Every morning Alayne bundles Bailey into a towel and carries him through the house on a "road trip." This lets him "explore" and see things he wouldn't ordinarily see, like our offices on the second floor. They make a stop here in my office, and that photo — taken this morning — is the view I have of him peering down at me while I'm on my computer. The last stop on the tour is Alayne's office, where they always end up in front of her computer, and he sits in her lap while she goes through her spam filter, cleaning out emails. As she holds him, he drifts off to sleep. There's something very comforting about being held. But he also loves the view from "on high," which makes him feel bigger than the biggest dog.
He's wrapped in a towel, of course, because he's completely incontinent from his spinal disability. It makes for a safe road trip.
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The current Shelter Challenge started on Monday, April 4th, and ends at midnight on Sunday, June 19th. Grand prize in this round is $5,000, plus $1,000 for weekly winners and $1,000 for state winners. There are also other categories … please see the Shelter Challenge website for details.
And remember, you can vote every day, so consider bookmarking the voting page to make it easy.
You can vote in the Shelter Challenge here.
Please note: Use Rolling Dog Ranch for our name and NH for the state and our listing will come up.
Because of your votes, we won $1,000 as a weekly winner in the Shelter Challenge that ended in March. Please help us win more money for the animals here by voting every day, and by encouraging your family, friends and colleagues to vote every day, too. Thank you!
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The ASPCA $100,000 Challenge — Last Week For This Round
Our friends at the New Hampshire SPCA "downstate" (as they say here) in Stratham have made it into the qualifying round of the ASPCA's $100,000 Challenge to Save More Lives contest. They are competing to be one of the 50 shelters eligible to participate in the final round of the challenge. This is not a contest for us — you need to care for a minimum of 1,000 animals during the year to enter. The NHSPCA has made it past the first stage and into the qualifying round, and now they need as many votes as possible to get one of the final 50 spots in the contest. On their behalf, we'd like to ask you to vote for them — they do wonderful work and we'd like to support their efforts.
The qualifying round of the contest starts Monday, April 4 and runs until April 15 — and you can vote EVERY DAY in this challenge, too! Please vote for the NHSPCA here.
If you have questions or want to know more about this Challenge, please go to this page. My standard disclaimer: I cannot help with voting issues, troubleshoot, or provide any other assistance for this contest.
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