Callaway Hills Animal Shelter

Our Pet List

Click here to see our recently adopted Happy Tails!
P.S. If you'd like to help us keep the tails wagging in our shelter while they wait for their forever homes, please consider sending them a Petco gift card! If you click on the box below, you can send our pets a gift card from Petco that we can use to buy them food, toys and treats. Any amount at all will be a big help. And thank you for your generosity!!

Shelter News

January 6, 2009 - It's a very happy new year for 2 of our very special pets! First, after 9 years of waiting, our sweet Crawford girl has found a truly wonderful home with a truly wonderful new "mom". She is happy and loved, and doing just great in her new home. A BIG hooray for Crawford!!!!!!!!

Second, our spunky little Spike kitty has found a home as well, with a new "mom" who was able to look past his deformed legs to see the special, wonderful kitty inside. We hope he and his new family are very, very happy together!

Our featured dog is ...

Angela!

Poor little Angela was found about a year ago, a tiny puppy, sitting next to the highway in the country, inches from the cars racing past her. She has grown into a wonderful girl, sweet, snuggly and puppy-playful, and has quickly become a favorite at the shelter. She's a beautiful dog too, with pretty brindle fur and white legs. Her tail curls up, and the tip of it is also white. She has double dew claws on her back feet, so we think she is part Great Pyrenees, but she's not that big, and doesn't have as much fur.

Update - At her last vet check-up, the vet discovered that Angela has a slight heart murmer. The vet said that often these go away on their own as the puppy grows up, but we can't tell for sure, and it's possible that she may need some medication when she gets older. Angela is about 1 year old.
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Our featured cat is ...

Caspian!

Caspian needs a hero, and soon. The poor guy was found abandoned, and when we had him tested before he came into the shelter, he was found to have both FIV and feline leukemia. Both of these diseases are incurable, and may affect his health in the future, but at present he appears to be feeling just fine. He really is a nice kitty, easy-going and sweet, and eager to be loved. He's also very handsome,which my poor pictures fail to show, I'm sorry to say. I'll try to get some better ones as soon as I can.

The reason he really needs help soon is that both FIV and Feline Leukemia are contagious to other cats, so he can't stay at the shelter very long. He can't ever come out of his cage here, and is very bored and unhappy being caged 24 hours a day. He should go to a home where he will be an only kitty, and will stay inside at all times. We don't have any way of knowing how much time he has left, but it could be several years, and we'd love to see this sweet kitty find a good home where he can be comfortable and loved for the time he has left. Won't you please consider opening your home and heart to this good kitty?

Seniors are Special!

Have you ever considered adopting a senior dog? Senior dogs are often much easier to live with than young dogs. I mean, let's face it - puppies are adorable, but they're also a lot of work! Older dogs are often already housetrained (and if they aren't, they're often easier to train than puppies!), they are much less likely to chew up your house while you're away, and they are oh so grateful for a second chance in a safe and loving home of their own. At Callaway Hills we have several wonderful, loving older dogs who have lived at the shelter all or most of their lives. These dogs are well treated at the shelter, but they have no idea how good life can be in a home of their own, with their own person to love. How wonderful it would be if they could find out, and how rewarding it would be to show them what a loving home is really like!

We've had some really wonderful adoptions of older dogs lately, and the adopters have reported very few problems with the dogs adapting to their new surroundings. If shelter life is all they've ever known, it might take a few days for them to adjust. But pretty soon they all seem to realize that they've hit the jackpot and joyfully settle in to a life of soft beds, toys, air conditioning and the loving touch of their very own person. Ah, bliss!

Here is a letter from one such adopter, a wonderful person who adopted a 7 year old dog who had lived at the shelter her entire life, and who had never had a home of her own before. She writes:

I just wanted to let you and the others at the shelter know that Lyla is doing great! She was a little scared at first but has settled in to the daily routine. We have gone on several walks on the Katy trail. She sleeps at the foot of the bed and enjoys rawhide chews and being brushed. She has adapted well to all the changes and is a very lovable and happy dog.

Senior Spotlight

Rufus!

