How APA! Gives Behavior Dogs a Second Lease on Love and Life: Sylvester
Jun 23, 2023 Valentine’s Day 2023 will always be special for Jeni Gossard, a volunteer with Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), as it marks the day her adoption of Sylvester, a Chihuahua with a lot of love to give, became official. The journey to this point wasn’t an easy one due to trust and anxiety issues the pup had, but patience, persistence, and APA!’s expert Dog Behavior Program made this “happy beginning” possible. Sometimes perceived behaviors and issues can create barriers to adoption. APA!’s program uses a...
APA! Gives Behavior Dogs a Second Lease on Life: Sylvester
Jun 23, 2023 Valentine’s Day 2023 will always be special for Jeni Gossard, a volunteer with Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), as it marks the day her adoption of Sylvester, a Chihuahua with a lot of love to give, became official. The journey to this point wasn’t an easy one due to trust and anxiety issues the pup had, but patience, persistence, and APA!’s expert Dog Behavior Program made this “happy beginning” possible. Sometimes perceived behaviors and issues can create barriers to adoption. APA!’s program uses a...
Dog Irritated with Owner Sits in Front of TV, Purposely Blocking View of Football Game
The following story was submitted in the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest. The top three finishers received $500 in cash, as well as $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. To read more stories, click here! Setting the stage – Detroit Lions on television and winning (which is not always the case). Quinn Adele has been in and out several times already before the game started – in preparation for me attempting to watch the game uninterrupted (hahahahahahahaha). DOG. PHOTO: PIXABAY / NICOLAS As you can see by...
Abandoned Emaciated Dog Gives Birth to Eight Puppies, Barely Survives
The following story was submitted in the Pawsitively Picture Perfect photo contest. The top three finishers received $500 in cash, as well as $2,000 in cash and supplies for their favorite shelter. To read more stories, click here! Lilly is a little dog we took in on the 25 of January 2023. She had wandered into our yard, and we’ve taken care of her ever since. She was skinny, scared. She was so weak and underweight that we couldn’t even get her spayed, as the anesthesia would have killed her. PHOTO: EMILIA DOJCINOVIC And then, we...
Firefighters Rescue Tiny Dog Trapped Behind Toilet
When you’re a firefighter, you never quite know what the day will hold. Firefighters respond to so much more than fires. They help out at car accidents, general emergencies, natural disasters and so much more. Of course, there’s also the stereotype of a firefighter helping a kitten down from a tree. For firefighters with the Woodlands Fire Department in Woodlands, Texas, helping an animal in need isn’t out of the question. Photo: Pixabay/Hilary Clark Recently, they were called to assist an animal with an “unusual...
Young Harvest Has Been Homeless For Far Too Long
This is poor, sweet Harvest. He’s been at the Pima Animal Care Center for nearly a year now, and he sure could use a forever home. Shelter staff at PACC made the following comments about this special fella. Harvest is a handsome pooch who came to the shelter in the fall. Well, autumn came and went, and Harvest is still waiting to find his forever home before another season passes. Photo: Pima Animal Care Center Harvest spent some time in PACC’s decompression program for shy and fearful dogs, gaining confidence and trust in people,...
Stolen Dog Reunites With Owner After 2 Years Apart
A dog who was stolen from his owner over two years ago is finally back home with his family. The dog’s owner, River Woods, shared with The Animal Rescue Site that it all started when someone he knew stole his dog, Bobo, and gave him away. He searched for the dog’s new owner to get him back, but he came up empty handed. Photo: Provided by River Woods Months passed, and eventually a year went by. River was starting to lose hope that he’d ever see his dog again. But then, two years after the dog was stolen, a friend sent River...
5 Low-Cost to No-Cost Ideas for Keeping Kitties Cool This Summer
While cats tend to search out warm, comfy spots in the home, even they can get overheated in the summer. Sometimes you’ll find them curled up in cool bathroom sinks napping in the dark. Or you may discover them splayed on tile floors trying to soak up some of the chill from the ceramic. If you’ve got a putty tat that feels the heat, we’ve got a few low-cost to no-cost ideas for you to try this summer. Photo: Pixabay/Furkiddies Kitty Pops This first one is a variation on doggy pops, only for felines. It entails taking a can...
How to Become an Animal Rescue Transporter
Each year rescues and shelters across the country depend on animal transports to assist them in their jobs to relocate and find new living arrangements for homeless pets. The animals are often driven or flown to locations where there are shortages of adoptable pets versus the areas where they were initially taken in and processed. It is just one of the many rewarding ways for people to get involved in animal welfare. If you’d like to make a difference this way, here is some information on what you can do as a volunteer to become part of...
Study Explains Why Ghost Catfish Might Have A Rainbow Shimmer
Many people opt for colorful fish to put into their aquariums. We have the neon tetras that have blue bodies and bright red stripes, a wide variety of guppies that come in different colors, or the goldfish that, contrary to their name, don’t always just have gold scales. PHOTO: Unsplash/Vikram Mudaliar One particularly eye-catching yet also somehow imperceivable freshwater fish is popular with hobbyists and in the aquarium trade in general. Ghost catfish or glass catfish are scaleless, and they’re typically described as having no...
