It's Raining Puppies

We're experiencing a different kind of flood right now at Noah's Ark Society---a flood of puppies!  We currently have Heidi in our rescue, who is our sweet momma Australian Kelpie X (33 pounds of precious) who has her 6 newborns.  While we were working on finding a foster home for Heidi and the little one---a need we still have, 7 MORE puppies came to NAS.  These 7 we believe to be Border Collie mixes, but at 3 weeks old with no momma it is really too early to tell.

If you or someone you know may be interested in fostering a momma and babies, or you know someone looking for a puppy to add to the family, please send them to Noah's Ark Society!  We are overwhelmed with the joy of sweet puppy breath, and kisses. 

Heidi needs a foster home!

Please write us at noah@noahsarksociety.org if you would like to open your home to this sweet mom and her babies!

Paws on the Pavement - THIS WEEKEND!

Shop for yourself or get a jump start on your Christmas shopping!  You won't believe the amazing deals you will find at our Paws on the Pavement sale TOMORROW and SUNDAY!  Clothes, food, bake sales, dogs, and more will await you.  Please come out and visit us.  We can't wait to see you!

Lab Lovers---We Need Fosters!

This foster plea isn't really just for labradore lovers, it is for all of you who love and care for dogs.  We have 5 dogs right now needing foster homes.  All are young lab mixes from different situations.  Our first new baby is a young lab/hound mix boy.  He is approximately one year old, friendly, up to date on all his shots. He is around 30 lbs, but should be 55-60 pounds--so he has a little eating to catch up on. He was found with a collar embedded in his neck but that is taken care of. Noah's Ark Society will provide all supplies and food for someone to take in this boy, we just need a home for him to stay for a while until he finds his forever home!

In addition to this sweet boy, who is an URGENT need, we have 4 young lab mixes, 2 black and 2 blonde who were dumped on a farm belonging to one of our volunteers.  She has been working with these 4, so they are well behaved, house trained, and just need a new place to stay until their forever homes can be found.  They do not need to stay together.  We can place them in 1 home, 2 homes, 3, or 4...whatever works for whomever is willing to foster.  Because the home they were dumped at belongs to a behaviorist they are close to on their way to canine good citizen trained, so should be a true joy to foster.

Please write us at noah@noahsarksociety.org if you can foster--even if it is just short term for a week or two!  Every little bit helps....and come out tomorrow to visit us at Paws on the Pavement in Green Hills!



Bonnie Is Home, Safe and Sound

BONNIE HAS BEEN FOUND!!!!! Her foster dad didn't stop looking, and Bonnie is now back home safe and sound. She had slipped her collar somewhere along the way, so we are so glad she is back where she belongs, because she had no identification. One more good reason to microchip your pets. Thanks to everyone who looked, cross-posted, and prayed!

AMBER ALERT - Lost Noah's Ark Foster Dog!!!!

Around 1:30pm this afternoon, Monday August 20th, Bonnie escaped from the yard of her foster home in Eash Nashville on Shelby in between 16th and 17th.

Bonnie is wearing an olive green collar with a red tag on it.  We are asking for anyone that can to please come help look for her.

Bonnie is used to living on a farm, and being in the city is going to be very frightening to her.  She may be hiding under a bush or in another backyard.  If you see her and she runs, please do not chase her.   If you have sighted Bonnie, please call or text 615-775-1931 with any information.  A photo of her is below:

Babies On Board

We have some exciting new additions to Noah's Ark that have joined us since Friday.  We were finally able to arrange for a foster for Heidi.  One of our fabulous vet clinics, South Franklin Animal Hospital, will be fostering Heidi in clinic as she prepares to have her babies.  The puppies are due this week, and from xrays, we anticipate a litter of 2 to 3 little ones.  Heidi's story is quickly going from very sad to very happy.  She was found huddled behind a dumpster at the back of a Dollar General store in rural West TN.  The signs of neglect were obvious, from emaciation to flea and tick infestation.  A caring citizen in the area took her in and helped her on her way back to health over the past month while she waited on an opportunity to come to Noah's Ark Society.  That opportunity finally presented itself, and Heidi got a ride yesterday to join us.  We are very excited for puppy breath in the next few days, and also excited that our momma dog, Heidi will get the love and nurturing she needs while she takes care of the babies.  She is accepting adoption applications for once the puppies are weaned, and she will be spayed at that time as well so she won't have to go through pregnancy again.  As soon as the puppies are born we will take applications for them as well.

Momma Dog, Heidi:

We also have new puppies in our family, and on their way to new families.  Franklin went to his new family last week.  Millie, has multiple applications in and will be meeting her new family this week.   Miracle is still waiting on the right family to find her, and Pepper, a 5 week old Chihuahua has just entered our program. 

If you are interested in helping support our new babies, please join us this weekend for Paws on the Pavement, order a sticker through our Simple Dog Fundraiser, or make a Paypal Donation through our website. 

