Saturday Training Classes

Saturday Training for our Adoptable Dogs

Every Saturday morning, our trainers and volunteers work with training our adoptable dogs. Our goal is to teach them all of the basics to set them up for success in their new home. Come and watch...better yet...come and ADOPT!!!

Missy also goes through Saturday morning training and knows all kinds of tricks. Missy is a 4 year old American Stafford Terrier although we did submit her DNA for testing and her results showed Dalmatian and Chihuahua in her family tree! Missy has great training skills which our volunteers and staff have been working on. She is extremely loving and looking for her forever family. Come and visit her at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. Our adoption center is open daily from 11am-6pm. You can also learn more at www.PeggyAdams.org!

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League also offers training for the public with their dogs.

• If you have just adopted a dog and need a little help with the transition, we invite you to attend one of our free (donations appreciated) "drop-in" classes to help you learn the basic commands for you and your new canine partner.
• All classes are held outside in the training field or inside during bad weather.
• Classes are held every Saturday - please arrive by 8:30am. Classes start promptly at 9am.

Topics Covered in the Classes:

• Teaching your dog to sit, lay down, stay, and come
• Learning to walk your dog in a controlled manner
• Using techniques to prevent unwanted behavior, like jumping
• Improved communication and understanding between you and your dog

Training Class provided courtesy of staff and volunteers at Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League.
To learn more, visit  http://www.peggyadams.org/training-classes

Fun with Funnels

Visitors to our kennels may notice a whole lot of funnels on our cages. We love funnels for a couple of reasons:

1. They allow people to give our dogs treats without any chance of having a finger bit. 
2. They create a barrier between you and the animal which reduces the chance of someone unknowingly passing an infection to an animal. As you know, illness and recovery time can greatly lengthen an animal's time at the shelter.

Funnels are also the newest part of our Kennel Zen program, which gives us the chance to reward our dogs for displaying good, adoptable behavior.  It's easy and fun:

1. Look for the colored baskets in our kennels with doggie treats inside.
2. Practice Kennel Zen by dropping a treat into the funnel if the dog is sitting quietly with all 4 paws on the floor.

This is not just about letting the dogs enjoy a snack. We want them be more comfortable around strangers. Did you know that when dogs in a kennel are nervous, they can exhibit stressful behavior like jumping, barking, or rushing to the front of their cages?

 

The more relaxed our dogs are with new faces, the more they’ll learn and demonstrate good adoptable behavior. So help us funnel these wonderful dogs to a new home!

We Salute Our Patriots

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is proud to be part of the Pets for Patriots program. It allows current and former members of our armed forces the chance to adopt an animal for a reduced amount.

To get started in this process, apply online at PetsForPatriots.org. You'll be asked to provide a copy of your military ID or DD214.

You can then come to our shelter, find your new best friend (2 years or older), and present us with your Pets for Patriots member confirmation letter.

We then send your adoption information to Pets for Patriots and they in turn send you a gift card for more than $100 for PetSmart or PETCO.

Please help us spread the word about this program that helps our animals and those who have served our country.

Picture Perfect - Thanks to You

We want to remember every moment from the 2013 Walk for the Animals. But as you know, with a walk, a pet wash, contests, a silent auction, and much more, there's lot happening.

That's where you can help us. If during the event, you see something that makes you laugh, smile, or cry tears of joy, take a picture of it with your smartphone.

Then we want you to share the picture through services like Instagram, Twitter, Flickr, and checkin on Foursquare. Here's the important bit.... tag the photos with the hashtag: #walkwithpeggy

This will automatically add your picture (after it receives approval from us) to a special online gallery we've set up. Want to take a look? Visit http://walkwithpeggy.exclaimr.com/

So help us remember all of the special moments from this year's Walk for the Animals. Thank you... you're PAWSOME!
 

Please Wear Ties and Long Dresses

Actually, we don't want you to wear ties and long dresses for The Barry Crown Walk for the Animals. That would be silly.

Well actually silly is good but we want it to be the right kind of silly!

You see, many of our Walk Teams love to dress up. You will smile when you notice them decked out in  special shirts, wearing fun hats, or celebrating with a particular theme.

It's a fun way to make an enjoyable day even better. We're ready to be dazzled by your creativity.

How do you get started? Form a team at our walk website WalkWithPeggy. It only takes a minute and it's free to register. Once you're registered you can personalize your page.

Don't forget that your dogs can also enjoy dress up. We will once again have a costume contest.

Our Walk for the Animals is known for being both a pet and people friendly event. Have fun and let's celebrate the joy our animals bring us.

Minnie and the Microchip

Susan and Minnie reunited

How did a cat from Boynton Beach end up hanging on a guardrail along I-95 in Lake Worth?

Susan Patrona's best guess is that Minnie sneaked into her husband's vehicle and went on a joyride, jumping out at some point.

However the six year old was not having any fun when she was spotted and picked up by a police officer.

