Nanas Doggie Delights

20/07/2024

23/05/2024

18/05/2024

***UPDATE*** I went home.

I was found near Camp K9 in Post Falls. If you are my owner please call 208-773-3517.

02/01/2024

31/12/2023

24/12/2023

Veggie Train 🚂 🫑🥕 Socute!

24/12/2023

!!HELP I'M LOST!!
I was found on Uplander Rd near Blue Sky Rd in Bonners Ferry. If you have any information, please call my friends at BTAA at 208-265-7297 ext. 100

22/12/2023

!!HELP I'M LOST!!
I was found at the Conoco on Hwy 95 and Schweitzer Basin Rd in Ponderay. If you have any information, please call my friends at BTAA at 208-265-7297 ext. 100

22/12/2023

20/12/2023

My mom said I'm beautiful. But so far nobody has shared my picture 🥹

20/12/2023

Our dog kennels are FULL! Help us empty some kennels and adopt today!

Some numbers for ya!

26 -> Dogs that are available for adoption and can go home TODAY!

11 -> Dogs available for adoption but still need to be fixed before going home.

16 -> Dogs on hold that are hoping their families find them.

7 -> Dogs under vet care.

10 -> Dogs working with our enrichment team.

3 -> Dogs on the schedule to be impounded today!!!

You could also come for a visit and give the dogs some treats. They would love it! :)

19/12/2023

15/12/2023

If you know this St. Bernard found in the area of Super 1 in Rathdrum, please reach out to Companions Animal Center (a no kill shelter), at 208-772-4019.
Also, putting a collar with tags on your dog (as well as microchipping) can help reunite pets with their families faster!

14/12/2023

13/12/2023

RESEARCH REQUIRED!

Choosing a dog just because of the way they look.

We wouldn’t choose a partner or make a commitment to sharing our lives with someone based purely on the way they look – (I suppose there could be exceptions in some cases!)

We would first really get to know them, what kind of personality they have and who they really are before making that sort of commitment.

Yet people continue to choose dogs just because of the way they look.

Maybe they saw a dog like that in a movie that they enjoyed or maybe they just really like the way they look, without having any understanding or thought to learn about what that particular breed was selectively bred to do and what behaviour might be expected.

The way a dog behaves is not always specific to the breed. Dogs are individuals, with their own unique personality and their behaviour is shaped not only by genetics, but by specific life and learning experiences and environment, but problems can happen when the traits of that breed and their specific needs are not taken into account.

Some breeds may just simply not be compatible with a particular person or family’s needs, lifestyle, environment or expectations.

Is it fair or ethical to need to suppress, train out or even punish breed specific tendencies, calling them behaviour problems, when we hold a dog in a captive environment that is unsuitable for them.

First research the breed and learn all you can about potential traits and what to expect before making that choice.