Rescue Dogs in The 101 Dalmatians Musical at the PAC

There are 15 rescue dogs in The 101 Dalmatians Musical, coming to the PAC in Appleton - I cannot wait to see it! One of the doggie "stars" of the production is Rascal, and here is a video about him: http://vimeo.com/6836283

Plus the people in the production perform on stilts! It sounds really cool. I'm looking forward to seeing it opening night. Plus, the Performing Arts Center is offering OARS supporters a 20% off ticket price for opening night, plus of this, 5% goes to OARS! Hooray! If you want to order tickets, please call 920-730-3760 and mention special code OARS so we get credit for it.

So cool, you have to check it out!

17 Dogs and Puppies Rescued!

Thank you to all our amazing volunteers and supporters for helping OARS save the lives of these sweet dogs! We rescued 17 dogs and puppies from an overcrowded high-kill shelter outside of Memphis. Nicole and TIm drove down, Corey and Natalie did all the medical intake, Amy was our supply queen, and James, Jackie, Rob, Linda, Debbie, Judy, Jamie, Glen, Donna, Della, Laura and Chris helped with dog handling during intake (who am I forgetting?!!)


Wow, intake was really fun and very smooth, we're really getting the hang of it now. Thanks to all our foster volunteers for providing food, shelter, safety and love to these pups while they await their new forever homes!

Meet our sweet new doggies available for adoption!


Emma the terrier mix puppy


Princess Annabelle the chiweenie :)


Bianca the Lab mix


Schipperke puppies!


Zoey, sweet Schipperke mama of our 4 new babies!


Wolfie the shih tzu pup


Scooter the terrier/beagle mix


Mariah the Lab mix puppy


Kiki the Pomeranian


Ella the Corgi mix


Ed the dashund mix


Buster the Lab mix


Boomer the Lab mix

Puppies and Kitty Rescued Last Night!

I ran up to Merrill, Wis. last night to rescue 3 dogs and a kitty from the Lincoln County Humane Society. Liz, their Director, is awesome, and is working very hard to keep their shelter no-kill. I took in Gumby, a border collie mix 8-week-old puppy, Archie, a tiny little chihuahua (who I am now in love with), Juneau, a GORGEOUS white husky puppy mix, and the most beautiful cat I've ever seen - Sir Lovesalot, a Lynx Point Siamese who is one of the most loving little guys I've ever met. It was a really quick, really fun road trip!


Archie says, let's go!


Gumby - what a cutie patootie!


Juneau - gorgeous, gentle little boy!


Sir Lovesalot, the most gorgeous loverboy ever!

Baby Kittens on Day 1

Oh, these little baby sweethearts are irresistible! Thank you Donna M for taking care of mama and these 3 newborns!
Last week we had what we're affectionately calling a "Kittensplosion" - 13 baby kittens came into our rescue, all semi-emergency situations...so many kittens, so little time...


Lookit, part of his little umbilical cord is still on his tummy!


Baby calico - such unique coloring, almost all black but tiny white paws and orange on her nose!


Awww, baby tabby!

How to Give a Puppy a Bath

Thank you Donna M for helping me give the foster baby puppies a bath on Friday! Donna is an awesome groomer, she owns Dapper Dog Grooming in Appleton, dapperdoggroom.com, and she donates all her services to help us keep our foster doggies CUTE! We bathed, soaped, dried and groomed the shih tzu baby puppies and it was so fun, they were such adorable floofballs when we were done!


Step 1: Washing - See the video!


Step 2: Soaping - See the video!


Step 3: Drying - See the video!


Step 4: Grooming - See the video!

Puppy Bathtime!

Our first little baby shih tzu puppy, Panda Beans, went to her forever home tonight! So I had to give her a bath. She was such a good little girl! What a trooper. She was so beautiful and clean after her bath, what a cutie patootie!

