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“Most people were upset that there isn’t much enforcement down there. And when you try to enforce it, there is a very contentious response. People aren’t following the rules and the extension of it would just aggravate it more.” – Nancy Caplan, chair of the board of Parks & Rec on extending the dog season at Greenwich Point by two weeks in the fall and two weeks in the spring for a total of five months. Currently the season is Dec. 1 to April 1, for a total of four months. Continue Reading →
Susan Maounis and Lisa Wysocki, who founded Fido Fixers along with a third friend from Greenwich, Suzanne Steinberg, on Thursday featured their Skin Creamery products at a trunk show at Burning Tree Country Club. What does skin cream have to do with controlling the overpopulation of pets in the south? Maounis said that not long ago she sought answers to her constantly itchy skin. In the process she learned that most skin creams contain sulfates. “Read your labels,” she said. Continue Reading →
Congratulations to all the dogs and their owners who won in categories ranging from “Aged to Perfection” to “Biggest Lap Dog.” Continue Reading →
A crowd of several hundred people attended the Police dog demonstration at Puttin’ on the Dog on Sunday. There were teams from the Department of Corrections, the MTA and local Police Departments. Continue Reading →
The weather cooperated beautifully on Sunday for Puttin on the Dog, the major annual fundraiser for Adopt A Dog in Roger Sherman Baldwin Park. Not too hot. Not too cold. Just lots of sunshine and a focus on adoptable dogs. Continue Reading →
On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Little Pub will donate 10% of its day’s proceeds to Adopt A Dog! Meet the Adopt A Dog team at 5pm, and have a chance to meet Kratos and Athena, two great dogs available for adoption. Continue Reading →
Little Pub and Adopt-A-Dog, Inc. are partnering up for a kick-off event before the 28th annual Puttin’ on the Dog festival. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, Little Pub will donate 10% of the entire day’s proceeds to the longtime non-profit whose mission is to save, socialize and secure loving homes for unwanted or abandoned dogs and cats. “We are so grateful to Doug and Daneen Grabe for their generosity. We’re so excited to start the festival a bit early this year,” said Kristen Rice, executive director of Adopt-A-Dog. Continue Reading →
Daisy is a Lab-Mix puppy, roughly 11 months old. She is calm, affectionate and house trained. She is recovering from surgery after being hit by a car. Her owners didn’t want to pay for the vet care, but a local rescue group did! Daisy is worth it! She is good with other dogs, but can’t play til she finishes recuperating. She is fine for leash walks and happy in her crate. Continue Reading →
Little Pub and Adopt-A-Dog are planning a kick-off to Puttin’ on the Dog. On Tuesday, Sept. 15 Little Pub is giving 10% of all proceeds to Adopt-A-Dog. Griffin Anthony, a huge dog lover, will be performing live at 8pm. Meet the Adopt-A-Dog team at 5pm. There may even be some dogs to meet on the patio. Continue Reading →
Radley is a survivor. He is house trained, beautifully behaved and affectionate. He was basically ripped to shreds about a month ago in Hartford. Dr. Kathi Meenan, a veterinarian with Rippowam Animal Hospital was called by Animal Control. She stitched him back up and nursed back to health. By law she had to return him to Animal Control so they could try to find his owner. That didn’t happen and they were ready to destroy Radley. At that point Dr. Meenan intervened and pulled him. He is a family dog who survived a bad ordeal. Please share! Continue Reading →