ANIMAL TALES
Annual Membership Drive
Stafford Animal Shelter needs
your support to keep our doors
open; we have no government
or animal organization safety
net. As our neighbors lose their
homes and incomes, many
have to surrender their pets to
the Shelter. This heartbreaking
scenario is worsened by these
pets’ largely untreated medical conditions and their need
for additional care. Bottom line: our role in the community is more crucial than ever, but while our expenses are
rising, our funds are declining.
We are asking for your commitment as an annual
member so we can be there for every animal in need.
Your membership will ensure that all the animals we
receive get the care, love and second chance at happiness that they deserve. Membership brings benefits to
you too: 20% off all retail products at the Shelter, acknowledgment in the newsletter and on a special board
at the Shelter, an invitation to an exclusive event and
most importantly, knowing that you are saving helpless
animals’ lives.
Please fill out the enclosed envelope and join us as a
member. Annual Membership Levels are: $50 for individuals, $100 for families, $35 for seniors or choose to
give monthly at your preferred level. All donations are tax
deductible to the full extent of the law and we will never
sell or share your name. Welcome to the family!
Clemency Granted
Hola, we are a by-product of the trend of cute little dogs
as accessories and now there are more unwanted little
dogs than homes. We were on death row in a crowded
California shelter but were granted clemency and driven to
Stafford Animal
Shelter. Small dogs are
more rare here and
homes were found for
this first batch of little
travelers. Stafford will
be rescuing another
batch soon. Stay tuned
for the second wave!
Big Dog Supporters:
Colmey Veterinary
Hospital
Summer 2010
Bark in the Park 2010
Stafford Animal Shelter’s 7th
Annual admission-free family and dog
celebration is Sunday, August 22nd
from 11 am to 4 pm at the Miles Park
Bandshell and the City Pool in Livingston. *New* this year: Dog Days of
Summer Fun Run, (5K) PledgePowered Pup Parade and a Kissing
Booth (that would be dog kisses.) Prizes will be given to the
Pledge Parade contestant who raises the most money and
for the Best Dressed Dog. Contests
will kick off at the pool with: Speed
Swimming, Long Jump and Best
Swimsuit followed by contests in the
Park: Fastest Mutt, Best Fetch/
Catch, Best Dog/Owner Look-a-like,
Smallest Dog, Largest Dog, Best
Trick and Best in Show. Enjoy tasty
local food, a dog adopt-a-thon, kids'
activities, pet photo booth and unique
pet products. All funds raised will care for animals in need.
Visit our website: staffordanimalshelter.org for Fun Run and
Pledge Parade forms or phone 222-1313. See you there!
photo by Lynn Weaver
Stafford Animal Shelter Newsletter
Monthly Giving
The most painless way to be assured that all Shelter
animals are fed is to set up a monthly giving plan. Simply
call 406/222-2111 and the efficient Angie Sue will set up
the amount and monthly date you’d like to give. Imagine,
for as little as the cost of buying
plain coffee daily - $1 a day - you
could feed ALL Shelter animals
for a whole month! For $1.50 a
day you could pay for the formula for six litters of orphaned
kittens. How can you have a bad
day knowing you’ve fed animals
who would otherwise go hungry?
Call 222-2111 today.
Caramel, surrendered for fiscal reasons, found a home!
Newsletter Sponsor
Shelter Info
Letter from the Director
Stafford Animal Shelter
3 Business Park Road
Livingston, MT 59047
Phone: (406) 222-2111
Fax: (406) 222-8752
Website: staffordanimalshelter.org
Email: [email protected]
The shelter is located east of Livingston
on Old Hwy. 10. Exit 337 from I-90
Shelter Hours
Tuesday - Saturday from 11 to 5
Closed Sundays, Mondays & Holidays
STAFF
BOARD
Executive Director
President
Vicki Blakeman
Jon Ellen Snyder
Veterinary Technician
Vice President
Russ Himmelspach
Andy Art
Veterinary Assistant
Secretary
Amanda “Suzette” Herauf
Genevieve Schmitt
Customer Service
Representative
Treasurer
Maureen Byrne
Angie Bieschke
Directors
Animal Caregiver Supervisor Courtney Kane
Leslie Seaton
Animal Caregivers
John Hammerel
Angela Thomas
Tawni Welch
Charles Worth
Development Coordinator
Kris King
Photographer/
Special Projects
Yvonne Venturino
Christopher Meyer
Jamie Schwarz
Staff tip:
Check references of
your pet sitters; many
strays come in
because the pet sitter
let them out and then
didn’t look
for them.
