Author Archive: McGrady
McGrady is a 5.5 year old Aussie passing on the kindness of the rural shelter staff who saved him via his foundation that provides rural shelter assistance, promoting deaf dog fabulosity & just having fun with his siblings and foster pups!
Anson County Animal Shelter….Just the Beginning of Positive Change.
A very proud Mr Lawrence Gatewood, Anson County Manager, hold the sign for the new shelter! On May 17th 2014 we were honored to be invited to the Grand Opening of the new Anson County (NC) Animal Shelter, a vision of the County Manager and several other Anson County leaders. …
Follow Our Leash to….Hanging Rock State Park’s “Reach the Peaks” Hiking Challenge
Our Challenge Card On October 4, 2014, we were delighted to take part in the 2nd Annual “Reach the Peaks” Hiking Challenge, a dog-friendly event that raises money for the local Stokes County Arts Council. This event intrigued us as we had hiked up to 2 of the peaks in Hanging Rock State Park back in 2009 and loved the opportunity to see the other 3 peaks. …
Follow Our Leash To…..Congaree National Park!
Looking to get away from “life in the big city”? Looking for something TOTALLY different? Looking to commune with Nature? Well, Congaree National Park fits the bill. Located an easy 2 hour drive from Charlotte, NC in Hopkins, SC, this National Park is truly a step back in time and a National Treasure. …
“You Buy Dinner, I’ll Drive…” A food drive for Lancaster County (SC) Animal Control…our most successful to date!
Lancaster County (SC) Animal Shelter VALENTINE’S DAY INSPIRATION! In early February 2014, we saw a post on Facebook by a group of advocates helping Lancaster County (SC) Animal Shelter that noted the shelter was running short on food. Our founder has made several trips to this shelter over the years as part of her involvement in Australian Shepherd rescue and so was quite familiar with their huge intake numbers but also with their rescue-friendlinesss! …
Grand Opening, Grand Gesture!
A unique cake welcoming Barks, Bones & Biscuits to the neighborhood! There were red velvet and white cake cupcakes underneath the sugar bone! Saturday, February 1, 2014, marked the Grand Opening of a new dog bakery & boutique, Barks, Bones and Biscuits, in Mint Hill NC (in the SE Charlotte Metro area). …
“Fixxapet”: The Montgomery County (NC) Spay/Neuter Van
The back of the Spay/Neuter Van provided by Companion Animal Clinic. Note the personalized license plate! This is the 2nd in a series of blog posts about efforts to help the animals of Montgomery County, NC: (Special Thanks to Stephanie Franklin & Teresa Bruton for providing all photos in the blog post) They ARE the “somebody”: How many of us have identified a problem somewhere and said to ourselves, “somebody should do something about that…” but yet never stepped up to address it ourselves. …
Girl with a Broken Leg Needs a Helping Hand!
Friends of Ashe County Animals (FACA) works to help connect highly adoptable animals from Ashe County (NC) Animal Control with reputable rescues or regional adopters. The term “highly adoptable” can describe dogs and cats of all ages, sizes, and breeds as well as those with medical issues. …
Friends of Ashe County Animals…Helping Animals at McGrady’s Former Shelter
The namesake of Fabulous McGrady and Friends Foundation, McGrady, hails from Ashe County (NC) Animal Control, a very rural animal shelter whose staff saved him despite suspecting his deafness. About a year after McGrady’s adoption, his guardian discovered that the shelter did not have all the donor and rescue resources she’d assumed they had to have had to give a deaf dog like McGrady a chance. …
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