Jul 142016
 
Join us for Summerfest!

On Friday, our good friends from Midwest Greyhound Adoption are going to be with us, showing off their embassa-dogs, and talking about what amazing companions they make. Then on Saturday, our partners in adoption, Adopt-A-Pet, will be there with some new friends looking for their forever homes. They’ll also have some great arts and crafts and treats […]

Nov 202013
 
Gloria Barinholtz and 33 years of helping homeless animals

Adopt-A-Pet’s Founder – A Legacy of Compassion 1981-2003 Gloria Barinholtz spent many years volunteering at various animal shelters. She hadn’t found a pound or shelter she could live with, and so in 1981 she founded Adopt-A-Pet, the area’s first “shelterless shelter” – a new concept based on placing animals in foster homes, rather than a shelter […]

Apr 182012
 
Marlene Kavin's background

Marlene Kavin has been involved in dog obedience as an instructor and AKC Obedience Trial Competitor for more than 35 years.  She has trained and shown multi-titled breeds, is a class instructor for all breeds, and has been a columnist for the national dog training publication Front & Finish and writes for the Chicago Tribune.   Register […]