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Juvy Hall bids farewell to Biscuit, Gizmo and Scout

November 20th, 2009, 6:20 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

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14juvydogs1120cy_It’s not everyday you sit among former gang members — their hands tattooed in blue ink — and some happy mutts.

But so it was Friday at Juvenile Hall in Orange.

Three last-chance mutts from the Orange County Animal Care shelter graduated with honors after completing a 12-week training program at the facility.

You could say that Gizmo, Biscuit and Scout had a lot in common with the teens that trained them. All had behavioral issues and struggled with boundaries. Biscuit was out of control, Gizmo was a bit lazy, and Scout had a serious case of wanderlust.

With a lot of help from Janette Thomas, the executive director of Another Chance for Love and a dog trainer extraordinaire, the wards and the dogs learned about love, patience and empathy.

Read more: Three mutts ‘paroled’ to new homes

Top photo: Juvenile Hall was home to Biscuit, a terrier-mix, over the past 12 weeks. A group of teen wards cared for and trained three dogs and helped prepare the dogs for new homes.

Left photo: Gizmo, a Pekinese, gets a hug from a trainer on the dog’s graduation day at Juvenile Hall in Orange.

See more photos by Register photographer Cindy Yamanaka.

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Faces in the Crowd: Puppy breath available

November 18th, 2009, 5:21 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

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The folks at Barks of Love have added some new pups to their Faces in the Crowd photo gallery. The dogs need “forever” homes. In the meantime, they’re living with foster families who are generous with their time and resources.

Faces in the Crowd is a regular series at Pet Tales that highlights through photographs homeless Orange County pets.

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Turn the page and enjoy some adorable, furry faces …

Faces in the Crowd: Want some puppy breath?

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Reminder: Mature Match is about animal attraction

November 18th, 2009, 12:00 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

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The Mature Match event is happening this weekend. Get your date shoes on, folks!

Every year unwanted older pets are euthanized because nobody wants a middle-aged dog with a gray muzzle or a cat with bony hips.

Instead, we flock to the adorable bundles of fur with their puppy breath and tiny paws. They’re cute, trainable, healthy … you get the drift.

So, to lend an old(er) friend some help, the Orange County Animal Care shelter is hoping to match their mature pets with new owners at a special event.

The shelter is hosting a “Meet Your Mature Match” on Nov. 21 (a Saturday) — all day at the Orange facility.

Cats and dogs over the age of 3 will be available for adoption at a reduced price, according to Katie Ingram, spokeswoman for the shelter. Each pet will go home with a free microchip between their shoulders and a free flea treatment applied.

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CARE teams up with Petsmart to save needy pets

November 13th, 2009, 4:24 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

If you’re shopping at the neighborhood Petsmart this weekend, consider helping out a homeless pet.

For those of you in south Orange County (or anywhere else), you can visit the animals of CARE at the San Juan Capistrano store location.

Capistrano Animal Rescue Effort will take part in the PetSmart’s “Holiday National Adoption Event,” which will be held today through Sunday.

Petsmart — with the help of local rescue groups and animal shelters — hopes to connect more than 1,000 homeless pets with new families this weekend.

CARE associates will be at the store from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday with adoptable animals recovered from Orange County Animal Services.  All animals have been spay/neutered, fitted with a microchip ID, have their required immunizations and been examined by a vet.

And to assist new “pet parents” with caring for their new family member, PetSmart will provide every dog and cat adopter with free samples from Pro Plan®, Tidy Cats® and PetSmart.

PetSmart is located at 33963 Doheny Park Road (Camino Capistrano) in San Juan Capistrano.  For more information on the event, contact PetSmart at (949) 443-5336.

For information on CARE, visit www.capoanimalrescue.com or call 949-240-1735.

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Yappy Days event will help German Shepherds

November 11th, 2009, 1:09 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

lies-gsrocThe German Shepherd Rescue of Orange County will host a “Yappy Day” fundraiser at the Cantina Lounge in Fullerton tomorrow (Thursday).

Folks, this is a restaurant, so don’t bring your dogs!

The event will run from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Guests who mention or bring an event flier will point 20 percent of their bill back to the animal rescue. The money generated will help pay for doggy maintenance, supplies, toys, food and veterinary bills. (You can download the flier by clicking here.)

The Cantina Lounge is open for lunch and dinner and is located at 2736 Nutwood Ave. in Fullerton. Click here for the Google map.

If you can’t make it to Fullerton, get to Centinela Feed in Costa Mesa between 11:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Meet some of the dogs available for adoption and buy pet supplies while you’re at it.

Bring an old cell phone and help out the dogs. The fundraiser will also feature a bake sale … Yum, brownies!

Centinela Feed is located at 2320 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa. Click here for the Google map.

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‘Mature Match’ event is all about animal attraction

November 10th, 2009, 12:38 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

This is Angel, a 4-year-old basset hound mix. She's available for adoption. Click on her photo to learn more.

Are you looking for a mature match at home?

And no, we’re not talking about those naughty cougars and their south-county prey …

Every year unwanted older pets are euthanized because nobody wants a middle-aged dog with a gray muzzle or a cat with bony hips.

