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‘Hearts’ On Our Sleeves – Nov. 16

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Look out Des Plaines, Wagging Hearts is coming to town on Saturday, November 16th from Noon to 4 p.m. with our ‘Hearts’ on our sleeves looking for some forever love with some adorable adoptables. Come out and witness the beautiful personalities seeking a new home with joy in their eyes just to see YOU. Pop in to talk to us about fostering opportunities, adoptions, volunteering or support us through donations which can be dropped off during the event. We would love to meet you and thank you in person. Bring the family and consider going home with one of our ‘Hearts’, so deserving of a home to call their own. Perhaps drop by just to review our adoptables binder to see if one of our other adoptables in foster may be a better match and discuss with someone from Wagging Hearts in person. We can’t wait to see you there and will tell our ‘Hearts’ that some new friends and potentially forever families are on their way!! See you soon. Email questions to contactus@wagginghearts.org.

Saturday, November 16th from 12 – 4 PM
1445 E Oakton St Suite C, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Adorable Adoptables coming to town:
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Allie, Apollo, Athena, China (new pittie), Happy (new boxer), Hogan, Holly, Kiko (new shitz Tzu), Little Gracie, LuLu, Molly, Tessa (new pittie), Tilly, Vinny and pups (2 beagle mixes, 2 terrier pups). And more as they are announced.
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Looking for a Wagging Hearts event to attend?

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Don’t miss our next two events:

October 26th: Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade in Algonquin, IL

October 27th: Adoption Event at Petco in Round Lake Beach, IL

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Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade in Algonquin, IL – October 26th

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Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade

in Algonquin, IL, Saturday, October 26th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM

Come out in Halloween flair and costume-style this Saturday, October 26th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM in Algonquin, IL for the fourth annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Parade sponsored by The Dog Waggin. This kid-friendly and pet-driven dog parade starts off at 1:00 pm at the Algonquin Village Hall. Owners and their dogs come dressed in costumes and parade from Village Hall to High Hill Park.

Come out and join Wagging Hearts in celebration of our pets during this 2013 Halloween celebration. Join us to meet some of our adorable adoptables and share in some tender love if not for just a moment of time. While there please don’t hesitate to discuss adoption, fostering or how you may be able to support us with our life-saving mission of rescuing, caring and sharing the many lives we are able to save…with all of you. We love to meet those who share in our vision of providing a better future to so many in need. We look forward to seeing you there!

Fee: $5 (R) / $8 (N/R)
Deadline to register: October 23rd, 2013
Register online or at Ganek Municipal Center 2200 Harnish Drive.

If you are too late in registering for parade, please feel free to come out at enjoy the sights of the many dogs in costumes that attend to walk to High Hill Park. Get ready because at 2:00 pm they will all arrive in single file style!! So don’t delay and come out to meet and greet, talk or just pass some love along to some of our adorable adoptables in attendance. (Names to come as we will have some puppies and adult dogs as ambassadors for Wagging Hearts.)

Have questions or inquiries, connect with us today! Share our flyer and invite some others to join!!

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ADOPTION Event – Oct. 5th & 6th in Round Lake Beach, IL

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Our next ADOPTION EVENT at Petco in Round Lake Beach, IL is on Saturday, October 5th, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Then again on Sunday, October 6th, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will have many of our wonderful adoptables onsite to make a love connection. Consider filling out an adoption application ahead of time!! Learn more about the positive impact of opening your home to a foster pet while they wait for forever love. We have several beautiful rescues waiting in boarding for a foster home to open up. Inquire today and fill out a foster application ahead of time!! Have some donation items? Bring them by and stop to say hello. Grab a kiss or two from one of our adorable adoptables. Talk to us about volunteer opportunities or just to catch up on your adopted alumnist. We can’t wait to see you there!!

SATURDAY, October 5th, 2013: Beacon, Big Boy, Blue, Chester, Clyde, Ditka, Emilia (new arrival), Fiona, Goliath, Hannah, JoJo, Latte, Lexi, Lillia, Lucy, Maggie, Nala, Parker, Payton, Peepers, Queenie, Sabrina (new arrival), Tigger, Zippy and lastly our new lab puppies arrivals.

SUNDAY, October 6th, 2013: Same but subject to change. Please connect with us at contactus@wagginghearts.org if you would like to check on the status of an adoptable to check on a meet and greet potential.

Visit our Facebook Adoptopn Event album to become a part of the latest updates today!

