Pet Photo Contest: Here Are the Winners Rom Every Corner Test, 77 in All This Year

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All About Pets

Section C Thursday, August 6, 2020

First runner up Spot the cat shows off her relaxation skills in this photo by Julie Shields of Hayes. The photo was named first runner up in the contest.

Contest winner Boomer, whose shown here peeking out of some shrubbery, was the overall winner of the 2020 Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal All About Pets photo contest. Nan Crawford of Unionville, Va sent in this winning photo of her canine friend. John and Suzanne Holt, owners of Sandy Creek Pet Resort, were this year’s photo contest judges. Pet photo contest: Here are the winners rom every corner test, 77 in all this year. in many charming poses. always with us, cheering they came, photos of We present the winners On sunny days, rainy us up with their loving Second runner up Fcats, dogs and even here and show you in- days, beach days, snowy companionship. a rooster and a lizard, side all the beautiful, be- days, frigid days, sad We are lucky to have Martha Traband of Mathews captured this cute photo of Aidan, who seemed to entered in the Gazette- loved pets whose own- days, happy days and them. Where would we enjoy cooling off in this old-fashioned crock. The photo was chosen second runner Journal’s pet photo con- ers entered photographs scalding days, pets are be without them? up in the contest.

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Abbey Boo Boo Kitty Flynn Gus Henry Hunter by Jim and Patti Boughman, Hayes by Christy Brown, Mathews by Cody Brown, Hayes by Robin Sterling, Dutton by Danny Hogge, Gloucester by Sheila Armistead, Cobbs Creek

Anna Cleo Cocoa Cocoa Dixie Lacey by Tenna Safrit, Gwynn by Sharon Carleton, Gloucester by Tanya Carr, Gloucester by Wade Carr, Gloucester by Tina Minor, Hudgins by Melanie Hamilton, Gloucester

Humane Society answers most commonly asked questions

BY THE GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS HUMANE SOCIETY nary staff, and space to properly vet GMHS neither employs a full-time their mother as a mother’s milk the lives of feral cats: access to low- and humanely house homeless pets. veterinarian nor is permitted by law helps protect kittens from illness. and no-cost spay/neuter surgery at For Gloucester-Mathews Humane It is also one of the main reasons why to provide medical care for stray Avoid touching or moving them as Fixin’ to Save Spay & Neuter Clinic Society, the summer months are GMHS is able to honor the pledge to pets. GMHS does not euthanize their mother is most likely nearby (804-694-0349); access to pet food when the number of stray and own- the communities and pets served stray pets in need of medical care or hunting or scared by the presence through the Pet Pantry; and the er-surrendered pets increases. With to neither euthanize for space nor provide euthanasia as a public ser- of people. Kittens separated from Backyard Buddies program, which this increased demand for services length of stay. Without managed vice. If you find a stray pet in need of their mother too early experience finds homes for cats (often called come frequently asked questions. intake, GMHS would be forced to medical care, please call your local an incredible amount of avoidable barn cats) who prefer to live out- Below are answers to four of the euthanize healthy, adoptable pets. Animal Control office immediately. stress. They have a more positive doors. most commonly asked questions Instead, widespread support of man- Whether the pet is injured or suf- start to life when they remain with GMHS averages one or two fe- GMHS. aged intake makes GMHS a lifesaving fering from neglect, Animal Control their mother and are brought to the ral cat adoptions per month and 1) What is managed intake? shelter, with 97 percent (2019) of all officers are trusted community part- shelter to be prepped for adoption receives dozens of requests to ac- Managed intake is the practice of pets in GMHS’s care finding place- ners empowered to respond. after they have reached a minimum cept feral cats into the shelter, so scheduling appointments to receive ment with a forever family or adop- 3) What should you do if you find age of six weeks. the Backyard Buddies program was pets, including non-emergency own- tion-guaranteed partner shelter. one or more kittens without their 4) How can the lives of feral cats er-surrenders. This practice ensures 2) What do you do if you find a mother? be saved? SEE ANSWERS FROM GMHS, PAGE 3C GMHS has the staff, including veteri- stray pet in need of medical care? The safest place for kittens is with GMHS offers three services to save

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Max Barley and Bayley Bitsy Cody Keeper Jody by Wendy Hogge, Hayes by Dee Russell, Hudgins by Chris Bridge, Moon by Rob and Cindy Parker, Hayes by Davida Hall, Gloucester by Delta Quiger, Port Haywood

Ikie Jamie Boots Boswell Lily, Stella and Dream Lulu Honey Cocoa by Ida Ewell, Dutton by David Justice, Wicomico by David Machen, Cardinal by Crystal Freiermuth, Gloucester by Dee Dee Wike, Gloucester by Carolyn Cheeseman, Gloucester

