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about me ~M I have been homeschooled all my life and when I hit 14 years old, it was time to go to a High School. With the school hours and amount of homework, I don't have as much time for my website or the shelter dogs. So, some of things I use to do are no more. I use to write descriptions for the dogs and answer all the inquiries for the dogs. So, I'm sorry for that, but most of the emails will be forwarded to the Adoption Coordinator of the shelter and she will answer your questions about the dogs. However, I do read all of the emails and I will respond to those that are directed to me and I apologize for the delay. All of your inquiry emails about the dogs will normally be answered within a day or sooner. (: Have a great day and thanks for visiting my site! And remember, don't paws for another second... ADOPT!!!™ My Pets ~
CLICK HERE FOR MORE PHOTOS OF MY PETS! Awards ~ For my shelter volunteering, my website and photo exhibits, I won a national award, American Humane Association's 2004 Be Kind to Animals Kid Contest. Kim Thoma, the previous manager of the Mendocino County Animal Care and Control, nominated me. The letter she wrote was enough for me, I was a great honor just to be nominated. Then, we got a phone call saying I had won the award. This was such a big deal to me that I was sure it must be a prank call. Me, getting an award for something I love to do? No way!! It was a great honor when I actually found out that I did win this award. I also won a Proclamation from the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors. Photos of the awards are below, if you click on the images, they will enlarge for you!
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Don't paws for another second... Adopt!™
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y name is Mariah Mountanos and I am 16 years old. I created this website to help find shelter dogs loving homes. I have had this website running for over 4 years now. I've always been a dog lover and have had a special bond with my own dogs, so volunteering at the animal shelter was something I couldn't resist. I found it to be very rewarding and it's something I hope to do for the rest of my life. Even when there are sad moments, when a dog finds a home it makes it all worth wild. I have been volunteering for over 6 years now. My ultimate goal is to open up my own rescue center one day. However, in the mean time, I continue to volunteer at my local shelter in Ukiah, CA and help find these dogs homes. Some of my hobbies are taking photos, designing websites, riding motorcycles and of course, saving shelter dogs!
Now, on to my own animals... I have three dogs, Lucky, a German Shepherd, Mocha, a Jack Russell mix and Youwho, a Staffordshire/Heeler mix who I adopted from the shelter I volunteer at. I also have two cats, Lucy, a orange tabby and Jasmine, a black kitten. I adore my animals, even if they can be a handful at times. I got Lucky as a puppy. Lucky is now 11 years old, so we have had her quite a long time and she is just the sweetest dog you'll find out there. Now, Mocha on the other hand. Mocha is a Jack Russell Terrorist. One minute he is a little teddy bear, the next minute he is digging up the backyard. He just has that little dog personality, he thinks he is just the biggest, toughest thing around. He is 9 years old now. Lucy is my sweet cat, who has an interesting story. Our friend's neighbor's cat had kittens and Lucy was one of them. Lucy's mother wanted nothing to do with the kittens and by accident killed Lucy's brother. So, I took Lucy in. She was just about 2 weeks old and I had to bottle feed her. She is now 6 years old. Now, Jasmine, I found her in a bush, I know quite a story. She was about 6 weeks old and very skinny. So, we took her in. She is still a kitten and very feisty! Youwho is the newest addition to our family. We adopted him when he was about 2 years old and he is now about 4 years old. He was born blind and deaf. He is a special guy who has a fun, loving personality. He hosts our section about blind & deaf dogs.
I would like to give a big thanks to all the other volunteers that help save the dogs at our local shelter and all around the world for that matter. So, please consider volunteering or adopting an animal from your local animal shelter! |
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