December 15, 2008 Archives

Update: Maddy has been adopted.

Maddy is a sweet dark yellow girl who is currently undergoing heartworm treatment. She is on bedrest for the next 8 weeks, during which she will be perfecting her house skills and basic obedience in her foster home. She is approximately 4 years old and is a wonderful, loving girl who gets along great with other dogs and cats. She was brought into rescue after wandering up to a construction company office on a busy highway.

Maddy's foster mom writes:

I wanted to tell everyone that she is a super dog. We have a nine month old baby, two dogs, a cat and two horses. Maddy is perfect around all of them. We think she is between two and four years old. She is crate trained and loves to go on walks. I will update more later, but wanted to get the word out that she is soo cute.

Thanks to everybody who came out to support WHLR and visit our dogs at the Mt. Pleasant Holiday market on Saturday! It turned out to be a fantastic day for everybody.

We had dogs and people both posing for pictures with Santa

Four dogs were adopted, including this little puppy, Ben.

But there are still more that need good homes

You can see the rest of the pictures from the day in our photo gallery.

The 2009 Trot for the Cure benefit is scheduled for January 11, 2009 at Magnolia Plantation. Pre-registration is $25 and includes a shirt if you register before December 22. Registration the day of the event is $30.

The Trot for the Cure is an annual fundraiser for canine cancer research held at beautiful and historic Magnolia Gardens near Charleston, S.C. The event includes a walk with your dog(s) through the gardens, entertainment by the Dixie Dancing Dogs who perform canine freestyle and tricks, a talk on canine cancer issues by veterinary oncologist Nicole Northrup, a question/answer session with a panel of veterinary specialists - oncologists, neurologist, opthalmologist, internist, general practitioner and nutritionist, a delicious barbeque by Southern Que-N-Stew, and an exciting raffle.

Unlike people, animals have no fundraising drives, no cancer survivor spokespersons, and no special events to bring their plight to the spotlight. Until now! The first four Trots have raised over $43,000 for canine cancer research. Scientists need continual funding for their valuable work in finding better treatments and cures for cancers in dogs. Enjoying an afternoon at the Trot with your dog and dog friends is a fun way to help them further this important work. All proceeds go to the University of Georgia's Arch Foundation for GA CaRES Fund at the University of Georgia Veterinary Hospital where many Lowcountry pets are referred for treatments.

To register, download the registration form and send it in.