Speedy Tail Acres

06/09/2024

Me!!!

06/09/2024

Adopt, Foster, Volunteer!!! Dogs this week.

Donations -https://www.spokanecounty.org/4615/SCRAPS 509-477-2532 Available as of 6/8/24. Check for current availability. Spokane, Washington SCRAPS

06/09/2024

Free microchip clinic! Tell everyone!

It's almost that time! Please come and join us for an awesome opportunity to microchip your pet!

Please Like, Share and Follow! ⭐

05/21/2024

One year ago, we opened. We have been blessed to be able to give back so much to our community. We are hosting free microchip clinics in collaboration with STAHR Short Term After Hours Rescue. Wellington Walkers come every Wednesday and bring their clan of dogs! We've hosted the NW Greyhound Association. We were able to donate money towards spay and neuter clinics through PetSavers. Our next year's goal is to increase that amount of money that's been donated. We were able to help some low-income people pay their vet bills and make donations toward three different rescue groups. All in all, I think it's a great start!! Thank you!

05/09/2024

Read this!! Important

04/26/2024

We are getting close to our one year anniversary!!! Can you believe it? We opened May 21. We've done some great things this year because of the support our guests have given us. Watch for an itemized list of the donations and support we have been able to give back since we opened. We are excited to share our story and our future... Thank you!

04/16/2024

Come get your power microchipped for free!!
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03/20/2024

The water has been turned back on and we have a new banner! Welcome spring!!!

03/17/2024

Come get your free microchip!!

Don't forget we have another microchipping opportunity coming up! We hope to see you there!
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03/17/2024

Volunteer! Lots of opportunities out there

🌟Opportunities abound with STAHR! We'd love to welcome you to our community of pawsitively amazing animal advocates!

Whether it's through:
🐾 Volunteering for either Microchipping, Transport, or Foster positions
🐾 Sponsorship
🐾 A one-time or monthly donation
🐾 Liking & Sharing our posts
🐾 Supporting our events, or
🐾 Tagging us on social media where you think we could help!

We are committed to helping Reunite Pets with Their People and are always looking for compassionate, animal loving people to get involved in animal welfare and reunification efforts! 🌟

You can visit: www.stahr-usa.org, comment below, send us an email at [email protected], or catch us at one of our events for more information!

03/14/2024

And this is why microchipping is so important! Speedy Tail Acres in conjunction with STAHR is holding a FREE microchipping clinic April 6th, from 10:30 to noon!! Get to Scraps and claim your dog! They are missing you!

03/14/2024

Adoption fees waived!

03/10/2024

At Scraps!!

03/09/2024

FREE... pass the word

03/08/2024

Free Microchip!!!

NEW program announcement! Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service is providing microchips to Spokane County animals! If you live in Spokane County and have a dog or cat that is not microchipped this program is for you! Read below to find out how you can get your animal microchipped.

LOST microchipped dogs are twice as likely to be returned to their owners and cats are twenty times as likely to be returned! Help lost animals make their way home! 🤩🤩

⬇️FREE microchips will be offered at these three locations⬇️

💜PetSavers: schedule online @ www.petsaversspokane.org

💜NEWSNA Vaccination Clinics: Walk-in clinic every 2nd Monday @ Northeast Community Center 4001 N Cooke St. Spokane, WA Or contact via call/text at
(253) 242-3031 https://sites.google.com/view/newsnalliance

💜Veterinary Clinic at DHH: email them at [email protected] or call (509) 638-7038

More locations to be announced! If you are a veterinary clinic or vaccine clinic and would like to partner with us, please email [email protected]

02/28/2024

Pet Savers ! Spay and Neuter!!

02/18/2024

Please consider helping

02/17/2024

Update: Bow and Jessica are together again! Thank you to our wonderful volunteer for hosting Bow until the family reunion could happen.

Care request filled!
Bow is safely in our care while his owner gets a safe place for them. 💕
Update! We were wrong! Bow is a boy! My apologies I was in a hurry.

Help us help Jessica!
Bow needs care while his family gets a place. He’s friendly with other animals including chickens! He has his vaccines and he is neutered. He gets along with other dogs, is housebroken and loves his kids.

02/09/2024

Needing homes!

01/14/2024

Truth!

01/14/2024

Sad, but true. Please, adopt, foster, donate or volunteer!!

Peyton passed away in our shelter last night.

He came to us just yesterday, a weary soul found in a barn. Fourteen years old, underweight, half an ear missing, and struggling to breathe. His microchip, dating back to 2009, was a silent witness to a life that once was – a life that had somewhere turned bleak and lonely.

In his final hours, Peyton experienced moments of love and care that had been missing for so long. We cleaned his crusted nose, combed out his matts, and he purred, basking in the affection he so deserved. He clung to our warmth, his body going limp with trust and perhaps, relief.

This morning, we found him gone, his struggle quietly ended in the comfort of a soft blanket and a full belly. His departure is a profound reminder of the countless animals who face similar fates, animals whose stories go untold, whose lives end without a whisper.

Peyton's story is a glimpse into the harsh realities faced by many animals. It's a testament to the resilience and enduring hope they possess, even in the face of neglect and abandonment. It underscores the vital role shelters play – not just as a place of refuge, but as a final sanctuary where love and care are given, even if just for a moment.

As we mourn Peyton, let's remember the countless others like him. Each day, shelters across the country are filled with animals waiting for a second chance, for a family, for a home. They wait for someone to notice them, to care, to extend a hand of kindness.

Peyton's story is not just about loss; it's about awareness, compassion, and the bitter-sweet role shelters play in the lives of animals. In sharing his story, we hope to shed light on the unseen struggles and to inspire a community of care and support for these innocent lives.