Rufus is a sweet, handsome, playful boy who would make a terrific pet if someone would give him the chance. He is very social and loves hugs and cuddles. He also loves to take walks, and does very well on a leash. Rufus has lived at the shelter since he was a tiny puppy, and he would really love to find out what it's like to have his own home and person. Rufus is about 9 years old.

Who We Are

The Callaway Hills Animal Shelter is a privately owned and operated no-kill shelter. We house and care for abandoned and unwanted animals until we can find them a loving home. Not all of our animals are listed here, as we usually have well over 100 animals in our facility at any one time. Please visit us to see them all!

New (Furry) Faces

Meems

Buffy

Miley

Marshmallow

Marmalade

Sully

How you can help

Like most shelters, we can always use some help in the form of donations. Here are the things we need - some are big and some are small, but we could use them all! Any contribution is most appreciated and it will always go for the good of the animals. We need: Loving homes! - financial contributions - Dogloos - Medium & large size adjustable collars - Leashes - Buckets - Grooming Supplies - Toys - Pillows - Blankets - Litterboxes - Indoor/outdoor non-slide rugs - Spray bottles. Thank you!

We are trying to get some Patented Kuranda Dog Beds for our pets while they wait for their forever homes. These beds are great for us because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. And it gives the dogs a comfy place off the concrete to sleep! Our dogs love them, but we only have a few so far. If you would like to donate a bed to us (at a reduced price) please click here.

Adopting a friend

Please contact us at callawayhills@yahoo.com for a copy of our application. We normally adopt within a 200 mile radius of the shelter, but will consider exceptions on a case-by-case basis. All potential adopters must fill out an application and provide personal and veterinarian references.

We do our best to match the right pet to the right home, so please understand that not all applications will necessarily be approved. A fenced yard may be required for some dogs. Because of safety issues, we only adopt cats to homes where they will be kept inside at all times. Existing pets of prospective adopters must be current on vaccinations or have a medical reason why vaccinations are not given.

We try to get the applications processed as quickly as we can, but with about 150 animals to care for daily, we do sometimes run short on time. It can take often take a week or more for us to finish an application. To speed up the process, you may want to have your personal references call the shelter instead of waiting for us to call them. When there is a delay, it's usually because we're having a hard time reaching the personal references. They can call us at (573) 896-4049, and if they get our answering machine, please ask them to identify themselves and leave us a message about what kind of pet owner they think you are.

Since it can take a while to process an application, you may want to submit the application and wait until you are approved before you visit, especially if you live some distance from the shelter. That wouldn't commit you to anything, but that way you would only have to make one trip to the shelter instead of having to come back later to pick up the pet after the application is approved.

If you have an existing pet that you would like to introduce to a pet at our shelter before adopting, we think that's a great idea! Dogs often do better when introduced in a neutral space, so neither of them feel like they have to defend their territory. But we do ask that you wait until after your application is approved to bring your pet to the shelter. At that time, we will set up a time with you to bring your pet out for an introduction.

Our normal adoption fee is $50.00, but some pets may be higher (as noted on their web page.) We love and value all our dogs, but due to the demand for small dogs, young dogs and some purebreds, we may charge higher adoption fees for them to help the others. The adoption fee includes spay or neuter, microchip, and basic vaccinations. Since we give our own vaccinations, your local laws may require you to have the rabies vaccination re-administered by a licensed veterinarian. If a puppy or kitten is too young to be fixed before it is adopted, the shelter will pay for the surgery when the pet is old enough. All of our dogs are tested for heartworm and receive heartworm preventative. All of our cats are tested for feline leukemia and FIV.

If, for any reason, you cannot continue to care for one of our animals at any time, he or she MUST be returned to the Callaway Hills Animal Shelter.

Come Visit Us!

The Callaway Hills Animal Shelter is located in New Bloomfield, Missouri, about 8 miles north of Jefferson City. Please call or e-mail us for directions to our facility. Our hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1:00 - 3:00 and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 - 12:00 and 1:00 - 3:00.

Callaway Hills Animal Shelter
PO Box 35
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
Phone: 573-896-4049

Email: callawayhills@yahoo.com
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter

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