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Dog Adoption Event: How Many Dogs Will Be Named 'Sandy'?

Photos from the puppy adoption event at Stratford Petco...

At the close of the first day of our dog adoption event at Stratford Petco on Saturday, Oct. 27, about half the 80 puppies and dogs up from Georgia were paired up with homes -- all while Hurricane Sandy crept closer.

Here are a couple photos of happy families and their equally happy new dogs.

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Baffled Resident October 28, 2012 at 03:58 pm
For potential adoptees, i'd suggest reading the other thread here on Patch regarding this "adoption event": http://stratford.patch.com/blog_posts/adopt-a-puppy-this-weekend-at-petco-in-stratford.
Margaret Callahan October 28, 2012 at 09:33 pm
all your time spent picking on dog rescuers online like a 12 year old. You could have filled some sandbags and helped your neighbors. why not go pick on some homeless people and shout Get a job! LOLs
Baffled Resident October 28, 2012 at 09:43 pm
I'm asking valid questions regarding why the adoption fee is significantly, actually grossly, more than what is being charged by local municipal shelters. The lack of answers from Scott Norton only serves to reinforce my skepticism regarding this organization.
I make no apologies for asking the questions that i do.
Deirdre Cannon October 29, 2012 at 01:22 am
Baffled....the reason that nor myself or Scott Norton wrote back to you is because we have spent 35 of the past 48 hours working our butts off. $350 is not grossly more than what is being charged up here...Pit Bulls are amazing dogs but they aren't for everyone. Majority of the local municipal shelters have 95% bully breed dogs. As far as other organizations in the area...
SPCA of CT: dogs and puppies $395 and doesn't even cover half of what we do http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CT06.html Adopt a dog http://www.adopt-a-dog.org/adopt.htm ; fee is $325 puppy, $225 for adult dog http://www.adopt-a-dog.org/adopt.htm PAWS: $210 http://pawsct.org/adopt.php Tails of Courage: $400 adoption fee http://www.tailsofcourage.org/about.php ; adopt fees are on their individual postings on petfinder danbury animal welfare society $250 http://www.daws.org/dog-center save our strays $250 Connecticut Humane Society http://www.cthumane.org/site/PageServer?pagename=adopt_requirements Puppies up to 6 months: $350 Adolescent dogs 7-12 months: $275 Adult Dogs 1-7 years old: $150 Senior Dogs over 8 years old: $90
Deirdre Cannon October 29, 2012 at 01:25 am
So how is $350 any more than any other place?? Also to spay a female dog in this area will now cost you 400-650 so 350 for a dog that is already spayed or neutered, has all their age appropriate shots including not madatory shots like influenza, come with pet insurance, are already microchipped, have been heart worm tested and come with 6 months of heart worm prevention if old enough? I personaly don't care about your opinion...you can say all the nasty comments you want but it doesn't bother me because 61 homeless dogs got amazing homes and the smiles and support of 100s of people who were in Petco this weekend made it all worth it. BTW...I am a LOCAL norwalk resident and volunteer who makes NOTHING out of these events except the satisfaction that a lot of good was done and that a lot of people were happy. So speak as much as you want.....any dog or animal lover is laughing at your ignorance and shouldn't let your comments bother them. you can have your opinion but if you think it is going to bring me down or anyone else that was involved this weekend down... THINK AGAIN!!! :o)
Baffled Resident October 29, 2012 at 01:54 am
I'm not attempting to "put down" anybody from our area that is volunteering to help animals. I just think that you should do a little more diligence on whom you provide your voluntary service to.
Deirdre Cannon October 29, 2012 at 01:59 am
do a little more diligence to whom I provide my voluntary service to??? are you trying to say you know more about this rescue than I do....which is IMPOSSIBLE since we have been working with them for 3 year now, have handled the required state paperwork for them, have been to their property in GA and have seen first hand what they do and what they have to work with. to say that the vet who is responsible for saving these lives and her crew are anything but short of angels is like saying the sun doesn't rise in the east. what makes you so bitter baffled? are your greyhound rescue not as successful and you are jealous? we support all groups and want all groups to be successful regardless of who they are or what they are about if the welfare of animals is the most important thing....obviously to you its not.
