One more good thing about living in the Emerald City -
“I’ve been to enough house fires where people are crying for us to save their pets,” Seattle firefighter Jennifer Bessler said. “This just gives us one more tool to help out a pet that’s maybe been in too long.”
As a volunteer & foster parent with the Seattle Animal Shelter at Interbay (between Queen Anne & Magnolia), I wanted to take this opportunity to get the word out about an upcoming dog adoption event.
The Adopt-A-Dog month event will take place on October 22nd at Wags Belltown (113-A Bell Street) from 11 am to 3 pm. Folks from Wellness Food and the Belltown Feed & Seed will be on hand. There will be a raffle too.
The adoption fee range between $125 to $165 and include a fabulous dog companion, plus:
Wags Belltown will be hosting a Halloween Costume Party on Sunday, October 29th from 2 to 5 pm. There will be food, games and prizes for best costume. So, bring your urbanite pooch and enjoy the fun.
Just how dog-friendly should the Rain City be? The Seattle Times recently profiled this growing doggy trend.
As a dog foster parent, I’d like to see dogs accepted in more places - beaches, parks, home improvement stores, etc. Though, there are should be limits such as inside restaurants and grocery stores.
Radford recalls a downtown seafood restaurant lounge where a man and his cocker spaniel were seated inside the dining area. “Toward the end of the meal, the guy was turning and feeding [the dog] off his plate.”
