Weekend Update Oct. 8 & 9, 2011

Harvey before and after.  His little handsome self was adopted this weekend.

   Not bad!!  We had some luck with a few bigger dogs.  Kaiser, the beautiful German Shepard, was adopted today.  Milly, a very scared Pit, was taken to a foster home.  Dog adoptions were:  Harvey!, Jack, Emmet, Lightning, Nina, Stubby, and Carlie. Kitties were Kramer, Duke, Oreo, Bella, Margo, and Franny.  Krumpet, Velvet, Clint, and Axel went to foster homes or trials.  We were able to pull 9 dogs and 2 litters of kittens and the mama's plus 2 adult kitties. A great dane was pulled and is very pregnant.  Will keep you posted. 
   We have some dogs at the shelter that have been here a while.  It would be nice if they could get into a foster home to give them a break.  All are doing OK here, except Davey, but all would benefit from a foster home.  Davey is a young dog that is in need of some obedience training.  There is too much stimulation here for him.  Wieter, Sleepy, Bashful, Wheezy (no cats), Lucien, Wishbone, Tonto and Ranger have been here the longest.  If you would be interested in fostering one of them call Nev at 618-540-7387. 
   Next weekend is the roadblock on Sat. from 8 AM til 2 PM in Troy.  We need a few more people to fill in for the 11 AM to 2 PM shift.  Email me at lisawp4p@aol.com if you can help.  We will be at the Glen Carbon Petsmart Sat. and Sunday.  Oct. 22 will be our Howl-O-Ween party at the FCB bank in Troy. 
   Leah is retiring from working at the shelter and this is her last week.  She has come to clean every Mon. thru Thursday for the last 8 years.  I will miss her watchful eye over the kitties and her help when one was sick.  She has taken quite a few home that were very sick and somehow pulled them through. Leah made it possible to have the shelter here by coming to help clean. Somehow she found her way up to the shelter one day and stuck around.  I will really miss seeing her in the morning but wish her the best.  Thanks Leah!