Biggby’s Second Annual Dog Days of Summer
Date: June 27, 2010. Time: 5-8 p.m.
(This is the Biggby located where Saginaw and Oakland meet on Lansing’s west side)
What is the American Cancer Society Bark For Life?
The American Cancer Society Bark For Life is an American Cancer Society Relay For Life fundraising event that honors the caregiving qualities of canine companions. The Bark For Life fundraiser also helps to save lives by supporting the mission of the American Cancer Society. Bark For Life typically lasts four to five hours.
Did you know?!
- There are approximately 74.8 million dogs living in US households.
- Thirty-nine percent of US households own at least one dog.
- Nearly half of pet owners, or 49.7%, consider their pets to be family members.
Prizes will be given for the best dog in a variety of categories, including best trick, best smile, best wag, owner/dog look-alike, longest ears, loudest bark, funniest trick, and many more!
There will also be entertainment for dogs and owners!
How do I sign up?!
- Go to the Homepage: www.RelayForLife.org/LansingMI
- Next, click on the large box at the top left of the screen that says: “Sign Up”
- MOST IMPORTANT STEP: Select “JOIN A TEAM”
- On the next screen, you will be prompted to type in a team name or to search for a team. Click the box that reads “Search for a team” and SELECT: Bark For Life Registration
- You will then be brought to the Bark For Life team page; CLICK “JOIN OUR TEAM” and follow the registration pages that follow
Saturday, May 8th 2010
Registration: 8:30 am – Walk: 9 am – 12 noon
Come see Carol Hein-Creger of the Canine Training Center give a training demo!
Registration is $15 for the first dog, $5 for each additional dog. Only 2 dogs are allowed per owner. Dogs must be on a leash at all times and owners must be ready to clean up after their four legged friends.
Each dog will receive a Relay For Life bandanna and goodie bag for participating!
To Register or learn more visit:
www.relayforlife.org/williamstonwebbervillemi
For more info, please call Katie Bosscher at (517) 664-1422 or Janeen Tkaczyk at (517) 694-6479
All proceeds go to the Relay For Life of Williamston and Webberville
On Thursday, March 11, 2010, the Ingham County Animal Control and Shelter (ICACS) Annual Humanitarian Awards Banquet Honoring those who made a difference in lives of the homeless animals. The honorees include Bryce and Kyle Billingslea, who rescued Howard the Combine Kitty, the entire Beebe family (Ralph, Sally, Ryan & Erin) who are receiving the highest honor at the Banquet, the Hope Award. Young Ryan is also receiving the Humanitarian Teen Award for his amazing 500 Volunteer hours of services to the shelter in one year!
Local rescue organization, Animal Placement Bureau, is receiving the Emmy Award, which is named after a young dog who ICACS tried to save, but was too badly starved. Each year, ICACS also honors the memory of Emmy with Best Friends Fest, to raise awareness of animal abuse and neglect. The Outstanding Animal Welfare Organization of the Year award will be bestowed on The Kitten Nursery, located in Williamston. Many more citizens, companies, and organizations will be recognized for their outstanding humanitarian work with saving our animal friends in Ingham County.
The Banquet is at the Lansing Country Club on Moores River Drive. From 6-7 p.m., there will be a social hour and silent auction and dinner is at 7 p.m. The awards program starts at 7:30 at ends at 9 p.m. Tickets $35.00 per person and all proceeds benefit the Shelter’s Animal Care Fund. Call 517.676.8372 for tickets. If you cannot attend please sent a donation to the Shelter’s Animal Care Fund at the following address: INGHAM COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER · 600 CURTIS, MASON, MI 48854. And, ICACS is always looking for volunteers! Join the cause today!
AnnaBelle’s Pet Station introduces the Day Care Depot! Our Day Care Depot Open House is January 11, 2010 from 5-7 p.m. and we open for day care services on January 19, 2010!