Instead, we flock to the adorable bundles of fur with their puppy breath and tiny paws. They’re cute, trainable, healthy … you get the drift.

So, to lend an old(er) friend some help, the Orange County Animal Care shelter is hoping to match their mature pets with new owners at a special event.

The shelter is hosting a “Meet Your Mature Match” on Nov. 21 (a Saturday) — all day at the Orange facility.

Cats and dogs over the age of 3 will be available for adoption at a reduced price, according to Katie Ingram, spokeswoman for the shelter. Each pet will go home with a free microchip between their shoulders and a free flea treatment applied.

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Dogged star power ups reward to $5,000

November 5th, 2009, 3:16 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

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We say this as a compliment. Jillian Reynolds, you are like a dog on a bone.

The TV personality has put her celebrity connections to work and has collected $5,000 in pledges to help solve the case of a dog beaten Oct. 30 in Huntington Beach.

Reynolds messaged her fans and followers today via Twitter:

“The reward for info on two boys who beat the dog is up to 5 thousand dollars!! Thanks to my friends Lori and Danny!!! Let’s find these boys.”

The co-host of Good Day LA on KTTV Fox11 has been collecting money to draw attention to the unsolved case of Maggie, a dog that was rescued after being struck repeatedly by two boys wielding miniature baseball bats on Oct. 30 near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue. A passerby intervened, and then took the injured pit bull mix home in a shopping cart.

The witness, Stephen Taonev, sought help from a neighbor who transported the dog to the Animal Assistance League of Orange County, which has a shelter in Midway City. Shelter employees realized the dog could not walk because of her injuries, so they took her to the Advanced Critical Care and Internal Medicine pet hospital in Tustin for treatment.

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AALOC President Colleen McCammon said Thursday that Maggie’s recovery will take several weeks. The 18-month-old pit bull mix has been moved to a 24-hour daycare facility that specializes in injured or sick pets.

“Maggie’s been great,” McCammon said. “She’s been sweet with everyone.”
McCammon said the nonprofit has received about a dozen offers from people to adopt Maggie, when she’s fully healed.

Dr. Heather Mineo, a critical-care veterinarian at the Tustin animal hospital, said the dog had probably been hit by a car before she was beaten. X-rays revealed Maggie had multiple pelvic fractures, two rib fractures, and nerve damage to her left front leg.

The AALOC is now offering the reward money in exchange for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the people who abused the dog.

If you would like to contribute funds to the dog’s veterinary bill, you can e-mail aaloc@aaloc.org or call 714-893-4393. Tax-deductible donations can be sent to: Animal Assistance League of Orange County, P.O. Box 38, Midway City, CA 92655.

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Jillian Reynolds ups reward to $2,000 in dog case

November 4th, 2009, 12:16 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

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Good Day LA TV personality Jillian Reynolds, also known as Jillian Barberie, has added $1,000 to the reward money to help solve the beating case of Maggie, a dog rescued Oct. 30 in Huntington Beach.

The dog was seen being beaten by two young boys wielding miniature baseball bats. A passerby witnessed the attack, intervened and then carted the injured pit bull home, literally, in a shopping cart.

The witness, Stephen Taonev, sought help from a neighbor who transported the dog to the Animal Assistance League of Orange County, which has a shelter in Midway City. Shelter employees realized the dog could not walk from her injuries, so they took her to the Advanced Critical Care and Internal Medicine pet hospital in Tustin on Saturday for treatment.

The dog is recovering and the AALOC continues to seek tips on who beat Maggie. Reynolds plans to interview the AALOC president at 7:45 a.m. Thursday morning during the Good Day LA newscast on KTTV Fox11.

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Shelter volunteers help save pets through foster program

November 3rd, 2009, 5:31 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

shelter-slideshowIn case you missed it, there was good news to report from the Orange County Animal Care shelter. Volunteer efforts to foster kittens and puppies have paid off.

My colleagues Doug Irving and Daniel Langhorne report from Orange:

Hundreds of newborn cats and dogs have been saved from almost certain death this year by a growing foster-care program at OC Animal Care, shelter officials say.

The animals were too small to be spayed or neutered, which meant they could not be adopted into permanent homes. With neither the space nor the staff to care for them until they got bigger, the shelter would have most likely euthanized them in the past.

Read more of the story here…

If you haven’t visited the shelter lately, be sure to stop by. The animals there really do appreciate a kind face and some affection.

Click over to see more photos from the shelter!

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Lake Forest welcomes families, pups to Pet Extravaganza

November 3rd, 2009, 2:20 pm by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor

flyer-pet-extravaganzaYou have NO excuse, dog people, to leave Fido home this weekend, alone on the couch.

Friends of Lake Forest Animals is hosting a pet extravaganza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Pittsford Park in Lake Forest.

The event will feature pets that need new homes, contests, vendors and entertainment. Your well-behaved pooches are welcome to participate, on a 6-foot leash, of course!

Pet contests include owner-pet look-a-like and best pet trick.

Note: Donate a used cell phone and receive a free raffle ticket to win a basket packed with treats. Free goodie bags also will be given to the first 200 people.

Family Pet Day Extravaganza:

Price: Free
Phone: (714) 743-0507
Age Suitability: All Ages

Click here for the Google map to Pittsford Park.

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