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Macey, a stray, arrived
at the Torrington pound on 11/05/02 ................................................................................................................................ Little Guild of St. Francis Jim Lussier, Executive Director 285 Sharon Goshen Turnpike
- Cornwall, CT Visit their very informative & touching website: www.littleguild.org or you can also contact animal photographer Victoria Beller-Smith at (860) 927.3316 email: vbsfolly2@charter.net Victoria is currently showing some deeply touching work at the Kent Library on Main Street. You really should stop by and see it. The work is also for sale.
The Little Guild of St. Francis for the Welfare of Animals is a no-kill shelter in West Cornwall, CT (in the hills of Litchfield County). Unclaimed stray and abandoned pets are referred to the Little Guild by the dog wardens of towns in Northwestern Connecticut. At the shelter, the animals are groomed, fed nutritious meals, inoculated and treated by a veterinarian. At the appropriate age, dogs and cats are spayed and/or neutered. While hundreds of pets are adopted each year, their policy of keeping animals until a home is found means that the Little Guild cares for some animals for months, even years. And what do you do when you get that sweet little thing home? The Canine Sports Center in Goshen offers a 10% discount on an 8 week Obediance Course for dogs newly adopted from the shelter. Hey. Do yourself, your family, and your newly adopted pet a favor. Cute is one thing. Out-of-control six months later is not so cute. Discipline is what makes Life bearable - even eloquent - because without it, what begins as simple aggravation will soon blossom into outright hostility. PHOTO BY: Victoria Beller-Smith
• BRIEF HISTORY The Little Guild was organized in 1957 when Muriel Alvord Ward and Eleanora Kleinschmidt (aren't those great old-fashioned names?) developed a plan to alleviate the plight of homeless pets. In 1963 gifts from Colonel and Mrs. Lee Garnet Day and other friends of animals made it possible to lease a permanent shelter space for dogs and cats in West Cornwall.
The Little Guild offers a number of activities for pet owners. Each year, on the October Sunday nearest St. Francis' birthday, the Little Guild holds the popular Blessing of the Animals service. The Little Guild sponsors an 8-week dog obedience class and offers a discount to people whose pet was adopted from the shelter. To help owners of animals from the shelter, the Little Guild has books, pamphlets and videos on cat and dog care that are available on loan. Also, on the last Friday of each month, Dale Jones of WZBG 97.3 FM radio interviews someone from the Little Guild on topics of interest to pet owners.
• LOCATION: The shelter is located next to the firehouse, 1 ½ miles east of the covered bridge in West Cornwall on Route 128 (Goshen-Sharon Turnpike). • HOURS Visiting hours for the public are from 12 to 4, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and from 11 to 4 on Saturday, and Sunday. The shelter is closed on Monday, Tuesday and legal holidays.
To read a very good article from the Litchfield County Times about the Little Guild's finances, click here: Cornwall Guild Grows
KENT KATS Carol Jalbert
(860) 927.1739
• BRIEF HISTORY "We're trying to emphasize spaying and neutering," said Mrs. Jalbert. "We still place animals, but we're not a shelter. We've had calls from all over - even from California - from people who want us to take their cats, but we haven't got the facilities. There are always more cats out there, so now we are focusing on trying to alleviate the suffering by helping people to spay and neuter their animals." A few of the animals at a time are brought to Country Clothes (an ArtDogs Sponsor), where they can be viewed by potential owners. Others are on view at the Kent Feed & Garden Store (also an ArtDogs Sponsor), where owners Lori Miller and Becky Osborne care for them. (860) 927.0027
•Articles: www.kentdispatch.com
• OTHER SHELTERS Pug Rescue of New England: you can call Lee Sohl ( who also happens to be an ArtDog Artist heading up the Kent Center School Art Dept. team) from 7 - 9 PM in the evening at (860) 927.4783. Hugs for Homeless Shelters: A really excellent link for all of Connecticut www.h4ha.org/shelters/usa/connecticut.html Connecticut Animal Welfare Organizations: Mostly cat links http://members.tripod.com/~Kirra/rescuers.html
• ANIMAL TRAINERS & BREEDERS Just starting this link list so if you have suggestions about really gifted trainers with a following, contact me. The Grateful Dog Owner, Mary Ellen Walsh is a "dog whisperer." You got a problem? No problem. She even does phone consultations. Catch her now before she gets too famous. (203) 929.5118 or visit her website: www.thegratefuldogllc.com Saltmeadow Labradors For over 30 years Carla Hyndman-Keller has been
breeding Labs who compete successfully in the breed ring, hunt tests
and obedience trials, but most importantly, are loving, family companions.
She recently married and moved to Hew Hampshire but for
decades, was a well known presence on Route 7 in Wilton, Connecticut.
The chocolate Lab pictured on the Chamber
page is "Lionel of
Saltmeadow," my deeply beloved pet who left for greener pastures
last year at age 14. Carla's Labs are known for their English breeding
appearance...large, well-formed heads on stocky powerful bodies.
She is very ethical about breeding standards and passionate about
maintaining those standards. 416 Old Middle Street (Rte 63) Goshen, Connecticut 06756 Sara Gregware and Laurey Weiner run a full service facility catering to the dog fancier. Boarding, grooming, training, supplies and they even rent space for shows, training, etc. (860) 491.3904 or visit their website: www.caninesportscenter.com or eMail: diamonds56@aol.com
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Mrs.
Carol Jalbert, owner of Kent Country Clothes on Main Street, formed
Kent Kats, a rescue and placement organization that was originally
affiliated with M.E.O.W. in Litchfield. Last November, Jalbert split
Kent Kats off from M.E.O.W. and established her own nonprofit organization,
changing the focus from simple rescue and placement to a spaying
and neutering program.
PHOTO
BY: Victoria
Beller-Smith 