Pup Pops at Walk for Animals!

If you’re going to Walk for Animals this Saturday with your dog, be sure to check out the pup pops booth! It’ll have this poster:

Same price as in Locopops store – $2, chicken or beef flavor. Give your pup a nice cold treat after walking!

If you can’t stay but would love to help APS of Durham even more, you can buy a voucher for $2 at the same booth. They’re redeemable for a pup pop at Durham Locopops store until July 31, 2013.

As a bonus, the vouchers have photos of dogs that were in the shelter from 2006-2013, so if your dog is an alumni, you may want to look for your dog there. Here’s what the vouchers look like:

Now, let’s go help APS of Durham!

Puppy Friday: Gemma

This sweetie pie is Gemma, a 3 months old hound/boxer/pit mix.

She’s as sweet as she looks in the photos!

She really loves treats, though, and already knows how to sit for them.

As you can see, she is very focused and attentive, and would be a joy to take to obedience classes.

Gemma also has several different sitting poses. I call the photo above the “pigtail” shot because her ears are sticking out like, well, pigtails.

This one? Sitting in a prayer position (notice how close her paws are together).

This? Just a little old fashioned puppy dog eyes.

Again, the prayer position. Isn’t she good at saying “look at how good and cute I am? Please please please can I have a treat?”

I’d have to call this one the bedhead (her ears are a bit off).

“The Wiggly Ears”

And finally, the STARE, or directional gazing, as I like to call it. (I had the treat under my chin, so she was looking at my chin and my eyes at the same time.)

Here’s a video of Gemma patiently waiting for a cookie. She tries pawing in air and doing a little hokey pokey.

Now, for something a little different: Gemma’s tongue at various stages.

“Mmmm, can I have that again?”

“Look ma! I can reach my nose!”

“Look, I really can reach my nose.”

“Thbbbpppt. You’re no fun.”

“Not the biscuit again. Thbbbpppt.”

“What, you didn’t know I talked? Well, now you do.”

“Do you have a dog? I like other dogs! Can I play with your dog and live with you?”

“Please? Pretty please?”

“Opps, screen time’s over. Gemma out. See ya soon, I hope!”

If you are interested in Gemma, please come visit her in Kennel 5. For more information on Gemma, please contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org or leave a comment below.

Note: the featured puppy can be located at Animal Protection Society of Durham
2117 E. Club Blvd Durham, NC 27704. You can also call 919.560.0640 for more information.

Puppy Friday: Bettina – ADOPTED!

Meet Bettina, a beautiful 4-5 months old lab/pit mix.

Bettina has great self-control for her age- she’s very focused, attentive, and intelligent. She already knows ‘sit’ and wants to learn more in obedience school. She’d be a great dog for agility or for geocaching, because she needs some work to occupy her rapidly growing brain

She gets along with other dogs and likes playing with her toys (once she figures out that you are indeed out of treats . I tried a 5-10 second ‘sit’ with her and she did a good job considering it was her first time. Here’s a video of that time.

If you are interested in Bettina, please come visit her in Kennel 1. For more information on Bettina, please contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org or leave a comment below.

Note: the featured puppy can be located at Animal Protection Society of Durham

2117 E. Club Blvd Durham, NC 27704. You can also call 919.560.0640 for more information.

Puppy Friday: Mork

This is Mork, a 3-4 months old lab/pit mix. I must warn you that he is incredibly cute and that there are pictures of insane adorableness ahead.

When I first met Mork, he was a very snuggly puppy- he loved to be held and have his belly rubbed.

He was also very attentive and good at sit, though he preferred to snuggle.

He was also very hard to say no to. (He still is.)

So that was Mork when I first met him. Fast forward three weeks later (thanks a lot, allergies), Mork is still cute and tiny, but he’s changed in some ways.

For one thing, he’s gotten very comfortable with his toys and people. Look at that position! He isn’t as snuggly as before, but he still loves his bellyrubs. You want proof? It takes less than six seconds to go from a treat to a bellyrub here (Vine video).

He’s also a little more mature- he definitely knows his ‘sit’ and while he does not know ‘down’ command, he lies down very easily. He’ll be very, very fun to take to obedience school.

