Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Good morning! As of this morning (5/30/10), there were 138 dogs listed on VCAS' website, but only 70% were actually available (or 96 dogs).
Of the available dogs, 49% were large breed dogs (47, of which 23 were Pitties), 12% were medium sized breeds (12) and 39% were small sized breeds (37, of which 29 were Chihuahua or Chi crosses).
The top 20 oldest impounded dates are as follows:
Of the available dogs, 49% were large breed dogs (47, of which 23 were Pitties), 12% were medium sized breeds (12) and 39% were small sized breeds (37, of which 29 were Chihuahua or Chi crosses).
The top 20 oldest impounded dates are as follows:
| KNL | ID# | Sex | Intact | Breed | Impound | Available |
| 120 | A493017 | M | Y | Pekingese | 4/30/10 | 4/30/10 |
| 72 | A493029 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 4/30/10 | 5/5/10 |
| 30 | A493316 | Y | Y | Pit Bull | 5/4/10 | 5/9/10 |
| 90 | A493446 | F | Y | Pit Bull | 5/5/10 | 5/9/10 |
| 144 | A493439 | M | Y | Shih Tzu | 5/5/10 | 5/9/10 |
| 34 | A493530 | F | Y | Australian Shep MX | 5/6/10 | 5/10/10 |
| 256 | A493511 | Y | N | Poodle - Toy | 5/6/10 | 5/11/10 |
| 146 | A493486 | M | Y | Boxer | 5/6/10 | 5/17/10 |
| 44 | A493631 | F | N | Cattle Dog | 5/7/10 | 5/7/10 |
| 21 | A493644 | F | Y | GSD | 5/7/10 | 5/12/10 |
| 138 | A493612 | M | Y | Pit Bull | 5/7/10 | 5/12/10 |
| 137 | A493679 | M | Y | Pit Bull | 5/8/10 | 5/8/10 |
| 25 | A493830 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/10/10 | 5/14/10 |
| 59 | A493846 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/10/10 | 5/14/10 |
| 253 | A493836 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/10/10 | 5/14/10 |
| 35 | A493993 | M | Y | Pit Bull/Boxer MX | 5/12/10 | 5/17/10 |
| 11 | A494061 | M | Y | Cattle Dog | 5/13/10 | 5/13/10 |
| 51 | A494084 | F | Y | Chihuahua | 5/13/10 | 5/13/10 |
| 13 | A494206 | M | Y | Bullmastiff | 5/14/10 | 5/14/10 |
| 87 | A494175 | F | Y | Boxer | 5/14/10 | 5/19/10 |
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Today's top 20 oldest impound dates
What an amazing month with such improved (lower) totals of inventory at VCAR. There haven't been 175+ totals in quite a few days, so we are making progress!
Although 102 were on the website this morning, only 66 were actually available. Of these, 39 were big breeds (21 Pitties), 17% were medium-sized breeds (11) and 24% were small breeds (16). These are the top 20 oldest impound dates (Note: the Sharpei's available date was changed to 6/6 yesterday, so that is why he was on yesterday's top 20 and not today's):
Although 102 were on the website this morning, only 66 were actually available. Of these, 39 were big breeds (21 Pitties), 17% were medium-sized breeds (11) and 24% were small breeds (16). These are the top 20 oldest impound dates (Note: the Sharpei's available date was changed to 6/6 yesterday, so that is why he was on yesterday's top 20 and not today's):
| KNL | ID# | Sex | Intact | Breed | Impound |
| 113 | A492639 | F | Y | Bullmastiff MX | 4/25/10 |
| 129 | A492581 | M | N | GSD MX | 4/25/10 |
| 120 | A493017 | M | Y | Pekingese | 4/30/10 |
| 72 | A493029 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 4/30/10 |
| 119 | A493019 | M | N | Chihuahua | 4/30/10 |
| 30 | A493316 | Y | Y | Pit Bull | 5/4/10 |
| 144 | A493439 | M | Y | Shih Tzu | 5/4/10 |
| 90 | A493446 | F | Y | Pit Bull | 5/5/10 |
| 34 | A493530 | F | Y | Australian Shep MX | 5/6/10 |
| 256 | A493511 | F | Y | Poodle | 5/6/10 |
| 290 | A493527 | F | Y | Chihuahua | 5/6/10 |
| 44 | A493631 | F | N | Cattle Dog | 5/7/10 |
| 21 | A493644 | F | Y | GSD | 5/7/10 |
| 137 | A493679 | M | Y | Pit Bull | 5/8/10 |
| 95 | A493690 | M | Y | Pit Bull | 5/8/10 |
| 8 | A493890 | M | Y | Husky | 5/10/10 |
| 41 | A493827 | M | N | Maltese | 5/10/10 |
| 59 | A493846 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/10/10 |
| 252 | A493833 | F | Y | Chihuahua | 5/10/10 |
| 253 | A493836 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/10/10 |
Monday, May 24, 2010
It 'works' but only if you 'work it'....