Bookkeeper
Roxanne Haidle
Stafford Animal Shelter’s current staff
It seems that summer is finally going to
arrive! With the cool weather and rain I
certainly can’t remember a greener spring.
The Shelter looks fantastic. I would like to
recognize some wonderful volunteers who
have made a big difference this spring.
Darlene and Dennis Tilton, owners of
Yellowstone Turf, Home and Agriculture,
have donated their time and equipment
mowing and weed eating the grounds. Joe Skaggs, owner of
Querencia Lodge and Dog Kennels, has been working on all of
our gates to help keep our animals where we put them. He has
also made extensive repairs to dog kennels in the isolation area.
Joe has also donated his time and expertise working with some
of our more challenging dogs which gives these animals a
better chance at finding a forever home. Maria Mulvaugh, of
Wild Husky Dog Training, has made a big impact volunteering
many hours working with our highest need dogs as well as
teaching our Homeward Bound class. Her next Homeward
Bound Classes are August 10, 12, 17 and 19 from 6 to 8
pm. Call 222-1313 to join.
Yvonne Venturino has been going above and beyond in her
own personal war on weeds. She digs and sprays the thistle
and knapweed in a seemingly never ending battle against these
invaders. Board Member Maureen Byrne has transformed a
patch of dirt on the west end of the new Cat Wing into a lovely
perennial flower garden. We are happy to add any perennials
that you might need to find a new home for when you are
cleaning out your own flower beds.
Larry Ruggles, from Ruggles Excavation, has donated his
time and professional expertise adding gravel and leveling a
section of our parking lot. Tom Lemke continues to care for the
shelter belt of trees planted by his son Dan as an Eagle Scout
project ten years ago. The trees make the Shelter so much
more inviting and protect all the animals from the wind. Danny
Smith is also a deeply appreciated volunteer who has been
hauling our trash nearly every week for over six years. These
two gentlemen show a true and practical dedication to our
cause that can’t be bought.
Our staff is focused on keeping the Shelter clean, comfortable, and healthy for all of our furry guests while they await
their forever homes. We have two new team members whose
enthusiasm and innovation are re-energizing all of us. Russ
Himmelspach is our new Veterinary Technician. He replaced
our long time, much loved, Linda Wright-Taillie who retired this
year. Russ has 15 years of experience in veterinary hospitals
and research and we are lucky to have him. Charles Worth has
joined us as an Animal Care Technician and has brought fresh
ideas to our team. Our staff and their obvious care and love for
the animals we serve are the reason we have such great
success finding healthy, happy homes for so many of our
temporary residents.
We are kicking off our yearly membership drive and
sincerely hope you will join this team of dedicated folks who
love and provide for the displaced and abandoned pets in our
community every day of the year. The animals and the people
who care for them deeply appreciate your support.
Veterinary Technician Transition
A personal letter from Linda:
The time has come to pass on the
Veterinary Technician torch!
I didn’t plan on retiring for two to
three more years but unforeseen
medical issues intervened. I started
with the Shelter in 1999, a few
months after it opened. Back then I
worked with two other part-time employees and we all
cleaned, answered phones and hoped that adopters
would spay and neuter their animals.
I worked with local veterinarians on vaccination
and worming protocols and helped set Shelter veterinary
“herd health” policies to prevent and contain the spread
of disease. We only had one vial of outdated antibiotics
when I started!
