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Current Events
June 12
Paws In The City's Annual Top Hat & Tails Gala at Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field. Celebrity dance competition. Details at www.pawsinthecity.org.
Marshall Grain in Grapevine hosts "Dog Food For Dummies," a free seminar addressing types of food to feed your dog. Topics include canned or dry, what kind of rice and the aspects of raw diets. Seminar begins at 11:30 a.m. Grapevine store is at 3525 Wm. D. Tate Ave. See www.marshallgrain.com.
Road rally! Benefits North Dallas Dog Rescue. A scanvenger hunt along a fun route in your own car. $30 pre-register or $35 the day of the event. Details at www.texasscca.org.
June 13
Canine Cool Drool, Sue Ellen's, 3014 Throckmorton St., 3-7pm. Benefits LifeBark, adoptable animals from Operation Kindness will be there (lifewalk.org.)
Rockin' for Rescue Fest 2010, benefiting Lost Paws Rescue, 2303 Pittman, Dallas. Doors open at 11am, live performances start at noon and go all day and evening, $10 at the door, all ages (rockinforrescue.org.)
June 19
Dog Wash at Urban Dogg, 2402 N. Haskell, Dallas, across from Target, $20 for spa bath by Operation Kindness staff & $5 of each bath goes to help homeless animals (UrbanDogg.com.)
June 25
Take your dog to work day. Self-explanatory.
June 26
Grand opening of Linens for Animals No-Kill Dog and Cat Sanctuary 5982 Farm Road 1827, McKinney. Collin County Commissioner Joe Jaynes will cut the ribbon. Festivities include a vintage and classic car show, bands, face-painting, photos, jump house for kids, etc. Donations accepted at the door. See web site for times (www.linensforanimals.org.)
June 28
Deadline for entries for the VideoFest. Make a film about your dog or cat and how it has changed your life. Sponsored by the SPCA of Texas (videofest.org.)
June 29
Yappy Hour at Blue Mesa, 5-7pm, you & your dogs on the patio in N. Plano, drink specials, benefiting Operation Kindness, SE corner of Dallas North Tollway & Hwy 121 (bluemesagrill.net.)
July 21
Registration deadline to take your dog to Texas Rangers Dog Day game on July 25 (http://mlb.com/tex/ticketing/forms/dogday.jsp.)
July 24
Operation Kindness' Anniversary and Alumni Celebration, 11 a.m.-2p.m. at the shelter, 3201 Earhart Drive in Carrollton. Face-painting, vendors, freebies, snacks, etc.
Aug. 13-15
DAWG (Dog Agility Working Group) invites you to the USDAA (U.S. Dog Agility Assoc.) South Central Region show, W.R. Watt Arena @ Will Rogers Memorial Center, Fort Worth (dawgagility.org.)
August 14
C.L.A.S.S.Y. Couture Fashion Show, 6:30 p.m., Sterling Hotel of Dallas. Celebrity Host Artist Knox of Animal Planet. Details at www.pawsinthecity.org.
September 11
Operation Kindness' Dog Day Afternoon on Flag Pole Hill at White Rock Lake, see www.operationkindness.org.
Adoptions
A Different Breed Rescue.Weekly adoptions at storefront in Pepper Square Shopping Center, Beltline at Preston Road, in North Dallas. See www.adifferentbreed.org.
Animal Allies of Texas, weekly adoptions at area PetsMart and Petco stores. (www.animalalliesoftexas.org).
Dallas Animal Services off-site adoptions: See: www.petfinder.com/shelters/TX236.html.
Dog & Kitty City, weekly adoptions for dogs and cats from the shelter run by the Humane Society of Dallas County, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays at the PetsMart at Inwood & Forest in North Dallas. (www.dognkittycity.org).
Feral Friends cat rescue adoptions 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays at PetSmart at Campbell and Coit in North Dallas and from noon to 4 p.m. at the Rowlett PetsMart (Highway 66 at Liberty Grove). (www.feralfriends.org).
Golden Retriever Rescue of North Texas: Meet and Greets (check website for updates). www.goldenretrievers.org.
Great Dane Angel Network: See www.daneangelnetwork.org.
Great Dane Rescue of North Texas: See www.danerescue.net.
Greyhound Adoption League of Texas: See www.galtx.org.
Greyhounds Unlimited: See www.greyhoundsunlimited.org.
Hillcrest Animal Rescue: 2nd Saturday of each month, noon-4 p.m., at Petco, Preston and 121 in Frisco, 4th Saturday of each month, noon-4 p.m., PetSmart in McKinney. (www.hillcrestanimalrescue.com).
Kool Kats Feline Rescue adoptions from noon to 5 p.m. each Saturday and Sunday at the Hurst PetSmart.
Lost Paws Recue of Texas Dog and Cat Adoptions, 11:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Saturdays, PetSmart, 8100 Walton Road in Irving. See www.lostpaws.rescuegroup.org.
Lucky Dog Rescue adoptions. See www.lucky-dog.org, e-mail jrankin999@hotmail.com or call 817-223-7771.
Metroplex Mutts adoptions, 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Pet Supplies Plus, 6060 E. Mockingbird Lane, Dallas.
Miniature Schnauzer Rescue of North Texas, 1st Saturday of each month 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at PetSmart, 5401 N. Garland Ave. in Garland; 4th Saturday of each month, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Petco, 5301 Beltline Road, Dallas. (www.msrnt.com).
Paws In The City adoptions. See www.pawsinthecity.org.
Protective Animal League: See www.onepetatatime.org.
Richardson Humane Society: See www.richardsonhumanesociety.org or call 972-234-5117.
Straydog Inc hosts adoptions from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. each Saturday at the E. Plano PetsMart, Highway 75 at Parker Road. (www.straydog.org).
SPCA of Texas: See www.spca.org and click on calendar for all events.
Tassie's Hope Animal Rescue adoptions, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month and 2nd and 4th Sundays of each month at Frisco PetsMart, 3333 Preston Road, Frisco, Texas. (www.tassieshope.org).
Texas Husky Rescue Meet 'n' Greets 11 a.m.-2 p.m. March 13, April 10 at Petco Plano North, 8700 Preston Road, Plano. (www.texashuskyrescue.org).
Treasured Friends: See www.treasuredfriends.org.
Yappy Hour every 4th Wednesday and Pooches on the Parkway adoption event every 4th Saturday on east side parking lot at Village on the Parkway, beginning March 24 and 27 (4 p.m. on Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays).
Wild Rescue/Rabbit Rescue Inc. adoptions, 1st Saturday each month, noon-4 p.m., Plano PetsMart (Parker at 75).
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