Shipley’s Trusted Housesitting

11/16/2024

UPDATE: CHIEF AND ENZO ARE SAFE! SANDY, GUS AND SIERRA STILL NEED RESCUE

We have 5 dogs who URGENTLY need rescue by TOMORROW 11/17 or they will not make it out. These pups need to be tagged by a PACFA-licensed rescue (according to city law), but if you are able to foster one of these kiddos, PLEASE reach out to me or Hwy 50 Freedom Ride directly and we will find you a rescue to get approved with asap to help save one of these pups.

Please please share this post, these babies are all amazing and deserve to know what life outside of a shelter is like!!! ❤️❤️❤️

09/07/2024

Hi all,

It’s been a busy busy summer at the Rocky Ford and La Junta shelters and it is just never ending.

Two amazing pups, Marc and Gary, have LESS THAN 24 HOURS to make it out of the shelter alive. They must be tagged by a PACFA-approved rescue here in Colorado, but PLEASE let me know ASAP if you can open your home to foster one of these kids. We will connect you with a rescue and get you all set up to foster, not a dime out of your own pocket needed!!!

No pup has ever been left behind by this amazing team and we really don’t want these boys to be the first 2 💔

02/13/2024

HAPPY UPDATE: SAFE!!!

1 PUP NEEDS RESCUE BY 2/18!! ♥️

There is 1, medium sized pup at the Rocky Ford Shelter who needs a PACFA approved rescue to tag before 2/18!!! Hwy 50 is set up to transport this guy to his new rescue, we typically transport up to CO Springs and Denver, but are able to transport elsewhere in CO for a committed rescue!

Please let me know if you’re seriously interested in fostering and we can help find a rescue for you, rescues are in desperate need of fosters which is typically what prevents them from tagging immediately. And please share if you can’t foster, everything helps!!!

Thank you all!!! ❤️🐾

SAFE! Tagged by MaxFund No-Kill Animal Shelter and Adoption Center ❤🥳

Hi again rescues! There is only one dog so far this week in the Rocky Ford Shelter. His time is up Sunday 2/18, please let us know if your rescue can help!

Meet Pete (3-5 year old male, 35lbs) 🐾

My name is Pete and the shelter staff says I'm 35 pounds of 100% goodness. I am stuck in the Rocky Ford doggie jail and no one knows why because I'm simply precious. I am a love bug with people and I don't even potty in my kennel. I hold it and hold it until they take me out. I am about 3-5 years old making me the perfect catch for anyone who wants years with me, and skips the puppy phase. I'll be here in my kennel dreaming about my freedom ride and new family. Is that with you? Can you please help me out of here? (We do not know about dogs yet – but we are working on having a trainer come by with their dog to do a dog test since he is the only one in there!)

*DISCLAIMER*
The La Junta & Rocky Ford shelters are holding facilities for police stations and DO NOT operate like city shelters. They do NOT allow adoptions due to city laws. Only approved PACFA 501c3 rescues can pull dogs from these shelters. Our organization is set up to network the dogs in these shelters to ALREADY approved rescue groups and then coordinate the transportation. We are just volunteers who network the dogs in these 2 shelters to help get them more exposure. These shelters usually give each dog a Duramane 5 Max vaccine but that is all the vetting they receive. There are no vets on staff. We also coordinate transports each week (usually Saturday or Sunday) to the Denver area which is a 5-6 hour round trip drive – we just do the best we can but we are so grateful to have all of you guys to help save these pups! THANK YOU RESCUES

02/08/2024

HAPPY UPDATE: ALL SAFE!!❤️🐾

2 MORE PUPPIES NEED RESCUE BY 2/11!!!

There are 6 amazing puppies ready for transport THIS SUNDAY, 4 have been tagged 2 HAVE NOT! These animals need to be tagged by a PACFA-licensed rescue as the shelter they are in does NOT allow adoptions! If you are interested in fostering or tagging these kiddos as a rescue, please reach out to me or Hwy 50 ASAP!

AND PLEASE SHARE! Thank you!!! ❤️🐾

01/26/2024

Hello again friends!

