Build a Better Lollypop!

Yesterday May 17th Lollypop Farm had the ground breaking ceremony on their new $4.5 million expansion! Lollypop Farm is the best humane society in our area and will soon be in the big leagues along with Best Friends Animal Society in Utah, and Dumb Friends League in Colorado.

This expansion will have a huge effect on the Rochester community. The building will be expanded to include additional training space for dogs, a much needed enlarged veterinary clinic, horse training facility, upgrades to the farm walk to make it more accessible for strollers & wheelchairs, and additional cattaries.

I am excited to see the changes to come at Lollypop and the positive effects they will have on our community.

$4.5 Million is needed for this expansion, $3.2 Million has been raised so far! Donate Here!

Lollypop Farm YP Meeting Monday 5-14-12

Are you interested in learning more about Lollypop Farm and how you can help the animals? Join us on Monday May 14th, at 6:30pm for a Young Professionals meeting. This meeting will have a behind the sceens tour of the shelter. Get to see places that the public can't normally view.

We will also be planning our pub crawl fundraiser to be held this summer!

Pictures from her 1st Tournament!

My favorite picture

So determined

Wearing her pink bandana so everyone knows shes a rescue!

Great swimmers turn!

These photos are courtesy of Chris Tipton Photography. Excellent photographer!

Spectra Sure w/IGR Flea Meds

I work on the website http://www.duboisdistributors.com/ they added new flea control products and I just bought some for Peanut & Bailey. Spectra Sure w/IGR has the same ingredients as Frontline Plus but is only about 1/2 the price! I looked online and a three pack for the same size of Fronline Plus sells for $40 - $46. I bought this at Dubois for $21.47 with free shipping. I'm so glad there is now a resonable flea control medicine that actually works. This protects against ticks as well which is a growing concern in our area. We do sometimes go for walks in the woods. 
They also have a cat version. I will be buying that soon since all 3 of my cats go outside.

Peanut wins!

Peanut won 3 ribbons today at the Flyball tournament! The first ribbon was for Flyball dog 20 points. The second was for receiving 100 points for the title of Flyball dog excellent! The dogs earn points by how fast the team runs in each heat. If the team runs under 25 seconds each dog earns 25 points, 28 seconds each dog earns 5 points, 32 seconds each dog earns 1. Peanuts 3rd ribbon was for being a rescue dog, the judges picked a few of their favorite rescue dogs that ran. I was disappointed there weren't more rescue dogs there.

Fetch n Fly Flyball Tournament

Peanut and Big Peanut~ Both rescues they look so much alike!

Peanut was in her first official Flyball tournament this weekend in Henrietta. It was a small tournament but it was still loud enough for me! All those dogs in one place can get pretty crazy.

Finally off of Pred!

Peanut is finally off of Prednisone!! She has fully recovered from the steroid responsive small white dog shaking syndrome. She does still however have some of the side effects lingering from the steroids. We have three dogs total and Peanut has always been top dog. With the steroids she started resource guarding. Specifically guarding me and food. I had a trainer come to the house that I've worked with before and trust. One of the big changes we have to make is keeping Peanut off of the furniture and off of my lap. She also suggested a few exercises to practice with all of the dogs, only giving her bones in her crate, and increasing Peanut's exercise. Since summer has come early in Rochester I've been walking Peanut every single night. She is slowly improving but it is taking time.