Kitten Play Time!

Thelma and Louise now have an entire HOME to be active and playful in! Enjoy your new lives with your awesome adopters!

Biff’s Happy Tail!

Biff is a very fun dog with a great personality. He was really scared at first. He didn’t do well at night for a while. He is very comfortable now and doing amazing. He really likes our other dog Mucho too. He has gotten more and more playful and friendly as he has gotten to know us. We go on daily walks and play ball every day. He is very well trained. He doesn’t go in a crate, but never ever pottys in the house. He comes when you call him, sits and even throws the ball back when we are playing fetch.

Thank you for all of your hard work with Biff.

-Kari

Danny’s Field Trip

Thank you Puppy Manners for opening your fenced area for Homeward Pet Behavior Team Volunteer, Kelly and canine Danny, for a field trip to have some off leash time and to burn off some of his extra energy!

Learn more about the Behavior team.

Interested in meeting Danny? Come visit during adoption hours: Wed-Sun 12-6pm.

Kudos!

The Homeward Pet food drive, network pick-up volunteers, are an awesome group of individuals picking up pet food from more than 25 retail partner stores who collect food for the animals year round. Since 2011 these retail partners have collected and donated over 400,000 pounds of pet food. This group of individuals have personally pick-up and transported the majority of this back to Homeward Pet. Without the effort of this awesome core group of volunteers Homeward Pet’s food collection network would not be what it is today.

Thank you Dick, Alethea, Laura, Char, Ed, Dava, Judy, Angela, Chris, Cara & Maddy, Lisa, Colin, Rob and many others throughout the years

Thank you,

Paul Uhrig
Facilities Manager

One Smart Dog!

Lulu is one smart dog! She was found helping Kimberlee, HPAC Behavior Team Coordinator, with her behavior plans for the week.

Lulu is available for adoption and would love to meet you!

Barnaby at the Wine Walk

Barnaby is enjoying life in foster care while he waits for his forever home.  Last Saturday was his best, day, ever…according to his foster mom.

“Hi!  Just wanted to let you guys know that we took Barnaby to the Happy Tails Wine Walk today with his three foster sisters and he had so much fun!!    PS – Two days ago Barns started playing with toys!!!  Huge breakthrough!”  -Kacy

Read more about Barnaby and all of our Available Dogs.

Happy Tails ~ Seniors Adopted Together!

Formerly Audio & Taffy, now Otto & Taffy – They are doing great.  They have settled in very well and are happy.   Every evening, while I read, I have two kitties sitting on me! They are indoor kitties but love to watch the back yard for neighbor cats.

-Kaye

12th Man’s Best Friend!

October is Homeward Pet’s all-star Adopt-A-Shelter-Dog Month celebration with the “12th Man’s Best Friend” discounted adoptions!  All dog adopters wearing blue ‘n’ green will receive 12% off their dog adoption!

Are you looking for a new furry teammate?  Are you looking for a best friend to cuddle on the couch and watch football with? Visit our available dogs & puppies page to see if there is a “12th Man’s Best Friend” waiting for you!

12th Man’s Best Friend is sponsored by Martha Faulkner, RSVP Real Estate Broker. Pictured here with her two companions, Libby (left) and Jojo (right).

About our sponsor:  Martha Faulkner, RSVP Real Estate Broker, combines her passion for animals with her keen skills in real estate. Martha’s motto is “Everyone needs a home” and she achieves this by donating 10% of her commissions to Homeward Pet Adoption Center and other animal welfare organizations.  www.homes4petlovers.com

Homeward Headline Sponsor ~ Doggy Haven Resort

David & Sadie

Doggy Haven Resort, a local full service dog resort for boarding, daycare, training and grooming, has been a Homeward Pet partner for close to 7 years. All Homeward Pet adopted dogs and their new families receive training classes with their adoption. The best bonding experience for both while also an opportunity to learn what their new canine knows about basic manners and general handling. Doggy Haven’s Dog Training classes are available to all. Check out their website for schedules and pricing.

Not only do they offer an amazing training program, they also offer daycare & boarding along with grooming services. They recently hired two new groomers to accommodate the growing demand for dog grooming in the area. Many grooming salons are booked many weeks to months in advance. With three groomers and being open seven days a week for grooming, Doggy Haven can accommodate your dog’s grooming and bathing needs quickly. “Doggy Haven Resort is surrounded by new homes and the new North Creek High School; the growth in the area is allowing us to continue to expand our services to meet the growing (dog) population.” Said David Boyd, owner.