There is an amazing new bill being introduced to help reduce the euthanasia rate in CO for dogs and cats in shelters, being headed up by No Kill Colorado . This bill would require shelters to post about any animal on a euthanasia list, in hopes of finding transport/rescue for these animals, which if you’ve been following our Hwy 50 posts, you know is very near and dear to our heart. This awesome group now needs our help getting the attention of our local government.

If you have 5 minutes to spare, please go to the link below and help write emails to our House Representatives and Agriculture Committee, showing your support for this new bill. The letters are already drafted in full, all you’ll have to do is copy, paste and email! Took me less time to do those emails than it did to make this post haha, it’s really that easy!

Thank you guys for your support ❤️🐾

MaxFund is supporting the Colorado Rescue Act, a bill being presented this week to the Agriculture Committee—Its first step in getting the bill passed.

WE NEED YOUR HELP showing support of this bill.

If passed, it will require shelters to notify other rescues and shelter organizations of the opportunity to save any healthy, treatable animal scheduled for euthanasia.

By posting that animal as available for transfer, it saves the lives of healthy and treatable pets in Colorado that may otherwise be destroyed.

WE NEED YOUR HELP TODAY by sending emails of support to the Agriculture Committee. Click this link to write a letter: https://www.nokillcolorado.org/letterwriting?mc_cid=2efebf8cdc&mc_eid=UNIQID

Go to No Kill Colorado more information about the Colorado Rescue Act.

01/25/2024

ALL SAFE!!

LOTS OF PUPPIES THIS WEEK!!! PLEASE SHARE!

6 puppies and 1 young pup need our help getting out of the shelter by THIS WEEKEND!! Please share this post and if you’re interested in fostering one of these amazing kiddos, reach out to me or Hwy 50 asap!

Thank you guys!❤️🐾

12/19/2023

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE SECURED FOR ALL 5 PUPS! ❤️🐾🎄

Hi friends! We REALLY need a Christmas miracle for these kiddos!!! They are such great pups and they just need a safe foster home to land in.

Please note, this shelter CANNOT do adoptions! Highway 50 Freedom Ride is set up to network these dogs to PACFA registered rescues who can then tag these pups. If they have a committed foster parent first, it really helps rescues have the ability to take on these pups as they are just so full!

Please reach out if you’re interested in fostering and giving one of these kiddos a safe place to land for the holidays❤️❤️❤️

12/13/2023

12/09/2023

HAPPY UPDATE: LAWSON IS SAFE!

LESS THAN 24 HOURS FOR SWEET LAWSON!

This guy LOVES people and other pups! Please SHARE and if you’re interested in fostering this sweet boy, please reach out to me and I will get you in contact with the proper people!

SHARE SHARE SHARE!

THANK YOU! 🐾❤️

SAFE! Tagged by Up Pup and Away Inc Rescue ❤🥳

💵 For everyone who offered to donate the rescue asked to send one of these two ways - thank you everyone!

Venmo: uppupandaway (6132 verification)
PayPal.me/uppupandaway

Meet Lawson (male shepherd mix). My name is Lawson and I am a total sweetheart. I love getting pets and kisses by the shelter staff because they make me feel safe. I enjoy all the doggies in the shelter! Can you please help me out of here?

11/24/2023

SAFE!! ❤️❤️❤️

Roo has LESS THAN 48 HOURS!

Please share and if you’re looking for a new pup or foster, please reach out to me or Hwy 50 directly! ❤️ She is great with people and other dogs, all around a perfect gal!

SAFE! Tagged by Karl's Canine Krew ❤️🥳

‼ URGENT ‼ Less than 48 hours left for this ADORABLE little girl. She is just perfect! Roo is super sweet, great with other dogs and ready to bust out of this shelter. We REALLY don't want to leave this girl behind on Sunday. Please let me know if your rescue can bring her in.

💵💌 She comes with $100 in donations to whichever rescue can help!

Meet Roo. My name is Roo because I look like a little baby kangaroo! I’m the sweetest little girl and a fan favorite at the shelter. I’m about 4 months old and full of love! When I arrived at the shelter I was very skinny, but I’ve been slowly putting on weight this week and feeling much healthier. As much as I love the shelter people, I’m ready to find a family who will love me forever. Can you please help me out of here? (Located in the La Junta Shelter)

11/22/2023

Roo still needs our help!!

