Ontario SPCA

June 2015
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Father's Day is just around the corner and we want to honour all those wonderful fur dads! Read all about our #dadsbff campaign to see how you can pay tribute to that wonderful man in your life. And don't forget to check out our Paws & Give virtual giving catalogue to find the perfect gift for the animal lover in your life.

This edition of Newshound also has great tips on pet care and training. Happy reading!

Full of Energy and Love

Volunteering Leads to Friendship

A Welcomed Surprise Donation

Introduce your Pets to Off-Leash Parks

Top 5 Reasons to Leave your Pet Home

Who is dad's best friend?

Full of Energy and Love

“Cooper” is a male Canadian Cur who had been adopted out over a year ago from the Ontario SPCA Barrie Branch, but was unfortunately brought back due to his energy level. Bred to hunt, this fast boy wanted to run run run. The staff had to purchase a harness that prevented Cooper from pulling his handlers and interested visitors all around!

It seemed like a high-energy match was going to be tough to find when an amazing family wanted to welcome him into their home. While he is missed, we are so happy he found wonderful new owners to love him!

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Volunteering Leads to Friendship

Amanda and Celine started as co-op students with the Ontario SPCA Barrie Branch. These eager students wanted to not only to do their co-op here, but their volunteer community hours, and over and above that, more volunteer time. Not knowing each other at first, they quickly became friends with each other, our team and the animals! Most recently, they helped us launch our No Hot Pets campaign at Zehrs.

Thank you ladies for all of your excellent contributions to our shelter.

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A Welcomed Surprise Donation

Sometimes it’s all in the details! We have our usual wish list for the Ontario SPCA Barrie Branch, such as garbage bags, Royal Canin food, dog and cat toys, litter and other pet care items. We were pleasantly surprised to receive the surprise donation of a large box of office supplies that included staples, pens, paper, post-it notes, lined paper and calculators. It was a very thoughtful and welcome donation for our office. Thank you mystery donor!

View our WISH LIST.

Introduce your Pet to Off-Leash Parks

Off-leash parks are becoming more popular in many cities. If you haven’t checked them out, here are some quick tips to introduce your pet and get them ready to socialize at the Friends for Life! Walk™.

Take your dog to a local park and walk him in the vicinity of the leash-free area without putting him in. Allowing him to observe the sights and sounds of the other dogs will expose him to the environment.

Visiting the park during “off hours” such as early in the day or during the week will mean less dogs. For his first few visits, one or two dogs is the ideal.

Practice obedience at home. Commands like sit, stay and come can become a distant memory to your dog once there are dogs running, barking and playing. Having your dog as sharp as possible to his basic commands makes life a lot easier, especially when it’s time to leave!

These are just a couple of ideas to help socialize your pet and make new friends.

Find more tips on the Ontario SPCA Blog.

Top 5 Reasons to Keep your Pet Home

There are so many reasons why pets don’t belong in vehicles, but hot summer days are exceptionally dangerous!

1. Parked cars can quickly reach deadly temperatures, even on relatively mild days with the car parked in the shade and the windows slightly open.

2. Dogs have a limited ability to sweat; even a short time in a hot environment can be life-threatening. A dog's normal body temperature is about 39°C and a temperature of 41°C can be withstood only for a very short time before irreparable brain damage or even death can occur.

3. Five minutes is never just five minutes.

4. Strict laws are in place to punish offenders

5. Unless pets are secure in a crate or restraint device in the back seat, car rides can be dangerous for pets.

Take the pledge at nohotpets.ca and help spread the word about the importance of NOT leaving pets in vehicles.

Who is dad’s best friend?

June is quickly flying by and that means two awesome things. The first is that you’ve hopefully been soaking up lots of summer sun with all your pet friends. The second is that Father’s Day is right around the corner!

Because of Father’s Day, we have launched a super fun campaign called #DadsBFF.

We’re asking you all to snap a pic of dads with their best pet friend(s) and to share it using #dadsBFF on social media. All of the images shared will help us build an online mosaic featuring pictures of dads and their BFFs.

Help bring dads everywhere closer to their pets, and grow our network of pet loving humans at the same time! What are you waiting for? Grab your favourite treats and a selfie-stick and get snapping!

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