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PUPPY LOVE ROCKED THE HOUSE!
Often times you work so hard at making an event a success that you forget to thank the people who helped get you there. Pet Pal Animal Shelter is so appreciative of their staff members and volunteers who worked tirelessly to make the 10th Annual Puppy Love Event a success. It is only through the hard work and dedication of these wonderful people that this event can take place each year and this year they turned it up a notch! We’d also like to thank our wonderful sponsors and will be paying homage to them throughout the year. Finally we would like to express our sincerest appreciation to all of you animal lovers that attended Puppy Love and opened your hearts to our cause.
PUPPY LOVE HAS BEEN SOLD OUT!!!!!
Ladies and Gentlemen, for the second year in a row Puppy Love has been sold out!!!!If you have already purchased your seat, here is what you can expect: The attire for the event is “dressy casual.” The evening will start with appetizers and beautiful live jazz music by Debbie McDaniels. Dinner will begin at 7:30 with a video presentation from our shelter and opening speech by local radio personality, WDUV’s Ann Kelly. Throughout the evening there will be more than 200 items for you to bid on in our silent auction, a 50/50 raffle, a doogie kissing booth, and opportunity chances to win a beautiful gold necklace. After dinner we will hold the live auction, rock out to 80′s music and present the names for our dog and cat logo. Haven’t submitted your ideas?. Please send them to karri@petpalanimalshelter.com.
For those of you that do not wish to drive home that evening, The Hilton is offering special rates . Please visit the following website or contact the Hiton at 894-5000 and ask for Amy Axelrod.
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/reservations/index.jhtml?hotel=SPTSHHF&corporateCode=N9870005
Hope to see you there!
We Need You!
Pet Pal’s Thrift Store is busting at the seams with items for sale at affordable prices and because of this we are in need of volunteers to help sort, clean, hang and help our customers find just that perfect item! The Store is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10am-5pm so if you have an hour or two to spare and would like to volunteer, please contact Mike Hogan at (727) 327-9848. Who knows- you might even find a couple of items for yourself!
Helping Your Pet To Find His Way Home
It’s just a piece of metal, really; no bigger than a quarter and costs less than a movie ticket. Yet for some reason, most people think that it’s overkill. Their pet has his county license afixed to his collar. He even has a microchip. So why in the world would there be a need for anything else? Why? Because if your animal is lost after 5pm, the County Animal Services offices are most likely closed and unless you can find a veterinary office that is working late hours, there is little chance that a microchip scanner will be available for your use. This situation happened recently to one of our volunteers. A dog was running out on a main road. She was able to coax the dog into her car and was pleased to see that the little guy had a county license but since it was 7pm in the evening she was unable to contact animal services and get the information she needed to get the dog back to his owner. Luckily, she was an animal lover and took the time to place “found” signs throughout the neighborhood. Still the owner did not see these signs until the following day. When he finally called, he was frantic to get his dog back. It was a happy reunion for both the man and his dog but think of how this all could have been avoided if the dog had a simple tag with his owner’s phone number? These tags are available at most local Pet Supply stores such at Petsmart and Pet Food Warehouse. The tag take 5 minutes to make and in most cases, cost less than $10 but their value, particularly if your animal goes missing, is priceless.
Pet Pal Hits A Home Run With The Rays!
Pet Pal Animal Shelter and the Tampa Bay Rays are partnering this 2012 Major League Baseball season. For every home run Evan Longoria hits, the Rays third baseman will join Bright House Sports Network and the Rays to each donate $100 to Pet Pal Animal Shelter, a no-kill, non-profit shelter in St. Petersburg.
Thanks to these generous community leaders, a local area business is also stepping up to the plate. HydroDog Mobile Dog Grooming, based in Tampa, FL will match the $100 donation to Pet Pal Animal Shelter for every home run Evan hits.
“I cannot express in words how grateful the Pet Pal staff and volunteers are to these amazing men and women who have come together to support our Shelter. Their generosity will help save hundreds, even thousands of animals’ lives. This is a huge win for the animals,” says Scott Daly, Executive Director of Pet Pal.
To follow this developing story, follow Pet Pal on Facebook or www.petpalanimalshelter.com
To learn more about Pet Pal Animal Shelter or to donate, contact 727-328-7738
Shelter’s Thrift Store is Open for Business!
After much hard work and dedication from our staff, volunteers and the community at large, Pet Pal Animal Shelter’s Thrift Store will hold it’s grand opening on Tuesday, April 3rd, with doors opening at 10am! Take advantage of great savings on furniture, clothing, books artwork and more. Our store is located at 1500 34th Street North in St. Petersburg, just 2.5 miles from the shelter. Proceeds from the store will provide much needed funds for our animals in need.
10TH ANNUAL PUPPY LOVE TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!
Pet Pal’s 10th Annual Puppy Love fundraiser is taking place on Saturday, May 12th at the downtown St. Petersburg Hilton. It will be an evening of fun with dinner, live music, a full cash bar, live and silent auctions, 50/50 raffles and our very own doggie kissing booth. This year promises to be bigger and better ever!
Tickets are $60 in advance ($550 for a table of ten) and can be purchased by calling Pet Pal Animal Shelter (727) 328-7738 or can be purchased through Paypal (please select a button below).
Proceeds from this event provide much needed funds for the care and recuperation of our animals. Please attend and support this worthy cause.
Thrift Store Has Tails Wagging!
