Fetch Fido A Flight

12/19/2024

08/06/2024

FYI! I found conflicting information on this but to be safe…DON’T use gel caps!

07/01/2024

Please make sure to check labels of anything you give to your dogs! Xylitol (Birch Sugar) is DEADLY to dogs. Did you know almost all gum is sugar free? If your dog gets into a child’s backpack when they smell watermelon gum or some other gum that smells yummy, it takes VERY little time for them to start showing life threatening symptoms. This includes already chewed gum someone has spit out on the ground! Most people don’t know how deadly gum is to a dog.

06/27/2024

NOW is the time to plan for your pets safety over the fireworks season. More pets go missing during fireworks than any other time of year….shelters get inundated with animals during this time!

The difference between your pet getting euthanized in a kill shelter or being returned to you is simple...a VALID phone number on a collar. Fireworks are traumatizing for dogs...make sure they are INDOORS in a safe place. Dogs jump fences and have jumped through glass doors and windows in a panic. Be responsible and make sure they are safely INSIDE!! No one expects their animal to go missing...but you can plan for it! Shelters are all full and euthanizing in most States. With the 4th of July upon us, it’s about to get A LOT worse!!! HAVE VALID ID ON YOUR PET! In the very least, write it on their collar with a sharpie on the OUTside where it’s clearly visible, not on the inside as shown !!! Use a Thunder shirt, cbd treats for dogs (purchase at petsmart), keep music or tv on inside to help mask the noise, and close curtains so they don’t see the flashes. Pick up ALL leftover firework debris…it’s toxic when animals lick or eat it off the ground. If you don’t own pets, be thoughtful of others who do and cleanup after yourself. Dogs are not people, they do not appreciate the show so LEAVE THEM HOME in a safe place! Be responsible…you owe that to your loyal pet.

FYI…the Sharpie works for horses and other live stock also…just write your number on them somewhere.

06/11/2024

Heads up everyone! One of our rescue dogs, Lily, was saved 15 yrs ago with an expensive surgery to remove a piece of cob that blocked, and was about to perforate, her intestines.

06/03/2024

Living with a dog consists of 90% following each other around, watching each other go potty, and wondering what the other has in their mouth 😂

05/28/2024

I wish every culture thought of their pets like this❤️

05/25/2024

Such an amazing idea! OKLAHOMA (and other states with animal shelter overpopulation) need to take a page from this shelters play book!!!

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An animal shelter in Texas posted something along the lines of "if you are an adult and don't want people to know you are playing pokemon, we will rent our shelter dogs to you for $5 an hour so it looks like you are walking your dog." Haha, right? Here are some of the results so far:

1) They now have a waiting list of people who want to PAY FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF WALKING A DOG.

2) They have made so much money in "rental fees" that they have waived adoption fees.

3) When the people renting the dogs are out walking, and post pictures of themselves playing the game on FB and Instagram, people are then coming to the shelter asking to adopt specific dogs.

4) On at least two occasions, people have called the shelter and said "Hey, i didn't think I wanted a dog. But me and THIS dog get along REALLY well. I'm not bringing him back"

5) The shelter currently has no dogs avaliable to rent, and there is a waiting list. Because all of the dogs have been adopted!! They are currently bringing dogs in from a different shelter to be "rented"

Paws Up 🐾🐾

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05/20/2024

It’s ALWAYS mating season but you get the idea…for the love of all that’s Holy, SPAY / NEUTER your pets!!

05/15/2024

𝓢𝓸 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓮!

05/08/2024

SPAY and NEUTER, friends.

Every time rescue is asked to take an owner surrender- we have to somehow make room on our little raft for that dog. When an owner says stuff like “I don’t have time to give them the best life” or “I have to move” or “they have too much anxiety” it really falls flat because that means if we bring them on the raft, another dog out there in the freezing water gets to die.

Every day in rescue we adjudicate life and death by gate keeping who can get on the boat. Rescues and shelters are the tiny rescue boats. The ship is our community at large.
The iceberg is comprised of careless owners, backyard breeders, and people who refuse to spay/neuter.

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03/14/2024

We are still in search of a person(s) interested in co-directing Fetch Fido A Flight. This is an immediate need and is a volunteer position. Must have excellent computer, people, time / program management skills. Please dm our page if you would like to know more.

**MUST be in Oklahoma City or surrounding area**