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LOST AND FOUND

FREE spay/neuter

for pit bulls and pit bull mixes

for Manatee County residents!

Yes, you read correctly! Thanks to a grant from Florida Animal Friends

our clinic is offering FREE spay/neuter for pit bulls and pit bull mixes

while grant monies are still available. You must be a Manatee County

resident to qualify for this program. Our clinic’s regular programs are

available to all with no residency or income requirements. Surgery is

by appointment only so call 941-747-8808 x 302 today before these

funds are gone.

GIVING UP A PET

IN A CHILD'S EYE

If you are thinking about giving up an animal, for whatever reason, please be aware of the other members of the family. Just as adopting a pet should be a family decision, giving one up should be discussed and not simply happen. We are speaking about the children. Kids and animals can develop special relationships that will create lifelong bonds like no other. The emotional trauma which affects the pets given up can be just as hard on the children of the household. If they think the family is relinquishing their beloved dog or cat for no good reason, they may believe this is an okay thing to do or they are at fault in some way.

We all know kids learn from their parents. Teach them how to be a pet parent. If a pet must be given up, don't traumatize your kids by making them come with you and then drag them screaming and crying as their cherished pet gets led away. Have a talk about the reasons why the pet is being given up. Depending on the age of the children, you don't have to be detailed, simply honest. They understand more than adults give them credit for.

Satchel’s Last Resort is a sanctuary dedicated to the care of over 70 last chance animals. Even though we have cats as well as dogs, this site is dedicated to the dogs. Our cats welcome visitors, but have voted unanimously to stay at Satchel's Last Resort forever.

Our dogs on this site are divided into two groups: GUESTS and RESIDENTS.

The guests are available for adoption; you'll see them on the ADOPT page.

The residents are dogs who, for one reason or another, are not considered adoptable. They will therefore live the remainder of their lives at the shelter (hence the name Satchel's Last Resort). You can see them on the SPONSOR page.

Shooting the Breeze by Baxter

Good morning, Sarasota. Hope this day finds you all doing well, despite the rainy, dreary weather we are experiencing this week. I do not like the wet, and prefer dry and cool, so I am not so playful when the ground is wet. I understand it is going to be rainy all week and I am not sure I like that.

Another busy week last week with even more animals finding homes. The sad story of the week is Libby's story. Libby is a senior Labrador who finally found a home, or so we thought. Then the gentleman who adopted her had to bring her back after only two days because he couldn't breathe due to allergies. That always makes us other dogs sad. We are happy when one of us finds a home and sad when one of us has to come back even when they didn't do anything wrong. So, although I love promoting myself, and I do that with as much frequency as I am allowed, I would really like to see Libby find a home. You will read more about her at the end of the column.

We also have two newbies in the kennels. We have Harley, who is a young, black labrador mix and Sheena, who someone found and took to our vet several months ago. Both of these dogs are young and energetic. Sheena has found a playmate with Patches to help burn off some of her energy. I still have Wooly B. as my playmate and on Saturday, we were playing chase with one of the humans. I think we won, but she wanted to argue with me she had won. So we decided it was a draw.

All in all it was another exciting week for the kennels. Now, if we can just keep it up for the rest of the year, my new family will show up. I know they are coming. I just know it. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Love,

Baxter

P.S. Okay, Libby is our choice this week. Libby is estimated between 8 and 9 years old with a yellow coat. She is a nice girl but needs to be the only pet in the household. She likes quiet, is dependable to leave alone and would love to take a walk a couple of times a day with a new friend.