Scooter has got it made!

You can click on any of these pictures to see Scooter up close!

Some of you may remember Mickey that was at our shelter a few weeks ago. His new family saw him at the Wag-A-Thon. They showed up the next day an hour before the shelter opened so they would be the first to have a chance to adopt him. They were so excited that he was still available. It's a good feeling when you see people that happy to adopt a pet!

When I went to the shelter to walk dogs this afternoon, someone had left me a disc with pictures of Mickey on it. He is now Scooter and seems to be enjoying his new family and new friends. We would like to thank them for giving him such a good home!

From the Heart Comes to our Rescue Once Again!

Peggy Hodges, From the Heart Rescue director/founder, saved the day once more for the cats at Clinton County Humane Society. Peggy rescued 32 cats from our shelter on Thursday, May 28th. Peggy takes both adult cats and kittens to adopt at the Carmel PetsMart. She came just in the nick of time. Sadly, within 24 hours after she left, we received 22 more cat/kitten surrenders. With Peggy's assistance, many more cats/kittens from our shelter have been
placed in loving homes.
Please write her a note to tell her how much we appreciate her or if you are able, send a donation to:
From the Heart Rescue Inc.
P.O. Box 659
Westfield, IN 46074

Budge Finds His Permanent Home After Being Rescued!

Just thought I would update you on Budge now "Buddy" - his adoption was finalized today. He was out on a trial basis over the weekend and they just loved him and couldn't part with him. It is an older couple who are regulars at the dog park with their beagle Molly ( a rescue from hurricane Katrina) . They met Buddy one day when I took him to the park and just fell in love with him. He is already very spoiled! Thanks again, Alyson

Wag-A-Thon in the news!

Photo By Brent Drinkut/Journal & Courier

Click on the link below to see a nice story about the Wag-A-Thon in the Journal & Courier! When you get to that page, be sure to click on Wag-A-Thon under PHOTO GALLERIES on the lower right part of the page. There are more pictures that weren't in the newspaper article. Thanks to Brent Drinkut and the Journal & Courier for coming out to cover our event!
http://www.jconline.com/article/20090518/NEWS/905180325

Sorry, this article has now been removed from jconline. The link won't work.

Thank you!

We had a good crowd of volunteers today at the shelter! It was definitely a record turnout for a Sunday afternoon. I counted around 25 of us total. We got all of the dogs walked at least once in an hour and a half. Some got walked 2 or 3 times, and didn't mind a bit! With all of the extra help, one of us was able to concentrate on taking pictures for the website, another got all of the feeding and watering done early, someone cleaned litter boxes, some cats and kittens got attention, and one person was able to take care of adoptions (2 pups were adopted) and tracked down the owners of 2 dogs that had been brought in (happy ending!).

We really do appreciate all of you that come to help us on Sunday afternoons! We may not seem too organized at times, but we're working on it. Remember, we're volunteers too. If any of you have any questions, please let us know. You can leave your question in the comments below and we'll respond as soon as possible, or email Rick at ploughe@geetel.net.

Thanks again for your help! We hope to see you again soon!

Bo's Recovery

Borax, or Bo, was operated on Tuesday for his cherry eyes. He was picked up by his foster mom on Wednesday from Frankfort Animal Hospital. Bo is enjoying recuperating in a foster home with another beagle! Bo's foster mom reports that his housetraining is going well, and he eats like a little pig- even snorts once in a while in his sleep! Let's hope this little guy finds his forever home soon!

More Wag-A-Thon video

This should be the last of the Wag-A-Thon postings unless someone else sends me something or unless Lisa has more pictures, video, or information to share. I didn't realize how much stuff we took until I started to go through it all. We truly appreciate everyone that donated, helped, or participated in the Wag-A-Thon. It was a good time for us, but remember that the animals were why we did it. We easily had the biggest crowd ever, and the total money raised appears to be our second best ever! Please start thinking ahead to next year so we can make plans for an even more successful event.

2009 Wag-A-Thon Sponsors

We would like to gratefully thank the sponsors of this year's Wag-A-Thon! We can do a lot of good with volunteers, but it also takes money to help all of the animals. If we all pitch in and help or give as much as we're able, we can do great things! Thanks to everyone for all you do for the homeless pets of Clinton County! We hope we remembered everyone who helped or donated. We will be updating this list as we think of more people to recognize.

