Hello All,

Just a quick update on the events of the day in Indianapolis. The day started off a bit cloudy and chilly, but by the end of it, seven animals had found homes. This was the second day of a two-day event. The Indianapolis Animal Care and Control (normally closed on Sunday) was open to carry on the mission of Tour for Life, and promote adoptions. Between the two days, there were close to 20 rescue groups that joined the AC&C at their location. Overall it was a successful weekend where 24 animals found their forever homes. And even a few more “temporary happy endings” where a few animals from the shelter found their way into the rescue groups.

All in all there was a ray of sunshine today. There was a female dog that had come into the shelter earlier that week that happened to be pregnant. As we were getting our tour through the shelter, we passed by her cage, and as a side note: the kennel was very noisy. There was a small squeaking to be heard, as we looked into her cage we found two puppies that were just born. Along with the shelter workers, we helped move her and her puppies to a quieter location. As the day progressed, we kept checking on her and by the end of the day, she had given birth to seven puppies. She was such a sweet dog. Some mothers are very protective of their babies, but she let us pick them up and she would snuggle up to us for comfort.

There was a Great Pyrenees Rescue there and at one point, there seemed to be a gaggle of them standing around together (there was close to a dozen of them there). There were some other dogs from the shelter that were quite memorable. Two in particular. One named Steve and one named Rocco. Steve was a stray dog that was picked up by a shelter worker as he was walking down the block on a rainy day. He was a bundle of energy that had found his forever home and was waiting to be picked up because he had to be neutered. Rocco was a favorite among the volunteers and we soon found out why. He was a loving dog that was full of energy and always looking for another treat. He was very well behaved when everyone came over to say hello, although it has been said he can still act like a puppy. Unfortunately Rocco did not find his forever home but we are hoping he will in the coming days.

Well it has been a good time had here with our friends at the Indianapolis Animal Care and Control and look forward to working with them on future events.

~ Jen and Christina