Over the past 12 months we have been busy making improvements and repairs to our Burnie Dogs’ Home and Devonport Dogs’ Home. Improvements include new exercise yards and play equipment. New commercial washing machines and dishwashers have been installed, replacing old machines. These machines have an incredible workload! Thank you to the folks at Rapid …
Norm Steals the Show Meet our star ‘Norm’ – short for Enormous, who stole the show today when Minister Guy Barnett announced the State budget allocation of $200,000 to the Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania and a matching $200,000 to Ten Lives’ building fund. We are very excited for our wonderful friends at Ten Lives and …
Congratulations to “Ollie” our 2021 Calendar cover competition winner.. Ollie is a 4 year old Staff Bull Terrier X and after arriving at our Launceston Dog’s Home was keen for a sea change so moved to the Hobart Dogs’ Home. The move was a great decision. In August 2019 Ollie found his new family Mary …
Having arrived home with your new canine companion, now is the time for you both to spend time getting know each other. When you adopted your dog Dogs’ Homes staff may have given recommendations regarding dog parks, other dogs and children. Please pay attention to these, particularly until you know how your dog will behave …
Archie came to us with significant toileting issues which the owners had tried to manage for years. Archie poos and wees everywhere, anywhere and anytime. The owners had tried everything and reluctantly called us for help and finally made the heartbreaking decision to surrender Archie to us. They are to be commended for the effort …
We have noticed how chilled and relaxed our adoption dogs are since we have limited public access to comply with COVID 19 related regulations. With less people gathering in our adoption area the dogs are more relaxed, and less prone to becoming over aroused and engaged in excessive barking. In the past we have offered …
Sadly, reports of sick dogs have been popping up on Facebook. There have been confirmed cases of canine coronavirus in the community and also amongstracing greyhounds. The Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water and Environment put out pressreleases in March and earlier this month. The press release describes the virus as a contagious gastroenteritis(vomiting/diarrhoea). This form …
There are many reasons people need to rehome a dog. Sometimes financial hardship or housing difficulties force people to make the difficult choice surrender their pet. Sometimes it may be an unexpected litter of puppies. For others, behaviour issues make them wonder if they are the right home for a dog. Whatever the reason, rehoming …
The first 17 weeks of a puppy’s life are crucial for learning and socialisation. Putting time into your new puppy will set the good foundation for a confident, happy dog. Socialisation is about having a range of new experiences, not just meeting other dogs. Learning to keep calm and ignore other dogs/people is just as …
Many people have opened their homes to dogs during the lockdown. We want these dogs to successfully stay in their new homes. After having you at home for the past three months or so, the change in routine will upset some dogs. The two big issues will be boredom and/or stress at suddenly being left …
Dogs’ Homes of Tasmania (DHOT) has been here for dogs for 70 years. We re-unite lost dogs with their families and find new homes for unwanted dogs. We are committed to zero euthanasia of healthy, temperamentally sound dogs.
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