pitbull friend's Page

Some of you may remember two pitbull girls who spent time at Ark in the last couple of years - Cookie (for a very short time) and June (for a pretty long time). June now lives with Steve, my friend who often volunteers at Ark. When Cookie was at Ark, Steve did an evaluation foster with Cookie to learn more about her and make sure she was housetrained and good with other animals. She and June got along beautifully (although you have to use a lot of… Continue

You never can tell about people or dogs. Sometimes the most shy, serious-looking ones turn out to be party animals when you get to know them. That's certainly the case with pretty Angelica, a feral mixed-breed dog who came to Ark from Red Lake. She was found in an abandoned van with 8 puppies, 4 of whom survived and were adopted. Angelica has not been as adoptable as her babies because she doesn't seem to have had a lot of good experiences with… Continue

I'm a volunteer who usually comes to the shelter on Thursday afternoons. I have a lot of dog fostering & introduction experience, so Kim Borgan (Ark's trainer) and I usually spend the time socializing dogs with each other. We get a lot of dogs at Ark who weren't socialized much in the formative times of their lives, and so they often aren't sure how to react to other dogs. From what I've seen and read, very few dogs actually don't like other dogs. It's much more common that they just… Continue