May 06, 2008

HOPE at Cantoni Posh Paws Events in June!

HOPE is excited to be one of three groups who will be benefiting from Cantoni Furniture's support of Houston's fostering groups. We, along with Homeless Pets Placement League and Friends For Life, will be at Cantoni Furniture every Saturday in June from 10 am to 2 pm. Dogs for adoption will be present at the event, and our cats will be shown "virtually" through a presentation and other materials.

Every Saturday has a special theme:

  • June 7: Kick-Off Event featuring 25 vendors of pet products and services
  • June 14: Dog Training
  • June 21: Alternative Medicine
  • June 28: Pet Art and Gala Night!

The series of events will be capped by the Gala Night on the 28th. For a nominal fee, attendees will be treated to beverages and appetizers, as well as a doggie couture fashion show and an auction including contemporary dog sculptures (donated by Cantoni), each painted or decorated uniquely by local artists and celebrities.

This is a huge event and we are grateful to participate. Please come out and join us!

For more details, please see the official site at: http://www.cantoni.com/poshpaws

Posted by phaedra at 10:14 PM

February 28, 2008

2/28: Girl Scouts Help At Weslayan

February was a fun month at the PetCo on Weslayan. We had girl scout troop number 2381 volunteering at our site for 3 weeks. Our foster cats got more love and attention than they ever have before at an adoption site. The dogs walked so much they were all tuckered out. Much thanks to Hannah, Emma, Abby, Rory, Colleen, Mallory, Alyssa, Natasha, Sarah and their moms and dads for their great help. While on site the girls decorated some cat and dog ornaments that Tammy made. We plan to sell the cat ornaments at the WCC Cat Show. Marcy Martin gave a great talk with question and answer on spay/neuter. She also discussed the criteria for an evaluation and was able to demonstrate thanks to 2 of Carole Brunstings new intakes. Cindi Tharpe, their leader has asked if they can do a few more hours of volunteer with HOPE. It was decided that we do an educational class, and Marcy and Tammy have volunteered to head that up. Besides the onsite stuff they did, the Girl Scouts also did a blanket drive for the dogs, made dog biscuits and catnip toys. From The Field graciously donated 2 pounds of catnip for the project. As an unexpected bonus, two kittens--Palmer and Daphne were adopted by girl scout families.

Posted by phaedra at 06:59 AM

December 15, 2007

12/16: Santa Photos

Have your pet photographed with Santa at the PetSmart on 12/16 from 11 AM to 3 PM. Located at 8380 Westheimer (at Dunvale) the cost is $9.95 ($8.95 with a Petperks card). Santa photos are a great way to remember the holidays and help HOPE at the same time. Hope to see you there! Ho Ho Ho

Posted by phaedra at 06:52 AM

November 24, 2007

12/9: HOPE at Bed & Biscuits Pet Spa

HOPE will be at Bed & Biscuits Pet Spa on Sunday, December 9th, from 1 pm to 4:30 pm. We will be participating in a day full of events, guest speakers, and, of course, dogs looking for homes! Other no-kill organizations will be participating as well, including HPPL and Friends for Life.

Location Information:

Bed & Biscuits Pet Spa
1612 Waugh @ West Gray
Houston, TX
713-520-5535

Visit http://www.adoptapethouston.org for more event information, including a list of demonstrations and speakers.

Posted by phaedra at 08:53 PM

November 23, 2007

1/5 and 1/6: HOPE Cats at the Houston Cat Club's Charity Cat Show!

The Houston Cat Club's 56th Annual Charity Cat Show is coming to the George R. Brown on January 5-6. HOPE will be present with information about volunteering and adoption, and we will have cats available for adoption at the show as well. Houston Cat Club’s 56th Annual Charity Cat Show George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday and Sunday, January 5-6 For more info: http://www.houstoncatclub.com There will be plenty of vendors as well as many interesting cats to see. In addition, if you haven't ever seen it, they will be conducting Feline Agility Trials which are quite entertaining.

Posted by phaedra at 10:17 AM