Featured rescue pet: Bailey, my pit/retriever mix (with updates, video)

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This featured pup looking for a home resonates a little too close to home for me – literally. It’s my pup. (Scroll to the end for video of this snuggle pup)

Bailey is a year-old retriever/pit mix who came to live with us as a 6-week-old foster pup and decided to stay. But sharing her family with two active Border collies (one who is terminally ill* and one who is very, very, very bossy) proved to be too much for this perky pup with personality to spare. She doesn’t want to share her space with other dogs because she wants to be the only mutt in your life!

Bailey’s easy to please – want to play fetch? She’s ready with her favorite football! Want to romp in the woods? Get the leash! Want to just snuggle on the couch and watch TV? Leave room for Bailey! She just wants to be with you, wherever you are.

She loves going to puppy school and is a smart, eager student who learns quickly. So if you’ve got the hot dogs, she’s ready for class!

And why limit yourself to obedience? How about a tracking class? She’s got talents still waiting to be discovered. If there’s a kitty in mix, he needs to be a feline who likes to chill and let his canine companion be the leader of the pack.

You also MUST be committed to continuing her formal training to help Bailey be the best pup she can be.

If you’re willing to give this sassy pup a second chance, you’ll have a best friend for life!

To meet this snuggly, fun-loving girl, email me at joanne@joannebrokaw.com or call me at 585-734-2209. An adoption fee will be charged and potential adopters will be vetted fully to ensure that Bailey and her new family are a great match.

 

UPDATE May 2012: Bailey finished her Puppy Superstar class with Ada Simms! Ta da! Good girl, Bailey!

Bailey at Puppy Superstar class with Ada Simms.

The newly minted “puppy superstar” watches Daddy pump gas.

 

*UPDATE: On January 6th, Scout went to live on God’s Farm in the Sky, and after an appropriate period of mouring, Bailey and Bandit have decided they really, really, really don’t want to live together in the same house. After several evaluations by trainers, it’s agreed that the problem in our house is Bailey and Bandit, not necessarily Bailey and another dog. While I do believe the very best situation is a home where Bailey is the only dog, she is more than capable of having doggie friends and playmates. Besides, once you meet her you’re going to want to shower all of your love on her alone!!!

UPDATE MARCH 2012: Bailey had her annual check up and she’s super duper! She weighs 44# but she’s smaller in stature than that weight implies. I can’t stress enough how great a dog she’s become and how heartbroken we are that she and Bandit can’t seem to work out their problem.

VIDEO OF BAILEY:

Featured Shelter Pet: Jasper the cat, looking for someone to snuggle forever

My name is Jasper and I need a home. If you need snuggling, I'm the cat for you!

My name is Jasper, and I need a home. My family used to leave me outside, although I would much rather be inside the warm, cozy house. I stayed on the porch, always hoping they would bring me inside. But no luck.

Then they moved and left me behind, with not water, no food, nothing. They just packed up and moved to a new house and didn’t take me with them.

Fortunately, there was a very nice lady who lived next door and she saw that I was cold and lonely and very hungry. She’s been giving me wonderful food and lots of snuggles, except I can’t go in the house because she has a dog who does not like kitties.

I am desperately looking for a home where the people will let me in the house and pet me and play with me, and mostly just let me sit on their lap and snuggle. I have a lot of love to share if someone will give me a chance.

I have had an operation to have my you-know-what fixed. I weigh about 10 pounds. And I am looking forward to finding a warm home to call me own. Now.

You can learn more about me on the Pitty Love Rescue website.

Win in Allie Larkin’s DogKarma giveaway!

One of the products in the DogKarma prize pack!

Allie Larkin, local author of the super fun novel “Stay”, is running a cool contest on her blog to giveaway some great products designed to help one lucky dog owner make their rescue pup comfortable in his new home.

One lucky winner will receive:

1. Karma Necklace from Dogeared Jewels & Gifts (Julia Roberts wore one in Eat, Pray, Love)
2. Sample variety pack of food from Newman’s Own Organics Dog Food
3. On the Go Collection travel bowls and containers from Planet Dog
4. Puppy Shampoo, Botanical Creme Rinse and Condition, and a Snoutstik from Opie & Dixie
5. Westpaw Dog Toys from Good Things Green Things
6. Gourmet Hand-Decorated Dog Treats from A Barker’s Dozen
7. Hemp Martingale Reilley “Rescued Dog” Collar from Earth Dog

Whoa, that’s a great package of stuff to help you and your new furry friend settle in! You can learn more about how to enter on Allie Larkin’s blog. She’ll be picking a winner on Monday, October 3rd, so hurry up and enter!

And if you haven’t read Allie’s book, what are you waiting for? It’s out in paperback, and with winter on the way, make sure it’s on your snow snuggle reading list! (You can read the review here.)

Featured Shelter Pet: Amigo, the Lab mix

Amigo is a nine-year-old male Labrador retriever mix who weighs 64 pounds.  He was brought to Lollypop Farm after being found as a stray in Avon, New York. 

Not much is known about his history, but Amigo is a mellow boy who walks well on his leash.  This handsome gentleman just wants to be someone’s best friend. 

The folks at Lollypop think Amigo would do best in a home without young children; due to his age and size and should meet any dogs in your household (just to be sure that they’ll get along).  He is eligible for Lollypop Farm’s Seniors-for-Seniors program.  An approved adopter, age 60 or older, can take Amigo home at no charge. 

This great guy deserves a forever home.  Are you the person he’s waiting for? You can learn more about Amigo by visiting the Lollypop website or Lollypop Farm, 9 Victor Road, Fairport, NY, 14450, (585) 223-1330.

Enter to win in the “Beyond The Myth” giveaway

On October 19, 2011 Pitty Love Rescue is hosting the Rochester, NY screening of the film, “Beyond The Myth” and Bark Around Town wants to send you to the movies! To enter, just “like” the Bark Around Town Facebook page for your chance to win:

• 2 tickets to the screening;
• a copy of “The Lost Dogs” by Jim Gorant, the fantastic book about the dogs seized in the Michael Vick dogfighting case;
• Pitty Love Rescue t-shirt and bumper sticker.

(I apologize for the change in the entry process; the form wasn’t working. If you entered via that form (all 7 of you), you will still be included in the drawing.)

The film explores the contributing factors behind the public’s generalized fear of “pit bulls” and examines the conflict existing between advocates and opponents of breed discriminatory laws, commonly referred to as breed bans.

The drawing will be held on Monday, October 10th from all eligible entries received by midnight, Sunday, October 9th.

Here’s the rest of the giveaway info:

Pitty Love Rescue hosts screening of “Beyond The Myth”

Join the folks from Pitty Love Rescue on Wednesday, October 19 at The Little Theater as they host the Rochester, NY screening of the documentary film, “Beyond The Myth”.

The film explores the contributing factors behind the public’s generalized fear of “pit bulls”, and examines the conflict existing between advocates and opponents of breed discriminatory laws, commonly referred to as breed bans. It investigates the myths associated with the breed, challenges the idea that they are inherently vicious, presenting eye-opening research regarding the media’s role in influencing people’s opinion on “pit bulls”.

The screening begins at 7 PM on Wednesday, October 19 at The Little Theater, 240 East Avenue. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased in advance at www.beyondthemythmovie.com.

For more information about Pitty Love Rescue, visit their website.