Pet Of The Week
Tank
*Woof woof* My name is Tank and I am a 6 year old neutered male retriever hound mix. I was found as a stray over in Littleton, NH and have spent the last few months at a kenneling facility over there. Although I was loved by the whole staff there, they felt it would be best to bring me here so as I could be adopted out by a nice and loving family. I seem to do well with children over the age of 10 (although I would probably do better with younger children once I get acquainted with them first). I also seem to do really well with other dogs. I would actually prefer that there is another dog in my new forever home as I am a social guy and don't like to be left alone. If you are looking for an adult dog that is out of that annoying puppy stage and is well socialized, I'm the dog for you!
Who We Are
Central Vermont Humane Society was founded in 1964 by a group
of local citizens who fostered animals in their homes and worked to
find new homes for them. The first shelter built in 1968 was located
on Rte. 12 in Montpelier. Our current shelter located on Mekkelsen
Rd in Barre was built in 1975. It was built to house 400 animals
annually. We currently house about 1500-1900 animals each year.
To read more about the Central Vermont Humane Society visit our website at www.cvhumane.com
Adopting a friend
When a potential adopter comes into the shelter and sees an
animal he or she is interested in adopting, we ask the potential
adopter to first complete an Adoption Application. We then verify
that the information on the application is correct. If we can not
contact everyone we need to approve your application, we will be
able to put the animal on hold for a 24 hour period.
We require that any pets currently living in your household are
spayed/neutered and current on vaccinations unless medical
issues deem such action inappropriate. We DO NOT allow
declawing/tendons cut of adopted cats or ear cropping/tail docking
of adopted dogs unless medically necessary.
In order to make the best match possible for a family and home, we
suggest potential adopters bring along all members of the
household to meet the new companion animal and bring their
current dog(s) to meet a potential dog. Adopter must be 21 years
old or older.
Do You Need Help With Your Problematic, 4 Legged Best Friend?
Central Vermont Humane Society is proud to offer help with a variety
of training needs. Whether you are looking for obedience training
in a class setting or looking for private consultations to solve your
canine’s behavior issues, CVHS is more than willing to offer any
advice or help as needed.
If a behavioral issue is occurring with your dog, the best time get
help is immediately! The sooner we can start to modify a problem
behavior, the more successful we will be at making your relationship
with your pet stress free.
The training recommended by CVHS is positive reinforcement based,
meaning we do not support punishment based training methods (choker
chains/shock devices/physical altercations). Positive reinforcement
training has been proven to be much more effective, more humane, and
lots of fun! The obedience classes fill up fast, so make sure you call ahead to sign up for the next available class!.
CVHS is happy to offer advice on many behavioral issues, some of
which include: Resource guarding, food aggression, canine rivalry,
separation anxiety, dominance, destructive chewing, housebreaking,
excessive barking, and protective behavior.
Crystal Harvey is available Tuesday through Saturday and
occasionally on Sundays to offer any advice or answer questions
pertaining to the information on this page. She can be reached at
(802) 476-3811 ext. 24, or contacted via e-mail at
crystal@cvhumane.com
If you are looking into other organizations that also only use positive reinforcement dog training or a place that offers more then just basic obedience for you and your animals, CVHS recommends that you check out these two great places; Waggles and Follow The Leader Dog Training. Both are run by experienced dog trainers who have been working with animals their whole lives.
Waggles Offers:
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DayTime Program-Socialization
Private Lessions
Home Boarding
House Calls
Wind-Ex-We Exercise your dog either at Waggles or your home
Puppy Classes
Rally-O!-AKC tiliting sport
Obedience Classes
Agility
Breed Handling
Freestyle
Canine Good Citizen Program
Check out more information on all their classes at their website
Follow The Leader Dog Training Offers these programs:
Personalized Dog Training
Board and Train at Our Home
Clicker Training
Puppy Training
Manners training
Aggression help
Seniors and Kids
FROM INTERSTATE 89:
Take exit 8 (Montpelier). The town of Montpelier will be on your left and you will be on Route 2. Stay on Route 2 for 3 miles. Pass the "Agway" store and the landfill, both on the right side of the road.. The next right turn is an unmarked gravel road (Muddy Brook Road). Turn there and go 3/4 of a mile. Make a sharp right turn onto Mekkelsen Hill Road. We are the first building on the right.
FROM BARRE CITY:
Turn right from Main Street onto Beckley Hill Road between the big brick highrise and the blue gas station. Follow Beckley Hill through several neighborhoods and past a cemetary for about 4 miles. You will go over a big hill and the shelter is at the bottom of the hill on your left.
Central Vermont Humane Society
504 Mekkelsen Hill Road
PO Box 687
Barre, VT 05602
Phone: 802-476-3811
crystal@cvhumane.com
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