Baffled Resident October 29, 2012 at 02:03 am
I'm not affiliated with any rescue group.
You say you support all groups, yet you're apparently slamming someone else's rescue group here. Like i said previously, some of you people take this stuff just a LITTLE too seriously.
Deirdre Cannon October 29, 2012 at 02:05 am
again stop hiding behind an alias, and its obviously something you are taking a little 2 seriously because you won't shut up about it
stratforddogpark@gmail.com October 30, 2012 at 05:35 pm
Thank you Dierdre for the opportunity to meet you at the adoption event. I appreciate your hard work and dedication to your cause. I think the $350 fee is an acceptable one for the transportation, payment of "paid staff" (most are volunteers) and the vaccination and medications for the animal. I think you have a well run organization and please let us know when we can make an announcement on your return to Stratford for another adoption event!
stratforddogpark@gmail.com October 30, 2012 at 05:36 pm
Furthermore, while I believe in adopting out the local animals from the shelters, we tend to live in a specific world where people ("consumers") are pretty breed and size specific and that's where an organization like Colbert can really help. Thank you again!
JRP October 31, 2012 at 02:33 am
For anyone who doesn't understand why adoption fees exist and are often hundreds of dollars, just read the article at the below link. It is sort of a "Dog Adoption Fees 101" or "Adoption Fees for Dummies" sort of article that just hits the basics.
Link: http://dogs.about.com/cs/rescue/a/aa031503a.htm
Note Article
Just a short thought to get the word out quickly about anything in your neighborhood.
Share something with your neighbors. Write a new post... What's up? Make an announcement, speak your mind, or sell something
C.S. June 19, 2013 at 05:19 pm
They are an awful company, I called as well as e-mailed my displeasure with their new and easier toRead More navigate homepage and was met with surprise by the tech support person. My location says that I am in West Babylon NY when I am in Milford CT (can't change that), the e-mails delete willy nilly (note: be careful to pay attention to your highlighted e-mail as it is not always the one that is being deleted). Oh, and why on earth such a huge map of their optimum hotspots when I am at home and as their customer they should at least figure that I have the internet service so therefore no reason for a hot spot at home. I am totally amazed that nobody, not one person at Optimum took a look at that piece of junk and still thought that it was ready to release to the public? Best part is that they were so sure that we'd all love it that we cannot go back to the old home page. Simply beyond amazing.
C.S. June 19, 2013 at 05:26 pm
I'm still waiting for them to figure out how to pause and rewind live TV. Apparently they areRead More working on it, and have been for the last 5 years.
Ashley Riera June 17, 2013 at 03:02 pm
To clarify, for those who are wondering why we can't just take the two cats up with us, we alreadyRead More have four cats, and a dog. We could only take two of the four cats with us, plus the dog (who is 14yrs. old.) The limit for the rental is three pets... this was a hard decision for us all. We would have taken them all if we could.
Bunny The Dog
Alyson Cahill June 13, 2013 at 07:01 am
Edit: Bunny was stolen WITH the truck. Suspect is Caucasian male in his 50s. Truck is red Dodge RamRead More with dent in rear passenger side cab. Please help! Call 203-257-3001 or 203-645-1282 with any information. No questions asked.
bpiretti June 13, 2013 at 12:15 pm
Found!! https://www.facebook.com/BringBunnyHome
Shirley B. Backus June 13, 2013 at 11:05 pm
Another example of why to never leave your pet unattended in your vehicle!
A photo of Sam (Credit: Contributed Photo)
Amy Taylor June 13, 2013 at 12:25 am
Thank you so much! You have no idea how grateful we are! You are very special people!!
