Stamps to the Rescue!

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WASHINGTON — The post office is holding out a friendly paw to dogs, and cats too.

A new set of 10 first-class stamps featuring cheerful dogs and cats will go on sale nationwide on Friday, designed to promote adoption of animals from shelters.

The 44-cent stamps are part of a "Stamps to the Rescue" campaign, not only to encourage pet adoptions but also raising funds to buy food for animals in shelters.

The stamps feature photographs of five cats and five dogs taken by photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce. All ten animals were adopted from a shelter in New Milford, CT.

Previous postage stamps featuring cats and dogs have included a 13-cent stamp of a kitten and puppy playing in the snow in 1982; a set of pet stamps in 1998, and in 2002 when a kitten and puppy were featured on the "Neuter or Spay" stamps.

Posted K9 Freedom Center Staff

Paws for Cancer

http://www.aikenstandard.com/Local/0502-Paws-For-Cancer

Aiken, SC

Some 70 dogs, one cat and one solo human made the trek around the H. Odell Weeks Activities Center track in support of the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life.

The annual Paws For Cancer dog walk-a-thon took place Saturday morning at the Weeks Center track, raising money for Relay via entry fees, which were $25 per dog (or cat, or human). There were prize bags for the dogs crossing the finish line in first, second and third place, according to organizer Kathy Iwert, captain of the GlaxoSmithKline Relay team. SEE LINK


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Paws for Patriots

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Seattle, WA

Paws for Patriots is a program that provides a guide dog and training to a blind or visually impaired veteran. Barbara Makant, the Florida State Regent for Daughters of the American Revolution selected this cause as part of her two-year office. She hopes to raise a $60,000 for one veteran to receive a guide dog. SEE LINK

Posted by Staff K9 Freedom Center

Sign of the economic hardships

http://www.waltontribune.com/story.lasso?ewcd=67e69d4568b0839b

Monroe, Georgia

Faltering economy, one local animal shelter and rescue group officials say they have been inundated with people getting rid of their animals — mostly dogs — because they can no longer afford to care for them.
Many have lost their jobs and their homes, forcing them to make the hardest decision a pet owner can make. SEE LINK

Posted by Staff of K9 Freedom Center

Doggone Crazy Fun

Racing sled dogs isn't just painful on your body; it can also make quite a dent on your pocketbook. In recent years, winter-sports enthusiasts bored of skiing at St-Moritz or snowboarding at Vail are infiltrating the insular world of competitive dogsledding, albeit with wads of cash in hand. Once dominated by gnarly professional mushers from Alaska, Canada, and Scandinavia, the notoriously expensive sport is opening up to recreational daredevils with leased teams, racing schools, and long-distance expeditions in places as far-flung as Japan, New Zealand, and Argentina. SEE LINK

Posted by K9 Freedom Center Staff

Doggone Special Award

(NBC) - A dog-gone special award for a German shepherd credited with leading state troopers to his owner's burning property.

In a dash cam video from a state trooper's cruiser in Alaska you can see the German shepherd, "Buddy," running in front of the cruiser, even turning around to make sure the trooper is still behind him....See Link

Posted by K9 Freedom Center Staff

Welcome to the K9 Freedom Center—Unleash the Fun!

Please join us– become a member of the K9 Freedom Center. As a member, you'll enjoy year-round off-leash fun and exercise for you and your dog. Bring your dogs for some serious agility training, to meet other dogs (and people), or just to exercise. The exercise area is divided into two segments: a warm-up area of approximately one acre, and a second area of approximately one-half acre. Dogs can run freely, socialize with other dogs, or cool off in the shade.

The center is located at the American Academy of Equestrian Sciences, between historic Leesburg and Middleburg, Virginia. Known to many as the horse capital, the area is also well known for its inns, shops, and restaurants. An easy commute from Washington, DC, the K9 Freedom Center is situated among 116 acres of lush grassy knolls providing a welcome sanctuary for both dog and master. This location is also home to the awesome summer camp facility, Camp Koda