Monday, June 13, 2011

Red Door Animal Shelter: 2011 Gimme Shelter! Walk for the Animals

During the summer we try to find things that are fun for the dogs as well us fun for us. And sometimes we find an equal balance. One of our favorite events is a dog-walk fundraiser that benefits the Red Door Animal Shelter--where our friend Pip is an alumni. The pooches love going on a walk with a couple hundred of their closest friends, while we love exploring new-to-us Indian Boundary Park in the West Rogers Park neighborhood.
We were able to bring Bella and we were joined by our friend Winnie Cooper who is similar age and markings as Bella--people even thought they were twins!
We loved meeting other dogs (look how handsome our new friend Bruno is in the photo below) and walking through the neighborhood filled with historic Chicago bungalows and ornate gardens.
My highlight is visiting Indian Boundary Park itself. It's a huge park with a castle-themed play area and even it's own mini-barnyard with goats, ducks and chickens. Miss M pushed herself to the front to check out these critters:
They also have a beautiful duck-filled lagoon where the pooches were happy to check out more wildlife.
It's always so interesting to me to find these places I never knew about in the city.
Thanks again to Alexis for escorting Bella on her debut walk, and for Winnie Cooper and Gregg for joining the crew!
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22 comments:

  1. Two Grad Students and a PittieJune 13, 2011 at 6:35 AM

    LOVE the pics, so fun meeting all the people who read your blog! Bella is so pretty, Im glad she was able to come!

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  2. Road Dog TalesJune 13, 2011 at 7:13 AM

    What a fun day! You all look so beautiful together as a pack, too! What a great (and generous!) way to spend your day.

    The Road Dogs

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  3. Maisie's MomJune 13, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    When I was born, my family lived in an apartment across the street from Indian Boundary, but I'd forgotten all about it. thanks for the reminder!

    http://maisieme.blogspot.com/

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  4. Maisie's MomJune 13, 2011 at 7:17 AM

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  5. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 7:50 AM

    Looks like such a fun day! I love seeing Bella with your two!

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  6. jenJune 13, 2011 at 7:56 AM

    Our post are very similar today:)
    LOL!
    That looks like a great event and a wonderful way to spend the day!

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  7. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 8:10 AM

    those are some good-lookin' dogs!
    thanks for bringing us along on your fun adventure :)

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  8. KateJune 13, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    Looks like such a fun day! It was nice of Ms. M to loan her fancy collar to Bella too :)

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  9. Tucker The CrestieJune 13, 2011 at 10:02 AM

    What a fun weekend - and for such a great cause!

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  10. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    What fun! So glad you guys are able to spend time with Bella while she awaiting adoption! It's really cool that you will really be able to get to know her!

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  11. PattyJune 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM

    Looks like a great place for a walk. Thanks for sharing pictures of the event!

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  12. CorbinJune 13, 2011 at 1:43 PM

    Looks like you guys had a blast! You met lots of cool furiends!
    -Corbin

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  13. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    That is such a wonderful picture of our Bruno! It captures his personality perfectly (upside down and waiting for belly rubs). May we repost the picture of him (with credit, of course)?

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  14. Two French BulldogsJune 13, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Love these events sponsored for a great cause. Looks fun getting all that attention
    Benny & Lily

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  15. Two Pitties in the CityJune 13, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Bantrobel--Yes, of course. He was so adorable, and we loved meeting all of you. If you want to send us your email (through the 'contact us' on the sidebar) we could send you the originals.

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  16. JessJune 13, 2011 at 5:19 PM

    Hey! We made it to the walk, but I guess we missed you guys. Thanks for letting us know about it!

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  17. Two Pitties in the CityJune 13, 2011 at 7:58 PM

    Jess--Oh, we're so sorry to have missed you. When we came with the 3 of them, we just kind of stayed on the periphery. We need to find a way to really meet up!

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  18. ForPetsSakeJune 13, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    I couldn't think of a better way to spend a day! Glad you had fun!

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  19. Kari in AlaskaJune 13, 2011 at 8:04 PM

    What a great walk, we don't get to walk much in the new city as it is now over 100 each day!

    Kari
    http://dogisgodinreverse.com/

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  20. The Daily Pip June 13, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Thanks so much for coming to the walk! It's such a great park and neighborhood! I wish we could have gotten a picture of all of the dogs together - maybe next year!

    Pip & Kristin

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  21. houndstoothJune 13, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    I am green with envy that you got to go! We really wanted to, but things got in the way on Saturday. The pups all look so stylish!

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  22. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    What a cool walk! And for a great cause too! Bet the chickens and the ducks in the pond were so much fun for Ms. M and Mr. B to experience! Terrific! :D

    Waggin at ya,
    Roo

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