Personal note from Linda at TLC:
As human beings, we all have a tendency to complain when things are not going right but it is only fair to say when things are going well also. Almost on a weekly basis, someone contacts me to say they have found a dog but can't keep it. When I suggest they take the dog to the Camarillo shelter, 99 out of a hundred times they refuse to do that and usually say, "OH ON~!!!... I wouldn't do that... The pound is going to kill it".
It behooves us as rescuers to ALWAYS correct the general public's term from 'pound' to 'shelter'. That alone can affect someone's perception of our county's facility. However, you can always take it one step further.
This is a true story that I am sharing with you along these lines.
On May 18th, a local resident in Moorpark was out walking her Whippet late at night when she slipped the collar and was lost. The next day, someone came into the PETCO in Moorpark and said they'd found a dog, but were unable to keep it and were looking for someone to take the dog in. PETCO suggested the Camarillo shelter as well as giving the lady our rescue's phone number. The citizen left the store. Later on, we found out she had simply turned the dog loose again. She never called us about the dog.
In the afternoon, not only the manager from PETCO contacted me, later on in the evening, the owner did as well ~~~ who was EXTREMELY distressed about what had occurred. My heart went out even more and I networked again with all of the rescues I know as well as the networking rescue groups, advising them the Whippet had STILL not been found.
I assured her that no one had contacted us, but also suggested that she immediately contact the Camarillo shelter. Despite being late at night, she drove to the shelter with a flyer and a staff member walked the kennels with her, looking for Sparky.
This has a good ending, and not all missing dog stories do.
A dog trainer saw the dog dogging traffic and opened her car door... Sparky jumped in. The dog trainer went to the VCAR website and submitted an online report of finding the dog. Later on that evening, the owner then submitted an online report at VCAR's website about her lost dog, and the system automatically matched it up and advised the owner had dog had been found.
We as a rescue consistently tell people to use the missing/found system at the shelter's website - it is the best and most efficient way of getting these dogs back to their owners as quickly as possible.
As a side note, one of our volunteers watches the VCAR website for fosters and to make sure none of our TLC dogs accidentally shows back up at the shelter. As an avid CraigsList user, last week she again matched up a missing dog posted there with a dog that was currently at Camarillo. This is not the first time this has happened either ~~~ this will be the third time she has contacted an owner who has posted on CraigsList and let them know their dog was at Camarillo looking for them.
Sparky has been reunited with his owner and despite the massive distress that owner and dog probably experienced, this all had a good ending! We are VERY happy for Sparky AND his owner! Thank-you VCAR for having a system in place that proves it is working!
As human beings, we all have a tendency to complain when things are not going right but it is only fair to say when things are going well also. Almost on a weekly basis, someone contacts me to say they have found a dog but can't keep it. When I suggest they take the dog to the Camarillo shelter, 99 out of a hundred times they refuse to do that and usually say, "OH ON~!!!... I wouldn't do that... The pound is going to kill it".
It behooves us as rescuers to ALWAYS correct the general public's term from 'pound' to 'shelter'. That alone can affect someone's perception of our county's facility. However, you can always take it one step further.
This is a true story that I am sharing with you along these lines.
On May 18th, a local resident in Moorpark was out walking her Whippet late at night when she slipped the collar and was lost. The next day, someone came into the PETCO in Moorpark and said they'd found a dog, but were unable to keep it and were looking for someone to take the dog in. PETCO suggested the Camarillo shelter as well as giving the lady our rescue's phone number. The citizen left the store. Later on, we found out she had simply turned the dog loose again. She never called us about the dog.
