Come check out our “Adopt-A-Kennel” program where our local individuals and businesses can show the community their support for our area’s homeless animals. This month’s (SEPTEMBER) Adopt-A-Kennel is in memory of Wayne Cook, loved and missed by so many. A very special thanks to all of our sponsors for their continuing support. It’s the perfect way to honor someone or memorialize them by adopting a kennel in their name. Call us for more information or visit our website www.mccookhumanesociety.com for more information and to fill out a form online. You can also sponsor an adoption for one of our available pets if you’d like to help out in that way.
We’ve had some very loving people come in and sponsor adoptions to help make sure that our temporarily homeless furry friends find homes for the holidays. Come on in and see who’s adoption fees have been completely paid for: Jolene, Blu, Chimera and Malibu. Some wonderful pets have found truly amazing forever homes because of these generous people.
Exciting times right now… We’re still trying to Clear the Shelter so we’re extending this event until September 14th! Right now and until the end of the event on September 14th… It’s “Who Let the Dogs Out – Please Let the Dogs Out” time! All available dogs who are not already FREE are only $25 plus tax to approved applicants. We are still overwhelmingly full of our canine friends, they come in faster than we can adopt them out, so please come on in and help us “Let the Dogs Out” and Clear the Shelter!
We’re looking forward to a very special Nail Day event on Saturday, September 14th. Our “Tips, Chips & Dips” event, where you can get your furkid’s nail’s trimmed and you can get them microchipped. They get a bag of goodies and you’ll get chips and dip!
Don’t forget to get registered for our 1st Wiener Dog Race. It’s going to be at Norris Park on September 21st! You can register at the Shelter or on our website, where you can also find out more information. Participants will receive a goody bag while supplies last. Call us for more information, check out the McCook Chamber’s Facebook page, or ours!
Spay/Neuter Fees waived… A wonderfully generous anonymous donor has decided that it was time to let the dog’s at the shelter get help in finding homes also. This friend of the shelter started a spay/neuter reimbursement fund for them because, as she said, “they need help finding permanent loving homes also”. So, spay/neuter fees will be waived on all dogs who have been available for adoption for over 30 days, until this fund is depleted. At this time the spay/neuter reimbursement fees are still being waived for the felines. We will continue to waive the spay/neuter fees until the Linda Hedges/Mary Ellinger Memorial fund is depleted. We have truly seen a dramatic increase in the feline adoptions since we’ve been able to waive the spay/neuter fees for them, let’s see if it helps with their barking friends. If you’d like to make a contribution to help either of these funds continue, please make sure that you let us know that it’s for the fund. You can stop by, call us, email us, Facebook us, or reach out on the “Contact Us” form on our website for help.
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Did you know… Dog ownership is not something to be entered into lightly. Owning a dog is a long-term emotional and financial commitment. Before deciding that a certain dog is right for you, you must make an honest assessment as to whether your home is right for any dog. Are you ready for a dog? Evaluate your lifestyle… If you get a dog, he (or she) will become a part of your life. You need to make sure that he’s suited for your lifestyle. For example, if you are athletic, you will probably not be happy with a dog that has a low energy level. If you are extremely neat (or have allergies), you will probably want a dog that doesn’t shed much. All aspects of your family’s life – hobbies, activities, personalities, schedules – should be evaluated before you get a dog. Based on your evaluation, determine what qualities you want in a dog. Consider size, energy level, grooming needs, trainability and temperament. Do you want a guard dog or a lap dog? Is it important that your dog get along with children? If you rent your home, are there restrictions on height, weight or breed? Answer these questions now – once you bring a dog home, it can be heartbreaking (for both you and the furkid) to realize that you made the wrong choice.