Debbie

Meet the Groomers
Debbie has been grooming professionally since 1995, and joined the Doggy Haven team October 2013. Puppies are her passion; she’s so excited to build trusting relationships with dogs and parents resulting in life long clients. There has always been a dog in her home, currently a Shih Tzu and an English Cream Golden Retriever. When asked about her new home she said: “The Doggy Haven family is “way too fun”!”

Leah

Leah has been grooming for over 10 years and began at Doggy Haven Resort in June and loves the passionate, family atmosphere. “Working with dogs is therapeutic for me, and my favorite part of the day is all the love and kisses I get from them. I have two dogs, a Blue Heeler who is almost six, and a Lab who is almost ten that are my whole world.” Leah is an excellent dog handler: “You can’t have a bad day when dogs are in your life!”

Lindsay (not pictured) has been grooming for 12 years and started at Doggy Haven Resort in June alongside Leah, and has loved every minute of it! “I have two dogs, a Lab, and a Havanese, as well as a cat. I have been grooming some dogs my entire career, but the best part of grooming is building the relationships, not only with my pets, but with my pet parents. Doggy Haven Resort has such a positive environment, where everyone is passionate about what they do.”

Doggy Haven Resort is located at 5303 W Interurban Blvd, Bothell, WA 98012. For tours, reservations and appointments call (425) 482-4472 www.doggyhaven.com

Barnaby on “the day before the day before”!

Here’s Barnaby, snuggled up in his 12^th Man blanket, resting up for the Hawks season opener on Sunday!  Barnaby is available for adoption!  Let us know if you’re interested in meeting him, and we can arrange to have his foster home wake him up and bring him in!

See all of our available dogs.

Homeward Pet Staff – Favorite Stories

“A week and a half ago I adopted out Marie who had been here quite some time with horrible Calici virus in her mouth and throat, it was so bad she couldn’t eat because her mouth was bleeding. Dr. Jenny put a feeding tube in and that’s how we fed her for a few weeks. She eventually recovered and went to a wonderful home. Her new owner sent me an update, a photo of Marie in her new ‘bedroom’. Not bad for a kitty who was left behind in an apartment and never would have survived if we didn’t help her!”

I love the rags to riches stories!

-Laurel, Adoption Counselor & Cat/Kitten foster coordinator

Becca – A Homeward Hero in Facilities Dept.

“I really enjoy being part of the Facilities team,” says outstanding volunteer Becca, “Everyone is so nice and appreciative of what I do.  I know it’s a really important job at Homeward Pet, and I don’t mind doing it.  And of course, my other favorite part is seeing all the adorable animals.”

One of our most important volunteer roles – and our current biggest need – is in our Facilities Department.  The Facilities team keeps our shelter clean, safe and stocked with everything we need to take care of our animals, staff, volunteers and visitors.

Becca volunteers in Facilities every Friday, with a smile and an upbeat attitude, “I make everything that the people coming in to adopt the animals see look and smell real pretty!”  Becca’s been with us for a year and a half, cleaning, mopping, even taking the garbage out, because she wanted to do something totally different than her day job as a hair stylist.  “I think it’s important to do things in your community and volunteering helps me feel fulfilled.  Plus, I love animals.  Helping animals that are down on their luck find their forever homes is an amazing thing.”

When she’s not working or volunteering, Becca loves being outside, “Kayaking, sailing, swimming, you name it I probably like to do it.  Plus, my dog – a 6-year old Chihuahua mix with some big-time personality that I adopted from Homeward Pet – loves to hike, so I got to keep him happy.  He conquers those 13 mile hikes with me no problem!”

For all the great work she does, and how she does it, Becca is truly a Homeward Hero.

If you’re interested in joining the Facilities Team, or have other questions about volunteering at Homeward Pet, click here.

Rain or Shine our Volunteers Rock!

Dog Program Volunteer, Linda, with one of our available dogs, Missy, are warming up after a wet walk this morning! Rain or shine our volunteers are always here to take care of the animals. Thank you!

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