Shelter News - August 7, 2012

Shelter News

Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter

360 Haywood Road

Manahawkin, NJ  08050

 (609) 978-0127

 http://fosocaf.blogspot.com/

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Ivy was adopted today!

Casper has rescue!  He'll be going up to Pack Ethic.

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Monday's News on Tuesday from Dave:

I was sooo tired when I left yesterday, I couldn't even type a quick note!!!  I washed 3 hippos, ah, I mean dogs yesterday, and between the soap flying in my eyes and the dogs squiggling like greased pigs, I was knocked out!!!!! Nestle, who actually loves a bath, was fabulous.  He got all shined up, and I was glad because then I saw he went home, (smelling like an oatmeal cookie too!! The oatmeal shampoo has one good benefit: When it gets splashed in your mouth, at least it's quite tasty!!). Next, I got hold of Casper--or he got hold of me--and he looks super bright white!! Hurts your eyes to look at him!! (NOO!! Casper, I mean because you are super white. You are quite easy on all of our eyes!!!! Yoooou big marshmallow!!), Then, came Buddha, who appears to like dogs, and I think he has a boy-crush on Jameson, the striking black beauty. Who wouldn't?? I do!!!  Well, his bath went pretty darn good too, and his white coat looks just as good as Casper's!!!!  

            

The easy way for a bath is to drag the hose inside the outdoor run and proceed as follows:

1-   Spray yourself with the hose and just get it over with. You're getting soaked anyhooo, so just get it done.

2-    Stick the hose in one shoe and soak your foot. ONLY do ONE  foot,  as this is way more uncomfortable than if you got two soaked shoes. Trust me on this.

3-  You know the extra t-shirt I and you should always have in your car? Make sure you didn't take it out 3 days ago because 'you didn't need it'.

4 - Remember to bring a towel in the run with you so it's not like the time you took a shower and forgot a towel and no one's home to go get one for you (like that never happened to you!!), and you're making the mad dash to the linen closet!!!

5- Enjoy the ride!!!!  Sorta like splash mountain, typhoon lagoon, blizzard beach, niagara falls all wrapped in to one!!! and the price is FREE!!!

Oh, and great news about POCO, huh?  Behave, you beautiful bumblebear!!! Hope you do that funny crawl right into bed at night!!!! You deserve it!!!!    Dave

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Update Velvet from Linda Bonvie:

Linda has been working on finding a place for Velvet, the feral cat that has helped nurse some of our kittens.  She reports: "The Good Shepard Cat Sanctuary - which specializes in relocating ferals to its location, has agreed to take Velvet! They are located in Delmar, Maryland, and I will be taking her there on Sunday. Thanks to all who gave suggestions and most especially to Kate Murphy for helping to look for a place Velvet could live."

Great job Linda and Kate!

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If you are going to Dottie's on Thursday, please let her know ASAP!

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From Dottie:

You are invited for fun and updates!

All Friends are invited with family members to a barbecue on Thursday, August 9 at 6 p.m. at my house, 2406 Bayview Avenue, Barnegat Light.  We will have a short discussion on the past and remaining events for summer, the feral kitten program, shelter needs, Merry will update us on finances, and anything else you might have to discuss (send me an email to put on agenda.).  I will supply meat, rolls, paper products and beer.  Everyone has been working hard on our many successful projects and events.  Summer is a very busy time for everyone, but hope you can find time to enjoy each others company!  

Thanks,
Dottie

Wildflowers Is Proud to Host its 11th Annual Dog Show  If you are a dog lover, if you love to have a good time, if you want to add another big smile and an even more open heart to your LBI summer, on August 15th, from 4 - 6 PM, Wildflowers by the Lighthouse will be the place you want to be. What's the occasion? -- We will be hosting our 11th Annual Dog Show, which benefits the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter. The shelter is to some, a well-kept secret, located at 321 Hay Road, not far from Costco and Target just west of the Parkway. A county run facility dedicated to finding new homes for dogs and cats, this impressive place has found itself incredibly challenged by the economic hardship that has hit so many. Job losses mean people often need to move or even lose their homes.   When this happens, pets get caught in the squeeze. Their owners turn to the shelter, hoping these innocent victims will be fed and cared-for and eventually placed in new homes. Add these pet surrenders to the normal strays the shelter usually handles, and the numbers are incredible. Last year, the shelter, one of only two in the County, cared for an almost unbelievable number of animals -- roughly 2,500. All are spayed or neutered prior to adoption, they are micro-chipped and also updated on all shots. And consider this - each adopting home pays $50 or $60 for all of this, which can cost the shelter many hundreds of dollars. No matter how you look at it, this shelter provides an invaluable service to the families of our community. So the goal of the Wildflowers Dog Show is to celebrate and support this great facility. This year's Show will be perhaps its most special ever. There will be competitions for Best Tricks, Kisses, Costumes and more. There will be goodies for all participants, drawings for a custom dog portrait, vet gift certificates. New this year, there will be an agility demonstration and champion doggy tricksters. Wildflowers has reached out to invite more community participation, and the response has been impressive.  It promises to be a great afternoon. As many of you know, Cricket, who is a member of the board of the Friends of the Ocean County Animal Shelter, uses this annual Dog Show as her birthday party.  We are hoping that lots of you will come, with or without your pups, to show your support for this important facility in our county.  And for those who cannot come but would like to support the shelter, you can make out checks to the Friends of the Ocean County Animal Shelter and mail them to Wildflowers by the Lighthouse, P.O. Box 456, Barnegat Light, NJ  08006.  Let's make this Cricket's best birthday ever!!