I worked with Veterinarian Dr. Mitch Childs in setting up
our surgery suite and we were the first shelter in Montana
to have a spay/neuter facility on site. Such exciting days! I
learned so much and saw the Shelter expand in both
services and space. After thirty six years of working as a
veterinarian technician, working at Stafford Animal
Shelter has been my most challenging and rewarding job.
I will miss the animals, the continual learning environment and “my family” of employees both past and
present. I want to thank everyone I’ve worked with
through the years: employees, veterinarians, volunteers,
board members, and our many clients and supporters who
have made the Shelter such a wonderful and compassionate place for our many animals. I’m still in Livingston and
currently fostering kittens. I’ll see you out dog walking!
Goodbye dear friends,
Linda
We want to introduce our new
Veterinarian Technician, Russ
Himmelspach, who started working
at Stafford Animal Shelter this June.
Himmelspach was raised on a farm
in North Dakota and grew up
around many different species of
animals; every form of livestock from
cattle - dairy and beef - sheep, goats, hogs, horses,
donkeys, burros, bison, chickens, geese, ducks, turkeys, ostrich, emus, and pets that ranged from cats,
dogs, pot-bellied pigs, rabbits, rodents, and a monkey.
He graduated from National American University in
Rapid City, South Dakota, with an Associates Degree in
Veterinary Technology. He has 15 years of experience in
the field, with six years at Montana State University’s
Cell Biology and Neuroscience Department managing a
laboratory and caring for the health and well being of the
primates.
Himmelspach is married with one son, and has a cat,
“Smelly Cat,” and dog, “Winslow.” He enjoys real
estate investing, working on his websites, spending time
with friends and family and is an active member of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church in Livingston.
Himmelspach says, “I really enjoy working at the
Stafford Animal Shelter, the staff is such a pleasure to
work with, and treat you like family, but the best part is
the rewarding feeling you get from helping the animals
that are up for adoption.”
Stop by the Shelter to meet the latest member of our
hardworking team!
Did you know that volunteers have put in over 1,540 hours making a difference at Stafford Animal Shelter in the
past twelve months? They do everything from socializing animals, laundry, folding newsletters, taking the
garbage to the dump, working on our website, helping at events, maintaining our trees, to walking high needs
dogs. A special volunteer role is our Homeward Bound program where volunteers learn clicker-reward training
and pledge to spend ten hours a month working with our highest needs dogs. The class is taught by Maria
Mulvaugh of Wild Husky training and will be August 10, 12, 17 and 19. Call Kris at 222-1313 to sign up as a
volunteer or for the Homeward Bound class.
Volunteers of the Month
“Those who can, do. Those who can do more, volunteer.”
- Author Unknown
February - Helena Hauser and Virginia Muldoon
March - Homeward Bound Trainer Maria Mulvaugh
April - Relly Friedman and Marge Kemp
May - Fur Ball Volunteer Debbie Nelson
June - Fur Ball Volunteer Jann Lambert
July - Joe Skaggs
RSVP Volunteer Kitty Hall cuddles a puppy.
Kitty is also the Photographer’s Assistant.
Relly Friedman and Marge Kemp bring
dogs to visit Senior Centers weekly.
Major Donors
Gifts of all amounts are important but we especially want to acknowledge donations of $150 or more received since
last Fall. In the past eight months, your generosity has made it possible for 482 animals to find forever homes!
Alt, Dale & Claudia
American Bank
Anderson, James & Amory
Art, Andy
At Home on the Range Pet
Cemetery
Barry, Patricia & Tom
Basini, Buzz & Dawn
Beebe, Mary
Berghold, Joanne
Black, Scott and Cindy
Blakeman, Stan & Twila
Bobonich, Patti
Boston, Rosemary
Brennan, John*
Bridger Feeds
Brittan, Gordon & Vanessa
Bryan, Merrilee
Burns, Mary Ann
Byrne, Maureen
CD Meyer Law Firm, PLLC
Chase, Diana and Alston
Chico Hot Springs
City of Big Timber
Clotz, Marilyn
Coleman, Ching Ling
Community Closet Thrift Store
Corbett, Deborah
Craig, Annie
Demis, Regina
DeYonge, Sandra
Dickinson, Terry & Raymond
Dodd, Wendy
Donaldson, Michelle and Neal
Emerick, Dianna
Erdman, Deborah
Erickson, Lill
Erickson, Sandy
Erlenbush, Robyn L.
