http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:33:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1165" align="alignright" width="235" caption="Gimme a little kiss!"][/caption]   You can call me Race Day.  It's the only name I've ever known.  My former owners gave me to the shelter in August, and I've been here ever since. I'm really a loving boy.  I love people and do well with other cats.  I like ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/11/13/race-day/ [caption id="attachment_1158" align="alignleft" width="235" caption="Which way did they go?"][/caption]   Hi!  My name is Smokey. My collar was so tight when they found me that it was embedded, but I'm fine now.  I just know there is a better life out there for me! I'm a lovable schnauzer mix, about 1 year old.  I'm ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/11/13/smokey/ [caption id="attachment_1152" align="alignright" width="235" caption="A little quiet, please!"][/caption] I'm Wicket.  As you can see, I'm orange and white, with soft pink ears, pink nose, and, not to toot my own horn, the best whiskers the world has ever seen.  I'm a DSH (domestic short-hair), about 1 yr old, I'm great with other ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/11/06/wicket/ [caption id="attachment_1154" align="alignright" width="208" caption="The kind of brown eyes they write songs about"][/caption] My name is PICKLES!!!!  and its a perfect name.  I'm a spayed female, 2 year old American Foxhound mix. The wonderful shelter people call me "Miss Personality" and have given me the award for the best smile!  I sit ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/11/06/pickles/   I'm Atticus.  I'm a male German Shepherd/Labrador Retriever mix, about 1 yr old, and I've been at the shelter since middle of August.  Can you believe that with as cute as I am? I love to greet my people with a big bounce to show them how much I love them.  Do ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/10/30/atticus/ They named me Ghost, but I'm not scary at all.  Actually, I'm very loveable!  I was wandering the streets after losing my home, so I'm glad to be somewhere safe and warm while looking for a new family. I'm a male white Domestic Short Hair, about 3 years old.  To see more ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/10/24/ghost/   My name is LaLa, and I'm so cute that I was adopted quickly.  I hear that small dogs are very popular.  Come visit my friends, which include a Chihuahua mix puppy and a Schnauzer mix - but you'd better hurry! To see more dogs available for adoption at the Georgetown Animal Shelter, go to ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/10/24/lala/ [caption id="attachment_1095" align="alignright" width="235" caption="Cute as a kitten"][/caption] My foster mom named me Sue, and I'm a female calico DSH, about 4 months old. Oh, and by the way, I should warn you, I am the definition of what an "especially adorable" kitten is! It was so fun to live in a foster home ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/10/16/sue/ [caption id="attachment_1085" align="alignright" width="190" caption="Don't laugh at my ears!"][/caption]   My name is Rocky.  I'm an 8 month old male, possibly an American Bulldog/Pit Bull mix.  (Like most shelter dogs, my parentage is uncertain.  But what IS certain is I got more than my share of cute!) I have a friendly, slightly goofy ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/10/16/rocky/ [caption id="attachment_1079" align="alignleft" width="185" caption="Huh?"][/caption]   They call me Whisper, which is ironic because I am deaf.  But that just means I'm more sensitive to smiles and warm laps! I'm a beautiful soft white female Domestic Short Hair, only 9 months old.    I have a lovely temperament, too - very sweet and snuggly.  I like to perch on ... http://petsoftheweek.georgetown.org/2009/10/12/1078/