Waifs of the Week - July 22, 2013 These pets are available for adoption today through Wayside Waifs.

Waifs of the Week - July 22, 2013

These pets are available for adoption today through Wayside Waifs.

Piper 2 years / 1 month Female Siamese Hey there! I see you there looking at my photo on the website. If you choose me as your new best friend, you not only help me, but you help Wayside Waifs in the ASPCA/Rachael Ray $100K Challenge. Each pet adopted from Wayside Waifs puts the shelter closer to winning one of several major grants from the ASPCA. These grants will continue to fund life-saving medical care, more rescue missions, animal behavior rehabilitation and ultimately help more of us find our forever homes this year. Wayside's goal is to place 1,831 pets in forever homes by August 31st. That is a huge goal, but we think we can do it. Can you help us reach this goal by adopting me? If not me, check out some of the other adoptable waifs Wayside has to offer. I have a lot of other friends here who need loving homes. We hope you'll open you heart and home to at least one of us.  Come see us today!!  And don't forget to get social with us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Twitter.  If you do end  up adopting, check out the home page of our website for more information about how your photos and posts from your social media channels can help us win the $100k Challenge! Love, Piper Adoption fee: $200	Red 2 years / 2 months Male   Terrier **Red is currently staying in a foster home. If you'd like to schedule a time to meet him, please contact Wayside Adoptions, at (816)986-4426. Thanks!** Hello! I'm Red, a sweet but shy boy who likes to watch the world from afar. It just takes me awhile to trust and relax, that's all. Change is hard for a dog like me, yet it seems my life has been filled with it. I just need a home where I can spend the rest of my life, with kind, patient, and gentle people who will accept me as I am and make me family. I am a 2 year-old, 39 pound, already housetrained Terrier mix. I'm well behaved, smart, quiet, and gentle. I'm adorable too, although it's hard for me to talk about all my great qualities, since I don't have much confidence. I came to Wayside as a transfer from the shelter in Topeka, KS, where I'd been since January. I was so afraid and unsure when I got here. Lucky for me, I found a wonderful foster family who welcomed me into their home and they're trying their best to make me feel comfortable and loved. They're going slow with me and letting me go at my own pace. I probably won't ever be an outgoing, social dog. That's ok though, isn't it? The world is full of all sorts of personalities and mine just happens to be quiet and shy. I'm a lovely, gentle soul though. I won't jump on you or ask for constant attention from you or follow you around everywhere. Not right away anyway. I probably won't enthusiastically greet you at the door either. I'm sorry if that makes you sad...I'm just not ready for that yet. But I'll do my best not to cause any trouble at all. In my foster home, I don't bother a thing around the house or yard, I'm completely housetrained, I walk well on my leash, and there's not an aggressive bone in my body. My foster mom has another dog that I'm friendly with. She has kids at home too and I do just fine with them. They are very dog savvy kids though, and they know how to give me my space and understand my shyness. Foster Mom thinks I'll do best with older kids or an all adult home. I don't want or need kids in my life who want to get in my face or are loud and unpredictable. That would be stressful for me. I prefer a mellow and quiet home where I can hang out and be at peace. I'd love to meet the whole family before we all go home together, please, just to be sure we're a good fit for each other. Foster Mom says I'm a super dog who just needs a family with people who can understand me and love me for who I am. I won't ask for much....I'm just a simple, sweet little dog who is trying my best to find my way in this big world. I need the stability and safety of a forever home. I need you to let me be close by, without being in your face. I need you to let me take my time learning to trust. We'll get there...with time and dedication, we will become best friends and I will be a one of a kind companion who will make your life unbelievably sweet. Love, Red Adoption fee: $130	Kitty Kitty 7 years / 2 months Female Domestic Shorthair Hello! My name is Kitty Kitty. OK, that's a pretty generic name, I know. But I do answer to it. You see, I was found as a stray in Belton. And sometimes when I was on the street, I would hear people calling "Here, Kitty Kitty" and hope maybe they were calling for me. But sadly, it never was my former owner calling. The people here at Wayside know that I had a former owner and was once part of a family because I am declawed. No one knows how I came to be on the streets, but it is a miracle I survived. Declawed cats like me cannot hunt or climb or protect themselves and must always be kept indoors. To survive on the streets without claws is very rare indeed and I am a very clever and determined cat to have made it. So I am lucky to be alive and healthy and finally safe here at Wayside looking for a forever home. One where I will be loved and cared for and never ever have to worry about finding a warm place to sleep, a morsel of food or some fresh water to drink. I just cannot wait to be back in a real home and be someone's beloved pet once again! Being on the streets was very, very hard for me. I even lost some of my beautiful fur due to the stress of it all! But with the TLC I've been getting here at Wayside, it's all grown back. And now my coat is sleek, soft and absolutely gorgeous--if I do say so myself! There was also some concern when I first got here that I might have contracted FIV during my time on the streets. But, thankfully, I've tested negative for FIV twice now. So, now I'm totally in the clear! I'm officially in excellent health and ready for the next step--my forever home at last!!! When I got to Wayside, they tested my personality and I am a "Party Animal." Well, of course I am!!! Party Animals are brave cats who are very human-oriented and affectionate. We are outgoing and friendly and love to spend time hanging out with our humans and having fun. You'll never be lonely or bored with me in the family! I love to play with toys and hope you will enjoy lively games with feathers, wand toys, balls or stuffed mice. I also love to be petted. I'm not too fond of being picked up right now but that may change when we get to know each other a little better. And I'm really not fond of having my tail pulled, but who would be! So if you are looking for an outgoing, friendly, fun cat with an indomitable spirit, please come down to Wayside and ask for me. I'm awfully anxious to belong to someone like you and start making your life happier. And I just can't wait for someone to call "Here, Kitty Kitty" and know they are calling for me! Hoping to meet you soon, Kitty Kitty Adoption fee: $12.5