and getting at least some water to the dog rooms. And many thanks also to Shane, who continues to be such a huge help (and who plowed the road to the top when it got so bad!)!
We have no newcomers this month, as we have finally had to say "no" because of our large numbers right now. We have had several adoptions this winter, which has been wonderful! Two of our lab mixes were adopted, and Gretchen, the large German Shephard, found her own forever home. Li'l Abner and Daisy May, two pits who had been abandoned and left on their own to starve before they were rescued, have also found new homes already! We also were able to foster out a family of 6 puppies, and hopefully they'll be finding new forever homes as well very soon!
Many, many thanks to those of you who have donated to our dogs this winter! The dollars, dog food, other supplies and and bedding have, as always, been such a blessing!! Thanks, too, to our volunteers who make it up here to help out as often as they can!
We are getting ready for a 2nd Volunteer Work Day to be held this spring - check back soon for the date and the supplies we most need!
Our current most immediate needs are dog food (of course), cat food (for several cats who have found their way to us) used blankets for bedding, general medical supplies, heat bulbs, and a small electric space heater and long outside extension cord. Let us know if you can help!
Hard to believe February has pretty much come and gone already! This has been an unexpected winter, and our dogs have had to brave much colder temperatures than usual. We continue to battle water problems, but with spring coming up soon we can hopefully get that taken care of soon (if we can get the manpower and $$ for repairs, of course!). Rick has been a tremendous help, finding a way to bypass the main water line and getting at least some water to the dog rooms. And many thanks also to Shane, who continues to be such a huge help (and who plowed the road to the top when it got so bad!)!
We have no newcomers this month, as we have finally had to say "no" because of our large numbers right now. We have had several adoptions this winter, which has been wonderful! Two of our lab mixes were adopted, and Gretchen, the large German Shephard, found her own forever home. Li'l Abner and Daisy May, two pits who had been abandoned and left on their own to starve before they were rescued, have also found new homes already! We also were able to foster out a family of 6 puppies, and hopefully they'll be finding new forever homes as well very soon!
Many, many thanks to those of you who have donated to our dogs this winter! The dollars, dog food, other supplies and and bedding have, as always, been such a blessing!! Thanks, too, to our volunteers who make it up here to help out as often as they can!
We are getting ready for a 2nd Volunteer Work Day to be held this spring - check back soon for the date and the supplies we most need!
Our current most immediate needs are dog food (of course), cat food (for several cats who have found their way to us) used blankets for bedding, general medical supplies, heat bulbs, and a small electric space heater and long outside extension cord. Let us know if you can help!
January
Our big news (besides frozen and broken pipes, of course!) was our spay and neuter clinic held January 3, 2010, at the Davis Vet Clinic in Dardanelle! Dr. John Davis, DVM, donated his time and his staff to spay and neuter 22 dogs at his clinic. Thank you so much, Dr. John! Spaying and neutering your pets is vital to reduce the overpopulation of pets, and to prevent animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect.
Our new foster program is already growing, and we now have several dogs receiving much needed one-on-one care to help resolve health issues and to work on training and socialization of several dogs to increase their adoptability. Thank you, foster parents! And if you would like to become a foster family, please contact us!
Our big news (besides frozen and broken pipes, of course!) was our spay and neuter clinic held January 3, 2010, at the Davis Vet Clinic in Dardanelle! Dr. John Davis, DVM, donated his time and his staff to spay and neuter 22 dogs at his clinic. Thank you so much, Dr. John! Spaying and neutering your pets is vital to reduce the overpopulation of pets, and to prevent animal cruelty, abuse, and neglect.
Our new foster program is already growing, and we now have several dogs receiving much needed one-on-one care to help resolve health issues and to work on training and socialization of several dogs to increase their adoptability. Thank you, foster parents! And if you would like to become a foster family, please contact us!