St. Louis Pet Rescue

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Fun fact: Sally knows how to fold a fitted sheet!

Ok, that’s a slight exaggeration. But Sally really does love keeping you company while you do laundry. She’s a helpful little supervisor—and she takes her job very seriously. Another thing she's absolutely 100% serious about? She wants to be adopted with her sister, Lucy!

These two do everything together. Sometimes they even use the litter box together, because apparently privacy is overrated when you’re sisters. They’re looking for a forever home together where they can keep being their silly, sweet selves. Their hobbies include synchronized sleeping, competitive wrestling, and making humans say, “Oh my gosh, you're so cute!” at least 47 times a day.

Come meet Sally & Lucy at PetSmart in Sunset Hills this Saturday and see if these adorable sisters are the missing pieces to your family.

Meet Jake, a 2.5-year-old male cat who is ready to become the absolute love of your life! Jake is a super-handsome, curious, and outgoing marvel of a cat who perfectly balances a playful spirit with a mellow, laid-back personality.

Why you'll fall in love with Jake:

•Affectionate & Food-Motivated: He loves seeking out attention, especially if canned food is involved—he will happily come out of hiding to shower you with affection for a treat!

•Animal Compatibility: Jake is selective with other felines, but he would do wonderfully in a home with a cat-friendly dog.

•The Perfect Companion: He truly is the cat of your dreams.

If you are interested in making Jake a part of your family, please email [email protected] to arrange a meetup.

Meet Nina: The 1-Year-Old Queen of Your Heart (On Her Terms)

Looking for a cat with big personality, lots of love, and a dash of spice? Meet Nina! At just one year old, she is a gorgeous mostly grey girl who knows exactly what she wants, when she wants it, and isn't afraid to let you know.

My Perfect Match

•The Ruler of the Castle: I am more than happy to be your one and only spoiled princess.

•Feline Friendly: I can share my space, but only with a very laid-back male cat who respects my crown.

•Boundaries Matter: I need an owner who understands body language and respects a lady's boundaries.

What I Love

•String Toys: Playtime is my absolute favorite, and I will happily chase string toys until I wear myself out.

•Demanding Attention: I am fiercely affectionate and will loudly demand your love and pets.

•Premium Snacks: I am highly motivated by canned food in rich gravy and delicious Churu treats.

•Setting the Rules: When I have had enough attention, I will give a quick nip or a soft hiss to let you know cuddle time is officially over.

At one year young, Nina is the perfect mix of playful, loving, and independent. She will keep you entertained, keep your lap warm, and make sure your home is running exactly according to her schedule.
To meet send an email to
[email protected]

Shanna thinks no one is seeing her pictures and spreading the word of her beauty and sweetness. At 6 years old, she is the right age to be a companion for someone without other cats. She pats your lap for permission to sit on your lap and give you kisses. Who doesn't need that? If you are interested in Shanna please email us at [email protected]

THE FLAWS OF FLOODING

Using flooding to change a behaviour involves exposing a dog to an intense amount of anything that causes fear, anxiety or distress, with the goal of getting them used to it and eliminating that emotional response.

This approach is often recommended as a quick fix that achieves fast results.

Some examples of how flooding is used –

A reactive or nervous dog may be forced to “sit” or walk close to other dogs or people and be punished for any signs of reactivity.

A dog fearful of water might be forced into a pool and prevented from escaping.

A dog afraid of loud noises might be forced to stay in a room while loud sounds play, with no way of escape.

Flooding is traumatic and may cause extreme stress, anxiety, increase negative associations and create even more long-term fear related problems.

Flooding often causes learned helplessness - an emotional coping mechanism that may look like a dog is completely “cured”, but in reality, they have shut down, given up, disengaged, become emotionally numb and detached. There is no other choice because no matter how hard they try there is no longer any point in trying to escape or react.

Flooding can destroy the trust our dogs have in us. Dogs depend on us to advocate for them, protect them and keep them feeling safe.

Flooding prioritizes a quick fix attempt over emotional wellbeing.

Systematic desensitization and counterconditioning allow dogs to cope, think and learn without being overwhelmed. These methods involve gradually exposing a dog to a feared stimulus at a low intensity while pairing it with positive experiences. This allows dogs to form new, positive associations and adapt at their own pace without overwhelming fear.

These methods build trust, confidence, relationship, safety and in turn, true behaviour change.

No training objective is worth the harm that flooding can cause.

On Friday we received a phone call from one of our vets that had a cat that was brought in that was needing emergency spay surgery for pyometra. The cat was surrendered to them. We accepted to take the cat into rescue and pay for the surgery. The surgery was approximately $800. We are asking for help to cover the emergency visit. If you could please donate and share we would really appreciate it.

Please welcome Poppi to St Louis Pet Rescue.

Did you adopt from St Louis Pet Rescue? We'd love to see your babies you adopted from us! If you remember their original names too drop it with a pic!

JOLLY JUMPERS
Dogs jumping up is a common, normal behaviour, but it’s one that’s relatively easy to change as long as our reaction is consistent and everyone that interacts with the dog, follows the same approach.

When dogs have been jumping up for a long time, probably since pups, it takes time to teach an alternative behaviour and doesn’t happen overnight.

Allowing your dog to jump up when you wearing an old pair of jeans because it really doesn’t matter, but getting annoyed when you’re wearing smart clothes, causes confusion.

As with all behaviour we want to change, consistency is really important.
Dogs will continue to do what they find rewarding and we often inadvertently encourage and reward this behaviour by our reactions.

Pushing our dog away, shouting, scolding or interacting with our dogs when they jump up is still providing attention, even though it might be “negative” attention.

We need to show our dogs that jumping up results in no attention, but having 4 paws on the floor, searching for a treat that is thrown, retrieving a favourite toy, or a hand or chin touch is far more rewarding.

Dogs will soon realise that - “I don't have to jump up to get what I need. I can do something else that works much better.”

🌸🐾 Say hello to Babs! 🐾🌸

This sweet, happy girl has been patiently waiting for her forever family since January 12th. 💕 She's full of love, tail wags, and is ready to make someone's home complete! 🏡❤️

✨ Could you be the special person she's been waiting for? Come meet Babs this week and see if she's the perfect match for your family! 🐶💖

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