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The Flood-Rain and Disaster Plan Initiated
June 3, 2023 The rain came so fast in and at 4:30am, suddenly 4 ft of water had run into the basement where Bailey and Bandit live. When Gramma Sandi heard the barking, Bill jumped in to rescue them as they were floating on a couch and chair. The Emergency Evacuation...
Finley & Addy’s Bake Sale
May 20, 2023 The 2nd Annual Bake Sale for Pooch’z was a wonderful success raising close to $3000. The girls requested that it be used to fix Wesley’s eye. Surgery was performed and his eye globe was removed and sewn up along with a dental cleaning. The remaining money...
Mother’s Day Stained Glass Auction by Fern
May 6, 2023 Fern blessed us again with 21 of her beautiful trinket dishes for the Mother’s Day Online Auction. Her creative flare keeps amazing everyone and helps the Pooch’z Pack with vet care and medications. She has been a pack member since the get go of the...
Yappy Hour at The Den Back 9 and Grill 54
This spring Yappy Hour was a brunch with a Sip and Paint, simulated Golf Tournament, and silent auction. Food, beverages, and fun were had by all, and nine of us seniors were able to stroll around and cheer on all the participants!
Bloomfest at Roots Garden Center
We kicked off the spring events by displaying our Pooch’z volunteers hand-crafted items. Snuffle mats, stained glass pocket hugs, crocheted throws, new Doggie Style Gourmet Treats, and new Pooch’z CBD oil and Peanut Butter were among the items sold. Always a great...
Pooch-a-Gram Deliveries
Wesley and Fletcher reporting on Pooch-a-Gram deliveries. It was our first time and there were a bunch, 14 to be exact. We tried to be charming. Wesley and his howl and me, trying to look good and give everyone a little Valentine’s Day hug. Ki said for...
Pooch’z Volunteer Appreciation and Training
This happens twice a year where all our human volunteers get together to have a thank you meal and learn something about us seniors. We’ve held it at Grill 54 at The Den and this Fall Terra the owner donated the room and the meal. Is she sweet or what, and the food...
Roots Fallfest
This was another great fundraiser for Pooch’z and was a huge success. We sold the following handcrafted items:, snuffle mats mad by First Interstate Employees and MT Woman’s Prison/Cornerstone church ladies, stained glass magnets and swizzle sticks from Fern Johnson...
First Interstate Volunteer Day
This was an awesome day! Over 40 employees from First Interstate Bank came out to Pooch’z to help with four projects. There was a team laying paver paths for us seniors to walk on, another team removing rock from flower beds and landscaping to pretty up the Girls area...
April News Update
Bloomfest - April 2, 2022 A great day at Roots Garden Center for Bloomfest! Pooch'z B&B volunteers made some awesome Snuffle Mats to sell and Ki and Beebs got to meet and greet lots of people. What a fabulous fun event for Pooch'z and the community!