Minnie has a microchip but it turns out the contact information was incorrect. Fortunately, we were able to connect with her family through other means and can report a happy reunion for all.

Still this is a great reminder of the importance of microchips and periodically making sure that their contact info is up to date. Remember, if you move, the information will not automatically update. If something was originally entered incorrectly, it will not be automatically fixed.

If you ever lose your pet, you want to have confidence that you've done everything possible to get your furry friend home ASAP.  Keep your animal's microchip number handy and make sure that the contact information is current.

Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League knows that microchips provide an extra layer of protection. Our shelter offers both microchips and pet ID tags. Visible PetID tags are the best way to get your pet back if they are ever lost.

Microchipping is offered daily between the hours of 10AM and 5PM. No appointment necessary.

The cost to microchip your pet is $15.00. We offer HomeAgain Microchips which are registered with HomeAgain's Pet Recovery System.

Please call (561) 686-3663 or email us for more information. And please share this information with any dog or cat lovers you know.

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Will You Take the Challenge

Take the Chairman’s Challenge – and your donation will go even further to help the animals!

If you make a donation today – before December 31 – another generous donor is donating an extra $1 for every $3 you give to the animals. 

Your $15 gift becomes $20 … your $30 gift becomes $40 … your $90 gift becomes $120!

Allen - Arrived July 5 2012

As we look back on 2012, we will remember a summer that saw us flooded with more than 1,000 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens… all in need of homes. That’s more than twice many animals we took in during the same time last year.

The cost of caring for these animals and finding them new homes topped $400,000. We couldn’t turn our backs on these dogs and cats despite the unexpected cost.

An amazing donor has stepped up to help us. Now through the end of the year, for every $3 you donate, he will give another $1 for the animals. We call it our Chairman’s Challenge.

Cooper - Arrived August 17, 2012

We hope you’ll consider making a special, one-time special gift for the animals through this campaign. It’s a great way to increase the impact of your contribution.

To give online, simply follow this link and write, “Chairman’s Challenge” in the comments section. If you’d rather mail your gift, please write “Chairman’s Challenge” on your check or envelope.

Thank you for being a loyal and valued friend to the League during this time of unprecedented challenge.

Please share this post if you know of someone who should read it.


Did you know? This year Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League will provide services to more than 20,000 animals.

Kennel Zen

 

You can now play a new role in helping prepare our dogs for adoption. It's something we call, Kennel Zen.

In our our kennel run, you'll notice some brightly colored buckets spaced throughout the room. These contain dog treats.

We encourage you to practice Kennel Zen by giving the animals some of the treats.

This is not just about letting them enjoy a tasty snack. Our goal is to make our canines more comfortable around strangers.

As you may know, when dogs in a kennel are nervous, they can exhibit stressful behavior like jumping, barking, or rushing to the front of their cages.

The more relaxed our dogs are with new faces, the more they'll start to learn and demonstrate good adoptable behavior.

Kennel Zen - Helping bring our dogs one step closer to a new home.


Psst: Can you believe we're less than six months away from our next, Walk for the Animals? There's still time to brand your company as a sponsor.

A Happy Reunion

John, Jodie, Denali, and Ike

Ike and Denali came to our shelter as a pair. Eventually, the Siberian Huskies found new homes. Unfortunately, they couldn’t be adopted together.

 

Still, John, who adopted Ike, wanted to stay in touch with the family that adopted Denali. Recently he was contacted by them with an opportunity.

Denali’s owners had fallen on challenging times and wondered if John would be willing to adopt the dog from them. 

John and his wife, Jodie, decided they couldn’t pass up this opportunity. A dog meetup was soon scheduled. Would Ike and Denali remember one another?

Within seconds, John and Jodie knew the made the right choice. 

Lorie said, “There was not a dry eye in the house,” at the explosion of joy they witnessed when they the two 7 year olds once again had the chance to play with one another.

Adoption changes lives! To find your new animal today, go to: http://www.hspb.org/page.aspx?pid=267

Unleash the Publicity Hound

Our Publicity Hound magazine gives your dog or cat the chance to feel like a rock star, while also helping the animals in our shelter.

 

For 39 years, the Publicity Hound has been the hot takeaway from our annual Christmas Ball, which is attended by more than 325 of our prominent and long time supporters.

Why? The glossy publication gives them chance to showcase their pets through photography.  It's the ultimate four-legged celebration.

Your business can be a part of this year's Publicity Hound. An advertisement is a great way to market your business to a very high end crowd and support the League.

Your special message will receive premium exposure in a cherished publication.  As you'll see on the sign up form advertisements start at only $100.

It's a great deal for a magazine that will be prominently featured on coffee tables for a whole year.

If you have questions, please contact us via 

email at marketing@hspb.org.    

Space in this year's Publicity Hound is limited so make sure you get your order in soon! This year's publication is expected to fill up very fast... 

Do you know a business that should be in this year's Publicity Hound? Please forward them this link as soon as possible.