Sentences with phrase «shelter dog play groups»

Our dog enrichment program was initiated with shelter dog play groups, and different enrichment activities that happen daily in the kennels.

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Under his direction Macomb was the first in the state to institute higher professional standards for Animal Control Officers; a shelter, neuter, release program for community cats and dog play groups.

's shelter, playing with the little dogs in play group and getting love from the staff at every pass to encourage him to trust.

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The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, special fundraising events, and FOTAS Fix - a-Pet; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 is directly related to their efforts; and

He was moved to the adoption floor the same week that FOTAS and the Shelter implemented canine play groups in the yard as a way to socialize the dogs, allow them to blow off some steam and relieve the stress of confinement.

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By determining dog sociability while dogs are in their care, shelters and rescues can create opportunities for pairing dogs in shared housing or play groups — practices that can decrease the animals» stress if done well.

Along with dog play groups and foster opportunities for adult dogs, kennel enrichment is quickly becoming a key component of saving more shelter dogs.

The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, and special fundraising events; who work with FOTAS Fix - a-Pet and curbing the population of community cats; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who greet the public and man the front desk, walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 (84 % so far this year) is directly related to their efforts; and

Thanks to the thoughtful and creative management of Bobby Arthurs and the oversight of Paige Bayne, the Shelter is once again open for adoptions on Saturday; volunteers are permitted to walk the dogs on Sundays; new programs, like the play groups for dogs, have been implemented to promote the quality of life, and thus the adoptability, of the dogs.

In the newest program at the Shelter, FOTAS volunteers create and manage play groups in the yard consisting of multiple dogs on the adoption floor, giving them a much needed opportunity to socialize with their own kind and blow off some steam.

Georgia was so friendly towards both people and other dogs that she was even able to take part in play groups at the county shelter.

Supports rescue groups; knows his actions inevitably play some part in pet overpopulation and euthanasia (one of every four dogs in shelters is purebred).

Providing services to both the adoptable and custody dogs, B&T conducts play groups to ensure our shelter dogs receive social contact with other residents, manages the Fetch Program for long - term custody dogs, and assists in adoption counseling and support for our public visitors during matchmaking to ensure both the adopter and animal are successfully set up for their budding relationship.

7:00 a.m. Race Registration 8:00 a.m. 10K Race Start on Plymouth Avenue, Fire Safety booth opens 8:15 a.m. 5K Race Start on Brown Street and Travis Fitch performs 8:30 a.m. Dog Walk Registration opens, Face Painting, Bounce House, and Attendee Dog Agility Course open 9:00 a.m. Shelter opens, Vaccination and Microchip Clinic opens 9:45 a.m. 10K and 5K Race Awards ceremony 10:30 a.m. Dog walk registration ends 10:35 a.m. Attendee Dog Agility course closes 11:00 a.m. Dog Walk begins in park 12:00 p.m. Fire Safety booth closes 12:30 a.m. Pet contests at stage, Canine Playgroup Demo begins, Face Painting and Bounce House close 1:00 p.m. Pet Contest Winners announced 12:15 p.m. Entertainment - to be announced 1:15 p.m. RAS alumni group photo at stage with FREE bandana 1:30 p.m. Raffle drawing at stage; Kids Zone, Clinic, and Play Yard demo end 2:00 p.m. Event ends

This is a wonderful program that offers free on - site, hands on, instructional training to shelters around the country so they can develop dog play groups.

Play Yard Renovation Grants will be given to shelters that have completed or are scheduled to complete play - group training seminars conducted by Dogs Playing for LPlay Yard Renovation Grants will be given to shelters that have completed or are scheduled to complete play - group training seminars conducted by Dogs Playing for Lplay - group training seminars conducted by Dogs Playing for Life.

The students held numerous play groups with the shelter dogs.

The PASF Training Center provides behavioral support to shelter dogs by providing basic obedience training, social time and play groups for dogs, and post adoption assistance to families.

She is quite affectionate and moderately active — she loves to run and play with some of the other shelter dogs at play group.

Our robust enrichment regimen for dogs in the shelter includes daily walks, play group sessions, frozen Kong toys stuffed with treats, a different scent sprayed in the kennels every day of the week (coconut Thursday is the best!)

She travels around the country teaching shelters how to do play groups with their dogs.

From play groups to quiet time, join Dr. Sheila D'Arpino of the Center for Shelter Dogs for 90 minutes full of helpful tools and techniques.

There you can see shelter dogs (a lot of the pits) playing in big dog groups.