Happy Halloween and Adopt a Shelter Dog Month

Happy Halloween from all of us at 

Talking Dogs / For Love of a Dog

and remember...

Don't shop, ADOPT !

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Adopt a Shelter Dog Month: My Favorite Videos

National Adopt a Shelter Dog Month is fast coming to a close.  Rather than repeat what I've said so many times before about the benefits and joys of adopting your next furry best friend from a shelter or rescue, I thought I'd share just a few of my favorite upbeat adopt a dog videos. (Tissues are NOT required!)

I featured this one with singer songwriter Edie Brickell's catchy tune on Dog Song Saturday.  It is definitely worth an encore.

I can't help loving this clever video and agree that I do wish everyone could see me as my dogs see me!

 

If my own shelter dogs could speak English, they'd join me in saying...  



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Oklahoma Tornado Pet Adoption Event July 13

The Central Oklahoma Humane Society has announced a special adoption event for homeless animals displaced by the May tornadoes that devastated areas of central Oklahoma.  These are pets who are victims of the tornadoes who have not been claimed by their owners.

Hope After the Storm is a private - invitation only - adoption event to be held on Saturday, July 13.  They will be selecting 100 potential dog adopters and 50 potential cat adopters at random for the event through their online forms at okhumane.org/hopeafterthestorm.  Applications will be accepted until Friday, July 5 at noon.

When you follow that link (okhumane.org/hopeafterthestorm) you'll be taken to their website and two Rafflecopter forms:  Dog Ticket Entry and Cat Ticket Entry.  You'll need to complete the Rafflecopter if you hope to be selected as a potential adopter.

To be eligible, you must include your full name, phone number and email so they can contact you if your name is drawn, as well as give you further information about the event.

OK Humane says they have chosen this method to help keep the adoption process as smooth as possible, while putting the least amount of stress on the animals.

Step by step instruction for submitting your information:

1. Check your calendars and make sure you will be available to be in the Oklahoma City area on July 13.
2.  Enter your information in the applicable form here - we will be pulling separate names for dogs and cats, so make sure you fill out the correct form.
3. We will stop accepting entries at noon on Friday, July 5.
4. Invitation recipients will be chosen at random for the adoption event. OK Humane will contact these people directly using the information provided. Invite recipients will be notified on the afternoon of Friday, July 5.

  

Note:  All attendees will be required to check in at the adoption event.  Adoptions will be performed in the order of check in.  All adoption fees will be waived.

They are accepting only one entry per household. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 405-286-1229 ext. 4 or info@okhumane.org. 

NOTE:  OK Humane Society has scheduled this event for July in order to give pet owners time to claim their family pets.   In addition, this event is by invitation only and limited in numbers to avoid the thousands of folks that have shown up at other disaster adoption events around the country.  Many traveled from far away only to find a congested venue and no pets left available for adoption.