Pooches on Parade : Fashion for Paws

Champagne Brunch & Style Show

Where Dogs Take Over The Cat Walk!
All Proceeds Benefit The Angel Heart Medical Fund.

Friday, May 4th, 2012 – 11 a.m. Extraco Events Center General Exhibits Building

• Catered by Eddie Deen • Dress in casual attire.

Enjoy a fabulous champagne brunch, mimosas, wine, chocolate fountain, valet parking, raffle, door prizes & available canines for adoption! This signature soiree for all animal-loving fashion mavericks is an event that will be enjoyed by men and women alike!

Below are photos from past events.

To Purchase your new 2012 Fuzzy Friends Calendarfor $10
Stop by and visit us at, 6321 Airport Road • Waco, Texas 76708 or for more
information give us a call at, (254) 754-9444

Romeo

Romeo, what happened to you?

This dachshund came to us in July from another shelter. He was running out of time as they were running out of space. Just as it seemed like he wasn’t going to make it out of the shelter alive, Fuzzy Friends Rescue saved his life. FFR pulled him off of the shelter’s euthanasia list and brought this sweet boy into its comforting facility.

Not long after his arrival to Fuzzy Friends it was discovered that Romeo had a very severe case of heartworms. His condition was life threating and needed to be treated as soon as possible. Treating heartworms is a dangerous and time consuming process. It takes up to 30 day of cage restriction for the animal to recover and not all animals survive the treatment process.

Romeo sat in a small cage in the quarantine area of Fuzzy Friends awaiting his mandatory 10 days until he could be seen by the public. After the ten days, most dogs go to the main floors where they can be seen by the public, but this was not the case with Romeo. He had to wait another month for his heartworm treatment restriction to be lifted. Sad and lonely, Romeo sat and waited for his time to shine.

Finally in September he was allowed to strut his stuff for potential adopters. It wasn’t long until he caught someone’s eye. Romeo is now living the luxurious life with a wonderful family. Every dog deserves to have a chance with a family.

Heartworms are deadly. When an infected mosquito bites a dog it injects a microfilaria into the dog’s blood stream. The larva then travels to the heart were it lodges itself and grows until it is able to reproduce. The adult heartworm then releases more microfilaria into the blood, starting the process all over again. This can cause a strain on the heart, just like a blood clot in a human.

Treating heartworms is very expensive. It can cost up to a thousand dollars to treat an infected dog. Not to mention at this time the medication used to treat heartworms is nearly impossible for many veterinarians to get a hold of. All the pain caused from heartworms and trouble from trying to treat them can be avoided with a simple once a month pill that can be purchased from any vet.

Davin’s entry is titled, “Color Your World”
and stresses the importance of adopting a homeless animal.

First place prize was an Apple MacBook Air laptop.

Second place winner was Carlee Kemp,
a Belton High School junior.

Carlee’s entry is titled, “Let’s talk about pets.”

Second place prize was a Canon EOS DLSR camera.

On June 6, 2011 a red tabby kitten was brought to Fuzzy Friends Rescue. The tabby was a beautiful little boy who was very sweet and loving, but something was wrong. His right under arm had been ripped open, exposing his muscle and tissue.

The kitten, which was named Jeffery, was taken to a local veterinary clinic. Jeffery was put on antibiotics and his wound was left open to allow it to heal shut properly on its own. It was truly amazing to watch him heal. He never stopped purring whenever someone held him and his wound seemed to magically disappear.

Jeffery is all healed up and living the good life these days with his new family. The once gaping wound under his arm is now hardly a scratch. Jeffery was very lucky that FFR has such wonderful supporters, without whom, we would not have been able to take in and treat him.

To Purchase your new 2011 Fuzzy Friends Calendar
Stop by and visit us at, 6321 Airport Road • Waco, Texas 76708 or for more
information give us a call at, (254) 754-9444