Remimder: With the Summer Sun comes Summer Heat

The Kingston Humane Society is strongly urging everyone to please leave your loving pets at home in the safe cool air. Animals should be in a well ventilated area and should have plenty of water. Dogs and cats can easily suffer from heat stroke, please vist KHSs website for information on signs of heat stroke and steps you can take to prevent it. http://www.kingstonhumanesociety.ca/index.cfm?page=newsbrief&article=452

Benson, Buckley, and Jolene

Buckley

Oh, I have missed the KHS dogs. Hopefully I will be in tomorow morning (before work at noon). Here are a few new available dogs:


Benson


Benson - 3 month old Male Retriever Labrador Mix




Jolene

Buckley - 1 year old Male Boston Terrier Mix


Jolene - 4 month old Female Retiever Labrador Rottweiler



KHS vs the city council

Please help support the Kingston Humane in the fight for pay increase for pound services.

"The Kingston Humane Society has been involved in discussions with City hall staff around our contract to provide pound services to the city. As our costs have risen significantly we can no longer afford to provide the service without a large increase.

City staff are making a recommendation to City Council that a Request for Proposal for pound services be issued. This matter will be discussed at t...he City council meeting on Tuesday June 19th.

Should the KHS stop being the pound, animals impounded may become vulnerable to pound seizure laws; in otherwords, after 72 hours a lab can requisition the animals and they must be turned over for research purposes.

I encourage everyone who is concerned about this to notify the Mayor and their city councillor that they want the City to ensure that any future agreement regarding pound services include a clause that animals will not be made available for research purposes whether the agreement is with KHS or an alternate service provider.

For those of you who are not City of Kingston residents I believe you still have a right to make your opinions on this matter known to City council if you so choose. Animals don't see borders after all and some of the municipal boundaries are laid out so that an animal may be in one municipality one moment and another in the next and then back again" (taken from Kingston Humane Society post on Facebook).

Here are some links for more information:
CKWS piece
the full agenda for the City Council meeting (Scroll down to Pound Services to see the report that city staff are submitting)
Petition

Reba, Monty, Elwood, Duncan, and Goofy

Hello everyone!

Meet the new available dogs at Kingston Humane Society!

I have been away this past weekend for my grandmother's 70th birthday, and have gotten my wisdom teeth out monday.

Monty

In my absence KHS have multiple new dogs available; Reba, Monty, Elwood, Duncan, and Goofy.

Reba

Reba is Female Boxer/Mix.



Monty is a Male Pug/Mix.



Elwood is a Male 10 month Retriever Labrador/Mix. (no photo was available on the KHS site)

Duncan

Duncan is a year and a half Irish Wolfhound/Mix; looks like he needs some
grooming.

Goofy


Goofy is a year old Male black and white Boxer/Hound.




Elwood

I will be adding a post for each dog - as I have done for others - after I return to walking at the KHS (hopefully very soon).

Elvis

Taken from the
KHS website

 Here is the adorable Elvis. (has been adopted)

Elvis is a 2 year old male Husky mix. Elvis was surrendered by his family as they were unable to care for him.

Sniffing around

Elvis is housetrained and knows multiple commands. Generally Elvis is great on the leash but like any dog, he will investigate something of interest. Elvis is great with other dogs.

Elvis suffers from separation anxiety and will need a patient new family to help him work through it. He could benefit from a country home with a secure outdoor pen. The outdoor pen will give him a place to stay while his family is away. Any close neighbours would not enjoy the company of Elvis as he will sing his sorrows when also. No close neighbours would be necessary!

So happy during his walk

Elvis is such a sweet and fun-loving guy; he loves to be part of the action. Elvis needs regular daily exercise and mental stimulation - apartment life is not for him!


If you think you can provide Elvis with a stable loving home please come to the Kingston Humane Society to meet him.

Great News!

Great News everyone!

Nova Sam (now Nova Chain) has his forever home!

Nova has spent 3 years and 18 days at the Kingston Humane Society. He will be missed, but everyone at KHS are happy for him.

Nova Chain (meaning acquired and spear) has gone to a few outings - been recognized as a rescue - and was such a good boy. His new owners recount his crate training achievments; "I also was able to crate him for a 10 minute shower and a 20 minute trip to the grocery store without barking incident."

