THE CABARRUS ANIMAL RESCUE NEWSLETTER

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1 October 2015 Issue 50 HS CABARRUS ANIMAL RESCUE THE CABARRUS ANIMAL RESCUE NEWSLETTER Inside this issue: Meet our canines 2 Meet our Felines 3 Adoption Updates 4 Events 5 Thankjou 6 Silent Paws 7 Tip of the Month 8 Stories 9 Volunteers are always needed for the kennels Camp Happy Hound Meet and Greet held September 26, Although it rained it was still a great event and lots of people braved the weather and came out. We had a total of 6 adoptions for the day. HS Cabamis Animal Rescue Concord, NC

2 Page 2 Issue 50 Meet our canines MISS DAISY - Lab / Shepherd mix Female, born 07/17/15. Friendly but a little shy at first HONCHO - Chihuahua Male, about 8 years old Has a grade 3-4 Heart Murmur. Also has an old injury to a back leg. CHESTER - Terrier mix Male, about 4 years old Friendly Was HW positive but has been treated. Did you recently adopt a dog? Petco offers group classes and private lessons. Talk to a store partner or dog trainer to see what class is the right fit for you. REESES - Chihuahua mix Female, about 3 yrs old. Spayed. Friendly, likes to cuddle with you. MUTT-MUTT - West Highland Terrier Female, about 4-5 years old Friendly, does well with other dogs. Does not like cats. LITTLE JOE - Black Lab mix Male, born 07/17/15 Friendly and playful. Check our web-site for more animals

3 Meet our felines Issue 50 Page 3 We are in need foster homes for cats and kittens. If interested, please us at cabarrusanimalrescue@all2easy.net. Check web-site for more kittens. CATS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION AT PETCO ON BRUTON SMITH BLVD IN CONCORD. APPLICATION FORMS ARE ON TABLE NEXT TO CAT CONDO AND PETCO WILL FAX YOUR APPLICATION TO US. nn^^slrill CHA-CHA - DSH ph o Male, Orange and white k Born about first of April Neutered 1^1^^^^^^ 2015 ^ ^ ^ ^ \ O - DSH Male, neutered ^^^^5^ Born about first of» April 2015 i T HOPE - DSH W- ^^^1 Female, born first part of f June Verylo\dng i CINDER - DSH black Male, about 1 1/2 years old. Neutered ^^^H J PANDYBEAR-DLH W Ml \^ H Female, about 6 months old. f ml ikjt^ Friendly and sweet. j^^^5h-^ Gorgeous little girl. LOUIE - DSH,y #b» ^wm White, black and grey H^^B Male, neutered V ^ Born 04/11/15. ^ ^ JDELILA - DSH buff ^ ^ ' ^ P H Female, born 07/05/15 Friendly. '^^^^^/j^^^ Beautiful little girl. BHHHH Light Weight Cat Litter and canned cat food are / _ a always needed. Donations I ^ " y can be brought to our facility at 590 Crestmont Drive, Concord, NC. x^x^/^ /. iv CoTjM^^ CHECK OUR WEB-SITE FOR MORE CATS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE AT OUR CAGE FREE CAT FACILITY

4 Page 4 Issue 50 Quinn, Thank you for finding and picking us to have Quinn as a part of our family. He has become my son's best friend. He won't leave my son's side. He lays his head on Evan's lap when he plays with his toys. Sits directly on Evan or my husbands lap and really watches tv. Watches and tries to help Evan with his homework. ADOPTION UPDATES Thank you!! Kristen Thank you to everyone who has adopted an animals and given them a new and better life. When you adopt you actually save 2 Uves, the Ufe of the animal you adopt which then opens up a space for another animal to be brought in for adoption. If you have adopted an animal from HS CAR we would love an update with a picture on how they are doing in their new home. We love those Roma, now Spohie and Nanuk, now Sammy. These two kittens were found as strays in the woods. They were feral but with a lot of patience and a lot of love they became 2 very loving felines. Brother and sister were adopted together and are doing great.

5 Issue 50 Page 5 Come join us. EVENTS Saturdays look for us at Petco, adoptions will be held at Petco in Concord (Bruton Smith Blvd) from 10:00am to 4:00pm. October 24, Dogs Day Out Festival, Les Myers Park in Concord, NC. 11:00am to 2:00pm. Animals for adoption will be on site. Vendors, contests, food, music and veterinarian village. To visit our animal at our kennels, please call to make an appointment. CURRENTLY ON HOLD UNTIL WE FIND A NEW COORDINATOR If you LOVE animals and would like to be involved in helping to save Uves. Join our Youth Group - Kids ages 8-17 Activities and Events Fund Raisers Adoption Saturdays at Petco Meet once a month Looking for an adult to manage the kids club, if interested contact us at cabarrusanimalrescue@all2easy.net. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED As the HS CAR grows the opportunities for more events also grows. We are in need of more volunteers to help with events, help at the kennels, teaching dogs to walk on a leash or just playing and cuddling with the animals. If you have a passion for animals please consider volunteering, just think how a few hours a week of your time can change an animals life forever. If you would like to volunteer, call Karin at Help at Fundraisers Clean Kennels Walk dogs Socialize dogs & cats Play & Cuddle with animals Help at Petco on Saturdays Clean cat condo at Petco Also we are in need of a parent who would like to be the Youth Group Coordinator.