Ertel, Brian
Faries, Bette
Field, Andrew & Victoria
First Interstate Bank Livingston
Floyd, Geral & Merilyn
Frisk, LoAnne & Jason
Gable, Timothy
Gallagher, Doris and George
Gardiner Eagles Aux. 669
Gaugler, Shawn
Gersack, Robert & M. Jane
Giberson, Glenn
Gordon, Nathan & Erin
Greenwood Company
Greenwood, Bob & Glee
Grimes, Annalee
Grimsley, Wayne
Grusin, David
Nelson, Debbie and Scott
Guardian Title Inc.
Network For Good
Haidle, Roxanne & Simspon, Steven Nevins House of Glass
Hansen, Joseph and Joan
O’Donnell, Leigh
Harold McAlister Charitable Foundation Onduras, Sarah & Patrik
Harris, Beverly
Our Animal World
Harrison, Linda and Jim
Outlaw Hill Health &
Head, Heart and Hand
Sustainability Institute
Hochmuht, John and Judy
Paolini, Kenneth
Hoefler, Suzanne
Park County Community
Holder, Carrie
Foundation
Holmes, Dean & Rose
Petsmart Charities
Howe, Dan & Kari
Phillips, Claire
Huyler, Barbara Ann
Pittard, Wayne
Ingvordsen, John
Printing For Less.com.
Iverson, Miles
Rahn-Gibson, Sandy
Jarrett, Jane
Raich, David & Tracy
JC Billion
Realty World; Big Sky
Johanek, Durrae
Country
Kaul, Kathleen
Rediske, H.R.
Kellerman, Zac
Regula, Vicki & Joseph
Khrone, Kitty, Cafe D’Arte
Richardson Trust Grant
Kidder, Margie
Richardson, Larry &
King, Kris
Margaret
Kirby-Ertel, Hali
Riddle, Martha
Kirkpatrick, Dan and Julie
Rinnert, Bruce & Reed
La Valley, Jerry
Rosenthal, Richard &
Lackey, Ella Deon
Carole
Lahren, Elizabeth
Roy, Judy
Lahren, Henry
Saarel, Douglas & Susann
Lambert, Craig & Jann
Sandberg, Jean
Lawson, Katrina B.
Schwarz, Jamie & Lisa
Leaver, Rosie
Selz Foundation
Lemke, Clare and Tom
Shellenberg, F. Thomas
Livingston Veterinary Hospital
Sherman, Andy
Livingston’s Ace Hardware
Sky Credit Union
Loeser, Sonja
Slevin, Mike
Lore Kann Foundation
Smith, Betty Jo
Lowery, Barb & Joel
Smith, Danny & Julie
Madding, Lindsay
Snyder, Gerald & Susan
Martin, Charles & Whitney
Snyder, Jon Ellen & Jim
Mc Kenzie, May
Stack, J.V
McCalla, Charles & Von Anne
Stecher, Ellen
McCormick, Jeanne & Michael
Stephens, Luci & Tim
McCrum, A Bliss & Marcia
Stephenson, Catherine &
McCutcheon, Pam
Lawrence
McKee, Darla
Strom, W.H.
Menges, Bruce and Kane, Courtney Supervalu, Inc.
Miller Architects
The Summer Fund
Miller, Michael & Martha
Todd, Sonny & Tana
Morrison, Darci
Trisdale, Paula & James
Morrow, Julie
Volk, Vinita
Muldoon, Virginia
Wahl, Susan
Mulvaugh, Maria
Ward, Margaret
Munro, Lori
Werle, Marlys & Robert
Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply
West, Karrie
Wilson, Shannon
Yellowstone Country Motors
Yellowstone Physical Therapy
Zimmerman, Tiffani M.
