8/10/2008 Flash Got Adopted!

We're very happy about this as Flash is a wonderful dog and really deserving of a good home. Now he's got it.

7/25/2008 Golf Tournament to Benefit SOAR

Wilmington's Goat and Compass bar and Buffalo Wild Wings are co-sponsoring a golf tournament on Aug. 20th at Castle Bay Golf Club. We are so appreciative to Goat and Compass and to Buffalo Wild Wings for this. They have been doing this year after year and we have benefited greatly.

Please consider playing. It's a wonderful cause and a wonderful golf course and you will have a great time. Guaranteed.

And please support both Goat and Compass and Buffalo Wild Wings by stopping in for dinner and drinks.

Please see the flyer for details and please come play.

7/25/2008 Courtesy Listing - McKaleigh

I need to find a new home for McKaleigh. He is a 1 & a half year old shi-su. He is a one person dog and does not particular like children but is very cuddly & sweet.

If you are interested in finding out more about McKaleigh then please get in touch with me, Debra Winston, at 910-754-5225 or debbiewinston2000@yahoo.com

7/15/2008 Roxy in Service Dog Training - WHQR Update

Please read this link about how Roxy is doing in service dog traning. She is being trained by a brig inmate at Camp LeJeune under the auspices of Carolina Canines for Sevice. Roxy was a wonderful SOAR dog and is being trained to help a disabled Iraq war veteran. You will enjoy this story. The picture below was taken on 1/3/2008 when Rick picked her up from SOAR to begin her training.

6/30/2008 From Captain Jack's Mommy

We received the following from Captain Jack's mommy. Please read. It will make you feel good.

We are all doing great.  Jack is a big part of our family.  We missed him so much while we were at the beach.  He did so good with Nina.  She says she feels so blessed to be part of Jack's life and that he is teaching her new things every time he comes to stay at Doggie Holiday.

Based on the ages we saw in Paw Prints when we first saw Jack's picture, we made up a birthday for Jack and it is tomorrow, June 30th.  We will celebrate with a treat for all the pups to eat and take Jack on a walk and play all his favorite games.  Rookie and Jack are still very best buddies and they are so incredibly sweet to each other.  They share everything, they will even chew on the same bone together.  Camo and Jack are just fine. They have worked everything out and are happy to be brothers.

Nina taught Jack this new game.  It's fetch, only  Jack-style.  You say "Get ready, get set, go!"  Then you throw this toy called Kong Wubba.  Jack chases Rookie after the toy and tries to steal it as she returns and they tug it.  Jack runs fairly hard going after this toy and it helps burn off some of his puppy energy.

I would love to send you some more pictures and I will.  Thanks for checking on us.  We are real happy with our new family.

Love and Peace,
Kelly M. Smith

6/15/2008 Basket Kittens

These beautiful kittens are being bottle fed and raised in a volunteer's home. If you would like to adopt one of these babies please call 910-278-4437.

6/1/2008 Adoption Days at Zeetlegoos and Aunt Kerrys

Zeetlegoos, a wonderful pet food store on Howe Street in Southport hosts us and some of our animals on the second and fourth Saturday's of every month. And Aunt Kerry's Pet Stop, an equally wonderful store on College St. in Wilmington hosts us on the third Saturday of the month. We bring our animals to these stores to introduce them to their customers with the hope that they may find a family that will love them.

Please stop in and say hello to us and our animals. And to do some shopping for your own pet(s).

Thank you Zeetlegoos and Aunt Kerry for giving us this excellent way to showcase our animals.

5/30/2008 Muffin

Muffin passed away last week. When events like this happen it always affects our volunteers who have come to know and love them from caring for them each day. One of our best volunteers and all-around great guy, Steve Salerno, donated $50 to us in Muffin's memory and had this to say:

Friends…I was very saddened to learn from David recently of my good friend Muffin’s passing.  Muffin was one of my SOAR favorites - as the cats that have occupied the first cage on the left as you enter the cattery have tended to be.  It’s good that he enjoyed some freedom in his last months, and I am grateful to have had the chance to pick him up and hold him during recent visits.  God bless, boy.  We’ll meet again some sunny day. 
 
Your pal,
Steve

5/27/2008 Donations

We've had some good donations in recent days. Paws-Ability, an animal charity in Ocean Isle Beach held a fund raiser for us and donated over $1,100 for us to use to build a whelping building. We need this and their contribution, as all contributions is much appreciated. Paws-Ability has had other fund raisers for us so we are very appreciative of their efforts and support.

