Give Me Shelter Fundraiser

RSVP today!  Next week (February 9) we will be having our “Give Me Shelter” fundraiser at Tryg’s Restaurant

We’ll be having TWO Raffles to benefit Homeward Bound Dog Rescue!

A $20 donation to HB gets you half off of beer and wine along with complementary appetizers and one raffle ticket!  Additional raffle tickets may be obtained with each additional $5 donation.
 
RSVP to Cheri at:    jrf8000@aol.com
 
Main Raffle prizes include:
Mall of America gift bag with hotel stay, Underwater World passes, and ride park passes
Residence Inn Edina, hotel stay (dogs welcome!) Wine
Bakers Rib’s gift certificate
Panera –Free loaf of bread each month for a year
Al Vento–gift card
Salut Bar/Restaurant gift card
Arezzo Restaurant gift card
Redstone Restaurant gift card
Bubbly Paws basket
Lush  baskets
Wine and coffee basket
Caribou Coffee baskets
Basket with coffee, coasters, cutting board, mugs
Blue Point Restaurant gift card
Sterling bracelet with paw charm – Diamonds and Gold International

Step up Pup

Tangerine House of Design – discount on photo session for your dog

***Second raffle prize includes a two night weekend hotel stay at a premier Marriott property in Arizona including two rounds of golf! (An $800 value!)***

Tickets for the second raffle are $10 each

New Starts for the New Year

What do the following dogs have in common? 

Bingo, Brownie, Buddy, Buffalo, Finona/Ellie, Gemma/Judy, Hendricks, Julep, Katherine, Memphis, Mick, Nadi, Pepper, Ruby, Sugar/River, Tank, Tilly, Willoby

They have all been with Homeward Bound for a long time and are part of our New Starts for the New Year adoption promotion with reduced adoption fees.  We’re taking this month to try really hard help these guys find their forever home.  Why have they been with us for so long?  Some have special needs such as being an only dog or not wanting to live with kids but they’re all fun pooches who have a lot of love to share. 

Thank You! To all of our supporters

The close of 2011 brought an outpouring of support.  Thank you so much to everyone who supported, volunteered with, and donated to Homeward Bound during the year! 

Walser Subaru and Highland Bank thank you so much for your donation drives!  All of the supplies, towels, treats, etc. were really appreciated by the dogs. 

Fratalone’s Ace Hardware Petfood Warehouse thank you for your donations - our dog’s tummies are happy for them!

The employees at Periscope (advertising) for collecting and donating “presents for pets!”

We look forward to a wonderful 2012 and wish you all the best for a happy New Year.

The date for our silent auction has been set

Mark your calendars!  On Saturday, December 10th from 11:00-4:00 the Tree of Hope silent auction to benefit Homeward Bound Dog Rescue will be held.  This event is sponsored by the Maple Grove Petco. 

We are seeking still donations for the silent auction.  If you would like to donate an item or items please contact Cheri at:  JRF8000@aol.com

Thank you in advance for helping the dogs at Homeward Bound!

November is Adopt-A-Senior-Pet Month!

Unfortunately, senior pets are often overlooked in shelters and rescues even though they make wonderful pets and have lots of love to give. Check out these links to find out why a senior pet may be the perfect pet for you.

http://www.petfinder.com/before-pet-adoption/puppies-vs-senior-dog-adoption.html

http://www.petfinder.com/videos/senior-pets/

Please check out our older dogs that are patiently waiting for their forever homes: Carlos, Chuy, Fisher, Henry the Eighth, Holi, Mufasa, Nakita, Pepper, Sultan, Sydney, Tike, Walter, and Willoby.

Care to Share

Does your dog have items he or she no longer needs or uses?  Homeward Bound Dog Rescue will be at the Creek Valley School Park Recreation building on Sunday, November 13 from 12-3 collecting donations of used or new dog supplies: Collars, leashes, crates/kennels, blankets/towels, rawhides, bones, etc.  Monetary donations are welcome also!  For more information contact Cheri at:  JRF8000@aol.com

Donations needed!

Coming in early December (exact date to be announced) is the Tree of Hope silent auction to benefit Homeward Bound Dog Rescue and two other animal rescues from the Twin Cities.  This event is sponsored by the Maple Grove Petco.  We are seeking donations for the silent auction.  If you would like to donate an item or items please contact Cheri at:  JRF8000@aol.com

Thank you in advance for helping the dogs at Homeward Bound!

The New Homeward Bound Dog Rescue Website!

Welcome to Homeward Bound Dog Rescue’s new website! After many weeks of hard work by a dedicated group of volunteers, we have a new-look website that we think you’ll find fresh and fun. For those of you that haunt the site, you’ll find that some of the same things such as information about the dogs and cats in our program, our adoption dates/locations, and other events.  We’ve added some new features as well.

If you haven’t already, be sure to like us on facebook and follow us on Twitter.  We are really eager to combine the use of social media with our website in order to seek forever homes for the animals in our program.

One feature that we are particularly excited about is our blog.  Here we can provide information on dogs that we would like to feature, special events, news, updates, and whatever else we come across that we think will be of interest to our past and future adopters and volunteers.  The blog also gives you a chance to share your thoughts and ideas on a given topic with us and we look forward to hearing from you!

Get Social With Homeward Bound

Did you know we are active on Twitter, Facebook, and You Tube? Moreover, we are excited about hearing from you!

Please Follow, Like, and Subscribe to us in any of the sites you are a member of and then tell your friends to do the same. We will be answering questions, sharing stories, showing off pictures and videos, and getting to know our community through these spaces and look forward to participating with you.

Twitter

Are you addicted to Twitter? Well make sure the very next thing you do is follow @HBRescue on Twitter and don’t be shy! Mention us and we will mention you back! Do not be shy, we are always thankful for Retweets!!

Facebook

Do you spend a lot of time enjoying Facebook and sharing your interests with friends? Please take a minute to Like Homeward Bound on Facebook! We will be sharing several photos and stories exclusively on Facebook so be sure not to miss any of it!

YouTube

Who doesn’t love video of adorable, adoptable dogs? Be sure to Subscribe to the HBRescue Channel on YouTube for all the latest video releases from us! Sure, we will share most of them on the website and through Facebook but you can see it FIRST by subscribing.