 

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Help Needed:  Walkers are needed in the afternoon on most days.
Please check the schedule and help if you can.

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Please remember to empty the pools before you leave, if you are one of the last volunteers at the shelter!

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Our Food Pantry at the shelter could use a little boost!!!  We need dog, puppy, cat, and kitten food!!  We have five drop-off spots, too:

The shelter in Manahawkin, SBR Tire Exchange in Manahawkin, Lucky's Bed and Biscuit in Manahawkin, Uncle Wills Pancake House in Beach Haven, and Wally Mitchells Restaurant in Surf City.

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From Connie:

Hi Dog Walkers, If you will, please get the days and times you will be able to walk dogs in the upcoming week to Joanne Eckert no later than Sunday night each week.  I need to turn in the schedule to the HD on Monday mornings.  Thanks so much for volunteering your time for the animals! It is greatly appreciated!!

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Love our dogs? Then adopt one as a Shelter Pup and FRIENDS will get a portion of the sale! Shelter Pups has turned a select group of dogs from our shelter into amazing and realistic plush pups. Check out Casper and wonderful Sherman! It's a great way to “adopt” one of our dogs and help our volunteer FRIENDS group at the same time. Shelter Pups can also make customs of your very own dog. Check it out and bring one of our dogs home as a Shelter Pup!

http://www.shelterpups.com/fosocas.php

Adorable Stuffed Pit Bulls (Pitbulls) from the FOSOCAS

www.shelterpups.com

These stuffed dogs and puppies need your help! Our stuffed dog shelter is literally stuffed with with cute and realistic plush dogs begging for a good home. Adopt a stuffed plush animal for fun, and rescue one for real.

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From Erma:  Everyone can pick up their ID cards and t-shirts at the shelter.  Leave a note if I'm not there, and we'll get them to you.  T-shirts are $10.00 each donation;  ID cards are free.

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All new walkers may walk green dogs on their own once they have gone  through orientation. New walkers may walk yellow dogs once they have  been with a red walker and told by the red walker they are okay to move on.

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All volunteers must wear either their ID badge or a volunteer T-shirt.

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It's mosquito season!  Please be sure to empty the kiddie pools UNLESS Erma is on the afternoon schedule and bring in any blankets or towels left outside before you leave in the afternoon.

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Green walkers, please look for volunteers with the red dot on their badge.  They will help you with anything you need.

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From SOCAF Management:

All dogs need to be walked with two leashes at all times, whether they are being walked from the pen to their runs, or just a few feet.  No excuses, please!

The dogs must be on county property at all times when being walked.  They cannot be walked IN the street or across the street.

Smoking is not allowed while walking dogs.

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TO ALL VOLUNTEERS:

If you see a dog limping, notice a lump, blood in the stool, etc., anything out of the ordinary, or if there is an incident with the dog, be sure to notify the supervisors, document the incident, and put it into the dog's file, keeping a copy for yourself.   

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Dog Walking Schedule:

Please check the dog-walking schedule below. 

There are many days and time slots with little or no coverage.

Please e-mail me with the days and times you are able to cover.

If no one can cover, the dogs will either not get out in the morning or have to go back inside early on those days.

The minimum number of walkers needed by 9:00 a.m. is two in order to handle the task of getting dogs out for their first morning walk.

Volunteers are really needed early in the morning, 9:00 a.m. every day!  Even if   you can only help for a half hour or an hour, it would help.

 The dogs are color coded.  New volunteers may NOT walk Red dogs.  Please pay attention to the color coding and the cage cards.  Red walkers' names in red type.

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Important:  Please do not sign up for a shift if you aren't sure you can make it!  Other volunteers come in if there isn't enough coverage.  Some people have signed up for shifts and have been either late or not shown up at all.  We really need at least two people early in the morning--9:00--to get everyone out.