PLATINUM SPONSORS

MAIN GATE, INC.

THE TIMES

GOLD SPONSORS

DAVE'S BODY SHOP/DAMON N. GERALD; DENNY AND LOU ANN DENISON, IN MEMORY OF JUNE BUG; DOMINO'S PIZZA; EMMETT AND LIBBY ADE; FRANKFORT ANIMAL HOSPITAL, INC.; GENDA FUNERAL HOME, INC.; GOODWIN FUNERAL HOME - BILL & SONYA MILLER; J.W. RIDGWAY HEATING AND COOLING; KARL & GINA KREISHER, IN MEMORY OF VON; KURT & LISA RISTOW, IN MEMORY OF DUDE; LENNY & JENNIFER CARPENTER; MOOSE LODGE #7; RICK & BEVERLY PLOUGHE; ST. VINCENT FRANKFORT HOSPITAL; T.L. MEYERS HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING, INC.; THE FARMERS BANK; WILDCAT VALLEY ANIMAL CLINIC, INC

SILVER SPONSORS

GILL CONSTRUCTION, INC.; MUDD'S, INC. - TATER & BO JOHNSON; THE PURCIFULL AGENCY, INC.; THE SPARROW FLORIST, INC; UNITED AUTO WORKERS LOCAL 1949; JANE KNAPP; DAVE & BARB RISTOW; BARBARA LOWERY; BRENDA ROGERS; SYLVIA BARBIER; DONALD & SUSAN MCCARTY; DONALD & SUSAN RUSK

BRONZE SPONSORS

BEN FLORA, ATTORNEY; CHIC EXPRESSIONS; CURVES; ELLIS JEWELERS; ESSERMAN TIRE SERVICE, INC.; FUZZY'S PET GROOMING & K-9 TRAINING; JERRY'S BODY SHOP, INC.; POWER, LITTLE & LITTLE, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW; ROBERT M. SHAFFER, ATTORNEY AT LAW; SAMUEL H. POWER, O.D.; STATE FARM INSURANCE, ANTHONY THEOFANIS; STEVEN L. BEARDSLEY, CPA; THORNTOWN VETERINARY CLINIC; WAYSIDE VETERINARY CLINIC, WELTY CUSTOM EXTERIORS, INC. ; SCHULZ MARKET, INC.; JAMES & DIANA MOORE; MARK & JILL CHARLES; DR. DUANE SNIDER

More Recognition

Thank you to author Donna Chandler for giving a presentation to our group!

Thank you to Bittersweet Nursery for donating proceeds from the sale of flowers and plants!

Thank you to Flour Mill Bakery, Shoup's, and Treece's for their donations!

Thanks to the Humane Society of Clinton County staff and anyone who helped them for having the building and grounds looking so good for the event!

Thanks also to everyone who registered to walk their dogs, collected pledges, participated in the contests, donated supplies, helped to set up and tear down, cooked/manned the food table, helped to register or judge, took pictures or video, those who walked a shelter dog, and anyone else that helped in any way or just joined us to support the animals!

Even more Wag-A-Thon pictures

You can click on any of the individual pictures to see them in a larger size.

Random Wag-A-Thon clips

I'm having some problems with my editing software, so these clips are very random. They still give a good idea of what went on that day. I have a few video clips left that I'm trying to put together if the software will let me. After that, I'm done with video unless someone else sends me some. There are still more pictures coming later.

More Wag-A-Thon pictures

Here are more pictures from the Wag-A-Thon. I'm still sorting through some that were sent to me, and I haven't looked at the ones that I took yet. There were a few that were sent to me that I wasn't able to right-click and save, so I apologize if you sent me some and I wasn't able to use them. You can click on any of these pictures to see them in a larger size. More pictures and videos to come maybe late tonight.

Whipped cream contest on YouTube

Here is a video of the whipped cream contest that Lora put on Youtube. I'm not sure at the moment how to move it here, so I'll let you go there. Just click on the link below to see it. Good footage!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhqLUY3gcM8

Wag-A-Thon pictures

Here are some pictures from the Wag-A-Thon. You can click on any picture to see it in a larger size. We have more to post as soon as we sort through them all.