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MeeshMosh
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Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **2ND UPDATE**
anyone ever adopt a dog or cat from Little Shelter??
DH and i are thinking of adopting a cat from here... pros? cons? how much did it cost? do you feel that the animals there were/are well taken are of?
TIA 
*****UPDATE******
well - its official!! we are going down there tomorrow to adopt a puppy... we were going to get a puppy in addition to a cat, but i wanted to get the cat first (i heard you should adopt a cat before a dog)
DH FELL IN LOVE with a lab/retriever mix on the site... so we filled out the application and are going down there tomorrow to check her out!! right now we are cat sitting for my friend who just moved to LI and needed homes for her cats for a few months.... we are giving the cat back in january so after we give him back, we will go back and adopt a cat from little shelter!!
YAY i'm soooo excited!!! 
*****2ND UPDATE******
so sadly, the puppy we had our eyes on was already adopted  they just got a litter of german shepherds & that was DH's second choice of dog to have so we may adopt one of those puppies - they arent even up for adoption yet, but will be soon
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IrishLasss334
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
I have adopted both my dogs from there, I would never get an animal from anywhere else.
You will be extremely impressed with their facilities, I have never seen animals, cats or dogs, more taken care of. If I was a dog or a cat in a shelter I would want to be there.
There is the "cattery" or "cat house". There are 2 doors to get in, so the cats can't sneak out. All of the adult cats (except if they are sick or handicapped) all live together, they are not in cages. The "adolescents" are in another room and the "babies" or expecting mothers are segregated in another room. It's so cool when you go in there b/c there are cats everywhere, on the washing machine, on the dryer, on the shelves. You will love it.
I don't know how much adopting a cat is, I know it has to do with how old the animal is. When I adopted my first dog, she was between 2-3 years old, it was $100. She came neutered with all her shots. WHen I got my second dog, he was an 8week old puppy, it was $275 or $300, but he also was neutered, shots and they paid for the first vet visit to their vet as well. All payments to them are tax deductible as well, they are non-profit.
They will never let you take an animal that is sick (something contagious, etc.). They are very reputable.
Get a tour of the facility, even the dogs, you will be impressed!
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PumpkinGirl
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
I remembered reading both good and bad posts about Little Shelter on the pet section of Craigslist.. I did a search for you so you could see more opinions from both sides:
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
I have heard very positive words from there. Everyone I know was very happy. Best of luck!
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luckysmom
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
i LOVE little shelter. We adopted our pi mix from there last year. I would never adopt from anywhere else. I went form Shelter to shelter and wound up at little shelter. My dog was 5 months old and little shelter took him from Hempstead shelter because they were going to put him down for no reason. All the dogs get a chance to run outside. they take them on walks. they are a no-kill shelter. When DH and i close on our house in February, we might go back and adopt another pit
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IrishLasss334
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
Posted by PumpkinGirl
I remembered reading both good and bad posts about Little Shelter on the pet section of Craigslist.. I did a search for you so you could see more opinions from both sides:
Here
I would be suspect of anything like these posts on craigs list. You really have no idea who is posting them or the veracity of what is being stated.
At any point in time you can go there and get a tour of the entire facility and the grounds. I have known two of their employees for over 5 years and they do not "hoard" dogs. They do allow animals that have not been adopted to become Sanctuary Animals that live their lives out at the facility.
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
Posted by IrishLass
I have adopted both my dogs from there, I would never get an animal from anywhere else.
You will be extremely impressed with their facilities, I have never seen animals, cats or dogs, more taken care of. If I was a dog or a cat in a shelter I would want to be there.
There is the "cattery" or "cat house". There are 2 doors to get in, so the cats can't sneak out. All of the adult cats (except if they are sick or handicapped) all live together, they are not in cages. The "adolescents" are in another room and the "babies" or expecting mothers are segregated in another room. It's so cool when you go in there b/c there are cats everywhere, on the washing machine, on the dryer, on the shelves. You will love it.
I don't know how much adopting a cat is, I know it has to do with how old the animal is. When I adopted my first dog, she was between 2-3 years old, it was $100. She came neutered with all her shots. WHen I got my second dog, he was an 8week old puppy, it was $275 or $300, but he also was neutered, shots and they paid for the first vet visit to their vet as well. All payments to them are tax deductible as well, they are non-profit.
They will never let you take an animal that is sick (something contagious, etc.). They are very reputable.
Get a tour of the facility, even the dogs, you will be impressed!
WOW! so happy to hear you had a great experience!!
me & DH have been "foster parents" to my best friend's cat since august... she moved to long island and could not keep her cat until she found her own place... so we took him in... i didnt think how hard it would have to be to give him back!!! we got SOOO attached to him! so we decided to adopt our own cat & my mom told me about little shelter and i almost died when i saw all the cats on the site!!!
