**Lady and Nebo need your help!**

[wolf_Q]

:D Lady and Nebo will be attending the 8th Annual "Strut Your Mutt!" :D

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid60/p2bdb09e24a1db5db0786736c60224c00/fc436e8b.jpg

Strut Your Mutt has been a Utah tradition since 1996. Each May, thousands of people come together to raise money for Utah's homeless pets. Great prizes are earned by struters who gather monetary pledges. Participants also get to enjoy doggie contests, entertainment, and a short strut around the park.

It consists of Leisurely 1.5 mile group dogwalk, booths and games, "Buster's Backyard" (for those who raise $250 or more), Flyball and Agility performances, contests like "Best Trick," "Pet/Owner Look Alike," "Biggest Lap Dog" and more.

It is a fundraiser to raise money for No More Homeless Pets in Utah, a non-profit organization working to end the euthanasia of healthy, adoptable dogs and cats in Utah by 2005. No More Homeless Pets in Utah is a program of Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the nation.


We're working on gathering pledges. Our goal is to reach the $250 "Buster's Backyard" level. :) If any of you would like to help us out (we will love you forever :D) You can donate online HERE! (https://www.xmission.com/%7Eadoption/securepledge/index.html) The PERSON to sponser (not the team name, we don't have one) is Amy Quarnberg. If you would like to donate by mail, PM or Email me! :)

All of the money raised by Strut is going to a GREAT organization.....the No More Homeless Pets in Utah, and also The Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Many of you are probably familiar with Best Friends! Oh, and just to let the cat/other animal lovers know, this may be a dog event, but the money raised will go to help ALL kinds of pets!

For more info on Strut Your Mutt click here. (http://www.strutyourmutt.org/)
For more info on No More Homeless Pets in Utah click here. (http://www.utahpets.org/)
For more info on Best Friends click here. (http://www.bestfriends.org/)

I promise you TONS of photos of the event! I'm very excited to go! :)

P.S. If anyone donates $100 + they will receive a FREE 9x12 colored pencil Pet Portrait!

[Cheshirekatt]

Good for you! It sounds like tons of fun....seeing all those dogs and owners. And such a good cause. :D Nebo will have a blast, I'm sure. Well, and you, too. :)

[primabella]

Good luck! I would really love to donate but I don't think my mom would agree ;) Sorry but I'm sure you will get plenty of donaters anyway. Good luck and have fun!

[Cisco's Mom]

This is a great thing you are doing. I'm sure all of you will have fun in the sun.:cool: We do the same thing here locally. Our local humane society calls it Paws in the Park. It's alot like the race for a cure by the cancer society, but it's doggies walking in the park to raise money to help care for the homless furbabies. :) I'm a volunteer for the society and this is how I'm able to help all those babies that need a forever home!
GOOD LUCK!!:eek:

[ramanth]

I donated. :)

You guys have fun and I hope the weather cooperates! I expect pics! :D

[Cincy'sMom]

Sounds like fun! I was going to do a walk for the Wood County Humane Society this morning , but I didn't get up early enough :( (Wood County is about 1/2 south of us) I do hope to do the Lucas County (County I live in) walk May 18. That is great that donations can be made online, makes it easy for us :)

Can't wait for the pictures!

[wolf_Q]

I think I may have forgotten to mention this...The Event is on MAY 17th, so if you'd like to donate, I'd need it by at least the 16th, if not sooner. :)

Thanks to anyone who has (or may) donate! And a HUGE thanks to Kimmy...send me some photos of Kia so I can do a portrait for you! :D

[slleipnir]

Sounds like fun :D Wish I HAD money to donate :p lol

[lovemyshiba]

What an awesome idea!! What is wrong with where I live?? There is nothing like that done for animals in shelters or anything. Maybe I'll have to organize something:D
I will be donating, after I get paid this week:cool:

[RubyMutt]

Sounds like fun!! And what a good cause :D I donated. Good luck on reaching your goal! :D

[iceyshiver21]

Originally posted by slleipnir
Sounds like fun :D Wish I HAD money to donate :p lol

Same here!

