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FINALLY HOME PACK PARTY -Toddy Brook Golf Club 925 Sligo Road, North Yarmouth, ME
SATURDAY, October 22, 2022 6 PM – 9 PM
Come support senior pups at our annual Pack Party with presentation by animal/human psychic Sara Moore, Downeast Dog News columnist, live music with Laikatheband, special appearance by Lauren Kennedy, End of Life Pet Photographer, food, silent auction, awesome Finally Home Swag and more!! Proceeds To Benefit: FINALLY HOME SENIOR DOG RESCUE AND RETIREMENT HOME North Yarmouth CALL 207-829-3943 TO RESERVE TICKETS NOW! $40/Person ~ $70/Couple
Lilac and Blue
Lilac and Blue have been there for each other since they were pups. They were happy with their first owner for 6 years until housing issues landed them - and their 3 puppies- at the shelter in February. Their puppies have gone on to new homes. Lilac is the sweetest dog you’ll ever meet. She LOVES to cuddle and she is so very special. She and Blue and the kids lived a pretty sheltered life. They stayed in their comfort zones and Lilac gets timid when she’s in a new place or new situation. A little coaxing, soft talk and maybe some treats will help her feel more at ease as does Blue’s company. Blue is dashing, spunky, funny, loving and definitely has his own ideas of things he likes to do. He will spontaneously break into the zoomies in the play yard and it’s the cutest thing. He’s strong and adorable and you’d never know he’s 7 when you see him running around and around. He’s braver than Lilac and helps her feel more secure. These two dogs have lost everything they ever loved, let’s please let them stay together and get out of the shelter into a loving home. Lilac and Blue need to be the only dogs in the home. They are not reactive to other dogs when out walking, but they can’t live with other dogs. They have ignored cats when cat tested, and they have previously lived with farm animals. Lilac is now showing signs of stress and has been losing weight. We have had her on special diets and medications to help her but she continues to deteriorate. She’s a happy girl when outside of the shelter, but that goes away when she returns. For this reason, if we can’t find them a home together, we would consider splitting them up. Lilac desperately needs out of the shelter. What is our dream for Lilac and Blue? A quiet, stress-free home, ideally with a fenced in yard. A retired couple, a couple with no young children, or a person who wants to give these dogs their happily ever after! We are open to a foster or adopter. If you’d like to learn more about Lilac and Blue, email Responsible Pet Care at rpccanineadoption@yahoo.com or call 743-8679 and ask for Pat.
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DowneastDogNews.com
Volume 17 • Issue 10 • OCTOBER 2022
Heartwarming Rescue Success Stories By Susan Spisak
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owneast Dog News applauds Maine-based shelters, humane societies, and rescue groups who continued to work hard during recent difficult years, placing companion animals in great homes. (For more on the adversity these important groups face, page 7.) Since October is National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month, what better time to share their happy, feel-good stories? Kasey Bielecki, Marketing and Public Relations Manager for Pope Memorial Humane Society in Thomaston said she immediately thought of the four Hound puppies they took in who were malnourished and extremely sick. “The PMHS staff honestly wasn't sure if they were all going to make it. Fortunately, each puppy was welcomed with open arms into loving foster homes where they gained weight, were treated for a variety of maladies, and are now all thriving.”
OCTOBE R IS ADOPT-A -SHELTER DOG MO NTH!
See HEARTWARMING on page 5
INSIDE 6 2 Hot Dog News
Basic Training Tips
BEAU COSTAS ADOPTED FROM POPE MEMORIAL
8 &9
Maine Rescues & Shelters
11-13 & 15 Dogs for Adoption
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