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IrishLasss334
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
When you see how they all live together, you will like it.
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny
Posted by IrishLass
When you see how they all live together, you will like it.
It's funny there in the cathouse. We rented a trap for them for some ferals we were dealing with, and the way they are everywhere its just crazy.
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
bump for update
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Shanti
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
Posted by MeeshMosh
anyone ever adopt a dog or cat from Little Shelter??
DH and i are thinking of adopting a cat from here... pros? cons? how much did it cost? do you feel that the animals there were/are well taken are of?
TIA
*****UPDATE******
well - its official!! we are going down there tomorrow to adopt a puppy... we were going to get a puppy in addition to a cat, but i wanted to get the cat first (i heard you should adopt a cat before a dog)
DH FELL IN LOVE with a lab/retriever mix on the site... so we filled out the application and are going down there tomorrow to check her out!! right now we are cat sitting for my friend who just moved to LI and needed homes for her cats for a few months.... we are giving the cat back in january so after we give him back, we will go back and adopt a cat from little shelter!!
YAY i'm soooo excited!!!
Sounds great, please keep us upsdated
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
Labs are awesome. 
<------- I'm a little partial
I hope you're ready for energy!  How old is the puppy, do they think? We got ours at 9 months and although we don't have much trouble keeping him in line, they can really be a handful.
But the love, devotion and loyalty... there's nothing like it.  Congratulations.
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
just to for warn you, they are VERRRRY thorough with the application process which is fantastic! i know they wanted to do a home evaluation for us (we ended up finding a dog at the town shelter in huntington that our 1st dog liked better) and it takes a few days. that's one thing i do love about them is that they don't let just anyone adopt their dogs and they take in dogs that will never get adopted. they're amazing. good luck and hope to see some pictures of the puppy!!
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
Posted by greenfreak
Labs are awesome.
<------- I'm a little partial
I hope you're ready for energy! How old is the puppy, do they think? We got ours at 9 months and although we don't have much trouble keeping him in line, they can really be a handful.
But the love, devotion and loyalty... there's nothing like it. Congratulations.
thanks!!
they think she is about 11 months old... BIL adopted a 10 month old lab about 8 months ago & we used to dog sit ALL THE TIME when he would go away for the weekends... so i know about how tiring they are haha
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
Posted by July09Momma
just to for warn you, they are VERRRRY thorough with the application process which is fantastic! i know they wanted to do a home evaluation for us (we ended up finding a dog at the town shelter in huntington that our 1st dog liked better) and it takes a few days. that's one thing i do love about them is that they don't let just anyone adopt their dogs and they take in dogs that will never get adopted. they're amazing. good luck and hope to see some pictures of the puppy!!
yeah i know. they already told us they need BOTH of us to come down to start the process
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
GOOD LUCK!!!
Posted by MeeshMosh
well - its official!! we are going down there tomorrow to adopt a puppy... we were going to get a puppy in addition to a cat, but i wanted to get the cat first (i heard you should adopt a cat before a dog)
FWIW, I've done it both ways... and it's much easier to get the dog first and then the cat...
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
Posted by MeeshMosh
thanks!!
they think she is about 11 months old... BIL adopted a 10 month old lab about 8 months ago & we used to dog sit ALL THE TIME when he would go away for the weekends... so i know about how tiring they are haha
Mine's 12 months old yesterday. If I can help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. There are a lot of us with retrievers on the boards. 
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **UPDATE**
Posted by greenfreak
Posted by MeeshMosh
thanks!!
they think she is about 11 months old... BIL adopted a 10 month old lab about 8 months ago & we used to dog sit ALL THE TIME when he would go away for the weekends... so i know about how tiring they are haha
Mine's 12 months old yesterday. If I can help with anything, please don't hesitate to ask. There are a lot of us with retrievers on the boards.
thank you so much!!!
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **2ND UPDATE**
bump for second update
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IrishLasss334
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **2ND UPDATE**
If they have a litter and you are interested in one of the pups, they will usually let you pick one and reserve it for you until he or she is ready to be releaesd from Little Shelter.
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MeeshMosh
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Re: Little Shelter in Huntington, ny **2ND UPDATE**
Posted by IrishLass
If they have a litter and you are interested in one of the pups, they will usually let you pick one and reserve it for you until he or she is ready to be releaesd from Little Shelter.
really? they didnt say that to DH... i mean, he didnt ASK that b/c he didnt know that was possible - but i wonder why they didnt say anything to him 
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