SafeHaven Humane Society

An "Ask the Trainer" session will be held at SafeHaven Downtown Pet Boutique & Home Decor on Friday, May 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. SafeHaven Humane Society's Behavioral Training Director Sharon Gakstatter will be on hand to answer your pet training questions. She'll also have behavioral training handouts and information about SafeHaven Humane Society's obedience and sport classes. Pre-registration is not required to attend. SafeHaven Downtown Pet Boutique & Home Decor is located at 225 Second Ave SW in historic downtown Albany. For more information, call 541.791.9621.

To register online for any of our obedience or sport classes, click here.

If your dog could benefit from some training, give one of our obedience classes or puppy socialization classes a try. We also have an agility course beginning in June for those dogs in need of a job.

Obedience I classes begin Monday, June 4 at 6:30 p.m. or Tuesday, June 5 at 6 p.m. This is a series of six classes designed to teach your dog the basics such as sit, down, stay, loose leash walking, calm greeting and wait. The group nature of the class will help your dog maintain training while in public. Fee for the series is $65.

Obedience II classes get underway June 5 at 7 p.m. This is also a series of six classes that will help your dog become more reliable responding to cues from a distance and with distractions. Fee for the series is $65.

Puppy Socialization starts Monday, June 4 at 5:30 p.m. Learn how to incorporate your puppy into your household, crate training, house breaking, biting and walking on a leash. For puppies age 2 to 4 months. This is a series of three classes and costs $35.

Introduction to Agility gets underway Wednesday, June 13. If your dog needs a job, agility might be right for him! This basic course will introduce your dog to obstacle course equipment. Teach your dog to jump, run through tunnels weave through poles, climb and more! Dogs and their handlers must be in good physical condition. Fee for this six-week series is $65.
 
Questions, call us at 541.928.2789 or email sharon@safehavenhumane.com.

Love puppies? Love kittens? If you answered yes, then fostering animals may be right for you! Our foster families provide loving and temporary homes for animals in need. To learn more about our Foster Care Program, join us on Saturday, June 16 at 1 p.m. for a Foster Care Orientation. The workshop will be held at the future home of SafeHaven Humane Society at 32220 Old Hwy 34 in Tangent. To register or for more information, email hannah@safehavenhumane.com.

We are excited to announce that we will be launching a new website on Thursday, May 31. We invite you to take a peek at our new site when it's up and running and let us know what you think! We're hoping it will be easy for you to find information about out adoptable animals, events, programs and more! Stay tuned!

Throughout the month of May, SafeHaven Humane Society will offer a "Pick Your Price" cat adoption special, allowing anyone adopting an adult cat (one year of age or older) to choose the price for the adoption fee.

"Our hope is  that by offering this special during the month of May, many of our adult cats will find their forever home to create space in our shelter as we approach kitten season," said SafeHaven Humane Society Executive Director Chris Storm. 

"Every year during kitten season, we become inundated with hundreds of kittens and mom cats," said Storm. "In fact, we can get between 50 to 70 calls a day from people wanting place cats or kittens with us."

SafeHaven Humane Society is an independent charitable organization that does not receive support from any national or regional humane group or government agency. In 2011, SafeHaven Humane Society found forever homes for 1,500 dogs, puppies, cats and kittens.  SafeHaven Humane Society is located at 33071 Hwy 34 SE in Albany.  The shelter is open noon to 6 p.m., Monday through Thursday and noon to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday. 

They say every dog has his day, and this year its Saturday, Aug. 11. The Albany Downtown Association and SafeHaven Humane Society are working on plans for "Dog Days of Summer" an event that is slated for Aug. 11 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. in downtown Albany. The community and their canine friends can come together for contests, games, vendors, and, of course, food. This will be a great way to see old friends and make new ones of the two-and-four-legged variety. We see this as being the premier outdoor dog event in the county, and are working to make it a fun filled day for dogs and their humans.
Highlights of the event will include: a 5K walk, Pawcake Breakfast, Dog Blessings, Dog Agility Course, games and contests, a K9 Police dog Demonstration and SafeHaven will have dogs looking for adoption there as well.
Vendors are wanted to set up and sell dog related items including but not limited to apparel, leashes, treats, artwork, on-site photography, grooming products, dog dishes and anything else dog related. Booth spaces are 10’ x 10’ and applications can be obtained by calling the ADA at 541-928-2469 or by emailing: oscar@albanydowntown.com. Vendor space is $75 or $100 after July 15. Cost after July 15 is $125 (if space is still available).
Non-profits that wish to sell items as a fundraiser will be charged at a substantial discount. Vendors will need to be set up and ready to go by 8 a.m. and can start taking down as soon as the event closes at 3 p.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Albany Downtown Association and SafeHaven Humane Society.