Aug 4, 2017 | Animal behavior, Blogpost, Cat Care, Cat training tips, Dog care, Dog Training, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, In the news, Opportunities, pet health, pet safety, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs
When August comes around, we start thinking about school. Either the back-to-school sale, school supplies list, making sure everything’s ready, or just dreading the upcoming semester. What we might not always think about is how our furry friends in the home...
Aug 2, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Education, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs, Wordless Wednesday, YouTube
Once again, it’s time to meet our Waifs of the Week: Marley, Jon, and Barney. This is Marley, a handsome one-year-old Australian Cattle Dog mix. His first trip to Wayside was when his old shelter ran out of space for him, but he came here and got adopted. He was...
Aug 1, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, In the news, pet adoption, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs, YouTube
It’s that time again for a monthly segment of our long-term residents. A long-term resident is someone who has been here at least thirty days or longer, and I try to narrow it down to some who have been here even longer. Last month, we focused on Bert and Marla, and I...
Jul 26, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Cat Care, Dog care, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs, Wordless Wednesday, YouTube
It’s that time again to meet our Waifs of the Week: Rory, Ringo, and Benji! This is Rory, a gorgeous four-year-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix. She’s the perfect combination of sweet and cuddly, and energetic and active! She’s a sweet girl who...
Jul 21, 2017 | Blogpost, Cat Care, Cat training tips, Dog care, Dog Training, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, In the news, Opportunities, rescue, Uncategorized, Volunteer opportunities, wayside waifs
In many aspects of shelter operation, we would not be where we are without our volunteers. Our staff members are very thankful for the active roles our volunteers take in caring for the animals in the shelter. I thought it would be nice to showcase some of the many...
Jul 19, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, rescue, Uncategorized, wayside waifs, Wordless Wednesday, YouTube
It’s time to meet our Waifs of the Week: Buster, Dolly, and Cheyanne! **I’m eligible for a Slumber Paw-ty! Please see “Slumber Paw-ty Program” page under the “Adopt” tab for more details. Thanks!** This is Buster, a photogenic...
Jul 14, 2017 | Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Animal behavior, Blogpost, Cat Care, Education, Foster Homes, fun with your cat, Opportunities, pet health, rescue, Uncategorized, wayside waifs
Being employed with Wayside Waifs is a very rewarding experience, and volunteers have the same feeling. Sometimes you get those special cases with cats or dogs and you cannot help but root for them. Poe is one of those cases. Pictured above is the day Poe came in,...
Jul 12, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Education, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, rescue, Uncategorized, wayside waifs
It’s that time again to meet our Waifs of the Week: Hershey, Nugget, and Mason! This is Hershey, a beautiful five-year old American Staffordshire Terrier mix. Her last shelter ran out of space for her, so she was transferred here. But not to worry, she is ready...
Jul 7, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Animal adoption, Animal behavior, Blogpost, Cat Care, Education, fun with your cat, In the news, pet adoption, pet health, pet safety, rescue, Uncategorized, wayside waifs
I have worked at Wayside for almost three years now, and something I’ve noticed is whenever I speak to the general public about working here, they are interested in the animals, but they are also curious about the inside jobs of staff and volunteers. Today,...
Jul 6, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Cat Care, Education, fun with your cat, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs
At Wayside, we currently have 28 black cats and kittens available for adoption. That may not seem like a big number, but they take up a majority of cats here. Black cats have the stigma of being unlucky, and they also tend to not stand out in the eyes of adopters when...