VOLUNTEER Opportunity:We are looking for some volunteers to assist as our event animal caregivers. We will be bringing rescues from boarding who need someone to look after them as well as some rescues in foster homes who will be at event without a handler so we are in need of some gentle hearts ready to provide a guiding hand. All that we ask is that you walk and talk your rescue around giving them he best exposure to connect with forever love. Take them outside for crowd and potty breaks, provide water and loving reassurance. Watch out for them and insure they are properly cared for while in your hands during the event. Email volunteer@wagginghearts.org if you can share a few life-changing hours with our rescues. They seem to show a little better when they are not alone among the crowd and portray a more relaxed, calm and happy demeanor. Let’s help them shine, connect with us today!

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Evanston Adoption & Informative Event – Sept. 28

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Head out to the Wagging Hearts EVANSTON adoption and informational event today, Sept. 28 from Noon to 3 p.m. — tell your family & friends!! Come meet a few of our adorable adoptables like Brandy, Zippy, Tigger, Lillia and Nala. Learn more about becoming a life-saving foster home. Discover new opportunities to become a part of Wagging Hearts Volunteer Village or how to provide support through various means of donations that could assist with the continual care and forward momentum of our rescue. Wagging Hearts hopes to see you there!!

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Dog Days of Summer Comes to an End Once More

Dog Days of Summer Comes to an End Once More

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What A Unbelievable Event Filled With Dedication, Support and Love for the Animals!

Continuation from Dog Days of Summer Day One …

We could not be more thankful for all that attended this year’s Dog Days of Summer event.
Our volunteers worked hard to provide fantastic, positive exposure for our adoptables.
Many made real connections with the lives that Wagging Hearts saved along the way. Nothing is  more powerful than to witness a life that was destined to fade away — tucked alone and abandoned in a shelter — find a family to love them, care for them. And to insure that they finally understand what forever really means. That is the goal for each of our events … get the word out. Rescue animals have so much to give but sometimes it is buried a little deeper inside them because of the journey that life has taken them on. But events like Dog Days of Summer, presented by Pampered Pupz, allow us to showcase these lives. To thrust them out into the light of day to present the unique and utterly beautiful personalities that each of them are. Small, medium and large breeds all looking to settle down and find that one home ready to provide all the permanent love and care they will ever need. What a journey we are all taking together for the rescued lives we are meeting along the way. They are all that really matters, right?

What Support!

We are humbled!! Our volunteers, fosters, boarding facilities, family, friends and new acquaintances came out in full support on Saturday and Sunday.

Special thanks to:

Summer, our littlest volunteer walked the crowds with her cuteness alerting many to our donated gift basket raffles each day. Summer brought the masses to our booth and filled our donation jar with her young, gifted tenacity to work hard for the animals. What a rescuer in the making and how lucky we are to have her support!!

Natalie, nothing stops her when it comes to putting it all out their for the rescues. She gives us all of herself; dedication of immense time, effort and a great, big heart.

Care Animal Hospital in Libertyville, for transporting our rescues to and from your facility. Guess what … all of them found forever or foster homes. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for your assistance. Such support provides ripples of assistance to our organization. Jenna (found forever love), Skyler (found foster love) and Thema (found forever love).

Adoptions this weekend: Alyassa, Dixie, Foxy, Gretchen, Jenna, Jenny and Titan

All our volunteers who gave their all to us on both days. We watched you talking, showing off and loving our rescues. We saw lives being altered with each new connection. We watch young volunteers 8 years and up helping the animals stay cool and provide a lap to nap in when things got to be a bit too much. Our event was in simple words … amazing and successful. Lives have been altered and love has been shared. What more could we ask for — oh yeah … we did raise some good, old-fashioned money which goes directly to the care of the animals in our rescue.
We raffled two gift baskets away that were donated. Provided homemade treats to four-legged pets through-out the event, as well as playful bandannas. We are glowing with happiness and can’t thank everyone who came out enough for the love and support. Enjoy the photos from
Dog Days of Summer Day 2:

Connect with us if you can assist with adoptions, fostering or just through supporting our organization. Thank you as always for the phenomenal support given.

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What a Great Dog’s Day … Day 2 Is Around the Corner!!

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What a Day One at the Dog Days of Summer event as we head into Day 2.
Starting at 10:00 am tomorrow, July 14, 2013.

Today could not of been more perfect! The sun was out and the breeze blew through Rescue Row with a gentle whisper. Libertyville was up early preparing the street fronts along Church St., Cook St. and many others. Bowls of cool water were placed out in preparation of the many visitors coming out with their families. Dogs of all shapes and sizes, cats and kittens, even a tortoise. Mini swimming pools were set out for cooling down as were bowls of water at every turn. The cheers and barks from DockDogs could be heard from across the streets as many cheered those jumping with jubilee. What a day of exhilarating, joyful, petastic fun.

