CHINOOK At PAWS of Chinook, space is always tight. With just five kennels, the shelter often takes in more dogs than it can handle.

Were tired of asking for more donations. What we need is fewer dogs coming through our door, said Alissa Hewitt, executive director of Pets Are Worth Saving, Inc., which includes both the Blaine County shelter as well as their thrift store in Havre.

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Many dogs require extra care and attention, both at the shelter or in their new home. But staff say, some of these challenges that land them in shelters are trainable.

So many reasons why animals end up in shelters are trainable Id say almost 100%, Hewitt said, pointing to cases like Peaches, a Hell House Hound who was rescued in 2022 and remained in the care of the shelte

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