Duke the laidback dog loves the simple life. He’s looking for a loving home
For dogs, people are a mystery.
We can open any door — refrigerators included — but mostly choose not to. Stranger still, we’re fans of taking showers and wearing clothing.
The confusion deepens for homeless dogs. Without their people, the world is full of uncertainty.
Duke’s a 7-year-old stray who’s working hard to understand shelter life, while volunteers and staff at the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services shelter are puzzling out who Duke is.
Based on his sporty white coat with large spots and endearing freckles, he’s likely a pointer mix. His build is more compact and his temperament way too laidback for a hunting dog.
Additionally, one of his eyes has a patch lacking pigmentation, much like some huskies.
Though the biggest mystery is the neglect Duke must have experienced for so long.
Emotionally, he’s only now coming out of his shell. And with ongoing medicated baths, he is recovering from severe dermatitis that’s likely due to untreated flea allergies.
To help Duke and other shelter dogs by providing them with much needed structure, volunteers are taking them to on-sight dog training classes. Here, the dogs learn leash skills and have the opportunity to connect with people — all things that give dogs comfort.
Interested in helping shelter dogs? Become a volunteer. You can apply at www.slocounty.ca.gov/Departments/Health-Agency/Animal-Services/Volunteer.aspx.
Duke’s looking for a tenderhearted person who understands the comfort to be found in the simple life.
Duke’s not looking for an exciting life — just one where he’s loved.
For more information about Duke (ID No. 250104), call the volunteer line at the San Luis Obispo County Animal Services shelter at 805-781-4400 or visit www.slocounty.ca.gov/aserv. The shelter is located at 885 Oklahoma Ave., off Highway 1, in San Luis Obispo.
The full-price adoption fee is $81 for cats and $115 for dogs, plus a $28 county license fee for dogs, if the adopters are San Luis Obispo County residents.
The adoption fee includes a new collar, a spay or neuter operation, basic vaccinations, a microchip and eligibility for a free veterinary check within San Luis Obispo County. Cats also are tested for feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus, and adopters receive a carrier.
HART Cat of the Month
Noodles is the Cat of the Month at Cambria’s Homeless Animal Rescue Team for September.
One look at Noodles and you’ll be doing a double take. Noodles is a stunningly beautiful brown-and-white ragdoll with strikingly unique markings and bright, crystal-blue eyes.
This girl isn’t just easy on the eyes. Her sweet and loving personality will also quickly win over your heart.
Noodles is a loyal and devoted feline, quickly claiming a human as “hers.” She will do best in a single-pet household.
She is 12 years old and in good health despite having an hyperthyroid issue that is easily treated with a daily pill that she happily eats in her food.
Noodles is relaxed and easy going, content to lounge with her human companions and soak up their admiration and affection.
Noodles is a catch, so if you are interested in making this sweet girl a part of your family, please contact HART to set up an appointment today.
HART is a cage-free, no-kill shelter located in lovely downtown Cambria. We love what we do.
The shelter is located at 2638 Main Street in Cambria. The shelter is open Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.
For more information, call 805-927-7377, visit www.slohart.org and follow HART on Facebook and Instagram at @HARTCambria.
Cambria shelter needs foster families
Our feline shelter in Cambria urgently needs foster families who can provide temporary love and care to adult and senior cats in need.
HART rescues adult and senior cats that are failing to thrive in caged shelters, cats in poor conditions such as hoarding situations and stray cats that are friendly and desperately looking for a family to call their own.
We also take in adult and senior cats whose owners were no longer able to keep them due to financial hardship, cats who require hospice care or cats whose beloved family members have passed and now have nowhere else to go.
Consider opening your home to an adult or senior cat in need. No experience is required.
HART will provide all of the supplies, veterinary care and support. Apply to foster a HART cat now by visiting https://forms.gle/KhCwmNhTeNhd5Lsq5.
Email HART foster coordinator Brittany Donecho at foster-coordinator@slohart.org with any questions.
Rest assured that HART is continuing to follow current guidelines to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The safety of our staff and foster volunteers is of top priority.
Curbside pick-up is being utilized for any foster family that comes to pick up a shelter cat and our staff members will greet you with a mask and freshly washed hands.