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Attention All Shelter Workers!

Wouldn’t it be awesome if all of the animals in every shelter had their very own video? Videos really bring out the personality of the animals, making it much more likely they will be adopted. Who can resist this cutie?

It costs no more to post a video than to post a still, and they make such a bigger impact! Please consider putting up videos of all your animals – maybe it will increase your adoption rates!

Until next time,
Good day, and good dog!

Pictures from the North Canton Dog Walk

0803141331I posted last week about how thrilled I was with the way the city of North Canton is approaching dog adoption. They’re using a bunch of related community events to call attention to the dogs who need to be adopted from area shelters and rescue organizations. Presented by Pawsitive Ohio, DogGone North Canton runs from August 3rd to August 9th.

Today’s event, the Downtown Dog Walk, was sponsored by the North Canton YMCA, and drew a couple dozen hearty walkers and their pooches, despite the grey skies and a few sprinkles. The event began at Bitzer Park right in the middle of downtown and proceeded down Main Street to Ro’s Custard Creations, where each dog could add back on the calories s/he just burned off with a puppy cone.
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National Pet Adoption Weekend is Coming Up!

PetSmart Charities National Adoption Weekend runs from Friday, May 2 – Sunday, May 4 at all 1,300 PetSmart stores.

PetSmart Charities placed collar cameras on homeless cats and dogs to gather insight into what they see in a shelter as they wait to be adopted. See for yourself in this fun, new video.
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