PETS OF THE WEEK

Kool 105 has teamed up with The Humane Society of Northwest Montana and The Flathead County Animal Shelter to bring you the Kool Pets of the Week.  These pets are available for adoption, simply call The Humane Society at 406-752-PAWS or The Flathead County Animal Shelter at 406-752-1310. Visit this page each week to meet two pets looking for loving homes.

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Meet Pike! 

This handsome 2-year-old American Bulldog mix is a social butterfly who never met a stranger. Pike absolutely loves attention and is happiest when he's making new friends, whether they have two legs or four. In fact, he loves being around others so much that if left to his own devices, he may try to bust out of the yard in search of new buddies to hang out with! A secure yard with 6-foot fence or higher and supervision will help keep this friendly adventurer safe.

Pike is a smart boy who is extremely food motivated, making training both easy and fun. He enjoys learning new things and would thrive with a family that wants to continue building on his skills. He also loves to play with other dogs, but because he has a rough-and-rowdy play style, he would do best with dog friends that are his size or larger.

This goofy guy doesn't quite realize how big he is, so a home without very small children would be best. However, Pike enjoys spending time with older kids who can keep up with his playful personality. If you're looking for a loyal, outgoing companion who will keep life entertaining and full of love, Pike may just be your perfect match!

HUMANE SOCIETY OF NW MONTANA

406-752-PAWS

https://humanesocietypets.com/

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Meet Outlaw! 

A 1-year-old large mixed-breed boy with a huge personality, endless energy, and a very serious commitment to tennis balls.

When Outlaw first arrived, he was a much more reserved dog, but he has completely come out of his shell and shown us just how fun, goofy, and entertaining he really is. He loves to play, loves to stay busy, and has just enough troublemaker energy to keep life interesting.

Tennis balls are Outlaw’s absolute favorite thing in the world. He will happily chase, carry, and obsess over them for as long as you are willing to participate. For an active adopter who enjoys training through play, he comes with a built-in motivational system.

Outlaw is a high-energy young dog who will do best with someone ready to provide plenty of exercise, structure, training, and appropriate outlets for both his brain and his body. He is enthusiastic, driven, and still learning how to channel all that excitement into good decisions.

Because of his energy level and previous reactivity, Outlaw would be best suited to an experienced home without children. Cats are also not recommended at this time. Introductions with other dogs should be handled thoughtfully to make sure everyone is a comfortable match.

Outlaw may require a little more involvement than your average couch potato, but he more than makes up for it with personality. If you are looking for an active, hilarious companion who is always ready to play and considers a tennis ball a perfectly reasonable life philosophy, Outlaw might be your guy.

FLATHEAD COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER

406-752-1310

City Cats seeking Country Life

  Got Mice? We can Help!

Our Barn Cat Program is designed

to match highly trained mousers

with welcoming barns, shops, or other

safe environments. Qualifying barn

cats are altered, vaccinated, and micro-

chipped, and they prefer living and

working outdoors to living an

inside life.

Please call 406-758-2412

or email dbrusell@flathead.mt.gov for more information.

Farm Life is the Life for Me!

If you have a barn, stable, warehouse, shop, nursery, etc. then you can help save a cat!

While the majority of cats can easily live as indoor house pets, sometimes we have cats who prefer to live as a working cat.  Cats in our Working Cat Program, also known as our Barn Cat Program, fall into one of these categories:

• Under-socialized cats who prefer the company of other cats/animals over people.

• Feisty cats who are on a mission to hunt and when kept as indoor cats tend to bite or scratch.

• Cats whose litter box habits make them unable to live in the house successfully.

• Cats who were outdoor cats prior to surrender and cannot acclimate to an indoor home.

Please note that we do not adopt indoor house cats who are suitable to being household companions into barns, warehouses, etc.

Adopting a working cat can help you control a rodent population while providing companionship for your barn animals.

What we provide
When you adopt a cat through our Working Cat Program, the cat will be:

• Spayed or neutered

• Up-to-date on vaccinations and testing for common feline diseases

• Micro-chipped (a form of permanent identification)

We will review guidelines to help you acclimate your cat to your environment in a safe manner.

What you provide

• Shelter in a warehouse, barn, outbuilding, or stable, away from high traffic streets

• Daily food and water

• Long-term veterinary care, as needed

• A secure dedicated space to allow for the cat’s acclimation to its new environment.  This can be a tack room or an indoor enclosure that they cannot escape from.  In some cases we may be able to lend you a crate or cage for the introductory period.

Things to consider
Adopting a cat through FCAS can help save the life of a cat who may not have other options.  However, the care of a working cat is still an important responsibility.  You will be assuming care for the cat for its lifetime, which may be as much as 15 or 20 years.   In exchange for providing the essentials of food & water, medical care, and shelter, your working cat will earn its keep by helping to control the rodent population in your building.

Please call 406-758-2412 or email dbrusell@flathead.mt.gov for more information.