[wolf_Q]

Can I just say how AMAZING Pet Talk is? We asked so many people on Saturday and only ended up with $12. One day of Pet Talk and we're almost at our goal! Wow!!

Thanks again you guys...one, for helping us.....but more importantly, for helping homeless pets!!! You guys are the best! :D Every bit counts!!

Oh, and I have no way of tracking anything that was donated online...so if you donate, you can pm me and let me know the amount, or if you don't want to, that's perfectly fine, maybe we'll be surprised the day of the event! :D :D

p.s. I will be doing a portrait of Freckles now too.....thanks so much Joan!!

[Cheshirekatt]

I just donated, too. :D Wow, that is SO convenient! It wasn't much but I'm sure every little bit will help! :D Do you guys get t-shirts and doggy bandanas and stuff? If so, we want to see pictures! Well, we want to see pics, anyway. hehe.

[wolf_Q]

Thank you!!! :D EVERY bit counts!!

Yes, we do get some prizes for the levels we reach....you get bandanas just for registering for the event (which is $20 per person). They mail them to you....Lady and Nebo are modeling the bandanas in the above photo, and will be wearing them to the event.

Here's a link (http://www.strutyourmutt.org/pledgeprizes.htm) about it! :) And I *will* take tons of photos, of course!

[tikeyas_mom]

that is so nice what you are doing Wolf_Q. I wish I could help out. It dont matter if I have money, cuz I'll be cheering you on all the way :D. Good luck Lady and Nebo!! ;)...

[zippy-kat]

Good luck you two! My pledge is in! :)

[wolf_Q]

Thanks Tonya! :D

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

I just mailed you a check yesterday! Good luck!

[wolf_Q]

THANK YOU!!!

[Cataholic]

My pledge is in...while Utah is the targeted state, who knows what sort of landslide event this will have!!!!

[iwuvsmypuppy]

i hope they both do well and have a great time... i would donate.. but i believe my mommy wouldnt like it( i am saving for a kiddie pool for the duckses!!!):D

[wolf_Q]

Souraya, I received your check! You're awesome, thanks so much! :D And thank you too Cataholic! :D

[wolf_Q]

*Bump*

The Event is this Saturday. :)

[DoggiesAreTheBest]

That's great!! I can't wait to see pictures and hear about the whole thing!

[ramanth]

Originally posted by DoggiesAreTheBest
That's great!! I can't wait to see pictures and hear about the whole thing!
Me too! :D

[zippy-kat]

Me three!! :D

[Blustang24]

Amy, I donated online. I didn't get a chance to send u a check. Hope it helps! Hope you all have fun and I can't wait to see pics! :D

[GSDgurl]

Amy, hope you have fun this Saturday......wish we had something like that :) Sorry i couldn't donate:( But Hope u have a great time n' can't wait to see the pictures~!

[wolf_Q]

Thanks Lauren!!! :D I've got the camera batteries charged up...taking Lady and Nebo to work tomorrow for a good bath. I think I'm gonna paint Lady's nails red, hehe...Shh, don't tell Melissa! ;)

[anna_66]

I can't wait to hear & see all the fun you all have this weekend:D

I'm waiting patiently for the pics!

[Freckles]

I just received Amy's drawing of Freckles (the cat). It's beautiful. Thanks so much, Amy,

Joan

[ramanth]

Cool! Show it! :D

[Freckles]

This is Amy's scanned version. Original has more detail and is in the process of being framed.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pca51bef4bb88cc1afb48bd61b3be3090/fc15d11c.jpg

[zippy-kat]

Originally posted by Freckles
This is Amy's scanned version. Original has more detail and is in the process of being framed.

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid63/pca51bef4bb88cc1afb48bd61b3be3090/fc15d11c.jpg

;) I had a preview and I thought it was GORGEOUS!!! I bet it'll look absolutely stunning framed! :)