The Dogs are Swimming in Charleston

From the Charleston Daily Mail:  An event is being held on Labor Day to raise money for the Putnam Animal Relief Fund to build a new shelter in Putnam County.

Dogs are invited to  swim from 6 to 8 p.m. Labor Day at Valley Park Wave Pool. Donations will be accepted at the door toward building the new shelter.

On a related note (and I have to include this because it concerns my employer, American Electric Power):  There will be a softball game at 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at Valley Park in Hurricane. It will pit the Putnam Animal Relief Center Pounders against the AEP John Amos Plant Scrubbers. The teams pay to play, and donations will be accepted from spectators.

For more information on either event, call Karen Haynes at 304-757-7584.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Wednesday’s Wild Wacky World of Dog News

From Toledo, under the category of “Go Figure”.  Here’s the headline, which tells you just about all you need to know:

DOG THAT WAS SHOT SIX TIMES BITES HANDLERS

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September Shelter Activities

I’d like to start a feature on the first of every month, listing events and fundraisers going on at various local shelters for the month. Kind of a community calendar, if you will.

Here’s what I have for September.

Lucky Dog Animal Rescue of Washington, DC is having a wine and cheese adoption event on Saturday, September 4th from 5 – 7 pm at the Old City Green (right by Wagtime across from the DC Convention Center).

Basset Rescue Network at Daphneyland in Los Angeles is having a Waddle at the Santa Monica Pier on September 19th. Bring your favorite hound to the pier and learn the basset waddle!

Adopt-A-Dog Inc. of Armonk, CT is having their 23rd annual dog show and festival called Puttin’ On the Dog on September 25th (rain date is the 26th) at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich from 10 – 5.

If you know of any shelter goings-on, please let me know no later than the 25th of the preceding month so I can include them here.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Tuesday Top Ten: Watch Dogs

Most of these dogs are from the terrier group, and all but the Airedale and the Standard Schnauzer are small in stature, but big in personality.

Keep in mind that the watch dog is NOT a guard dog.  The difference is that a watch dog will warn you there’s a stranger around, but a guard dog will go take care of the problem.

Obviously, this means that watch dogs will typically be barkers.  If you live in a small apartment or have close neighbors, you’ll want to think twice before getting one of these breeds.

Click here for more information on watch dogs.

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Shelter Sunday: Homeward Bound Pet Rescue / Gilmer County, GA

Meet Molly! According to Homeward Bound’s web site:

Molly somehow ended up at Gilmer County Animal Control pregnant and on borrowed time. Her days were running out and she was about ready to pop! We saved Ms. Molly from animal control on 5/7/10 and on 5/9/10 she gave birth to 9 happy healthy babies at her foster home. Ms. Molly is now ready for adoption and she needs her own home where she can get some loving! Molly was a good mom. Molly is pretty much fully housebroken. She is protective and has the typical hound dog howl and bark. She gets along well with other dogs but will sometimes growl or bark at them but is not aggressive with them. We are guessing that Molly is a Red Tick Coonhound mix. She is about 56 pounds and has beautiful red ticking. Molly is an older girl probably 5 years old. She is spayed, current on vaccines, dewormed and heartworm negative. She has been started on heartworm and flea preventative. Her adoption fee is $175.00. If you are interested in adopting Molly please complete an online Adoption Form. This dog is microchipped with a Home Again microchip.

Homeward Bound’s goal is to reduce the number of stray cats and dogs in their community through education programs, referral lists for neighboring shelters and rescue groups, and by offering cost-effective spay/neuter programs for those in need of financial assistance. Since August 29, 2000, they have rescued and adopted out 3,501 animals!

If you’ll be in Georgia soon, why not call Homeward Bound  at (706) 698-HOME to set up a time to meet Molly and her friends.

If you’re somewhere else, check out local animals available for adoption at PetFinder’s Shelter Center.

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Saturday Survey: Did You Celebrate?

If you’ve been following along, you know that last Thursday was National Dog Day.  Did you celebrate?

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Dogs Playing with Lions

This is from last night’s NBC Nightly News.  I just keep wondering what will happen in a few months.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Until next time,

Good day, and good dog!

Friday Funny: Your Duck is Dead

A woman brought a very limp duck into a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her
pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the
bird's chest.
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Hinckley Dog Paddle-n-More

Looking for a way to have some fun with your dog this weekend in Northeastern Ohio?  Celebrate the dog days of summer by bringing your four-legged friends to do the doggy-paddle at Cleveland Metroparks Ledge Pool.

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National Dog Day

Happy National Dog Day!  Hope you and your pooch are having the best time ever!!!!

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