The Power and Promise of Local Ordinances
Learn to pass city & county laws benefiting animals

We are pleased to announce that The Humane Society of the United States is hosting a summit for animal advocates across Oregon to empower you to advance hard hitting animal protection legislation in your communities. Please join us!

Summit on Advancing Animal Protection Through Local Ordinances:
Fight Puppy Mills, Circuses, Cruel Wildlife Practices and Protect Dogs Living Outside

Saturday, September 28
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Jupiter Hotel
DreamBOX Room
900 East Burnside Street, Portland

Animal advocates are building a powerful legal infrastructure for animals nationwide by successfully urging their local City Councils and County Commissions to adopt compassionate ordinances to help build momentum for the successful passage of state laws.

We can change the world for animals through local laws!

Come be inspired to engage in this life saving work by joining us at this summit.

Hear from local elected officials and advocates about their experiences getting city and county laws adopted for animals, how to craft legislation, tips to navigating your local legislative process, strategies for messaging and more.

https://www.facebook.com/events/485158492044925/

Help us celebrate 15 years of 4 legged friendships! 
Join us August 31st from 6:00pm-9:00pm at Lagunitas Community Room for a fun evening celebrating this huge milestone- 15 years and over 15,000 lives saved!

Your $30 registration includes a light dinner catered by Laughing Planet, 3 beers provided by Lagunitas Brewing, photobooth with HP Studios and great company.
There will be awesome raffle prizes, as well as a cash bar (beer only) and a Puppy Cuddle Booth!

So put on your dancing shoes and get ready to celebrate!

*This is a human only event, sorry no canines allowed.

* Tickets will not be available at the door, so tickets must be purchased here in advance.

The DoveLewis Open now supports DoveLewis' Portland Area Canine Therapy Teams (PACTT)! Tee off with us to support a great cause while enjoying a memorable day on one of Oregon's top golf. This scramble tournament, held at The Reserve, will feature unique contests and games with great prizes, and best of all, therapy dogs!

Included with registration:

• Lunch

• Player Gifts

• Free beer during play and Tito’s Handmade Vodka samples!

• 18 holes of golf on a beautiful course

• Dinner

• The chance to win awesome games and prizes

Reserve your foursome today! Team and Player packs now available with registration. Purchase early to save money and skip the line!

https://www.dovelewis.org/community/events/open-golf-tournament

Pet Samaritan, One of Portland’s Oldest Veterinary Clinics, Celebrates Centennial Grand Re-Opening with Commissioner Amanda Fritz and Pledge of Free Care for 100 Pets 

100 years after opening, the clinic renews its commitment to serving Laurelhurst and the surrounding neighborhoods with a grand opening of new facility. Pet Samaritan Clinic will unveil its new state-of-the-art veterinary clinic on June 29, just steps away from the historic little red brick building where it has served the community’s families and pets with compassionate care since the early 1900s. Humans of all ages and their beloved fur babies are invited to join in the festivities, as Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz helps celebrate Pet Samaritan’s legacy.

In the 1920s, Founder C.F. Milleson advertised Pet Samaritan as the “only hospital in Portland specializing in Dog Practice.” In the 1980s, under the leadership of Dr. Patricia Huff, Pet Samaritan was one of the only small and exotic veterinary practices in the area. Dr. Huff is remembered for her heart to serve the homeless, often going into the community to vaccinate pets for parvo during outbreaks. The new facility, located directly across the street from the iconic former location, continues the legacy of progressive medicine, featuring a new special procedures suite, advanced dentistry, endoscopy and design elements to enhance the client and patient experience. “Over the past 100 years, we’ve had the joy and honor of serving thousands of pets in the community,” said Hospital Manager Jennifer Robinson. “Our new facility ensures we’ll be able to continue to provide progressive and loving care for the next 100 years!”

The public is invited to help celebrate this historic occasion with festivities for the whole family and their fur babies. Activities include giveaways, a teddy bear clinic, face painting, photo booth, balloon artist, refreshments, hospital tours and veterinarian meet & greets.

Commissioner Fritz will do the ribbon-cutting at 2:30.

The grand opening is at 2480 E. Burnside St. across the street from the previous red brick building location.
· Free to the public; open to all ages!
· For more information: www.petsam.com

A free annual event through the streets of downtown Portland. Oregon Humane Society’s float will feature the Royal Canine Court. One of our most popular events, the Portland General Electric/SOLVE Starlight Parade offers funky, eclectic fun for everyone. From traditional marching bands and flood-lit floats, to glow-in-the-dark umbrellas and unique hand-built entries, you’ll see the best of Portland’s diverse community groups (and surrounding Northwest region) together in one whimsical pageant. 2019 makes for an exciting Starlight Parade as it celebrates more than 40 years in the city of Portland!

The Starlight Parade continues a longtime festival tradition from the early 1900s, when illuminated floats built on electric trolley cars made their way through the city on trolley tracks. Today, participants light up the night with approximately 100 illuminated entries along a 2.25-mile route. The parade draws more than 325,000 spectators to downtown Portland, and is also broadcast live from 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. on FOX 12. Don’t miss the fun of one of the Rose Festival’s best and brightest traditions!

The Portland General Electric/SOLVE Starlight Parade will begin at 8:30 p.m. on June 1, 2019.

Details at One of our most popular events, the Portland General Electric/SOLVE Starlight Parade offers funky, eclectic fun for everyone. From traditional marching bands and flood-lit floats, to glow-in-the-dark umbrellas and unique hand-built entries, you’ll see the best of Portland’s diverse community groups (and surrounding Northwest region) together in one whimsical pageant. 2019 makes for an exciting Starlight Parade as it celebrates more than 40 years in the city of Portland!