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(CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2C) created. Backyard Buddies live outdoors, are fully vet- ted (including spay/neuter 4 Check out our new APP and vaccinations), and their $80 adoption fee is waived. 4 Curbside Pickup Adopters must agree to provide consistent access to 4 Mobile Checkout food, fresh water, and ade- quate outdoor shelter. Email animalplacement@gmhu- 6499 Market Drive, Gloucester, VA 23061 • 804-695-2712 manesociety.org to adopt one of GMHS’s Backyard Buddies. GMHS is grateful for community members’ active en- gagement and enduring support of the shelter’s lifesaving mission, for they ensure pets have the chance to lead lives filled with love, dignity and respect. They make GMHS a life-saving shelter and a bea- con of hope and safe harbor for homeless pets. GMHS PHOTO The Gloucester-Mathews Humane Society’s Backyard Buddies program was created to find outdoor homes for feral (or barn) cats.

15 facts about fascinating horses

(Metro) Dogs may be man’s size of a dog or baby lamb are around 60 million horses best friend, but horses have that was called a hyracoth- in the world. been companion and assis- erium. 13. Early civilizations used tance animals for millenia. In 8. Hooves are made from horses as a form of food. But fact, archaeological evidence the same protein that com- in 732 A.D., Pope Gregory III indicates that humans formed prises human fingernails and said the ritual consumption intermingled relationships hair. of horse meat was a pagan with horses nearly 5,500 years 9. The Przewalski’s horse is practice and had to be abol- ago. the only truly wild horse spe- ished. Islamic and Jewish Horses provided people cies still in existence. The last communities also advocated with much of the essentials remaining wild population is toward avoiding horse meat. they required for group sur- in Mongolia. Today there is no specific vival. Khan Academy indi- 10. A male horse is called a law in the U.S. banning horse cates that the domestication stallion, while a young male meat, but most people still of the horse ushered in an era horse is a colt. A female horse steer clear of it. of innovation in transport and is a mare, while a young fe- 14. An adult horse’s brain communication. Horses also male is a filly. weighs 22 ounces, or about were invaluable animals on 11. Ponies are not immature half the weight of a human the farm or in early villages. horses. They are a small vari- brain. tempt them with sweet treats Horses still serve many ety of horse. 15. Horses like sweet fla- like apples and sugar cubes. practical functions, but 12. Estimates suggest there vors, which is why you can they’re more often than not companion animals or relied on for riding hobbies and sport. These 15 interesting facts show just how incredible these beautiful animals are. FAMILY-OWNED LOCAL PET STORE 1. Horses can sleep both ly- ing down and standing up. 2. Horses have the largest eyes of any mammal that lives on land. 3. Horses can see colors, but are better at detecting yel- lows and greens than purples and violets. 4. A horse’s body contains 205 bones. 5. Because a horse’s eyes are on the side of its head, it is capable of seeing nearly 360 degrees at one time. 6. The fastest sprinting speed ever recorded for a horse is 55 miles per hour, though they generally trot at 804-699-3500 • 6555 Market Dr., Gloucester, Virginia 23061 around four miles per hour. 7. Horses evolved from a 757-877-8084 • 4324 George Washington Mem. Hwy. Yorktown, VA 23692 very small animal about the