Zrakovi, Clark & Agnes
Rosie Medical Fund
Donors have been especially generous
this year with our Rosie Fund. This
special fund is used exclusively to heal
pets in pain with severe medical
conditions. Oliver’s chronic eye pain
was eliminated by surgery thanks to
generous Rosie Fund donors. He’s now
healthy, happy and adopted!
Ames, Kim
Banks, Scott
Bryan, Mary
Burns, Mary Ann
Chase, Steven & Harriet
Chase, Jessica and Allen
Demis, Genia
Divens, Rodger & Elaine
Dunlap, Shellee
Edwards, William & Jacey
Fairbairn, Katrina
Field, Andrew & Victoria
Herauf, Amanda
Holder, Carrie
Kimbler, Elaine
Liljedahl, Carol
McCalla, Charles & Von Anne
McDonald, Ellen
Meyer, Mary Ann
Mickus, Renee
Mikesell, Pat
Miller, Michael & Martha
Mims, Sandi
Muldoon, Virginia
Otte, Kelly
Palmer, CJ
Paolini, Kenneth
Phelps, James & Linda
Pomme, Judith
Rosenthal, Richard and Carole
Stephenson, Catherine & Lawrence
Tilton, Darlene
Tilton, Karyn
Wahl, Susan
West, Kathryn & Michael
West, Kimberly
Willis, Linda
Woodke, Lona
Yellowstone Turf, Home & Agriculture
11th Annual Fur Ball
At this year’s Fur Ball on May 21, 2010, guests
enjoyed the “Taste the World but discover your own back
yard” theme with many “staycation” and local products
to bid on while indulging in lavish food, wine, and beer
from four global regions. While attendance and major
bids were down, we heard again and again how classy
and top-notch the auction items were this year. We were
pleased that both the auction donations from local businesses and bids were so generous. In fact, the silent
Live Auction of the everRoxanne Haidle admires
auction made more money than in the past three years!
popular Timber Trails bike
Signature Artist Parke
Given the current economic situation, this is a testament
Goodman’s painting
to how deeply our community cares about companion animals.
Thanks to everyone who made the event possible, and successful. Special thanks to: hosts Mike, Eve, Andy and
Jackie Art, emcees Dean Holmes and Jann Lambert, and the very generous business partners and many auction
donors. Live Auction Donors: Canine Aqua Balance,
Colin Davis, The Gourmet Cellar, Paradise Ring Works,
Vootie Productions, Parke Goodman, Zac’s Montana
Kitchen, Windows of the Heart Fine Art Portraiture, Top
Shelf Cabinetry & Construction, Sweetgrass Travel, and
Timber Trails. Fur Ball Committee: Andy Art, Vicki
Blakeman, Courtney Kane, Kris King, Jann Lambert,
Debbie Nelson, Jon Ellen Snyder, Yvonne Venturino and
Kristin Williamson. Event volunteers: Lukas Geyer, Erin
and Nate Gordon, Roxanne Haidle, Cat Moody, Megan
Live auctioneers Jann
The Art family has hosted
Shaw, Janet Vitale and Christi West.
Lambert and Dean Holmes
the Fur Ball for 11 years!
Save the Date: Fur Ball 2011 is May 20th
Kristin Williamson is our
valuable Auction Queen
Honoree Tom Lemke with wife, Clare. Lemke has
been our volunteer landscaper for a decade!
canned kitten and puppy food
hay and straw
HP 75XL and 74XL printer ink
human heating pads for orphan babies
Guinea pig food, bedding & cage
dry erase markers
large & medium rubber dishwashing gloves
kitchen and bathroom all-purpose cleaners
kitchen dish cloths
duct, scotch and packing tape
white, colored and photo printer paper
transparent 3 ring plastic page protectors
Wish List
Please drop items off during our
business hours: Tues - Sat 11 am. to 5 p.m.
