Your Dog Will Love Saturdays

Did you know that Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League offers free training classes every Saturday morning? It's a great chance to strengthen the bond between you and your dog. 

Here are just a few of the things you'll be able to share with your dog:

• The commands for sit, lay down, stay, and come
• How to walk your dog in a controlled manner
• How to prevent unwanted behavior, like jumping
• Better communication and understanding

The classes are provided by staff and volunteers from Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League. As a nonprofit, we will always welcome donations any collected money will support our animals.

The sessions are held outside in our training fields, which are on the eastern edge of our property.

To maximize your experience, keep these things in mind:

• Arrive by 8:30am to register - classes start promptly at 9AM
• Do not feed your dog in the morning—we will be doing reward training.
• If your dog is very energetic, please exercise your dog prior to joining us.
• Wear closed-toe, flat shoes. No flip-flops or heels. Sneakers are preferred.
• Bring a 4’ or 6’ leash—no retractable leashes permitted.
• Please bring soft, chewy treats for your dog. No Milkbone or cookie-type treats.
• This class is open to anyone in need of help. It doesn't matter which shelter you adopted your dog from!

Our goal is to teach you positive reinforcement and proactive training methods proven to produce quick, happy responses & long lasting results. Puppies get a chance to interact with other pups in a safe & professionally controlled setting.

Make Saturdays a special day for you and your animal.

In case you missed it, here's a look back at Day One of our Mega Match adoption event. The two days saw 163 animals find new homes!

 

The Miami Hoarding Dogs - Ready to Go Home

It was easy for us to fall in love with the 11 dogs we recently rescued from a Miami hoarder. Now they are ready to go to new homes. 

Like any animal who comes to Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League, they were given a full medical checkup, any treatment needed, preliminary vaccinations (including rabies), a microchip (in case the animal is ever lost), and a heartworm test. The dogs also had their spay/neuter surgeries and received some extra TLC in our grooming room. 

Now these wonderful dogs will be headlining this week's Mega Match-A-Thon. What's that you ask? Mega Match is a weekend adoption event that's funded by a grant from the ASPCA. It's happening from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday.

Our goal is simple: we want to find good families for 200 dogs and cats. Helping us with this adoption event will be several other rescue groups from across our area. They'll all be at our campus this weekend. Many will have dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens that have just entered the pool of adoptable animals. So if you've ever thought about adding an animal to your family, this is the perfect event for you.

We want to make this an enjoyable time and you'll also be able to enjoy a pet costume contest, dog games and activities, an animal communicator, a pet portrait station, gourmet food trucks, a DJ , a raffle, vendors, and much more!

 

Adoption fees will be discounted for the event and all adopters will receive a goody bag with a collar, ID tag and other fun stuff!  For more information on this event, click here. 

Just a few weeks ago, we saw the "Miami 11" arrive at our shelter. Now we hope to see them lead a proud pack of animals into new homes. 

Help Us Spread the Word: Mega Match-A-Thon

Max Can't Wait to Meet You

If you or someone you know has ever thought of adopting your first or another animal, then we have the perfect event for you. Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League is proud to be a part of the 2013 Mega Match-A-Thon.  

The event is part of a nationwide effort that’s coordinated by The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA). 

Thanks to a $10,000 grant from the ASPCA, we are planning a huge, weekend adoption celebration that has a goal of finding new homes for 200 animals. Keep in mind that we are aiming for 200 quality adoptions. The League and our partner shelters will follow our normal adoption protocols.

To help us reach our goal, we’ve invited many rescue groups from across our area to our campus. So if you're looking to adopt a dog or a cat, you will have an amazing number and variety to meet in one place.

You’ll also be able to visit with pet service vendors and enjoy other fun activities. To find out more, click here.

This special event will take place on Saturday and Sunday (Oct 19 & 20) from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

To help us make this a historic day for our community, we need your help:

1. Help us spread the word. We know there are many people who are thinking about adopting an animal in our community. This is a perfect chance to find a new best friend. Staff will be on hand to answer questions and provide support.

We would hate for someone to miss out simply because they weren't aware of the event. 

2. We need volunteers. As you can imagine, for an event this big, we need help in a variety of areas. While we'd love to spend the day with you, it's more than okay to come for a shift. Specific needs will be defined on Monday but for now we're asking if you can let us know if you are interested in being part of this event.

To start this process, please contact Juliette at j.rohr@peggyadams.org or call her at 561-472-8855. 

Here are some of the dogs who will be up for adoption from our shelter. This clip is of their arrival:

 

We Have Much to Celebrate

While Peggy Adams Animal Rescue League has been a part of our community since 1925, our clinic was created in 1973. As we preparer for its 40th birthday, we thought it would be fun to look back at this facility as well as our organization.

We estimate that during the past 40 years, 200,000 spay/neuter surgeries have been performed in our clinic. The clinic has also given people an affordable source of vaccinations for our animals.

To find out more about our clinic, click here.