Keep Your Pets Safe on the 4th of July!

Lovely Senior Shepherd Needs Rescue or Adoption at Harbor Shelter

Mama Mia! Mama is a lovely Super Senior, an elegant beauty who was on a “possible owner” hold – obviously they never came. Mama has a very old impound number, she was adopted from the shelter when she was much younger. Mama is very sweet and gentle. She lived in a home that once had 18 (yes 18) other dogs, so she may be dog friendly. Mama walks nicely on leash, and love yummy treats. Please consider rescuing or adopting Mama!

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No. A0698021

German Shepherd

Spayed Female

9 Years Old

Weight: 70-lbs.

Impound Date: 5/23/13

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER 

957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 

(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:

Monday (Closed) 

Tuesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Wednesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Thursday (8AM - 5PM) 

Friday (8AM - 5PM) 

Saturday (8AM - 5PM) 

Sunday (11AM - 5PM

Top Ten Reasons Everyone Needs a Chihuahua

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday. 

1. On the average Chi's live a long, long, long time.
2. Chihuahuas are one of the most euthanized breeds in shelters.
3. You can sneak them into almost any kind of establishment.
4. A Chi's wardrobe options are limitless – can you imagine a rottie in a pink dress? I think not.
5. Teeny dog = teeny poop.
6. Chi's come in an endless variety of colors, shapes and sizes – you're sure to find one you love.
7. Perpetual lap warmers, Chi's make great companions and are affectionate and loving.
8. If you are a guy with a Chi, you will exude masculine security.  Chicks dig that.
9. They’re versatile - they can ride in bicycle baskets, handbags and carry-ons.
10. Thanks to Paris Hilton and Beverly Hills Chihuahua I & II, they have been overbred like crazy. They need you - please adopt or rescue a Chihuahua today!

http://www.laanimalservices.com/

http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/

Top Ten Reasons Everyone Should Have At Least One Cat

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday. 

1. You need someone responsible to take charge of your life.
2. An empty lap is a cold, lonely lap.
3. The top of your television looks bare.
4. Everyone should have a pet that silently stares at them for no reason.
5. You bought a lot of lint brushes at Costco and you're anxious to use them.
6. You have stairs and want someone to play "trip me if you can" with you.
7. Cats won't besiege you when you come home from work; wanting walks, playtime, treats, etc. (indeed, they won't even acknowledge that you came through the door).
8. You enjoy watching animals run full-speed from one room to the next for no reason.
9. ... waking to the sweet sound of contented purring in your ear.
10. The shelters and rescues have an abundance of beautiful, loving cats that need homes.  Adopt a cat, save a life!

Kitten Rescue

http://www.laanimalservices.com/

http://animalcare.lacounty.gov/

*DUKE* Boxer/Pit Bull Mix Needs Rescue or Adoption in San Pedro!

Meet Duke! Duke is a sweet, friendly, well-behaved brindle beauty with an absolutely fabulous pair of perpetually windswept ears! Duke was Best Buddies with the lovely Daisy (#A1376971) who has been adopted. Please consider rescuing or adopting Duke!

Contact harborfriends@gmail.com

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No. A1376970

Boxer and Pit Bull Terrier

Male

3 Years Old

Weight: 48-lbs.

Impound Date: 3/8/13

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER 

957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 

(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:

Monday (Closed) 

Tuesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Wednesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Thursday (8AM - 5PM) 

Friday (8AM - 5PM) 

Saturday (8AM - 5PM) 

Sunday (11AM - 5PM)

Top Ten Reasons Cats Don't "Do" Water

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday.

1)         They're cats, they don't "do" anything
2)         There's no way a cat is going to dog-paddle
3)         They know what they look like wet
4)         There are no cool dive & fetch contests for cats, so why
            bother
5)         They [usually] don't weigh enough for an effective cannonball
6)         Cats can't chase balls or sticks in the ocean – (they'd wash
            away)
7)         They think they should walk on water, not splash around in it
8)         The myth of the dreaded "cat fish" (would you swim if there
            was a "human fish"?
9)         Umm, things look 25% larger underwater, dogs swim – can
            you say “Jaws with fur”?
10)       Actually, they do, they just don't want you to know….

Adopt: Take a Chance and Learn to Dance

 

People often come to the shelter where I volunteer looking for a specific dog  - a dog like the one they grew up with, a dog exactly like their beloved companion that recently passed away.

Sometimes they make a connection with a dog, perhaps only eye contact through the kennel door, but the dog is not what they are looking for.  They leave the dog behind. Wrong color, wrong size, wrong age.

Stop it.  The dogs in shelter need homes, and you need a companion.  Take a chance.  If you lost a sweet and mellow Golden Retriever, try a little black Chihuahua or a scruffy mutt.  Now and then one of the small dogs will stand on its hind legs and do a little dance.  Either begging for food, or begging for attention, does it really matter?  Some of the overlooked shelter dogs can dance, and you can too.

