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October 10, 2011 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Happy Tails
I have no idea why I waited so long . . I really missed having a cat & the mice were driving me nuts. A quick sweep through the cat quarters and a cat picked me. I say that because if you know cats as I do, people don’t have cats; cats have people. Twiggy twined between my legs and hopped into my lap each time I knelt at a cage door, purring and kneading. My eyes scanned the cages and hammocks trying to sort through the options, personalities and needs. Then Natasha jumped down off the sill onto my back, walked to my shoulder and rubbed my face with her whiskers. So the decision was over. I filled out the papers, loaded my two friends into the car and headed home to the country.
Since it was my son’s birthday and he had 4 friends sleeping over, I tucked the cats into the old dog house to protect them from the madness that 5 fourteen year-old boys were sure to inflict on the evening. But not for long. Natasha forced her way past the closure and soon both cats were in the thick of the events; Twiggy watching somberly from the window sill and Natasha, paws curled under her chest, lay right in the middle of the flying pillows and wads of wrapping paper, fascinated and content to observe the ‘wildlife’.
The cats now sleep with whomever they choose, obey the sanctity of the kitchen and romp the night away after lazy days of sunning on the back of a couch or window seats. Both are well trained at using their box and containing the claws to only toys and an occasional bug.
Don’t wait like I did to adopt. Cats are one of life’s simple pleasures and ask very little in return. Stop by the shelter and let a cat find you.
September 23, 2011 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Needs
If you have an enclosed space that can be separate from your pets, we need temporary foster homes for bottle baby kittens and nursing moms and babies. It’s hard work to follow all the medical protocol, feed them frequently and keep them clean and dry but SO rewarding to save little, furry, mewling lives! Please email staffordshelter@imt.net or phone Angie Sue at 222-2111 if you are interested. We also need foster homes for some special needs dogs who do poorly in the Shelter environment. They don’t have to be separated from your dogs, but some don’t do well with cats. THANKS for considering SAVING LIVES!
September 15, 2011 / by Stafford / Make A Comment / Filed under Q & A
Fall is often fire season – inside and out. We should all have an evacuation plan that includes our pets in case of nearby fires as well as preventing fires indoors as we begin to heat our homes for the first time in the season.
August 22, 2011 / by Stafford / 1 Comment / Filed under News
Jodi was adopted August 28th!
Stafford Animal Shelter is grateful to Kim Goodwine and the many friends of Chester Marion and Tena Versland and Chester’s family for their generous donations to sponsor his dogs and cats we took in after his untimely passing. All the dogs have been adopted, but several of his cats are STILL waiting for homes. Jodi was the last of his dogs at the Shelter and her new owner Ross said of her first day in his home, “She is doing awesome! Already playing fetch and rolling over for tummy scratches! Best dog ever!” Stafford is so appreciative of adopters as well as donors. Memorials may also be made in Chester Marion’s name. Thank you for caring. Read an article about Marion in the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.
August 22, 2011 / by Stafford / 1 Comment / Filed under News
Yes, the Shelter is now the beneficiary of a wonderful lemonade stand. Thanks to Carrie Jazwiecki of
Head, Heart and Hand who donated her “World’s Best Lemonade” stand, supplies and secret recipe to
Stafford Animal Shelter, Isabel, Simone, Seabring and Colin Davis for volunteering to do fresh lemon-flavored outreach for Stafford Animal Shelter and
2nd Street Bistro for donating lemons. Look for the stand at the Livingston Farmer’s Market on Wednesdays in August to see the adoptable pets of the week, upcoming events and to get your lemonade fix. Thanks everyone who has made this tasty venture so successful. Read the story in the
Livingston Enterprise!
