Small Dogs = Big Success!

United Animal Friends joined Circle L and Golden Bones Rescue on Saturday for Pixie Pooch Palooza, and as the photos indicate, the event was a massive success! Hundreds of people showed up to get a look at some of the small critters available for adoption. UAF favorites Izzy and Millie got adopted, along with many others from all three rescue groups!

UAF Special Event: Pixie Pooch Palooza!

Join UAF, Golden Bone Rescue, Circle L Ranch and more for our first-ever Pixie Pooch Palooza! This adoption event, held at Petsmart this Saturday, August 29th, celebrates the extraordinarily awesome spirits that come in small canine packages! Home-checks will be required for all potential adoptions. Whether you're in the market for a new best side-kick or not, we're pretty sure this event will leave you smiling. The fun starts at 11AM!

Adoptable Mutt of the Week - Peggy!

This week's adoptable mutt is Peggy! Peggy is an incredibly sweet and loving Jack Russell Terrier mix, probably just a year or so old. This gal is just the epitome of all that is wonderful; she's affectionate, expressive and quite the cuddler! It's amazing this girl is without a home, but we don't think that will last much longer. Because she probably has some Jack Russell in her, Peggy does need a home with a fully fenced yard where she can enjoy regular exercise. Not so much to ask, right? Especially considering all the great companionship and fun Peggy will surely give back!

Calling All Potential Fosters!

Maybe you've thought about it briefly now and again, wondered how you might go about it, but now is really the time to seriously consider fostering for UAF! UAF volunteers have been making regular trips up to Kingman to rescue some very lovable and completely ADOPTABLE animals off the euthanasia list. We desperately need more fosters, especially for puppies and kittens. If you've ever wondered what fostering might be like, now is the time to give it a go! And remember, we'll work diligently with you to make sure you don't feel overwhelmed or unprepared for your new foster. Whatever type of arrangement you're in, we can assure you that there's an animal out there who can easily squeeze him or herself into your life -just temporarily!

ADS Featured on Best Friends AZ Website

Sister group to UAF, Animal Disaster Services (ADS) is a nonprofit group dedicated to providing shelter and care for animals and pets in need during natural disaster evacuations. Recently, an ADS profile article appeared on the "Go Local: Arizona" Network website for Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. Click here to read the story!

Morsel of Goodness: Rocky

This Week's Morsel of Goodness goes to Rocky (formerly Oswald)! While we are lucky to hear from newly adopted UAF animals in the weeks and months after they are adopted into their forever home, it's an extra-special treat to check in on a former UAF animal years later! And that's why we just had to share Rocky's story. UAF volunteer Katie found tiny puppy Rocky in a Prescott Valley warehouse in December of 2007, where he was trekking every day into work with someone who just put him in the back of the truck for the morning ride each day! Rocky was dirty, skinny and in need of lots of love and care. Katie convinced the then-owner to surrender the pup, and fostered him for a few days before finding him a forever home with Vikie and her husband. As Vikie recalls, it was love at first sight!

"My husband and I live on a 5 acres hobby farm/ranch with horses, sheep, chickens and an adopted dog “Mikey”. We felt that Mikey needed a playmate so we decided to adopt another dog. Shortly after we decided to adopt another dog, I received an email and photo of “Rocky” from Katie of UAF. As soon as I looked at the photo, I knew he was the one for us. His adorable face just grabbed my heart. His name was originally “Oswald”; however, we didn’t think the name fit him, so we decided to change it to “Rocky”. We chose Rocky because we felt he had a rough start, but was a fighter and champion like “Rocky Balboa!”
From the first day he came to our home, Rocky loved running and playing with Mikey and the other animals. Mikey looks after him just like a big brother and they get along wonderfully. They even roughhouse and tease each other just like brothers do! Rocky loves people and is very well behaved. He is especially attached to me and loves attention. We could not have asked for a better dog and we love him very much. We are so grateful to UAF for allowing us to adopt him and give him a loving home and family."

Thanks Vikie, for saving this little guy and keeping us updated on his happy life!

Adoptable Mutt of the Week - Conrad!

Conrad is an incredibly sweet and playful teenage pit-bull mix. What's different about him, you might ask? Oh - didn't we mention it? He's a GENIUS! Conrad is like a little scientist: inquisitive, curious and constantly taking samples. You'll see him sniffing around your shoes and legs, checking out what you've got in your hand with his gentle snout, even getting a big ole' lick of the salt off your face - and, it's all for Conrad's very important research! You see, however Conrad ended up without a home has got him curious as to the best way to avoid another similar situation. Conrad's convinced that if he takes enough samples and sniffs out enough people, he's certain to find a gem of a human companion - just for him! And what can we say - we agree completely! (Sadly, Conrad did have a forever home - for just a week! Even though Conrad got along swimmingly with his new family's three chihuahuas, he was able to jump their four-foot fence and escape long enough to chase a woman on a horse. The woman on the horse scared the family into returning Conrad. Conrad is being kenneled at this time until we can find him a foster or forever home. Please help us by donating to his kennel fund. It costs us about $10.00 a day and even a donation for one day helps.)

Morsels of Goodness: Chloe

This week's Morsel of Goodness . . . Chloe! Sweet Chloe was a shy and timid girl who came into Prescott Animal Control and immediately impressed UAF volunteers with her gentle personality. Soon, she won the heart of a wonderful local family; her new mom Deb says this about rescuing Chloe:

"My family and I had decided to adopt a 2nd dog. We had spent 6 weeks looking for a dog that would fit in with our menagerie of 2 rescue cats and a 14 year old Border Collie mix named Maia. It wasnt as easy as it sounds. The dogs we saw either snipped at or had energy levels to high for Maia, or werent cat friendly . Exhausted, our family had decided to discontinue our search for a few months. But before that decision, Katie had sent me a picture of a dog and I had already agreed to do an intro with Maia. The dog, a female heeler mix, was a stray that had been picked up in Ashfork at the end of May and taken in by Prescott Animal Control in early June. When I walked in she was the only dog in the kennels that wasnt barking, spinning or jumping. She was just sitting, shaking. She was extremely fearful and shy, but the introduction with Maia and I went well. Joellyn from UAF told me she probably wouldnt have done well at an adoption faire because she was so timid . I adopted her couple days later on July 8. It took her a couple weeks to settle in to our home, but she got along immediately with our dog Maia, my 8 yr old daughter, and even the cats! They love her! She is still pretty timid - Im sure it will take months to come out of her shell, but every day she takes baby steps. We named her Chloé, which in Greek means "blooming". She's a very sweet, loving dog and the perfect addition to our family. Thanks to Katie and Joellyn for assisting me in adopting Chloé. Also thanks to Prescott Animal Control who put up with me looking at dogs for 6 weeks before finding her. It really is true........ sometimes the right dog does find you!"

Thanks for saving this sweet girl, Deb!

Summer Adoption Events

Just a reminder to all you animal lovers out there, UAF adoption events are going strong through the summer! We've had excellent showings at Petco, Petsmart and the YC Farmer's Market the past few weeks. Check out the fun at Petsmart this past Saturday!

To the upper left, Katie and Orbit enjoy a special cuddle. Little pup Gunnar is clearly pooped out above; foster mom Lisa sits with Gunnar's sister Ginger in the upper right. Below right, a UAF Handler handles the gorgeous Hope. And surprise visits from UAF dogs now living happily in forever homes always makes us smile! Below left is Mitzy (formerly Pixel) with her new dad, and below center is Brewski (recently rescued from Kingman) with his happy new parents!