Long time friends & supporters
Duke Venturino and Pat Barry
small dog treats
bleach and distilled water
canned senior dog and cat food
carpet-covered cat towers
“Dust Off” canned compressed gas
pile fabric blankets and pet beds
plastic clothes pins
natural air freshener
dryer sheets
‘Fishing Pole’ dangling cat toys
hearty dog toys
large pooper scooper for dogs
Park County Fixer Uppers by Mary Beebe
If it works, fix it. That’s the motto of the Park County Fixer Uppers, which has spayed and
neutered nearly 3,000 local animals in the last seven years; most of them through free spay/
neuter clinics organized by local volunteers. It all started in September 2003. In three days,
seven veterinarian teams of the Montana Spay Neuter Task Force altered 591 cats and dogs
and six rabbits from Livingston, Park County and Sweetgrass County. When this “Fixer Upper”
started, Stafford Animal Shelter housed more than 60 homeless cats and kitten; eight months
later, the number of homeless cats was reduced by over 75%! Research has found that the
cycle of animal overpopulation can be broken by altering 70% of dogs and cats in a given
geographic area within one breeding cycle. Park County Fixer Uppers now hold routine
“maintenance” clinics.
The Fixer Upper objective is to eliminate the financial barriers to responsible and humane
For every person born in the
animal
care. The individual beneficiaries include 1) financially challenged pet owners; 2)
U.S.A. 7 cats and dogs are
rescuers
of stray or abandoned animals; and 3) rural residents with large numbers of barn
born. Imagine having 7 pets
cats.
Recently,
we have partnered with Stafford Animal Shelter and local veterinarians to also
for each person in your
hold
low-cost
rabies
clinics. We work on an honor system, asking all those who can afford to
family! That’s why spaying
support their local vet to do so.
and neutering is so crucial.
The long-term beneficiary is the greater community. Some benefits are measurable. The
clinics have been followed by a drop in strays entering the Stafford Animal Shelter; especially cats. In 2008, the City of
Livingston and Park County paid $3,000 and $2,000 less respectively for care and housing of strays than in 2007. As more city
animals are neutered and vaccinated, more people license their dogs and cats, decreasing costs for the average taxpayer.
Less measurable but just as significant is the positive relationship between animal control and the public. Animal control officer
Judy Roy notes she can offer more service, less citation. “I can give people support, which helps community relations and
helps people do the right thing. The word gets around; people know I’ll work with them. I couldn’t do that without the clinics.”
While the Task Force or Spay MT provide the clinical equipment and veterinarian teams, local government, businesses and
volunteers provide funding and essential support staff. Funding comes from the City of Livingston, Park County, the annual
Spayghetti Dinner, and individual donors. Last year, Community Closet gave a $850 grant which funded one veterinary team in
April 2009. Participants donate $10 or whatever they can afford. The city, the county and the school district donate venues that
have included the Civic Center, Park County Fairgrounds, McLeod Building and Washington School gym. Businesses donate
copies for fliers, paper bags for surgical drapes, surgical drape sterilization, oxygen supplies for anesthesia machines, distilled
water for autoclaves, garbage bags for laundry, bedding for recovery, food, beverage and overnight housing for the vet teams.
Local veterinarians provide critically important aftercare service. Spay MT’s coordinator Sandy Newton states “Livingston is
blessed to have supportive vets. They are quick to communicate, to give us feedback and information we need to maintain
quality control and support local efforts.”
Finally, the clinics are about building community. Some of the most capable and enthusiastic volunteers are young people,
many from the Park High Service Outreach Club. Faculty advisor, Julie Lentz, says of the teenagers’ appreciation of the clinics,
“Not only do they receive immediate satisfaction from their volunteering, but also they are learning invaluable lessons about the
benefits of spay/neuter and the power of a community that works together.”
Mary Beebe is the local coordinator for the Park County Fixer Uppers, an all-volunteer organization which organizes free spay neuter
clinics and other services for Park County animals and their people. Reach them by phone at 222-2134.
Top Cat Supporters:
Exercise Improves Dogs’ Mental Health
Do your dogs go stir-crazy when they go too long without exercise? Does their
behavior improve after a good romp? The same is true, and more so, for Shelter dogs.
