Monday, November 26, 2012

Holiday Event

Here's a fun event that's this Saturday and it's FREE and you can take your dog with you!!  How can you go wrong with shopping and with your best buddy!!!!
Tranquility Trail Animal Sanctuary
presents
The 3rd Annual Holiday Pet Festival
Saturday, December 1st, 2012
10am to 5pm
Join us for an exciting day of interactive activities, demonstrations, exhibitions and animals galore! Meet hundreds of animals looking for their forever homes. Animal rescue groups, veterinarians and animal care professionals will be on hand to answer pet related questions and provide information.
Shoppers will find the Holiday Pet Festival to be a pet lover’s paradise. From the latest in pet products, pet foods and pet related services to unique and one-of-a-kind arts & crafts, perfect for your pets and pet-loving friends. Gather the kids, animals and join us for a great day of pets and fun for the whole family!Pets are welcome on a fixed lead or stroller. Please bring a completed Pet Registration Form. Forms will also be available at the entrance. Go to http://www.holidaypetfestival.com/ to download the form and for more information on the event.


Also mark your calendars for the next Matsuri Event February 23 & 24, 2013.  We'll need lots of volunteers and their dogs again this year



Monday, October 08, 2012

Upcoming Dog Events!

Okay, the long hard summer is over.  It's time to dust off those leashes and limber up those paws for the upcoming fun events happening in October.  Here's two of them:

BARKTOBERFEST 2012 IS COMING!

OCTOBER 13, 2012

9AM TO 3PM

GILBERT CIVIC CENTER, GILBERT, AZ

SOUTHEAST CORNER OF GILBERT & WARNER ROADS IN GILBER

Barktoberfest is “a party in the park for dogs and their human co

The East Valley Tribune’s 2012 “Best Place to Hang Out With You

event has grown each year and we usually have 2,500 or more peo

The 13th annual Barktoberfest will be on Saturday, October 13, at G

Center (Gilbert Road & Warner Road in Gilbert).

Interested in becoming a vendor for this event? Email bark@az

for more information!

EVENT SCHEDULE:

9AM - EVENT OPENS!

Friends for Life - Gilbert, AZ (480) 497-8296 > Events > Barktoberfest! Page 1 of 3

http://www.azfriends.org/azfriends2/home/Events/Barktoberfest.aspx 10/8/2012

DOG AND BALLOON CONTEST* (ongoing event)

BOBBING FOR BONES CONTEST* (ongoing event)

10AM – LOOK-ALIKE CONTEST*

10:30AM - CANINE IDOL CONTEST*

11AM – BEST DRESSED DOG CONTEST*

NOON – ALUMNI DOG PARADE – A PARADE FOR ALL FRIENDS FOR LIFE ADOPT

12:30PM – ADOPTION PARADE – FOR ALL OF OUR DOGS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPT

allows)

1PM – GILBERT POLICE DEPARTMENT K9 DEMONSTRATION

2PM – BEST TRICK CONTEST*

2:30PM – RAFFLE DRAWINGS AND ONGOING EVENT WINNERS

3PM – EVENT IS OVER – DRIVE SAFELY! WOOF!

BARK ON!

*$1 minimum donation for contests


Blessing of the Animals
Franciscan Renewal Center
5802 East Lincoln Drive
Scottsdale, AZ, 85224
480-948-7460
Over 60 rescue groups with hundreds of
Valley pets waiting to find their forever
homes. Mixed and purebred, large and
small, dogs, cats and critters hoping for
a second chance at life!
Please Join us on


Saturday & Sunday

October 20-21, 2012

From 10am - 3pm
**FREE ADMISSION**
**FREE PARKING**
**FAMILY FUN**
-Family Priced Grill Food and
Refreshments
-Gifts and Souvenirs For Pets and
Their People
-Dog Wash by Donation
-Silent Auction and Raffle
www.pacc911.org / 602-992-4779
www.thecasa.org
A Mobile Vaccine Clinic will be on
site providing low cost vaccines and
micro-chipping for dogs and cats.
If you share a passion for helping
homeless animals find forever
homes, we need your help!
Volunteer today by emailing
StFrancisFestival@thecasa.org or
call 480-948-7460 x129
Proceeds of this event support this event and the
PACC911 Emergency Medical Fund, providing
rescue partners financial aid for medical costs.
For more information, please contact:
Please Join us on
Saturday & Sunday
October 20-21, 2012
From 10am - 3pm
ANIMAL BLESSINGS
At 12noon & 2pm daily

Friday, February 24, 2012

Loki has a new home!

We just heard that Loki has found a new home, and just in time.
Thanks to everyone who spread the word on this boy.




Thursday, February 23, 2012

Another Shiba looking for a Forever home! Please Share!



Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Need Foster Homes or Adoption









These three dogs need to be either adopted or find Foster space at the end of February. If you can help out by fostering any of them, PLEASE contact the name indicated. If you know of anyone wanting to adopt a great dog, here are three to choose from. Let's try to help these pups out.









Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Upcoming Events in the Valley

Here's what's coming up in the next couple of months:


Heart of the Desert Clasic Dog Shows



February 3-6, 2012
Sahauro Kennel Club and Lost Dutchman Kennel Club
Arizona State Fairgrounds




Arizona Matsuri



The 28th Annual Festival of Japan
February 25-26, 2012

This is our annual Educational Event held at Heritage Square in Phoenix. There's lots to see and do.




We need as many volunteers to come and help at our table with or without a dog.


Even if it's only for an hour we need your help.


Email Wendy at asahishibas@prodigy.net or call her at 623-849-5281 to let her know when you can help out.


Don't miss out on this fun event!




Fiesta Cluster Dog Show


March 1st - 5th, 2012



Experience the Southwest's greatest dog show
Thousands of dogs from all over the country converge in Scottsdale for the Southwest's largest dog show on grass! Top show dogs compete for five days at WestWorld for top honors. Come watch the country's most agile dogs compete during four days of agility trials.


Trophy Sponsorships for Shiba Inu Breed
Saturday March 3, 2012


The Club has sponsored trophies for our breed for the last 7 years at this event. This year we will be providing Beaded Leads for the following placements in our Breed:Best of Breed,Best of Opposite Sex,Winners, DogWinners Bitch and Best Puppy .If you would like to sponsor one or more of the trophies call Carol at 623-934-8858 .













Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Upcoming events and volunteer opportunities!!

From the Animal Guardain Network:

With our store, Roxie's, now open in Cave Creek we have lots of fun events planned. We also have one event planned at our new facility. We REALLY need volunteers to make it all happen though.
SATURDAYS (On-going) - Roxie's Charity Boutique & Gallery
We need help working at our store. We have two shifts available.
10:00-5:00 or 2:00-5:00

SATURDAY OCTOBER 14th & 15th - Charity Yard Sale
We will be having our first annual charity yard sale at our facility off of 7th St/Carefree Hwy.
YARD SALE HOURS: 8:00-2:00 *8 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*

OCTOBER 1, NOVEMBER 5, DECEMBER 3, JANUARY 7, FEBRUARY 4, MARCH 3, APRIL 7 - Roxie's Festival on the Hill
The first Saturday of every month our Festival on the Hill takes place. This is an outdoor art fair right at our store.
FESTIVAL HOURS: 8:00-4:00 *10 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*

SATURDAY OCTOBER 29th - Cave Creek Wicked Event
We will have a booth at the Wicked event along with a Haunting Hounds Trick-or-Treating with your dog event at our store. This is a huge event which includes a pet costume contest. Last year there were 250 pets that entered.
We need people to work our booth at this event along with extra people to work at our store.
STORE HOURS: 10:00-5:00 - WICKED EVENT: 11:00-4:00 *6 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*

SATURDAY & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 5th - Wild West Days in Cave Creek
We will have an information booth set-up next to Frontier Town plus our store will be open. *12,000 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS EVENT LAST YEAR*
STORE HOURS: 10:00-5:00 - WILD WEST DAYS EVENT: 9:00-5:00 *6 VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED*

SATURDAY DECEMBER 3rd - For Goodness Sake Book Signing & Benefit
Book signing, bake sale, raffle. We will have an information booth set-up. *All proceeds benefit Animal Guardian Network*
STORE HOURS: 10:00-5:00 - FOR GOODNESS SAKE BOOK SIGNING: 8:00-3:00 *4 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED*

WE NEED YOU!!!
The following is a description of what is needed for the Festival on the Hill events:
(1 volunteer) Roxie's: 9-5pm- Help with store sales
(2 volunteers) Set-up: 8-9am - Help vendors & artists get their tents up and cars unloaded
(2 volunteers) AGN Booth: 9-3pm - Pet toy & supply sales, hand out information about AGN (Animal Guardian Network)
(1 volunteer) Thieves Market: 9-12pm - Hand out event flyers to shoppers (event taking place across the street from our store)
(1 volunteer) Floater: 9-12pm - Cover booths for vendors/artists who need a food or bathroom break
(1 volunteer) Floater:12-3pm - Cover booths for vendors/artists who need a food or bathroom break
**floaters may have other jobs like popcorn or raffle ticket sales-not confirmed yet**
(2 volunteers) Take-down: 3-4pm Help vendors & artists breakdown tents & load their cars, general clean-up

Other info: Please dress comfortably (nice t-shirt & shorts or pants) and comfortable shoes. Please do not wear shirts representing other animal related organizations. We are hoping to have festival t-shirts but they may not be in time for this event. Bottled water will be provided.
Where: Roxie's Charity Boutique & Gallery 6130 E. Cave Creek Rd., Cave Creek 85331 (Just East of the Lazy Lizard & right behind Bryan's Barbecue in the Las Tiendas shopping center)
We depend on events to help fund our many programs and efforts. We can't do it without your help!!! Please contact me to sign-up to help out at one of our events.
THANK YOU!!

 Carrie Singer, President/Founder ANIMAL GUARDIAN NETWORK A 501(c)(3) charity bringing hope to those in need
www.ANIMALGUARDIANNETWORK.org
623.780.1604 Guardian Ranch & Main Office
480.488.9298 Roxie's Charity Boutique & Gallery
602.568.5636 Mobile