April's Ark Pet Sitting,behavior coach, dog walks. Bonded/Insured

12/08/2024

Soon there will be many posts from many people saying how much they accomplished this year - 2024.

In case you need to hear this.

It’s ok if the only thing you did this year was to just get through it. ♥️🐾-

12/08/2024

SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS!!!!

12/08/2024

JOY is a 7 year old Dachshund Female weighing 10lbs. She was surrendered from an Amish Mill after having several litters and had 2 inguinal hernias on both sides. Joy is a sweetie who loves attention and doesn’t know a stranger.

JOY is spayed, had both hernias repaired, heartworm tested negative, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed and treated with flea & Heartworm prevention. She has had a dental cleaning & polish with only 1 needed extraction.

APPROVED APPLICATION REQUIRED TO ADOPT
Applications can be found at www.ccawl.com/adopt

ADOPTION FEE $275.00

🎈If you have a PREAPPROVED APPLICATION please feel free to stop out during WALK IN WEEKEND Friday 11-4:30 & Saturday 11-3
🎈PREAPPROVED APPLICANTS may also schedule an appointment during the week by calling ☎️937-834-5236

👀👀watch for new extended hours coming soon

12/07/2024

… and people who know me well, know that this could be a true story!

12/07/2024

Lil ditch kitty Charli girl (Ohio with me) is now big as a Bobcat. She’s loves warm blankets, especially on these chilly 25° nights, but squooshy hugs n kisses not so much! She’s crate trained, has a tall cage she spends time in overnight and during day. She jumps right in for meals. She’s more into naps than destroying things, she tolerates the other pets and knows how far to push the older cats.

She would be excellent in a barn hunting varmints! Still hoping for a good home for her. Spayed, vetted!

12/05/2024

Yes and Amen! Neuter them!Please!

The primary function of animal shelters is to provide temporary housing for cats and dogs.
These facilities are intended to hold animals briefly, allowing their owners to reclaim them.
Being stuck in a cage 24/7 is inhumane and can have severe consequences for an animal's physical and emotional health.

Dogs and cats are sentient beings that need basic care, attention, vetting, and love rather than being treated as disposable property. The commitment required to care for pets, which can span more than 15 years, so it is best to think long and hard before deciding to bring an animal into your home.

12/05/2024

“Oh that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest” Psalm 55:6

“Cast thy burden upon the Lord and he shall sustain you.” Psalm 55:1

12/04/2024

12/03/2024

Don’t feed outside cats at night. Pick the food up so you’re not attracting wildlife. Also recognize that your bird feeders will also attract wildlife to your yard. Remove brush piles near the home and place feeders where wildlife and your pets can’t harm one another.

❄️ During winter, a Virginia opossum enters a state called torpor. This period of reduced body temperature and metabolic rate enables them to survive when food is scarce.
📷 Lauren Grant

12/03/2024

Rescued♥️

12/01/2024

Welcome December a time to remember it’s all about the presence🎁.

Take time to sit with God. When the dog wants a belly rub or a toss of a ball, when the cat sits on your lap and purrs, when a child has some questions that need answers, or a book for you to read, walk slower with a senior let their steps match yours, visit an animal shelter, assess the needs, make it your assignment to share, go to church with the friend who’s invited you 100 times, take a walk with an old dog smell the sun on pines, make the call or visit a shut in, walk their dog, clean the cat box, volunteer somewhere. Your presence is important, necessary, it’s the only present desired, your presence is a gift nothing else required but your time . https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-Presence-Of-God/

https://youtu.be/5-vjd6LJFi0?si=KCivtcrIsgubo9Cb

12/01/2024

13♥️🐾🎶
Odie a love story.😘

12/01/2024

I Rescued A Human Today
By Janine Allen

I rescued a human today.

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering
apprehensively into the kennels.

I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid.

As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident
I had in the back of my cage.

I didn't want her to know that I hadn't
been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy
and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about
my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make
a difference in someone's life.

She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me.

I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her.

Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship.

A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.

Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side.

I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.

I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors.

So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.

I rescued a human today.

11/30/2024

New pets in general…

One of the saddest most frustrating things for me in my work with animals. Is when I’m volunteering at the shelters showing up to walk routinely, getting the pets to trust again, and they get adopted … then seeing them back again next week. Even when I volunteered in their homes free to continue training which they half heartedly participated.

Yet I have success stories of the contenders too which give me hope,and those are my peeps!♥️🐾

11/30/2024

When your dog ends up at the kennel because you’re tired of him, because he bothers you, or because he keeps you from going on vacation, he just sits there and waits.

He’s waiting for you to come back and get him. A second, a minute, an hour, a day, a month, a year—he’s still waiting.

He doesn’t understand why he’s there, but he waits because he trusts you. Unlike you, he loves you unconditionally.

Remember, your dog isn’t a toy. Think carefully before bringing a dog into your life. You’re taking on the responsibility of a living being and a family member.

Author unknown.