6 Page 6 Issue 50 Thank you for your support: Margie Riley Michael & Dawn Britt Beth Hinnant Michele Kolaya Cheryl Hartman Horizon Computer Systems Thank you to everyone that came out to the CHH Meet and Greet and supported the rescues. Camp Happy Hound Meet & Greet continued from page 1

7 Issue 50 Page 7 Silent Paws IN LOVING MEMORY Donations in their memory can be made to HS CAR, R O. Box 6076, Concord, NC PET FOOD BANK HS CAR will be collecting unopened and unexpired pet food for our shelter animals and pet food bank. We wiu also be supplying the Cabarrus Meals on Wheels program with pet food for their clients. Pet food donations can be dropped off at the following locations as well as our kennels at 590 Crestmont Drive in Concord, NC. (1) Camp Happy Hound Permanent locations for pet food drop off: 995 Warren C. Coleman Blvd, (Hwy 601), Concord, NC (2) Foster Animal Clinic, 3805 Concord Parkway N, Concord, NC (3) Trinity United Church of Christ, 38 Church St. Concord, NC (4) McDonald General Store, 4575 Hwy 49, Concord, NC (5) Mt. Pleasant Animal Hospital, 8315 W. FrankUn St ( Hwy 73), Mt. Pleasant, NC (6) Whiskers and Paws Vet Wellness CUnic 859 Bradley Street NE, Concord, NC OR contact Tanya Barbee at cabarrusanimalrescuepetfoodbank@yahoo.com

8 Page 8 Issue 50 Tip of the Month Petco Positive Dog Training - Bruton Smith Blvd, Concord, NC Trainers - Wally Wimmer and Jeremiah Pilchman Sundays - Puppy trainer on duty 1pm - 6pm Mondays & Fridays - puppy play time Small breeds - 6pm - 6:30pm Large breeds - 6:30pm - 7pm New class - 5pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays - Customer adviser on duty 12pm - 8pm Fridays - Dog trainer on duty 5pm - 8pm Saturdays - Customer adviser on duty 12pm - 8pm Hounds and Halloween. As the leaves start change in the days start to cool off our thoughts begin to turn to a night of goblins and ghouls. Halloween is a fun holiday enjoyed by kids of all ages from 4 to 84. It can also be fun for our furry best friends. When it comes to our dogs we need to take a few points of caution. The first point is that seeing is believing. A ghost is a ghost, a demon is a demon. This means when the kids dress up dogs can literally believe the make-believe. They can have adverse reactions and even become aggressive especially when cornered. So when you take your dogs to Halloween events watch her stress signs and don't put them in situations where lashing out becomes their only option. Yawning, shivering and withdraw (backing away) are classic stress signs to watch out for. If you see these or anything else that makes you believe your dog is uncomfortable keep them out of confined areas look for open spaces for them to have interactions. If they feel cornered they may feel no other alternative except to lash out.

9 Tip of the month continued Issue 50 Page 9 The second point candy! Chocolate is an obvious concern but even candies that don't contain chocolate can be hazardous. Large amounts of refined sugar from things like jellybeans, candy corn or taffy can severely upset at dogs digestive system. But don't forget that raisins are just as bad as chocolate. Take extra care when you have lots of candy out to ensure your dog cannot get to it. Also watch when the kids get home and put those big bags of goodies on the floor. Try to designate an area the house that extremely limits the access of the dog to store these goodies. The last point is unfortunately a tragic one. October specifically Halloween has always been known as kill a pit month. While it is horrific to think anyone would do such a thing for fun is an unfortunate fact of life. To safeguard your dogs routinely patrol your yard to look for bits of meat or toys that you have not left out. Do this before the dogs get outside because they will find it a lot faster than you. It's a common practice to throw bits of poison meat into yards that have dogs. Make sure your dog doesn't go outside especially at night without supervision. On Halloween itself take them out early then bring them in and put them up. Now that we've covered the bad it's only fair to give some good. Look to your local community calendars and pet stores for fun events to take your dog to. A lot of places have festivals that are designed specifically for your dog on Halloween. If you can't find one put one together with your friends and plan an event in your neighborhood where your dogs can go trick-or-treating themselves. To plan something like this do it earlier in the day and ask any neighborhood that does not want to participate to simply put a stuffed brown paper bag at the end of their driveway. For everybody else instruct them to get dog biscuits, jerky treats (for dogs) or safe vegetables like carrots or green beans to give out as treats. Let the dogs wear costumes and hold your own neighborhood costume contest. Let's try this year to start new traditions that are safe and fun for all. Wally Wimmer

10 HS CABARRUS ANIMAL RESCUE Mailing Address: P. O. Box 6076 Concord, NC Location: 590 Crestmont Drive Concord, NC Phone # Fax# Mission Statement The mission of HS CAR is to rescue homeless and surrendered pets and find new homes for them. Promote spaying/neutering of all pets. Educate the public and promote good pet ownership. Monthly Meetings: Monthly meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month at the Senior Citizens Center, 331 Corban Ave, Concord, NC starting at 6:30pm. This meeting is open to the public, please join us. We're on the Web: Don't forget to "LIKE" us on facebook Cabarrus Spay/Neuter Clinic 413 Church Street Concord, NC If you have any stories or pictures you would like to share mail to Carol Miller HS Cabarrus Animal Rescue P.O. Box 6076, Concord, NC or it to: cabarrusanimalrescue@all2easy.net The HS Cabarrus Animal Rescue relies solely on memberships, contributions and adoption fees to care for our animals. Whatever you can give is greatly appreciated. Please select appropriate Membership category: Single-$20 Couples-$30 Household $30 (12 years of age and up: (voting privilege begins at age 18) Corporate - $50 Please consider a donation above your membership amount. Thank you! Amount $ In honor of In memory of Include your address if you would like to be on our list. Donation can be mailed to: HS Cabarrus Animal Rescue, P. O. Box 6076, Concord, NC Or made with PAY PAL on our Web-site, go to Donations & click on the Donate button