A local chiropractor, Jacqueline McClenny, gave us a very generous portion of her March income. Thank you Jacqueline.

We mention these but please know there were many other contributions as well. And we're so grateful. These contributions, and our volunteers, are what keep us going and give our animals a chance at a good life.

5/27/2008 New Animals

4/28/2008 Funny Video

The dog doing the 'body slamming' is Max, one of Crystal's pups born two years ago at SOAR. He now lives in Texas and, as you'll see, he loves his Daddy.

http://s53.photobucket.com/albums/g66/tdm_sousa/Hanging%20Out--Home%20and%20Friends/?action=view&current=100_8368.flv

4/28/2008 New Sponsorship

The Waylett's of Red Bank, NJ and part-time St. James residents gave us money to sponsor Oliver for a year. We, and Oliver, are very appreciative. Maybe you would consider sponsoring one of our animals. We'll keep you posted on their activities and any possible interest that someone may have in them.

4/22/2008 New Dogs and Cats

4/4/2008 Captain Jack Update

Last Sunday Captain Jack was taken to a new home in Salisbury, NC. It is a wonderful family Jack is so lucky to have them. Here is a picture of Jack and his new family.

4/4/2008 Update on Pixie, formerly known as Flicka

We're always happy to get word on the progress of our graduates and we received one recently. Read the email from Pixie's mom to one of our volunteers, Alexis McLean. And see the beautiful picture of Pixie now.

Hi, Alexis,

Pixie is doing wonderfully.  She really is a hound dog!  Her health has blossomed and she is at about 40 pounds right now.  Her coat is shiny and she is very energetic.  We have put in an in-ground electric fence around our yard and she has done fantastically with that so that she has free reign over her domain!  We also put in 10x10x10 dog pen with a dog house that we leave her in during the day when we have to be gone for several hours.  She loves her dog house and pen.  Otherwise, she is in the house with us and an integral part of our family.

Pixie is a wonderful friend for our 5-year-old daughter.  We have a swing set that has a ladder with a fort at the top and a sliding board.  Pixie goes right up that ladder and hangs out in the fort with our daughter, and she has even been seen sliding down the sliding board!  She also plays very well with both of our neighbors' dogs on either side of us. 

I have attached a photo of her we took in the fall.  If anything, she has gotten more sweet and beautiful.  She is very even tempered and has not one time snapped or barked or growled at our daughter, and you know how kids can be sometimes testing a pet's patience!  We are actually going to the hospital tomorrow morning to have another baby, so we know Pixie will be as sweet and protective with this child as she is with our oldest. 

Take care and let me know if you need anymore information.  I have other photos, but for some reason my email account will only allow me to send one photo at a time.

ADONNA

3/18/2007 We've Got Puppies!

These three cute little things were born at SOAR three weeks ago. They're growing and are just as fat and as healthy as they can be. Their mother, Sparki, pictured below, is a wonderful mom and let's the volunteers hold and pet her puppies. As you can see she is taking great care of them.

3/16/2008 Current Pic of Captain Jack

This pic was taken yesterday at Aunt Kerry's. He's happier without his eyes; they were painful and very troublesome to him. He's doing better now. He is wearing the collar to keep him from scratching his eyes. The collar will be removed and the stitches will come out this coming Friday.

3/14/2008 Our Beloved Ingrid Died Last Week

Ingrid came to us as a puppy almost 15 years ago and she never left us. Jeannine loved her from day one and kept her at SOAR. Everyone that has come to SOAR as a volunteer or as a prospective adoptive parent has seen Ingrid. She was ever present.

Here's a short little story about Ingrid that begins to capture the effect she had on people. A couple of years ago the phone at SOAR rang and the manager answered. The caller said she had been a SOAR volunteer about ten years ago and fondly remembered a dog named Ingrid. She asked if the manager knew whatever happened to Ingrid. The manager answered 'Ingrid is snoozing on the floor right beside me'. To the former volunteer, and to all of us at SOAR, we'll always remember and love Ingrid. Here is what our current manager had to say about Ingrid.

...she was a SOAR mascot of sorts as she watched over all the new animals arriving at SOAR weekly
...she patiently awaited the love of each volunteer and gave back so graciously
...she sat over new-born puppies and kittens to make sure they were alright
...she was a companion, a friend and a constant at SOAR who will be terribly missed

Below is a very recent photo of Ingrid with Jay McDade holding and steadying her. You can see the sadness in Jay's eyes; he knows Ingrid is nearing the end.