This event will benefit “Camp LotsaDogs” a non-profit organization based in Whitby, Ontario. For only a $25 participation fee, hikers can help this organization to provide a second chance at life for these amazing animals.

As well as raising funds, our goal is to also promote environmental awareness. Just a few small things can make a real difference.

We will be asking that participants help protect the environment by picking up any garbage along the trail, and please remember to pick up any poop your dogs leaves behind. Water will be provided along the route however, in an effort to reduce waste, we ask that participants bring their own refillable water bottles.

It would also be greatly appreciated if participants could arrange a carpool to the hike.

Get your friends to join you and your four legged companions for a day of fitness and fun. Enjoy in the knowledge that we are making a difference. Those who cannot participate physically can still act as a sponsor or volunteer. If you don’t have a dog you can walk one of the rescues!!

Camp LotsaDogs used to do boarding and daycare but turned to rescuing instead. It is much more rewarding to save the lives of these helpless animals that have been dumped, abandoned or left to starve. They rescue dogs from “High Kill” shelters and shelters with low adoption rates for less popular breeds from the United States and bring them across the boarder to a safe place. Here they can start the healing process.

They work with these animals who, do to circumstances some are left with behaviour, emotional and physical problems. These can be over come with the knowledge and experience that this organization has.

They are extremely successful in placing dogs in forever homes and with this event we hope to help save even more lives.

For more information about this event, or to participate, donate, or volunteer,
Please Contact:
Laura Stacey at 905-391-6393
For more information about Camp LotsaDogs and this event, visit us online at www.susteiner.ca/events/six-legged-hike-fundraiser/

Download the event poster
Download a sponsor sheet

When: Saturday May 15, 2010
Where: Rouge Valley Park (Main Parking Lot Twyn Rivers Area at Rouge Park, near Toronto Zoo)
Start Time: 9am
Check In: 8:45am
Registration Fee: $25

Participate in our silent auction by bidding on some great items, to help raise money for Camp LotsaDogs! Winners can claim their prizes at the hike.

Camp LotsaDogs is a rescue that saves dogs from “High Kill” shelters or shelters with low adoption rates for less popular breeds and brings them in to a safe place to start the healing process. They do everything they can to assist the rescued dogs in finding good, solid, happy homes. Because of the dog camp boarding experience they are uniquely able to spot and fix behavior problems, emotional problems and adjustment problems as they have sources and resources to help these dogs. If you adopt they are always there to help along the way in any form they can. The ultimate goal is to place all these fantastic dogs into a forever home. A lot of these animals need to be fixed and some have medical issues that need to be corrected, so the more money we raise the more lives we can save. So please come out and hike for our most loyal companions. They deserve the best from us.

If you don’t have your own dog you can walk one of the rescues!

Download the event poster
Download a sponsor sheet

At the hike we’ll be selling our Love My Dog Dehydrated Liver Treats – special price, hike only – 1/2 lb is $15 cash only.

Directions: From East/West – 401 to Whites Road, go North on Whites to Shepard Road. Stay on this road which will turn into Twyn Rivers. You will travel down a large hill and at the bottom on the left is the the parking lot.

Check List – Poop bags, bug spray, hat, water bottle, sun screen, rain coat, good shoes.

* Please keep all dogs on leash while on the hike.*

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* You will be able to do half of the hike if 8km is to much for you or your dog!*

We Look Forward to Seeing You There!!

Then there are the ones who are just a little weird or unpredicatble who need strong owners/fosters to work them and lead them (Sophie & Girly). Others a prefect dogs but here too long like Tru, Smitty and soon Lindy. They are attractive, sought after dogs ‘types’ but just haven’t been ‘found’ by the right people yet.

We could also use homes with kids of all ages for the younger dogs to interact with, be played with by kids.

Fostering is ideally no more than 3-6 weeks, we give you the food, take care of any medicals. We ask that you treat the dog as a member of your family, take them out for good walks in areas there are other dog lovers and tell everyone they are avaialble for adoption – expose them to people – give out our cards with the website link to people. Also, it seems like a good luck charm when dogs are fostered – for some reason i immediately get apps for them! So the last requirement is that you bring the dogs for appts to meet prospective adopters, talk to those people, let them know how fantastic the dog is and all the good, annoying, joyful AND BAD things about the dog. Remember, we want adoptions to stick so honesty is key.

We DO get people offering to foster certain dogs, the ‘cute’ ones especially. These dogs don’t need to be fostered. They’re rarelyt here long enuf to leave an impression. It’s the ‘hard to adopt’ ones who need you or someone you know to love them for a little while.

It’s also fun if you have a dog or two already for YOUR dogs to have a new playmate and trust me when i say each extra dog is extra cost but waay less hassle than one dog – with fostering we’re eliminating the cost too!

If you know someone who recently lost a dog or an older friend, relative, neighbour who might need a dog to keep them company, we have them.

Please send the link http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/ON258.html or this entire website link to anyone who might want to help

Thanks!

Su

Sandra & John who came one day and bathed 11 (ELEVEN) dogs in one day AND took pics of them looking a heck of a lot better for me to post on the site and who come most weeks to take new pics or bathe and BRUSH OUT and pull – gag me with a spoon here – TICKS off the dogs without barfing themselves!! Give me a cockroach any day over a tick – YUK!

to Bob and Maddy for paying some to the vet but Bob who came and tossed balls for the dogs and brushed them out too.

There are actually a LOT of you who donated time and money to us and while i never mentioned you before i will make a effort to ‘blog you in here’ as you deserve recognition for helping.