Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

This week's Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week is Stella.

Stella is a female, 1 to 2 year old mixed breed who looks to have some kelpie in the mix. She is a fairly relaxed girl , not overly hyperactive, but enjoys playing with toys and other dogs. She would require a daily walk and is getting lead training while in foster care along with the basics like sit and drop etc.  She does not bark excessively. Stella would fit in to almost any family.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed.

If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400 219 719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via their website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find them on Facebook.

Cat of the week

Our Cat of the Week is available for $100 to the right home. Meet Gingy!

Lovely colouring and a beautiful nature. He is very dog-like; he loves pats and is very playful.

All of our cats have received their first vaccination, are micro-chipped, health checked and sterilised before going to their new homes. Kittens under the age of 5 months are provided with a sterilisation voucher. The adoption fee for all our cats and kittens is $150 to help towards these costs and to allows us to continue our work towards the welfare of cats in our community.

Please contact our coordinator on 0487 193 244 to organise meeting this gorgeous forever-friend today!

Dog bites Geraldton man

Posted in the Geraldton Neighbourhood Watch group by Amalina Razak-Wilson on Wednesday evening:

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**WARNING** gruesome photo!!

Hi guys,

My husband got attacked by a dog tonight about 9:30pm, he said it looked like a stray and had no sign of any obedience at all.

This was on first st in wonthella, corner of NWCHighway. He was going from his mates house to the car when the dog jumped out of no where and attacked him.

The dog went straight to his face but he managed to block it with his forearm and was forced to kick the dog off him.

He described the dog as big and brown, looked like a bull mastiff.

He explained that the dog was tall and went up to his waist, he is 6"2, the dog had no collar.

His friends in the car said that they saw another dog accompany that dog but didn't do anything. I haven't had a chance to report to rangers, I will in the morning.

Just please if it is your dog, keep it locked up, you wouldn't want this happening to a child that can't defend themselves. He is in hospital and staying overnight and will be seeing surgeons tomorrow for a possible surgery.

Matthew (who was bitten) has 9 stitches. 

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Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

This week's Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the week is Justice.

Justice is a 1 to 2 year old male mixed breed who looks to have some Doberman and kelpie in the mix. He is a lively boy who gets along well with other dogs. He loves a cuddle and would suit a family with older children. Justice has had his leg broken in the past and due to it not healing correctly he is in constant pain. On vets advice, he will have the leg amputated. Justice will behave like any able, 4 legged dog. He will need a home that can limit his activity and give him the support he will require. If you would like to discuss Justice’s needs, which are in fact few, please give us a call.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed. 

If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400219719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via our website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find us on facebook.

Anyone spotted these Cockys?

An Everything Geraldton user shared this photo of Red Tail Black Cockatoos in her backyard. Has anyone else spotted them around their home?

Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week

The Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week is available for $100 to the right home. Meet Sparkle!

Sparkle is just full of personality. She is cheeky, sweet and very playful. She gets along with other cats and dogs. Loves to sleep on the bed! Such a pretty kitty!

All of Mid West Cat Shelter's cats have received their first vaccination, are micro-chipped, health checked and sterilised before going to their new homes. Kittens under the age of 5 months are provided with a sterilisation voucher.

The adoption fee for all cats and kittens is $150 to allow Mid West Cat Shelter to continue working towards the welfare of cats in the community.

Please contact a coordinator on 0487 193 244 to organise meeting this gorgeous forever-friend!

Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

Meed Geraldton Dog Rescue's Dog of the week, Jed. 

Jed is a very small male, 3 year old mixed breed. He is very good with other small dogs and loves playing with children. He is good on a lead and loves going for a walk. He has a great personality and is learning manners, he sits for his dinner and comes when called. He enjoys car rides and runs at the beach. He does not bark excessively but will let you know if anyone is at the door. Jed is a great little dog and will fit in well with any family.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed.

If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400 219 719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via their website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find them on Facebook.

Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week

This week's cats of the week are bonded pair - Trixie and Patches. 

Trixie is a pretty lady who is quite shy at first, but is very loving once she trusts you. She gets on well with her foster siblings (the human ones and the cat ones) and loves a good play! Patches has settled in well in her foster home, is great with children and loves to play. Her favourite thing to do is carry around a straw in her mouth like a dog does with a stick!

If you would like to adopt Patches and Trixie or any of the other cats or kittens, phone 0487 193 244 to speak to a coordinator.

All cats have received their first vaccination, are micro-chipped, health checked and sterilised before going to their new homes. Trixie and Patches are available for $200 to the right home.

Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

This week's Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the week is Gambo.

Gambo is a one year old very small mixed breed. He looks like he could have some Chihuahua in him. He is a very sweet natured little dog who loves to cuddle.

He is learning basic obedience and to walk on a lead. He loves to play with toys and gets on well with other dogs. Gambo is house trained and does not chew on things he shouldn’t. He has a very short easy care coat and would benefit from a daily walk, however he will not require a large amount of exercise.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed.

If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400219719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via their website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find them on Facebook.

Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week

This week's Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the week is Keira.

She is available in September for $75 to the right home.

Keira is very affectionate, loves company and loves a good scratch behind the ears. She’s a very gentle girl who is good with young children, other cats and not too intimated by dogs. She would make a great family cat. Her passions in life are to catch the red laser dot and to sleep on the edge of your bed keeping your feet warm!

All of our cats have received their first vaccination, are micro-chipped, health checked and sterilised before going to their new homes.

