The date for the Colorado Springs Pet Expo has been changed due to conflicts with the Labor Day holiday. The event has been moved from Saturday, August 28th to Saturday, September 25th. More information is available in a separate post, or by visiting http://www.coloradospringspetexpo.com/. We hope to see you there!
Below is a list of planned adoption events for Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue for the month of August, 2010. Stop by and visit! Please also pick up coupons from us at Petco stores and buy Castor & Pollux dog/cat food while you’re there -it’s a super premium food and they donate food to us for sales made during our adoption events!
There is never a shortage of work to do or Cocker Spaniels to rescue, so there are many opportunities for volunteers and foster families. If you would like to contribute in any way, we are looking for committed volunteers. Just ask one of the representatives at one of the adoption events for more information!
To save space, we have not included Petco store addresses. For store addresses, maps and more informaiton, visit the Petco Store Locator.
Saturday, August 7: Petco Highlands Ranch (noon-4p)
Saturday, August 14: Petco Southlands Mall (11a-4p)
Saturday, August 21: Petco at Tower Road and I-70 in Aurora (noon-4p)
Saturday, August 21: Petco Golden (noon-4p)
Saturday, August 28: Petco Westminster (noon-4p)
Saturday, August 28: Pet Expo in Colorado Springs (10a-6p) – Here’s the link for more info: http://coloradospringspetexpo.com/. See our previous post below about this event and location. Event planner are expecting between 7,ooo-10,000 people to attend, so we hope you can join us as well.
Please plan on joining RMCR in Colorado Springs on August 28, 2010 at the Colorado Springs Pet Expo. Located indoors at the beautiful Phil Long Expo Center with free admission and free parking. You’re welcome to bring your dog – just make sure that you have proof of current immunizations (if applicable) and that your canine companion is on a non-retractable lead.
Check out over 175 pet-friendly exhibitors and rescue groups, see live demonstrations in agility, obedience training, pet care and activism, great giveaways and prizes, amazing discounts on your favorite pet products, a pet fashion show and costume contest, fabulous retailers, author book signings and much more fun for the whole family.
If you’re a pet owner – or want to be one – you’ll find everything you need under one roof, so that you can play, shop, learn or adopt in air-conditioned comfort. Now who would want to miss out on all that? For more information, click here.
Tagawa Gardens is once again hosting the 2010 Grey Kitty® Birthday Celebration & Pet Rescue Event scheduled for Saturday, July 10th and Sunday, July 11th from 11 AM to 3 PM.
The purpose of the event is to provide an opportunity for the community to learn about the various non-profit animal rescue organizations in the area that provide rescue and/or adoption services for animals. In conjunction with Tagawa Gardens’ celebration of their mascot, Grey Kitty®, and thier Office Cat, Miss Kitty, they offer birthday cake and lemonade as well as a wonderful opportunity for the animal rescue groups to provide information and solicit donations and sales of items to benefit the worthwhile services provided by each. For every $5 donation to RMCR by an individual, we will be able to hand out a discount coupon good for $5 off a purchase at Tagawa Gardens.
We hope that you will join us at Tagawa Gardens this weekend. Stop by and say hi and visit with some of our adoptable Cocker Spaniels. You will also have a chance to see our Container Garden which was created by RMCR volunteers. The Container Garden is part of the Simply Beautiful®/Tagawa Gardens’ Grey Kitty® 2010 Community Container Garden Contest and is also part of a silent auction event with the proceeds going to support RMCR. Be sure to bid high and bid often!! For more information, visit Tagawa Gardens Web site.
RMCR was pleased to be a part of Brighton Culture Fest on June 5, 2010. Kathryn, Glenda and Noel were there with Cockers Harry, Cassie and Alpine. There was lots of traffic and several folks expressed interest in adopting, volunteering and fostering dogs. It was a warm afternoon and the booth next door had a big fan that was blowing a nice cool mist, so Alpine figured it out and planted himself in front of it for several hours. At one point, he laid facing the fan with his nose only about 6-12″ from the fan! Our thanks to the City of Brighton for inviting us to participate! See you next year??
In addition to our regularly scheduled adoption events, we’ve added a few more to our upcoming summer schedule. Here is a list of our events for the remainder of May and for June:
Saturday, May 22 - 2 events:
Botanic Gardens Bow Wow Adoption Event from 9a-1p, 909 York Street, Denver, CO, Top of the new parking garage!
