Dixie the German Shorthaired Pointer
The St. Louis Senior Dog Project is a not-for-profit dog rescue organization specializing in older dogs but taking in and finding homes for dogs of all ages...even puppies. Meet and adopt your new best friend 11 to 3 Saturday and Sunday, February 11 and 12 at the Kirkwood Petco near I-44 and Lindbergh. To see which dogs will be there as well as other adoptable dogs (and to check out our Red Ribbon dogs (no fee to senior citizens and only $25 to all others), go Here. The Red Ribbon dogs will be placed at no fee to senior citizens thanks to a grant from the Purina Pets for Seniors program. This Dixie Fund will cover most of the fee for younger adults.
Thanks to Dixie (above), we now have a second program to help our dogs and those who adopt them. dogs.
A couple weeks ago I told you about our Red Ribbon Dogs, dogs whose adoption fee would be covered by the Purina Pets for Seniors program if they were adopted by senior citizens (60+)
We've already placed several dogs through that program, including Cute as a Button, Paul Stanley, Patrik, Ghostie Girl, and Jazzy.
Now we're expanding the Red Ribbon project to encourage younger people to adopt senior and special needs dogs. Those under 60 years will pay only $25 when adopting one of our Red Ribbon Dogs. The Dixie Fund will cover the rest.
The idea for the Dixie Fund came last week after I heard from Diana who'd adopted Dixie and loved her for the last two year's of the sweet dog's life. Diana let me know that the students, faculty, and administration of the Saint Louis Priory School were donating $1,000.
"Our donation is given in memory of Dixie, but we also recognize and honor all of the animals, past and present, whose love, devotion, and keen sense of forgiveness and gratitude were Dixie's hallmark."
You don't need to be a senior citizen to appreciate a senior dog. So I decided that the money should go towards helping more senior and special needs dogs find their homes. But with the Dixie Fund, we would include adults adopters of all ages.
We know the money won't last long, but while it does we hope to see many Red Ribbon dogs finding their way into homes as loving as the one Dixie found.
Here's Latifah -- just one of the dogs available through these programs. She's an 8 to 9 year old black labrador retriever.
And yes, we have some small sized seniors too. Here's Gloria, a shih tzu who is probably at least 10 years old.
Spread the word, and come visit us this weekend at the Kirkwood Petco near I-44 and Lindbergh.
Ellen Ellick
President/Founder
St. Louis Senior Dog Project
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