Hello PawsX community! We'd like to take some time to introduce you to another of our long time residents going into their second winter at the shelter this year:
Izzy is an approx. 3 1/2 year old Belgian Malinois mix who has been with us for 480 days now, after being brought in with her house sister Chloe through no fault of their own.
Izzy is a whole lot of spunk packed into a smaller dog needing a home that will let her burn off oodles of energy daily (which won't actually require much, as she is quite content to run around the yard tossing her favourite chew toy around and playing fetch with herself- occasionally she even lets the humans throw it for her!).
When she's not bounding around the yard or practicing her parkour skills in her run, Izzy is an incredibly sweet, loving girl who will soak up all the love and cuddles she can get with her people.
We're asking our community to share this and help us get Izzy matched with a foster or adopter home that will give her the opportunity to experience all the joys of life in a home.
Adoption applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster applications: https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8uolleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdfvMReg3PZV2l9wtb8GErX8WuFA63_Sw4iP8m94rr8LQjrVh-xuE9z_Og_aem_X4kX6et6GY4Td0Hfftrqqg
What do we do when it's minus a million degrees outside but our dogs still need quality enrichment time?
We snuffle of course!
With Maddie finally finding her furever home recently, we at the shelter have renewed hope that Chloe's own unicorn adopter (or foster) is out there somewhere.
Chloe has been with us for 477 days now, after being brought in with her house sister Izzy (watch for her in a feature post in the near future!) through no fault of their own.
While Chloe may never be a contender for the title of Smartest Shelter Dog, what this goofball lacks in brain cells, she makes up for in hilarious antics that will keep you laughing all day.
Chloe is also an incredibly sweet and loving dog who believes that no dog should ever be held back from being a lap dog just because of their size, and loves to curl up and relax with her favourite human any chance she gets.
Although she previously shared a home with Izzy, they had to be separated at the shelter due to fighting. While she coexists with her shelter neighbors peacefully in her run and hasn't shown aggression to the dogs that she shares a fence with, Chloe has shown that she is very aggressive towards other dogs when any barriers are removed and as such is looking for a unicorn home where she will be the only pet.
We're asking our community to share this and help us get Chloe matched with a foster or adopter home that will give her the opportunity to experience all the joys of life in a home.
Adoption applications: https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
Foster applications: https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8uolleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdfvMReg3PZV2l9wtb8GErX8WuFA63_Sw4iP8m94rr8LQjrVh-xuE9z_Og_aem_X4kX6et6GY4Td0Hfftrqqg
While our human volunteers have been cursing Mother Nature's overly generous gift of the white fluffy stuff yesterday, for some of our K9 Kourt residents it was Christmas come early while they got to enjoy play time in our shelter yard this afternoon 🥰
We at Paws Crossed would like to introduce you all to Colonel!
Colonel is a typical Husky and needs a special home. He is very very high energy and is always on the move. He loves to run, play with toys and explore the outdoors. He is also very talkative/loud when he is excited or wants something. He naturally loves winter and enjoys as much outdoor time as possible, depending on the weather. He sheds quite heavily although this can be maintained with daily maintenance brushing. Colonel would love an active home with lots of exercise and playtime.
With proper introduction, Colonel has shown to do well with dogs of the same size or larger than him. He has shown a high prey drive towards smaller animals and as such is looking for a foster or adoptive home without any animals smaller than him.
If Colonel sounds like the right fit for your home, adoption applications can be found at https://www.shelterluv.com/matchme/adopt/PAWX/Dog
If you'd like to foster Colonel or any of our other adoptable dogs until they find their furever homes, foster applications can be found at https://new.shelterluv.com/matchme/foster/PAWX/Dog?fbclid=IwY2xjawG8uolleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHdfvMReg3PZV2l9wtb8GErX8WuFA63_Sw4iP8m94rr8LQjrVh-xuE9z_Og_aem_X4kX6et6GY4Td0Hfftrqqg
Please share and help Jake finally find out how great a furever home truly is!
Adoption and foster applications can be found in the comment section.
Stop by with the family at Park Community Center 😁 $20 for two photos.
Come visit Grinch and Santa for a photo! $20 for your two best photos. We're at Park Community Center!
Grinch has settled into his habitat before meet and greets on Saturday
He promises to be on his best behaviour while Santa is there for pictures. Join us Nov 23 at Park Community Center!
Sometimes you just need to sit back, relax and watch some shows! Lassie and Bugs Bunny for these two.
Brandy was found roaming on Hwy #1, she is emaciated and very frightened. We couldn't get within 30-40 feet of her. Traps had to be set to capture her as we didn't want her running toward the highway.
She is slowly coming around and taking treats and accepting some pets
#shelterdog #animals #shelter
RELEASE DAY
It was a beautiful morning for Storms release back to her home at Southview. She is spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and back under the careful watch of the Forbidden crew who provide food, water and shelter to a small community of feral felines in the area. PawsX animal control is working with colony keepers to ensure stable population and prevent the spread of disease through TNR & colony monitoring in a number of locations.
Paws Crossed offers no kill pound service and animal control to a number of RMs surrounding Brandon MB. In order to do this we like most other Manitoba rescues & shelters would periodically transfer some of our population to rescue partners out of province, but as Manitobas Animal overpopulation crisis continues there are just no spaces available. Some cats like Storm are not comfortable in a shelter or around humans and can be safely released back to their normal range with people to watch over them.
PawsX is involved with a number of colonies, and colony keepers. We also have a small cohort of long term resident cats onsite providing pest control services. Is this an ideal situation? No. Does it come with increased risk? Yes. But given Pawsx has taken in over 500 felines in our short time, and animal control means we have very little control over the number of incoming animals, having well maintained colonies with dedicated keepers helps us monitor and ensure the health of the Feline population in the area without adding to the population.
In an ideal world, all animals would be happy in & find a loving home, but the world is not ideal. TNR in areas with dedicated humans providing food, water, shelter and monitoring of established colonies is one of the ways we are coping with the sheer volume. Initiatives like this are made possible through donations towards spay/neuter & vaccination as well as those providing year round food, water and shelter to these colonies.
TNR WORKS!
#TNR #tnrsaveslives #tnrworks #homecoming