We are all so happy for Nova Chain and his new family!

Do you have any empty kitty litter buckets?

Do you have any empty kitty litter buckets?

If so, the Kingston Humane Society is looking to stock up. They use these buckets for numerous tasks at the shelter and they are running low.

If you have cats, please save the buckets when they empty and pass them on to KHS. They will instantly reused!

Nova Sam

This is the unique Nova Sam. (Has been adopted)

He is a year and a half; believed to be a Podengo mix.  Nova Sam is an active, charismatic, intelligent dog.  

Nova Sam loves treats and is food motivated, this would be a good way to teach him how to do jobs for you. These new jobs would be great for everyone; you get your dog to do the simple jobs in life (example: getting your slippers in the morning), and he gets to have fun pleasing you. Staff at KHS believes Nova Sam would be suitable for a family with children over 6, but cannot live with cats. He just can't seem to settle when cats are in the room. Nova Sam has been good with most dogs at the KHS. A canine companion may be benefitial to him as it could help him burn off some steam.

Nova Sam has been with KHS for a while, so he is now part of their VIP program - his adoption fee is reduced by 25%. I know his forever home is out there; I hope he finds it soon.

Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Declawed: No
Intake Date May 10th, 2012

The following information is taken from the forms filled out for each dog; these forms are on a clipboard left at the dog's kennel.


According to my last family
I have lived with another dog: unknown
I have lived with a cat: unknown
I have lived with children under five: unknown
I have lived with children 5-12: unknown
I enjoyed living with child(ren):unknown
I am housetrained: unknown

My KHS caretakers think
I could live with a cat: No
I could live with another dog: Probably
I would prefer to be the only pet: Possibly
I would be suitable for a first-time dog owner: Probably

I require an experienced dog owner: Possibly
I am going to need obediende training: Yes
I seem to be housetrained (clean in kennel at KHS): Yes

I would be most comfortable in a home with: Children over 6
My activity level appears to be: High (jogging companion)

I seem to know how to: sit
I have special needs (medical or behavioural): NO

Shelter Day at the Kingston Humane Society!

Come join celebrate Shelter Day on June 10th, 2012 

from 10am to 2pm 

You can:

• take a facility tour
• get you pet micro-chipped (please call 613-546-1291 ext 107 for an appointment)
• learn about snakes and reptiles from Matt Ellerbeck - the Snake Man
• view our adoptable animals - remember June is cat month!
• speak with our OSPCA cruelty investigator
• enjoy a delicious BBQ and More!

Zoodles

Zoodles coming out of the grass
after rolling around

 This is the discovering Zoodles. (has been adopted)

He is a 1 year and months old Beagle/Mix. He is very playful and just loves the outdoors. Zoodles (I call him 'Zoo' or 'Zoozoo' as well) loves to go in the tall grass and sniff then roll around in the grass.

Sniffing as he walked

Zoodles is so excited at the beginning of his walks he is prone to pulling (he is learning not to). If you make a slight tug so he might understand you want him to slow down he should stop. If that does not work, I just stop walking and wait until he calms a little. With all puppy activeness sometimes this takes him a while to remember what he supposed to do, but after a while he catches on. Zoodles will need a patient owner to continue this, so he does not continue pulling on leash.

Zoodles rolling around

 Zoodles is a very happy dog. He is extremely eager to please you. Whenever you ask him to 'sit' he will happily do it (once he calms to listen)

Waiting to continue after we stoped

Zoodles would love daily walks and a fenced yard to play in. He is so friendly and would love and active family with children over six.


Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Declawed: No
Intake Date March 19th, 2012

The following information is taken from the forms filled out for each dog; these forms are on a clipboard left at the dog's kennel.

According to my last family
I have lived with another dog: unknown
I have lived with a cat: unknown
I have lived with children under five: unknown
I have lived with children 5-12: unknown
I enjoyed living with child(ren):unknown
I am housetrained: unknown

My KHS caretakers think
I could live with a cat: Possibly
I could live with another dog: Probably
I would prefer to be the only pet: Possibly
I would be suitable for a first-time dog owner: Yes
I require an experienced dog owner: No
I am going to need obediende training: Yes
I seem to be housetrained (clean in kennel at KHS): Yes

I would be most comfortable in a home with: not marked
My activity level appears to be: medium

I seem to know how to: sit
I have special needs (medical or behavioural): NO

'Biscuit'



(Finally! his face) So adorable!


