Posts
Ask Crystal: Protective Dog Keeps Owner to Self
Dear Crystal,
I have a miniature poodle that I have trained from 10 weeks. Circumstances meant that he spent a LOT of time with me in the first two years and he's very attached now. Mostly, this is good. Negatively, it means he can…
Ask Crystal: Helping Tater’s Anxiety
Dear Crystal,
Help Tater! About 4 months we adopted an eighteen-month-old pug/chihuahua. Sadly, he came from a horrible hoarding situation. His owners were allowing their personal pet pug and chihuahua to freely breed and then putting…
Meet Figaro!
Today's Featured Pet is Figaro!
Here is a little bit about Figaro from his foster:
“Figaro has a big, fluffy face, and a teeny-tiny kitten meow that he’s not afraid to share…
Ask Crystal: Looking for Love – Adding a New Pet
Hi! I want to get another dog because one of my dogs I had to put down and my other dog is 11 years old and a female. The only other dogs she knows are neighbor dogs, but I am afraid of what she would do. Help, how can I know?
Sincerely,
Looking…
Meet Captain Chewie!
Today's Featured Pet is Captain Chewie!
Captain Chewie or ChooChoo as some of us love to call him is the ABSOLUTE SWEETEST boy. Captain Chewie deserves a life filled with new adventures…
Meet Mike!
Today's Featured Pet is Mike!
If you look real close at our kitty, MIKE, you'll see a geometric diamond that points to the top of his forehead. Yes, he sure is a diamond in the rough!!!…
Ask Crystal: Early Rising Dog Starts the Day on the Wrong Side of the Bed
Dear Crystal,
My dog sleeps in her crate at night. She’s quiet through the night, but barks every morning at 6am. I take her outside to potty right before bed. She’s started this early morning barking in the last few weeks. At first,…
Meet Max!
Today's Featured Pet is Max!
Meet Max, our Featured Pet this week!
It's too easy to be Maxmerized by this stunning fellow! Max is a total heartthrob here at the shelter, and…
Ask Crystal: Potty Training From Scratch
Dear Crystal,
Hi, we took in a 12-week old pet store male Labrador. He was given to us from a friend that couldn’t keep him any longer. I’ve had trouble getting him potty trained. Funny thing is, I take him out to the spot and he…
Ask Crystal: How to Make the Crate Great!
Dear Crystal,
I have a 6-month-old puppy. He will be calm and collected in the crate as long as he sees me or my partner. If he doesn’t see any of us, he will begin to bark nonstop. He also is very destructive with anything we…