• Joy Online – Fall 2024

    Joy Online – Fall 2024

    Joy is the quarterly magazine for Joybound People & Pets. With a gift of just $25 to Joybound, you can be added to our mailing list and receive Joy in your mailbox for one year! Inside This Issue From Our …

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  • The Journey from Shelter to Service

    The Journey from Shelter to Service

    Transforming Shelter Animals into Life-Changing Companions Step 1 Admissions (Rescue) Joybound visits partner shelters to identify animals with the greatest potential to become candidates for either psychiatric service or facility work. Step 2 Assess Our team conducts extensive assessments to …

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  • From My Home to Yours

    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

    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

    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

    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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  • Joy Online – Summer 2024

    Joy Online – Summer 2024

    Joy is the quarterly magazine for Joybound People & Pets. With a gift of just $25 to Joybound, you can be added to our mailing list and receive Joy in your mailbox for one year! Inside This Issue From Our …

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  • Pet Safety Net Helps Robby and Lightning Get on Track

    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

    Tribute Gifts

    Fall 2024 Tributes This edition of Joy recognizes $500+ tribute gifts made between June 1 and August 31. For more information, please contact [email protected]. In Memory Of: In Honor Of: Summer 2024 Tributes This edition of Joy recognizes $500+ tribute …

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  • The Road to 50,000 Adoptions

    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

    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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  • How Three Months with a Foster Can Change a Life

    How Three Months with a Foster Can Change a Life

    Before a shelter dog selected for our psychiatric service dog program meets their future handler, they have to complete a very important step in the process: socialization and training under the care of a volunteer foster family for 12 weeks. …

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