Let the games begin!

If you're sad the 2010 World Equestrian Games are over, we invite you to join us for our Annual Canine Olympics event, Sunday October 17, 2010. And check this out: Parking is free and there are no admission fees for spectators!

Woodford County Park (at the Big Red Barn)

Next to Falling Springs Rec Center

Versailles, Kentucky

This day is filled with smiles and tail wags celebrating our love for the homeless pets in our Adoption Center.

To help us raise money for our animals, it's $6 to enter your cute canine in:

• Best Trick
• Straight Dash - under 16"
• Straight Dash - over 16"
• Frisbee Catch
• Dancing with the Dog Stars
• Outfield Catch
• Hot Dog Dash - under 15 lbs
• Hot Dog Dash - over 15 lbs
• Halloween Costume - cutest
• Halloween Costume - scariest
• Halloween Costume - funniest
• Halloween Costume - best homemade
• Friendliest Dog - kisses
• Friendliest Dog - wags
• Obstacle Course - beginner
• Agility Course - experienced
• Cookie Toss - under 15 lbs
• Cookie Toss - over 15 lbs
• I'll Eat Anything!!

To save time, download and complete this registration form and bring it with

you. Get a free t-shirt per canine participant.

Bring your lawn chairs, kids and friendly dogs to enjoy shopping our Olympic village & silent auction. We'll have concessions, an Agility Course to test your dog's skills, and Alumni Parade for Woodford Humane adopted dogs, Canine Caricature Portraits by Linda Boileau and, of course, our adorable and adoptable pets!

Noon - Registration

12:30 - Blessing of the Animals

1:00 - Games and Alumni Parade

To help our animals, please print and post our event flyer in your office or favorite hang out. Click here for our facebook event invitation and invite your friends.

Help us thank all of our event sponsors, volunteers, vendors and our participants.

Event Judge: Mary Ann Zeigenfuse of Best Friends Obedience

Event Emcee: Steve Sullivan of Star 103.7

Foxy's Smile

This photo of Foxy remained posted on Petfinder for almost a year while she stayed at our Adoption Center.

We just knew someone would open their home and heart and adopt this happy girl and we waited together. Foxy greeted every day with cheerful tail wags and this big and beautiful smile. You can imagine the joy in our hearts when she finally found her forever home!

Foxy and her dad visited our Adoption Center earlier this week. Her smile put smiles on all of our faces! Her dad said, "It's so nice to see the staff here remembers her and her name!" and told us he introduces Foxy those who are uneducated or uncertain about Pit Bulls and Pit mixes. We are honored that Foxy is now an ambassador for her breed and continues to touch so many hearts.

Her smile still is as big as ever, but today it's because she is loved in her forever home.

Foxy, 9/8/10

Adopt an '09-K9!

Hattie, Mercedes, Chelsea, Livvy, Diego, Gulliver, Rocco, Cash, Cherry, Coppola & Lavinia all arrived homeless in 2009.

These K9 companions have incredible, tail waggin' personalities and we want so badly to see them in their loving, forever homes! They've been homeless way too long.

Our August 09K9 Adoption Promotion is waiving the adoption fee for any K9 who arrived in our care in 2009 (with, of course, approved adoption applications). Each is spayed/neutered, dewormed, up to date on rabies & routine vaccinations and micro-chipped and all go home with a dog training DVD, heartworm check and a free visit to a participating vet clinic.

Lavinia has been adopted from our '09K9 promotion!

Since our '09K9 August Promotion began Coppola, Diego, Chelsea, Rocco, Lavinia and Cherry have all been adopted! We need your help networking for our other 09K9s to help find them their perfect, forever homes!

For more info, contact us at manager@woodfordhumane.org or (859) 873-5491. Or, stop by our Adoption Center. We're open Monday-Friday: Noon-6pm and Saturday & Sunday: Noon-5pm.

If you can't adopt, perhaps you can sponsor an '09K9's stay with us to help us care for them. Info at http://www.woodfordhumane.org/Adopt_A_Friend.htm (under our list of pets).

Handy? The animals could use your help.

We need skilled friends to help us with mowing and maintenance at our Adoption Center. If you can make a commitment to stick with us with a few hours or more each week, please email marty@woodfordhumane.org.

Joseph-Beth Gives Back!

Since 2008, Joseph-Beth Booksellers in Lexington has donated over $13,000 to the homeless pets at the Woodford Humane Society! As a 501c3 nonprofit without any government funding, this sure helps our SAVE mission (Spay/neuter, Adopt, Volunteer, Educate).



You can add to this donation each time you shop at JB. Become a Gives Back Member and select Woodford Humane as your partnering charity. Then, each time you shop, the animals will benefit from your purchase (details).



May is Joseph-Beth's Gives Back Month

and you can Give Back even more!

1. Become a Gives Back Member


2. Print this special voucher


3. Bring it and shop on Wednesday, May 5.

When you do, TWENTY PERCENT will be donated back to the animals waiting for homes at our Adoption Center!

PRINT & BRING THIS VOUCHER

If you can't join us May 5, become a Gives Back Member now and help our homeless animals every time you shop at Joseph-Beth throughout the year. Please join us in thanking our friends at Joseph-Beth Booksellers!

Shop Woodford Humane retail (tees, tanks, totes, license plate frames, cards, etc) at Joseph-Beth in Lexington. Our display is located at the fire place as you enter Bronte Bisto. Each item sold helps us raise awareness and funds for the animals.

Woodford Humane Society's adopted Copper photographed by Peggy Maness Photography.

Make your pet a star!

May 1, 2010 is the last day to submit an image of your precious pet(s) to be included in our 6th Annual Limited Editions Calendar!

Our artful calendar is spiral bound and output in beautiful, warm sepia tones. It features stunning pet portraits from the talented Peggy Maness Photography and is packed full of friendly fur faces (pets need not have been adopted from Woodford Humane to be included) sent in from animal lovers, just like you!

Our calendar is an annual fund raising effort which directly raises monty to care for the homeless animals in our Adoption Center. Without any government funding, every image sent in truly helps pets in need!

Submission is easy so send in your favorite pet picture (or pictures) now. Image space starts at just $25 and sponsorships are also available.

Plan for a special holiday gift for your loved ones, submit their pets' photos and surprise them with our calendar as a personalized present! Our 2011 calendar debuts on Friday, September 17 at our special event called "Sniff n Mingle" hosted by Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Bronte Bistro, Lexington Green in Lexington, Kentucky. It's free to attend and you're friendly dog on a leash is also invited to join us!

For more info about pet photo submission, our calendar, or the Woodford Humane Society, email calendar@woodfordhumane.org