Hey Guys…

if anyone is interested in doing the Discovery 702 Walk the Talk, details are on http://www.royalcanin.co.za/walkthetalk/index.php

DATE | Sunday 25 July 2010

VENUE | Marks Park, Emmerentia

DISTANCE | Dogs are only permitted to walk the 5km and 8km routes

Visit Fora’s site for more details

I got this email this morning, thanking us for the Donations to Animals in Distress:

Dear Friends at the BEAGLE CLUB

The Society wishes to thank the following Beagles and their owners for the generous donation of wet & dry food, bowls, collars, leads, blankets, treats and accessories.  The attached is a small token of our appreciation.

THANK YOU :

VICKY, LEO, JESSE, SAM, MIRANDA, JOLLY & SOPHIE

GAVIN, CARMEL, SNOOPY & KODA

KAREN, ROBERT & LUCY

MARTIN, MICHELLE & DENVER

TERRY SUE & SAFFRON

JANE, PIPPEN & REBEL

TREVOR, DILENE, POPPADOM & ROTI

JACQUIE & BAXTER

JAMES, KERRY, SPENCER & BAILEY

CALIA & BAILEY

PETER, TANYA, OSCAR AND, OF COURSE, HARRY!!!

The work is our privilege, but we can achieve nothing without YOU!!!

Blessings in 2010.

Paws truly

Pat Barr-Sanders

Editor/Fundraiser

The Society for Animals in Distress
Landlines : 011-466-0261/2984/0387
Phone : 083 643 9480 Fax : 086 626 5441
The Paddocks, Plot 20 Moerdyk Street, Vorna Valley
PO Box 391164, Bramley, 2018
FNB Bramley; Branch Code 252105; A/C No: 5147 0054 747
www.animalsindistress.org.za
001-249 NPO    PBO 930012662

Our Walkhaven day was a combination of “beagle-fun-in-the-sun” and a bit of a charity drive for Animals in Distress .

A lot of people were already away for their Christmas holiday… but I was blown away by the generosity of everyone who was at Walkhaven with their donations… there was so much stuff, our back seat was FULL and I had to get my friend, Michelle, to take 4 big bags of dog food with her in her car!! – she doesn’t have dogs, so I knew I could trust her with it! hee hee

Look at all of this stuff… (and this is without the 4 bags Michelle took home for me)

Donations were:

• about 8 x big bags dog pellets
• A couple of smaller bags of pellets
• about 20 tins of dog food
• gravy pouches
• bowls
• collars and leads
• blankets
• lots of Bob Martin goodies (tick/flea collars, shampoo, deworming tablets, fly spray etc…)
• even a toy!
• Some Kitty pellets and tinned food
• Doggy treats – chew sticks and Beenos

Special thanks to everyone who donated something… I know they Animals in Distress will REALLY appreciate it!

Vicky… and Leo, Jesse, Sam, Miranda, Jolly & Sophie
Gavin & Carmel… and Snoopy & Koda
Karen & Robert … and Lucy
Martin & Michelle… and Denver (who donated all the prizes he won in a photo competition! – very kind, thanks Denny!)
Terry Sue… and Saffron
Jane… and Pippen & Rebel
Trevor & Dilene… and Poppadom & Roti
Jacqui… and Baxter
James & Kerry… and Spencer & Bailey
Calia… and Bailey
Peter & Tanya… and Harry & Oscar

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Some photos from yesterday… photos are thanks to Carmel and Gavin!!

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SNOOPY – is he wet…??!!?

lots of beagles – and KODA barking for the ball!

SNOOPY in full flight!

POPPADOM OR ROTI – I’m sorry guys, I can never remember who is who!

HARRY looking exceptionally handsome

Beagles checking out the ball in the dam… OSCAR is going in! LUCY, SNOOPY and HARRY watching

OSCAR with his ball… being chased by HARRY and KODA

OSCAR and his ball!

It was a very hot day and we all had lots of fun… our next beagle day will be at Delta Park – for a change… and we’ll see which we prefer

Keep an eye on the website for more details and also for the dates of the hunts for 2010~!!

Hey Guys,

remember when some of us did the charity walk at Animals in Distress in Midrand in early October?

Well, there are pictures of some of us and our beagles in the latest edition of the Animals in Distress newsletter!

I was so excited when I opened up my post box over the weekend!

Unfortunately, the booklet is folded, and then I scanned it in, so, apologies for the not so great quality!

a really bad scan of the group of walking people…:

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And the kind people at Animals in Distress sent me some other shots that she had on file… (click on the pics to view a larger image!)

Hey Everyone…

our last Walkhaven day for the year will be on Sunday 20 December at 2pm. I know some of you might be away… but we’ll have a run for you guys

What I would like to do, is ask everyone who comes to please bring something to donate to Animals in Distress from your beagle. I will drop off all the donations to the society, on behalf of the Beagles!

Donations can be:

• Cat or dog food (tinned or dry)
• Old (or new!) blankets or towels
• Any animal bedding (as long as it is machine washable – ie none of that horrible grey underfelt stuff)
• Newspapers (to use in the hospital area)

This is not by any means compulsory, but it would be greatly appreciated and go a long way in helping animals who are not as fortunate as your beagle

If you would like to donate something, and cannot make it to Walkhaven on 20 Dec, please email me or see Animals in Distress’s website for more info.

