CanineAdvocates

Wine Tasting & Silent Auction
Date: Saturday, October 9, 2010
Time: 6 to 9 pm
Place: Newtown Country Club,
Country Club Rd, Newtown, CT

Please call 203-426-5327 for further information.

Tickets: $35 ($25 CAN Members)
All proceeds benefit Vet Care
RSVP by Sat. Oct. 2, 2010

Order now and check in at the event.

Putting on the Dog is back for a fifth spectacular year! Join Canine Advocates of Newtown at the beautiful premises of the Newtown Country Club for a wonderful evening of superb wines, savory hors d’oeuvres, and scrumptious desserts in support of veterinary care for the dogs at Newtown Pound. In addition to the delicious trays donated by many area restaurants, several restaurants (such as Carminuccio's) will set up serving stations. Hometown Wine & Spirits will provide the wines from various distributors.
Guests will sample numerous fine vintages, enjoy live music by Susan Hurtuk, and bid on fantastic silent auction items. This year’s featured artist is Tarol Samuelson, whose painting for the event program cover will be up for bid. A few of the other items donated to date include an in-ground pool closing by Newtown Pools, a limo roundtrip to NYC, an comprehensive annual pet exam by Mt. Pleasant Hospital for Animals, gift baskets from Your Healthy Pet, an Invisible Fence of Newtown package, beautiful hand-crafted jewelry, original paintings, and framed photographs.
Please come out to support veterinary care for all the deserving animals at the Newtown Pound.
Tickets ($35 per person; $25 for Canine Advocates members) may be purchased at Hometown Wine & Spirits; Your Healthy Pet; Newtown Animal Control; on line at www.canineadvocates.org; or mail a self-addressed stamped envelope along with your check to Canine Advocates of Newtown, PO Box 236, Newtown, CT 06470. Please call 203-426-5327 for further information.

This Season, Give the Gift of Health!

When Marty, a handsome Rottweiler, came to the Pound it was found that he had heartworm, a serious but treatable condition that would have prevented him from being adopted. With the proper regimen of medication, Marty was restored to health and was adopted into a loving home by his new family.

As with all the dogs at the Pound, Canine Advocates of Newtown pays for veterinary bills, including a general health check, spaying/neutering, and shots. It is only when the dogs are healthy and have had their shots and neutering that they become eligible for adoption.
Thus, being adoptable is dependent on this veterinary care. The people of Newtown have been very generous in giving to the fund for the new Pound; however, there is always a need for veterinary care.
Won’t you consider giving to this fund so that these unfortunate animals will continue to have a chance for a new and better life? The Pound dogs thank you!!!

Pictures from Last Year's POD IV

Canine Advocates Keep On Truckin' Toward New Kennel
By Andrew Gorosko
Newtown Hook & Ladder Volunteer Fire Company firefighter brothers Dan and Chris Gindraux stand atop the company's aerial ladder truck, which carries a 105-foot-long ladder

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Amid perfect August weather, musician Michael Dran of Bethel sat atop the front steps of Newtown Hall overlooking the Green at Fairfield Hills on Sunday, August 5, playing sprightly melodies on his electronic accordion accompanied by his synthesizer.
Mr Dran provided the musical backdrop for a family event sponsored by Canine Advocates of Newtown (CAN). The advocates held its Keep on Truckin' fundraiser there as part of its longstanding drive to attract funding for a new municipal animal shelter.
CAN members say the current animal shelter off Ethan Allen Road is woefully inadequate and needs to be replaced with modern facilities more suitable for holding impounded animals, including dogs and cats.
Keep on Truckin' provided a variety of exhibits and demonstrations at the Green, which is bordered by Newtown Hall, Woodbury Hall, and Shelton House.
Among the many exhibits and displays were the town police department's canine unit, headed by Canine Officer Andrew Stinson and his German shepherd Baro. Officer Leonard Penna assisted with demonstrations of Baro's prowess.
Motorcycle Patrol Officer Steve Ketchum displayed the police department's new black-and-chrome Harley-Davidson Electra Glide, which he uses in traffic patrol work.
Also shown was the police department's elaborately decorated DARE car, a Chrysler PT Cruiser that is used to promote the police department's Drug Abuse Resistance Education program that is taught to fifth graders.
Newtown Hook & Ladder firefighters were on hand to display their aerial ladder truck, a large fire truck that holds a maneuverable, extensible ladder that reaches upward 105 feet.
Hook & Ladder volunteer firefighter brothers Dan and Chris Gindraux demonstrated their ladder-climbing skills by suiting up in full uniform and climbing all the way to the top of the extended ladder parked on the west end of the Green.
Botsford firefighters, with their new command vehicle parked nearby, operated a refreshments stand at the Keep On Truckin' event.Police Canine Officer Andrew "Andy" Stinson poses with his German shepherd Baro near the police department's specially equipped canine patrol car.

Newtown Underwater Search and Rescue (NUSAR) had its various aquatic equipment on display on the north side of the Green.
Fergus, a friendly 7-year-old male bloodhound that NUSAR uses for its search work, was on hand to greet visitors.
The Newtown Volunteer Ambulance Corps also displayed equipment at the event.
Virginia Jess, CAN president, said this week, "Everyone who came was very pleased with the event."
The event raised about $2,000 toward the creation of a new municipal animal shelter, she said.
A new animal shelter is expected to cost about $1 million, of which CAN is seeking to raise $500,000. So far, CAN has raised about $120,000, she said.
The new 3,700-square-foot shelter would be constructed at Fairfield Hills, near the US Army National Guard's military dog kennel.
Ms Jess said that people interested in donating funds toward the animal shelter project may send checks to Canine Advocates of Newtown, Inc, at PO Box 236, Newtown CT 06470.
The group's website is www.canineadvocates.org.