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Adoption Event

When: Sunday, May 19th
Where: PETSMART- 4500 Mitchellville Rd, Bowie, MD 20716
Time: 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm

Come and Meet Your New Best Friend!

The 2nd Annual K-9 Lifesavers Wine & Dine Dog Show

Presented by:  Kate Snyder of The Prigal Brothers & Associates at RE/MAX Realty Group

To Register, CLICK HERE.

Saturday, May 18

Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
18125 Comus Road
Dickerson, MD 20842
12:00pm – 4:00pm

Dog Show registration begins at 12:00 and the show starts at 1:00pm. Wine tasting, activities, food, silent auction, and music throughout the day.

Dog Show categories include:

• Most Obedient, Least Obedient
• Best Rescue Mutt, Most Lovable
• Best Senior Dog
• Best Trick

All the winners from each category will compete for Best-in-Show.

Register your dog by emailing Yvonne at audicabrio2003@gmail.com; subject line: Dog Show Registration. Include your name and your dog’s name.

Meet the K9′s at the Pet Fiesta Festival & Adoption Event!

Saturday, May 4th, 2013
10:00am – 4:00pm
Reston Town Center, Reston, VA

This outdoor festival brings together local businesses, animal rescue groups and pet owners for an exciting day of activities, demonstrations and animals galore. Meet wonderful animals looking for their forever homes and check out the latest in pet products. Enjoy onstage entertainment, face painting and caricature artists. Gather the kids and join us for a day of pets and fun for the whole family!

If you are interested in volunteering with K-9 Lifesavers for this event– Please contact Lisa @ stern.house1@verizon.net

Gypsy Rose

Adoption Event

When: Sunday May 5th
Where: PETCO- 1507 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD
Time: 12:00 pm- 2:00 pm

Come and Meet Your New Best Friend!

During the month of March, BarkBox will donate $10 for every subscription to K-9 Lifesavers!  Enter special promotion code for K-9 Lifesavers:  K9BBX1

What is BarkBox? BarkBox is a New York City based dog-lovin’ company that sends high quality dog products to your pup every month. Each box is full of 4-6 goodies like bones, bully sticks, toys, treats, gadgets, shampoos, hygiene products, food samples, and more.

Spread the word, post on your Facebook, Twitter, and any other social media sites.  The more the merrier!   Tell your friends to enter special promotion code for K-9 Lifesavers:  K9BBX1

For every coupon/code used, K-9 Lifesavers receives $10! In addition, the organization with the most coupon redemptions will get an extra $1,000!

The Animal Rescue Site is holding their Shelter Challenge. The grand prize in each voting round is a $10,000 grant.

CLICK HERE to vote today…

(Voting ends Sunday, April 28th) (You do not have to register, and voting is free)

SUPPORT K-9 LIFESAVERS and VOTE EVERY DAY!

The 2nd Annual K-9 Lifesavers “Wine & Dine” Dog Show

Presented by: Kate Snyder of The Prigal Brothers & Associates RE/MAX Realty Group

Saturday, May 18

Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard
18125 Comus Road
Dickerson, MD 20842
12:00pm – 4:00pm

Showcase your dog in our Dog Show, taste the wine of this fabulous vineyard, all you can eat appetizers, activities for the whole family, and much more!

Maddie was adopted from K9 Lifesavers 3.5 years ago. On Monday, December 3 her walker had an accident while walking Maddie and she got loose and her parents are desperately looking for her.

Maddie is believed to be hiding out in the neighborhood around the Rockville Metro; she was spotted Thursday at 2:00 pm near the intersection on North Stone Street and Crabb Ave and also possibly at 8:30 pm at the intersection of Charles Street and Baltimore Road.

If you see Maddie please call Tom or Judy with location info and direction she was headed in.

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*Do not approach as she is fearful and will run*

After losing my purebred boxer, I knew I wanted to adopt a dog. I never planned to bring home a pit-bull mix that would turn me into an advocate for her breed.

