Sad Day for the Humane Society of the Nature Coast

I just heard some very sad news. Apparently, someone broke into our local animal shelter earlier this week and stole 5 dogs.  Three were found wandering the street and were returned safe, 1 is still not found and sadly, one was found dead.  You can read more on the story here.

This is the same shelter that my son and I volunteer at every other Saturday morning so we are quite familiar with these dogs and I am very sad to hear about Wesson, the Dachsund that was found dead.  He lived in a kennel with his brother, which is one of the returned dogs, but now wanders the kennel looking for his brother.

Please visit Humane Society of the Nature Coast and make a donation so they can make the necessary changes to increase security to keep all of the animals safe around the clock.  As I've mentioned before, they do not receive any operational funding from local, state or federal governments, nor do they receive funding from the Humane Society of the United States.  They rely soley on the donations and fundraising activities that take place through their facility.

No amount is too small and I can tell you without a doubt that you are supporting a great cause!!

Simple Embroidery Projects

Here are a couple pictures of two simple embroidery projects using a golf towel and dog collar purchased at the store.

Here is a golf towel I found at Target and added a monogram.  This will be given as a gift to a co-worker tomorrow.

I also wanted to try my embroidery machine on a nylon dog collar.  I added her name and phone number in case she gets out.  I am thinking about offering these as a custom order in my Etsy shop. Let me know if you are interested!!

Personalized Dog Collar

I have a chocolate lab that doesn't lie still during the night.  She is constantly roaming the halls, checking on the kids I guess.  I've been bad about making sure she has her ID tag on because it makes so much noise with every little movement and literally keeps me awake at night!  Of course the concern is that if she gets out of the house, no one would know who to call.

I had an idea that I thought would take care of both situations: no noisy collar and an identifiable dog.  I  ran to the store to pick up a nylon dog collar and decided to embroider her name and our phone number on the collar.  I am pleased with the way it came out, I'll post pictures this evening so you can see for yourselves and let me know what you think.

Have a great day!

Humane Society of the Nature Coast

Well, Ryan and I are headed to the Nature Coast of the Humane Society in just a few minutes, our local no-kill animal shelter.  We've been volunteering there for just over a month and really enjoy it.  It is definitely hard work but quite gratifying.  It's also been a great education!  They take excellent care of their animals and the facility. Every square inch of the facility is scrubbed down at least once a week (it might be more but this is what I have personally witnessed (and participated in!) myself!!).  Even the toys are soaked in a cleaning solution and inspected on a regular basis to ensure they are safe for the animals.  Please don't misconstrue this, these animals need to be adopted and need good homes!

If you are unable to adopt a new friend, please consider making a donation.  The Nature Coast Humane Society is 100% dependable on local donations and local fundraising events each year.  They do not receive any operational funding from local, state or federal governments, nor do they receive funds from the Humane society of the United States.  In addition to monetary donations they also accept items such as dog and cat food, puppy and kitten food, animal toys, bleach, fresh linens (for animal beds), cat litter, and paper towels.  For a more complete list, please visit here.

Donations can be made here on their site using Paypal or various other credit cards.  Please consider even a small donation of $5 or even $1.  It is amazing how fast it can add up!!