NEWS: Senior Pets Month is here!
Have you noticed your cat hesitating before making what was once an easy leap off the couch; or perhaps you’ve noticed your dog has lost pep in their step and your daily walks are taking longer? If...
View ArticleFEATURE: Choosing and loving an older cat
Lilly was adopted during the fee-waive promotion which is now on again at the Home until Mother’s Day. She came vet checked, desexed, vaccinated, wormed and microchipped. Her vet work was valued at...
View ArticlePHOTO STORY: Dog Lovers Show 2014
What do you get when you mix over 20,000 canine fans with stalls, agility and obedience shows and information sessions all about their best friends under one roof? A three-day exhibition extravaganza,...
View ArticleVIDEO STORY: School’s in for Cooper
We often, at The Lost Dogs’ Home, meet some wonderful dogs who with just a little encouraging, obedience training and socialisation reach their potential. Making a debut this week, the Finishing School...
View ArticleAUDIO STORY: Almost twenty-years young!
Think back to 1994 – where were you and what were you doing? For the Gould family, a tiny shelter kitten came into their lives that would see their children grow up to go to university and move out of...
View ArticleNEWS: Over 300 purrrfect cats adopted!
For the entire month of April and wrapping up on Mother’s Day, a feline-tastic total of 181 adult cats were adopted from our North Melbourne and Campaspe shelters during The Lost Dogs’ Home Money Can’t...
View ArticleLISTEN: Our Golden Girls find their forever home!
Married for 61 years this year, Cliff and Norma say their mutual love of animals has always been a quality they’ve admired in one another. After losing their beloved Tibetan spaniel to a long-term...
View ArticleBlanket Appeal: Blanket shed filling up
Staff at The Lost Dogs’ Home North Melbourne and Cranbourne shelters are humbled beyond words at the incredible show off support following the Home’s urgent plea for blankets and towels. General...
View ArticleNEWS: Another successful weekend of adoptions!
The strong winds felt across Victoria over the weekend swept up enthusiastic Melbournians as 46 shelter animals found their perfect matches beginning on World Cat Day. “On Friday, feline fans came out...
View ArticleAdopted & Adored: A new lease on life for Alli and Michelle
Providing love, care, socialisation and obedience training to companion animals who have been deprived of such necessities has the power to not only turn around their lives, but yours in return. There...
View ArticleThank you Warra and Willawong
After three rewarding years, the day has arrived when The Lost Dogs’ Home sadly says good-bye to Brisbane. Firstly we would like to thank our dedicated staff who have worked tirelessly to make a...
View ArticleManners maketh…the dog!
It’s fair to say that we receive a lot of ‘rough diamonds’ at the Home. Loveable larrikins and nervous nellies, all of whom we know with some training and extra polish will make brilliant, adoptable...
View ArticleThe ladies of Wharparilla Lodge
Last month the Home’s Campaspe Shelter in Echuca enjoyed a visit from a very special group of ladies from the Wharparilla Lodge. They came in with hand knitted gifts of blankets for the dogs and cats...
View ArticleAdopted & Adored: Ruby the therapy dog
In our Adopted and Adored letterbox today, we have a moving correspondence from Jacqui, who with her beloved therapy dog Archie, has brought a smile to the faces of and joy to hearts of patients in...
View ArticleChipChecker at a park near you in 2014
Reuniting a lost pet with their owner should only ever be a phone call away however, each year tens of thousands of lost pets cannot be returned home simply because their owners cannot be contacted....
View ArticleAdopted & Adored: Daisy smells the roses
We have a long list of Adopted & Adored ambassadors who have beyond their time at the Home, gone on to do amazing things including bringing sheer joy into the lives of their adopters, sweeping up...
View ArticleNEWS: Almost 200 dogs fleeing fireworks back home
Following an incredibly busy start to the New Year, we are pleased to report 80 per cent of the terrified dogs we received fleeing the New Year’s Eve fireworks and bad weather have been reunited with...
View ArticleAdopted & Adored: Alan finds his “Little Mr Sunshine”
Neighbours and good friends, Alan and Julie packed the car early this morning and travelled hundreds of kilometres from a small country town by the Murray River in Northern Victoria to meet a very...
View ArticleAdopted & Adored: Friends find their forever home
Just by looking at this dynamic duo, it’s difficult to imagine that prior to being brought to our North Melbourne shelter, Frank and Fred led a vastly different life to the one they enjoy today. The...
View ArticleAdopted & Adored: ‘Lady’ of the house
Name: Lady Charlotte Adoption Date: January, 2015 Update Hello there! I’m writing to fill you in on how the lovely feline, Lady Charlotte has been settling in since she recently chose us. I say...
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