Why doggie day care? Well-socialized dogs are happier, healthier, and better-behaved. With doggie day care, high energy dogs will get the exercise and activity they need. We can help shy dogs come out of their shell, without being stressed or overwhelmed. With additional activity, socialization, and training, your dog will be more content, less stressed and problem behavior can be reduced.
Why AnnaBelle’s Day Care Depot? AnnaBelle’s is the only Ingham County doggie day care provider where the dogs are assigned play groups by size, temperament, and play style. AnnaBelle’s day care program is unique in the Greater Lansing area because it provides a structured day for your dog, which includes group play time, snack time, dog training activities, and rest periods consistent with your dog’s need for “den” time; AnnaBelle’s day care clients are also taken for outdoor walks at least twice a day. Animal behavior specialists highly recommend structure and rest periods, rather than “all day play.”
AnnaBelle’s Day Care Depot also offers small play groups, so that all of our canine clients have the opportunity to interact with staff and with each other safely and in a low-stress environment. Our day care activities are supervised by Dawn Pizzoferrato, a certified dog trainer, Carol Hein-Creger, a master trainer with more than 30-years of experience and Erinn Hadley, an experienced professional handler and trainer. All dogs must undergo temperament testing and approval by our training staff to participate in group play day care. Temperament testing will be available in advance of opening on Saturdays, January 9 and 16, 2010, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
AnnaBelle’s offers competitive pricing, multi-day discount packages, and a special discount for training and grooming clients. Training students and grooming clients who drop their dogs off for day care on the same day as a training class in which they are participating or on the same day as an appointment for grooming services, receive a 10% discount off the regular price of Day Care Depot services.
Join AnnaBelle’s Founding Furry Faces!
For the Grand Opening of AnnaBelle’s Day Care Depot, we are offering special discounted pricing for all multi-day passes purchased on or before January 11, 2010:
5 day pass: $99 (regular price $129)
10 day pass: $199 (regular price $229)
20 day pass: $349 (regular price $399)
Single day: $28
½ day: $15 (4 hours or less).
Pre-Grand Opening multi-day passes do not expire until July 11, 2010, regardless of date of purchase. Shortly, these passes will be available for purchase on-line or at AnnaBelle’s temperament testing Saturdays. Day Care Depot Hours: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, beginning January 19, 2010.
Check our website regularly for more details about our Grand Opening Specials, purchasing multi-day passes, and the Day Care Depot Open House on January 11, 2009!
Ingham County Animal Shelter and Animal Placement Bureau will have cats and dogs available for adoption during the fun-filled evening of trick-or-treating at Eastwood Towne Center on October 29, 2009, 4-7 pm. Come meet H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team), a new animal welfare organization!
Bring your family and friends for a fun-filled evening of trick-or-treating at Eastwood merchants!
Stop by Center Court for free Trick-or-Treat bags (while supplies last) along with donuts and cider.
While you are there, enjoy Jammin’ DJ’s and visit the clowns making balloon animals for you to take home!
Visit Tutor Time’s haunted bus, face painting and more! And don’t miss your chance to check out the Lansing Township Fire Truck!
Ingham County Animal Shelter has adopted thousands of animals into new homes where those animals enjoy normal, healthy, happy lives. The staff at the shelter provide vaccinations, de-worming, medical testing and local veterinarians spay/neuter over 78% of the animals prior to adoption. The shelter staff strive to provide the best care possible to the over 5700 animals received annually. To find out more, call (517) 676-8376 or visit the shelter on-line at www.ingham.org/ac.
Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to providing resources for the improvement of animal welfare in Eaton County. H.E.A.R.T. is committed to improving conditions for shelter animals and promoting animal welfare in the community. Find out more about H.E.A.R.T. at www.helpingeatonanimalsrt.org.
Animal Placement Bureau is a volunteer foster care network with no paid staff and no sheltering facility. All of the dogs in our care live with our volunteers and become as much a part of their family as their own dogs. To find out more about APB, please email info@apbpets.com, visit APB online at www.apbpets.com, or call (517) 346-4505.
