The KDKD Pet of the Week is Brianna! A sweet, peppy terrier mix with perky ears and cookies-and-cream socks who loves treats and snuggles, looking for a foster home to give her some peace and quiet (and treats and snuggles) while she recovers from heartworms.
Adrianne (Host) :
Welcome back to KDKD Pet of the Week, brought to you by Davin Newman State Farm and the Dog Groomer. This is Adrianne, and with me in the studio is Miss Laura Himes of the Clinton Animal Rescue Endeavor and the Clinton Animal Shelter. Hello, Miss Laura.
Laura (Guest) :
Hello.
Adrianne (Host) :
And who do we have with us today?
Laura (Guest) :
I brought Breanna in today.
Adrianne (Host) :
Hello, Brianna. Pretty girl. Sweet girl.
Laura (Guest) :
Yeah.
Adrianne (Host) :
Thirsty girl right now.
Laura (Guest) :
Thirsty girl, yeah. It's a little warmer than what it has been. But, yeah, I think the nerves kind of kicked in. A little bit nervous.
Adrianne (Host) :
I can understand that.
Laura (Guest) :
I had to pick her up and put her in the car because she was very nervous to begin with. The drive out here, she did the quiver thing. So, you know, anything new is going to scare her for just a little bit. But as you can see right now. She's very opened up and warm to anybody that she meets--I mean, she kind of barked at you just a little bit to begin with, but you you did the correct thing you walked up slowly talked to her let her come to you you know and she did when she sat down then you petted her and she was fine um we always try to you know talk about you know don't ever approach a dog you don't know really quickly right even if you know them it's really not a good idea to approach them really quickly because sometimes they take that as an aggression thing so Right. Yeah, just always kind of go a little slow. Let them kind of come up to you and wag a little bit. And she was just, she was sitting there wagging like crazy whenever you went up to pet her. So it's like, ah, yeah, she's a vicious one. Watch out.
Adrianne (Host) :
I think I startled her more than anything. She kind of said "boof."
Laura (Guest) :
Well, yeah, because we walked in at the same time, and she shut her car door. We were already in the yard. And I think that the shutting of the car door kind of shook her up. She's like, oh, there's somebody back there. Wait a minute. I didn't see anybody.
Adrianne (Host) :
Where'd you come from?
Laura (Guest):
Yeah.
Adrianne (Host) :
But we're friends now, aren't we, Brianna?
Laura (Guest) :
Oh, yeah. Give me kisses.
Adrianne (Host) :
Good girl.
Laura (Guest) :
She is very much a cuddle bug. Her breed is the pit bull terrier or the Staffordshire terrier, which is the correct name. She's a mix. She's not pure, but she's got some of the terrier in her, which, you know, there's about a bazillion different terriers. She's a terrier. We'll just go with that. A terrier microbe. She's black with some white on her. Stripe down her neck, stripe up her nose, tip on her tail, and sprinkles on her.
Adrianne (Host) :
She's got cookies and cream feet.
Laura (Guest) :
Yeah, she does. The sprinkles on her feet. So she may have even some healer in her, possibly, because that's about the right size. She's kind of a short, small girl in stature. She's had way too many babies, so she is going to be spayed before she can go to her forever home.
Adrianne (Host) :
Mm-hmm.
Laura (Guest) :
But right now we have her on a treatment because unfortunately she contracted heartworms. And you can't do the surgery is not a good option whenever you're heartworm positive. So we're going to treat her for that. And when that comes through and all the blood work comes back really good, then she will be able to be spayed. But she's had all of her vaccinations and things like that. She's been wormed, had her microchipped, the whole nine yards that way. So she's ready to go. And right now, you know, even if you're not, real sure you want to adopt right now i would really like to see her go to a foster home because the heartworm treatment is kind of it's kind of a rough treatment you know they've got to get rid of all those parasites inside the veins and stuff like that they can cause blockages like strokes or heart attacks or things like that if you're not careful so right now she can't go to the play yard we have to try to keep her calm um she gets to walk on a leash for just a little while and then she has to come back in the house so she's not getting to have a fun and and fun environment right now but if she was in a home it would be a lot less stressful she could probably go to the backyard and walk around and then come back in the house and it would just be a better better situation for her so i'd really like for anybody that could i'd really like to see her get to go at least to a foster if not to a permanent home that would be great get her out so she can get healthy and then get spayed and and find her forever after
Adrianne (Host) :
Right.
Laura (Guest) :
I know, Mama. I'm talking about you. Yes.
Adrianne (Host) :
And I think she would do really well in a foster home. She loves people, loves snuggles.
Laura (Guest) :
Oh, yeah.
Adrianne (Host) :
I don't think it would take her long at all to learn the routine.
Laura (Guest) :
I think you would probably have to let her meet whoever you have as far as other pets. But that's normal. We do that with anybody. Even the ones that we say, oh, they're great with other animals. Always do a slow introduction. Don't ever just throw them in the house together and go on vacation or something like that.