Adopt a Shelter Dog.

And Dance.

Los Angeles Animal Services

Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control

Top Ten Reasons Dogs Are Better Dancers Than Cats

A new Top Ten List is posted every Monday.

1. Dogs are used to shaking their rear ends.
2. Cats just don't dance.  Period.
3. Dogs will do just about anything for a treat.
4. Dogs will do just about anything.  Period.
5. Dogs have better rhythm (actually, cats have none).
6. Dogs go for car rides and listen to the radio, hence develop a groove for funky dance steps.
7. Dogs will dance with partners, whereas cats are more solitary creatures.
8. Cats can't watch Dancing with the Stars because they're always on top of the television.
9. Cats get too distracted by disco balls (think laser lights x 1000)
10. Cats don't have time to practice as they sleep 23 hours a day.

 Dancing Dogs Video

Top Ten Reasons There Is No Such Thing As An "Easter Kitty"

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday.

1. Easter Kitty would eat the Easter grass in the basket and puke all over the candy.
2. Easter Kitty might deliver Easter candy.  Or he might not. 
3. The Easter chocolate would melt on top of the television set.
4. Easter Kitty would never don festive Easter garments.
5. Easter Kitty would feel compelled to play with colorful Easter basket goodies that would then end up under the refrigerator.
6. Easter Kitty would make mincemeat out of cute little Easter chicks.
7. Creepy staring Easter Kitty would creep out all the children.
8. Easter Kitty might choose to stay under the bed all day.
9. "Easter Kitty" would get confused with less popular "Easter Bitty."
10. Who says there's not an Easter Kitty?

Precious Pixie Needs A Home!

Presenting Pixie! Precious Pixie is a tiny treasure, an angelic little doll too precious to measure. Pixie is sweet as candy, a delicious doll who needs a family to love and adore her. Pixie has a lot of dental tarter, but otherwise appears healthy. Please consider rescuing or adopting Pixie!

Watch video:  http://vimeo.com/60231417

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No. A1370451

Chihuahua

Female

6 Years Old

Weight No. 6-lbs.

Impound Date: 1/29/13

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER 

957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 

(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:

Monday (Closed) 

Tuesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Wednesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Thursday (8AM - 5PM) 

Friday (8AM - 5PM) 

Saturday (8AM - 5PM) 

Sunday (11AM - 5PM)

Lessons From the Land of the Littles

I love watching the Littles when I walk them.  Kumquat's big head bobs up and down as he looks around.  Sneaky Squirrel's tiny face and big brown eyes, ears perked, share so much joy in a simple, everyday walk, and everyday things.  They love to lay in the sun.  They love a tasty biscuit.  A ride in the car.  Joy from the little everyday things. Joy for the Littles.  

Yes. the Littles give me so much joy.  They also teach me to take joy in the little things in life, like they do.  And they make me realize how much joy I take from the Littles.

Morning Biscuits

  

Most mornings, whether weekday or weekend, we have a routine.  And one of the first things I do in the morning is walk to the kitchen so I can feed my motley crew.  The cats, of course, are screaming for food from the moment I open my eyes.  Kumquat the squat doesn't usually wake until the food has been out for a while.  But the very second my foot enters the kitchen, so too does Sneaky Squirrel.  Silently, speedily, stealthily, he appears.  Staring at me with his big brown eyes.  Pleading not for his kibble and canned, but for his beloved morning biscuit.  Oftentimes, he stands on hind legs, as though the world will end unless he is given his treat post-haste.  (Indeed, he acts as though he lives post-apocalypse.)  And then, once his tiny teeth have gripped the biscuit, he runs off to to the cube where he can blissfully savor every crumb away from prying eyes (hello, Kumquat).  

Makes me wish there were a morning biscuit for me.

GORGEOUS BRIANNA NEEDS RESCUE OR ADOPTION!

Brianna is a friendly and playful beauty who needs a family to love her. Briana is underweight and has an umbilical hernia which can usually be easily fixed at the time of spay. Briana is also currently being treated for a hot spot on her back. Please consider rescuing or adopting this special sweetheart!

 All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No. A1364607

German Shepherd mix

Female

8 Years Old

Weight: 67-lbs.

Impound Date: 12/23/12

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER 

957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 

(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:

Monday (Closed) 

Tuesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Wednesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Thursday (8AM - 5PM) 

Friday (8AM - 5PM) 

Saturday (8AM - 5PM) 

Sunday (11AM - 5PM)

CONTACT INFO:  harborfriends@gmail.com

Top Ten Reasons Dogs Don't Drive

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday. 

