Shelter News
Southern Ocean County Animal Shelter
360 Haywood Road
Manahawkin, NJ 08050
(609) 978-0127
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From Connie:
Martingale collars are not being put on properly, if you are not sure how
they should be worn...Please ask for assistance.
NO RAWHIDE OR PIGS EARS TO BE GIVEN TO THE DOGS
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
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If anyone knows of the whereabouts of any of the Friends' Tomahawk Cat Traps, please let Kathy Gross 978-2474 or me 494-0146.
Also, if anyone picked up a Harness Lead at the barbecue in August, please be sure it is kept at the shelter so it can be used by all dog walkers.
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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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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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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!
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: Volunteer T-shirts are in! They are in the locker room. Honor system; volunteers can take one and put the $10 in the donation box on the counter. Don't mess up the boxes. Be neat, please.
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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 or Debbie are on the afternoon schedule and bring in any blankets or towels left outside before you leave in the afternoon.
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.
NEW: When walking dogs, please do not allow dogs to jump up onto any vehicles.
NEW: When walking dogs, please do not allow dogs to jump up onto any vehicles.
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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!
If you don't know your availability a week in advance and see we need help the next day, just send me an e-mail by 10 p.m. the night before, and I will put you on the schedule and notify the shelter.
Maximum number of walkers in the morning is 6 at one time, 4 in the afternoon.
*Please make sure you notify me of your walking plans by Sunday night each week!
If you don't know your availability a week in advance and see we need help the next day, just send me an e-mail by 10 p.m. the night before, and I will put you on the schedule and notify the shelter.
Maximum number of walkers in the morning is 6 at one time, 4 in the afternoon.
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9/30
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John: 9-11
Joanne S.: 9:30-11
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Linda: 9-12
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Catherine: 9-11
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Erma: 1-4
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Nancy: 1-4
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10/1
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Stevie: 9-12
Chuck: 9-11
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Janice: 9-11
Christa: 10-12
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10/2
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Pat & Ken: 9-10
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Colin: 1-3:30
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10/3
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Chuck: 9-11
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Erma: 1-4
Pat: 2-4
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Debbie: 2:30-5:30
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Thur
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10/4
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Dave: 9-12
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Pat & Ken: 9-10
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Colin: 1-3:30
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10/5
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Carol: 9-12
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10/6
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John: 9-11
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10/7
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John: 9-11
Dave: 9-12
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Linda: 9-12
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Debbie: 1-4
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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.
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:
President and Founder Dottie Reynolds
Vice President Kathy Gross
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Friends are on Facebook.
Friends are on Facebook.
Click here to join.
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
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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Petsmart News from Peggy O.
At Petsmart and ready for adoption:
Heidi
Misty Mae
Bo
Baby
Jerry--Moved to shelter
Bessie
Wash
Sylvia
Petsmart News from Peggy O.
At Petsmart and ready for adoption:
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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
Yellow
Cleopatra, 4.5-year-old Cane Corso
Some dogs okay, shy and sweet, No kids under 10
Cookie, 6-year-old Corgi/Husky mix
No kids under 12, cats and dogs okay
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Amy, 5-year-old Lab/Pit mix
No kids under 15, no cats, no dogs
Lily, Rhodesian Ridgeback/Boxer mix
no kids under 15, needs training,
very strong and guards rawhide.
Yellow
Millard, 1- 2-year-old Pit bull, yellow or red
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Cody, JRT - Rescue Only
Very experienced Red walkers only
Being Fostered at Camp Bow Wow
 Shelter News sent by Joanne Eckert |
Benjamin, Pit bull
Green
Nika, 5-year-old wire-haired Terrier mix, stray
