After Christmas Hike

We could have not picked a more beautiful day than today for a hike! The hike was apprx 3.2 miles and our first time to try this trail out. We will definately be back; it was a good hike with other possibilities like walking the reflection pond or over to the Battleship Texas! It was great to see everyone that came: Rick/Delilah (Miki/Bear/Buck), Duane/Nysha (Kona/Rowdy), Jonathan/Telisa (Legalo), Cheryl (Steele), and Lillian/Steve (Sierra/Wookie/Georgia/Truck). Big Kudos to Nysha for bringing the yummy cookies for afterwards :)

Pics 1 | Pics 2

Thanksgiving Hikes

Thanks to all, both human and fur-kids, who came out on Saturday, Nov 20th in Huntsville State Park and Saturday, Nov 27th in Brazos Bend State Park to hike with us! On our first hike we had 14 fur-kids and 10 humans; and our second hike had 8 fur-kids and 10 humans plus a few alligator sightings!

Hike #1 pics
Hike #2 pics

TAMR/GCCSR Painting Fundraiser

TAMR and GCCSR hosted their first painting fundraiser at Pinot's Palette! We had 20 people join us for an evening of painting, food, drink and tons of fun!! We painted "O Christmas Tree" with the addition of a dog on the painting! Everyone did great adding their own version of their dog and the paintings look great!! Thanks to everyone who came out to support us. Click here to view a few pictures.

Woofstock

Thank you to all who came out to support TAMR today at Woofstock; Kim, Seana, Lis/Rob (Kiera/Collin), Bob (Steele), Rick/Delilah (Miki) and Jewel. It was great to see some former TAMR rescues stop by to stay hi (Juneau, Chuch, Niko, and Sam). Jewel did great but is still selective about her dog buddies. Steele was a riot as always :) Collin was a sweet smiling boy all day. They all got some interest today. Two applicants came out to visit with Steele! Overall a great day.

Click here for pics!

Mutt Strutt

Steele made his debut at Mutt Strutt today in the Woodlands. Steele also 'stole' the show at times with his 'singing' to the crowds! He is definately a rambunctious pup (I say pup as he acts like one even tho he's 4 1/2 years old!!). Steele is a quite a character. BIG thanks to Delilah, Bob (Steele), Diana, Kim (Lana), and Seana (Mav) for coming out today. Mav did great today and even made buddies with Lana :) Lana was her beautiful self as always and insisted her mommy take her shopping for doggie treats :) The link has pictures from today.

PetFest 2010

We had a great time at PetFest this year even tho it was so HOT both days! BIG THANKS to Rick/Delilah (Miki), Kim (Lana), Diana, Bob (Jewel), Joyce/CJ/Roman (Thor/Lefty, our honorary mal on Sunday), Seana (Punky/Twister/Maverick), Tracey (Budah Bear), Cristina/Justin/Taylor (Kenya/Mika), Rob/Lis (Kiera/Collin), Pete, Margie (Amera) and Wilbur (Nikita/Harry). We made over $300 in donations this weekend! We had drinks available for a donation and they were a hit with the hot weekend. Wooooo Hooo!! Our volunteers are the greatest!! We had such a good time together :) Pics below!

Day 1 | More Day 1 | Day 2 | More Day 2

Call of the Wild (DFW)

We were invited to participate in a crossover event with the local libraries based on the "Call of the Wild" and the Irving Animal Care Campus. It was a small event but our 2 Mal ambassadors were quite a hit. Big thanks to Shan with Boy and Kelley with Tai and Jesse who volunteered for the event!

Paws in the Park (Austin)

Austin's Paws In The Park 2010 on 10-3-2010 was a huge success. Lots of people showed up on this sunny Sunday and we passed out a lot of business cards and brochures. Special THANKS to Linda & Garrell w/Adak, Paula w/Vane & Fury, Randy and Joanna w/Malcolm, Ellen, Ted with Toby for coming out to help promote TAMR.

TAMR helps launch new Cocker Spaniel Rescue

TAMR co-sponsored the Gulf Coast Cocker Spaniel Rescue Launch Party and everyone had a great time! There was yummy BBQ, raffle, silent auction and canine freestyle dancing! It was nice that the "big dogs" were able to lend a paw to the "little dogs"!

Big thanks to Kim with Aurora, Delilah/Rick/Rachel, Seana, Donna/Tracy, Wilbur/Julie, Rob/Lis with Collin and Kiera our official event representatives for coming out and helping with the event! Also, happy to see new volunteers Diana/Joyce/CJ with Phoebe in attendance!

Click here to see more pics.

2010 Weight Pull Results

First off, we would like to thank all of our volunteers and participants in making this year's weight pull a great success. Without all of you this event would not happen. If anyone has any suggestions for improvement, please send me a note as we are always looking for ways to improve.

As most of you noticed, there was a photographer present that volunteered his time to come out and capture pictures of all the participants. Thanks Arie! There is a small fee to download or print.

Pictures - all proceeds to the Texas Alaskan Malamute Rescue:
http://tamr. smugmug.com/ Events/2010- Weight-Pull

Results:
http://www.texalmal .org/events/ weightpull10. html

Videos:
http://www.flickr. com/photos/ huskymaltales/ sets/72157624577 101180/

If anyone needs a harness like the ones we were using, please contact Noel at: citylinekennels@ aol.com

TAMR hosts Weight Pull Competition

Texas Alaskan Malamute Rescue (TAMR) will be co-hosting a Weight Pull Competition on Saturday, July 24th at the Reliant Dog Show in Houston, TX. We had a great time last year and looking forward to another great competition. For more information, please visit our website.