Our residents are in an unfamiliar environment and unavoidably exposed to an
ever-changing barrage of other dogs’ scents and barking. For a variety of reasons,
they don’t get out for exercise as much as we’d like and spend the majority of their
time in this stressful kennel environment. Stafford Animal Shelter does not euthanize
dogs only for dog on dog aggression, length of stay, or breed, so often our dogs don’t
play well together. Because of this, dogs’ play yard time is often solo. Too, it takes all
the staff’s time to keep the kennels clean and the animals rotated outside for bathroom
breaks and time in the play yard so they don’t have time to exercise the dogs.
BooBoo, our longest resident, is
If a dog is not adopted quickly, many have the temperament to develop a canine
showing signs of “Kennel Crazy”
mental illness known as “Kennel Crazy.” This stress-induced canine compulsive
behavior disorder often includes spinning and jumping in the kennel, chewing, and jumping and pulling excessively if on a
lead. Other more depression-like symptoms include self- mutilation, lack of appetite and
lethargy. In worse case scenarios these dogs become unadoptable.
Our latest solution is a doggy gym. Our newest Animal Caregiver, Charles Worth, has
donated a treadmill we will teach dogs that need extra exercise to run on.
There are several ways you can help. Homeward Bound is a special class teaching
people clicker-reward dog training to work with our higher needs dogs and volunteer to
work with the dogs at least 10 hours a month to prevent dogs from getting Kennel Crazy.
The next training classes are August 10, 12, 17 and 19 from 6 to 8 pm. Call 222-1313 to
sign up or schedule a regular volunteer training to walk dogs.
Another way to prevent dogs too unruly for immediate leash work from going Kennel
Crazy is to provide access to larger dog runs. We need donations to purchase heavy duty
dog runs, which cost $1,000 a piece; our goal is two runs. Call 406/222-1311 for
information about helping purchase a dog run, which could bear your - or a beloved pet’s
- name. Thanks for caring.
We’re always ready to play!
*Dog Training Fundraiser* September 12 from 9 am to 4:30 pm at Chico with popular BOSS trainer
Susan Overfield. Class costs $75 and a portion of the proceeds will go to the Shelter. Phone 222-1311.
2010 Business Partners
Big Dog Supporters
Top Cat Supporters
Bridger Feeds
Chico Hot Springs & Day Spa
Colmey Veterinary Hospital
Era Landmark Western Land
Livingston Veterinary Hospital
Murdoch’s Ranch & Home Supply
PetsMart
Realty World Big Sky
Yellowstone Country Motors
At Home on the Range Pet Cemetery
CTA Nelson Engineering
First Interstate Bank
Meyer Law Firm, PLLC
Montana’s Rib and Chop House
Sealtight Chinking
Sparkling Dawg Design
Yellowstone Physical Therapy
Caring Canine Supporters
Pet of the Week Supporters
Patricia Bloom Properties
Suzanne Hoefler Studios
Contact 406/222-1313 or
[email protected] to learn
about Partnership benefits!
We make a living by what
we do, but we make a life
by what we give.
—Winston Churchill
American Bank
Miller Architects, PC
Native Landscapes & Reclamation
Nevin’s House of Glass
Sky Federal Credit Union
The Spur Line
The Stafford Animal Shelter
3 Business Park Road
Livingston, MT 59047
Phone: (406) 222-2111
Fax: (406) 222-8752
www.staffordanimalshelter.org
Non-Profit
Organization
US Postage Paid
Permit #7
Livingston, MT
At the Stafford Animal Shelter we house
the homeless, feed the hungry, prevent
unwanted pregnancies, and on the side
we run a matchmaking service.
Make Your Dog Proud - Sport a Shelter License Plate
You can purchase a Stafford Animal
Shelter License Plate year round,
regardless of your license plate renewal
date. A portion of every plate purchased
goes directly to caring for our animals.
Big Dog Supporters:
Newsletter Sponsor
Colmey
Veterinary
Hospital