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Smile File Stories
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Wishing You Love, PAWS, & Joy This Holiday Season
This holiday season, our hearts are overflowing with gratitude for the incredible support of our wonderful Joybound community. Thanks to your generosity, we’ve been able to provide love, care, and second chances to so many deserving dogs, cats, and pet …
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2024 End of Year Video
Every December, we like to recap the past year in the form of a fun music video. In 2024, your support changed lives, connected hearts, and spread joy. This included: Please enjoy some of the happy faces you saved, the …
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Jeff and Maddie Are Better Together
Joybound’s Shelter to Service training program (formerly Pets and Vets) heals and enriches lives far beyond those of the people and shelter dogs participating. Family and friends witness and also benefit from the joyful transformation. “My wife used to say …
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Holiday Treat Recipes for Pets
Try These Fun Holiday Recipes Embrace the cozy vibes of autumn with these delightful homemade pet treat recipes! As the leaves change and the air turns crisp, what better way to celebrate than by whipping up some tasty snacks for …
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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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Joybound Assists with Park Fire Animals
42 Dogs and Cats Make their Way to Safety Joybound’s disaster relief team dove into action this week to assist Tehama County Animal Services, a partner shelter that was impacted by Northern California’s Park Fire. Sending a caravan of vehicles …
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Adoption Update – Pine
After facing an uncertain future, Pine was given a second chance at a life full of love to share with his new family.
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Joybound’s Engelstad Grooming Academy Hosts First Aid Certification Course
Empowering Pet Care On June 13, 2024, the Engelstad Grooming Academy hosted a Pet First Aid and Certification Course led by Lori Garcia from CPR Marin. Joybound employees attended this event, which underscored our unwavering commitment to pet safety. Students …
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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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Meet the Fleet
Last week was another incredible week of pet adoptions! Thank you to everyone who adopted a new best friend. Adopters are invited to stay involved through events, programs, and more!
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Making the Human-Animal Bond Personal
My Journey with Joybound People & Pets Written by Vickie Eiges, Joybound’s Director of Corporate Partnerships Seven months ago, the concept of the human-animal bond was foreign to me. Sure, I’ve had pets throughout my life — a constant source …
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Foster Spotlight: Mie & Ember
Since 2019, Joybound volunteer Mie has fostered 30 dogs. To her, fostering is a family affair along with the support of her dog-loving husband, Earl, and her resident Joybound-adopted dog: a 7-year-old, sweet Pit Bull Terrier mix named Momo. “In …
