Ogden Utah
Black Dog Walk
Walk for a Cause... Save a Dog!
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This page is dedicated to current and future Ogden Utah Black Dog Walk pack members. These pack members are an amazing group of dedicated volunteers that are making a tremendous difference.
The black dog walk is a wonderful way to socialize and exercise your dog and meet other dog lovers in Utah. By walking black dogs on a regular basis, the black dog walk brings awareness to Black Dog Syndrome and helps to change the odds for homeless black dogs.
This is the walk where it all began... The Ogden Black Dog Walk began on Saturday, September 19, 2009 with myself, my mother, my 2 daughters and our 2 dogs. This walk has grown rapidly thanks to a tremendous group of dedicated volunteers.
The Ogden Black Dog Walk pack leaders have formed a unique and special relationship with the Ogden City Animal Shelter. Each week, volunteers are able to walk the dogs from the shelter and get them noticed. Adoption rates have increased and the pack has received tremendous support from the community and local businesses. Many dogs lives have been saved thanks to the work of the Ogden Black Dog Walk pack members.
Grab the leash, get your dog or borrow your friends dog, get your
t-shirt
(not required) and join the pack!
OGDEN
Location: Historic Downtown Ogden
Time: Saturdays at 10 a.m.
Details: Meet in front of Grounds for Coffee located at 111 25th Street.
Point of contact: Loa, 801-710-4984.
Please help us spread the word about the Black Dog Walk in Ogden. Below is a flyer that you can print and post on community bulletin boards or give to your friends and family.
Click here to view the Ogden PDF Flyer in your browser, or right-click to download it.
WALK UPDATES
July 17, 20101
Thanks to all the volunteers and especially Komaldevi; she organized the parade and walk and did a great job; following is her update:
Thank you all for your great work and time today. It was a little more hectic than usual, with the children’s parade and farmers market, but with everyone's help, we made this a great day for the shelter dogs. Thank you. I think today we had the largest group (17 people), we got all black dogs out on the walk. Great job everyone. After the walk, I went back to 25th street to hand out the dog flyers at the bike store and the coffee shop; I also asked other local businesses to post the flyers.
June 2, 2010 Hello to you all,
I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend.
We had a good walk Saturday, and enjoyed a little sprinkle just as we rounded the corner at the theater. That seems to be our spot to encounter rain. Sherri was with us, and presented certificates of appreciation to the businesses who support the Black Dog Walk (Grounds for Coffee, Kiesel Coffee and Cocoa, Color Me Mine, and Moore’s Barber Shop). Casey, from the Shelter, also joined us with her amazing Doberman.
After the walk, we met at the Greenery for lunch and to wish Sherri and Angela and Bryanna the best in Denver (they left Sunday morning, and we are lonesome, but glad that they are together again as a family). Sherri presented certificates of appreciation to the pack members in attendance. I know I say this every week, but you all are awesome!
Our profile dog, Blue, was taken back by his owners, and they will try to find a home for him (he was brought to the shelter because his owners had three dogs and Animal Control made them give up one because they can only have two). He is a wonderful dog, and we are grateful that they came to his rescue and hope that they are successful in finding a good home for him.
I will see you Saturday. Have a great week. - Loa
May 26, 2010 I want to tell you again how much I appreciate you all. We had a small pack Saturday, but it was a fun black dog pack. Neka, the Border Collie mix, and JD (the Mastiff puppy) were adopted. We were able to save Jessa by taking her to the Utah Humane Shelter today. Sherri and the girls adopted Hurley, and will be taking him to Colorado Sunday. We were surprised to see Little Bear back, but he got adopted again Monday. Let’s hope this one is his forever family.
We have a holiday weekend coming up, and I hope you all have a wonderful, safe time. The shelter will be closed Saturday and Monday, but we are still planning on the walk Saturday. If you can join us, we will plan on gathering at the Greenery after the walk to wish Sherri and Angela and Bryanna the best as they make their final move to Colorado.
Dan and Sarah, we hope your dog is doing ok.
Life is great with each precious life that is saved. Thank you all! - Loa
Donations needed for Mugsey!
It was hard to tell just what Mugsey was when he arrived at the shelter. He was extremely matted and dirty, he had an odor that wasn't pleasant and he ducked away from any approaching hands because of what we soon learned to be severe ear infections. In his current state, there was no hope for Mugsy.
But one of our faithful pack members, Nicole has a soft spot for Cocker Spaniels (yes, that what Mugsey is under all of that mess!). She made some phone calls and pulled some strings and freed Mugsey from the shelter. After grooming and a vet visit, she is now fostering Mugsey until a forever home can be found. Four Paws, a local rescue group in Logan Utah, paid for his care despite already being on a tight budget.
From Nicole...
We are trying to come up with a better name, because Mugsey isn't really inviting. But he got into the vet yesterday and they had to sedate him to flush out his ears, and they said that he had infection behind his eardrum on his right side, and that they were both really bad, and while they had him under they happened to look in his mouth and discovered that he had a crushed molar so they pulled that.
So now he has to be on oral antibiotics for the next 3 weeks for his tooth, but mostly his ears, and I have to wash his ears once a day and medicate them twice for the next 2 weeks! It sucks that people neglect their pets, and then rescue groups have to pay to fix them back up.
This did cost a lot and Lisa (who runs Four Paws of Logan) works very hard to take in all of the dogs she can. They run on a skeleton budget because most of their dogs are black older dogs that need medical care, or clog up the system because they aren't the cute and cuddly dogs people look for. So she really struggles to keep taking these dogs in and finding them good homes and it was really a stretch for her to take in Mugsey.
Any donations (food, toys, blankets, leashes,especially cash) makes a world of difference! She definitely does not waste any of her resources. Also if anyone has extra crates, she's short on those as well. And they do handle cats if anyone has extra stuff or food around the house for them as well.
Monetary donations can be sent to P.O. Box 422 Millville, UT 84326. Or you can contact Nicole via email at nicoledavewed@yahoo.com to coordinate.
Click here to visit Four Paws of Logan Utah.
Thank you Four Paws. Thank you Nicole. and Thank you to everyone who is able to donate to support them. You are all awesome!
May 15, 2010 Thanks again for your time and efforts Saturday and every day. Those who came Saturday went the extra mile, literally. Because of the marathon and road closures, we questioned if it would be worth our time to walk downtown because it took extra time to walk the dogs from the shelter to the cars but your efforts paid off.
The following dogs have either been taken in by a rescue/foster or adopted:
Aphrodite, Marshall the Basset,Camella the Pomeranian mix, Chocolate the little brown Pit Bull, Mugseythe Cocker with the dread locks. Mugsey got shaved today, and looks and acts like a different dog. He is about 1/3 the size he was Saturday. One of our super volunteers, Nicole, made arrangements for a rescue shelter to take him to a vet to have his ears treated, and then she is going to foster him.
Wow! What amazing volunteers you all are. Thank you soooo much for your dedication - Loa
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