Well now I know what I promised a while back that I would be more on top of this and give more updates on a regular basis. I am sorry that I have not done what I have said that I would.
We have been VERY busy here as we have had a number of owner surrenders come in and applications galore. Which is a wonderful thing. We have been able to pre-approve many families for future animals that may come into our care.
As for our foster homes. What a wonderful group of people. I know I have said it before but I will say it again, we couldn't do it without you!!!! We would like to thank and welcome a couple of new foster volunteers as well. Welcome Aboard!! You have been wonderful and very generous with opening your hearts and homes to some of our "kids".
At this time, we unfortunately are closed to "intake" at this time. What this means is that we are unable to accept any animals into our group for a few reasons. Due to the restrictions that we have with the number of foster homes available, we are totally full right now. A few of our foster home are even doubled up. We have a number of cats and kittens as well with calls coming in each day. Part two is that everyone needs a break now and then. We have been going full boar all year and many of our foster homes are going on vacations (have a great time!!) and are unable to foster for a while. Myself, well I am in the same boat as well as many in our group. We will be taking a "couple of weeks off" so to speak to get caught up and reconstruct. In order to do this, we ourselves are unable to foster. As I mentioned, everyone needs a vacation sometime. Don't worry though, we will be back in full swing soon enough.
In the meantime, we have many many events coming up. Please keep an eye out on our events page for what is going on and where we will be. Next week for example, we will be at the Altamont Fair all week. Though at most times we will not have the animals that are looking for homes on site, we will be available to answer all your questions and are looking forward to meeting you all. I personally will be there all day from 11am to 8pm on Tuesday (opening day). I will bring with me someone to keep me company for the day. Most likely it will be the twins........our little manx mix kittens that are still looking for their new forever home if you can believe it. I can't promise that they will be there all day as it is a long day for any little ones.
Last month we were invited again to Saratoga. We had a great day and a wonderful turn out. We met so many wonderful people and were even able to raise nearly $150.00 between our 50/50 raffle and donations. We would like to thank Sara the owner of Dawgdom for inviting us back. Dawgdom is a wonderful little dog boutique that you should all check out.
We are planning our next yard sale fundraiser too. We do not yet have the date set in stone but will let you know soon. It looks like it will be in September this year. We will again be accepting donations for sale but not yet please. We will advertise on our events page and probably on Craigslist as well for dates and times for drop off and the dates of the sale.
As for a couple of the kids in our group that are still looking for homes. There is Tracker our wonderful little guy who we can not believe is still with us. He is still a puppy at only about 8 months old now and just as friendly and lovable as they come. He is however quiet a high energy little man so any family interested might want to keep up :-). There is Bentley a little Lhasa mix that is only about 3 yrs old or so. He came from a puppy mill and has been in foster for some time. He is now ready for his new forever home. Housebroken and get along with other dogs and children this little man is still quite shy and would do best in a home with another small dog. Actually let me refraze that, he NEEDS a home with another small dog. The foster home he is currently in has a small dog and he has attached himself to him like glue.
I guess that is all for now as I am being paged by Barney telling me it is way past dinner time and he want to eat before he passes out.
We look forward to seeing you all at the fair and speaking with you all.
Have a great night!