Island Safe Harbor Animal Sanctuary, Inc.

02/16/2025

Congratulations Geri Theis. Thank you for being an amazing supporter!

02/16/2025

❄️🐾Snowy Sunday Giveaway❄️🐾
In honor of Blanch, and to celebrate 6 amazing adoptions so far this month, we are giving away this awesome sweatshirt to 1 of our gracious supporters. Just comment below with a word of encouragement to our wonderful staff and you will be entered!
The winner will be able to choose the color/size and it will be shipped directly to their home. NO CATCH.. this gift has been donated by one of our supporters so we can say THANK YOU to the community that keeps our sanctuary going. GOOD LUCK!!
Drawing will be at 5pm tonight!
**We will also be including our staff in this giveaway to say thanks for their tireless dedication to the sanctuary dogs!

02/15/2025

HEY !! Don't forget about Geezer !! HE IS A CUTIE..

GEEZER is a 13 year old Border Terrier... He weighs 23 Lbs.. He arrived almost bald from a skin yeast infection.. Medicated baths and creams have solved that issue and he now has a full coat of fur.. It's still growing... He is up to date on all vaccinations and is neutered. GEEZER is potty broke and gets along with ALL dogs... Small & Large.. He is a sweetheart that has a pouty pink lower lip.. He is a very nosey guy and wanders the yard looking for anything he can sniff..But he loves it outside.. He also loves his big comfy bed.
PLEASE !! CONSIDER ADOPTING GEEZER !! He needs a home sooo bad.. He has a lot of love to give..

02/15/2025

SAD NEWS Little BLANCH has crossed The Rainbow Bridge.:(

We knew it would happen sooner or later when BLANCH'S tumor biopsy came back as an aggressive Cancer... The Vet Hospital did a Chest X-ray and discovered the cancer had spread to her lungs.. Sad Sad news.. She gained weight and seemed to be doing fine.. Then she began to struggle to breathe and her cough was becoming constant.. She declined fast. There was nothing more that could have been done and we did not want her to be uncomfortable or start to suffer.
A hard decision had to be made.. On Thursday BLANCH'S best friend and caretaker Kimberly went to the Vet Hospital on an emergency visit. This was the first time Kimberly experienced Euthanasia, but she insisted on holding BLANCH until her last breath. BLANCH was sedated as Kimberly held her close whispering words of comfort.. We are sure that BLANCH wanted Kimberly to be there for her and she was.. That final breath all the way to her little heart stopping.

Fly Free little BLANCH.. Enjoy your beautiful wings.. You will NEVER be forgotten. We tried baby girl, we tried hard. BLANCH was 13 years old. She weighed 7 Lbs. when she arrived Her HUGE tumor hanging from her abdomen weighed a pound. After Surgery BLANCH weighed 6 Lbs. 2 months later BLANCH weighed 9 lbs.. Like I said - high hopes she was going to last much longer with good food and loving care.. It was not meant to be.

02/14/2025

THIS !! YES THIS !! WAS TRULY AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING VALENTINES DAY !

WHAT is the SWEETEST THING that could happen?? PETEY Our Blind Diabetic Labradoodle GOT HIS FUREVER HOME !! Whaaaaa??? YES HE DID.
This Mama has been following Petey's progress since ISHAS rescued him March 7, 2024... We have struggled daily with glucose testing and regulating his insulin. We were on the phone with Vet assistant Leah, or directly with Dr. Maddie from Westview Vet Hospital almost every morning... He was already blind when he arrived here..But getting to know his insulin needs was a lot of intense monitoring.. you see Petey does not act any different whether his glucose is high or low.. We have a saying here... Petey is just being Uh, Petey. His new Mama knew all about our struggle and she knew PETEY needed a home. Someone to be with him all the time.. She finally made the decision to drive all the way from Pennsylvania and meet him. She came on Thursday and watched the entire routine of glucose testing to actual insulin injections. SHE DID AWESOME without fear or hesitation.. PETEY will now go home AND will also be going to IDAHO for 4 months out of the year.. HIS New Vet at OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY will now take over along with OUR Vet Dr. Maddie and a Vet in Pennsylvania and Idaho.. WOW - doesn't get better than that... Mama stayed overnight here in Port Clinton and early this morning came to check PETEY'S glucose and give him his insulin.. After packing up ALL of PETEY'S belongings.. A Bed, a huge blanket, a car seat cover, a car belt, sweaters, his harness & collar, tags, HIS toy (a beat up reindeer) HIS Humpy Dog Toy (huge) appropriately named.. YUP. AND of course a Glucose tester, testing strips, lancets, and HIS insulin (in a cooler).. Whew! Hardly room left for PETEY .. LOL!! Nah he jumped right up in the back seat safely secured, and sat down like an emperor all proud and handsome.. Mama is thrilled to pieces and she was a joy to meet & get to know.. WOW!! A SUGAR BABY gets a home on Valentines day... and all we can say is....
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !!
Truly a miracle !!
Updates & home pictures coming! stay tuned!!

