Protect 4 Paws

11/19/2024

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11/14/2024

❄️💤Frozie all nestled and snug in her bed,
while visions of furever homes danced in her head 💤❄️

We have so many deserving little furbabies here, like Frozie and her brother Tyrion, who would love to have a home for the pawlidays! 🎄❤️ Come visit us to meet these merrymakers and help someone’s Christmas wish come true!! 🎁

11/13/2024

🐾❗️ That’s right, it’s your chance to be part of the best little team with the best little shelter!! We are hiring, and looking for a 🆒 and compassionate Animal Care Technician to join the team! Check out the posting on our website (https://protect4paws.weebly.com/employment-opportunities.html) for more info on the role, and reach out today if you’re interested! ❗️🐾

11/12/2024

🎄🦃 ❄️Even though the holiday season is just beginning, we already have so many thanks to give, because we are part of the best little community that never misses a chance to show their overwhelming support!!

First, we need to thank our friends at Paddy’s on Main who raised nearly $500 + hundreds of dollars worth of dog food and treats for us during Riker’s Birthday Bash!

Next, we need to thank our new friends, the Animal Club at Highlands High School, who put on the sweetest, little 🐕🍂Barktoberfest🍂🐕 fundraiser for us, and raised over $800 and allowed for our adoptable pups to come meet some amazing potential adopters!!!!

And finally, we’re thanking our neighbors at Ashlee Kennedy State Farm Agency, who spent the month of October fundraising for us and raised nearly $700!!!!

All of these people reached out to us and put together all of these events and giving opportunities just because they could 😭! We’ve said it once and we’ll say it again, we couldn’t be here doing what we do without you all!! Thank you all so much, and here’s to continued happy and thanks-filled holiday season!! ❄️🦃🎄

10/31/2024

🎃👻 While every animal here is a little ‘treat’ in and of themselves, it’s hard not
to be overwhelmed by the cruel ‘tricks’ of fate that brought them here- especially another bonded pair of senior dogs 💔. 👻🎃

Meet Frozie (F)(~11yrs) and Tyrion (M)(~8 yrs).They both got that dog🌭 in ‘em- and by dog we mean Dachshund, which if you think we refer to it by anything other than we**ie, you’d be wrong, and boy does that we**ie show! With long little snouts, long ‘little’ bodies, and that certain little 🌶️ that only we**ies have.

Both are lovers of the outdoors, treats, car rides🚙, and snuggling, both seem to be not lovers of cats 🚫🐈, though Tyrion is the only one that will give chase. In their defense, this the first time they’ve ever been around cats, and suddenly having to share a space with 30+ cats can be a lot!

When it comes to humans though-they love ‘em all, even if Frozie is a bit hesitant/barky when meeting new people. Once they get to know you, all they wanna do is be by your side! 💕 Learning how much love they have to give, it’s been so hard watching them try to adjust to life here just knowing how much they must miss their people even though after spending nearly their whole lives together, their people decided Frozie and Tyrion couldn’t accompany them on their move 💔. I’ve tried and tried to get a good pic of Frozie outside, but all she wants to do is sit at the fence and watch the road, just waiting for someone who’s never coming back 💔💔💔💔.

And while it might be Halloween 👻 , don’t let this trick last much longer- these we**ies need you! Reach out to come meet them and see what a treat 🍬🍭🍬🍭 they both are!

10/25/2024

🐾💖 Just a quick Feel Good Friday post to say how thankful we are for our friends at Darkness Brewing and Alexandria Pike Animal Hospital and for everyone who came out to support us!!! Our little boa-loving Terrance found his person, and we raised over $1500 during our Caturday event!!! 😭😭 We finished the weekend even more in our feels as our sweet Luna and Bunny went home together with one of our Girl Scout pals and her family!!! Thank you to everyone who helps us keep doing what we love to do, we don’t know where’d we be without you!!💖🐾

10/23/2024

I eked by in my Logic class, so I’m uncertain of the mechanics of this formula, but it is undoubtedly true that this is both a Baby Dog 🐶 and a dog that is a baby 🍼.

And as such, Baby Dog has energy that lasts for days, and an attention span that does not. But what else are you supposed to do when you’re 4.5 months old and figuring out the world?!🌎 Though the cats here don’t necessarily see it the same, Baby Dog is a friend to all, and wants nothing more than to be involved in whatever you’re doing- and prefers that that maybe involves: running around outside, chewing on a nice little teething treat🦴(bully sticks are a favorite), throwing the ball for him🎾, or maybe snuggling for a littleeeeee bit.

