Happy Birthday to us!!!!!! Camp Doggie Tails turns 5 on December 4th. Everyone loves a reason to celebrate because it means I, oops, I mean we get to do something fun and special.

After 4 years of celebrating our opening in 2004 with a fundraiser that featured dog photos with Santa, my mom decided to do something a little different. This year we are having a fundraiser to support dogs in need. Beginning December 1st through December 21st, we will be taking dog food donations for AniMeals and the Pongo Food Bank.

The AniMeals program was started by Friends Involved in Dog Outreach (FIDO) when it was discovered that many seniors who receive home delivered meals were giving some of their food to their pets. The program currently assists 135 seniors in the feeding of their dogs and cats. For more information about AniMeals you can check out their website at www.Fido-Clackamas.org/animeals.

The Pongo Food Bank, Portland’s first pet food bank, was developed by Larry Chusid when he discovered that homeless shelters typically don’t provide food for pets. This non-profit provides high quality pet food to people who are struggling financially and can’t afford to buy food for their pets. To learn more about this program, check out their website at www.thepongofund.org.

You can drop off your dog food donation at either one of our locations beginning December 1st through December 21st and we will deliver it to the charity of your choice.  Your donation will help make life for our dog friends in need a little more bearable.  As my mom always says, “Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.”