By Douglas Sonders

I woke in the middle of that anguishing night to find my best pal, Winston—a boxer—looking up at me from his usual place, nuzzled between my arm and chest. We stared at each other for an hour as I stroked his fur and told him he was a good boy. The next day, Halloween 2011, I had to put him to sleep.

Winston had been fighting an aggressive growth on his spine that shut down his organs and took away his ability to walk. For months after he died, my heart felt wrecked.

It took nearly a year before I was ready for another dog. I’d acquired Winston, a purebred, through family friends whose dog had had a litter, but this time I wanted to adopt. I knew that lots of good dogs in need of homes were euthanized every day.

I attended an adoption event at a PetSmart hosted by K-9 Lifesavers, a local organization that rescues dogs from high-kill shelters. I didn’t know exactly what I was looking for, but I had planned to avoid pit bulls.

Because some irresponsible owners have trained their pit bulls to be dangerous, some municipalities have banned the breed; a Maryland court recently declared them “inherently dangerous.” If I got one, I knew the stigma could cause a problem when the time came to tell my apartment manager about my new companion.

But then I saw her standing toward the back of the crowd in the shade of a tree. With her jet-black fur and yellow eyes, she looked more like a panther than a pit-bull/black-Lab mix. Emma was unlike any of the other dogs there. She was very sweet, and although she wasn’t even two years old, I could tell she was wise.

Emma had been saved from a Georgia shelter that would have put her down. She’d been circulating through the foster-care system for nine months, unable to find a permanent home. Potential adopters had been turned off by her “scary” appearance and pit-bull background. But we connected instantly. Emma was meant to be my dog.

My apartment manager agreed to let her move in after I heavily emphasized the Labrador part of her genetics. I’ve learned that “pit bull” is a bad word in society—which is a real tragedy.

I immediately noticed how my neighbors recoiled as Emma and I jogged together or played in the park. It hurt to see how people reacted to her appearance despite the fact that Emma, one of the most intelligent and mindful dogs I’ve ever known, would never hurt anyone. When I had Winston, people always wanted to meet him and told me how cute he was.

I spoke to friends who also have pit bulls. They told me how loving and loyal their dogs are. I wished more people were familiar with those characteristics rather than the portrayals of pit bulls as violent.

I had an idea. I’ve been a commercial photographer for years, shooting ad campaigns for major companies and contributing photos to publications such as The Washingtonian, Time, and Rolling Stone. But I get the most joy out of personal projects. I love the chance to capture the true nature of my portrait subjects. I realized photography was the perfect tool to show people what Emma and other pit bulls are really like.

I’ve started a series capturing pit bulls with their families. Once I publish the photos, I hope viewers will connect with the dogs and sense their gentle demeanors. Maybe then they won’t automatically judge the next pit bull they see playing in the park.

After all, it could be Emma.

Pit-bull owners who want to get involved with the author’s project can contact him through his website, SondersPhotography.com. Emma was adopted from K-9 Lifesavers, an all-volunteer nonprofit that has saved over 4,500 dogs from euthanasia.

This article appears in the December 2012 issue of The Washingtonian.

Pre and Post Adoption Consultations

Helping the newest member of your family get off on the right paw:

• Discover what kind of dog would be a good match for you
• Crate training and house training
• The basics of good manners
• How to stop problem behaviors before they start
• Dog and Puppy-proof your home
• Good nutrition

Spring Training
For Positively Good Dogs
202.664.4206
SpringTrainingForDogs.com
Spring Training, LLC is independently owned and operated by Kelly Spring.
 
Kelly began working with dogs by volunteering with local rescue groups — fostering dozens of dogs and, eventually, co-founding an all-volunteer animal rescue organization.  While serving as a Director, she oversaw the care and welfare of nearly 1,000 dogs. 

After many years volunteering in the DC rescue community, she decided to take her love of dogs and make it a career — and Spring Training was born!

Call Spring Training for their price list and ask about their Rescue Discounts!

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