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Ask Crystal: Managing Separation Anxiety

Dear Crystal,  My puppy is now 15 weeks old. She is ok in the crate if she can see me. I had to leave her in the crate alone and returned an hour later to find her soaking wet. Literally dripping wet but it wasn’t urine. It was saliva.…
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Meet Mama Spice! – ADOPTED

         Today's Featured Pet is Mama Spice! Meet our featured pet this week, Mama Spice! Now that her puppies have found homes, this sweet baby angel needs a home of her own. Mama Spice is a sensitive girl that fancies herself as…

Ask Crystal: Cat Litter Box Troubleshooting

Dear Crystal,  We have a feral cat that has become an indoor cat. She seems to be adjusting well to indoors except she doesn't like the litter box much. We have two in the same area and she will use one to pee in but poos on the floor…
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Meet Millie! – ADOPTED

Today's Featured Pet is Millie! Our featured pet this week is Millie! This 10-month-old cutie has been brushing up on her house manners in foster care for a few weeks but is now ready to find a home of her own. Millie has been meeting other…
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Honey Bear’s Happy Tail

Honey Bear won over our hearts at the Adoption Center with her sweet disposition and beautiful long fur! We loved getting this follow up from her new family: “We have had Honey Bear in our home for 2 weeks now. This is the first time…
a small light brown puppy lays in a crate with the door open

Ask Crystal: Whining Puppy Woes

Dear Crystal,  So, I put my new puppy in the crate to nap and he whines for a while and then falls asleep. He will wake up to whining and all I think about is letting him out and go potty. Should I wait again until he stops crying to…
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Meet Apollo! – ADOPTED

Today's Featured Pet is Apollo! Our Featured pet this week is Apollo! Apollo is one chill kitty! He has beautiful yellow eyes and the most adorable white patch on his…
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Thrift Store Reopens on Mondays

Blue Ridge Humane Society Thrift Store Expands Hours Tuesday, March 29: Hendersonville, NC – The Blue Ridge Humane Society Thrift Store will be one step closer to pre-pandemic operations beginning on Monday, April 4, 2022. The Thrift Store…
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Ask Crystal: To Chew or Not to Chew

Dear Crystal,  We have an almost 5-year-old female German Shepherd who has never been destructive other than with some of her chew toys. Today she destroyed my husband’s workshop. We keep her and her almost 10-year-old brother in…
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Meet Gypsy – Adopted!

Today's Featured Pet is Gypsy! This gentle purr machine just adores attention and will rub her face into your hands to ask politely for more. She has great energy levels…