US National Whitewater Center

I want to apologize for missing the July newsletter and not updating the blog. I have been out of town for several weeks and I have not had access to the Internet. It was so hard without email and Internet status that I don't know how we used to survive. I was able to go on a few times but even when I came back my computer was broken. Anyway I have a lot of catching up to do and hopefully will have a newsletter for September. Enough about me let's talk Cavaliers!!

I think one of my previous blogs about fun summer activities with your Cavalier in the summer. Now that summer is over and I am back in Charlotte, I thought about one thing to do for the fall. It would have been too hot in the summer for Cavaliers since they get hot too easily but will be fun when it cools down.

My cousin took her dog to the Whitewater Center last weekend and had a great time. You can walk, hike (which I don't know but my Cavalier is a little lazy) our just enjoy the outdoors with your precious pooch. There are beginner/easy and mostly flat trails to advanced. You may want to call for the trail status because sometimes they are closed due to weather.

At the top is a map of where the Center is if you have not been there already.

Every Thursday there is a River Jam where you can relax and listen to music which I heard was tons of fun.

The Animal Kneads Day Event

The Animal Kneads Day event started in 2007 at Great Harvest Bread Company. The bakery opens on a Sunday (which is not a regular business day), the owners and staff donate their time and the ingredients to make hundreds of loaves of bread. Volunteers from Animal Care & Control staff the counter and offer the bread to the public for a donation of $10.00 a loaf. 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Animal Care and Control Free Public Spay & Neuter Fund.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg is one of the top 10 fastest-growing US metro areas. As the Charlotte area continues to grow, so does its animal population. It is estimated that there 400,000 cats and dogs in the metro area. As a municipal shelter, Animal Care & Control can not turn away any animal, regardless of how full the shelter is. Last year alone, due to severe overpopulation of unwanted animals, the shelter had to euthanize 12,632 cats and dogs (in FY09), many of whom would have been adoptable. To help reduce the number of animals that come to the shelter the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Animal Care & Control Division (CMPD-ACCD) instituted a Free Public Spay and Neuter Assistance Program. This program is completely donation and grant funded. The spay/neuter program was able to sterilize 1,228 animals in FY09.

Event Information:
Sunday, August 23, 2009 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Great Harvest Bread Company
6420 Rea Road (Shops at Piper Glen)

How can you help? Support the event by stopping by and making a donation, and tell your friends, family, neighbors about the event.

• Become an event sponsor
• Participate in the event with a booth
• Match donations made during certain hours of the event
• Advertise the event
• Distribute posters and flyers

Contact Melissa Knicely at 704-336-3627 if you are interested in participating.

July 2009 Meet Up

Vacation

I am sorry for the lack of posts but I have been on vacation for the 4th! Do you have any 4th of July pictures you want to share? If so email me at anniemacmac@gmail.com. I had a lot of fun playing dress up with Ella for my 2 year old niece and it reminded me of the photo contest. I keep waiting for new photo's but I think I will move the deadline to Friday. I will gather all of the photo's and we can vote on the best summer photo, cutest face, overall best photo at our meet up this Saturday!! Please send me some pictures!

Meet Cory. An Irish Ruby!!

Meet Corey!

Corey was born in September 28, 2007 in Ireland. Yess Ireland! We fell in love with him at the first time we saw him despite his overbite ;). And he’s been the best dog ever since then. When we take him for a walk people would stop us and say hi to him or just smile at him, because he always gives that “smile” face at you. His best buddy is our Siamese cat Honey Bunny. They get along very well and often sleep together in our bed. It is absolutely our best decision in our life to get Corey and we just can’t get enough of him.

8 things about Corey:

1. His favorite places are our lap and our bed.
2. His favorite things to do are walking, playing with daddy and doing tricks to get treats.
3. He has an overbite.
4. He snores when he is sleeping.
5. He likes to crawl on carpet. (funny!)
6. He gets over excited when we come home and we need to give him his toy or he’ll jump and grab our clothes.
7. He scared of water, but will do his business in the rain (strange boy!)
8. He loves car rides.

Summer Pictures

Thanks to those sending summer pictures!!! I will have a photo contest so the deadline will be June 30th. Here are some pictures I have so far.

Meet Tommy

Our cavalier’s name is Tommy. He was born on October 4th, 2008 in Lexington, NC. Tommy, who is the only dog on our block, (a 55 and older development in SC) is loved by all our neighbors many of whom have treats for him whenever he visits. Lots of folks get around here on golf carts and Tommy has to have at least one ride a day to be happy. We often ride to the dog park where he goes to meet and play with other dogs in the small dog area.
Our house in Venice, Florida holds a different attraction. There he loves kissing all the people on the dog beach and digging in the sand. Sometimes he runs and plays with the other dogs, but the people are definitely his first choice. He also loves walking along the streets of downtown Venice where people stop to pet him and ask about him.
Tommy is a loveable and much loved part of our lives.

Adrienne and Martin Cohen