Our FIRST Annual Rescue Reunion was held on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Kingston Park in Chatham, Ontario.  Our adopters, foster families, volunteers and adopted dogs and fosters were invited to get together to reunite under one roof to catch up!   It was such a wonderful time to see several of our precious rescues who had been adopted once again – for some it was a few weeks and others several months.  There was a lot of hugging and poochie kisses going on!  It was a time filled with new memories!

The day started off cloudy with a little rain but the skies opened up to beautiful blue skies, white clouds and bright shining sun.   The BBQ was fired up with delicious Ball Parks and many who attended brought food and goodies for our potluck table – salads, fruit and veggie trays, desserts.   No one left hungry!  The poochies also had their own treats to snack on!

Words cannot express the feeling of gratitude we all feel to have met so many wonderful and loving adopters since we first started our rescue.  To see the amazing progress and happy faces of the adopted dogs who have found their forever families is such a rewarding feeling that warms the heart!    Thank you for giving our rescues a second chance to have a new life filled with love!

We are blessed to have a team of volunteers who give of their time to help with our many events and the love they generously share with our rescues when we need temporary homes while they wait for their new families.  Without the dedication and commitment of our volunteers, we couldn’t do what we do.  Thank you all for loving our rescues!

Next year we plan to do it again!   Enjoy a few pictures taken during our reunion, it was a wonderful day to remember….

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Dr. Kerry Mall, his wife Krista, their staff and Krista’s mom (BBQ chef) for hosting a recent BBQ fundraiser at the Summer Series recently in Dresden.  They chose CK Animal Rescue as the organization they wanted to support by donating the proceeds from this BBQ.

It was reported that the turnout was huge at this end of the summer outdoor music/BBQ event and the people came hungry!  Krista’s mom kindly offered to be the BBQ chef at this event and we were told the hamburgers and hotdogs were flying off the BBQ! 

Hmmm, tells us Krista’s mom must be a great cook!  We also heard Dr. Mall was doing great as the cashier too!

The total raised from this wonderful night’s event was $600!

Thank you ALL for giving your time and your love to help us in our mission.  And a huge thanks to everyone in the Dresden area who came out to support this fundraiser, we will always be grateful!

A big Thank You to Dalton Nadeau from Woodstock (formerly of Chatham) to ride his bike from Chatham to Bothwell (more than 40km!) to help our rescue. A great job done in record time, well done Dalton!  Our rescues appreciate your huge heart and love to make a difference!  You are an inspiration to the young people willing to share their time and love to give these precious rescues a second chance.  You are and always will be an important member of our rescue family!

The Art on the Boulevard was held in Erieau, Ontario on Saturday July 30th.  We were invited by Joanne Wales, our raffle basket winner from our March garage sale, to participate by providing information about our rescue.

Joanne and her friend Billie had their own table where they sold toys and treats for pets.  They asked us to provide information for visitors who stopped by their table.  We supplied them a binder with information about our rescue, our mission, pictures of our adoptable dogs, incoming rescues and our beautiful rescues who had been adopted along with flyers.  These wonderful ladies wanted to help us spread the word about our important work and the faces of the dogs we have been fortunate to rescue.

Joanne contacted us to let us know they raised $500 in donations this past weekend!!

John Henry is a 10 year old senior Pomeranian, approximately 4 lbs., with innocent eyes and the sweetest little fur baby!   He arrived in Chatham on May 29 and is currently settling in his foster home.  John Henry was surrendered by a senior who could no longer take care of him due to disabling arthritis.

After much thought and consideration, John Henry will remain with our rescue as our official little Mascot!

Please consider adopting one of our senior rescues, they want love and attention as younger dogs and puppies.  Senior dogs are wonderful companions!  Many times they are already trained, they are not interested in digging holes or chewing shoes or furniture.  All they want is a lot of love in their senior years with a nice warm bed and a place to call their own.