The kind people with Austin Pets Alive!/Fogus Rescue have taken Beau into foster care. He will continue to attend offsite adoptions after a little doggie boot camp to help channel his exuberant energy.

If you've read the Livvy updates you already know that APA has teamed with a local rescue group to take many of the long-stay dogs at TLAC to offsite adoption events. These events will let a lot more people meet the dogs and increase their chances of adoption. Some of the dogs won't return to the shelter but will live in foster homes. This is great news, but it means that you might not be able to find the running or walking buddy you saw advertised on a flyer when you get to the shelter. I thought our existing pet events calendar would be a good way to let people know where to find our featured dogs that are participating in this new program. I've given the calendar it's own page so you can actually see the entries. You can check the calendar here, or you can subscribe to it.

4/21/2008 UPDATE: Austin Pets Alive! and CNC Rescue have joined together to start an off-site adoption program for long-stay dogs at Town Lake Animal Center. Livvy will be the first dog in this special program. Because of her short deadline, APA has taken Livvy into one of their foster homes. Livvy is doing great there and is even getting along well with other dogs and interacting well with children. She will go to an adoption event at a local Petco or Petsmart daily until a permanent home is found. To meet Livvy, email pass@austinpetsalive.org or call 512-689-1885.

Austin Pets Alive! is teaming with Town Lake Animal Center to help our long-stay dogs find homes. They will be taking select dogs to offsite adoption events around the Austin area. Livvy will be the first dog to participate in this program. Visit Livvy at the Brodie Ln Petco today.

Map to Brodie Ln Petco

Adopt a Running Buddy will have a booth at the Downtown Austin Farmer's Market again this Saturday. We won't have any dogs with us this time, but we will have flyers, information, adoption applications, and volunteers to talk with you. We can even make an appointment to assist you at the shelter in getting to know one of our running or walking buddies. Stop by for a visit.

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Chandra

Adopt a Running Buddy will have a booth at the Downtown Austin Farmer's Market this Saturday. We hope to be able to make this a regular event. We won't have any dogs with us this time, but we will have flyers, information, adoption applications, and volunteers to talk with you. We can even make an appointment to assist you at the shelter in getting to know one of our running or walking buddies. Stop by for a visit.
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Chandra

Hi everyone. Adoptions always slow down in the winter and the shelter is full of long-stay dogs right now. These are all great deserving dogs who just need a little extra help to find the right home. Expect even more new flyers in the next few days.

The good news is that there may be a news article in the next week or so that mentions our program and features one of our success stories. This should be a great opportunity to spread the word. 

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Chandra