If you would like to adopt Keira or any of the other cats or kittens, phone 0487 193 244 to speak to a co-ordinator.

Elusive Local Resident

Cool story by ABC's Gian de Poloni and Sarah Taillier on an elusive little local resident. http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/09/22/4092336.htm

Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

Geraldton Dog Rescue's dog of the week this week is Raffa, a very sweet little Chihuahua mix. Raffa is approximately 1 year old, he uses the doggy door and is house trained.

Raffa gets along OK with cats and is good with other small dogs. He is not at all yappy but will let you know when someone is at the door. He is learning to walk on lead and is getting some basic obedience lessons while in foster care.

He is very good in a car and just curls up and goes to sleep so may be a good travelling companion. Raffa does not dig or chew things so would be great either indoors or out. He will be the perfect pet in any home.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed. If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400219719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via their website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find them on Facebook.

Reminder for dog owners

Everything Geraldton user Elise shared the above image and a message for those who let their dogs off a leash.

"To the person who let their bulldog of the leash on Tarcoola Beach yesterday I do not appreciate your dog attacking my puppy," she posted.

"What if that was a child it attacked you need to be more careful!"

Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week

Mid West Cat Shelter's bonded-pair Cats of the Week are Sherry and Holly.

Holly is a very affectionate cat,  if you would like a companion cat, she is for you. Sherry is a lovely looking girl who likes pats, is always happy to be in the room with you, she is a quiet, gentle soul. Both cats have never scratched or bitten and are clean animals that always use the litter trays. Both females.

If you would like to adopt Sherry and Holly, or any of the other cats or kittens, phone 0487 193 244 to speak to a co-ordinator.

For the month of September only all available cats are $100 each, with the exception of Bonded Pair of the Week at $150 for both cats.

Lenci's dream for Geraldton Dog Rescue

Locals are urging people to get behind Lenci and organisation Geraldton Dog Rescue.

You can vote for the organisation's dream to win a grant to help towards the costs of building a facility for unwanted dogs until they can be re-homed.

Geraldton Dog Rescue has been operating in the Midwest for 12 years. Dogs that have not been collected from the City Pound by their owners are taken into care, have their vet work done, including sterilisation and are placed into foster homes in the community.

GDR have limited carers available and that limits the number of dogs that can be taken into care. Dogs are left behind to be euthanised simply because there is nowhere for them to be housed.

GDR is run solely by volunteers with people contributing not only in time but financially to their work. In 12 years of operation GDR has saved very close to 3000 dogs from euthanasia.

Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week

Pepsi-and-Aspen

Meet best friends, Pepsi and Aspen.

Pepsi and Apsen are two 10 month old females. Aspen is very shy but once she learns she can trust you, she’s a very sweet girl with a very fluffy tail! Pepsi is also a very shy girl who needs a lot of love, but once she trusts you she is very kind. They both have very shy personalities and need a home together with lots of love, plenty of cuddles and patience. Would suit a home with adults or the elderly who would enjoy some quiet, sweet company.They both have sweet personalities, love plenty of cuddles and pats.

Mid West Cat Shelter's bonded-pair Cats of the Week are available for $200 to the right home.

If you would like to adopt Pepsi and Aspen, or any of the other cats or kittens, phone 0487 193 244 to speak to a co-ordinator.

Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

Chev

Meet Chev!

Chev is a very cute 4 month old puppy with lots of growing to do as it appears he will be a large dog when fully grown. He is very playful and will need a lot of socializing as well as some training to make him a pleasant and social boy in the future. He is learning all about cats in his foster home and is getting along well with both large and small dogs as playmates. Chev is learning basic manners in his foster home and how to walk on a lead. He will make a wonderful addition to any family.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed. If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400 219 719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via their website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find them on Facebook.

Mid West Cat Shelter Cat of the Week

This week's Cat of the Week is Anna.

Anna is a loving adult female about two years old. She is Burmese X with pretty grey blue colouring. Her only downfall is that she doesn’t do well with dogs.

All of Mid West Cat Shelter's cats have received their first vaccination, are micro-chipped, health checked and sterilised before going to their new homes. Each Cat of the Week will be offered for $100 to the right home.

If you would like to adopt Anna, or any of the other cats or kittens, phone 0487 193 244 to speak to a co-ordinator.

Geraldton Dog Rescue Dog of the Week

Geraldton Dog Rescue's Dog of the Week is Riff, a beautiful 3 year old male mixed breed. He is a medium size with very short legs, something of a corgi build.

He gets on well with other dogs and is ok with the cats and chickens in his foster home. He tends to enjoy being outdoors more than in so would suit a home looking for an outdoors only pet. Riff loves a car ride and happily watches the world go by. Riff is great on the lead and loves going for a walk, he knows sit and is generally a very good boy. He loves being with people, especially ones who will throw a ball for him.

He will make a great family pet.

Geraldton Dog Rescue is a not for profit organization run solely by volunteers. All GDR dogs cost $350 and have been bathed and flea treated, vet checked, vaccinated, wormed, micro-chipped and de-sexed. If you would like to view a dog or become a volunteer please call 0400219719. Geraldton Dog Rescue can also be contacted via their website www.geraldtondogrescue.com.au or you can find them on Facebook.

Incredible footage of a humpback whale being disentangled

A whale disentanglement team from the Department of Parks and Wildlife has successfully disentangled a humpback whale north-west of Geraldton Western Australia with assistance from the Department of Fisheries and Kalbarri Volunteer Sea Rescue.

Footage provided by Department of Parks and Wildlife and Ryan Scott

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