“Dogtown” on TV gets rave reviews. Episode Two tonight.

Dear Members and Friends

Dogtown on National Geo TV

has been getting rave reviews in the press as one of the highlights of the new crop of TV reality shows. Last week’s episode (9 p.m. ET on Fridays) featured a group of totally feral, unhandleable dogs coming to Best Friends after being rescued from a puppy mill in Nebraska. This week, the team is out at the Navajo Nation in Arizona, working with a small humane society on a new spay/neuter program, and rescuing dogs abandoned at a tire dump.

The Dogtown show has its own website at www.bestfriends.org/dogtown, with bios of all the “stars” – the dogs and people who give all these dogs a new life, as well as showing that there’s no such thing as an “unadoptable” dog.

And please consider becoming a sponsor to one of these pooches, like Ruger the hound, who have been through so much and are finding new life and new love.
>>Read all about it.

Witness protection program?

There’s still not a whole lot we can say about the Vick dogs who are settling in here at the sanctuary. We should be able to describe it all a lot more once the court proceedings are over in just a couple of weeks or so. I guess we can say they’re doing really well!

>>And you can read more here.

Cats on tour:

We’re now in the final stages of the Great Kitty Rescue – more than 800 cats rescued from a terrible situation in the desert six months ago. Another 75 of these furry felines are getting ready to head out to adoption events in Phoenix. Check out their photos and bios – and meet a few of them on video here.

>>Meet Andrew, Kimber, Hamilton and Pigeon.

• The “Fun Room”– so named by kids who visit the bird house at the sanctuary and learn lots about cockatiels. The birds treat it all as an opportunity to show off with fly-bys and aerobatics.

• Horse Whispering – lots of chat, and some careful listening, at the Best Friends Horse Haven, where we practice and teach the very best techniques in caring for these sensitive, highly intelligent creatures.

• Fingers crossed for Jilly, the sweet donkey whose feet were in such terrible shape when she was taken into Guardian Angel care here that she couldn’t even stand up. Today she has an important surgery, and we’re all rooting for her.

Thanks to you, it’s always good news for all the animals who come into the care of Best Friends. You make all these good things possible through your generous donations. Your furry friends really appreciate it!

Thank you for caring, enjoy Dogtown on National Geo, and have a good weekend.

Michael Mountain
Best Friends