Our adoptables came out in full force. We brought many of our rescues out of boarding to show off their fantastic personalities and beauty. Foster families brought the rescues in their homes out in a united effort to find some forever love. Libertyville did not disappoint our sweethearts as some of our saved lives made a real and beautiful connection with perfect strangers simply out for a day of fun. We were able to talk with some good-hearted individuals who made the decision to start fostering and provide a temporary haven for a life in need of one. What a day with more to come!!

Agatha, Jenna, Henry, Peepers, Skyler, Lemon, Thelma, Joshua, Whiskey (watch video), Foxy and Gretchen.

Please fill out an adoption application as soon as possible if you spotted a life you want to adopt or better yet, met one you couldn’t live without.

Need more information on our adoption process?

Want to see more adoptables?

Would you like more information on fostering?

Thank you to all our volunteers, fosters and animals for the smiles, cuddles for Day 1 of 2. Hope to see you all tomorrow for more unbelievable moments that are better spent together.

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Dog Days of Summer Event – July 12 – 14, 2013

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Dog Days of Summer  July 11-14, 2013

produced by Pampered Pup’z, generously sponsored by PNC Bank, Petraneks’ Pharmacy, Save-A-Pet, GreenTree Animal Hospital & MainStreet Libertyville

Wagging Hearts Booth in Cook’s Park  July 13-14, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm   Location to come.

Libertyville literally is going to the dogs for 4 days starting on Thursday, July 11th and runs through Sunday, July 14th. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to bring your furry companions everywhere because that’s exactly what YOU can do! Stores, streets and parks are pet-friendly and ready to graciously greet up-to-date family dogs and cats that come out to see the town dolled up just for them. Bring them along while you dine at one of the pet-friendly outdoor patios such as Egg Harbor Cafe, Mickey Finns or 545 North Bar & Grill. Get ready to participate in a myriad of competitions or watch DockDogs Big Air Jumping contests at the X-Treme Dog Park where dogs compete on a 40′ dock with a 27,000 gallon, 20′ x 40′ pool. Feel like Fido is up to the challenge? Then preregister your courageous dog ahead of time. Or just take the kids and furbabies on a slow walk among the many educational and entertainment booths sprinkled around Cook’s Park. Meet a variety of animals and animal rescue groups, competent animal trainers and teachers, a variety of vendors, entertainers, food, music, and activities galore with YOUR family and pet in mind. Set aside time to enjoy all that Libertyville has to offer.

Wagging Hearts is participating in Dog Days of Summer with a proudly displayed booth in Cook’s Park just waiting to meet the many people and their companion pets that come out to play. Join us for lots of laughs, cuddles and fun on Saturday, July 13th and Sunday, July 14th from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. We will have Homemade HushPuppy Treats and Bodacious Bandanas for Bucks with all proceeds being directed toward the medical care of our rescues. Don’t miss our Precious Puppies Pen and meet the littlest lives saved. Or how about seeing our Adorable Adoptables up close and personal? They are waiting to make a love connection, searching for forever homes of their very own. We will be ready with volunteers and supporters ready to answer questions or just pass the time with laughs. Fill out an adoption, foster or volunteer application while at our booth. Or just stop by and let us know how your ‘Dog Days’ experience is going. Can’t wait to see you there!!

Weekend activities for all to enjoy and a whole lot more:

Cook Park located in the heart of Downtown Libertyville features Doggie oriented events. See the Lake County Sheriff’s K-9’s, Serendipity’s Doggie Fashion Show, how impressive! Pet Parade, Forest Bootery’s Family Dog Games, Libertyville Sports Complex Exercise with your Pup, Midwest Disc Club Frisbee Dogs, Save-A-Pet’s Petathon 3K Dog Walk, Baker’s Square’s Breakfast in the Park,  Pet Blessing Ceremony St Lawrence Episcopal Church, the Rory Tyer Band and Fresh this Year Fine’s Dog Pie Hurl.

Check out other articles, photos and links on Dog Days of Summer:

Libertyville Patch Article on ‘Dog Days of Summer’

SunTimes News Article ‘Dog Days Has Nothing to do with the Heat’

Libertyville 2013 Calendar event for ‘Dog Days of Summer’

Libertyville’s Jumping Dogs Live on CBS-TV

Chicagoland Dock Dogs Photo Gallery from Previous Dogs Days

 

DOG DAYS OF SUMMER by Pampered Pupz

JULY 11-14, 2013 in Libertyville, IL

Schedule of events overview:

See Pampered Pupz FULL SCHEDULE with detailed times & activities.

THURSDAY, July 11th

NOON – OPENING of EVENT

Onsite Registration, Practice and Fun Jumping competitions.

