Sep 1, 2017 | Animal behavior, Animal behavior, Blogpost, Cat Care, Cat training tips, Dog care, Dog Training, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, Humane Education, In the news, Opportunities, pet health, pet safety, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs
In less than a month, it will be Fall! Everyone looks forward to cooler weather, pretty scenery, and themed drinks. Our animals can enjoy the season as well, but there are certain things to watch out for. The following are tips on how to prepare for the season, which...
Aug 30, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Animal behavior, Blogpost, Cat Care, Dog care, Dog Training, Education, fun with your cat, fun with your dog, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, wayside waifs, YouTube
Our thoughts are with the victims of Hurricane Harvey, both humans and animals! With that being said, please welcome our Waifs of the Week; Ying Yang, Carter, and Shelby. This is Ying Yang, a stunning four-year-old Border Collie mix. He was transferred to Wayside when...
Aug 23, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Cat Care, Cat training tips, Dog care, Dog Training, 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
Better weather is upon us! To make up for the torrential downpour, please welcome our Waifs of the Week: Dahlia, Simba, and Charlie! This is Dahlia, a beautiful one-year-old Mastiff mix. She was brought to Wayside as a stray, and she is very excited to find her...
Aug 11, 2017 | Adoptable Pets, Adoption Updates, Adoption Updates, Animal adoption, Blogpost, Cat Care, Education, Events, fun with your cat, In the news, Opportunities, pet adoption, pet health, pet safety, rescue, seen on tv, Uncategorized, Wayside events, wayside waifs, YouTube
FIV(Feline Immunodeficiency Virus) is a complex retrovirus that causes immunodeficiency disease in domestic cats. In non-fancy jargon, basically the cat’s body is unable to properly protect the immune system. As a result of immunodeficiency, most infected cats...
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...
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 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...