Kathie June 13, 2013 at 03:58 am
Now that Sam has been found, the reason he ran off was due to the sound of gunfire at RooseveltRead More Forest in the early afternoon as his master was getting ready to take him out of his car. All had been quiet, the park was open, so the loud bangs were a surprise - both to Sam and his "Dad". To the best of my knowledge, when the shooting range is used by the Stratford PD, the park is closed to the public. It was that way always and I believe still is. But now, with non-Stratford police personnel using the range, obviously the Park is NOT closed as was observed/heard yesterday at 2 separate time periods of the day. The range is used by at least one other police department. Of course, there could be unauthorized people using the range too. I just don't know. But what I do know that yesterday (Wed), there was shooting early afternoon, and then again around 6PM. I observed at around 5:00PM, a little boy running up the dirt road that leads to the shooting range. The park remained opened all day! The shooting was NOT being done by the Stratford Police. People do not always stick to the trails, and as we all know, children can be quite curious. Who is to say a child and/or adult gets near the berm or behind it and someone shoots over the berm? What goes up, has to come down. I also was told that neighbors say there is shooting going on quite frequently, even on Sundays. I doubt that this is from Stratford PD, because outdoor shooting usually occurs for a week or so, twice a year. Tighter controls must be done! Surely, the parking area can be checked for vehicles... but I observed yesterday people entering the parking area (adjacent to the driveway leading up to the range) on foot, on bicycles, and motorcycles. So people could be in the park even when no vehicles are observed in the lot. Safety is key here! Procedures need to be put in place and perhaps limitations on when other police department(s) can use the range. It is not fair to the surrounding residents to have to hear the bang bang bang on Saturdays and Sundays. It scares some of them, and I know that one person who lives nearby says her dog gets scared right inside their house! What will it take? A child or an adult wandering near the range, thinking it is OK because the Forest is open... and then, all of a sudden, there is shooting and one gets shot, especially a child? This may sound extreme, but children can move quick and suddenly. I think of that little boy running up toward the range. He could have very well traveled through the woods. I can picture bullets being shot over the berm, not on purpose, but it can happen. Or shots go to the left or to the right; and people could be in the same general area - out of sight of the shooters. Bottom Line: The "public" can not be in the park while the range is "live", or in other words, when there is shooting taking place. As how to ensure that the public is not in the park, is not for me to determine. But the Town has to step up to the plate and address this very important issue.
bpiretti June 13, 2013 at 11:17 am
So happy to hear that your dog has been found! :)
ShirleyJ June 11, 2013 at 09:00 pm
Great shot! We were looking for the rainbow!!!
samgranata June 12, 2013 at 08:12 am
Great shot! One of my favorite places to take pictures of weather
Jaimie Cura (Editor) June 12, 2013 at 02:03 pm
That's beautiful Carol! I'm surrounded by land so this is so great to see!
re26 June 14, 2013 at 04:19 am
Reagan's quote is from the 1988 GOP convention that 'facts are stupid things'...John Adams made theRead More original quote.
Steve Raguskus June 15, 2013 at 10:20 am
I hope people note how these comments go. Anonymous right-wingers try to change the discussion,Read More prove a point that no one is arguing, and then declare victory. Both "Goodie Bassett" and "Reagan Night" say Ms. Daponte is lying because Tony Smith won't be removed from office. I just re-read Beth's piece to see where she made this claim, but she never said anything of the sort. What she did say was "Both Tony and Linda serve until January 1, 2016." So, where's the "half-truth"? The point of the post is that the new land use District II, comprised of the 3rd & 4th council districts, has no representation on any of these boards. Tony Smith will be the District II Zoning Commissioner, even though he doesn't live in that district. The extreme right can't defend this, so they try to change the subject.
richard brown June 15, 2013 at 12:29 pm
Isn't it odd that the half truths are written by people that won't sigh their real name but theRead More Democrats sign theirs. Huh, guess they don't want to be held accountable for their inuendo's and false acusations.