I hope you can make it! – See you there!!

Sign up on Facebook, or on the beagle site.

- Happy Beagling,

Tanya

PLEASE NOTE: NO ANIMALS ARE ALLOWED AT THIS EVENT!

Hi Guys – I went to this last year, and it was actually pretty cool (even for me, who isn’t a big fan of this kind of thing!!)

Come and see what they do, have a bite to drink, a beer or glass of wine and sing along to all the carols you know and take a listen to some new remixed versions – last year was great!

The Society for Animals in Distress

Dear Friends,
Don’t forget Carols by Candlelight on Wednesday 25 November at The Paddocks.  If you would like to order a picnic basket from Bev, please call her on 078 458 9143, no later than 19 November.

This year promises to be bigger and better than 2008, and we’ll be kicking off the festivities at 18:00 until 21:30.

Candles will be provided, but please bring blankets, chairs, cushions etc. for your comfort.

We will have lots of exciting goodies on sale, as well as beer, wine, boerewors and vegetarian rolls.

*** MEET FATHER CHRISTMAS *** ENTER OUR RAFFLE *** SING & ENJOY ***

Regrettably, for the safety of your animals and ours,

NO DOGS WILL BE PERMITTED UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.

We look forward to the pleasure of your company once again!

Blessings.

Paws truly

Pat Barr-Sanders

Editor/Fundraiser

The Society for Animals in Distress

Landlines : 011-466-0261/2984/0387

Phone : 083 643 9480 Fax : 086 626 5441

PO Box 391164, Bramley, 2018

The Paddocks, Plot 20 Moerdyk Street, Vorna Valley

www.animalsindistress.org.za

001-249 NPO    PBO 930012662

Yesterday was the Charity walk for Animals in Distress.

We saw: Jane with Pippen and Rebel, Trevor & Dilene with Poppadom & Roti, Karen & Robert with Lucy, Gavin & Carmel with Snoopy and his Jack Russel brother… and Tanya & Peter with Harry and Oscar. There was also another couple with 2 beagles. So, all in all, 10 beagles! I think the only breed that outdid us in numbers was the Golden Retriever Oh, and Glen and Lyn who come to out hunts with Vicky were also at the walk, with their 4 ENORMOUS Irish Wolfhounds!

There was a 2.5km walk and a 5km (which was the 2.5km walk twice). I think everyone except Jane signed up for the shorter walk. Once we had done our round, Jane persuaded us all to keep going once more… which we all did

It was quite a big turnout, which I was happy about – it’s always good so see support for a great charity. There were even prizes for the people who finished first, and doggy treat bags for most of the dogs! They had lots of tubs full of water for all the dogs, and an MTN gazebo handing out water bottles to us humans. The weather was nice and overcast, so we didn’t even overheat.

After the walk some of us took a walk around the paddocks to see the horses and donkeys who live there. There were 4 tiny little foals who were VERY VERY cute! Some of the horses were a bit unsure of ALL the dogs who had come to visit… but mostly, everyone was very chilled.

Aaaww, little foals!

The donkeys were all SUPER friendly and extremely cute! I didn’t get any pictures of the beagles unfortunately! (I wasn’t planning on doing a post on the site)… but I did get this photo of my beagle, Harry giving one of the very friendly donkeys a kiss! I was amazed that Harry was so very brave!

beagle/donkey love!

It was a very enjoyable morning, and it was great to see Snoopy, Poppadom, Roti, Lucy, Pippen, Rebel, Harry and Oscar together again!

We are having a beagle fun day at Walkhaven next Sunday, for anyone who would like to come and have a relaxing day with their dogs (not beagle-exclusive!) Click here for more details and to sign up.

Until then,

Happy Beagling!

- Tanya

As some of you know, a portion of proceeds made from sales from the BeagleShop are donated to a charity dedicated to helping animals. These charities are listed on our Links Page.

Last week I donated some money to Wetnose Animal Rescue Shelter. They sent us this thank you letter.

So, to everyone who has bought something from the BeagleShop, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!! Donations come from sales of Hunting Bibs, Badges, Stickers, Flasks, T-Shirts… absolutely everything on sale is a donation towards a charity! Thanks guys I’m not selling this stuff to make money for myself!

-Happy Beagling,

Tanya

AN APPEAL FROM WETNOSE ANIMAL RESCUE

Hi Guys,

Please will you do me a huge favour and send our International Homeless Animals Day Brochure to everyone in your companies and in your address books. This is the biggest fund raising event of the year for us and it is going to be great fun. It is a family day with something for everyone!

Families adopt a homeless animal from us for the day, spoil it, love it, and take it for a 1km walk, where after they receive a medal.

There will be rehabilitation awards for animals that have come through extreme hardships as well as dog shows and exhibitions. There will be flea market stalls, food stalls, a beer garden, a kid’s playground and jumping castle and much more. It promises to be bigger and better than last year.

I really need YOUR help to make this year the best International Homeless Animals Day ever hosted!

I have attached the brochure which can be forwarded or even printed and put up in your offices. Come on guys, word of mouth works wonders… lets see what we can all do together!

Thank you and see you there!

Wetnose.

(Click on the picture to see a bigger version)