Northumberland County Animal Shelter

01/13/2021

Adrienne

******UPDATE @ 1:55 pm********

GRACIE CAME HOME

******UPDATE @ 11:58 am*******

FRODO FOUND

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The 2 beagles, Frodo and Gracie, managed to find another area in fence to dig through. They have been missing since before 10 am. Gracie has her normal collar on. Frodo (due to skin irritation, and advice from vet) only has a flea collar on. Gracie has a microchip; Frodo does not (have chip to put in). Gracie is 2.5 years of age approx. Frodo is approx 10 years old.

01/13/2021

Adrienne

******UPDATE @ 1:55 pm********

GRACIE CAME HOME

******UPDATE @ 11:58 am*******

FRODO FOUND

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The 2 beagles, Frodo and Gracie, managed to find another area in fence to dig through. They have been missing since before 10 am. Gracie has her normal collar on. Frodo (due to skin irritation, and advice from vet) only has a flea collar on. Gracie has a microchip; Frodo does not (have chip to put in). Gracie is 2.5 years of age approx. Frodo is approx 10 years old.

09/19/2020

Do you know me? I was picked up @ Callao. If I’m yours or you know my owner, call the shelter at 804-580-6156

08/04/2020

Update: Sean is back home with his family!Courtesy posting: This cutie slipped out of his harness earlier this morning and took off in Heathsville. Please help us find him! His name is Sean! If you see him please call Ann at 804-402-0262 or the animal shelter at 804-580-6156.

07/26/2020

Northumberland County Animal Shelter

Help find this little doggie girl!!! She went missing from Beanes rd and Brown’s store. Her name is Libby. She is 15 years old and can’t see or hear very well. If you have her or know her whereabouts please call Laura at 443-955-3032 or the animal shelter at 804-580-6156 or 804-724-0764. Her family is worried sick! Please help bring this sweet girl home!

07/26/2020

Help find this little doggie girl!!! She went missing from Beanes rd and Brown’s store. Her name is Libby. She is 15 years old and can’t see or hear very well. If you have her or know her whereabouts please call Laura at 443-955-3032 or the animal shelter at 804-580-6156 or 804-724-0764. Her family is worried sick! Please help bring this sweet girl home!

07/18/2020

Courtesy posting: Help find this boy! He went missing couple of days ago and his family is desperately trying to find him! If you see him or know about his whereabouts, please call the animal shelter at 804-580-6156 or 804-724-0764

05/08/2020

Northumberland County Animal Shelter

UPDATE: reunited with their owner! These two were picked up together on Fairport rd in Reedville. If yours or know the owner call the shelter at 804-580-6156

05/08/2020

UPDATE: reunited with their owner! These two were picked up together on Fairport rd in Reedville. If yours or know the owner call the shelter at 804-580-6156

04/25/2020

This big baby was found @ Hull Neck Rd. If yours or know the owner call the shelter at 804-580-6156

03/18/2020

Friends of the Northumberland County Animal Shelter

Good Morning. PLEASE NOTE: A careful decision has been made: NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC UNTIL MONDAY, APRIL 6TH. At this point the plan is to reopen for adoptions on Monday, April 6th but that will be reviewed closer to the date. The decision has been made to close to help keep staff, volunteers and the public safe and well. NOTE: If you have an adoption completed and submitted you will be contacted as you are approved and given an appointment time to pick up your pet and bring your new companion home! Thank you for adopting. For those of you who are considering adopting please continue to follow our website www.friendsncas.org . There is an application that can be downloaded as well. Also, our wonderful pets are posted on Petfinder, Rescue Me and Adopt A Pet. We will continue to post on this Friends of N.C.A.S page. There are lots of ways to view our delightful pet faces! Thank you all for your support and interest during these challenging times. Be safe and take good care of yourselves.

01/21/2020

Found @ Callao.If yours or know the owner call 804-580-6156 or 804-724-0764

01/01/2020

We are closed today!

12/14/2019

This cutie was picked up in the middle of road @ Reedville and brought to our shelter.If yours or know the owner call the Northumberland animal shelter at 804-580-6156 or 804-724-0764

10/27/2019

Kojak at his foster home❤️

10/22/2019

Found in Heathsville area.If yours or know the owner call the animal shelter at 804-580-6156

10/07/2019

Dawg Boss

Results are in!!