Update on Pippi

Our sweet Pippi Purrstocking, who I affectionately now call "Poofyhead," is doing well! She's recuperating from her ear surgery well. Poor thing also needed a tooth removed, has an ear infection in her other ear, and has a slight heart murmur. Oh Pippi! We'll do everything we can to save this loving little girl. Thanks to angels Emily V, Della S and Kathy B for sponsoring her surgery and saving her life!

SAVE PIPPI!

Help us save poor Pippi Purrstocking!


My sweet, super-duper loving foster kitty, Pippi Purrstocking, was diagnosed with cancer last Wed. :( She needs to have her ear removed, poor baby, and it will cost OARS $600. Please spread the word to kind pet-loving folks you know to help us out, we really need it right now, because every spare penny we have is going toward our Adoption Center right now...if you or anyone you know can help, please have them go to our home page, www.orphananimalrescue.org and click on the Donate Now button to make a secure online donation...please, please help us save sweet Pippi...






Pippi Purrstocking is the ultimate purrgirl...

Octoberfest - Awesome!

Thanks to all our incredible OARS volunteers who donated craft items and helped out at our booth!

Nicole, Amy, Kerry, Donna, me, James and his tiger paw :)

We made nearly $1,800 at this awesome event yesterday. Plus we all had a blast talking to people about our lifesaving mission and telling them all about our new Adoption Center in Neenah we hope to have soon. Thanks again to everyone!


Left view of our booth - wow, we had so much awesome stuff donated - I admit I went a little nuts. I bought a ton of homemade pet-themed greeting cards, a blanket, a T-shirt and some kitty toys - we had the coolest stuff on the Ave, it was so much fun!


Booth view from the right - there were so many fun pet items, people had so much fun shopping! We'll have a lot of these same items at our next 3 OARS events too...

Shih Tzu Babies...More Cute Pics!

Little Bear is the most hilarious puppy ever!

Okay I can't resist...more pics of our adorable OARS shih tzu babies...they are the sweetest little babies ever! :)


Awwwwwwww, Buttercup!


Little Bear hangs out with his favorite toy!


Grizz tells me what he really thinks

Shih Tzu Puppies Are Irresistible!!!

Okay, I am completely in love with the baby shih tzus...I am fostering them for the weekend since Donna went out of town...they are so cute, I can hardly stand it! I got like 5,000 pictures of them today and another 1,000 videos... :) Here's one of my favs....

Cool Cat Show

The Rogue Pirate Cats of the Caribbean Cat Show was this weekend and The Fox River Valley Cat Club graciously invited OARS to have a booth there. Thanks to Robin, Louise, Donna, Natalie, Amy and Nicole for volunteering to staff our booth, and thanks to everyone who made a purchase - we raised $909 at this event, WOW!

Rescued a True Orphan Kitten Tonight!

Found all by herself...dropped in the country with no mama...this baby kitten was rescued by an animal-loving friend and I went to her house tonight to check on her and give her the care and meds she needed to start getting healthy and strong...she looked really good for being found outside! Her name is Rosie and she's a little purr-girl who loves to make biscuits and crawl on your lap. I love these stories because it really shows how we support the mission of OARS to save homeless pets and change lives, one at a time. This little girl will soon be available for adoption!

Crafts for Pets a Blast!

Thanks to all who came to our Crafts for Pets fun paw-ty today! We had a blast making doggie and kitty toys, blankets, bags, jewelry and more!


Kerry and Donna with one of their amazing blanket creations!


Sarah models one of Linda's cozy dog coats!


Super cool pet key chains from Andi and Jenny! Thanks girls!

The puppies are here, the puppies are here!

Our 15 dogs and puppies have arrived! We just can't get over how affectionate and adorable they all are. It's so fun saving these little sweethearts' lives!


Puppies came in around 9pm last night...they are so excited to be in Wisconsin!


Sarah holds one of the baby shih tzus...


Our mighty road warrior Linda still had energy to play with puppies even after her long trip!

Thank you to everyone who helped out, offered to foster, and supported us to make this lifesaving mission successful!