Our vet’s best guess is that Baby Dog is a Border Collie/Shepherd mix- and boy does it show! ✨Baby Dog is suuuuuuper smart, and while he isn’t completely housebroken, he’s made great strides and is so receptive to everything!

Baby Dog is neutered and is due for his second round of vaccines here shortly but after that will be up-to-date on everything! Baby Dog would likely do best in a home with other dogs that can match/accept his energy, and might do ok with cats if they happen to be the chillest cats 😎 ever, because he can get excited about things and give chase-everything is a game to him! As far as humans go, Baby Dog has gotten along with visitors of all ages, but older children/people able to keep up with this energy and be diligent with further training will probably be the best match 🧩!

So far, many a ballads have already been composed at the shelter regarding his being a Baby Dog. Songs such as 🎶‘You’re a Baby Dog’, ‘Baby Doggy’, ‘Doggy Baby’, ‘Please Baby Dog Let’s Go Outside and Go Bathroom’, ‘No, Baby Dog!’, and ‘What a Good Doggy Baby!’,🎶, reach out to meet Baby Dog (or come see us at Paddy’s On Main this Sunday (10/27) to see what kinda tune Baby Dog inspires in you!🎵

10/22/2024

🐾🎂 🐾This Sunday at 1p!! Come hang out with us and our friends at Paddy’s on Main !! 🐾🎂🐾

10/20/2024

🐈‍⬛🧡We are so thankful to everyone that came out to support us and everyone, especially Darkness Brewing, that help put Caturday together!!! 🧡🐈‍⬛

10/18/2024

🐈‍⬛🎃🐈‍⬛🎃🐈‍⬛🎃🐈‍⬛🎃🐈‍⬛!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow is Caturday! We will be tapping a Peanut Butter Blonde ale at noon and a dollar from each beer sold goes to help shelter kitties in need. Plus there will be adoptable kitties, baked goods, kitty merch, and makeup artists ready to “catify” you for some Halloween fun-draising! 😺🎃🍻

10/16/2024

We’ve been in full out 🍂Fall Mode 🍂the past couple of weeks, first with our 🐈‍⬛👻Purranormal Activity Event 👻🐈‍⬛ with our Girl Scout pals, and then we had a pawesome time with our friends at Allie's Walkabout’s 🍁 Fall Festival 🍁, and so we couldn’t be more ready to get down and spooky for our upcoming 🐈‍⬛🎃Caturday Event 🎃🐈‍⬛ at Darkness Brewing!!!!

Just reminding you that this Saturday (10/19) from 12p-3p, Darkness will be hosting us and quite a few of our awesome adoptable cats!!!!! 🐈‍⬛ 🐈 Along with cats, there will be a special beer 🍺 release, cool cat merch, temporary tattoos of the cat variety, face painting 🎨, goodie bags, and did we mention cats?!

🍂🎃🐈‍⬛Costumes are highly encouraged! Reader beware, you’re in for a scary good time!! 🐈‍⬛🎃🍂

10/10/2024

🧙‍♀️Double, double toil and trouble 🧙‍♀️
🐈‍⬛Caturday is almost here,🐈‍⬛
no need to grumble!

If such beautiful poetry isn’t moving you, perhaps this pic of Bitterballen and her little lookalike, Miniballen, does the trick?! These lovely ladies along with quite a few of our fantastic felines will be at available for adoption at Darkness Brewing for our 2nd Annual Caturday Event on October 19th 12p-3p! So mark your calendars 🗓️ if you haven’t already, and fill out the adoption application online linked in our bio! We hope to see you there for a scary good time👻!!

10/08/2024

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After recovering from a UTI and having some time to decompress, sweet Pout is learning to explore her surroundings and take everything in- and you can’t help but love this girl and her new found sense of wonder! Just look at that face!!

10/08/2024

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This playful guy is our with Protect 4 Paws, Bunny! Bunny is a young black & white tuxedo cat. He is up-to-date on his vaccinations and neutered. 🐱🧡 Bunny is athletic, affectionate, funny, friendly, and gentle. He is house-trained and good with other cats, dogs and children! Bunny is the perfect addition to any family as he will fit right in with the kids or be the perfect best friend. Reach out to Protect 4 Paws

10/04/2024

💛✨When that Golden Hour lighting hits just right ✨💛

Catalyst Pet Natural Litter has been the ultimate glow up that we never knew we needed, and it could be yours too! As a partner with Catalyst, any new feline pawrents adopting with us get their own special code for free a bag of Catalyst litter- because all that litters is gold (at least with Catalyst) ✨💛!

10/02/2024

❤️🐾 We are so grateful for our furriends at Hollywood Feed- Crestview Hills!!! 🐾❤️

10/01/2024

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