Louie's Sleep Over 2011-Amy

I'm spending a "night in the doghouse" with Murphy to raise money for Louie's Fund because, simply put, these dogs and this program are the most important thing to me at APA!. Plus, Murphy is the bestest snuggler ever!

Louie's Fund is the sole source of funding for APA!'s Dog Behavior Team. It pays for training, professional evaluations, scholarships, dog handling equipment, enrichment toys, and whatever our pooches happen to need. All of my favorite pups at APA! have passed through this program and, without it, they would likely not be around let alone living happily in adoptive homes.

These are dogs with incredible personalities who teach so much to those of us lucky enough to work with them. They make us laugh, think, improvise, adapt, and ultimately become better people for the time we spend with them. They are also dogs who, before entering our program, were on the kill list at local area shelters...usually for "behavior problems."

No-Kill is defined as a 90% or better save rate and equates to saving all "healthy, treatable, or rehabilitatable animals." Programs like this are not only instrumental in sustaining that goal, they have the power to change what "rehabilitatable" looks like and get more dogs not just out of the shelter alive but learning the skills they need to thrive as happy, healthy, and loved companion animals.

To know dogs like Murphy and think about them not given a chance or being labeled "unadoptable" is heartbreaking. Murphy and every other dog that's passed through this program rocks and should be given the opportunity to overcome their pasts and have a future filled with romping, cuddling, sloppy smooch giving, and a real home to call their own.

Please help make that happen.

Updates and Donor Comments

ariel schneider 10/20/2011 at 01:45 AM ET
bring a pillow-pet.
Joseph Noell 10/16/2011 at 06:08 PM ET
Good job saving the dogs!
Cindy Castaneda 10/15/2011 at 09:26 PM ET
You go Amy! We will get all those sweet "naughty" dogs a home!
Laurie Keller 10/06/2011 at 02:06 PM ET
seems to me like the very best way to spend a saturday night....wish i could give more.