Pet Haven's 2010 The Fast and the Furballs Team

Many thanks to all who helped raise donations for homeless dogs and cats and who participating in the Dogs Day 5K9 run .... for the second year in a row, Pet Haven's The Fast and the Furballs joined in the fun!! As a result of our online fundraising we were able to raise $975, all of which will go directly towards homeless dogs and cats! What a great turn out at the inaugural Dog Days 5K9 run with over 300 pooches, of all different sizes, colors and breeds! We had one foster dog, Julius, who joined us for the run. Volunteer Tiffany who begins training for the Twin Cities marathon today kicked off her training with Julius .... at the end of the run, all she had to say was "Julius was a perfect runner." Sounds like he was so focused on running that he didn't even want to stop for water breaks ... even squirrels couldn't distract this boy ... and best of all, no swerving or tugging on the leash!! Here's Julius giving Tiffany a big kiss after the run .... Julius got to hitch a ride to the event with Ahnung (Pet Haven alum), who like Julius was rescued from up north at  Red Lake reservation. We believe Julius could be one of Ahnung's pups from a litter prior to when she was rescued. Ahnung is now a registered therapy dog and is protective of her "son" :) She says that Julius is the perfect dog and would make a great therapy dog. If you'd like to learn about 10 Reasons why you should adopt Julius, check out Ahnung's blog. She has a lot to say about it!! Many thanks to all who participated in this year's event!! Without your support we would not be able to continue in our mission of rescuing and re-homing dogs and cats and reducing the needless suffering of homeless dogs and cats. To view more photos from the 5K9 Run click here.

The newest member of the Pet Haven Team - Betty!!

Check out the newest member of the Pet Haven's The Fast and the Furballs team ... Betty! She's the one in the front. Who knows, maybe she can convince her friend in the background to join in on the fun too!! :)

Betty was adopted from Pet Haven about a year and a half ago. It looks like she hit the jackpot with her new family!! Way to go Betty!!

And her dad has already set up his fundraising page to help raise donations for her homeless furry friends ....

Our wish is that there will be more happy endings like Betty's happy ending ... but we need your help!

Thanks Luke (aka Betty's dad) for joining our team and helping raise money for homeless dogs and cats!!

Check out Luke and Betty's fundraising page. And if you'd like to join the team you will need to first register with Dog Days 5K9. Click here to register. Once you've registered (and the registration fee is $30 through May 1st) send us an email at furballs@pethavenmn.org to join the Pet Haven team and get started in your fundraising! You can either use the general Pet Haven 5K9 fundraising page at http://givemn.razoo.com/story/Dog-Day-5-K9-Run or if you'd prefer create your own fundraising page.

And click here for photos from last year's event!

Save the Date for the Dog Days 5K - June 12th

Yes!!! We are forming a team again in 2010 of Pet Haven supporters ... this year we will be participating in the inaugural Dog Days 5K9 Run/Walk on Saturday, June 12th.

The Pet Haven Fast and Furballs committee is finalizing details and will be sending out information on this in the next couple of weeks.

In the meantime, get those running/walking shoes out and start training for the 5K9 Run/Walk.

For more info, and to join the Pet Haven team, email volunteer@pethavenmn.org. Join the team and help us raise money for homeless dogs and cats!

To check out photos from last year's event click here.