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From My Home to Yours
A Joybound volunteer’s love letter to her foster dog From couch cuddler to a cherished family member — I’m excited to share that Ember has found his forever home and is living his best life! I fostered Ember in my …
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From Passion to Profession
How James Tran turned his love for dogs into a thriving career and how you can support future grooming stars By Bernie Machado, Director of Joybound’s Grooming Academy & Services Meet James Tran, an exceptional graduate of Joybound Grooming Academy’s …
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From Bored to Busy — Must Have Pet Toys
By Dr. Wailani Sung Want to keep your pets happy and out of trouble? Enrichment toys are a fantastic solution to prevent boredom and destructive behavior, keeping pets happy and occupied. They are a fantastic way to keep our dogs …
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From Inspiration to Action: My Joybound Volunteering Adventure
By Candy Kane Conrad, volunteer since 2017 Have you ever felt inspired to get involved after seeing a volunteer in action? That happened to me in 2017 when I saw a volunteer reading to dogs during a Joybound shelter tour. …
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Pet Safety Net Helps Robby and Lightning Get on Track
Joybound’s Community Solutions Keeps Pets with Their Loving Families Robby found the friend of a lifetime in a little, scrappy, black cat named Lightning. They met while they were both experiencing homelessness. As Lightning began to trust him and their …
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Tribute Gifts
Summer 2024 Tributes This edition of Joy recognizes $500+ tribute gifts made between August 1 and May 31. For more information, please contact [email protected]. In Memory Of: In Honor Of:
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The Road to 50,000 Adoptions
No matter where they come from, every animal who leaves the Joybound campus embarks on a joyful new chapter. While many faced uncertain futures earlier in their lives, it’s all smiles from here. Some go on to become Pet Hug …
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Courageous Together
How Pets Can be a Lifeline for Domestic Abuse Survivors For someone experiencing domestic violence, a pet may be their only source of consistent love and comfort. Too often, these pets’ health and safety is also at risk in these …
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Little Leia: A Princess with a Job
Daisy, an Army Veteran, heard about Joybound’s psychiatric service dog training program from a contact at the local Department of Veterans Affairs. While she didn’t have a lot of experience with dogs, she was curious to learn how a service …
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We Are Joybound
Leaping Forward to Advance the Human-Animal Bond Valentine’s Day this year was extra special. Decked out in new purple signs and banners, the Joybound campus was buzzing with excitement. After 32 years of serving our community as the Animal Rescue …
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Make a Gift
Save Lives and Bring Joy Financial Donations Your gift makes a life-changing difference for animals and people in need. Donate Items Donate items from our wish list or donate your used vehicle. Shop Save lives while you shop for pet …
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Impact Report 2021-2022
Dear Friends, What can you do in just 365 days? At ARF, we expanded 1,517 families through adoption of precious shelter dogs and cats. We dried numerous tears helping pet guardians in need overcome obstacles to keep beloved pets by …