Petco at Southlands Mall from 9a-4p, E470 and Smoky Hill Road in Aurora
Sunday, May 23:
Petco in Golden, 12n-4p, 17132 West Colfax
Memorial weekend (May 29-31), no events planned!!!!
Saturday, June 5 – 3 events:
Petco in Highlands Ranch, 11a-4p, Highlands Ranch Boulevard and Lucent Boulevard.
Linnea Memorial Pet Walk and Adopt-a-thon, 8a-12p, Spring Canyon Community Park, Ft. Collins.
Brighton Culture Fest, 10a-5p, Downtown Brighton. For more information, click here.
Saturday, June 12
Petco at Southlands Mall, 11a-4p (note new hours), E470 and Smoky Hill, Aurora.
Sunday, June 13
Old Pearl Street Adoption Fair, 9a-1p, 1500 block of Old Pearl Street in Denver (south of I-25)
Saturday, June 19
Petco at Park Meadows, 11a-4p , County Line Road and Chester Street, north of Park Meadows Mall.
Sunday, June 20
Petco in Golden, 12n-4p, 17132 West Colfax
We hope to see you at one or more of these events. If you need more information, or are interested in helping us at any of these events, call us at 303-617-1939 or email us.
Earlier this year, RMCR announced that we would be attending an adoption event at Wilmore Nursery every third Saturday of the month. As it turns out, the adoption events at Wilmore fluctuate and are not consistently every third Saturday and the schedule often conflicts with commitments we have with other events.
Consequently, we’ve agreed to extend our relationship with Petco. The Petco store at Park Meadows has invited us to be present every third Saturday of the month at their location. Our standing monthly adoption events at Petco are as follows:
First Saturday – Petco – Highlands Ranch, 1265 Sgt Jon Stiles Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, 303-346-0471
Second Saturday – Petco – Southlands, 24101 East Orchard Road Suite C, Aurora, CO 80016, 303-627-5710
Third Saturday – Petco – Park Meadows, 9425 East County Line Road, Englewood, CO 80112, 303-708-0616
We will be at each of these events from 9:00am until 4:00pm, either inside or outside depending on the weather. We invite all interested parties to stop by and visit. We also encourage previous adopters to bring their dogs for a visit so that we can catch up on how they are doing in their fabulous new lives!
In addtion to these regularly scheduled events, we will also have a second team that will attend other special events such as the Pearl Street Fair as we are invited. Please check back often to see when these additional events will be held.
Tess with Michelle and her new family
Tess came to us from an Amish puppy mill outside Independence, MO where she was kept in a cramped cage and bred as frequently as possible during her four years of life. Luckily, the breeder decided to get out of the business of Cocker Spaniels, which is how she came to Colorado and found a forever home. She had been with us for about a week and was at a Petco adoption event when Michelle and her daughter saw her fresh from the groomer. Tess is just a love bug, which is amazing considering her initial four years of life, so she quickly won the hearts of her admirers. Was it a just coincidence that Michelle just happened to go to that particular Petco on that particular day just as Tess got out of the grooming salon or was it destiny? Judging by the happy faces in the picture, it’s a happy tale no matter how it came about! We’re just thrilled that another precious Cocker was saved from a lifetime of abuse at the hands of a puppy miller and given a fresh start with a loving family in a forever home.
Beatrix and Don with Sammy and Nixie
Don and Beatrix were looking for a companion for nine year old Sammy when they stumbled across our web site. They asked about a couple of the pups, but decided that Nixie would be the best fit. They came to visit him at one of the Petco adoption events and they only had to look at him to know he was the right one. Sammy seemed to agree. Nixie settled right in, even falling asleep on Don’s lap as they drove home that afternoon. Sammy is teaching Nixie how to fetch and play with toys. All in all, we think he’s going to have a good life! Way to go, Nixie!
On Sunday, June 13, 2010, the Old Pearl Street Association will host the 2010 Old South Pearl Street Pet Fair at the 1500 block of South Pearl Street in Denver. Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue will once again take part in this event along with some of our most eligible Cocker Spaniels.
Please feel free to bring your pets along with you, but bear in mind that the weather in mid-June can be quite warm! If you are bringing animals, you may want to bring something to put on the pavement for them to stop and stand on, or perhaps an umbrella for shade, and don’t forget to bring plenty of water for them and for you!
We will be offering low cost micro-chipping and would love to talk to you about Cocker Spaniels and animal rescue. The event will take place from 9:00 – 1:00 between Florida and Iowa Avenues on old South Pearl Street. Be sure to stop by and say hi!
