Little Mittens Animal Rescue Association

🐾 A little senior looking for a loving home! ❤️

This adorable 13-year-old Miniature Pinscher is good with cats and dogs and still active for their age! There’s plenty of life and love left in this little companion. 🥰

Someone at our recent puppy meet and greet mentioned they were looking for a senior dog, but we can’t remember who it was! If that was you, please reach out, we’d love to connect.

Interested in offering this little one a home? Send Little Mittens a message and fill out an application www.littlemittens.org 🐾🐾

🐾 Little Mittens Annual General Meeting 🐾

Join us for our AGM as we reflect on the past year, share updates, and look ahead to what’s next for Little Mittens!

📅 October 19
🕔 5:30 p.m.
📍 The Island Restaurant

We’d love to see our volunteers, supporters, and community members there. Thank you for helping us make a difference for animals in need! ❤️

Looking to get an eagle back to us from Vancouver to be released. Anyone travelling Vancouver to Golden?

Meet Spooky & Precious — A Bonded Pair Looking for a Forever Home

Spooky and Precious are a bonded pair of approximately 20-year-old cats who are looking for a loving long-term foster or adoptive home — together.

These two have been part of the same family for many years, and we would love to see them spend their golden years together in a safe, comfortable home.

Spooky
Spooky is the beautiful grey cat of the pair. She is an independent lady who enjoys simply being near her people. You’ll often find her relaxing by a sunny window, and she’s very good at letting you know when she’s ready for some love — or when it’s time for dinner! She doesn’t necessarily need constant attention and is happy to do her own thing, but she enjoys affection on her terms.

Precious
Precious is the bigger, chubbier and somewhat shyer of the two. She may need a little time to feel comfortable in a new environment, but once she settles in, she is incredibly loving. Precious loves tummy rubs, cuddling and sleeping in bed with her people. She’s also a professional blanket burrower — apparently, even a warm summer day isn’t too hot for a cozy hideaway!

These sweet senior girls have been loved for many years, and finding a new home for them is understandably difficult for their family. We are hoping to find someone who can give them the patience, comfort and stability they deserve for their retirement years.

If you have room in your heart and home for two very special senior ladies, please reach out to learn more about Spooky & Precious.

Attention Golden & Area A residents! Starting at noon tomorrow, we are holding a Community Day. Free golf, driving range, and mini-golf with a financial donation to the Little Mittens Animal Rescue Association.

Anyone coming from Cranbrook? We have a couple little creatures looking to get to us in Golden!

WE’RE LOOKING FOR SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS!

Our Little Mittens Animal Rescue Silent Auction is happening next month, and we’re looking for businesses, makers, artists, service providers and generous community members who would like to donate an item, service, experience or gift certificate! ❤️

Every donation helps us continue caring for the animals who need us — from wildlife babies and injured animals to domestic pets needing medical care, food and a safe place to land.

What can you donate?

Pretty much anything people would be excited to bid on!
• Gift certificates
• Products or gift baskets
• Handmade items
• Artwork
• Experiences or adventures
• Pet services
• Restaurant or accommodation stays
• Classes or lessons
• Business services
• Or something completely unique!

Your donation will be featured in our online auction, giving your business or organization some great exposure while supporting animals in need. 🐶🦝🦅

If you’d like to donate, send us a message or contact Little Mittens Animal Rescue to arrange your donations. Small donations add up to BIG help for animals.

Thank you to everyone who continues to support Little Mittens and the animals we care for!

🐾 WEDNESDAY WOOF WISDOM 🐾

💡A wagging tail doesn’t always mean a happy dog!

Most of us see a wagging tail and automatically think, “Yay! Friendly dog!” 🐶

But a wagging tail actually tells us something a little different:

Your dog is emotionally aroused - and that emotion isn’t necessarily happiness.

Dogs may wag their tails when they’re excited, curious, uncertain, anxious, frustrated or even feeling threatened. That’s why it’s important to look at the whole dog, not just the tail.

🐕 A loose, sweeping wag accompanied by a relaxed body, soft eyes and wiggly movements often indicates a comfortable, happy dog.

⚠️ A high, stiff or rapidly wagging tail paired with a tense body, hard stare or forward posture can indicate heightened arousal or discomfort.

😟 A low or tucked wag may indicate nervousness, uncertainty or fear.

And remember, every dog carries their tail differently! Breed, anatomy and the individual dog all influence what their “normal” tail position looks like.

The best way to understand what a dog is communicating is to look at the whole picture: their eyes, ears, mouth, posture, movement, environment and tail.

So next time you see that tail going…

Don’t just watch the wag. Watch the whole dog.

The more we learn to understand what our dogs are telling us, the better we can advocate for them. 💜