The SPCA's Shadow!

Look behind you...can you see your shadow?

On wonderfully sunny days, when all is right in the world, your shadow will stand out the most-following your every move and mimicking your every step. And if your shadow is anything like the shadows that the Peninsula SPCA has, your shadow may also be a little shorter, a little darker, and a lot playful!

Shadow the cat is a 2 year old domestic shorthair mix. He's a small cat who likes to follow his people around as if he were their own personal shadow. He's would make a wonderful companion for someone who wants a quiet little cat interested in everything they do!











Shadow the dog is a 2 year old purebred Labrador Retriever with a big happy grin! She's a smaller retriever with an over-sized loving personality! Unfortunately, Shadow was picked up as a stray and brought to the Peninsula SPCA. She has a lot of energy and would love for her new family to have a big fenced in backyard where she can run and play. Please come down to the Peninsula SPCA today to meet this sweet girl!

Keep Your Pet Safe!

So this past week, I was watching a friend's puppy while she was out of town. Watching the dog play in the backyard, I saw him pick up some kind of fruit and just carry it around. Although he didn't eat it or break the fruit's skin, it occurred to me that maybe I should look up what kinds of fruits are toxic to dogs. Lo and behold, the seeds of that fruit were! Thankfully, I got the fruit away from him before he could eat any of it, but this knowledge scared me enough to look up some other toxic foods and plants that can adversely affect your pet.

Below I've provided a list of some foods that many pet owners probably don't realize are poisonous for their pets. Please keep a careful lookout for your pet's health! So many things that people can eat and be around are very dangerous for your pets!

Apples
Apricots
Cherries
Peaches
Plums
Yeast Dough
Alcohol
Baking Poweder and Baking Soda
Chocolate
Cocoa Powder, Coffee Grounds and Beans, and Nutmeg
Onions and garlic
Mushrooms
Raisins
Grapes
Macadamia Buts
Baby Food
Fish Bones
Cat Food
Fat trimmings
Milk and Dairy products
Raw eggs
Raw fish

Tulips
Hyacinth
Daffodil
Peach Lily
Easter Cactus
Easter Daisy
Easter Orchid
Azalea
Rhododendron

Please make sure you keep your backyard and your home safe for your pets! Do the research and remember to only give your pets labeled pet food and treats. Making this a routine will help your pet live longer so you can enjoy them!


Information taken from http://www.dog-first-aid-101.com/toxic-foods.html and http://www.entirelypets.com/toxicplants.html

Clever Dogs

“If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.”- Phil Pastoret

Dogs are so smart and they show us everyday just how clever they are! Young and old, big and small, dogs know what they want and they will figure out just how to get it!

The dogs at the Peninsula SPCA know what they want and what they want is a forever home!

They're putting on their best behavior and most clever plans to charm and woo you into bringing them home and loving them forever!

Please come visit our clever smart dogs, like Amil and Corgster, today!

Amil


Corgster

Life's Real Riches

Have you ever wanted to be rich? Have you ever despaired over the possessions that you own and wished you could find what you really needed to make you happy?

Louis Sabin once said "“No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich," and here at the Peninsula SPCA, we know that he's right!

If you've been looking for true happiness and wealth that can never be lost, no matter how bad the economy gets, please come visit our wonderful dogs, like Anna and Red Bone, today at the Peninsula SPCA.

Anna

Red Bone

Peninnsula SPCA Photo Contest!

Do you have the cutest pet ever? Of course you do! Submit your pet's cutest picture online now and have your friends and family vote for your amazing pet. Your pet can win a "centerfold" in our 2012 Peninsula SPCA Calendar. And the best part....all the money raised will help the Peninsula SPCA care for the thousands of homeless animals received each year.

All pictures submitted will have an opportunity to be in the 2012 Peninsula SPCA's calendar! The top 5 cat pictures and the top 5 dog pictures (as determined by the amount of votes received) will be featured in the 2012 calendar. The top 3 winning pictures will win special prizes, including tickets to our 2012 Furball event and Peninsula SPCA Think.Adopt.Love product line clothing. To upload pictures and vote will require a minimum tax-deductible donation.

Visit www.peninsulaspca.org to enter your pet's photo today!

Upcoming Events

There are so many awesome events coming up soon that benefit the Peninsula SPCA! Please come by and support the Peninsula SPCA at our upcoming and ongoing events:

Monday, July 25th-July 31st at Green Gates Gifts, Furniture & Accessories
Green Gates Gifts, Furniture & Accessories is holding a pet food drive benefitting the Peninsula SPCA and the Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society. Please come drop off your donations before July 31st then come on July 31st from 12-3pm to visit with the adoptable animals!

Saturday, August 6 from 6:00pm - 11:00pm at the Hampton Roads Block Party
The Hampton Roads Block Party with have a beer truck with all purchases going to benefit the Peninsula SPCA! Come out to enjoy good food, good music, and of course, have a drink to help the animals!

Saturday, August 13 from 12:00pm - 3:00pm at The Dog Laundry
The Dog Laundry will be holding an adoption event benefiting the Peninsula SPCA! Please come out and visit the animals and show your support! The Dog Laundry is located at 10190C Warwick Blvd Newport News, Virginia.

Hope to see you all soon at these events!

Benji Needs A Home!

Like the legendary dog hero beloved by a town who was looking for his permanent home, the Peninsula SPCA has their own Benji looking for his permanent home!

Sharing thier fluffy, brown coats, the original Benji was a mutt, but our available Benji is a 2 year 5 month old purebred Lhasa Apso male.

Unlike the original Benji, the Peninsula SPCA's Benji would do best in a permannent home without very small children who would pull on his tail and try to rough house. Since he is a small dog, Benji would get along best with a mature family who knows how to treat him with respect.

Please come visit Benji today!