After much hard work and sweat equity, Pet Pal is proud to announce that we will be opening up a Thift Store, located at 1500 34th Street N., St. Petersburg . If all goes well, we are anticipating our grand opening to take place the first week of April (keep your fingers and paws crossed!) Proceeds from the store will directly benefit the shelter. We are presently accepting donations (see list below) and would be thrilled if you would like to donate your time helping out!
(ALL ACCEPTED DONATED ITEMS ARE TAX DEDUCIBLE)
WHAT WE ACCEPT
CLOTHES (NO STAINS, PILLING OR OUT OF DATE CLOTHES WILL BE ACCEPTED)
ACCESSORIES
SHOES IN ALMOST NEW CONDITION
JEWELRY
ARTWORK AND COLLECTIBLES
HOUSEWARES INCLUDING CHINA AND GLASSWARE (NO MISMATCHED SETS)
GAMES/ TOYS WITH ALL OF THEIR PARTS
BOOKS (NO ENCYCLOPEDIAS OR TEXT BOOKS)
KITCHEN ITEMS AND SMALL APPIANCES (MUST BE IN WORKING ORDER)
DVD’S, CD’S (NO VHS OR CASSETTE TAPES)
LINENS AND DRAPERIES (COMPLETE SETS, NO STAINS)
LUGGAGE
LAMPS (IN WORKING CONDITION)
SMALL PIECES OF FURNITURE (CANNOT BE SOILED)
SEASONAL DECORATIONS
SPORTING GOODS
WHAT WE CANNOT ACCEPT
(DUE TO SPACE CONSTRAINTS AND RESALE VALUE RESTRICTIONS, WE ARE UNABLE TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR UNDERSTANDING)
LARGE APPLIANCES
MATTRESSES AND BOX SPRINGS
LEFT OVER CONSTRUCTION ITEMS
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
COMPUTERS, COPIERS AND RELATED ITEMS
TORN OR SOILED CLOTHES
BROKEN OR SOILED FURNITURE
ELECTRONICS (TVS, VCRS, STEREOS)
BATHROOM FIXTURES 9TOILETS, ETC)
ENCYCLOPEDIAS AND TEXTS BOOKS
Adoption Requirements
On a daily basis, people call the shelter, asking what the requirements are for adopting an animal from our shelter and are often surprised by the answers. So without further ado-this is what we ask for …AND WHY!
1.) The adoption fee for our dogs is $150 and $60 for our cats. WHY ? Actually the adoption fees don’t even cover the hundreds sometimes thousands that we spend getting the animals ready for adoption. All of our animals have been spayed/neutered, microchipped, vaccinated and dewormed.
2.) Everyone in the household needs to meet the animal prior to adoption. WHY? Since the animal will be part of your family, it is important that everyone in the household approves of the animal AND that the animal approves of everyone in the household.
3.) If you rent or live in a condo, we will need to check with your landlord/condo association. WHY? Because we represent the animals, it is important for us to hear first hand that the particular animal has been approved. Sometimes there are weight or breed restrictions that will affect approval of the adoption. It is difficult on the dog to have to be returned and we prefer to avoid this situation.
4.) If you own your property we may do a property check. WHY? Believe it or not we have run into situations where people have been less than honest. Rather than have an animal go to a place where he may not be allowed, we’d just as soon have confirmation prior to the adoption.
5.) If you own an animal, or have in the recent past, we will need to contact your veterinarian’s office. WHY? We want to make sure that you are a responsible owner; that your animal was spayed/ neutered, up to date on his vaccines and on heartworm prevention.
6.) If you are looking to adopt a dog and you already have one at home, we ask that you bring your dog in for a meet and greet prior to the adoption. WHY? More than anyone, your dog will be spending the most time with your new pup. Just because your dog “Loves ALL dogs” doesn’t mean that he/she are going to like THIS one. It is better for both dogs’ physical and mental health to find this out ahead of time.
7.) Our adoption fee for dogs ($150) and cats ($60) are the same regardless of the breed/ size/ length of time they’ve been with us. WHY? We believe that all of our animals have the same value, whether they are a pit or a poodle, a tabby or a tiger.
8.) Even after the aformentioned requirements have been met, there is still a chance that the adoption may not go through. WHY? Utimately we are looking to place an animal in their “forever home”. Because we have spent so much time with the animals, we know their specific traits and special needs. Additonally most of our staff has had formal training in animal behavior and know to look for certain behaviors to make us aware of whether or not the animal is at ease. Please keep in mind that we will try to work with you to make every adoption a success.
Adolescence is Only a Phase
It’s funny-what was adorable behavior in your puppy at six weeks, is downright annoying at 6 months. So what happened? Well, for lack of a better term, their “puppy license” expired. Puppies are given a puppy pass because well, frankly-they’re adorable. Nature is no fool- it does this for a reason. Then, sometime between 5 and 6 months, your dog begins to experience adolescence and you’re left asking, “Who is this monster and what have he done to my dog?” Suddenly, your dog won’t come when called or possibly he begins to exert his authority just a bit too much. Take a deep breath and realize that this is a normal part of your canine’s development and not a reason to surrender your pup to the nearest shelter. Our best teachers for how to deal with this actually comes from our adult dogs who understand this behavior and react accordingly. When dealing with puppies, an adult dog will tolerate an occasional gnawing of the ear or body slam but begins to set clear boundaries when this same behavior is exhibited by a slightly older, slightly larger dog. If you think about it, it’s not much different from how humans handle adolescence; a baby grabbing a fistful of hair will be tolerated more than a 12 year old doing the same act. This is mainly because they have developed the capacity to receive instruction on appropriate behavior. Because of this, clear consistent boundaries must be set and adhered to and, before you know it, that “little monster” has grown up to become your well behaved pal.
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