Adrianne (Host) :
All right. Good to be friends. Bye.
Laura (Guest) :
Like you come home to a destroyed house. So I think she would, she's really very well behaved, rides great in the car. Like I said, I kind of had to pick her up and help her get in the car because she was a little nervous. But I think when we leave, I think she'll just jump right on in after she's figured out the routine. I mean, anytime you do something new, the first time's kind of nervous, the second time's no biggie. Oh, oh, she's... She's wanting to play, and so she puts her paw right up in her face. Up to the hand. Yeah, smack. No, no, we don't want to do that. I would keep her away from teeny tiny kids, you know, just because she's not going to hurt them intentionally.
Adrianne (Host) :
She just doesn't know she's big.
Laura (Guest) :
Yeah, well, and the paw to the face thing. You know, she's going to be wanting to play and not understand. It's like, why is that kid screaming now that I'm trying to play with her, you know, kind of thing. Yeah, I think she's going to be somebody's best friend. You get an older child, I think she will be just a best friend. Yeah, they'll do great things together. Build forts and go for walks and play in the mud. Oh, yeah. She would like that, I'm sure. Just go out and play whatever the kids are wanting to do. Oh, sure. Wants to be a part of that group. Because she is kind of clingy.
Adrianne (Host) :
A little bit. She loves the snuggles.
Laura (Guest) :
Yes.
Adrianne (Host) :
And once she finds her person, I can see her being so loyal.
Laura (Guest) :
Oh, yeah.
Adrianne (Host) :
You would be such a good family friend.
Laura (Guest) :
And then that bark would sound vicious, whether it was or not. It would sound, you know, it's like, stay away from my mama. Bark, bark. Oh, we're finding the dog bones with the perky ears. Sit, sissy. No, sit. I choose not to. Thanks anyway.
Adrianne (Host) :
You lured me in with those perky ears, Brianna. I didn't even make you sit for that treat, did I? They are so cute. You are so cute. You are. You're a good girl.
Laura (Guest) :
Very good baby girl. We have so many right now. And, you know, it's not just us. We've talked about this before all the way across the globe, I think. There are so many pets. Mm-hmm. So few homes. I mean, part of the nationwide stats is really bad as far as like how many pedigree dogs are being euthanized in shelters just because they don't have room. So, yeah, it's it's not just mixed breeds. It's everything. So we try really hard to make sure ours get to foster homes and forever homes and try to keep everybody spayed and neutered. You know, we just don't we don't need to put any more stress on the ones that are looking for homes. right you just want all the snuggles don't you i know i can understand that you are so good lots of kitties still really not nearly as many as we do dogs right now but we have several cats and kittens both looking for homes so if you're looking for any size or color or anything like that come check us out if you don't see anybody on facebook come in and talk to somebody because they may be in foster So we may not have the pictures online or, you know, they can get you in contact with whoever, wherever. And if you want to foster, that's something we try to keep in mind with everybody. If you want to do puppies or kittens and you would like to be a foster person, give us all the information. When somebody comes in, we will give you a call, see if the time is right for you. And then when they get to be there old enough to be met by their potential adopter, we make sure that it's okay with you and them. The adopter at the same time. We're always at the shelter. We never send anyone to your home. That's just a bad situation. We don't want to start anything like that. So we just make sure that it's a good appointment for everyone involved. And we have you in some place that's a good, bright, safe location. Sure. Oh, my goodness. We wiped out the bowl of water. You were thirsty.
Laura (Guest) :
My goodness.
Laura (Guest) :
I'm just excited.
Adrianne (Host) :
Good girl.
Laura (Guest) :
We're located at 1307 North Washington Street. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from noon until five. I don't know. Call and make an appointment, please. It just works out better if you do. You do not have to have an appointment. We've kind of released on that. You know, we were making sure that everyone had an appointment. We're kind of opening that back up to where you can stop by when it's convenient for you. If you want some ideas. They're a good idea just because you do get one-on-one attention with whatever pet it is you're looking for. And if you've got two or three that you've picked out online, that way you can see all three of those, you know, at the same convenient time for you. You don't have to make three different appointments. Just come in once. You can see everybody and kind of pick out who is the best fit for you. We're just all over the place right now, aren't we? She's exploring. That cat curiosity has nothing on her right now. Give us a call, 660-885-7999. If no one answers, please leave a message. We will call you back. Sometimes it takes a little bit.
Adrianne (Host) :
Sometimes you have your hands full.
Laura (Guest) :
When you've got like 30-some dogs and just about as many cats. So, yeah, it takes a little bit of time. So if you're interested in volunteering or helping out with any of that, please come check us out. You can come in person. You can give us a call. You can email somebody. You can Facebook us. We're on Facebook at Clinton Animal Shelter. We always try to put any new intakes. We try to get a photo up every single day of the new ones. That way, if somebody wound up missing that morning, by that afternoon, they can be at home. Oh. We try to get them back where they came from. We don't want them to be lost and we don't want them to be missing, you know, especially when we're this full. But, you know, usually we could say, oh, we can keep them a couple of days. Right now we really need you to come get them. They're not going to be liking spending the night in the little bitty crates and kennels and stuff like that anyway. They'd much rather have their carpet or sofa or bed or whatever it is that they stay with. Yeah.
