Puppy Love (winter)
Paw Prints Dog Walk (spring)
Bocce Tournament (summer)
Woofstock (fall)
Marin Humane Society Events
Dine at Rickey's and help the shelter animals
Dine at Pasta Pomodoro and support MHS
Beginning Animal Communication
Marin pets need your help!
The Marin Humane Society has organized a Summer Pet Food Drive to accommodate a significant increase in demand for pet food from low-income pet guardians. Donations will be used to deliver much-needed supplies to the Humane Society's 246 SHARE (Special Human-Animal Relationships) clients.
Requested items include:
- Small bags of dry cat food
- Small bags of dry dog food
Small bags are requested since they are easier for our senior clients to handle. Thankfully, we have a great supply of wet food. Donations can be dropped off at MHS (171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato).
For more information, please call the MHS SHARE program coordinator at 415.506.6255.
Dine at Rickey’s and help the
shelter animals
Craving comfort food?
Dine at Rickey’s Restaurant in Novato throughout 2010 and 15% of your bill will be donated to MHS. Simply show a promotional key card (available at MHS) to your server during every visit to ensure a donation to MHS.
For reservations at Rickey’s, call 415.883.9477.
20% of your bill will support MHS
Invite your friends and family to dine at Pasta Pomodoro (or grab an order to go) throughout 2010 and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Marin Humane Society!
Simply download and present the flyer below to your server.
Visit Marin Pasta Pomodoro locations in Novato (140 Vintage Way), San Rafael (421 Montecito Plaza) and Mill Valley (Town & Country Village).
Buon Appetito!
Sales benefit the shelter animals
Find great book and CD deals at The Book Nook, located in the Marin Humane Society shelter lobby. Plus, don't miss Dollar Day Tuesdays the last Tuesday of every month!
Hard cover books: $3
Paperbacks: $2
CDs, DVDs and audio books also available
Shop: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am to 5:30pm
Donate: Donate your gently used books, CDs and DVDs to MHS during regular business hours
Look for Love in All the Right Places
Come to the Marin Humane Society's
Adoption Outposts
The Marin Humane Society brings adorable adoptables to your community!
Meet wonderful animals who are available for adoption and chat with MHS staff about animals, behavior and training, or any shelter topic.
For information about our available adoption animals, go to the Adoptions Web page or call (415) 506-6225.
Please note that rain, severe cold or shortage of available animals cancels Outpost events.
Saturday, September 4, Noon – 3pm
Town Center - Corte Madera
Saturday, September 11, Noon – 3pm
Mill Valley - by the Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, September 15, Noon – 3pm
Town Center - Corte Madera
Saturday, September 18, Noon – 3pm
The Village - Corte Madera
Upcoming Cat Workshops
Cat Handling, Dog-Cat Intro and Cats 101
Cat Handling WorkshopsThursdays: September 30, October 28 or November 18
7 to 9pm, $35
Get expert tips on nail trims, pilling, and getting your cat in and out of a carrier. Plus, learn how to deal with frequently encountered behavior issues such as urinating outside the litterbox, clawing furniture, and biting. With Laura Hazard, MHS feline behavior consultant. Demonstration cats will be used. Please leave your companion cats safely at home. To register, please call 415.506.6280.
Dog and Cat Intros:
Helping Fido and Fifi live happily togetherSunday, September 19
2:30 to 4:30 pm, $35
Do you have a dog and want a cat? Are you owned by a cat and want a dog? Or are you already living with both? Come to our workshop and learn behavior modifying techinques for both cats and dogs, helping you toward a happy and peaceful home. Looking at your home through the eyes of both your dog and cat, we will figure out successful strategies for one and all. Presented by Anni Black and Laura Hazard of the MHS Behavior & Training Department.
Class size limited to 8 students. Dog friendly dogs welcome but please leave cats safely at home. To register, please call 415.506.6280.
Cats 101: Our other best friendSunday, October 17
10am to Noon, $35
Learn the basics about feline health and behavior with Laura Hazard, MHS cat behavior consultant. Please leave companion cats safely at home. To register, please call 415.506.6280.
Presented by Trish King
Saturdays, September 11 — December 11, 2010
(Skip dates: November 6 & 27)
Instructor: Trish King, MHS Director of Behavior & Training, CPDT, CDBC
CBA is a weekly class for busy people who would like to become professionals in the Dog-Training world, or to learn more about the animals that accompany us through our lives.
Practical, usable information will be delivered in a relaxed, challenging atmosphere, using lecture, video and live dogs. Students' dogs are welcome in most sessions.
CBA IS NOW FULL - if you would like to be placed on the wait list, please call 415.506.6280.
Fee: $675 for 12 weeks.
Non-refundable deposit of $100 required to reserve a spot. Balance due by September 8.
Presented by American Red Cross certified Instructor Peter Pay
Saturdays, September 11
9AM - 1PM
MHS Education Room
$60
Help your dogs and cats survive a medical emergency by learning the skills for performing pet first aid and CPR. Presented by American Red Cross certified instructor Peter Pay, this hands-on workshop teaches basic lifesaving techniques. Some of the topics covered include basic pet first aid, CPR training, rescue breathing, restraint and muzzling, choking management, poison response, and much more.
The workshop fee includes a first aid workbook and completion certificate. Please leave your animals at home. "Resus-a-dog" and "Resus-a-cat" mannequins will be available for hands on training.
To register plase call (415) 506-6288
Introducing dogs to horses
Wednesday, September 15
10AM – Noon
Marin Stables, Fairfax
$35
Woofs and Whinnies - help take the surprise factor out of meeting horses on the trails! Open to 8 dog friendly dogs who have completed Family Dog 2 or more... and their friendly humans.
With the generous help of the volunteers and the equine residents of Marin Stables, we are offering a hands-on workshop to help make encounters with horses less stressful for you, your dog, the horse and the horses' riders. We will be meeting real horses, taking care to provide a safe setting for the success of one and all.
For more information or to register, contact Anni Black at ablack@marinhumanesociety.org or 415.250.1597.
Saturday, October 9
10AM - Noon
MHS Education Room
Free
The Marin Humane Society will host a FREE bird Basics workshop, presented by local bird rescue organization Mickaboo Companion Bird Rescue, this workshop is designed to give bird guardians, and those thinking of adding a bird to their family the tools they need to prevent or correct behavior and health problems.
Bird Basics will address proper avian care and diet, symptoms of illness and first aid, general husbandry, taming and training, and much more.
To register, please call (415) 506-6288
Beginning Aminal Communication
with Marta Williams
Saturday, November 6
10AM –2PM
MHS Education Room
$95
Perform simple exercises to learn how to have intuitive conversations with your companion animals. Marta Williams is an author and animal communicator who lives in Northern California. She lectures, teaches and offers consultations for animals by phone or email worldwide.
To register, please call (415) 506-6288
A limited number of spaces are available for bringing dogs to class.
