Check out this YouTube video - this is Jeepers, a very-senior male Chihuahua being fostered by Jessie and Nancy, two of our more ardent animal lovers. Jeepers combines his bathroom duties with some dazzling gymnastic skills.
http://tiny.cc/7C1GI
Is that talent, or what?
Monday, March 9, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Wanted - You!
Looking for a way to give back to the canine (or feline, although I don't know why you'd want to) community? Want to meet fellow animal lovers and have a good time? Want to use your brain or brawn power to find new homes for animals and end euthaniasia in our shelter? Join us!!
There are plenty of ways to get involved, and some of it can be done right from the comfort of your home. Cyber-volunteers can help from their home computers, entering dates of our events on Petfinder and other sites. No computer wizards required - this is easy stuff. Phone helpers make calls to pets owners interested in our spay/neuter program.
If you have marketing or graphic design skills, our programs and brochures could use your talents. If you enjoy meeting people and educating the public, our events would be perfect for you.
We've got a great group of enthusiastic and talented people. But we've still got room for you, whether it's for only one hour every other month or 20 hours a week!
For more info, drop us an email at wagwalton@yahoo.com, or come to a meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Monroe library on W. Spring St and say hi! We'd love to get acquainted.
There are plenty of ways to get involved, and some of it can be done right from the comfort of your home. Cyber-volunteers can help from their home computers, entering dates of our events on Petfinder and other sites. No computer wizards required - this is easy stuff. Phone helpers make calls to pets owners interested in our spay/neuter program.
If you have marketing or graphic design skills, our programs and brochures could use your talents. If you enjoy meeting people and educating the public, our events would be perfect for you.
We've got a great group of enthusiastic and talented people. But we've still got room for you, whether it's for only one hour every other month or 20 hours a week!
For more info, drop us an email at wagwalton@yahoo.com, or come to a meeting on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Monroe library on W. Spring St and say hi! We'd love to get acquainted.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
New stuff
Time for another update. We've been pretty busy getting our plans scheduled for the year. Adoptions, fundraising events, pet shows, and plenty of other fun stuff.
First, we'll be popping up at Walmarts all over Walton County. Look for us in Monroe the first Saturday of each month beginning in April, and in Loganville on April 18. We'll have brochures and lots of information about adoption, spay/neuter, animal care and WAG.
Here's something new - let your old cellphones go to the dogs! We'll be collecting use consumer electronics (cellphone, iPods, laptops, digital cameras, digital video cameras and used ink jet cartridges) for recycling. Every piece donated provides funds to help the animals. So clear out your junk drawers and help us at the same time.
More coming soon. In the meantime, pet a dog!
First, we'll be popping up at Walmarts all over Walton County. Look for us in Monroe the first Saturday of each month beginning in April, and in Loganville on April 18. We'll have brochures and lots of information about adoption, spay/neuter, animal care and WAG.
Here's something new - let your old cellphones go to the dogs! We'll be collecting use consumer electronics (cellphone, iPods, laptops, digital cameras, digital video cameras and used ink jet cartridges) for recycling. Every piece donated provides funds to help the animals. So clear out your junk drawers and help us at the same time.
More coming soon. In the meantime, pet a dog!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Better Late Than Never?
Seems I'm rather behind on blogging. But Christmas was busy - we were fostering kittens (gag) around here - and then vacations came along, etc. But I'm here now and ready to update you on WAG happenings.
Our results for 2008 were great. We rescued over 150 cats and dogs from the Walton County animal shelter and sent them on their way to new homes. We paid for 100 spay/neuter surgeries for low-income residents, preventing scores of unwanted kittens and puppies from ending up in the shelter. Several rescued dogs needed surgical care to get them 100% healthy and we were glad to arrange that for them.
Walton County animal lovers have been fantastic and eager to help. And there's plenty of them. Do you know there's an estimated 18,000 pet-owning households in our county? Can you imagine what we could accomplish if each household gave just $10 a year? We'd make a great leap toward ending euthanasia in the shelter. And that's what this is all about - finding great homes for needy pets and helping people become the best pet owners they can be.
Breeding season is coming up soon, so we're planning a spay/neuter drive. In June of last year more than 200 kittens were turned into the shelter. Unfortunately most failed to live happily ever after. Rather than watch that happen each year, let's get those mamas fixed. February is Spay/Neuter month and we're ready to party!
If you'd like to help, visit our website at www.wagwalton.com and look for the PayPal link on the "how to help" page. Every donation moves us farther along!
And thanks for caring.
'Til later,
Buddy
Our results for 2008 were great. We rescued over 150 cats and dogs from the Walton County animal shelter and sent them on their way to new homes. We paid for 100 spay/neuter surgeries for low-income residents, preventing scores of unwanted kittens and puppies from ending up in the shelter. Several rescued dogs needed surgical care to get them 100% healthy and we were glad to arrange that for them.
Walton County animal lovers have been fantastic and eager to help. And there's plenty of them. Do you know there's an estimated 18,000 pet-owning households in our county? Can you imagine what we could accomplish if each household gave just $10 a year? We'd make a great leap toward ending euthanasia in the shelter. And that's what this is all about - finding great homes for needy pets and helping people become the best pet owners they can be.