Simple Dog

Simple Dog is doing a fundraiser for Noah's Ark, and we would be thrilled to have all of our friends and followers participate.  Simply go to the link below:

www.simpledog.org/noahsark

Purchase anything on their site, and Noah's Ark will receive $5 per item purchased.  Simple Dog has some really awesome rescue items such as the bumper sticker below for $12 (available as a sticker or magnet!)  This sale is for a limited time only.  It ends next week on Thursday.  Please check it out---100% of the proceeds will go to the Operation Freedom dogs!

A Busy August

We are actively preparing for a very busy rest of August. and a full Fall of events for Noah's Ark Society.  Our next event is Pet Appreciation Day at Tractor Supply.

Noah's Ark will be onsite with many of our adoptables, including Lola, Gizmo, Princess, Leila Cookies, Milk, Wild Man, Tuutnik.

We will be out front from 10am to 3pm, and we will also be selling hot dogs and drinks.  Stop by, grab some lunch with us, and get some puppy love THIS WEEKEND, August 18th from 10am to 3pm.  Tractor Supply in Gallatin is located at ‎670 Nashville Pike Gallatin, TN 37066.

Photo below is of Lola who will be onsite at our adoption day:

Our next big event is the next weekend, August 25th and August 26th.  We will be holding our second Paws on the Pavement Yard Sale at My Sister's Closet and Free Beer Men's Consignment.  This awesome event will raise funds to help with the rehabilitation of the Operation Freedom dogs in our care.

The address for our Paws on the Pavement sale is 4012 Hillsboro Pike, Nashville, TN 37215.  We are accepting donations, bake sale items, and volunteers for this event, so email us at noahsarksociety@gmail.com for more information.

We can't wait to see all of you later this month!

Making A Difference

Noah's Ark Society rescue president Lori Elam is getting ready for an on air radio interview with Troy Hansen of 102.9 FM The Buzz. 

If you are an early bird, or just want to set your alarm to get up and listen, tune in at 5:30am this Sunday, August 12th, to hear Lori chat about Noah's Ark Society, upcoming events, and rescue news. 

The show is called "Make A Difference", and we are very excited to have been selected to be interviewed for the work we are doing to make a difference for the animals in Middle Tennessee.

http://www.1029thebuzz.com/

Operation Freedom Rehab Profile: Annie

Annie is a sweet senior, likely Lab/Shepherd/Mix of Mixes.  She has been spending time with our volunteer behaviorist, and will be the first of our Operation Freedom Dogs to be ready for a forever home.  Below is her latest status update, which we wanted to share.

Name: Annie
Age: 9-11
Special Needs: Emotional Rehabilitation
Details: Annie came to Noah's Ark Society through Operation Freedom on July 3, 2012.  She was one of 110 dogs seized, and has lived her entire life in neglect.  Annie is able to eat solid food (kibble), manuever stairs, and walk on a leash.  She seeks out human attention.



Annie is the top "target" dog right now and continues to make huge strides.  She is now up in the house and has met a few of my dogs.  She is learning how to do stairs.  This dog has a lot of heart.  She now trusts me, and really tries to please me even when she is unsure about new environments.  So although she had obviously never done stairs, she tried really hard to follow me up them.  She still prefers me to "lead" when on walks, but follows happily.  She still gives kisses and greets me with tail wags, is eating well and I'll be giving her more and more exposure to household things this coming week.  I will also be starting to teach her all about "lure training" this week, so we should be able to start bribing her with cookies to do things within another week or two. I'll start taking some pictures of her on our walks for updates.

Annie will be the first one who can go to another foster home.  In a perfect world, it would be terrific if the foster family could spend some time with her here until they take her...so they have an idea of what she is like.  These dogs are still not "normal" dogs, and I find that this is the biggest hurdle with foster families...they expect the dog to become a normal dog in a few weeks....that just isn't realistic...Annie will make continual improvement, but how far she comes back is up to Annie.  The home can have other dogs or not,  must have a crate for Annie, and ideally a home that doesn't want to take Annie with them everywhere...exposing her to new environments is good, but in a slow/steady format versus throwing her into the deep end of the pool.  Annie is still in the process of housebreaking...she hasn't had an accident in a week...but she doesn't have full run of my house either, so a family who understands housebreaking would be important.  She potties easily on leash, but we need to remember that when stressed, Annie is a submissive pooper.

Join Noah's Ark at Tractor Supply on Sat Aug 18th!

Noah's Ark Society will be participating in Tractor Supply Company's Pet Appreciation Week (PAW) with a very special adoption day on August 18th from 10am to 3pm.  We hope you can all come join us! 

We will be on site with as many of our adoptables as possible, including our adoptable rabbits!  We will have information on the horses and ducks, handouts, goodie bags and more at this fun adoption day in store. 

To add to the excitement, Tractor Supply Company in partnership with Ford Trucks and Purina are giving away a BRAND new Ford F-150 King Ranch Truck and a year's supply of Purina food of the winner's choice to one lucky person.  All you have to do is go to this link to register:

Register to win at Pet Appreciation Day!



Please mark your calendar, and come see us...and do some shopping while you are at it.

Tractor Supply Company
670A NASHVILLE PK
GALLATIN TN 37066
(615) 451-4700