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a cocker spaniel looking dog reaches for a treat from a woman's hand

Ask Crystal: Nature vs Nurture-Puppy Edition

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Dear Crystal,  I recently got a cocker spaniel pup. He is cocker number five owned over the…
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Foster Friday: Pro Tips

Foster Friday: Pro Tip Edition A Foster Friday Pro Tip for fosters or adoptive families! Mat training is an extremely useful tool for cat owners and it is an easy, reward-based activity that can help you bond with your cat!…
A grey tabby cat with light green eyes stands in a cat kennel
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Meet Maggie

Today's Featured Pet is Maggie! Maggie, Mags, Mag-licious...this girl is a total BABE! We can't get enough of her chubby cheeks and her thiccc bod. Maggie definitely has all the jiggle in all the right places, but…
A collage of a black puppy with brown nose outside, one sleeping with a cat, and one cuddled with his owner in her jacket

Jack’s Happy Tail

Today's Happy Tail is Jack! What an adorable Happy Tail! Jack, now named Ranger, was born while in foster. His mom, found as a stray was discovered to be pregnant. One of our experienced fosters cared for her, giving her a safe place…
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New Text Line to Help Find Lost Pets

Blue Ridge Humane Launches Text Line for Lost Pet Help Blue Ridge Humane Society has launched a new lost animal text line to further provide support for pet owners facing the unthinkable: a lost pet. If you have a pet go missing, text…
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Meet Scooter-ADOPTED

Today's Featured Pet is Scooter! Poor Scooter aka Scoots landed in the shelter because his former owner could no longer care for him due to them having medical issues arise. Needless to say Scooter is a bit out of his…
a brown tabby cat cuddles in blankets

Reginald’s Happy Tail

Today's Happy Tail is Reginald! This week we are celebrating Reginald, now named Toad! Reginald was found as a stray, and after getting checked out moved from our Adoption Center into a foster home. His foster family quickly fell…
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Ask Crystal: Mouthy Puppy

Welcome to "Ask Crystal," where you can ask your pet behavior questions! You can submit your question for Crystal at the bottom of the page! Hi Crystal,  I have a 3-month ok’d puppy beagle/lab/collie mix. She is going through teething,…
collage of three 6 month old kittens, one black and two white
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Foster Friday: Nurses Needed

Foster Friday: Nurses Needed This week on Foster Friday...calling all nurturing types! URIs or "upper respiratory infections" are a common problem for cats housed in a shelter environment, so we like to send those kitties to foster homes…
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Meet Demi!

Today's Featured Pet is Demi!   Demi is laid back, low key and a complete sweetie! She came to us originally as a stray without previous home information but we think she would love any place as mellow as…