Gentleman Jake aka “Captain” went to his forever home today! One of our volunteers had the privilege to foster him as his adopters took care of prior engagements, and she considers him to be one of THE BEST dogs that she has ever taken under her wing and worked with for training. He is extremely smart, and food motivated, which made the task very easy.
Jake, surprisingly, at an estimated 10-years young, garnered a lot of attention as he laid patiently in has shelter kennel, waiting on someone to give him another chance at the good life. These older dogs are usually hard to adopt, but his post pulled at a family’s heart strings and you all made the post reach the right people. We can’t thank you enough for that.
We had several calls to adopt him, which was so appreciated, but it prompted the sponsor to suggest an application process to ensure he would really get the forever-home he deserved this time. The family chosen is no stranger to coonhounds. They have one in their household now named Josie, but what made them really stand out from everyone else was the fact that they had adopted a dog named Roan. He was featured on Pit Bulls & Parolees, “Mother of Chaos” episode. He had cancer on one his paws and a tough decision was made to take a chance on putting him through surgery due to the fact he had extensive damage to his heart from being heart worm positive. He made it through the surgery and the cancer was removed, however, he was deemed a hospice situation due to the heart worm damage (please, please have you dogs tested for this and put on preventative for this nasty disease!)
As we watched the episode, Connie was asked if her and Tony were still willing to adopt this dog with the extent of the heart damage and the fact, he could go any day because of it. Without hesitation, she asked if he was safe to travel! 😭 This family put the dog’s health and well-being ahead of their desire to have him in their family. He lived a very happy life and ful
Mickey’s Second Chance
Where are they now-Wednesday!
Mickey. ❤️ He was one of the lucky ones. Behavior problems are tough for the shelter when the owners surrender and report them. They are tough because descriptions don’t always match up with what is seen when they are brought in. Sometimes “aggressive” behavior isn’t aggression at all. It can be frustration or fear, due to mixed signals inadvertently given to the dog by their people. The shelter always tries to give the dogs the benefit of the doubt and have them evaluated by a trainer for additional input when there are questions regarding behavior.
Mickey is a good boy that was just misunderstood, and we tried to capture it on video to help him. Robdar’s Houndsong Rescue reached out to us after they saw his picture and had an available foster. They saw the videos taken during evaluation, and thought he was worth saving. These misunderstood dogs can usually adjust quickly with foster care, which gives them a fresh start with people who understand dog communication and prepare them for their ultimate forever home.
Bob wrote “I adopted Mickey shortly after I lost Earl, a senior beagle mix, that no one else wanted to adopt. I miss him so much; he had a lot of love to give. I honored Earl by giving another, Mickey, a second chance at life.”
We so appreciate the Robdar’s fosters, Becky, Ryan, and Clancy the beagle, for giving him the opportunity to adjust to life in a positive home environment and we appreciate Bob for taking on Mickey, even with his quirks that required some patience and understanding due to his past life experiences. We love you, Mickey, and will never forget you. We are so happy that you are living your best life with your dad and your other siblings in beautiful Wisconsin!
We hope everyone’s day is going well! This is his day. This little guy’s story is coming up next.
Daisy’s session
PUPDATE - Daisy got ADOPTED (2022-09-08)…AGAIN! We think this home will be a good fit for her and she sure seemed to like her new person! Send her some good vibes and thank you, Mike, for choosing her!
PUPDATE - Daisy had to be returned from her home trial, but we are grateful as it was helpful. She demonstrated with appropriate warning (growl and lip licking) that she didn’t want to be around the other female dog. That doesn’t mean we can assume she doesn’t like all dogs, but we strongly suggest a meet and greet. No cats. A big thank you to the folks that at least gave her a chance. The right home for her is out there!
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Have you ever heard shelters and rescues say a particular dog has not been properly socialized? Well, this is a fantastic example of one. Socialization does not mean that a dog should be rushed out into the world to meet a bunch of strange dogs and strange people, which can make the dog even more reactive or scared (as in this case). Socialization means different situations that are staged at home in the beginning…where they are comfortable, safe, and with their person showing them the way.
This is Daisy. She only knew her owners, which is going to make it challenging to find her a new home because she is very scared. We want to change that for her. There are exercises that can be done to build a dog’s confidence and optimism, hence the offer to an adopter for free training lessons. In the interim, we will work with her as best as possible at the shelter with situations that will be presented to her. The first step is to get her comfortable in a kennel with people outside of it.
At first glance, you see a trainer tossing food through the gate. Big deal. What a normal person won’t see is a volunteer “marking” the WANTED behavior (“Yes”) when both going after the food and eating the food. Also, a pattern was being established to present the food to get her comfortable with general ha
Volunteer Call out!
The shelter was short staffed today. We would like to give a really BIG shout out to Beverly and Chad for taking the time to help out at the shelter today when it was needed most. The shelter staff is very appreciative of your hard work!
Pawrents found!
Happy National Pawrents’ Day! These are just a few faces whose lives were forever changed because someone took a chance on them.
To those that share/like content, you helped them find home.
To those that chose adoption, we celebrate you today.
On behalf of Fayette County Animal Shelter staff and volunteers, we thank you!
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Walking with Maggie
That didn’t take any effort!
For info on Maggie or to set up a meet and greet, contact Fayette Co Animal Shelter-Indiana, 1703 Michigan Avenue, Connersville, IN 47331. 765-825-8693.
UPDATE - Adopted!!! (06/20/22)
UPDATE - She has a name. Ember. And a sponsor for her adoption fees! Call the shelter if you would be interested in adding her to your family.
UPDATE - Louie was adopted! 06/23/2022
UPDATE - As feared, Louie is now back at the shelter through no fault of his own. The adopters were heartbroken that their existing dog, another former FCAS dog, didn’t want to share his wonderful owners! He is back up for adoption.
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Here we go.
Video was taken this morning at the shelter. Louie was adopted per the FCAS page. The adopters have another dog, so fingers crossed that it works out.
Remington (not in video) took his place minutes after Louie left the building.
The shelter is currently at full capacity.
Please contact the shelter for more information, if you are interested in any of these dogs. 765-825-8693.
We will try to do a better job at putting specifics for each one, however, time and space is against us. We just wanted to get the word out.
