Northern Michigan Animal Shelters
Spring is finally here and the weather is starting to get warmer here in Northern Michigan. My family and I have been outside the last few weeks enjoying the warmer temperatures every chance we get. Even my oldest ‘daughter’ has gotten in on the action. When I refer to my oldest kiddo, I’m speaking of our German Shorthair Charlie. She will be 10 years old this July and loves nothing more than running as fast as she can and chasing after Chuck It! balls on our property.
Animals have always been near and dear to my heart. Having grown up on a 100 acre farm over in Indian River, we always had horses, geese, chickens, cats and of course, dogs! We even had a baby fawn when I was younger. After the fawns mother had been hit by a car, the local DNR agency asked my father if he would take care of it. We even named her Bambi! She lived with us for over a year and even after becoming ad adult, she would still come back and visit and would even approach my sister.
Growing up, I could always be found outside with one of the animals or out horseback riding on our property. To this day, I adore animals and my husband teases me that I’d be a crazy dog lady if he didn’t keep me in check and I will admit, he’s probably right.
If you are an animal lover like me, now is a great time to get a pet, if you’ve been considering one. The weather is getting warmer and it’s a great time of year to adopt a new pet and have it potty trained by summer. Although we didn’t adopt Charlie from a local shelter, growing up, it was the place we would get our cats and dogs.
If you’re interested in adopting you have a few wonderful options here in Northern Michigan!
Little Traverse Bay Humane Society, Harbor Springs, MI – Established in 1951, Little Traverse Humane Society, has been helping homeless cats and dogs from the very beginning. The shelter is a no kill shelter and is 100% funded through donations, grants and various fundraisers throughout the year. LTBHS offers overnight boarding for pets as well as grooming services and doggie daycare. It truly is a one stop shop for pets!
Upcoming Little Traverse Humane Society Events –
- Junk in the Trunk – Saturday, May 7th, 10am-1pm, B. May Bags parking lot on M-119. Clean out your closets and fill the trunk of your car. All proceeds from the event go to Little Traverse Bay Humane Society. Uncluttered your home and help out a great cause at the same time!
- Empty the Shelter’s Event – Saturday May 7th, 10am-4pm at Little Traverse Humane Society. Bissell Pet Foundation will pay for all adoption fees at participating animal shelters across the state of Michigan (license fee’s will still apply).
- Howl at the Moon – Thursday August 18th, 6pm-9pm, Nubs Nob in Harbor Springs. Join other pet lovers in this fun filled evening. Enjoy dinner, drinks and dancing. There will also be a silent auction. 100% of the proceeds from the event goes back to Little Traverse Bay Humane Society.
- Charlevoix Area Humane Society, Boyne City, MI – This non profit shelter offers, veterinary services, grooming, overnight boarding for your pet as well as classes. A new state of the art facility is in the works to help even more pets in need.
Charlevoix Area Humane Society Events –
3rd annual Woodstock, August 6th, 11am-7pm at Mackinaw Trails Winery in Petoskey. This family friendly event will have games for all ages, food and drinks, silent auction and more!
You might already be a pet parent. What to do with your fur baby?
Ridge Run Dog Park, Boyne City, MI – This dog friendly park is a great place to take your fur baby if you live here in Northern Michigan or you’re just visiting. They have lots of dog friendly toys for the ‘kids’ to play with and they can socialize with other dogs and you can meet some other pet parents that love their babies as much as you do.
Want to know more about Ridge Run Dog Park? Check out the post I did on it last year, here.
Although Petoskey doesn’t have an actual dog park, we still have lots of walking trails that your fur baby will love!