1)         It's hard to keep your eyes on the road with your head
            hanging out the window
2)         Dogs would want to stop at every fire hydrant
3)         Hello – is that a red light or or a green light, oh who cares ….
4)         They would want to stop at every dog park
5)         Dogs would be prone to road rage with all the stupid humans
            on the road
6)         It's hard to chase a car and drive a car at the same time
7)         Der Hunds would clog all the Der Wienerschitzel drive-thrus
8)         Dogs can't parallel park
9)         They definitely can't afford today's gas prices
10)       Have you been on the 405 lately, I think they are driving

German Shepherd Drives Car

Pug Drives Car

Mom & Daughter Corgi Mixes Need Rescue or Adoption in San Pedro

MOTHER AND DAUGHTER CORGI MIXES ~ Princess (7 years Old, ID#A1356988) and Plastivina (1-1/2 years Old, ID#A1356987) are adorable Corgi mixes that were surrendered to the shelter by their owners. Princess (black Corgi) is the mother of Plastivina (chocolate Corgi).

This dynamic duo has been in the shelter since 11/10/12 and they need rescue or adoption as soon as possible.  Please consider rescuing or adopting these sweet cuties!

Princess:

http://www.petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=LACT1.A1356988

Plastivina

http://www.petharbor.com/pet.asp?uaid=LACT1.A1356987

Contact Info:

Harbor Animal Care Center, San Pedro, CA 

Direct Line 310.548.2632 

Kennel Supervisor, Gerald Hill, 

city cell 213.305.8312 

gee.hill@lacity.org

 

or contact harborfriends@gmail.com

Happy Thanksgiving

Petpurri would like to wish all of our friends and followers a very Happy Thanksgiving.  Let's all hug our furry little companions that share our lives, and say a prayer for those that are no longer with us.

And let's all say a prayer for the shelter animals, that they all find loving homes.

ADOPT, DON'T SHOP!

Top Ten Reasons My Fat Tabby Should NOT Run for President

A new Top Ten list is posted every Monday.

1. My tabby's name is "Puck." Too many easy puns there.
2. A Cat President would be chaos - dogs would never stand (or sit, or roll over) for it.
3. All the fancy White House Christmas tree ornaments would end up under refrigerators and couches.
4. Too many embarrassing You Tube videos would surface.
5. Puck's not likely to stay awake during any Cabinet meetings (or any meetings), anytime, anywhere.
6. He is likely to cough up hair balls during State Dinners.
7. Puck would "make cookies" in the hairpieces of foreign dignitaries.
8. He would bestow Kennedy Center Honors upon Keyboard Kitty and Spaghetti Cat.
9. He's easily bribed .... with tuna flakes, Pounce ... kibble ...
10. We've had too many fat cats in the White House already.

ADOPT, FOSTER OR RESCUE A SHELTER CAT

Cat Connection - LA

Kitten Rescue

Stray Cat Alliance

*PRINCESS* Fabulous German Shepherd Mix in San Pedro Needs a Home!

Presenting Princess! Princess is a shy and alluring beauty with some of the most spectacular freckles we have ever seen! Princess is gentle and sweet, but was timid when we first took her out. Soon however Princess was loving all the attention and wanted more! Princess sits on command and loves to play fetch in the yard. Please consider rescuing or adopting this lovely girl.

All animals are spayed or neutered prior to release. The adoption fees include preventative vaccines, parasite treatments, microchip implant (for permanent internal ID) with pre-paid registration and a free initial wellness exam by a veterinarian of your choice.

Impound No. A1291875

German Shepherd mix

Spayed Female

3 Years Old

Weight: 59-lbs.

Impound Date: 10/10/12

HARBOR ANIMAL CARE CENTER 

957 N. Gaffey Street, San Pedro, CA 90731 

(310) 548-2632 or (213) 485-8789

ADOPTION HOURS:

Monday (Closed) 

Tuesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Wednesday (8AM - 5PM) 

Thursday (8AM - 5PM) 

Friday (8AM - 5PM) 

Saturday (8AM - 5PM)
Sunday (11AM - 5PM)

Top Ten Reasons I Love My Kitties

A new Top Ten List is posted every Monday.

1. If I don't love them, who will?
2. I never need to set my alarm, they always wake up hungry (and loud).
3. They supposedly help keep the bugs under control.
4. They purr me to sleep on sleepless nights.
5. They refuse to wear little designer outfits.
6. Unlike other cats, they will eat just about anything.
7. I don't have to take them for walks and they don't want to go for car rides.
8. They keep the little dogs in check.
9. They keep the big dogs in check.
10. They secretly love me back, they just don't want anyone to know.

Living in the Land of the Littles

After a recent visit with a friend whose home and yard is populated with large, robust "real" dogs, I have come to the realization that I dwell in the Land of the Littles.  My cats, though large as far as cats go, are still comparatively small.  And my dogs are, let's face it, "Littles."

I live with little dogs that can barely jump up on my bed.  One of my Littles can't even jump into the car on his own.

Their clothing size is "small" or sometimes "extra small" depending on the price.  Everything about my dogs, except their bravado, is small.

What does one learn living in the Land of the Littles?  One learns that there is as much love in a Little as in any other size.  And that living in the Land of the Littles is a good thing.