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Dog Recycling Restaurant: An Easy Enrichment Activity with Your Dog

Collect some of your cardboard recycling; this is a great use for all those Amazon boxes! Make sure you choose recycling items that are safe for your pet. Sprinkle some of your pet’s daily food allowance into the cardboard stack up that you have created and enjoy watching them forage for it.

Cat Carrier Training

How can we make our cats feel more comfortable with their carrier? With just a little bit of training, we can make the carrier seem like a safe and comfortable place for our cats to spend their time. In times of crisis or in an emergency, no one has time to struggle with getting their… Continue reading Cat Carrier Training

Calmness in the Crate: Dog & Puppy Training Tips, Part 1

Does your dog bark or whine non-stop when in their crate? Are they going crazy in the crate when you arrive home or when you are in another room? It can be very difficult to use a crate if your pup just won’t settle down in there. The good news is you can train your pup to be calm in their crate!

Decrease Length of Stay With Conversational Adoption Counseling

Join us as Alison Balow, adoptions and front-of-house manager for the Humane Society of Huron Valley, demonstrates how conversational counseling can help overcome common barriers to adoption by taking a more personalized approach to customer interactions. In this webinar, you will learn how conversational adoption counseling can decrease length of stay and lead to fewer returns. Alison will provide an overview and examples of the techniques best suited to engaging in friendly and thoughtful discussions with potential adopters.

Cat Litterbox Basics Starting Out Right

Set your cat up for success with the litter box! Check out these simple tips for resolving basic litterbox problems and starting out right with the litterbox with your new cat.

My Dog Knows This … He Just Isn’t Doing It!

“My dog knows this … he just isn’t doing it!” Have you ever said this before? I think we all have. When we’ve witnessed our dog perform a command many times, it can be tempting to think that they “know” the cue and they are ignoring us when they suddenly won’t do it. It is… Continue reading My Dog Knows This … He Just Isn’t Doing It!

Capacity Crisis: Let’s Talk About Solutions

MPA experts discuss solutions to the “capacity crisis” facing animal shelters across the country. The panel consists of industry experts sharing their approach to managing this unprecedented challenge. Our experts review current data to identify some of the causes of the crisis. Additionally, they discuss tactics to successfully help animals find homes during the adoption slowdown and for keeping animal guests safe and happy for the extended stays many of them are experiencing in shelters.

5 Keys to a Happy Cat

How to offer your cat the most comfortable and enriched home possible to build their confidence and happiness.

FeLV Cat Adoption Program

Humane Society of Huron Valley (HSHV) in Ann Arbor is one of several shelters in Michigan that has an adoption program for cats diagnosed with feline leukemia (FeLV). We spoke with Gary Evans, the clinic director at HSHV, to learn more. Wheels by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist:… Continue reading FeLV Cat Adoption Program

What is FeLV?

Learn more about what Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) is, how to test for it, what symptoms to look for and how to prevent it.

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Inner Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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Help! My Kittie Tested Positive for FELV. What Should I Do?

Leona Foster from Leuk’s Landing, a member of Michigan Pet Alliance, explains what you should do if your cat tests positive for FeLV.

Fundraising Ideas from Leuk’s Landing

Leona Foster, Executive Director & President from Leuk’s Landing (a member of Michigan Pet Alliance), offers some great fundraising ideas. Leuk’s

Charlevoix Area Humane Society

By Jeanne Towar — Little did Scott MacKenzie know that attending a going-away party for the retiring executive director of the Charlevoix Area Humane Society (CAHS) would dramatically change his life. MacKenzie was serving on the search committee to hire a new executive director for CAHS and also looking for someone to chair the… Continue reading Charlevoix Area Humane Society

Feral Cat Assistance … You Can Be the One for Change

By Jenny German, TNR Advocate Just after turning 40, the idea of helping feral cats was something I had never entertained as I truly didn’t know much about these felines, nor had I ever heard of the acronym TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return). That all changed in 2003 when I learned of a large colony of cats in my… Continue reading Feral Cat Assistance … You Can Be the One for Change

Member Spotlight – Joe Sowerby

Story by Jeanne Towar — Joe Sowerby is a successful business executive, an author, a marathon runner, a former professional boxing referee, a motivational speaker and a community leader, but his first love is making a difference in the lives of thousands of homeless dogs and cats. Sowerby, president of Anton, Sowerby & Associates, a… Continue reading Member Spotlight – Joe Sowerby

Scent 4 Shelter Dogs

Celebrate Pet Owners Day with an introduction to scentwork. Whether you are a small rural shelter, a foster-based rescue, or a large open-admission municipal shelter, you can easily establish a scent enrichment program that will transform the lives of the dogs in your care. Nosework can help reduce anxiety, calm overstimulated dogs, burn energy in hyperactive dogs, and build confidence in shy and fearful dogs. And it’s not just for dogs … all companion animals can benefit from scentwork. Small budget, large budget, no budget? You can do this!

Author: Sara Atkinson