There is no doubt in my mind that this boy would FAIL in a regular pet home. He is just TOO MUCH DOG.

Therefore we will be placing him in a working role or a household that has prior malinois experience.

10/05/2019

Dawg Boss

Dawg Boss

Stop taking your dog’s ball!

There are rules to life, for humans and dogs, in a relationship. It has to be fair.

Playing fetch with your dog is SO FUN for all involved. And not to mention it’s the easiest way to get a good exercise session in without much work on the handler’s end.

The game is simple:

Bring me the ball, I TAKE the ball and then I will throw the ball for you. Wash rinse and repeat.

Easy right?

Well not for the dog. They are doing all the work, they are having fun chasing the ball but then it is immediately halted by having to give up that ball to you. But you’re just gunna throw it again... so what’s the big deal?!

The big deal is that if you ALWAYS TAKE THE BALL your dog learns that they lose every time they come back to you and they never get a chance to just ENJOY their efforts.

Ever notice how a dog squishes the heck out of a ball after they chase that sucker down?

That’s because they are ecstatic and over joyed, mixed in with a little possession.

This is how I challenge my clients to engage with their dogs (especially if they are teaching how to release a toy on command)

👊🏻👊🏻 Get two toys that are 100% identical that way their value is the exact same to the dog 👊🏻👊🏻

Throw one ball for the dog, encourage them
to come back to you, now use the second ball you have in your possession to entice your dog. Make them think the ball you have is WAY more exciting than the ball they have.

🙃EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE THE EXACT SAME 🙃

Now when your dog drops the ball in their mouth immediately mark with clicker or YES and throw the ball you have.

You should be left with the ball they dropped for the ball you threw.

Now when they come back to you, do a mix of two things.... ball exchangeas stated above and also pet on them and praise them like I do in this video with Kojac.

Enjoy your dog’s reward WITH him/her.

In this video I’m showing Kojac that he can have his ball and I can pet him, without him feeling like he has to be possessive and protect his ball from me.

Kojac is not possessive, but he might be. He was never taught these games.... so he just doesn’t know the rules to playing fetch. One rule also being I am not here to steal your toy. But there are times when I will ask for the toy- sometimes you’ll get it back and sometimes you won’t because the game does eventually end.

Learn more at www.dawgboss.com

Check out our YouTube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPkx6fWh_go7PGXTbVSGQHg

09/23/2019

Greenfield Equine Retirement Farm, Inc.

GERF Friends!
We are working with the Northumberland Sheriff's Office to temporarily provide a safe haven at GERF for these three beauties 🐴 and to restore their health. These sweet babies arrived neglected and in poor condition with no running water on property. The strong bond between these gentle horses is very noticeable and our goal, if possible, is to keep them together. We would love to have them stay at GERF as their “forever home” if we can get FULL time sponsorship.
If you are interested, please message us for more details. If you know someone that is willing to provide a forever home for them, let us know too. We are also accepting donations to assist us in providing shelter and restoring their health.
❤️PayPal @[email protected]
❤️check sent to 87 Greenfield Point Drive, Reedville Va 22539
❤️Donation button on FB Homepage

Please share so we can be their voice and give them the quality life they deserve. We will continue to post updates and pics! We are a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to providing a forever home to horses.❤️🐴

09/23/2019

Dawg Boss

Can you say CONFIDENT?!

Me: Kojac, jump up here pleaseeeeee
Kojac: got anything taller ?

First time asking him to do this, new environment. Zero F**cks to give.

Will be a fantastic working partner for someone.

Leash shout-out to Paracord by Ripcord

09/20/2019

Dawg Boss

You have all probably heard the saying “These dogs are like owning a corvette”

And you might have rolled your eyes. 👀👀

Because a dog is not a car. So stupid to even compare.

While I understand that a dog is not like a vehicle there is a connection between the two, driving an old beat up Honda hatchback (that was most people’s first car) is VERY different than driving a sports car that accelerates with the tap of the gas pedal.

Now let’s compare breeds like the above stated car example.

Handling a Labrador Retriever or similar breed that is happy go lucky and a wiggle butt fanatic is very different than handling a working breed that has been crafted to be high energy, high to arousal at the drop of a pin.

Driving a fast car is like handling a fast dog. It’s exciting and scary all at the same time.

You accelerate to much and next thing you know you crashed into a tree.

You handle your working dog wrong and without knowledge and next thing you know, your dog is biting the neighbor kid.

