It’s hard to believe July has come and gone, but looking back on this month, we certainly had a lot going on!

Rescues 

We welcomed 5 new rescues into the DC SIR family: Akari, Diego, Hiro, Hiroki, and Mashu

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Adoptions

5 of our dogs got adopted into their forever homes: Akari, Hashi, Hiroki, Kuma, and Nami

 

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Kuma_After Nami_Adopted

Congratulations to all of the adopted rescues and their forever families!!

Reunion

Mashu adoptionIn addition to the adoptions, Mashu was reunited with his family. Mashu’s family had been led to believe by others that there was nothing more they could do to help him, but they weren’t ready to give up on him. Now they are prepared to help Mashu learn and grow through positive reinforcement and healthy nutrition.

We wish them the best for continued success, and hope that through our promotion of positive training resources and articles on nutrition, more families will be able to educate themselves and feel empowered to train their dogs, and not feel like they are without options.

DC SIR in the News: 

Kuma in his new home, Sunrise at Braddock Glen

Our much-loved senior Shiba, Kuma, finally found his perfect forever home this month!

 

Events

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7/14/13 – Wylie Wagg Fairfax    7/27/2013 – Bark! Olney

Thank you to everyone for attending these events, and thanks to the wonderful staff members at Wylie Wagg and Bark! who helped make these events successes!

 

DC Alumni Updates – Where are They Now?

Koji all dressed up for Shiba Prom 2013

 

We caught up with Koji, who found his forever home in April 2013. His pawrents filled us in on how he’s been, including his cameo in Washingtonian magazine!

 

 

Summer Safety

We promoted safety, in particular Fourth of July Fireworks safety with some helpful tips starring Kuma and Yuji:

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Training & Nutrition

We continued adding resources for Training and Nutrition to our website, and also shared resources through our Facebook page.