Happy Tail: The Newlyweds Have Started a Family Romayne Trudo Sue and Dave Swengold were recently married in May of 2025. Ready to settle into their new life together in SaddleBrooke, they decided it was time to add to their family. The timing was perfect for a Yorkie mix named Roadie. He was found as…
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Generals, August 2025
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – August 2025
The Importance of Microchipping Your Pets Romayne Trudo Microchipping pets is a crucial step in responsible pet ownership, offering permanent identification that dramatically increases the chances of being reunited with a lost animal. Benefits of microchipping include: • Permanent, tamper-proof identification: Collars and tags can fall off or be removed. • Increased reunion rates: 72%…
Features, July 2025
Introducing ‘Ask Emma,’ Advice and Paw-spective from a Little White Dog
Emma, a Little White Dog Hello SaddleBrooke neighbors! My name is Emma. I’m a cheerful bichon-poodle mix who lives here with my human, Bill. You may have seen us out on the cart paths early in the morning or around the neighborhood in our golf cart. I have lots of dog friends—Oliver, Jack, Mimi, Lulu,…
Generals, June 2025
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – June 2025
Millions for Tucson Raffle—It’s A Win-Win SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network is excited to announce that they are once again participating in the Jim Click Millions for Tucson Raffle, which supports 501(c)(3) organizations based in Southern Arizona. Participating organizations retain all proceeds from ticket sales. This means that when you purchase a ticket, it is an…
Generals, May 2025
Please Show Up!
Mary Richling Thanks, SaddleBrooke, for adopting dogs from Pinal County Animal Care Center! The shelter is still double its capacity and needs even more volunteers, fosters, and adopters. To help walk dogs, show up between 6 and 9 a.m., sign in, and a friendly dog will be given to you. If you can’t walk, you…
Generals, April 2025
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – April 2025
Local Rescue Group Romayne Trudo Recently, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) received a very generous donation from Beth Fedor and Lynn Tofel Dent of Realty Executives, Give Back Team, GiveBackAZ.com. The funds were immediately distributed to Oracle Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation (OARR) so that they can continue their life-saving work within Pinal County and beyond.…
Generals, April 2025
Adopt, Don’t Shop!
Mary Richling COVID and our stay-at-home status benefited our furry friends. Shelters all over the country emptied out as families welcomed new pets. Sadly, back to work, family upheavals, and lack of micro chipping and altering have resulted in shelters again bursting at the seams. Our county shelter, Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC),…
January 2025
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – January 2025
Are You Ready to Win Some Cash? By now, many of you have purchased your ticket(s) for the SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network (SBPRN) Fashion Show and Luncheon on Feb. 4 and 5 at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse. As always, an added attraction is our cash raffle. Last year, 10 lucky ladies each day walked away…
Religion, September 2024
Blessing of the Animals at Vista de la Montaña United Methodist Church
Sharon Scanlan and Robin Conner Why do churches bless animals? When we bless animals in the church, we are saying, “You are a gift from God.” It is God who first blessed animals at their creation. So, blessing animals is an original activity as old as creation, a thing we do in imitation of the…
Generals, September 2024
SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network – September 2024
New Date, New Look: Fashion Show Update After years of having our fashion show/luncheon in the fall, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue is moving it to February of 2025! We are proud to be able to present Calle Rose spring/summer fashions! This line is absolutely gorgeous with stunning, bright colors, cool fabrics, and beautiful matching accessories. Save…