Now let’s turn the tables. You do everything correctly.

You drive the fast car with skill and finesse and you are a great driver , who maybe has the skill set to race on your free time at the near by race track.

You handle the high drive dog correctly, you did your research and know how to handle problems that will arise. You train obedience, you expose your puppy to all the right things, you train on all the exercises your trainer gives you and you get in a ton of reps each day. Your dog is a badass and has the ability to compete in akc sports and title or other bite sports and title and contribute to the breed as a whole.

This dog below is Kojac. I don’t know his breeder, I don’t know his come up and I don’t know how he was treated. I do know that he has potential. I could see that as soon as I pulled him out of his kennel this morning.

I am very excited for this dog’s future and hope he can fill a working role.

09/20/2019

Richmond County Animal Shelter

Working together to get Ranger home. Ranger came in to us from King & Queen, due to a full shelter we took him in for them. Today Ranger went home with his family.

09/20/2019

Dawg Boss

Sign up today ! Spaces are LIMITED !!

09/19/2019

Dawg Boss

Tomorrow we take on a foster !! Every so often we have the time,space and energy to help rescues/shelters that actually need our help with these crazy working breeds and mixes.

Tomorrow we take on Kojac the Dutch Shepherd (possible mix)

He is REACTIVE and comes across as scary.

He’s 1.5 years old, neutered and will be needing an active home in the next 30 days or so.

He will be going through our 30 day program. That means he will be off leash trained, public access trained and be neutral to his surroundings. He will have the upper hand in life. He will be a different dog than when he first came here ❤️

Keep your eyes peeled and keep Kojac in your mind if you know someone looking for an active companion.

09/10/2019

Courtesy posting

09/04/2019

Courtesy posting:This guy is missing from around Heathsville area.If you see him or know his whereabouts please call the shelter at 804-580-6156 or 804-724-0764.

08/31/2019

Today was a beach day for some of our shelter pups and they loved it!!! ❤️ To see all the happiness in their eyes brings a great joy to our hearts.Our team works hard to create a kind,loving and fun environment where they all can feel safe while waiting for the special someone to give them a forever home.If you’d like to become a part of our team and help us make a difference in their lives, please stop by the shelter to pick up a volunteer application(must be 18 and older).

08/27/2019

Found in Lottsburg area.If yours or know the owner call the shelter at 804-580-6156

08/20/2019

UPDATE: OWNER HAS BEEN LOCATED. THANKS FOR ALL THE SHARES.

Female lab found on 8/19/19 in the Mila / Sandy point road area. No collar or microchip. Please call 580-6156 if she belongs to you. Will need picture ID, proof of rabies vaccination and proof of ownership to claim.

07/08/2019

Take My Paw Rescue

06/21/2019

Northumberland County Sheriff's Office, Virginia

UPDATE. UPDATE.
SUBJECT HAS BEEN LOCATED AND IS BEING CARED FOR BY EMS AT THIS TIME. THANKS FOR ALL INVOLVED IN THIS EFFORT!!

UPDATE: SUBJECT IS STILL MISSING. AT THIS TIME, WE HAVE SEARCH TEAMS SEARCHING THE AREA.

MISSING ADULT MISSING ADULT

The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for an older black male that is missing from the Lottsburg area of Northumberland County. He is 69 years old, 5’4”, 160 pounds, gray hair & brown eyes. It is believed that he is on foot. He was last seen at approximately 11 p.m. on 6/20/2019. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt with white markings, dark colored blue jeans, & black/red shoes. He does take medications for some medical conditions. If located, please contact Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office at 804-580-5221.

05/28/2019

Northumberland County Animal Shelter

Northumberland County Animal Shelter

As the temperatures rise, so do our calls for service of animals being left in hot vehicles. This is animal cruelty and you will be arrested. It only takes 10 minutes for the temperature in your vehicle to rise 20 degrees. Leave your pets at home!

05/28/2019

As the temperatures rise, so do our calls for service of animals being left in hot vehicles. This is animal cruelty and you will be arrested. It only takes 10 minutes for the temperature in your vehicle to rise 20 degrees. Leave your pets at home!

05/26/2019

The shelter will be closed Monday the 27.Memorial Day.

05/09/2019

Big day today!our sweet much loved boy is going home!❤️😊And a beautiful painting of him by his very talented new mom❤️