Mason is Adopted!

Sweet Mason has been adopted. We wish him and his new family the best of luck!

PetOberfest

Halloween weekend was busy for us. One great event was PetOberfest, sponsored by the Northside Management District and GO Neighborhoods. The event featured free spay/neutering for dogs and cats, reduced-cost vaccinations and educational materials about pet care.

Many thanks to our volunteer Grace, shown here with the coloring contest winners

Also present was rescue dog Henry. Can you believe this beautiful boy was found homeless in Greater Northside with no microchip, no tags and a heavily matted coat? After Sophie’s Doggie Spa got a hold of him, he looks beautiful  and loves everyone including cats, dogs and children. He is well-behaved and low key, a perfect ambassador for rescue dogs.

Barrio Dogs in Urban Paws Magazine

Please read about Barrio Dogs in the November 2011 issue of Houston Urban Paws Magazine!

Open publication - Free publishing - More adoption

2011 Howl-o-ween Dog Walk

Many thanks to the volunteers who represented Barrio Dogs at last Saturday's Howl-o-ween Dog Walk!

Barrio Dogs volunteer (and Shaggy's mom) Laura with Miya Shay and her Yorkie

Volunteer Rachel brought Clara, who was also glad to help

Many visitors stopped at our table, including this one who got out early for good behavior

Halloween at the Barrio Center

Barrio Dogs and the Hispanic Business Student Association–University of Houston Chapter collaborated on a Halloween Party for children at the Barrio Center in the Greater East End. Barrio Dogs volunteers Maria Ivanez and her brother dressed up in Mickey and Minnie Mouse costumes. Also, the children were excited by a special visit from Barrio Dogs Therapy Dog Tyler along with Education Volunteer Gurukarta Khalsa.  Our youth are the key to better animal care in the future and we are both privileged and grateful to have these opportunities to work with children.

Barrio Dogs Visits Browning Elementary

Barrio Dogs education volunteers recently visited Browning Elementary to spend time with some wonderful students. The Barrio Dogs Tales to Tails program helps children practice their reading skills by letting them read aloud to one of our therapy dogs, in this case, sweet Chloe.  Chloe is also one of our Rescue Education Ambassador Dogs (R.E.A.D).  Many thanks to Jennifer Washam and Maria Ivanez! Education is the solution.

Fundraiser for Bettter Communities

Update: Barrio Dogs for Better Communities

Our adopted family the Ortega's made huge progress with the ownership of their new family pet, Cookie. Our support team, Gurukarta Khalsa and Jennifer Washam, spent time educating them on proper nutrition, the importance of flea and heart worm preventive, kennel training, leash walking and the need to have Cookie spayed.

Cookie had the luxury of staying at the wonderful Meadowlake Pet Resort while she recovered from her spay day. Cookie is now completely vetted and happy and settled in with her family who has completed the Barrio Dogs for Better Communities program.

There are many families that can benefit from this support. We would love to educate more families but it takes donations and resources. We encourage you to find a family in your community that can benefit from this program and to donate to help us provide the support. For more information on how you can help, contact us at info@barriodogs.org.

Barrio Dogs Visits Fletcher Mission

 Barrio Dogs of Houston had their first Education Day at the Fletcher Mission. We were able to give the children there an educational presentation on animal welfare and let them meet some rescue dogs. Big thanks to Noe Ortiz with Fletcher Mission, Sophie’s Doggie Spa, Susan Giles, our Barrio Dogs Education Volunteers and Therapy Dog Pepper. The children also got to meet rescues Hap and Roxie.

A special thank you to those of you who donated books and supplies that helped make this event happen. We will be back at Fletcher Mission in the spring and look forward to our continued visits to educate these children about proper animal care. Thank you also to Nicole Bean for these photos taken during the event.

All photos by Nicole Bean

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