Monday, September 27, 2010


PSSSTTT...Dog-tober Fest is coming!!

Did you know that October is Adopt a Shelter Dog Month all across North America??

Did you know that the Oromocto and Fredericton SPCA are partnering to raise money and awareness this month?

You really should drop in to see what great things we have going on in October...rubber ducks, catapults, pumpkins and great deal on adoptions....curious yet?


~Hissy E.~

Sunday, September 26, 2010

Brook's Happy Tail


Guess what??? BROOK FOUND HER FOREVER HOME!!!

We are all so excited for her! She has a new family with children to love and a mom and dad to treat her like the amazing dog that we all know she is!!

Brook-Good luck on your new adventure! We love you very much and we hope that you come to visit us very soon.


~Hissy E.~

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Rubber Duck Derby


Can you imagine what it looks like to see hundreds of yellow rubber ducks floating on the St John River?? Well....now's your chance to find out! We're having a RUBBER DUCK DERBY!

On October 2, 2010 we will be launching the ducks to see which one crosses the finish line first. And there's a $500 prize for the person who has bought the duck with the matching number! That would buy ALOT of tuna and cat toys! Special THANK YOU to Debbie Foley who sponsored this fun event! Two paws up Debbie!

So...my advice...drop into the shelter to buy your rubber duck ticket. Or you can find as at the Regent Mall (by Walmart) on September 24th and 25th and at the Fredericton SPCA Pet Expo on September 25th and 26th.

I wish I could go...but the girls said they'd take lots of pictures. All I really need is the name and phone number of the person who wins...............


~Hissy E.~

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Puppies, puppies and more puppies.




Did you know that the Oromocto and Area SPCA helps out other shelters in the Maritimes quite regularly??Sometimes, when other shelters have too many animals, they will transfer them to our facility so that they have a better chance of being adopted. By working together, we can be so much more successful and save so many more lives.


Yesterday, the girls recieved a phone call from the Victoria County SPCA who desperately needed help with some dogs. They had a litter of 10 puppies and an adult dog that they no longer had space for and were hoping we could take. So after a flurry of phone calls to foster parents, we anxiously awaited the arrival of our new "tenants".


Bully..the adult boxer mix was pretty happy to get out and stretch after his 2 hour trip. He has settled in nicely. The 10 little husky pups all got bubble baths and dewormed and all piled together for a little snooze while they waited for their foster parents. Even I admit that they were REALLY cute! In another 3 weeks, they will all be ready for adoption. Tell all your friends!


So...thanks to the Victoria County SPCA for going the extra mile to make sure these dogs got a second chance...and thanks to the amazing foster families who have opened their homes to care for the babies!


Together we are unstoppable!


~Hissy.E~

Wednesday, September 15, 2010

A wonderful reunion!


We had a wonderful reunion last week here at the shelter and I wanted to share it with all of you. I know that I've mentioned about microchipping before and why it's so important...but I want to tell you this story so you can understand just what an amazing tool a microchip can be to reunite animals with their families.

Peaches is a little black and white kitty who was adopted from our shelter just over a year ago. She lived with a wonderful family who loved her SO much. They kept her indoors, spoiled her, and made sure she had an amazing life. But in April, when a door was accidently left open, Peaches got outside and disappeared.

Peaches' mom and dad looked everywhere for her. But no luck. For months they didn't give up...but as time went one...their hope started to fade.

And then last week...someone found a little black and white cat hanging around their house. They called the Oromocto Animal Control officer and he went and picked her up to make sure that she was safe. Luckily, we had given him a microchip scanner so that he could check all the animals in his care. When he realized that the scanner was picking up a chip...he called to let us know that the cat he had found was named Peaches. The girls immediately called Peaches' mom and dad to let them know that she had been found!!!

You can imagine how excited they were to be reunited with their kitty who had been missing for just over 5 months!! Thankfully, Peaches is in good shape. She is VERY VERY happy to be home and safe.

So..I guess the moral of the story is to never give up....and have your pets microchipped. You never know when it might be your pet that is lost.


~Hissy.E~

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Brook is Back!


Brook is back at the shelter and is ready to find her forever home! If you would like to meet Brook, maybe take her for a walk or just cuddle....come on in! And don't let the fact that she now only has 3 legs make you feel bad...she can keep up with the other dogs when she's running and playing!

And if you think you might be the perfect home for Brook...she's waiting.


~Hissy.E~

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Adoptions!




We had a great weekend for adoptions even though it was a long weekend! We had several cats go home and some great dogs! Waffles, the yellow lab found a home and Cassidy, who had been with us for several months also found a forever home. We love when our orphans find loving, wonderful families. It truly makes our hearts happy.


I still have my paws crossed that one day it will be my turn. Until then...I have people to visit, blogs to write and hamburgers to eat...I hear a hamburger calling my name right now! Have a great week everyone.




~Hissy E.~

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Emerald's Happy Ending!


To those of you who visit the shelter regularly..you know that Emerald is a little black lab mix dog who has been with us since February of 2010. She came to us from a home where she had to compete with many other dogs and cats for food and attention, and to top it all off...she was pregnant. So off to foster care Emerald went and there she was able to give birth to her babies and learn that love was something she was going to get lots of from now on. Because she is so shy..it took her a long time to learn to trust again. And even now...after 6 months...she is still extremely shy with people that she does not know.

Of course, everyone here at the shelter loves Emerald VERY much. She has become part of our hearts and we cross our fingers every day that her turn for a forever home will come soon.

And today is that day!! Emerald is going home with her new people this afternoon and we couldn't be more excited!

We know that it will be bittersweet....it's hard to watch them go when we love them so much...but we know that Emerald deserves to have an amazing wonderful forever family!

Good luck Emerald...we love you and wish you the best!


~Hissy E.~