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Pub Quiz – Thank You

Our pub quiz in McGrattans last Friday was a huge success as well as great craic!! On behalf of all here at the shelter, thank tou to all who attended, to Catherine and Fionnuala Woods, June and Richard Lattimore for organising it, to Dan Mcgrattan-our gracious host and of course to our Quiz master extradinaire Anne Doyle formerly of RTE who was on top form on the night. Much needed funds were generated for the shelter and again a heart felt thank you to all involved.

Thank you to Vintage Ireland

A massive Thank You to Joan and Vintage Ireland for inviting us to the Antiques Fair in Trim today. Was a very successful day.
We here at the shelter ask that you support those who support us so please check out Vintage Ireland on facebook for up coming vintage and antiques.
A very enjoyable way to spend an afternoon!!

Open Day 2012

Our Open Day will take place on Sunday 8th July, 12 noon – 5pm. Promises to be a great fmaily day out as always. There will be free parking on the day.

Tea/coffee/soft drinks/home baking/sandwiches available for sale

There will be lots of stalls:

Antiques

Bric-a-brac

Plants

Home baking

Tombola

Irish Wildlife Matters

Raffles

Kiddies games

Kiddies colouring competitions – various categories -  up to 5 years and over 5 years etc

Something for everyone on the day.

Please do not bring your own dog along as it upsets the resident dogs.

Volunteer face painters required.

Enquiries please call
Michele on 087 631 50 82 to arrange.

All money raised on the day will go directly to the care of animals at our shelter. We hope that you can join us on this wonderful day .More details to be announced shortly.

Beth

Here is what Beths new owner and volunteer at the shelter had to say;

Hey guys, here’s a little something about Beth’s happy ending :)

I knew she was for me the minute I saw her. ‘Ms Purdy’ as she was named then was a tiny kitten in an isolation area in the foundation on
account of her eye infection that she had upon arrival. Only a  few weeks old, she was found abandoned in a field. I took her home in early December and her eyes had cleared up by Christmas. Re-named, Beth now rules
the house and spends everyday exploring the garden or sleeping on the couch with her best friend,Lottie the Shih Tzu.

Thanks for everything and see you soon, Leah Clooney-Gainey

 

Molly – Adopted 2000

Molly was adopted from the Animal Foundation in 2000. I still remember the day we went tohave a look and we just fell in love with her straight away, we went back thenext day to pick her up and another man had her up in his arms, I went over andtook her out of his arms and from that day to this she has been very muchedloved. We have added 3 girls to our family since and she loves each of them andthem her. We are grateful for every extra year we have with her now.

Paula Stynes

Pub Quiz – Friday 27th April 2012

A Pub quiz will take place this Friday April 27th
in aid of the Kildare Animal Foundation. Anne Doyle will be the fantastic quiz
master on the night which promises to be a great night with lots of laughs.
Anne has a great sense of humour and always knows how to get the crowd going. The
quiz will take place in Mc Grattan’s pub (upstairs), 76 Fitzwilliam Lane Dublin
2. Doors open at 7pm with the quiz starting at 8.30pm. €40 per table of 4. We
will also be having a raffle on the night with lots of lovely prizes.

We really hope that you can make it and support the work we
do at the animal foundation.

For more information on this event please contact Catherine
Woods 086 273 0399.

Adopt a Dog – Ally

Ally


Breed: White German Shepherd

Sex: Female

Age: 17 months

Profile: Meet Ally who is a lovely friendly girl. She came to us as a stray and was later surrendered to us. She is a gentle giant and is still looking for her forever home. She is looking for a home where someone will be at home most of the day and that can give her all the attention she needs. We would prefer to re home her to someone with experience with this breed. Ally is vaccinated, spayed, wormed, deflead and micro chipped