He’s also gotten good at making pleading faces

Right now, Mork is in the middle of a teething stage (normal for all puppies), but he’s also getting very good at learning that people are not for chewing

Also, when there’s toys and treats on offer for chewing, people are there to give him unlimited bellyrubs, at least in Mork’s opinion.

See?

Here’s one more video of Mork doing what he does best if you can stand it: Vine video

If you are interested in Mork, please come visit him in Kennel 47. For more information on Mork, please contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org or leave a comment below.

Note: the featured puppy can be located at Animal Protection Society of Durham

2117 E. Club Blvd Durham, NC 27704. You can also call 919.560.0640 for more information.

Featured Dog: Rocco

Meet Rocco, an endearing 6-7 months old pit mix with a very long pink tongue!

You can tell from his exuberant expressions that he’s one jolly fellow!

Rocco is very attentive (almost all the pictures were taken while we were walking). As a result, he walks backwards gracefully.

He also sits nicely for treats- he’ll be a star pupil in obedience classes!

Rocco is still a puppy, so he does have a bit of energy.

The good news is, he loves to play with his toys and is learning the basics of fetch.

I say he’s still learning, because he hasn’t learned to bring the toy back, though he is more than willing to come to you for a treat or a hug.

Doesn’t Rocco look so happy here? Just a few days ago, when I first met him, he was a little shy and quivering a bit.

I must admit, I took him out for a walk because he was wagging his tail furiously and practically begged to go out.

It turned out that he had to go to bathroom, and that’s when I realized he was house trained. Such a good boy!

Rocco likes other dogs, though I think he’d prefer to have attention all to himself.

When you pet him, he leans on you  and lets you know how much he likes you.

In short, it is nearly impossible not to like Rocco! It is also almost impossible not to smile when looking at him.

Just look at how happy he is on a walk!

Won’t you give Rocco the loving home that he needs?

If you are interested in Rocco, please come visit him in Kennel 27. For more information on Rocco, please contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org or leave a comment below.

Note: the featured dog can be located at Animal Protection Society of Durham

2117 E. Club Blvd Durham, NC 27704. You can also call 919.560.0640 for more information.

Some funny outtakes:

“Watch me emulate a Boston Terrier!”

“Thbbbbppptttt!”

“Is this thing on?”

Featured Dog: Hazel

This is Hazel, a 1- 1 1/2 year old hound mix with very cute floppy ears.

She’s very eager to please, and loves food treats.

She’s a little shy, and is still learning ‘sit.’

As you can tell, she’s progressing very nicely! She’d also love to got to additional training classes to boost her confidence.

She walks very nicely and loves playing with her toys. Considering her age and size, I’d expected her to be more energetic, but she’s actually very gentle.

She also likes other dogs and would probably love to play with them.

If you are interested in Hazel, please come visit her in Kennel 36. For more information on Hazel, please contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org or leave a comment below.

Note: the featured dog can be located at Animal Protection Society of Durham
2117 E. Club Blvd Durham, NC 27704. You can also call 919.560.0640 for more information.

Featured Dog: Bella

Meet Bella, 1 year old pit mix that I keep calling Bellissima (italian for very beautiful).

How could she not be, with clear golden eyes and reddish-brown coat (and a slightly pink nose)?

Bella is eager to please – she already knows ‘sit’ and is very attentive for food treats.

She’ll be fun to take to training classes! Plus, you can tell her ears are alert and ready for your next instructions…

In my case, that was “hold still for the camera.” She kindly obliged, as you can see…

And even tried a few stylish poses. Doesn’t she look like she’s yearning for something in the photo below? A nice home, maybe?

Bella also is very affectionate- she likes to give very sudden kisses, which can be startling at first, but you soon get used to a wet nose bumping into your face.

Bella also loves toys and to run around with them, though she doesn’t understand the concept of fetch yet. She does like tug and will play for hours if you let her.

If you are interested in Bella, please come visit her in Kennel 13. For more information on Bella, please contact doginfo@apsofdurham.org or leave a comment below.

Note: the featured dog can be located at Animal Protection Society of Durham,
2117 E. Club Blvd Durham, NC 27704. You can also call 919.560.0640 for more information.