Greetings!

There are many great ways to support the Cedar Valley Humane Society and help the animals! You can adopt an animal, donate online, join our Loyal Supporters Program, sponsor a fundraising event, and donate a vehicle, to name a few.

And now there is a new way you can help, thanks to our friends at Stuff Etc. We recently established an account with this local consignment store which allows our supporters to drop off gently used clothing, appliances, furniture, and household items and donate them to our account. When the items sell, the Cedar Valley Humane Society receives a percentage of the sale.

We think this new partnership is a win-win. You can still donate your extra stuff to us, and now Stuff Etc will turn it into cash for the animals. We are proud and grateful to have your continued support. Thank you!

On behalf of the animals-

Chuck Tourtillott
Executive Director

P.S. Don't have any extra stuff? Keep it simple and donate now!

Dioge's first night home was so precious and awesome. (Glad I waited for the RIGHT DOG.) Dioge (a Seneca name meaning "grassy place") must have been in a house before. He did not totally freak out, but there are still some things that startle him.

Let me back up. He rides in a car like a dream and slept all the way to Davenport. He loves our backyard. Not real excited yet about taking neighborhood walks but never pulls on his leash. He walks like a perfect gentleman. When he got in the backyard he was totally goofy, and his personality started to emerge. He lost all that blank look. So funny! He saw bunnies and was literally hopping at them. He rolled on his back in the grass and scented everything in the air and on the ground. Good to see him being so animated.

Dioge goes up and down stairs (including deck steps) like he's done that all his life. In the house is very well-mannered and does not jump on furniture. Loves to chase ice cubes around the kitchen floor! He stares at the "other dog" in the fireplace glass and oven glass. He is so-o-o gorgeous! And his heart seems so gorgeous as well, as he just looks in our eyes and almost "talks."

He slept as close to my side of the bed as he could get with his back end up against a pillow. He slept peacefully through the night. If we got up for some reason, when we went back to sleep, then he would go back to sleep. He totally understands night time. Originally we had a gate up, but he is so good in the house that he already has full run. He does not get into anything and has not "marked" his territory. Unbelievable-we were prepared for a long night, but he is just a sweetheart!

Some things still freak him out or will cause him to startle: Bill (he is not too sure about men), crinkling plastic bags (he literally runs away), and when Bill brought the newspaper in this morning he totally startled and cringed and slunk away. (I'm not even going to guess what put that in his heart.) He will need a lot of socialization as he is afraid of the neighbors in general, and we have not even tried other dogs yet, sensing that we need to be patient and go slow.

The funniest thing ever was our surround-sound speakers. He would hear a knocking on the door and look at the speaker it came from and then look very confused. He would hear an odd sound out of a different speaker and look at that speaker and cock his head from side to side. You'd have to see it-what a joy!

Can't tell you how special and privileged we feel to be his family. Thank you so much!

Nancie and Bill O.

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The smallest feline is a masterpiece.

-Leonardo da Vinci