My FOAA Adoption Story

Ari was about eight months old when he appeared in my community. He wandered around for a couple of weeks before a gentleman took him in. He put the pup in a crate and drove around, asking if anyone knew who the dog belonged to. That's when I got my first look at him. He made such an impression on me that I took a picture of him.
Two days later he peeks into my door, and the rest is history. My husband and I never intended to keep him, so FOAA had him neutered, and the search for a good home was on. I "fostered" him for two weeks before he made a trip to West Palm to a possible home. I missed him terribly! When that home fell through, and was offered a chance to have him back permanently, I was over the moon!
It will be a year, in July, since that first fateful day. It was love at first sight, and he still brings me joy every day. Potcakes are a very special breed......best dogs ever. There is a perfect potcake out there for anyone willing to open their hearts and homes. I have mine...........

Two Cute Boys Need a Good Home

Just a quick post to show you two adorable puppies that need to find good homes!

If you are interested please contact Molly Roberts at Bahamas Realty, in Marsh Harbour, Abaco. She is fostering these little guys right now.

Those cute little faces should make anyone's heart melt!

More Sweet Dogs for Adoption

Just a quick post to show you two dogs that are in need of a home.

The picture to the right is the spayed female.

She is about a year and a half old and is a sweet girl. It is hard to see in the photo but she has brindle markings.

Unfortunately these dogs are in a desperate situation. A Haitian man, who is a caretaker on someone else's property adopted these dogs and his boss, and owner of the property, had told him not to get any dogs. So he is not allowed to keep these dogs and they MUST find a home.

The neutered male is in the picture to the left.

He is black with a white blaze on his chest, and also has a very sweet personality. He is also about a year and a half old.

If you, or anyone you know would be interested in adopting one, or both, of these dogs please contact Friends of Abaco Animals.

6th Annual Dog Walk

This Saturday, March 27th will be our 6th annual dog walk in Hope Town. It will start at Jarret Park, right by the public dock. The walk is 1.5 miles and ends back at Jarret Park where there will be a bake sale and prizes for the kids that got the most sponsors for the walk.

If you are travelling from Marsh Harbour you can catch the 9am ferry and be there in time to participate. Sign up starts at 9:30 and the walk begins at 10.

If you bring your dogs, please have them leashed.

We will also have our new t-shirts on sale (the dog one above and the cat one below), as well as our logo t-shirt, and our burlap bags with the logo. T-shirts and bags are $20 each. Free t-shirt with $50 donation.

Hope to see you there!

Two Special Dogs for Adoption

Friends of Abaco Animals has 2 very sweet dogs that are looking for homes.

The tan and white male weighs about 26 pounds, and probably won't get much bigger, since he has maintained this weight now for about a month.

He is a bundle of energy and very friendly. Right now he is undergoing treatments at Dr. Bailey's office for a skin disorder, but will soon be ready for his forever home. He has one yellow eye and one blue eye, as you can see in the photo below.

He is also kennel broken, so will be very easy to house train, if he needs any house training at all.

This little guy was found along the road on the Treasure Cay Highway with patches of hair missing from the skin disorder.

The black and white dog is the little female that is looking for her forever home. She is also a small dog.

About 3 weeks ago she was run over on the Airport Road. The person who did this got out of his truck, looked at her and was getting ready to drive off when the lady behind him said, "are you just going to leave her there?". He of course replied "What am I supposed to do?" and left the scene. This lady then carried this sweet little dog into the vet's office for treatment, to find out that she had severely broken hips. She has had kennel rest for her hips, since nothing else could be done and is doing very well now. She will never be an agility dog, but will make a great pet. She is shy and timid, but still very friendly.

Through all of this she has never let out the first cry and is very content in her kennel, so again, housebreaking will either be a small issue or no issue at all.

We also have 2 other dogs looking for homes and we will be posting pictures of them in the next few days.

If you are interested in adopting either of these dogs please contact Friends of Abaco Animals for more information.

Please spay and neuter your pets to make our jobs a little easier.

Art for the Parks

We will also be selling First Day Cover Stamps of the Bahamian Potcake, signed by artist Alton Lowe. Be sure to come by Friends of Abaco Animal's booth and help support the animals of Abaco!!!

New Burlap Bags

Here are our new burlap bags that we will be selling at Art for the Parks, at Boat Harbour, this Saturday and Sunday. As you can see Trixi, one of my Marsh Harbour Potcakes, is very impressed with this bag! It has strong and comfortable handles, a pocket on the front, is made from burlap, and has the Friends of Abaco Animals logo on the front.

Art for the Parks

Hello animal lovers!

Friends of Abaco Animals will have a tent at Art for the Parks, at Abaco Beach Resort, January 30th and 31st. We will be selling hand stamped dog tags (cats can wear them too) for your furry children, burlap grocery bags with our logo, and our t-shirts.

It has been a busy last few months. We have done another spay and neuter clinic for the cats in Green Turtle Cay, and a two day spay and neuter clinic in Marsh Harbour for cats and dogs. In the Marsh Harbour clinic Dr. Hanna and Dr. Bailey did 51 spays and neuters!!