Breeding season is coming up soon, so we're planning a spay/neuter drive. In June of last year more than 200 kittens were turned into the shelter. Unfortunately most failed to live happily ever after. Rather than watch that happen each year, let's get those mamas fixed. February is Spay/Neuter month and we're ready to party!
If you'd like to help, visit our website at www.wagwalton.com and look for the PayPal link on the "how to help" page. Every donation moves us farther along!
And thanks for caring.
'Til later,
Buddy
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Holiday Happenings
The calendars are here! WAG's first Community Pet Calendar contest was a tough race to call. There were over 60 entries and most of them were pretty darn cute. But the judges picked 12 that grace the individual pages, plus a collage of all the entries on the back.
Everybody needs a 2009 calendar, why not make it one of ours? You can find them at Tractor Supply in Monroe, Boss Bros Country Store in Loganville, and many local veterinary clinics. If you can't find one, drop us an email at wagwalton@yahoo.com and we'll make sure you get one. These are part of our year-end fundraiser, so for $10 you'll get a great calendar and help animals at the same time!
Speaking of year-end, Santa Claws is only two days away. Saturday, December 6 is the big day, from 10 am to 2 pm at Boss Bros, so get your pets ready for their portraits. Get one photo, or a whole assortment of photo sizes.
As for me, I've put in my order with Santa for plenty of smoked pig ears. Let's hope he remembers!
'til later,
Buddy
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Watch those holiday pet treats!
It's hard to believe the holidays are just around the corner. Pets are peeking at catalogs, making their wish lists. Soon the kitchen will be filled with all sorts of yummy smells.
With all that good food on the horizon, here's one bit of caution:
Watch your pet's food intake this time of year. It's awfully tempting to fix your pet their own Thanksgiving plate of turkey meat, crispy turkey skin, potatos and gravy, stuffing, and the works. But these treats can be deadly.
Vet clinics are overrun at the holidays with cases of pancreatitis, a stomach inflammation caused by, among other things, eating too much fatty foods. Well-meaning owners scraping table scraps into Fido's bowl are the main cause. These can be deadly treats. Pancreatitis is expensive to treat and painful to experience.
And while not every animal comes down with pancreatitis, gulping down fatty meals can still lead to upset stomach, vomiting, diarrhea, or bloat. Not exactly a recipe for happy holidays!
If you want to give us a special dinner experience, how about our own turkey dinner made by a pet food company? We get a special taste of the holidays, but won't have the digestive rumblings later.
And I gotta be honest here - this is not knowledge I feel good about passing on to you. Because nothing makes a dog (temporarily) happier than a big bowl of fat, greasy food!
Apologies to my fellow canines.
'til later,
Buddy
With all that good food on the horizon, here's one bit of caution:
Watch your pet's food intake this time of year. It's awfully tempting to fix your pet their own Thanksgiving plate of turkey meat, crispy turkey skin, potatos and gravy, stuffing, and the works. But these treats can be deadly.
Vet clinics are overrun at the holidays with cases of pancreatitis, a stomach inflammation caused by, among other things, eating too much fatty foods. Well-meaning owners scraping table scraps into Fido's bowl are the main cause. These can be deadly treats. Pancreatitis is expensive to treat and painful to experience.
And while not every animal comes down with pancreatitis, gulping down fatty meals can still lead to upset stomach, vomiting, diarrhea, or bloat. Not exactly a recipe for happy holidays!
If you want to give us a special dinner experience, how about our own turkey dinner made by a pet food company? We get a special taste of the holidays, but won't have the digestive rumblings later.
And I gotta be honest here - this is not knowledge I feel good about passing on to you. Because nothing makes a dog (temporarily) happier than a big bowl of fat, greasy food!
Apologies to my fellow canines.
'til later,
Buddy
Monday, November 10, 2008
And now..
I'm about "festival-ed" out. Between Fest, Loganfest and Monroe Fall Fest, the last couple of months have been busy. But we had a lot of fun.
Now we're looking forward to a couple of other things - Home for the Holidays adoption event on December 6 at Boss Brothers Country Store in Loganville. It's scheduled the same day as Pet Portraits with Santa Claws, so bring your pets out and then find them a new friend to take home!
Our first Community Pet Calendar will be in stores soon - 12 great winners have their own page, everybody else is featured in a photo collage. Judges had a tough time deciding because everybody was cute and appealing in their own special way. Thanks to all the entries. Get those cameras going for next years calendar contest!
It's been a good year for the animals. So far we've given second chances to over 100 cats and dogs that were running out of time in the animal shelter. Nearly all of them have gone onto new homes. Those who are still waiting would love to get their own special place before the year is out. Check them out on www.Petfinder.com.
'til later,
Buddy
Now we're looking forward to a couple of other things - Home for the Holidays adoption event on December 6 at Boss Brothers Country Store in Loganville. It's scheduled the same day as Pet Portraits with Santa Claws, so bring your pets out and then find them a new friend to take home!
Our first Community Pet Calendar will be in stores soon - 12 great winners have their own page, everybody else is featured in a photo collage. Judges had a tough time deciding because everybody was cute and appealing in their own special way. Thanks to all the entries. Get those cameras going for next years calendar contest!
It's been a good year for the animals. So far we've given second chances to over 100 cats and dogs that were running out of time in the animal shelter. Nearly all of them have gone onto new homes. Those who are still waiting would love to get their own special place before the year is out. Check them out on www.Petfinder.com.
'til later,
Buddy
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