02/14/2025

Congratulations Meridyth Gilhuly ! You are the lucky winner of our PAWfect Valentines Basket 😉💕❤️🐾💕❤️🐾
Call Nancy or Shannon at the sanctuary to schedule a time to pick up your goodies 419-960-7487. THANK YOU to everyone who participated in this raffle. You helped us raise $400 to care for our dogs. YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE! If you didn't win, no worries... we have BIG Raffle news coming soon 😉

02/14/2025

ONLY 8 participants with 30 tickets sold. LAST CHANCE! Get your entry to win this basket valued at $250. Drawing is at noon TODAY!

PAWlease be our valentine!! Enter to win this beautiful basket so we can save more dogs!

02/13/2025

AND A COUPLE MORE SANCTUARY BABIES FOR VALENTINES DAY

#1. CHARLEY
#2. CUTIE PIE
#3. ZOEY

02/13/2025

MORE VALENTINES DAY SWEETHARTS FROM ISHAS !!

#1. POTATO
#2. EBENEZER
#3. DECKER
#4. PEPPIE
#5. EMMY LOU
#6. DOROTHY
#7. MILES

02/13/2025

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FROM SOME OF THE SANCTUARY DOGGIES TO YOUUUUU!!!
#1. LULU.. Sweet as Pie
#2. PETEY .. Smooch
#3. MADDIE... Can't get any sweeter
#4. TATER...A BIG hunk of love.
#5. GEEZER...A sweet GUY.
**** More Valentines Pictures coming.. Stay tuned***

02/13/2025

Outside may be icy, but we know your hearts aren't! LAST DAY to get get your entry into our Valentines Raffle. 100% of your donation goes to the care of our sanctuary dogs!
👉1 Entry = $25
👉5 Entries = $75
👉10 Entries = $100 (Most Bark for your Buck!)

WHAT YOU GET
🐶Versace Bright Crystal by Versace for Women 3.0 oz ($88 Value)
🐶Gift Card - Darden Restaurants ($50 Value)
🐶2 Tumblers - Rescue/Save/Love ($50 Value)
🐶Valentines Resin dog statue ($22 Value)
🐶Valentines Candy ($15 Value)
🐶Adopt Rescue Decals 4 Pack ($10 Value)
🐶Sticker - Rescue is my favorite breed ($5 Value)
🐶Cute Reusable Fabric Basket ($10 Value)

WINNER SELECTED ON VALENTINES DAY.
Basket must be picked up from ISHAS by the winner.
PLEASE SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!

PAWlease be our valentine!! Enter to win this beautiful basket so we can save more dogs!

02/12/2025

ZOEY HAS A MESSAGE FOR ALL !

SEE WHAT SHE HAS TO SAY !! SPEAKERS ON PLEASE !

02/12/2025

WHAT AN AMAZING DAY !! ADOPTION ADOPTION ! ADOPTION!!

I say adoption 3 times ... because this is what happened Tuesday February 11, 2025.... Former adopters of 2 of the Sanctuary's precious ones came to meet MOCHI.. but of course they wanted to meet some other little ones... They met quite a few, BUT... AMBER & KEETA (a bonded pair of sweethearts) melted into their arms..The decision was made... They Loved them and wanted to give them a home Furever.. ... OH WAIT!! "Can we at least meet MOCHI?" So, as AMBER & KEETA romped through the Lobby we added MOCHI to the mix of fun.. MOCHI jumped right into having fun and getting held and loved...We left them all to visit for quite awhile.. OK folks! I know you have made your decision to adopt AMBER & KEETA and the Sanctuary Crew needs to prepare lunches for the doggies.. and we have much paperwork to go over.... UH! "Well, we have made a different decision" OH ? "Yes, we want to adopt AMBER,KEETA AND MOCHI" "We love them all" . Whaaaaaa? Oh my!.. So, as Shannon frantically started gathering 3 dogs Vet Papers and outfitted 3 dogs in their Harnesses, leashes and Tags... They visited longer with all three LUCKY little precious ones... Lunches were made & Fed.. Paperwork gone over with the PROUD new parents of not ONE... but THREE SPECIAL SANCTUARY DOGGIES... And home they went...FUREVER.. They have a few friends to meet at home and have time to settle in.. The Daddy said..."Oh this will liven up our house for sure" AND IT DID.. We got the phone call this morning that overnight went VERY WELL.. AMBER has decided to be the pack leader and KEETA just loves romping around while MOCHI fits right into a home setting with many little friends..
and all we can say is.....
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !!!

