This morning we welcomed Molly to the Fort. Molly is a 9 month old, 9 pound, black and white Chihuahua/Dachshund mix. She found her forever home last weekend at Woofstock, the annual pet adoption and music festival held at the University of Puget Sound. She had a great first day mingling with the small pack upstairs. You did a great job today Molly! You are welcome back anytime. We hope to see you soon.
Cortez greeted her this morning, and they really hit if off. Here is a clip of Cortez showing her the ropes.
Claire just won our awesome Fort Fido Basket, packed with dog goodies! We raffled it off at last weekend's Woofstock pet adoption event. Claire and her folks have a Lab at home, and I'm sure he'll love all of the stuff they just scored. Way to go Claire!
We were pleased to meet up with the infamous Dinero and Ollie, in for their assessments this morning. This dapper duo, proved to be a great addition to Fort Fido's Little Roll.
Dinero is a handsome, eleven year old, ten pound, Chihuahua.
Ollie is a regal, thirteen year old, twenty-nine pound, Pug.
Both Dinero and Ollie did well upstairs in our small dog play area. They seemed to enjoy the company of the other canines, and it's clear that they've met a dog or two in their days. For older, more mature fellas, Dinero and Ollie truly handled themselves well, even amongst the young pups of the pack. Although they didn't do much in the way of playing, they did socialize, meeting and greeting other dogs, while walking and sniffing about curiously. These guys enjoyed the socializing and are ready to meet more pups and make new friends. Dinero and Ollie are very nice dogs that fit in well here at The Fort. We look forward to their return.
The Fort Fido crew had some fun and a workout this morning, because of our latest recruit. Meet Douglas, he is a head-turning, high-energy, three month old, thirty pound, Yellow Labrador Retriever that came in for his assessment. He's the type of pup that you'd see on one of those primetime dog food commercials... You know, the ones where a big-cute-puppy knocks over a huge bag of kibble and starts devouring it... That's Douglas hahaha!
After being introduced to the "Medium Roll", where we are sure he won't stay for too long because the "Big Roll" is beckoning him, Douglas met up with Fort regular Louis. The two hit it off quickly and easily, with Louis being quite playful and patient with the young canine. As time passed and the pack grew Douglas stayed in a blissful state, AKA, he was in Dog Heaven haha. Being a puppy, Douglas is here to learn how to socialize and interact with other canines properly. So far, he's on the right track. We are almost certain that, given time and consistency, Douglas and his owners can get a whole lot out of Dog Daycare. Nice job today Douglas, you're welcome back anytime!
(My wonderful gal, Molly, and I cheesin it for Zach... We later moved our table up so people could see us lol!)
Woofstock 2014 was a great success for shelter/rescue animals and all who attended. We had a nice time, and raffled off another Fort Fido basket, congrats to the winner! It rained for a little bit during setup, but after that it was sunny and hot. Thanks to all that checked out our booth and said hello, we really appreciated it!
This year, by the end of the day, Woofstock had 110 adoptions happen and about 2,500 visitors. Way to go!
Susan won this great Fort Fido basket, packed full of dog goodies, at last weekends Dog-A-Thon. Join us at Woofstock this Saturday, August 2nd from 10am - 3pm, for your chance to win a basket. Woofstock is a fun pet adoption & live music festival, and will be held at the University of Puget Sound Todd Field. Raffle tickets are $1 each, and can be purchased at the Fort Fido booth, all proceeds from the raffle will go to the Pierce County Humane Society. We hope to see you there.
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