Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:05:36 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/ CapeCodPets News en-us http://www.capecodpets.com/images/logo.gif http://www.capecodpets.com/ info@capecodpets.com http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=280 The Committee for Barnstable Dog Parks is hosting a wine tasting and silent auction at Wimpy's in Osterville on Sunday, February 12 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:05:36 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=279 Although it is all but gone now, the weekend snow storm blanketed the Cape with upwards of ten inches of snow in some parts.  Here in Cotuit, Paul Rifkin's pooch Suzie was treated to her first taste of the white stuff. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:05:15 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=278 Hi, my name is Dolly. I am an adult treeing walker hound of about 3 years. I am a sweet girl, but sometimes I can be a little shy of new environments or new people. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:32:19 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=277 MSPCA Angell has announced two spay/neuter clinics for qualified applicants.  The animal adoption center, located in Centerville, will offer the serves for cat and pit bull or pit bull mix owners. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:18:26 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=276 With all due respect to Martha Stewart, matching a dog with a family is way more complicated—and infinitely more important—than matching towels to a shower curtain. A cornerstone of our adoption policy is to find the right match between family and pet, and for that reason, we do our best to assess an animal realistically and pass on a candid evaluation to potential adopters. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:57:49 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=275 Cape Codders love their canines and never is it more evident then when it is time to go for a walk.  Whether it is hot, cold, sleeting, snowing or raining, dog owners routinely bundle up and take their four-legged friends for a walk.  On Cape Cod, it is always possible to be rewarded for such loyalty and diligence--here in the form of a stunning sunset at Forest Beach in Chatham. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:04:23 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=274 The Animal Rescue League of Boston is the recipient of a $5,000 grant from the Cape Cod Foundation through the Thomas C. McGowan Fund for Animals. The grant will support the League’s Spay Waggin', a mobile surgical unit that provides subsidized spay and neuter surgeries to dogs and cats on Cape Cod and surrounding South Shore towns. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:57:33 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=273 Hi, I'm Tucker! I'm a handsome boxer mix. I'm only 7 months old, but I was too energetic for the elderly dog in my past home. I would love a canine playmate at home, but one who is more able to enjoy my antics. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:46:20 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=272 While Sweetie hasn’t quite made it to the status of jogging partner, she is certainly traveling farther afield each day with the help and cheerleading of her foster home. And this is a good thing. Dogs were meant to move; they enjoy running, trotting, walking. Most dogs enjoy it even more with their “people.” That’s why we encourage you to think of your dog as an exercise machine with a heartbeat. And hair. Because people were meant to move, too, and now that the holidays are over and the New Year resolutions to lose weight and exercise more have been made, dog owners can turn to their pets for help. Who needs a treadmill when you’ve got a dog? Walking, running, swimming, playing ball can all be shared with your pet. It’s good for you and it’s good for your dog. Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:35:27 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=271 Baby Girl is a 15-month-old beagle / basenji type mix. She is an active, lively little girl and is looking for a home where she will have an energy outlet. She would be a great dog to learn agility or flyball. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:50:00 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=270 Surely it will come as no surprise to our regular readers how much we cherish our foster homes. To say we cherish them is not an overstatement because in so many cases, the foster home has made the difference between a dog’s being adopted or being completely overlooked. A foster home offers a dog that is sick, frightened, handicapped, too young or too old a chance to blossom in a safe, monitored environment. As dogs relax and adjust to routines, their true personalities emerge—personalities that are often hidden in the confines of a shelter. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:43:50 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=269 Formerly of the Animal Rescue League of Boston's Brewster Shelter, five-month-old Maine Coon cats Nathaniel and Charlotte are the latest new residents of Eastham. Starting this week, CapeCodPets.com will be featuring a new pet from the shelter who is looking for a new home. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 11:30:36 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=268 The Animal Rescue League announced that beginning in January, the Brewster shelter will now be open on Sunday--good news for folks who can't make it to the shelter during the week. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:36:43 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=267 The MSPCA pet of the week is a Jessie James. Jessie James is a 6-year-old gray and white short hair cat. Jessie was brought to the MSPCA when his owner fell ill and was no longer able to care of him. According to Lauren Twombly of the MSPCA, he is affectionate, gentle and a little lazy, but he can be playful at times. He is used to a quiet home, but would most likely do well in any home. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:12:42 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=266 A business that advertises boarding, grooming and selling dogs and cats  from a private home in one of the tonier neighborhoods in Dennis is under investigation by the state. Scargo Wags and Wiggles Rescue, Inc., which is operated at 12 Maureens Way, up a steep hill from Scargo Lake, has aroused the interest of  the Massachusetts Division of Animal Health, which would acknowledge only that an investigation is under way. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:11:12 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=265 We salute all the dogs we’ve been privileged to know this year. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 09:07:35 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=264 A giant tabby named Tiberius died at the Brewster Animal Rescue League on Christmas Eve after a period of declining health.  The thirteen year old was a resident of North Eastham. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:00:36 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=263 From last Friday...Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. We will be at the shelter taking care of the dogs, and we will return on Christmas Day. Don’t feel sorry for the dogs because it’s Christmas and they’re at the shelter. They don’t know one day from another. They will enjoy their breakfast, walks, time outside to run around, snacks, and finally, dinner. And don’t feel sorry for the volunteers because we’re going to the shelter on a holiday. We do it because we love doing it. Regardless of holidays, weather or illness, volunteers faithfully head out to take care of the dogs. Caring for animals has no time clock. Mon, 26 Dec 2011 11:37:27 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=262 Deb Ahearn's business, A-Team Paranormal, provides investigation, education and support for people seeking answers to unexplained phenomena related to the spirit world. That includes the possibility of a pet spirit world as well. Her logic is that if we have souls then why shouldn't pets have souls? And, if we and they have souls then we and they may be a part of the spirit world. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:30:12 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=261 Do you know how Sir Edmund Hillary scaled Mt. Everest? No, that's not a trick question. The answer is, he did it one step at a time. And while that may be oversimplifying things, it really is as basic as that. That's why we have adopted a similar philosophy for our adoption program: Saving One Dog At A Time. We keep our focus on helping each dog as it needs us now. Tue, 20 Dec 2011 11:48:24 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=260 Look out drug dealers, there's a new nose in town Officer Sean Gannon and Thor (both center) yesterday at the Yarmouth Police Department. YPD photo. YARMOUTH - Yarmouth Deputy Chief of Police Steven G. Xiarhos announced yesterday that Officer Sean A. Gannon has been named the department's first, full-time drug detection K9 patrol officer.  Officer Gannon was chosen from a group of eight candidates for the position--all current Yarmouth police officers.  According to a release from the department, Officer Gannon will begin specialized training with Deputy Superintendent Kenneth Ballinger of the Plymouth County Sheriff's Department K9 Unit. Ballinger is the director of the Plymouth K9 Unit and has over twenty years experience in K9 training. Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:33:17 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=259 Calendar helps support Massachusetts police dogs Now available in Hyannis, East Falmouth and online K-9 Damian, Black Labrador Retriever, certified in Accelerants Detection, partner of Trooper Michael Fagan, of the Massachusetts State Police.  Damian is sniffing for accelerants, potential arson evidence, as pictured in October of the 2012 Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog calendar.     Photo by Jonathan Kozowyk, courtesy of MA Vest-A-Dog. Massachusetts Vest-a-Dog, Inc. announces their 2012 calendar, featuring Massachusetts police dogs, from Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department, as well as Medford Police Department, Wareham Police Department, Massachusetts Environmental Police and Massachusetts State Police, is now available at Hyannis’ Regency Police Supply and East Falmouth’s D’s Home Again and online for a $10 donation.  Proceeds from the calendars will support Massachusetts police dogs, by helping provide bulletproof vests, essential equipment, training and dogs. Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:23:38 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=258 All cats are spayed/neutered and healthy New England Society for Abandoned Animals (NESAA) is organizing a special adoption event offering no fee adoptions for those looking to give an adult cat (one year or older) a home for the holidays. Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:03:54 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=257 This handsome, energetic boy and some of his friends need a home Marley is one handsome boy. FoFD photo. By Pamela Alden Kokmeyer As published in the Falmouth Enterprise When a dog is adopted, it may not mean much to the world, but it means the world to that dog. And to the countless others that have found homes, too. Home must be among the most evocative words in any language, with its images of safety and love, and that’s what we’re all about at Friends of Falmouth Dogs: finding permanent homes for the dogs in our care. Just starting her new life in her new home is Hanna, the very-typical-Lab. She went to a lively, athletic family and from what we have already learned, she has fit in seamlessly. Hanna had several good applications, which always makes a decision difficult, but we think she went to the home she was destined for. We’ll miss her but it’s a nice sort of “missing.” Fortunately, Norman didn’t have much time to miss his “partner in crime” as he went to a foster home just days later. This chocolate Lab, about 5 to 7 years old, is on several medications for various (but all treatable) conditions, some of which are mighty uncomfortable. We tell you this because we find it remarkable that his temperament is so good despite his medical woes. We call Norman “sweet” but that might send the message that he is shy, quiet, and (if he were a human) self-effacing. He is anything but. This dog is confident and full of business. He gets along with the other dogs at the shelter, male and female, and loves a good game of fetch. He knows how to sit when told. And he is most certainly housebroken. When he greets you, he makes you feel special, as if he’s been waiting just for you. Buddy, the 9-year-old Australian shepherd-golden retriever cross, is also in a foster home. Buddy was becoming stressed in the shelter, and much of that stress was the result of the pain he has been experiencing. The vet discovered that his wobbly legs are caused by hip dysplasia. That is being addressed now and he is more comfortable. His foster family reports that Buddy had a pretty terrific Thanksgiving. He swam at the beach with his foster brother and played in the snow while visiting friends. He enjoys car rides and is good with children, but his favorite things are belly rubs and toys. Clearly, his true personality is emerging. He can be seen by making arrangements with the foster family. Let us know if you’d like to meet him. And then there’s Sgt. York! This older border collie mix still thinks life is swell! He’s got everything a dog needs: a family (he doesn’t care about the “foster” label); good food; good exercise; good friends. Yup, life is swell. He visits the shelter every Tuesday and also by arrangement. Marley, 1 1/2 years old, is sort of like Hanna—a lively black Lab. Except he’s livelier. And bigger. And a male. But he is a terrific dog, and as one volunteer says, he’s “uber friendly.” He is very strong and needs leash training, as all dogs do. He enjoys the company of other dogs. We also found out that he loves to pose for the camera. Pickles, whose picture is on our website, is in foster care. He is an adult (6 to 8 years old) Jack Russell/American Staffordshire terrier mix. He is smallish and adorable with interesting markings. He loves people and is good with cats, but is nervous around other dogs. Interested? Give us a call. Again, the holidays are an ideal time to help us continue our program while giving amazing gifts (inflection is ours): 2012 calendars with some of the cutest dogs ever; tote bags with some of the cutest colors ever; T-shirts with some of the cutest logos ever. Bricks that can be inscribed to honor a loved one or pet have a long shelf life as they will line our memorial garden walkway; and the alumni book gives firsthand accounts of some of the dogs that have found their way into homes. These items come at several price points, from $3 to $50. And for your friends who have everything, we also have printed cards that say “A gift in your name was made to FFD.” We benefit, and your friend will feel treasured. The cards are available at the shelter. We look forward to seeing you at the shelter. You can visit us seven days a week: Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to noon; Sunday from 1 to 3 PM; and our afternoon hours on Monday and Thursday from 3 to 5 PM. To meet any of the dogs above, contact Friends of Falmouth Dogs at their Animal Control Center at 150 Blacksmith Shop Road in Falmouth, 508-548-7742. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:46:20 -0500 http://www.capecodpets.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=256 Trinket and Roar would love to be adopted together Trinket and Roar taking a snooze. MSPCA photo. The MSPCA pet of the week is a twosome--Trinket and Roar. The two are best friends and would love to be adopted together. They were brought in by their owner who did not want them anymore. They are shy girls who would do best in a quiet home. Trinket is three and Road is one. The two and other deserving pets are available for adoption at the MSPCA Cape Cod Adoption Center at 1577 Falmouth Road (Route 28) in Centerville. Contact the center if you are interested in adopting a pet, fostering a pet, volunteering or making a donation.  Visit the MSPCA Cape Cod Adoption Center website here for more information and hours of operation. Fri, 02 Dec 2011 10:32:25 -0500