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Dewey Fire Diesel and Farley Gabriel Finnegan Gracie by Mary Hogge, Diggs by Kristina Gifford, Hartfield by Judy Sterling, Gloucester by Bill Thomas, Gloucester by Lawrence Cohen, Gloucester by Donna Adkins, Hayes Dog trainer partners with Sandy Creek Pet Resort BY TYLER BASS its owners couldn’t keep him. handle dogs that are brought Staff members were unable in. Willoughby said that the Amy Willoughby, a certi- to train the nasty habit out of skills taught aid in the dogs fied positive reinforcement the puppy, and he sadly didn’t finding a home and teach the dog trainer and owner of make it out of the shelter. Wil- staff skills that they can take Shared Joy Dog Training, has loughby said that she knew if home to their own pets. partnered with Sandy Creek that dog had proper training Willoughby said that she Pet, Resort off John Clayton he may have survived to be recently started a field trip Memorial Highway at James adopted. That was when she program with the shelters Store, to provide training les- decided to earn her certifica- that gets the dogs out into sons for the resort’s clientele. tion as a dog trainer. the world and become more A Gloucester resident for Willoughby said her route socialized. The dogs are taken six years, Willoughby started to certification wasn’t the to stores and parks where her dog training business late most traditional one, but it they can interact with people last year after working for the has positioned her to work and other dogs. They’re even Gloucester-Mathews Humane alongside shelters to help taken out for ice cream. Society for five years as a be- train dogs and staff alike. She Willoughby has two dogs of havioral staff member. partners with the local hu- her own, both rescues. One Willoughby said she was mane society and shelters in has separation anxiety, which driven to train dogs after a Williamsburg and Middlesex. made it hard for Willoughby puppy with a biting problem She works on teaching adopt- to leave it when she had to was brought into the shelter able skills to dogs, as well as work. She said that she found where she worked. The pup- training the employees and Sandy Creek Pet Resort to be py was biting children and volunteers in how to better the perfect daycare for her CHARLIE KOENIG / GAZETTE-JOURNAL dog to stay while she worked. Willoughby approached Pet contest judges John and Suzanne Holt, owners of Sandy Creek Pet Resort, John and Suzanne Holt know a thing or two about pets. The owners of Sandy Creek Pet Resort served as judges for this year’s All About Pets Photo Contest, facing the daunting task of picking the best out of this year’s 77 entries. Farm Bureau holds Farm SEE DOG TRAINER, PAGE 7C Dog of the Year contest The American Farm Bureau four runners-up will each re- Federation is sponsoring ceive $1,000, the announce- a competition for the 2021 ment said. Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Another part of the compe- TELEPHONE: (804) 693-3030 FAX: (804) 693-0789 Year. tition is People’s Choice Pup, WWW.GLOUCESTERVET.COM Dogs will be judged on their letting social media followers helpfulness to the farmer and vote for, comment on, share their family, their playfulness and “like” their favorite farm Gloucester Veterinary Hospital, Ltd. and obedience. Owners must dogs. The bureau will profile 6666 George Washington Memorial Hwy. be Farm Bureau members to the top 10 dogs starting in Gloucester, Va 23061 enter the competition, a re- October. lease said. The American Farm Bu- JACQUE SCHUDER, D.V.M. DOCTOR HOURS SAMANTHA STINSON, D.V.M. Monday - Friday The contest is sponsored reau Federation is taking AMY D. PERKINS, D.V.M. 9 - 12 AND 1 - 5 by Purina, and the grand nominations through Aug. KATHRYN SOBCZYK, D.V.M. Saturday 9 - 12 prize is $5,000, a year’s worth 20. Full information on the of Purina dry dog food, and contest may be found at nationaltomlinson_tomlinson.qxd recognition. 7/22/2020 Up to 8:58fb.org/2021farmdog. AM Page 1

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MR. HUMPHRIES: Pet pig lives up—and down—to owner’s expectations

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listens. He knows his name. Humphries learned colors in he would pick the colors,” nishings department of Grace Engelhardt. “Pigs in general While Mr. Humphries has He knows tricks. He picks up 15 minutes,” she said. Engelhardt. “’Show me yel- Brothers department store in don’t like to be grabbed and no reservations about eating on behaviors and tricks in ten Mr. Humphries was about low. Show me red. Show me London. held tightly. In order to put people cake, she will likely to fifteen minutes,” she noted. eight weeks old when Engel- green.’” Mr. Humphries, the char- clothes on him, we have to prepare a special treat for his Engelhardt claims that Mr. hardt taught her porcine After much deliberation, acter in the sitcom, dressed hold him. He squeaks a little birthday—banana nut muf- Humphries is smarter than prodigy colors. She used Lego Engelhardt named her mini flamboyantly so Engelhardt bit.” fins with banana-pumpkin her dogs. Sorry Shakespeare blocks to facilitate instruc- pig after a character from thought the name was per- Engelhardt feeds Mr. cream cheese frosting—and (one of her dogs). And smart- tion in red, yellow, green. the BBC situation comedy fectly appropriate for a pet Humphries a healthy diet. sprinkles. er—in some respects—than She showed him which color “Are You Being Served?” that she wanted to dress up. She doesn’t allow him to have “We make him eat healthy,” her teenaged son. was which and rewarded him Mr. Wilberforce Clayborne “He doesn’t really like going much sugar. Pigs can’t have said Engelhardt. “It takes “It took my son about six when he responded correctly. Humphries was a clothing through the process of hav- salt; it results in salt toxic- more time to fix his breakfast months to learn colors. Mr. “When I mixed them up, salesman in the men’s fur- ing clothes put on, but once ity. Mr. Humphries loves any- than it does mine.” they’re on, he’s fine,” said thing pumpkin, she said. Meet the wonderful friends of our readers

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