Hello and Happy Halloween to you all! I hope you all have a spooky safe evening planned! I know I will be going out for some candy and fun myself! Here a fun little Halloween poem that I found. Also hop over to the WHS facebook page to see a cute video about dogs in costume! Talk to you guys next week! - Kimmi Mr. Macklin takes his knife And carves the yellow pumpkin face: Three holes bring eyes and nose to life, The mouth has thirteen teeth in place. Then Mr. Macklin just for fun Transfers the corn-cob pipe from his Wry mouth to Jack's, and everyone Dies laughing! O what fun it is Till Mr. Macklin draws the shade And lights the candle in Jack's skull. Then all the inside dark is made As spooky and as horrorful As Halloween, and creepy crawl The shadows on the tool-house floor, With Jack's face dancing on the wall. O Mr. Macklin! where's the door? -David McCord [toggle title="Dog Volunteers"]Just a reminder that when you have a dog in a turn out or run outside that you do need to manage its behavior at the fence. Letting a dog fence run isn't a healthy way for them to exercise. It causes an adrenaline rush that takes a very long time for them to come down from and it reinforces the behavior if we let it go on. If this means that you leave the leash on the dog and let them drag it around so that you can step on the leash or grab the leash to stop them from fence running then do that. If you can distract the dog with treats or toys to focus on you instead, do that. IF the dog is not responding well to redirection take the dog back in[toggle title="Flowers to Save Shelter Pets"]Support WHS while adding a little beauty to your life. By clicking https://www.flowerportraitgallery.com/portfolio/ flowers-to-save-shelter-pets , you can view and purchase the lovely work of Salem, Oregon flower photographer and long-time WHS volunteer Richard Wasserman. Both prints and digital downloads are available, and 20 percent of net proceeds will come to Willamette Humane Society to support the care and rehoming of dogs and cats in our community.[/toggle][toggle title="Volunteers Needed"]To walk the catwalk!! Are you ready to walk the catwalk? Are you a Chico’s fan? Chico’s at Salem Center is hosting a WHS fashion show. We’re looking for 6 to 8 ladies to head to the store a few days before the show for a fitting and then to walk the catwalk on Wednesday, November 19th. The event is from 6 to 8 p.m. Is your dog good in public? She or he can strut too! If you don’t have a dog, we’ll try to pair you with a shelter dog. Get gussied up in fun new clothes and be the star of the WHS fashion. Please contact Meredith Kuhl at 503-585-5900 ext. 304 or Meredith.kuhl@whs4pets.org to participate. If you aren’t comfortable with all eyes on you….come and be in the audience. We are looking for a red tag walker to take over on Wednesday evening from 4-6 pm. If this is a shift that will work for you and you are red or are close to getting your red tag please let me know![/toggle][toggle title="Bowser's News"]Bowser’s Boo Bash was a resounding success! Thank you for attending, volunteering, donating, and shopping. Your participation raised over $131,000 for the shelter. You can see all the fun that was had at: https:// willamettehumane.smugmug.com/Events/Bowsers-Boo- Bash-2014/ We were thrilled to showcase an amazing WHS story. Did you miss it? Grab a tissue and spend three minutes enjoying the generosity of your fellow volunteers and seeing how your time makes a difference. https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=oriUl6LCW3I[/toggle][toggle title="Updates from Davenport's Den"]!"10%"off""on"People"Clothing""for"customers""for"the"month"of"November !"Buy"4"get"one"tube"free"of"advantage"2"flea"treatment"for"cats"and"dogs.""Good"through" December"31st !"Remember"that"volunteers"get"20%"off"in"Davenport’s"Den,"and"10%"off"Science"Diet" food,"every"dollar"you"spend"in"our"stores"comes"back"to"help"our"shelter"pets![/toggle][toggle title="Job Opportunities"]There is a Part Time Veterinary Assistant opening at the spay and neuter clinic. If you are interested please visit our website at www.whs4pets.org and go to the get involved page and select employment.[/toggle][toggle title="Shout Outs"]“Shout out to Marion Brandt, Thanks so much for taking the time to properly clean litter boxes. You noticed that we were out and took the initiative to get tons of them cleaned and ready to be used. Thanks as well to the rest of our Thursday volunteers, it’s such a crazy day, you guys make it so much better. “ – Samantha/Adoptions Specialist "I wanted to give a shout out to Nancy one of the dog walkers , she brought us three big bags of brand new towels for our feral kitties to get all wrapped up in to go home. We appreciate this so much (and so do the kitties)!!" -Jessica clinic receptionist[/toggle] and kennel buddy with it instead or take it back out for another walk but letting it fence run and bark and lunge is also not good for the dog in the pen or for the dogs on the other side of the fence trying to walk. It also makes it more difficult for your fellow dog walkers when they have something so intense to compete/contend with. If you would like more information on fence running and fighting and the impact it has on our dogs there is a handout in the volunteer room. Thank you guys for your understanding and for having the dogs best interests at heart! It’s that time of year where it gets dark earlier. We will need to start using the light in the back of the building. Many of you do not know where that light switch is. It is on the outside of the building next to the red door at the top of the steps. This light is great for the turnouts out back and for getting back into the building. If you are outside and its dark please do everyone a favor and turn it on if it isn't already. Thanks guys for being safe![/toggle][toggle title="Cat Volunteers"]I want to send out a reminder that we need to be sanitizing our hands in between each kitty; when cleaning the kennel please do the same thing. Remember to politely ask our customers to do the same thing to ensure we maintain the healthiest cat population we can, since healthy cats go home much faster than our sick kitties do. Also I am looking at clarifying the cleaning procedure for cat kennels so that all the staff and the volunteers are on the same page so keep an eye out for another email and an updated cleaning procedure. Thank you so much guys for taking care of our furry friends! We also need to remember to check tab bands on litters of kittens to make sure that we don’t accidentally show someone the wrong kitten and have them fall in love with one that has already been claimed. Thank you guys for all you do![/toggle]