FRIDAY, July 12th

Onsite Registration, Practice and Big Air Wave #1-3 competitions and
6:00 PM – Big Air Jump Off opening ceremonies.

After opening ceremonies

Rock in Cook’s Park music provided by Mickey Finn’s

SATURDAY, July 13th

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Cook’s Park opens for family and pets to enjoy. Come meet Wagging Hearts at our booth!! Find out more information on our adoptables, fostering, volunteering and/or donating. We are eager to see some of the faces of our dedicated community members and excited to meet many more new ones. Come purchase some Homemade HushPuppy Treats for a healthy reward or better yet … order ahead! Be on the booth look out for Bodacious Bandanas for Bucks on sale to dress your furbaby up for that extra bit of summer fashion fun. All proceeds benefit the animals of Wagging Hearts, a non-for-profit rescue organization.

1:30 PM – Pet Parade in Cook’s Park. Additional activities …

Big Air Wave #4-6 and Extreme Vertical competitions.

SUNDAY, July 14th

9:00 AM – Save-A-Pets’ Petathlon, 3K dog walk, Downtown Libertyville

11:00 AM – St. Lawrence Episcopal Church Dog Blessing ceremony

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Cook’s Park opens. Come meet Wagging Hearts at our booth!! Meet some of our fantastic personalities that are available for adoptions, meet a few of the smallest and youngest lives saved in the Precious Puppies Pen. Purchase and partake of some delicious homemade goodness baked with rescue love and kindness. Discuss potential fostering or volunteering opportunities available to help us continue to make an impact of saving lives.

Big Air Wave #7-8 and Speed Retrieve competitions.

Please share with family and friends as the more the merrier! We look forward to seeing you in person and sharing our rescues with you. We hope you are able to experience all that Dog Days of Summer has to offer you, your family and your furry companions. This is one event you should NOT leave home without them!!

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Map of Dog Days of Summer Event:

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Adoption Event at Petco, Saturday and Sunday

Adoption Event at Petco, Saturday and Sunday

WH_Event-banner-3Stop by to meet one of our outstanding adoptables today, June 22 from 11-4 PM and tomorrow, June 23 from 11-3 PM at the Petco in Round Lake Beach, IL. We will be bringing a number of our dogs and cats available for adoption. We hope to see you there so you can experience all the unique personalities, shapes and sizes that are looking for a forever home exploding with some beautiful furever love. They have so much to share and are waiting patiently for you to find them. Their dedicated love is a true gift for the heart and soul. If your life is missing laughter, joy and happiness…then you might just be looking for a Wagging Hearts adoptable this weekend!

Fill out an adoption application in advance!! Start the process early so all that is needed is to sweep your new love up in your arms and start your new life together.

 

Everybody Say Cheese!!

Don’t forget to bring your furbaby to take advantage of Petco’s Photos for Patriots event today. An early bird celebration of the Fourth of July with professional photographs for your pet. All proceeds will be graciously donated to Wagging Hearts in support of our mission and animals. We could not ask for a better partner in rescuing lives than with the Petco staff and management at the Round Lake Beach store location. Try them out the next time you are in need of a couple items for your companion pets, they are waiting to assist you with a smile!

Wagging Hearts Adoption Event:

June 22 from 11-4 PM and June 23 from 11-3 PM

Petco Photos for Patriots Event:

June 22 from 11-2 PM

Hope to see you there and spread the word!!

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Forever Homes Wrapped in Furever Love.

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The Impact of Forever Homes … is just immense. We could not do this without the support of our foster homes who provide love and care wrapped in a comfortable setting. Our animals experience positive nurturing, socialization and attention in their foster homes so they are ready and able to connect with furever love when it comes their way. Such as in the cases of Noodles, Casey Lane, Kiera, Max and Walter. All of these animals were rescued by Wagging Hearts when time was not on their side. Fading away into darkness and now because of four adopters and their families…they are thrust back into the light. This is what it is all about and with the continued support of our foster families and the community of animal lovers seeking to provide a rescue animal with a permanent home. This chain is delicate and could not be achieved without each crucial part acting as one; RESCUE to FOSTER to ADOPTION to FUREVER LOVE. Please share the powerful impact of adopting a rescue animal with family and friends. Let’s hope they have an opportunity to become a part of this delicate chain of life-saving events.

Thank you for being a part of their forever. We are grateful that you saw these beautiful spirits and acted on a desire to provide a forever home wrapped in furever love.

Consider changing the life of a rescue animal by providing some furever love today. Please take a moment to look at the animals of Wagging Hearts who are in need of permanent homes that they can fill with their love, joy and kisses. Find a face you connect with and fill out an adoption application to start the process. Don’t delay, visit our adoptables section so you can make that life-changing connection now.

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