Yesterday there was also a flea market, bake sale and silent auction in Hope Town, which was extremely successful. It is fundraisers like this that make it possible to continue to work for the animals of Abaco. Thanks again to all our supporters!

Above is a sample of one of the dog tags. We can do them with your pets name on it, and circular tags are available in nickel silver or copper. Other shapes are available also.

Come out on Saturday January 30th from 10am - 5pm, or Sunday January 31st from 12noon to 5pm.

See you there :)

Green Turtle Cay Kitty Spay and Neuter Clinic

The Kitty Spay and Neuter Clinic went extremely well in GTC. The photo above shows Dr Derek Bailey prepping a kitty for surgery. FOAA is extremely grateful to Lynn Johnson for the use of her home for this clinic. Another clinic is scheduled for December 12th so we can really get a handle on this cat problem.
The above photo shows the volunteers that made this clinic possible. Left to right are Lynn Johnson, Karen McIntosh, Dr Derek Bailey, Judy Marshall, Sonya, Janie Thompson.

Here is a cart full of traps, containing cats. The cats were trapped Friday afternoon, kept inside over night and the clinic began Saturday morning. Twenty one cats were trapped, but three were too young to be spayed or neutered. Luckily homes were found for these kittens who will be spayed when old enough.

FOAA is seeking more donations of newspapers and old towels or sheets for the clinic in December. These can be dropped to Dr Bailey's office next to Abaco Hardware.

Other upcoming events to remember are Designer Desserts on Novmeber 27th and Royal Potcake Rescue Benefit Concert and Raffle on January 5th 2010.

Thanks again for following the FOAA blog and for your continued support.

Green Turtle Cay Spay and Neuter Clinic for Cats

On October 17th, a few volunteers from FOAA will be going down to Green Turtle Cay to do a spay and neuter clinic for the increasing cat problem. Dr. Bailey will be doing the surgeries, and hopefully if we can get down there on a regular basis we can prevent future litters of unwanted kittens on the cay.
We have a wish list of supplies that we will need....old towels, old sheets and newspapers. Any of these items can be dropped to Dr. Bailey's office, next to Abaco Hardware. And of course we are always grateful for financial donations as well.
Please share our blog address with your friends as well as sharing this as a post on Facebook.
Thank you for your continued support.

this weeks updates

Little black puppy, Elton, and little brown puppy Evie have been adopted.

Thanks so much to those of you who have shared our blog with friends, and those who "share" these posts on Facebook. Please continue to do so!!

Soon we will be letting everyone know all the wonderful desserts that have been donated to our "Designer Desserts" Silent Auction, that will take place on November 27th. We have cakes coming from Texas!!!! Isn't that awesome? And we have had a lot of generous people donate from right here in Abaco. I was amazed at how quickly the requests came in. Our goal was to have 20 different desserts and we have exceeded that number.....so check back and I will post a list to tempt you so you wont want to miss this event.

Another exciting, upcoming fundraiser is being organized by Royal Potcake Rescue in Atlanta. A big raffle with amazing prizes and a band from Atlanta. All the proceeds from this are going towards spay and neuter clinics all over Abaco. This event takes place on January 6th, 2010. Check out their website http://www.potcake.org/ for more details and to purchase raffle tickets.

I really didn't have a picture to post, so I used a picture of one of my many potcakes named Trixi.

Have a great weekend !

Cute Puppies for Adoption

We have 2 cutie pies currently in foster care that are waiting to be adopted to a loving home. This little guy in the above picture is a black male, about 6 weeks old who has been named Elton. He was found on the Abaco Highway near the Sandy Point airport. He is a little shy right now, but just needs some TLC.

The above picture is Evie, a brown and black female puppy that is about 14 weeks old. She was found under a car in Marsh Harbour.

Please email FOAA or comment under the photos if you are interested in adopting either of these potcake puppies.

Designer Desserts

Hello supporters of Abaco's animals!!!

Our next fundraiser will be a silent dessert auction called "Designer Desserts". It will take place at Hope Town Harbour Lodge on November 27th (the day after Thanksgiving), the same day as the art show.

We are looking for donations of fabulous desserts that people can serve at family get togethers and dinner parties. Cheesecakes, cakes, trifles, etc...... If the dessert can be frozen that is a bonus, since it can be used then or saved for later. If not...that is fine too since there are many people in town that weekend. Please contact us if you would like to donate a dessert or assist us financially.

Thank you!

Bake Sale was a GREAT Success!

Thanks to everyone that came out to the garage and bake sale last Saturday. We had LOADS of baked goods and made over $500!!! That will spay, neuter and feed alot of doggies and kitties on Abaco.

We are now planning another fundraiser, which may take place in November. We are calling it "Designer Desserts", and it will be a dessert silent auction. Pies, cakes, cheesecakes trifles......just in time for holiday dinner parties.

Fundraiser

On September 19th, at the Jib Room, in Marsh Harbour there will be a garage sale and Friends of Abaco Animals will have a bake sale table there to raise money for the dogs and cats of Abaco. Come out and support us, buy some sweet and savory treats for the weekend and maybe find a great deal at the garage sale tables.

The sale starts at 8am til noon. Hope to see you there :)

Just starting out

creating a blog of a rescue group in Abaco, Bahamas......more to come later :)