Adrianne (Host) :
Home with mom or dad, right?
Laura (Guest) :
That's right.
Adrianne (Host) :
With treats. Not that the animal shelter doesn't give treats.
Laura (Guest) :
Yeah, we're kind of in trouble for that. A few too many treats sometimes, but that's okay. I can sympathize. Some of them, you know, have come from a not so good situation. I don't have a problem giving them lots of treats, you know. It's like they have missed out on six months of their first part of their life of not having any dogs. So we're going to make up for that. Like two weeks.
Adrianne (Host) :
We're just making up for missing spoiling that they should have had earlier.
Laura (Guest) :
That's right. And somebody has worked with her at some point in time. You know, we talked about she knows how to sit. She knows how to behave. I mean, you ask her to sit, she will do it. When you give her a dog bone or a treat, she's very gentle about taking it. Someone's taught her manners at some point. Yeah. Don't know why she came to us, but she did. So now we're going to find her a home.
Adrianne (Host) :
Here you go. Your forever home.
Laura (Guest) :
Hi, Mama.
Adrianne (Host) :
And maybe a foster home in the meantime.
Laura (Guest) :
That's right. Yeah. Get those old heartworms gone. Yeah. I know. Make the belly rubs.
Adrianne (Host) :
And I think we've still got about a week left on the adoption special.
Laura (Guest) :
I believe so. Okay.
Adrianne (Host) :
So if you're listening, you've got about a week to adopt her if you're just convinced, oh, she's the one for me.
Laura (Guest) :
Yes.
Adrianne (Host) :
So special. And that includes spay, neuter, all the vaccinations, everything that normally comes with adoption, which is a lot.
Laura (Guest) :
Yeah. The heartworm treatment right now, that's going to be included too. Fantastic. So hopefully, and that's a pretty penny. I mean, if you have to do it on your own, that's very expensive. So we're going to get her good and healthy so she can go out wherever she is she needs to go. And then you just have to keep the preventative going, which is normal. To me, that's just normal baby stuff. You take care of them. It's kind of like food and whatever treats you give them.
Adrianne (Host) :
Just like vaccinations and all that other fun stuff, whatever it takes.
Laura (Guest) :
Flea treatments.
Adrianne (Host) :
Brianna, you sweet girl.
Laura (Guest) :
Are you playing peekaboo now? Yeah. Hi. Hi. Now we're going to go the other way and get stuck the other way. You're silly. You are a funny girl.
Adrianne (Host) :
You are. Well, if you get the chance, you definitely want to come out and meet Miss Breanne because she is just so sweet. I know, Mama. You have to see for yourself. And she would love to snuggle you in person to prove how sweet she is. She's trying to demonstrate on Miss Laura right now. She's doing a great job.
Laura (Guest) :
You like hugs. I like it. Can I sit on your lap and put my face in your face?
Adrianne (Host) :
Good baby girl. If you need to feel loved or appreciated, come out and see Ms. Breanne. She will fix that right up for you.
Laura (Guest) :
You had a bad day, go home to your dog. That's right. It's the best enlightener there is. Hi. Now she's returning the favor over there. Adrienne, are you okay? Thank you so much. I appreciate it.
Adrianne (Host) :
Are you wanting to play?
Laura (Guest) :
She does. You can't play right now too much, though, sissy. Mm-hmm. That's the hard part. That's about as much as we can do. Yeah, she gets excited and it's like, you've got to calm down. Yes, I know. You've got to stay a calm girl. Taking that medicine. Yes, you do. Is it okay?
Adrianne (Host) :
If it comes with tail scratches, I will.
Laura (Guest) :
Yeah. As long as you scratch my back and give me dog bones, I'll be just as happy as I can be. Mm-hmm. I know. You're a good mama.
Adrianne (Host) :
But volunteer, foster, donate, adopt if you can. Miss Breanne is adorable, and there are many other puppies and kitties at the Clinton Animal Shelter who would love to meet you as well if you think that maybe she's not the right fit for you. Like Ms. Laura said, call 660-885-7999. Leave a voicemail if no one answers because they do have their hands full. Yet another reason why they could really use a volunteer if you have the opportunity. I think that's everything, Ms. Laura. Yeah, I think that's it.
Laura (Guest) :
Saturday, noon to 4. Right, Saturday hours too. If you're off on Saturday, noon to four is the perfect time. Absolutely. Well, thank you for coming out today.
Adrianne (Host) :
Thanks for having us. Thanks, of course, to our sponsors, Dave and Newman State Farm and The Dog Groomer for bringing you KDK Pet of the Week. This has been Adrienne with Miss Laura and Brianne. Thank you for listening. Take care.