JoJo has spent years training for the dog version of the Olympics – agility competitions. Now, at his three-year-old peak, JoJo has lost his trainer, his coach, and the person he loved. The 20-pound Sheltie’s man never expected to get old before his pup did. But it happened. The man couldn’t give this perfect pup […]
Capri, who’s only four months old, already knows the lessons that usually only much older pups have learned. The intelligent, golden Labrador mix, with one brown and one blue eye, is house broken, leash trained, and socially skilled. Capri is gracious to all three of the groups that can challenge pups, other dogs, cats, and […]
Someone who should have cared about eight-week-old, multi-colored, tortoiseshell Brea miscalculated. Mistakes like this person’s frequently kill kittens. Her person left Brea outside of a school. Maybe this person, the one Brea depended on for survival, calculated that children can’t resist kittens. However, the person failed to remember that kids don’t get to make family-changing […]
Author Wilson Rawls never forgot the Redbone Coonhounds who loved him when he was a child. He wrote about two such dogs in Where The Red Fern Grows. The dogs in the book saved their boy from a mountain lion, even knowing that they’d probably die in the battle. Copper, an 11-month-old Redbone pup, has that […]
Her people didn’t let Anchovy know that she was an inconvenience, someone who couldn’t stay in the place she believed was her home. Anchovy didn’t learn the truth until she was eight weeks old, just old enough to be lifted away from mama, just old enough to lose her whole world. So, Anchovy, during her […]
The shelter staff describes 18-month-old, Labrador-mix Delbert as, ” a little shy and a lot of sweet”. As they waited for his owner to retrieve the wanderer, the staff discovered Delbert’s well-mannered, leash trained, and house broken. The more they discovered, the more certain they were that someone would be searching for this good boy. […]
Regal, a nine-month-old kitten, has passed every test to qualify as a perfect pet. The handsome brown tabby, with a stylish white beard and eye liner, went to be neutered and returned, still cheerful and loving. Regal’s also demonstrated that he loves kids and kittens. He’s patient and kind to little ones of every species. […]
Some cat advocates say that cats can find their own homes more successfully than well-meaning people ever could. That’s true if the cats have enough time. If an abandoned cat can avoid coyotes and cars, if she can keep from starving to death or getting hurt or ill, someone may see her pleading eyes and […]
Midnight, a spayed young lady whose coat reflects light like semi-precious onyx, loves people. She’s a cat who lives for attention. So, it never occurred to Midnight that being noticed could be a bad thing. Yet, it was when a landlord noticed her. When Midnight’s people delivered her to the shelter, they said there was […]
Dash, an exquisite 11-month-old, spayed, oriental-mix lady, tries to persuade visitors that she’d add elegance and interest to any home. Her Siamese face and body should help Dash appeal to those who love that exotic breed. Her unique, fascinatingly blended coat should attract someone who enjoys a friend who isn’t ordinary or boring. Yet, Dash’s […]
Founded in 2002, the Grant County Friends of the Shelter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that strives to find a home for all the animals in the Grant County Animal Shelter.
Founded in 2002, the Grant County Friends of the Shelter is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that strives to find a home for all the animals in the Grant County Animal Shelter.
When a law enforcement officer asks for help from the shelter staff, it can be very serious. Situations don’t get much more serious than Marley’s was. Read Marley’s story and learn more about how you can help this sweet dog’s recovery efforts.
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Dramatic cases of animal injury and recovery are common at the Grant County Friends of the Animal Shelter and Castle is no exception. We encourage you to read Castle’s story and learn more about how you can help this resilient cat’s recovery efforts.
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Thanks to our donations, the shelter was able to construct a unique outdoor play area where shelter cats can freely jump and climb a cat post or two, catch a few rays, and socialize with other cats and people.
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Thanks to our donations, the shelter was able to construct a unique outdoor play area where shelter cats can freely jump and climb a cat post or two, catch a few rays, and socialize with other cats and people.