Archive for pet adoption – Page 2

Purebred Dogs, Cats, and Adorable Mutt Mixes Available for Adoption!

Beautiful blue-eyed Catahoula dog available for adoption

21 January 2014 I’m hopeful you’ll read through this list of beautiful pets available for adoption at three Texas animal shelter and share a few, or all, of them. I’ve included links to help contact purebred animal rescue groups and also a list of volunteers and pros that help transport pets. When I tag animal
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Abandoned Dog Saved Because of Facebook Post

Facebook post saves the life of a Texas shelter dog

29 December 2013 On December 23, I shared a beautiful, but thin dog Aransas County shelter volunteers called Trixie. It was yet another sad story of a wonderful dog in need of someone willing to adopt her into their heart and home.  The post read … TRIXIE HOPES & PRAYS FOR A LOVING HOME that
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7 Ways To Increase Pet Adoptions During Holidays

Pet Adoption Video by Little Traverse Bay Humane Society. Harbor Springs, Michigan

13 December 2013 Home for the Holidays … Pet Adoption Tips During the holidays, local animal shelters often fill up. Instead of accepting the defeatist “over-population, nothing we can do” attitude, creative shelters get busy with innovative marketing campaigns to let people know they have pets in need of a home. How To Increase Adoptions
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A Miraculous Tale of Two Dogs

Dog adopted from Parker County animal shelter - Weatherford, Texas

7 December 2013 How a Photo Shared Started a Chain of Events that Saved the Lives of  Two Dogs … Drake found himself at the Parker County Animal Shelter in Weatherford, Texas. Then he landed on the danger list as the shelter was full and he had heartworms. I shared him here on the Pawsitively
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Shelter Dog Adopted in His Final Hours!

Scared shelter dog adopted in final hours!

4 December 2013 Too Scared for Adoptions, Pippi’s Future Looked Bleak On November 27, I shared Pippi, an adorable little Dachshund, “too scared for adoptions” at the Arlington, Texas animal shelter, and he was on the kill list for 2pm that day. As much as I DISLIKE posting pets with only a few hours left
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An Update on Elvis the Adopted Dog!

Elvis, adopted Texas dog at the vet

21 November 2013 New Mom, Sara provided an update and more photos of the beloved shelter dog, Elvis. If you missed the story of how Elvis was adopted and became a member of Sara’s family, click here to read! (I just LOVE Elvis’ eyes!). This wonderful dog’s life was saved because of the volunteers and
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Who Would Want This Dog? From Abuse to Love – a Story of Hope!

Max, saved from abuse, adopted into love

21 November 2013 Guest Post by Brittany Londergan, Aransas County Texas Animal Shelter Volunteer, with Megan, Ronel, Emily, Tish, Jared and Kathy There is Always Hope – Max’s Story It is through tears of joy that we share this VERY special update. Max came to Aransas County Animal Control (ACAC) in July as a cruelty
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Shelter Dog Adopted After Photo Goes Viral

Hilarious photo helps Elvis, the shelter dog, get adopted from the Mineral Wells, Texas shelter.

20 November 2013 On Friday, November 15, Lee Ann from the Weatherford, Texas group Parker Pets Alive emailed Elvis’ photo to assure I knew about him. He was in Mineral Wells, Texas, a small, rural shelter about an hour west of Fort Worth. The photo the shelter page had posted of Elvis was absolutely adorable; I
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Creative Pet Adoption Strategy – Must See!

Animal Farm Foundation Creative Pet Adoption

31 October 2013 Very Cute & Creative Pet Adoption … Help Coltrane Find His Loving Adoptive Family! Coltrane is available for adoption and Animal Farm Foundation is brilliantly using creativity to help generate awareness for this adorable fella! Three reasons why this adoption promotion is so great: 1. Timely and Seasonal! Fall is in the
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Pets are Therapy. Pets give Life. Pets are Family!

3 legged puppy is a therapy dog

29 October 2013 Pets truly change our life and are the best therapy we could hope for! Pets are family! I wish I could give credit to the creator of this comic, but I can’t read the signature and my search online has turned up nothing. If you know, please tell me in comments below.
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