Duke has been saved by an awesome rescue, Paws N Hooves Colorado !!

Please share! ❤️

SAFE! Tagged by Karl's Canine Krew ❤️🥳

‼ URGENT ‼ Less than 48 hours left for this ADORABLE little girl. She is just perfect! Roo is super sweet, great with other dogs and ready to bust out of this shelter. We REALLY don't want to leave this girl behind on Sunday. Please let me know if your rescue can bring her in.

💵💌 She comes with $100 in donations to whichever rescue can help!

Meet Roo. My name is Roo because I look like a little baby kangaroo! I’m the sweetest little girl and a fan favorite at the shelter. I’m about 4 months old and full of love! When I arrived at the shelter I was very skinny, but I’ve been slowly putting on weight this week and feeling much healthier. As much as I love the shelter people, I’m ready to find a family who will love me forever. Can you please help me out of here? (Located in the La Junta Shelter)

11/20/2023

Another 2 pups are ready to be saved and start their new lives! Please share and help them find a safe place to land!! 🐾❤️

11/19/2023

Another wonderful stay in the books with Opie, Jim and Marley! 🐾🐾🐾

This is one of my cuddliest and goofiest packs and I absolutely love it! We had a week filled with cuddles and goofing around 🥰

Reach out to book your housesitting stay today! We are currently booking for March 2024 and beyond! ❤️

11/16/2023

ALL SAFE!!! CHECK OUR LATEST POST FOR THIS WEEK’S PUPS🐾❤️

Hello Friends!

I have recently started volunteering with an amazing group called Highway 50 Freedom Ride. They provide transport of dogs from the La Junta and Rocky Ford shelters, down south of Pueblo, up to rescue in the Denver area.

These dogs have been found as strays/dumped, but the shelters that hold them have very different laws and regulations from a typical animal shelter. They are strictly a holding facility, meaning these dogs are on stray holds for owners to claim, and if they aren’t, they are euthanized. When a pup has a stray hold, it cannot be adopted, meaning they cannot just adopt these dogs out to the public, which is where Highway 50 Freedom Ride comes in!

They network the dogs who have not been claimed to other rescues in Colorado, and provide transport to their new foster homes! They have saved so many pups and it just never ends.

If you’re considering fostering or adopting a new kiddo, please check out the pups listed on this page! Although they cannot be directly adopted through these shelters, when we find someone willing to take them in, rescues are much more able to claim these pups as their fosters are just all so full! You would be their fosters, meaning it’s totally temporary, unless you fall in love 😉🥰

Please check them out, you won’t regret it!

11/24/2022

Happy Thanksgiving to All of our Amazing Clients! 🦃❤️🐾

We are so grateful for your business, support and trust. You are the reason we are here! 🫶🏻

11/23/2022

With Thanksgiving quickly approaching this week, remember which foods are and aren’t safe to treat your pups to!

Below is a table of all safe and unsafe human Thanksgiving food for our pups!

Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe! 🐾🦃

11/22/2022

For our kitties, it is extremely important we are monitoring their water intake each day and making sure they are getting hydrated sufficiently!

Why is this so important with cats specifically?

Cats naturally do not have a high thirst drive, meaning they aren’t compelled to drink water as much as they should. There are ways to aid in helping your kitty get all the hydration they need!

Water fountains are an EXCELLENT choice to help your kitty drink more water! They mimic flowing water which is instinctually more appealing to cats than just plain water. These cat fountains are built to last and simply need to be cleaned every week and change the filter every 2-3 weeks! My cat is obsessed with his water fountain linked below. It has been so helpful especially for an immunocompromised boy like mine!
Cat Fountain: https://amzn.to/3OgwMKS
This comes with a fountain, a mat, and 3 filters to get you started!
Extra Filters: https://amzn.to/3hVK181
Here are extra filters for when the first 3 are out!

If your cat doesn’t seem interested in a fountain-type water dispensers, there are other choices! For example, Pet Well-being has a formulation of drops that gives your kitty more hydration in each sip of water! https://amzn.to/3EfFmFn

Comment below if your cat likes using a fountain and which one works best for yours! 🐾🐈

Veken Pet Water Fountain - Keep Your Pet Healthy with Fresh, Filtered Water