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Yesterday Fiona and I continued our tour of the pet rescue walk circuit with Wright Way Rescue’s Run for Shelter event. In addition to the 5K, there is a picnic that is also billed as a bit of a family reunion. Since so much… Continue Reading “Run for Shelter – Wright Way Rescue 2012”
Earlier in the week, I saw..somewhere that Second Hand Snoots, a rescue based in Gurnee, Illinois, was holding a fundraiser in Northbrook. While I couldn’t spend the day with them, Fiona and I participated in their morning walk. This was our third charity… Continue Reading “No Bully Walk & Party – Second Hand Snoots”
Since leaving work Friday afternoon I have done the following: Bathed my allergy-ridden dog, Fiona. Took Gibbs to the dog park (twice). Purged sock drawer. Purged underwear drawer. Purged nylons drawer. Purged t-shirt stash. Finished a book. Made three blankets for Project Linus. I… Continue Reading “Being Productive”
I have posted about two charity walks that I have done with Fiona, and on Friday I registered for a third. This time, because Wright-Way is the shelter that brought me Gibbs, I set up a fundraising account. This is the picture they first… Continue Reading “Wright-Way Rescue’s Run for Shelter 5K”
Next up on the circuit if North Suburban charity dog walks was the Pooch Parade to benefit Orphans of the Storm. I didn’t catch the number of participants, but their Facebook pages says they raised $7,000. Again, Fiona was perfectly pleasant, greeted people and… Continue Reading “2012 Orphans of the Storm Pooch Parade”
Several weeks ago, when Chicago was in the midst of the heat wave, my social media feeds were all talking about ways to keep our pets cool. One that I found interesting was chicken broth ice cubes. I am already in the habit of… Continue Reading “Frozen Dog Treats”
All last summer I waited for Gibbs to be old enough (he didn’t finish his puppy shots until August) and mature enough to start doing charity walks with me. There are several local animal shelters and they all have such events when the weather… Continue Reading “Heartland K9 Walk of Love 2012”
A fundamental difference between my two dogs: First morning potty break. Gibbs is at the door first, but Fiona shoves past him and tears outside to run two laps around the perimeter of yard to be sure we are safe from demons and squirrels.… Continue Reading “Skunked”
Gibbs wanted to play ball. So we played ball. After awhile, Fiona wandered off into the small wooded area, and Gibbs and I stopped at the park bench about halfway back to the entrance. I knew Fiona would realize that she had lost us… Continue Reading “Yesterday at the Dog Park”
Today I took Fiona to Evanston C.A.R.E.‘s dog wash fundraiser. 10 bucks for someone else to wash your dog and they had lots of toys being sold for peanuts, including two of Gibbs’ favorites. I actually made them take more money than they charged.… Continue Reading “Dog Park Redux”
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