02/12/2025

🤩The PAWfect Valentines Raffle! ($250 Value)💓
👉1 Entry = $25
👉5 Entries = $75
👉10 Entries = $100 (Most Bark for your Buck!)
All of this was donated by our amazing supporters. THAT MEANS 100% of your donation will go directly to the care of our dogs.
Enter Here: https://ishas.betterworld.org/giveaways/pawfect-valentines-raffle
Or VENMO

WHAT YOU GET
🐶Versace Bright Crystal by Versace for Women 3.0 oz ($88 Value)
🐶Gift Card - Darden Restaurants ($50 Value)
🐶2 Tumblers - Rescue/Save/Love ($50 Value)
🐶Valentines Resin dog statue ($22 Value)
🐶Valentines Candy ($15 Value)
🐶Adopt Rescue Decals 4 Pack ($10 Value)
🐶Sticker - Rescue is my favorite breed ($5 Value)
🐶Cute Reusable Fabric Basket ($10 Value)

WINNER SELECTED ON VALENTINES DAY.
Basket must be picked up from ISHAS by the winner.
PLEASE SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!

02/11/2025

COME TO MEET "ONE" LITTLE SHY DOGGIE!! GO HOME WITH TWO.... OH YEAH !!

This awesome mama came a few days ago in hopes of adopting ROSE. Her application was perfect.. She was perfect and ROSE?? Well she was a bit shy.. So we had her meet all four of the *Thursday Four*... OH MY! Now what ?? She LOVED them ALL. And they were all sitting in her lap together.. She did not know what to do.. A quick frantic call to her husband.. " I can't decide" " I need help" " They are all so cute" .. Her husband said "Give me until my lunch break and I will come to help"... She waited for him to arrive.. He arrived EARLY and we once again released all four of the little Chi's into the bonding room. ROSE immediately bonded to the Daddy... Stanley won all over with his personality.. The Daddy had to get back to work...BUT, ROSE would not leave his side.. so he sat with her a good long time.. I finally had to say " Uh, Daddy? Time to go back to work now.." And he did, and I am guessing he took off of work early that night to be with ROSE... STANLEY AND ROSE went home with Mama TOGETHER..
We spoke with the couple several times since ROSE & STANLEY went home and EVERYTHING is going GREAT! ROSE & STANLEY slept all night in bed WITH Mama & Daddy and LIFE IS GOOD ! ! ! And all we can say is...…..
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL !!!

02/09/2025

ISHAS SUPPA BOWL 🐾🐶

02/06/2025

🤩The PAWfect Valentines Raffle! ($250 Value)💓
Look at all the goodies you get in the PAWsome gift basket valued at $250! Winner will be selected February 14th.
All of this was donated by our amazing supporters. THAT MEANS 100% of your donation will go directly to the care of our dogs. Your support will help us save more dogs in 2025!
🐶Versace Bright Crystal by Versace for Women 3.0 oz ($88 Value)
🐶Gift Card - Darden Restaurants ($50 Value)
🐶2 Tumblers - Rescue/Save/Love ($50 Value)
🐶Valentines Resin dog statue ($22 Value)
🐶Valentines Candy ($15 Value)
🐶Adopt Rescue Decals 4 Pack ($10 Value)
🐶Sticker - Rescue is my favorite breed ($5 Value)
🐶Cute Reusable Fabric Basket ($10 Value)

Enter Here: https://ishas.betterworld.org/giveaways/pawfect-valentines-raffle
👉1 Entry = $25
👉5 Entries = $75
👉10 Entries = $100 (The biggest Bark for your Buck!)

Basket must be picked up from ISHAS by the winner.

PAWlease be our valentine!! Enter to win this beautiful basket so we can save more dogs!