Adopt a Dog – Danny

Danny

Breed: Dalmatian

Sex: Male

Age: 10 months

Profile: Danny is a very friendly fella and is great with other dogs. He is good on the lead and will sit on command. We would like to re home him to someone that is at home most of the day and who is willing to bring him for long walks every day. Danny will need to be an indoor dog and will not be rehomed to a family with children under five. Someone with experience with this breed would be preferred. I’m sure we will get lots of offers because of Danny’s breed but please understand that like all our dogs he will be careful placed in a home that we see fit, where all his needs will be met. Danny will be fully vaccinated, neutered, mircochipped, wormed and deflead before been rehomed

Fun Indoor Training Games for you and your Dog By Positive DogTraining

 

Dogs love having and need daily walks but do you know that
you can tire them out just as quickly with just a just few minutes training everyday
! Mental stimulation is as important as daily exercise to keep you dog in in
top form and to help stop him becoming a house devil and street angel.

Here are a few ideas that you can try out at home with your
dog on those rainy afternoons.

 

  1. The easiest way to keep your dog occupied is to
    give them something exciting to chew. One of our favourites is to drop down to
    your local friendly butcher and get a nice big beef marrow bone, your dog will
    love this BUT dont think that once he has gotten all the marrow from the bone
    that it now time to throw it away ! The cavity left in the one is ideal for
    stuffing with someting that your dogs loves. From their own dry food moisted
    with some water , to some peanut butter or some leftover meat and gravy from
    your dinner, your can freeze all of these ina plastic bag in your freezer so it
    will take your dog longer to release the treat.
  2. Teach you dog to find his favourite toy – first
    make sure that you have some small treats ready to give in your pocket to
    reward your dog when they do well. Step 1 – Find your
    dog’s favorite toy, wave it around in front of him to get him excited.Next hide
    it in an easy spot, beside you  or behind
    you and tell him to find it. Praise him and you give him a treat when he finds
    his toy.  Step 2 – try hiding the toy in a more distant but semi-easy place
    leaving it showing slightly, again when your dog finds the toys praise and
    reward them highly . Step 3 – The next stage is to hide the toy in harder to
    find places throughout your house. Show him the toy first to get him excited
    and have someone hold him for you or close the door of he room he is in while
    you hide it. Step 4 – t take this game one step further give a name to the toy
    andthem you can begin to hide multiple items for each game.
  3. Practise basic training commands- Anytime is a good time to run through training sessions,
    but if you are stuck indoors it’s the perfect opportunity to work on basic
    commands or even more advanced ones that don’t take up a lot of space. Even if
    your dog knows the commands backwards and forwards, a training session is still
    exciting and fun for your dog. You can also look up fun tricks to teach your
    dog, like balancing a treat on the nose
    or paw.
  4. Doggie Bubbles – many dogs love chasing bubbles
    and it can be great fun for younger members of the family as well. Dog safe
    bubbles come in many flavour and rae available from most good pet shop.
  5. Treat dispensing and interactive toys – Ther are
    many differerent makes and models of treat dispensing toys that are available
    from your local pet shop. Food-motivated dogs love
    treat dispensing toys such as toys from the every popular Kong range. . Instead
    of just giving your dog a treat, he has to work for it. Many of the toys have
    to be pushed to release the treats; others require chewing. These toys are
    adjustable so once your dog learns how to trigger the treat, you can make it
    more challenging for him to get the treats. Look for toys that are sturdy and
    can hold up to hard play. Puzzle toys or interactive toys such as those
    available from the Nina Otteson range
    are just as much fun and help dogs think creatively. These puzzles parts
    and pieces that dogs have to lift to release the treat. You can make a home
    made version of these  by using some
    plastic or paper cups and hiding treats beneath them and having your dog touch
    or move the right cup to get the treat or by filling a plastic bottle with some
    kibble and making some small holes in it and making your dog work for his
    supper. :-)

 

Thanks once again to Liz & Suzi for suppling another great article.

For more info on the great services the Postive Dog Training provide please check out their website www.positivedogtrainingdublin.com
phone : 01 9013018

 

 

 

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