Monthly Archives June 2024

Crafts for the Animals

Julia, Kate, Alena, Ellie Y, and Ellie G, are such kind kids!  They held a fundraiser for HSHV at the Lawton Elementary School Ice Cream Social!  They spent months making a variety of adorable crafts for people to purchase.  Funds raised during the event were then donated to help the animal residents at HSHV!  Thank you so much Julia, Kate, Alena, Ellie Y, and Ellie G!  We are so thankful for your thoughtful donation.    
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Generous Girl Scouts

The members of Girl Scout Troop #77328 are so kind!  The troop loves animals and choose HSHV as a place to visit as a group.  Members attended a Scout Program and also brought donations for the animals at HSHV!  They donated cat and dog food, toys, towels, pipe cleaners, and pill pockets!  Thank you so much, Troop #77328!  We greatly appreciate your wonderful donation.
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Winnie, the companion.

Winnie the Cat Age: 4 Fixed (Spayed/Neutered)? Yes Declawed? No Weight: 8 lbs Indoor? Yes Microchipped? No City in which animal is located: Canton, MI Rehoming fee? No Please note: This is a courtesy listing on HSHV’s site. This animal is available through a private individual, NOT HSHV. For questions, please contact the individual below, not HSHV. Thank you! Winnie is a chilled out kitty that enjoys 3 things… Naps, food and belly rubs. She is great with kids and often wrangled ours upstairs as she stayed watch at the top of the stairs while they fall asleep. No medical
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Dolly Parton

Dolly the Dog Age: 1 year And 2 months Fixed (Spayed/Neutered)? No Weight: 55 lbs Indoor? Not known Microchipped? No City in which animal is located: Taylor Rehoming fee? No Please note: This is a courtesy listing on HSHV’s site. This animal is available through a private individual, NOT HSHV. For questions, please contact the individual below, not HSHV. Thank you! This is my puppy Dolly, she is a little over a year old. She’s very playful, athletic and will play fetch for hours if you let her. Unfortunately she is not good with my other two dogs so she
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Operation Cooperative Canine (a.k.a., getting a dog’s buy-in for basic caregiving)

Cooperative care allows your dog to be a willing participant in a necessary activity that involves handling, such as nail trims, eye drops, brushing teeth, etc. It enables them to communicate when they are stressed and need a break from handling, creates a safe environment, and makes them more comfortable with the activity. For example, when a dog is experiencing stress during a nail trim, this creates negative associations and can make nail trims more stressful and more difficult over time. Instead, we can reduce stress by giving breaks when they’re communicated and heavily rewarding with treats and praise. Giving
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Cat-astrophic eating

Do you have a cat who gulps their food, sometimes so quickly that they almost immediately vomit it back up? (Also known as “scarf and barf”ing?) Or maybe you have a cat who gobbles their food and then moves on to steal more food from their feline siblings? Here are a few tips to help with a cat who eats too quickly. Invest in a variety of feeding tools. Feeding puzzles and slow feeders can help slow your cat’s eating down so that they can both digest their food, and potentially prevent them from moving on to the food resources
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Gorgeous Daisy

Daisy the Cat Age: 2 Fixed (Spayed/Neutered)? Yes Declawed? No Weight: 7 lbs Indoor? Yes Microchipped? Yes City in which animal is located: Tecumseh Rehoming fee? No Please note: This is a courtesy listing on HSHV’s site. This animal is available through a private individual, NOT HSHV. For questions, please contact the individual below, not HSHV. Thank you! Daisy is a beautiful cat. She is a little shy at first but loves to play with toys and enjoys pets. She is nervous of loud noises so a quieter home would be best. She attaches to women easiest. Unsure of how
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Cooper

Cooper the Dog Age: 3 years 3 months Fixed (Spayed/Neutered)? Yes Indoor? Yes Microchipped? Yes City in which animal is located: Wayne Rehoming fee? Yes Please note: This is a courtesy listing on HSHV’s site. This animal is available through a private individual, NOT HSHV. For questions, please contact the individual below, not HSHV. Thank you! Cooper is such a sweet boy. He loves running around outside in our backyard and sunbathing. He loves to come in and snuggle with you and relax. We have had dog sitters watch him and he has shown to be good with older children
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Five month old coon hound needs a forever home

Riley the Dog Age: Five months Fixed (Spayed/Neutered)? Yes Indoor? Yes Microchipped? No City in which animal is located: Ypsilanti Rehoming fee? Yes Please note: This is a courtesy listing on HSHV’s site. This animal is available through a private individual, NOT HSHV. For questions, please contact the individual below, not HSHV. Thank you! Riley is an incredible puppy, with lots of love and energy. He’s very sweet and playful, and up to date on all shots, and neutered. He is healthy, and loves to play outside, run around, hunt little objects, and follow his nose. He needs a forever
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Loving forever home for the sweetest cat

Weezely the Cat Age: 1 yr, 2 months Fixed (Spayed/Neutered)? No Declawed? No Weight: 10 lbs Indoor? Yes Microchipped? No City in which animal is located: Livonia Rehoming fee? No Please note: This is a courtesy listing on HSHV’s site. This animal is available through a private individual, NOT HSHV. For questions, please contact the individual below, not HSHV. Thank you! Weezely is a very friendly, loving and social cat. He is 1 yr, 2 mo old. He gets along with dogs and kids. Not sure about other cats. He truly deserves a loving forever home. If you are interested
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