Join AnnaBelle’s Pet Station at the Capital Area Humane Society’s Annual Run and Walk for the Animals fundraiser on September 26, 2009! During the CAHS Run and Walk for the Animals, AnnaBelle’s is offering Canine Good Citizen testing, and is hosting a new a local animal welfare organization, H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team) to help the public understand the needs of our local animal shelters, and how they can help. Part of AnnaBelle’s mission is to help people develop healthy and long-lasting relationships with their dogs and show them how positive training methods can help build that relationship and make for a happy, well-adjusted dog.
Erinn Hadley is certified to perform CGC evaluations and will be offering evaluations between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. for only $10! The first 10 people to sign up get half off! Please email Erinn at Erinn@coolcitydogs.com to sign up in advance of the event, or sign up at our table on the day of the event!
H.E.A.R.T.
H.E.A.R.T., or Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team, welcomes animal lovers in the area to attend its Tuesday, July 28 meeting, at 7:00 p.m. in the Spartan Room of the Charlotte Community Library. The library is located at 226 S. Bostwick in Charlotte. An increasing number of dogs and cats are being adversely affected by the current economy in Michigan. The possibility of starting a pet food bank in Eaton County will be on the agenda. Volunteers will be needed to run it. We are continuing the pop can drive, so attendees are asked to bring their returnable bottles and cans, as well as their ideas for helping homeless companion animals.
H.E.A.R.T. is a newly formed non-profit corporation, applying for tax-exempt status with the IRS. Proceeds from garage sales and donations have allowed the group to purchase a large oscillating fan for the kennels at Eaton County Animal Control and four Kuranda dog beds, which will be delivered there later this month. Our next fundraiser will be a garage sale on Saturday, August 29, from 9:00-5:00 at 8703 W. Willow Hwy. in the Grand Ledge area (near Willow and Broadbent).
Volunteers are needed to help with that. Gently used items to sell are also needed. The organization is seeking to help with other improvements at the county animal control shelter, such as a fenced dog exercise area, a washer and dryer, and a medical care fund.
Some of the dogs and cats available for adoption there can be seen on the county’s web site.
For a complete kennel wish list and a list of H.E.A.R.T.’s goals, please visit our new web site. We are also on facebook! Our e-mail address is HelpingEatonAnimalsRT@gmail.com. For further information, please call Helen Schneider at (517) 543-0288.
Hope to see you on July 28th!
The City of Lansing’s Fourth of July Parade will be held on July 4th at 11 a.m. AnnaBelle’s Pet Station will be walking their dogs…along with rescue dogs available for adoption. H.E.A.R.T. (Helping Eaton Animals Resource Team) and F.M.D.P. (Friends of the Meridian Dog Park) will be walking with AnnaBelle’s. Interested in attending the parade? Check out the route!
H.E.A.R.T. is a newly formed non-profit animal welfare organization, in the process of applying to the IRS to be a 501(c)3 tax-exempt charity. H.E.A.R.T. has accomplished some of its short term goals of purchasing items on the wish list of the county animal control facility, including oscillating fans for the kennel area and Kuranda dog beds. H.E.A.R.T. also has long term goals of providing a stackable washer and dryer and a fenced exercise area on the premises, along with establishing a medical fund and spay/neuter initiatives. Volunteers are needed to work at summer garage sales and other events. For further information call Helen at (517) 543-0288 or e-mail her at HelpingEatonAnimalsRT@gmail.com.
The Meridian Township Dog Park will soon be part of Legg Park located at 3891 Van Atta Road. This is a beautiful 103-acre park within Meridian Township, just south of the Harris Nature Center. Please join F.M.D.P. and support the dog park project. The next public meeting is July 16, 2009 at 7 p.m. For more information, check out F.M.D.P.’s Facebook page!
