Posts

Ask Crystal: New Friends or Foes?

Dear Crystal,  We rescued a male husky two days ago from our local humane society. His history is largely unknown, but he is underweight and extremely timid and jumpy.   We did a meet-and-greet with our female husky prior…

Ask Crystal: Barky Car Ride

Dear Crystal,  Tessa, our two-year-old (28lb) Aussiedoodle is a fluffy ball of energy and joy but has developed a terrible habit of barking in the car, which began when she was quite young and has been intermittent since. We have…

Ask Crystal: Building a Bond

Dear Crystal,  I adopted a 6-week-old puppy 4 years ago: My intention for her was to train her myself to be my service dog at best or therapy dog at the very least. The idea became very sticky and all tangled up when I became ill and was…
,

Hei Hei’s Happy Tail

Happy Tail Tuesday! We are featuring Hei Hei's (now Fynn's) Happy Tail adoption update from Kaitlyn. Here is what they wanted to let us know: "Fynn is doing amazing! He’s such a sweetheart. He loves his…

Ask Crystal: Mouthy Puppy

Dear Crystal,  We have a nine-week-old corgi puppy. She is biting constantly. We are trying to stay calm and positive but she is drawing blood. We try to distract her with bones or go outside. We have had her for 2.5 weeks and she is…

Ask Crystal: Nail Trimming Issues

    Dear Crystal,  My Rotty will not let me cut his nails.  It is affecting his walking ..so he doesn’t want to walk. He's struggling to walk...I'm disabled and don't have the money to get his rabies shot and…
A siamese cat with flame points
,

Lulu’s Happy Tail

Happy Tail Tuesday!   We love getting updates from our previous adopters, and the Tucker family just sent us an update on their newly adopted cat, Lulu (now known as Luna). She originally arrived to our facility very shy…
a very small long haired dog cuddles with a stuffed toy
,

Rocky’s Happy Tail

Happy Tail Tuesday, friends!   This week we have an wonderful update on Rocky! Rocky came to Blue Ridge Humane along with Precious (now known as Gerty and our Happy Tail two weeks ago!) and Sterling. All three dogs needed…
A black dog with white markings on his chest
,

Meet Alfedo – Adopted!

Today's Featured Pet is Alfredo - Adopted! Meet Alfredo! Alfredo is a friendly, loving and super chill companion. He enjoys playing with toys and the foster's dog but he isn't a…
Cover for 2022 winter newsletter featuring a light tan large dog

2021 Numbers and Looking Forward to 2022

Hot Off the Press! Find out about the impact we made in 2021, animals helped, and our 2021 numbers!