Rest in peace, Peyton. In your final hours, you were surrounded by love, and your story will not be forgotten.

01/05/2024

This! Absolutely. Hit. Home.

This is a beautiful letter from Fiona Apple explaining to her fans why she must postpone a concert date. I am impressed at the way she was instantly able to make the decision to choose love over her career. Indeed, the world needs more of this. Enjoy the story...
It's 6pm on Friday, and I'm writing to a few thousand friends I have not met yet. I'm writing to ask them to change our plans and meet a little while later.
Here's the thing.
I have a dog, Janet, and she's been ill for about 2 years now, as a tumor has been idling in her chest, growing ever so slowly. She's almost 14 years old now. I got her when she was 4 months old. I was 21 then — an adult, officially — and she was my kid.
She is a pitbull, and was found in Echo Park, with a rope around her neck, and bites all over her ears and face.
She was the one the dogfighters used to puff up the confidence of the contenders.
She's almost 14 and I've never seen her start a fight, bite, or even growl, so I can understand why they chose her for that awful role. She's a pacifist.
Janet has been the most consistent relationship of my adult life, and that is just a fact. We've lived in numerous houses and joined a few makeshift families, but it's always really been just the two of us.
She slept in bed with me, her head on the pillow, and she accepted my hysterical, tearful face into her chest, with her paws around me, every time I was heartbroken, or spirit-broken, or just lost, and as years went by, she let me take the role of her child, as I fell asleep, with her chin resting above my head.
She was under the piano when I wrote songs, barked any time I tried to record anything, and she was in the studio with me, all the time we recorded the last album.
The last time I came back from tour, she was spry as ever, and she's used to me being gone for a few weeks, every 6 or 7 years.
She has Addison's Disease, which makes it more dangerous for her to travel since she needs regular injections of Cortisol because she reacts to stress and excitement without the physiological tools that keep most of us from literally panicking to death.
Despite all this, she's effortlessly joyful & playful and only stopped acting like a puppy about 3 years ago. She is my best friend, my mother, my daughter, my benefactor, and she's the one who taught me what love is.
I can't come to South America. Not now. When I got back from the last leg of the US tour, there was a big, big difference.
She doesn't even want to go for walks anymore.
I know that she's not sad about aging or dying. Animals have a survival instinct, but a sense of mortality and vanity, they do not. That's why they are so much more present than people.
But I know she is coming close to the time when she will stop being a dog, and start instead to be part of everything. She'll be in the wind, and in the soil, and the snow, and in me, wherever I go.
I just can't leave her now, please understand. If I go away again, I'm afraid she'll die and I won't have the honor of singing her to sleep, of escorting her out.
Sometimes it takes me 20 minutes just to decide what socks to wear to bed.
But this decision is instant.
These are the choices we make, which define us. I will not be the woman who puts her career ahead of love & friendship.
I am the woman who stays home, baking Tilapia for my dearest, oldest friend. And helps her be comfortable & comforted & safe & important.
Many of us these days, dread the death of a loved one. It is the ugly truth of Life that keeps us feeling terrified & alone. I wish we could also appreciate the time that lies right beside the end of time. I know that I will feel the most overwhelming knowledge of her, of her life, and of my love for her, in the last moments.
I need to do my damnedest, to be there for that.
Because it will be the most beautiful, the most intense, the most enriching experience of life I've ever known.
When she dies.
So I am staying home, and I am listening to her snore and wheeze, and I am reveling in the swampiest, most awful breath that ever emanated from an angel. And I'm asking for your blessing.
I'll be seeing you.
Love,
Fiona
Also read this :https://deephearting.com/superman-star-henry-cavill-says-his-pet-dog-saved-him-from-his-mental-health-issues/

01/05/2024

Come join us!!

🐾UPCOMING EVENT ALERT! 🐾

When: Saturday, January 13th from 10-11:30am
Where: The Guardian Spokane
WHAT: STAHR'S 1ST PUPPIES & POSES EVENT!

🤩Join us for a PAWSOME event at The Guardian Spokane! Get ready to unleash your inner yogi and cuddle with adorable puppies. It's the perfect opportunity to find your zen while surrounded by fluffy cuteness. This in-person event promises an unforgettable experience filled with laughter, relaxation, and lots of wagging tails. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or a beginner, our expert instructor, Kelle Jo, will guide you through a fun and energizing yoga session. So grab your mat, put on your comfiest clothes, and prepare for a tail-wagging good time at Puppies & Poses! 🐶

To reserve your spot, please visit: https://stahrpuppiesandposes.eventbrite.com/

Thank you to our gracious hosts at The Guardian Spokane, and instructor Kelle Jo! 🧘🏻‍♀️

Another HUGE thank you to our friends at for your partnership!

01/05/2024

We are excited to announce that Walking Wellington will be bringing their client's dogs to our beautiful dog park!! https://www.facebook.com/walkingwellington?mibextid=ZbWKwL
Being able to take your dog off leash and let them run in a secure area is such a joy. My heart is happy when watching all the dogs play and now I get to watch them once a week!!! These people really care about their clients dogs and it shows in the care that they give them. If you need a pet sitter or a dog walker, these are your peeps!! Pics coming soon!!

Pet Sitter and Dog Walker Extraordinaire! Proud member of Pet Sitters International.

12/20/2023

We are offering a discount on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Half off the first dog! Use code (Don't forget to use the #)

12/19/2023

I'm so pleased to announce that Speedy Tail Acres is collaborating with STAHR in 2024 to host some free/low cost microchip clinics! More info to follow but this is a great opportunity for pets to get microchipped! We are so excited!