General News
7 March, 2025
Pound sees furry friends find forever homes
Six puppies from one precious litter found their forever homes last week at Central Goldfields Rehoming thanks to local community support.
With names like Zombie, Griffin, and Unicorn there was more magic in this accidental litter than their names finding their forever homes quicker than expected.
The unexpected pups were surrendered to the pound and shared on social media, quickly becoming canine sensations.
Compliance officer Khiara Jenkinson was surprised by how quickly they found their match.
“We don’t tend to get them out so quickly, we just had such interest. They were a gorgeous litter, they were lovely puppies,” she said.
Joining the 92 cat and dog adoptions in the last eight months through the local pound these six went through a screening process to find their perfect fit.
“We chat to the people and ask what they’re looking for, what their lifestyle’s like, what their fencing’s like, have they got young kids. Just trying to work out the family that they go into is going to be the right family, that’s the main thing,” she said.
“We care about these guys as if they were our own. We want to make sure we don’t see them back here, as much as we like to see updates, we don’t want them back in the pound.”
It’s that care which means when Ms Jenkinson bonds with an animal she wants the best life for them.
“There are some we really bond with and our goal is to find them a perfect home,” she said.
“It’s not about getting a home, it’s about getting the right home.”
Fellow compliance officer Jo Gibbs remembers one dog that came from a difficult home where she was used for breeding puppies.
“We were lucky enough we were able to get her, she needed quite a lot of rehabilitation, we had her for quite a few months and then we were able to find the perfect home for her,” she said.
“She came from a horrible, horrible position. She was a baby having babies. It was great to see her transformation. When she came in she was cowering, by the time she walked out that door she had the biggest grin on her face, she was trotting along, and she loved her new people and they loved her.”
In years past puppies at the pound were “few and far between” but that has changed in recent years according to Ms Jenkinson.
“We have noticed an increase in the last 12 months and we feel, this is our personal opinion, is that it’s due to COVID. A lot of people got dogs over COVID and now those dogs are starting to have puppies,” she said.
Ms Gibbs thinks the demand for puppies during COVID contributes to the increasing numbers.
“Puppies went for a lot of money, and now they’re still breeding them, but the [demand] just isn’t there anymore,” she said.
Further information on micro-chipping your pet, updating their details, and desexing your pet can be found on the Central Goldfield Shire Council’s website.