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

Sniff 'n Mingle

Friday, September 17

7:00-9:00pm

Sniff 'n Mingle

Sniff 'n Mingle is our annual event debuting our beautiful fundraising Limited Editions Engagement Calendar. Our

calendar is packed with stunning pet portraits, output in gorgeous sepia tones and a must for all animal lovers!

Bring your friendly dog on a leash and join us at Lexington Green, hosted by Bronte Bistro and Joseph-Beth Booksellers, on Friday, September 17 from 7pm to 9pm.

This event is free, so come out and mingle with us, while your canine companion sniffs.

Our 2011 Calendar Sponsors:

Blue Willow Farm at Rigby's Green

Peggy Maness Photography

Ace Weekly

All About Aussies

Artique

Bluegrass Veterinary Specialists

Brittany Farms

Buffalo Trace Veterinary Services

Carol McLeod, DVM, MS

Citizens Commerce National Bank

Computer Surgeons

Dean, Dorton and Ford, PSC

Fowler, Measle and Bell, PLLC

IncrediPet

Joseph A. Lasheen, DMD

Kentucky Eye Institute

McEwen Creative

One Job at a Time

Quality Feeds

S&S Tire / Vision Advertising

Silver Dogs Custom Jewelry

Stites and Harbison, PLLC

Summit Family Chiropractic

Suran Trade Bindery

VCA Woodford Animal Hospital

Event Hosts: Joseph-Beth Booksellers and Bronte Bistro

Event Emcees: Star 103.7

These calendars make fantastic holiday gifts, so start shopping early! And along with this calendar as a gift to your animal lovin' friends and family members, purchase a gift of an image space for them to include their pets in our 2012 calendar (pets do not have had to been adopted from Woodford Humane Society).

If you miss Sniff 'n Mingle, you can get your 2011 calendar by visiting our website to find the list of generous local retailers selling it for the animals. List to be posted after event.

Check out our event invitation on facebook and invite your friends. Mention Sniff 'n Mingle on your Twitter posts, we're @WoodfordHumane. All of your networking helps our homeless animals have a voice.

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).

6/24 Scenes of Annestes Farms Sneak Preview Party

The Headley-Whitney Museum hosts our 'Scenes of Annestes Farms' Sneak Preview Party on June 24, 2010 from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Event is free to attend with Hors d'Oeuvres by The Invisible Chef Catering and Cakes by LouNana, and tastings by Four Roses Distillery and Lovers Leap Vineyards & Winery.

This rare art collection is a silent auction to raise money for our homeless pets. Thirty-eight talented artists and photographers visited the gorgeous Annestes Farms in Versailles, Kentucky to create and donate work depicting the horse farm for this unique collection. Our Sneak Preview Party debuts the exhibit and opens the bidding.

'Scenes of Annestes Farms' remains at Headley-Whitney through July 18. It then moves to Annestes Farms where the auction closes at our largest annual fundraiser, Freedom Fest presented by L.V. Harkness on July 24. Click here to get tickets and to bid online to own a piece of this amazing collection.

The 2010 Freedom Fest Signature art "Animals in Command" was painted and donated by Adaline Wichman and will be featured in our Freedom Fest Live Auction on July 24!

Please help our homeless pets thank each artist & photographer, in-kind donor, volunteer and sponsor for their help making our 11th annual Freedom Fest Celebration and Scenes of Annestes Farms Art Auction so special!

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.

Woodford Wag is May 15

Get ready to WAG for the animals!

Join us at our first annual Woodford Wag

Saturday May 15

Woodford County Park, Falling Springs Rec Center

8:30am: 5K Cross Country Race for humans timed by John's Run/Walk Shop

8:45am: 2K Walk/Run for humans with or without a friendly dog on a leash

Advance registration $18 (closes 5/12): online

Start a fundraising team for the animals!

Day of Race $20: 7:30-8:15am, cash or check only

Pre-registrants are guaranteed an event tee; first come first serve the day of the race. Awards ceremony following the race presented by ABC 36's Mary Wasson.

• 5K - top male and female by age group
• 2K - Woodford Wag logo lookalike, best tail wagging dog, first dog/human team finisher
• Top fundraiser and top fundraising team

Please thank our Woodford Wag event sponsors: BB&T Wealth Management, Nature's Own, Versailles Family Medicine, Animal Clinic at Equestrian Woods, Animal House Pet Hotel, Ashview Farm, Fitness Plus, Joseph-Beth Booksellers, Hills Science Diet, Graviss McDonalds, ABC 36, AVT Audio Visual Techniques, Post Printing, Pretty in Pink, Summit Family Chiropractic, The Wright Design Screen Printing and Bill & Janet Tincher Hay & Feed.

A tail-waggin' thanks to our Volunteer Woodford Wag team: Mike Bell, Priscilla Aguila, Marc Cousoulis, Alex Kershaw, Steve Smith, Marcia Taylor, Sue Van Patten and Bud Watson.

If you can't participate, maybe you can help the animals and volunteer. Email marty@woodfordhumane.org for details.

Help our "Team Woodford'" employee fundraising team. We've set a goal of $500 and need your help to reach it!