*Please make sure you notify me of your walking plans by Sunday night each week!
Maximum number of walkers in the morning is 6 at one time, 4 in the afternoon.*

Wed	8/8	Kathy: 9-11:30 Catherine: 9-10	Joey: 9-11 Chuck: 9-10:30	Pat: 2-5 Mary Ann: 1-4	Debbie: 2:30-4:30 Erma: 1-4
Thur	8/9	Dave: 9-12 Kathy: 9-11:30	Pat & Ken: 9-10 Mary Ann: 9-12	Carol: 9-11 Chuck: 9-10:30
Fri	8/10	Kristen: 9-12 Kathy: 9-11:30	Joey: 9-11 Mary Ann: 9-12	Catherine: 9-10	Debbie: 1-3 Erma: 1-4
Sat	8/11	Joey: 9-11			Erma: 1-4
Sun	8/12	Linda:  9-12	Casey: 9-12
Mon	8/13	Stevie: 9-12	Val: 11-12
Tue	8/14		Pat & Ken: 9-10
Wed	8/15				Pat: 2-5

REMINDER:  Every Tuesday is surgery day.  Find out who is having surgery when you come to walk the dogs.

Those scheduled for surgery are to receive a short walk only in the morning and NO TREATS or food.

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New Volunteer Orientation  10:30 am sharp

1st and 3rd Thursday of each month, conducted by Dave
3rd. Sunday of each month, conducted by Casey.

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Dog Walking:  Volunteer hours are every day from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 5 p.m. on Wednesdays.

Cat volunteer hours are every day from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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This blog is not an official publication of the Ocean County Health Department and the views expressed therein do not reflect in any way the official policies and/or opinion of the Ocean County Board of Health and/or the Ocean County Health Department, who are not responsible for its contents.

Meet our group!

The Friends of the Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter

Click here for our website to learn more:

http://www.fosocas.org

President and Founder Dottie Reynolds

Vice President Kathy Gross

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We have a Wish List on Amazon! 

You can see it here:  http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/2QHTG5OOWSDVF/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_ws_1pRtpb03PX8NV

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Check out our dogs and cats on Petfinder:  http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NJ174.html

FOSTER HELP NEEDED!!!

From Susan:

We are looking for volunteers to foster cats that need medical attention.  Medicine is usually administered from between 10-14 days.  This is not a very difficult thing to do.  You need a separate room to keep the cat away from your pets.

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KITTEN FOSTERS NEEDED

If interested in helping out, please contact the shelter at socaf@ochd.org.

From Susan:

To all volunteers who wish to socialize with the cats when I am not there, PLEASE take only one cat out at a time.  Cats that should not be taken out have an X with a circle around the X.  These cats need time to adjust to the shelter.

Thank You, Susan

SOCAF's Gallery of Glorious Cats

Special Thanks to Jennifer for taking these pics and for keeping us updated as to which cats are where.

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Available Cats

Jasmine	Chatty Kathy	Pickles	Rosey
Angel	Gypsy	Charlie	Christon
Aldo	Jackie	Queen	Bo

Vincent

Magnolia

Aries

Toby

Claude

Simon--ADOPTED

Hazel

Misty

Jasper

Ebony

Elvis

Chloe

Rhea

Wash

Gumby

Maxwell

Kiwi

Mustache

Juli

Ivy--ADOPTED

Galileo--ADOPTED

Foxy--ADOPTED

Pandora

Mime

Petsmart News from Peggy O.

At Petsmart and ready for adoption:

O'Malley	Connor	Pipsqueak--ADOPTED	Christian
Brody	Joker--ADOPTED	Candy

Green= Easy (walks slow, easy to handle)

Yellow= Moderate difficulty (Pulls, jumpy, active)

Red= Difficult (Strong, Pulls very hard when walking or cage fighter)

Check to see if dog is walkable before taking out.

GREEN

Maggie, 5-1/2-year-old Cocker Spaniel

Yellow

Lucky, 11-year-old black Lab  No kids under 15 Casper, 10-month-old Terrier mix Lulu-Bell, 4- to 5-year-old Pit bull mix no kids under 10 Red

Bruno, 9-month-old Whippet mix   Lacey, 6-year-old Lab/Shepherd mix Keep away from other dogs Buddha, 1-year-old American Bulldog B Side NOT Adoptable Dogs Awaiting temperament test or reclaim: Female Pit bull, stray Green Yellow  Jameson, 9-month-old Lab mix Rescue Only Red Maggie, 5-year-old Rottweiler--Rescue Keep away from other dogs Being Fostered at Camp Bow Wow Shelter News sent by Joanne Eckert                                                To unsubscribe, please e-mail jeckert30@comcast.net.