As this is an AKC event, we are being restricted on the breeds that can participate, please check the site for the allowed breeds. There is also a discount for those who register before July 10th.

Please feel free to cross-post.

If there are any questions, please feel free to contact us at tamr@texalmal.org.

Call of the Wild, April and May 2010

Every year, TAMR and Husky Haven rescues are invited to a couple of Pearland schools to participate in the "Call of the Wild" event. This year we went three times at two different schools. As always, the meet and greet of the Malamutes and Siberian Huskies are the highlights of the program!! Thanks to Eileen and Cyndi of Husky Haven and many thanks to TAMR's volunteers and their Mals: Margie and Amera; Wilbur and Nikita; Lisa and Kamea; David and Jedi. More pics available below:
Pic 1 | Pics 2

Hound Dog Hustle 4/24/10

TAMR Dallas participated in the annual Hound Dog Hustle today, despite the early morning rain! There was a good turn out and our Mal representatives got lots of love and admirers! Huge thanks to Kelley/Joe/Joey with Jesse and Tai; Shannon with Boy (previously Beau); Elaine/Ian/Roz (friend) with Chaska and Christina with Sam. Apparently Sam is the jumpin mallie!! All the Mals did well together with their first meeting and working the event together!! YEAH!! Click here to see pics!

Pints for Pups 4/10/2010

Pints for Pups was a blast! Good weather, lots of people came, and a big THANK YOU to Marc & Barb w/Banks, Lucy & Stan w/Wolfy and Paula w/Vane. They were huge hits with the crowd. The best part is we got over $200 in donations!!! Click here for pics.

3rd Annual Happy Tails Hike & BBQ

We had a great time at the Happy Tails Hike & BBQ today. The hot temps made for a very long hot hike tho!! Humans and fur babies were all happy to finish it :) After relaxing and cooling off for a bit; we had a nice BBQ lunch. Thank you to all who came out. On a sad note; Anita, one of our former rescues got a dry snake bite and ended up in the doggie emergency room. After an overnight stay, she was able to go home and she is doing better. Click here and here to view pics.

Paws in the Park - 3/27

TAMR participated in the annual Pearland Paws in the Park event this past Saturday. Rick/Delilah with Miki and Buck walked the 5K in the morning and then helped at the booth along with Rob/Lis and Collin and Kiera. In the afternoon, Delilah and Miki got second place in the costume contest after bringing out the Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma costume out of retirement; they should've won first place but their cheering section was outscreamed by a bunch of kids! Oh well, next time! In addition, Kim/Carl with Bianca and Lana; and Seana with Twister and Punky came out to help in the afternoon at the booth. Punky and Bianca were runway models in the rescue fashion parade. It was a good afternoon to be out with the fur-kids! We got to see Faelen (former rescue) and his new family as well as Ron and his crew, including Thor that we're helping out with at SHR. Pictures are available here: Pics 1 and Pics 2.

Spring Rescue Rally 3/6/10

TAMR - Austin had an awesome day at the 2010 Spring Rescue Rally. It was a short event but we had a great turnout. Our ambassador, Winter, was the star that wouldn't let anyone walk by without stopping at our booth and give her some love. Click here to see more pics of Winter. Thanks to Ted, Catherine, Lynn and Winter for coming out!!

Snow Dogs Team @ Mutt Strut 3/6/10

TAMR - Houston participated on the Snow Dogs Team in the annual SPCA Mutt Strut event on Saturday! It was a beautiful spring day and we had a large turnout for the Team with 5 Malamutes, 10 Siberian Huskies and 3 wannabes! Everyone and dog did very well. There were over 2000 humans and 1600 canines at the event! Thanks to Delilah; Debey & Frank with Nilla/Anya; Lauren with Kaya; Lilly and friend Cyndi with Timber/Wookie/Sierra/Georgia/Kenzi; Wilbur with Nikita; Colleen with Chase and Miah; and Kim with Lana/Aurora for coming out!! You can view pics here!

Mardi Paws - 2/14/10

Thanks to all who came out to walk and throw beads with TAMR in the annual Mardi Paws parade. As usual, we still ran out of beads before the end and it was hotter than expected, but we still had a great time!!

Delilah/Rick - Miki and Bear
Kim - Lana and Aurora
Debey/Frank - Anya and Nilla
Lisa/Russ/sons - Kamea
Lis/Rob - Kiera, Sawyer and Collin
Margie - BeauRobin/family - Gambit and Bailey *
Olivia/friends *

*New TAMR friends

Pics from Mardi Paws:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/huskymaltales/sets/72157623312182657/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bwitched4you/sets/72157623311281477/

Miki and Rick on Galveston Daily News
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=a6fc82bde7603cb0

Cupids & Canines - 2/13/10

TAMR had a booth at the Cupids & Canines Event today. Small event, small crowds BUT it was great exposure for rescues Sawyer and Collin. Both did great today. Kiera and Miki played breed Ambassadors and got great exposure too not that they needed it. LOL. Thanks to Delilah/Rick (Miki), and Rob/Lis (Keira, Sawyer, Collin) for coming out. Collin & Sawyer both got some possible nibbles today too. Paws crossed.

SAVE THE DATE! Sunday, Feb. 14 (GALVESTON): 12th Annual Krewe of Barkus and Meoux Mardi Gras Parade - 1:00 pm, line-up begins at noon. Bringing out the best in people and their pets, this parade begins at 27th and Seawall and proceeds west to 47th Street, to the Academy parking lot. Pets of all sizes, shapes, and speci...es are welcome (costumes optional). Pre- parade costume contest, with the winners making up the Royal Court. This parade benefits the daily operations of the Galveston Island Humane Society. We have a blast doing this every year.

Click here to see pictures from last year.