Linda Lyon Working like dogs might be an appropriate descriptor for the SaddleBrooke Dog Park Association (SDPA) lately, but there’s been much fun in the mix as well. Our awesome volunteer maintenance team has been diligently dealing with the change in weather challenges, and have stepped up event planning with snowbirds returning and the holidays…
Joy Wegner One hundred new dog beds! That’s the ambitious goal for volunteers committed to helping the Pinal County Animal Care and Control (PCACC) shelter provide healthy kennel environments for dogs at the county’s shelter. In 2018, more than 30 donors funded materials to build custom dog beds for the shelter’s kennels. Bud Wegner, a…
Karyle Steele Our annual pet food drive benefits Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.), which serves as a pet food bank for all of Pinal County. Families need to qualify for this service, and once qualified, they receive pet food from the organization to help them keep their pets instead of having to surrender them…
Save the Dates! Don’t Miss the Fashion Show and Luncheon This year, SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s (SBPRN) annual Fashion Show and Luncheon will be held at the SaddleBrooke One clubhouse on Wednesday, Nov. 30, and Thursday, Dec. 1. Doors will open at 9:30 a.m., seating at 11 a.m., with the event starting at 11:30 a.m. Calle…
Linda Lyon The holiday season is almost upon us, and the SaddleBrooke Dog Park would like to help kick it off by inviting all SaddleBrooke dogs and their owners to the dog park on Nov. 13 for photos with Santa. Santa will be at the dog park from 9 a.m. to noon, but we do…
Thanks to the support of our wonderful SaddleBrooke neighbors, Wags & Walkers was able to donate over $6,000 of equipment to support the clinic at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC), as well as the volunteer dog walkers at PACC. We are grateful for your continuing enthusiastic support for this annual fundraiser. In 2022 we were…
Don’t miss SaddleBrooke Pet Rescue Network’s (SBPRN) Pet Food Drive on Friday, Sept. 30, from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. being held at the SaddleBrooke One parking lot near the bocce ball courts. This food drive benefits the Pets in Need Action League (P.I.N.A.L.), which provides temporary pet food assistance to qualified residents of Pinal County…
Linda Lyon Please save the date for the SaddleBrooke Dog Park’s “Photos with Santa.” The event will be held on Nov. 13 at the SaddleBrooke Dog Park and will be open to all SaddleBrooke residents. The event is free, but donations for our Pinal County Animal Shelter will be much appreciated. Three days later, on…
RoRescue Round Table Rochelle Puczkowskyj Twenty years ago, I plunged into the icy waters of dog rescue, not knowing what lurked below the opaque surface. I was a foster volunteer until 2016 when an attorney found a benefactor who wanted me to have my own rescue. RoRescue was born. Many people see a pet rescue…
Suzanne Marlatt Stewart We sure do love our pets. They are often our best friends, providing companionship, unconditional love, and emotional support. Yet there are times that I would like to understand what my dog is thinking. I will talk to her (her name is Tawni), and she will nod her head side to side.…