Offsite at the Carmel PetSmart

Here are a few pictures from our offsite adoption at the Carmel PetSmart today. Clockwise from the top left: Jimmie had a nice day out! Sophie with her new mom! Peggy, the wonderful lady who has rescued many cats from our shelter! This is the first time Major was calm all day!

It was a long day, and it looked like we weren't going to have any success until the last hour. Sophie found a home! We still took 7 other dogs back home, but they had a good day out of the shelter or their foster homes, and there was some interest in several of them that may pan out later. It would be nice if we could do these events more often, but they take a lot of work and time. If any of you are interested in helping with future events, let us know. We'd be happy to have you join us!

Some Success at Carmel PetsMart

On Saturday, June 13th, Beverly, Kendra, Libby, Leanne, and I took six dogs from our shelter to try to place into loving homes. Three of the souls were fortunate and found their forever homes. Petey, Big Girl, and Captain were all happy to leave us when their special families came to take them home. Unfortunately, Brownie, Lizzie, and Smokey came back to their kennels at the shelter for a second time, but we hope their day will come soon. At least, they had a change of scenery and lots of attention for the day. Thanks to all of you who helped with the off-site adoption. The picture is of Kendra holding Lizzie who was looking for her lucky break.

Offsite Adoption Event

Here is a short video from the offsite adoption event at the Carmel Petsmart today. We met at the shelter at 11 a.m. to load up our vehicles with tables, chairs, crates, food and water, paperwork, and other needed supplies. We also took 8 dogs and were met at the event by one other dog that was being fostered. We were there from 1-5. The first hour went very well, with Marlo and Trixie both being adopted. After that, we had quite a few people stop and visit, but no more adoptions. All of the dogs were very well behaved, and enjoyed their day away from the shelter. We loaded everything back up and headed home. The dogs we took home needed to be walked a bit, then fed and watered and put back for the night. These events can take a lot of work, and sometimes make for a long day, but are well worth it if even one pet is adopted.