In the afternoon, not only the manager from PETCO contacted me, later on in the evening, the owner did as well ~~~ who was EXTREMELY distressed about what had occurred. My heart went out even more and I networked again with all of the rescues I know as well as the networking rescue groups, advising them the Whippet had STILL not been found.
I assured her that no one had contacted us, but also suggested that she immediately contact the Camarillo shelter. Despite being late at night, she drove to the shelter with a flyer and a staff member walked the kennels with her, looking for Sparky.
This has a good ending, and not all missing dog stories do.
A dog trainer saw the dog dogging traffic and opened her car door... Sparky jumped in. The dog trainer went to the VCAR website and submitted an online report of finding the dog. Later on that evening, the owner then submitted an online report at VCAR's website about her lost dog, and the system automatically matched it up and advised the owner had dog had been found.
We as a rescue consistently tell people to use the missing/found system at the shelter's website - it is the best and most efficient way of getting these dogs back to their owners as quickly as possible.
As a side note, one of our volunteers watches the VCAR website for fosters and to make sure none of our TLC dogs accidentally shows back up at the shelter. As an avid CraigsList user, last week she again matched up a missing dog posted there with a dog that was currently at Camarillo. This is not the first time this has happened either ~~~ this will be the third time she has contacted an owner who has posted on CraigsList and let them know their dog was at Camarillo looking for them.
Sparky has been reunited with his owner and despite the massive distress that owner and dog probably experienced, this all had a good ending! We are VERY happy for Sparky AND his owner! Thank-you VCAR for having a system in place that proves it is working!
Top 20 Oldest Impound Dates for Today
Of the 102 dogs on VCAR's website this morning, only 75 were truly available, but of those 75 dogs, 6 have been there since April and need to be networked as soon as possible.
Usually there is an over abundance of Chihuahuas and small dog breeds; unfortunately 64% of today's dogs are big dog breeds (46 dogs, 20 are Pitties). There are 8 medium sized dogs and 19 Chihuahuas (or 25%).
These are the dogs we need to work on the hardest on to find furever homes for right now, based on their impound date:
Usually there is an over abundance of Chihuahuas and small dog breeds; unfortunately 64% of today's dogs are big dog breeds (46 dogs, 20 are Pitties). There are 8 medium sized dogs and 19 Chihuahuas (or 25%).
These are the dogs we need to work on the hardest on to find furever homes for right now, based on their impound date:
| KNL | ID# | Sex | Intact | Breed | Impound |
| 113 | A492639 | F | Y | Bullmastiff MX | 4/25/10 |
| 129 | A492581 | M | N | GSD MX | 4/25/10 |
| 212 | A485220 | F | Y | Sharpei | 4/27/10 |
| 72 | A493029 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 4/30/10 |
| 119 | A493019 | M | N | Chihuahua | 4/30/10 |
| 120 | A493017 | M | Y | Pekingese | 4/30/10 |
| 31 | A493163 | F | Y | Siberian Husky | 5/2/10 |
| 6 | A493246 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/3/10 |
| 30 | A493316 | Y | Y | Pit Bull | 5/4/10 |
| 144 | A493439 | M | Y | Shih Tzu | 5/4/10 |
| 9 | A493447 | M | n | Chow/Lab MX | 5/5/10 |
| 71 | A493435 | M | N | Husky | 5/5/10 |
| 90 | A493446 | F | Y | Pit Bull | 5/5/10 |
| 34 | A493530 | F | Y | Australian Shep MX | 5/6/10 |
| 287 | A493522 | M | Y | Chihuahua | 5/6/10 |
| 290 | A493527 | F | Y | Chihuahua | 5/6/10 |
| 256 | A493511 | Y | N | Poodle - Toy | 5/6/10 |
| 44 | A493631 | F | N | Cattle Dog | 5/7/10 |
| 21 | A493644 | F | Y | GSD | 5/7/10 |
| 137 | A493679 | M | Y | Pit Bull | 5/8/10 |
HURRAH~!!! Thank you!
Sharon Gold with "Hope For Paws" pulled 41 dogs over the weekend ~~ they are enroute to Montana... This dramatically lowered the inventory at VCAR and we THANK YOU for making such a HUGE effort for our Ventura County dogs!
BRAVO~!!
BRAVO~!!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Reminder - rescue email for VCAR
Just a reminder - VCAR has established an email addy ("hot line") for rescue use: VCAR.Rescue@ventura.org
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