When: Sept 7-11 2010

Where : Legion Stadium
2131 Carolina Beach Rd
Wilmington, NC 28401

The swimming pool at Wilmington’s Legion Stadium is going to the dogs.
Proceeds benefit the Pender County Humane Society. This is a really fun event for the dogs. Bring water and whatever floaty toy your dog will chase! See ya there!

For more information call (910) 341-7863

Coastal Hounds
“Walk The Town”

When:  Saturday  October 9, 2010

Where:  Shallotte Middle School - Shallotte, NC

Time: Registration begins at 9:00 am

Length:  1.25 miles for the Bassett Hound Track
2.00 miles for the Top Hound Track

Our charity walk lets every dog have his day!
At the starting line, some participants are slobbering, others are scratching
themselves, and still others are sticking their noses in inappropriate places.
But their social faux pas are forgiving, because they have four legs, wet noses
and fur…and they’re walking to raise money for charity.

For more information email email us at coastalhounds@aol.com

We are proud to announce the 2010 benefit event for Adopt-An-Angel Animal Rescue! This year we are hosting a Bow Wow Luau & The Cat’s Meow FUN-Raiser event. The event promises to be an evening filled with fun, music by The Imitations, and lots of great silent auction items!

* EVENT: Bow Wow Luau & The Cat’s Meow Fun-Raiser, benefiting Adopt-An-Angel Rescue
* WHEN: 7:00pm, Saturday, August 28th, 2010
* WHERE: Banks Channel Pub and Grille, Wrightsville Beach, NC

Since 2004, over 4,325 cats/dogs have been rescued and adopted. Adopt-An-Angel has spayed and neutered another 2000, preventing their entry into the shelter in the first place. In 2009, Adopt-An-Angel adopted out 725 animals! There is no paid staff, it’s all volunteer, so every dollar goes to the animals. Please join us at the Bow Wow Luau & Cat’s Meow—a great Cause for Paws!

For more information about Adopt-An-Angel’s outreach program contact:
adopt@adoptanangel.net or call (910) 392-0557

Beginning today, the United States Postal Service is releasing 10 new first class 44 cent stamp depicting adopted dogs and cats.  The stamps are called Animal Rescue – Adopt a Shelter Pet.  They will be showcased in 20 stamp booklets and have 10 different designs.

More:
Stamps To The Rescue – Pet Adoption Postal Stamps Released

The Pender County Humane Society will hold a Howl-O-Ween festival Oct. 31, prior to and in conjunction with Burgaw’s Trunk-O-Treat for area kids.

The fees are $5 per animal for the parade and $5 per animal per costume contest. The schedule: noon-12:30 p.m. - Registration at the Burgaw Courthouse at the gazebo; 12:30 to 1 p.m. - parade around the courthouse sidewalks; 1 to 1:15 p.m. - Best Costume Contest; 1:15 to 1:30 p.m. - Cutest Contest; 1:30 to 1:45 p.m. - Owner/Animal Look-a-Like Contest; and 1:45 to 2 p.m. - Most Talented Contest.

At a glance: Height: 22 to 27 inches Weight: 45 to 70 lbs Color: Cream,cafe’-au-lait, apricot, gray, blue, brown, silver Life Expectancy: 12-15 years Average litter: 8 Grooming: Demanding Exercise: Medium Temperament: Sparky and cheerful History : The Standard Poodle is considered to have originated in france and is said to have descended from the Barbet which is a virtually extinct French water dog and

Read more from the original source:
Standard Poodle

Recently I wrote an article called Foreclosure Pets about pets being surrendered to shelters and rescue organizations in larger and larger numbers due to the increase rate of bank foreclosures.  While many people in tight financial situations can rely on friends and family for short term financial assistance and a place to stay, many among us do not have this resource. I wondered at the time if there were any organizations that could help keep these families together. Now apparently there is.

Just as the Federal government is seeking to give financial assistance to help homeowners to allow them to stay in their homes and thereby reduce family stress and increase the number of homes on the auction block; there is now an fund raising organization helping keep dog families together and preventing the number of pet surrenders through help with food, medicine pet insurance etc.

The organization is called Fairy Dog Parents and they’re located in Duxbury Massachuesetts. According to their website they were inspired to start this organization after their rescue dog of 4 years passed away.   To learn more visit their site:  http://fairydogparents.org/index.html
Contain A Pet of Wilmington NC offers Rescue Discounts on their Dog Obedience Training and Electronic Pet Containment Fences to parents of rescue adopted cats and dogs. Learn more:Helping Pets Stay Safe Happy and Healthy

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Randy Larrow is a certified dog trainer and  an authorized CONTAIN-A-PET underground pet fence dealer in southeastern North Carolina where he lives with his wife Laureen and four dogs: Sadie, Jake, Amanda and Taylor. When he’s not installing electronic dog fences or conducting obedience dog classes, he volunteers his time at Paw’s Place Animal Rescue, a local no-kill shelter in his area.