Watchdog Pet Services & Property Management

11/11/2024

11/11/2024

11/08/2024

***** NEW FOR ADOPTION *****
***** SPECIAL NEEDS *****

Asking for a special person to give Zoey her forever home. Zoey’s former parents purchased her from a flea market, and then when it was discovered she had diabetes, began giving her their medications. She was very sick when she arrived, and it has taken many months to get her well and stable. Currently she’s doing great on her medication dosage and schedule! All she requires now is a super caring and nurturing person to give her a loving, wonderful home. Please read on for more details before applying:

Age: 10 years old

Weight: 22 pounds

Health: She has Cushing’s disease and diabetes. Treatment for diabetes is an insulin injection in the morning and evening. Treatment for Cushing’s is medication in the morning and evening. She is losing some vision as well

Demeanor: Sweet; quiet/mellow; playful (at times); couch potato; social; loner; submissive

Likes: People (including children); dogs; playing tug-o-war and fetch (sometimes); giving kisses; going for walks and car rides; belly rubs; chew toys (sometimes)

Dislikes: Being picked up

Manners: Housebroken; likely crate trained but not tested; leash trained. Knows verbal commands: “sit” and “no”

Fenced Yard: Preferred. She also knows how to use a doggy door if you have one

Tidbits: Zoey is the most laidback Boston her foster mom has ever met. She is up for anything and does it quietly. She loves to go for car rides, enjoys new experiences, going for walks, and playing with other playful dogs. She is also content to chill out all day. She likes to be in a room with you but is not one for cuddling or getting on you. She takes a while to warm up. It took quite some time for her to comfortably follow her foster mom around the house. She’s behaved on a leash and also does fine without it (although she will roam and sniff around as she desires). She is extremely food motivated and enjoys puzzle toys with treats. Despite her illnesses, she is super easy to care for.

Zoey’s diabetes is under control though it took a while to get there. She is now stable and responding well to treatment. She takes her medications easily. She doesn’t need bathroom breaks all night, but during the day she always has access to a doggie door, which she uses for her multiple p*e breaks. She may also end up lounging in the sun on one of those outings!

She will require monitoring to make sure her Cushing’s and insulin medications are balanced. Additionally, her eyesight is starting to dwindle. So far, the plan is to just watch it, but this may require treatment in the future.

Zoey would fit into most households as she gets along with dogs and children. She’d probably enjoy a household with another playful older dog. The most important thing, however, is finding her a place where she can live out her last years in comfort and love.

If interested in Zoey, apply here: https://btrnc.org/adoption/

11/07/2024

10/29/2024

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control (CMACC) is at critical capacity, echoing the national crisis in municipal shelters. We’re urging the Charlotte community to take immediate action through adoption, fostering, staycations, and responsible pet ownership.

How You Can Help:

Adopt a Shelter Pet: Give a pet a loving home and help reduce shelter crowding. Many dogs, cats, and small animals are eagerly waiting for their forever families.

Foster a Pet: Not ready for full-time commitment? Fostering provides a temporary home where animals can relax and thrive. It’s a rewarding way to make pets more adoptable by reducing kennel stress.

Staycation Program: Take a shelter pet on a short-term staycation. This gives pets a break from the shelter and lets them show off their personalities in a home environment.

Microchipping & Updating Contact Information: Microchip your pets and keep contact info updated to ensure quicker reunification if they’re ever lost. Microchipping increases the chances of finding lost pets faster, preventing overcrowding in shelters.

Why Shelters Are Facing Overcrowding:
Shelters like CMACC face overcrowding due to:
Seasonal Stray and Surrender Surges: Certain times of the year bring high influxes of stray animals and pet surrenders.
Low Spay/Neuter Rates: Lower rates lead to more animals, especially stray or abandoned litters, entering shelters.

Join Us in Reducing Overcrowding:
Your support through adoption, fostering, or a staycation can help avoid difficult decisions due to space limitations. Visit animals.cmpd.org to learn more about how you can make a difference.

10/25/2024

As October and Breast Cancer Awareness month comes to an end, the dogs wanted to give everyone a little message! This is still important all year round! 💕

(This is a throw back from last year, Asher has since learned what hairdo looks best for his face shape)

10/24/2024

From the Happy Pupper app:

Keeping a dog mentally stimulated is important.

If we don’t pay enough attention to our dogs’ minds, they often become bored or start misbehaving, and their mental health can quickly deteriorate.

To avoid these problems, here are 5 quick tips to challenge your dog’s brainpower and turn him into a genius!

1) Go off the Beaten Path

Yes, literally, walk your dog on new routes every once in a while. If you take your dog on walks using the same path each and every day, he’s missing opportunities to come across anything new.

But don’t limit this philosophy to walks; expand it to all areas of your dog’s life. Teach your dog a new skill, let him sniff new places, or try taking part in a doggy sport.

Keep your dog’s environment full of new and exciting things, and offer him plenty of opportunities to use his brain.

2) Hide Your Dog’s Toys

Dogs can be quite determined when it comes to getting the things they want, so why not use this to put their brains to work? If your dog wants a toy, try placing it under a laundry basket or hiding it under a blanket (making sure he sees you put it there).

Then, sit back and watch him use his problem-solving skills to try and get it. When he solves the puzzle, praise him just as he reaches for the toy.

If your dog struggles or gets frustrated, make the exercise easier at first, and then gradually make it harder and harder over time.

3) Increase Your Dog’s Vocabulary

Dogs are always ready to learn new words, so why not take the time to expand your dog’s vocabulary? For example, you could start saying “let’s go potty” just before opening the door to let your dog out.

After doing this often enough, your dog should come running over to be let out whenever you say “let’s go potty.” Dogs are pretty fast to learn to associate a particular action with a word, and are quick to anticipate what will happen next, so you will usually see results very quickly.

4) Never Stop Training

Don’t stop training your dog when he reaches his golden years. “If you don’t use it, you lose it” especially applies to senior dogs. Yes, old dogs can learn new tricks, the only thing is, they may take just a little bit longer to learn them, but be patient and you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

So don’t let that brain go to rust, a dog’s brain never loses its ability to learn new things so long as you give it the chance.

5) Brain Training for Dogs

The brain is like a muscle – if you don’t challenge it, it won’t grow!

That’s why the best way to make your dog smarter is by teaching him special “brain games” and “brain exercises.”

Brain games are fun little games you can play with your dog to teach him new skills and increase his intelligence.

10/24/2024

If you know….you know!!! 🤣🤣🤣