Join HSSC for a cool movie event! We will be screening the movie "Cats and Dogs" at the State Theater, Staurday at 3:30. Doors open at 2:00 for special activities. Enjoy the air-conditioned State Theater in all its glory while helping HSSC raise money. Children are encouraged to dress as their favorite pet and make signs for their "team." Tickets available at the box office: $5 for children, $10 for adults. Drawings will be held for prizes!

Community Dog Walk is cancelled due to excessive heat. If you own a lab, boxer, golden or any water-loving pooch, I suggest throwing balls into the pool. I plan to vegetate on top of the AC register. Although, I might have to move some of the dogs....

Our volunteers are amazing. Three dogs found their forever homes today and I barely lifted a finger. Most of them had never done anything like this before, but they went about things like old pros! The dogs came from HOPE Rescue in Turlock and I want to thank Brenda for trusting HSSC and its volunteers with her dogs. They were beautiful little dogs and we hope to do this again soon.

Tuolumne Humane Society deserves a Purple Heart for all the yapping they were subjected to. Fortunately for Any Feline Rescue, we were all located on the other side of the store entryway. It was nice to go to their table for a bit of peace and quiet.

Grace and my new Bearcoat Shar Pei, Edward the Bear, were great ambassadors. Edward was hugely popular, but that's to be expected. He's a pretty handsome fellow. Grace got to spend lots of time with her prospective adoptive mom, and I was happy to see how well she handled the noise and chaos.

Here is Edward saying THANK YOU!!!!:

Humane Society of Stanislaus County is holding a Doggy Adopt-A-Thon at Petco Riverbank TODAY. Any Feline Rescue will have cats ready to meet new owners. Join us from 11am to 4pm and enjoy the festivities. It is Petco Riverbank's first birthday so lots of activities, pets for adoption and much more!

Discount Microchipping will also be available. See you there!

First off, this weekend's Community Dog Walk is cancelled due to weather. It is estimated we will have our first 100 degree day Thursday and it will last through the weekend. Please keep your pets cool and hydrated.

Saturday and Sunday we will have a booth at the Hughson Fruit and Nut Festival. For details look on the calendar.

Saturday, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, I will be at the Riverbank Petco hosting a free dog training and behavior clinic. Bring those rowdy pooches and get free tips on everything from food to toys and more. Dogs must be on leash. From 9:00 am to 10:00 am, there will be a pre-clinic puppy wrassle. Check out Grace's moves, she's a true WWE Diva. Low cost microchipping will also be available.

Sunday we will be having our third spay/neuter clinic for companion cats. All 50 slots are full, but we are accepting calls for the waitlist. Our clinic hotline is (209) 247-3651.

Tonight I will be hosting a FREE dog training seminar at Petco in Riverbank from 4pm to 7pm. If you are interested in getting some advice for your dog or puppy feel free to drop in any time between the posted hours. There is no charge for the event. HSSC volunteers will be available to answer any questions about HSSC or enroll you as a member.

Many thanks to Petco and the Petco Foundation for their support of HSSC.

Great turnout for today's Community Dog Walk, despite the heat. I was a bit unprepared for it to be so darn hot! Everyone was great and the dogs didn't seem to mind too much. Petco donated foldable water bowls and we really put them to good use!

Grace made her debut and walked pretty well on leash. She fell in love with a dachsund named Lily and later took a nap on top of an Irish wolfhound named Regan. If I can ever figure out how to get the pictures off my phone I will post them.

Speaking of Irish wolfhounds, the Goldman family brought Regan and he was accompaied by their 2 Borzois, Ilya and Nikolai. It's pretty easy to cross an intersection when the drivers are stopping to stare at these gorgeous massive dogs. At one point we crossed paths with a gentleman and his Mastiff. Quite a sight! A rat terrier named Penny was the smallest dog on the walk and I think she could have ridden one of the big dogs without them noticing.

To everyone who joined us: Thank You! Let's do it again soon.

I'm happy to announce that our big event for the summer is now a go! The date has been changed to August 17, 2008 at 6:05 p.m. at John Thurman Field.

Events include: 50/50 Raffle, Pre-Game Demonstrations, Dog Show for Prizes, and much more.

Tickets are now available for $7.00 apiece. If you are interested in buying a block of tickets for your family, church, team or business, call Traci at 345-5967. Individual tickets can be purchased at the following retailers:

Buddy's Mailroom, Standiford and Sisk (by Baskin-Robbins)
Irene's House of Pets, Roseburg Square
TCBY Yogurt, Tully and Standiford (by Boston Market)
Angel's Share Wineshop, Sylvan and Oakdale

Additional tickets can be ordered by phone at 209-345-5967 or emailing me at tjennings@humanestanislaus.org