Here is the handsome Shitzu, Biscuit. (Has been adopted) He is a 4 year old Shitzu. 'Biscuit' was a stray for near Palace Rd.

So much hair and yet still so cute!

As you can see, he is in need of a hair cut. He is a cute little boy. 'Biscuit' seems to trot while he's walking. I believe he must have had an owner at some point of his life as he knows what the leash is. In the play pen, he ran around a bit then I noticed he wished to go. I showed him the leash and called him over and he came. (the only time he came while I was with him)

Taking from the
KHS website

'Biscuit' reminds me of my old dog, Bentley. Bentley was a bit bigger as he was a bishon/poodle mix, but the hair colour is so similar, the type of hair is almost the same, and 'Biscuit's ' tail is just like the end of Bentley's.

'Biscuit' just finishing rolling around

He loves to run around and roll around on the grass. He is such a cute dog. I wish I could take him home. This is just the first time I've taken 'Biscuit' out, so I will add more the next time (unless he is adopted before then).


Spayed/Neutered: No
Declawed: No
Intake Day: May 29th , 2012

Bonnie

So happy during a belly rub

Meet the sweet Bonnie.

Bonnie is 3 year old Beagle/Jack Russell Terrier mix medium sized dog. She loves to play ball, but may not always return it to you right away. She likes to play with the ball and let you have the ball when she's ready. I still like to play with her until she is ready to let go of the ball. If the ball is high enough Bonnie will even jump for it; I have seen her catch the ball once. Such a happy time playing.

Bonnie wants to keep the ball

  Bonnie also loves - like most dogs - belly rubs. She will easily roll over when you're rubbing her; even with the ball still in her mouth. 

Bonnie wants to play ball

Bonnie also walks very nicely on the leash, knows how to sit, and is eager to please you. She is a calm dog that will still be in the mood to play or go for walks.

Spayed/Neutered: Yes
Declawed: No
Intake Day: May 9th, 2012

The following information is taken from the forms filled out for each dog; these forms are on a clipboard left at the dog's kennel.

My KHS caretakers think
I could live with a cat: No
I could live with another dog: No
I would prefer to be the only pet: Yes
I would be suitable for a first-time dog owner: Yes
I require an experienced dog owner:No
I am going to need obediende training: Probably
I seem to be housetrained (clean in kennel at KHS): Yes

I would be most comfortable in a home with: not marked
My activity level appears to be: Medium

I seem to know how to: sit
I have special needs (medical or behavioural): NO

Timothy

He looked away,
 just as the picture took

Wants to continue
 his walk

 This is Timothy. (Has been adopted)
He is a 2 year old hound mix. He must be a mix of a beagle or some kind of another small dog as he is a medium sized dog; Timothy is a bit smaller than a Foxhound.

His hound genes will show through on walks. He LOVES to track whatever he smells. Timothy is always stiffing the ground as he walks with his tail wagging high.

He is so cute when he hears another dog across the tall grass, he will stand on his hind legs and try to look above.

Timothy is usually calm; with the exception of when he knows he's going for a walk. He starts to bark; it could sound angry, but he is just so excited. Once I get his leash on, Timothy stops barking.

A nice stride

Loving the outdoors

 Spayed/Neutered:  Yes

Declawed: No
Intake Day: April 21st, 2012


The following information is taken from the forms filled out for each dog; these forms are on a clipboard left at the dog's kennel.


According to my last family
I have lived with another dog: unknown
I have lived with a cat: unknown
I have lived with children under five: unknown
I have lived with children 5-12: unknown
I enjoyed living with child(ren):unknown
I am housetrained: unknown


My KHS caretakers think
I could live with a cat: Prossibly
I could live with another dog: Prossibly
I would prefer to be the only pet: not marked
I would be suitable for a first-time dog owner: No
I require an experienced dog owner:Yes
I am going to need obediende training: not marked
I seem to be housetrained (clean in kennel at KHS): Yes


I would be most comfortable in a home with: kids over 12 years old
My activity level appears to be: Medium


I seem to know how to: sit
I have special needs (medical or behavioural): NO
Other: I need to learn to share my treats & toys