The Starlight Parade continues a longtime festival tradition from the early 1900s, when illuminated floats built on electric trolley cars made their way through the city on trolley tracks. Today, participants light up the night with approximately 100 illuminated entries along a 2.25-mile route. The parade draws more than 325,000 spectators to downtown Portland, and is also broadcast live from 9:00 – 11:00 p.m. on FOX 12. Don’t miss the fun of one of the Rose Festival’s best and brightest traditions!

The Portland General Electric/SOLVE Starlight Parade will begin at 8:30 p.m. on June 1, 2019.

This is a fundraiser for the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon

Get ready to boogie for the cats!

You can be a part of this fun, 70's-themed event and turn good vibes into fab funding for spaying/neutering feral, stray, and pet cats! This Furball will feature live and silent auctions with art, getaways, awesome items for cats, and more. Of course there will be some dancing under the disco ball and we'll have a special dance performance by The Viscount Dance Studio. So try on your best polyester suit, crank up the Bee Gees on your 8-track player, and get ready for Caturday Night Fever!

Matt Zaffino, Chief Meteorologist at KGW-TV and one of the coolest cats we know, is back as our Emcee. Our Honorary Chair is Russ Rosner, a feral cat caregiver and part of the Sokol Blosser Winery family. We can dig it.

Here's the skinny: the Furball often sells out. Get your seats now! Prices range from $100/ individual ticket to $1,500 for a table for you and 9 friends with special treats!

More details and tickets: feralcats.com/furball

Raise a glass to support animals in need at DoveLewis’ biggest night! This one-of-a-kind party features exclusive auction items and special four-legged guests. Join a community of animal lovers for a party you would not want to miss. Proceeds will support our community programs and the critical care we provide to animals around the clock.

https://www.dovelewis.org/community/events/wet-nose-soiree

Join us Saturday April 20th for our Downward “Doggie Dash” Yoga. All proceeds will go to help the animals at the Oregon Humane Society. We’ll have 2 classes including:

1:30pm - All levels vinyasa with Katy Nicholls
3:00pm - Restorative lounge with Lana Vilches

$30 for one class or $50 for both. If you sign up for 2 classes you’ll be entered to win a FREE 1 HOUR MASSAGE with Jasmine.

The Oregon Humane Society does amazing things for dogs, cats and many other animals. Come on out to support them! You can sign up online right here http://yogaomazing.com/downward-doggie-dash-yoga/

Hosted by Portland Pit Bull Parade. Join this free community event to get out and enjoy the company of other humans and dogs while busting stereotypes about so-called bully breeds.

Let's hope those April showers hold off the last weekend of this month so we have a dry bully walk. But remember, we walk rain or shine!!!

Please remember to observe our guidelines that are not meant to exclude anyone but are meant to make each walk a calm, pleasant and safe event for all who participate.

GUIDELINES:

1. NO FACING OFF: Please help your dog(s) greet other dogs with respect by observing simple ‘dog rules’ of meeting. Allow nose sniffing and then the obligatory butt sniffing while remaining calm and attentive yourself. Our dogs sense whether or not we are comfortable with them meeting other dogs so we must not allow meetings with other dogs unless we are comfortable with it. Please do not keep a taut leash while your dog is greeting/meeting other dogs (remember that dog fighters use this method of keeping the leash taut and pulling back while dogs face off in order to get their dogs into a fighting mindset). Please don’t ever assume that someone else wants their dog to meet yours so please be polite and make sure to ask permission before allowing your dog to meet/greet another dog.

2. NO RETRACTABLE LEASHES and please no leashes longer than six feet.

3. RED BANDANNAS FOR ‘DOG SENSITIVE’ DOGS: Dogs known or believed to be anxious when around other dogs are to wear a red bandanna to let others know to respect your dog’s space.
4. ALL DOGS UP TO DATE ON SHOTS/VACCINATIONS. In the interest of good health for all the dogs attending our walks we ask that you do not join us unless your dog is up to date on their shots/vaccinations.

5. PICK UP AFTER YOUR DOG: If you don't have poop bags we have them. Just see one of the advocacy members at the walk to get some.

6. NO SMOKING: We ask all of our bully walkers who smoke to please avoid smoking during the meet-up, the walk and after walk cool down. We make no judgment as to whether or not smoking is acceptable but do not want to promote it either as our walks are a family event. Smoking outside the periphery of where the bully walkers are gathered is perfectly acceptable. Thank you for understanding.

Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/578225572680425/

Learn the basics of pet first aid so you’ll always be prepared in an emergency. This free, lecture-style community workshop also features an optional hands-on portion taught by DoveLewis’ professional veterinary staff.  Space is limited to 50 participants and classes do fill quickly.  Pets welcome in spirit only

Register at https://www.dovelewis.org/community/events/pet-first-aid-workshop-april-2019

You will learn how to:

• prepare a first aid kit

• obtain vital signs

• assess breathing and circulation

• perform CPR

• address shock

• handle specific injuries

• transport injured animals

• identify possible instances of toxicity

• respond to allergic reactions

*If more than one person will be attending, please register each person separately. Thank you!

Visit our blog for more Pet Health Tips.

Our friends from the Oregon Humane Society are joining us on Sunday, April 7th for a Craft PAW House event to benefit our four-legged friends. All Day $1 from each pour goes to help pets at OHS, and then from 4-7pm we'll have pizza, trivia, and a Oregon Humane Society Doggie Dash raffle for great prizes! https://www.facebook.com/events/773448516368264/

Helping Paws NW offers this short, engaging class for kids and their families to gain the skills they need to prevent dog bites and form trusting, lifelong dog & kid friendships. Kids $15 each/ adults free