The Style Show and other ruminations

Well, it has been an extremely hectic couple of weeks here at Good Shepherd!  For regular readers and members, of course, this past Tuesday, November 19, was our annual Doggie Style Show!  What a riot!  I have heard nothing but cheers from staff and volunteers that everyone who attended has a blast.  The Christmas boutique, the clothing boutique and the silent auction were jam-packed all night, and we ran out of food!  This event is the biggest single fundraiser that Good Shepherd has all year, and it was so nice to see so many of our supporters and friends out enjoying themselves.
We took a few pictures along the way.

 

 

The picture above is one of our most enthusiastic and hard-working shelter volunteers, Nan Johnson.  Nan manned the "Love Shack", offering pooch smooches to all!  Who says you can't buy love?  Pictured with Nan is a beautiful little girl named Rose, who is being adopted out-of-state.

 

Next, meet Trouble--as in "anything but".  We love this girl!!  She's about ten years old, but you'd never know it from her spunk and sassy personality.  This girl was made for the stage.  She's been strutting her stuff this fall at parades and on the catwalk.  Maybe we should arrange for a Hollywood agent--this girl is a STAR!!!

 

 

 

And this last photo--oh my!!  On the far left is Adrienne Gremillion (apologies for misspellings) who did a fabulous job as a last-minute replacement for the fashion show chairwoman.  Front and center is Rachel Brix, owner of Percy's Dog Spa in Eureka Springs and a shelter volunteer.  Rachel offers dog training classes to the public, and has also been teaching classes for the shelter staff.  Standing in the middle is Mike Ripoll, one of the shelter's dog tech staff, and he's holding the leash of Kilo, another shelter dog.  Finally, on the far right, is another outstanding Good Shepherd volunteer, Mel Jensen.  Mel was the security chair for the Style Show, and he did a fantastic job along with his crew,  Thanks so much to all of you.  We could not be successful without lots of good people helping us.

 

 

 

   While I love talking about happy stories at the shelter, sometimes we deal with sad events too.  The next pictures are of a dog we're calling "Zippy". 

 

Here's why we are calling him Zippy.  He was found last night zip-tied to a fence, only able to move his head a couple of inches, not even able to sit down, out in the country in the middle of nowhere.  Fortunately, some compassionate people heard his whimpers and went looking for the noise and found him.  The people who brought him to us were tourists from Kansas City, but they took in this strange dog at their place overnight, went to all the neighbors to see if anyone recognized him, and called us when all else failed.

 

  Make no mistake, folks.  This dog would have died of exposure last night if some kind people hadn't found him.  Some HUMAN took the trouble to put a plastic zip tie around this dog and leave him tied, defenseless, without food, water, or shelter.  The dog didn't do this to himself.  Please, tell your friends, tell your neighbors, tell your kids--there are better ways to deal with a pet you don't want to keep any longer.  Call someone, call us--we can help.  

 



  These are the stories that make me sad and make me angry.  But the bright spot is that Zippy is safe and waiting to be found.  Maybe his owners are looking for him and will see our posting.  If not, we'll find him a great home after his waiting period.

 

  Don't forget--through December 1 Back in Black continues, with adoption specials.  Thanksgiving weekend we're going to have some "door-buster" specials, so if you get tired of the bustle of the stores, come out to the shelter and visit us. Have a cup  of cocoa or some cookies, pick up some "gift-a-pet" certificates for the animal lovers you know, and spend some time soaking up all the love our adoptable pets have to give.  It truly is Thanksgiving.

 

Janice