Pooch Party Pictures

Perry Fence Company of Fayetteville, Pa., hosted a Pooch Party on Saturday, June 25, 2011. Proceeds from the event benefited the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter, located near Cumberland Valley, Pa. The following are just a few of the pictures I captured at the event.  Enjoy!

"Okay, so my hair is a little messed up. But I've got great teeth!"

Harry, a Jack Russell-Chinese Crested mix, is the aftermath of a rising number of foreclosures in the Hagerstown, Md. area. He was found by a realtor in a ditch as the result of being put out.

"I was going to foster him, but I fell in love with him," said Julle Bahr of Chambersburg, Pa., Harry's new owner.

"A daisy in the sun . . . "

"I'm ready to roll on out of here in my stroller. Anybody up for Tacos?"

"I've got it all going on, baby! If you could only see behind these shades."

"I wanna treat! Me, too. Me three. We promise we'll hold still for the camera! Well, maybe."

"I'm dreaming of a home where the antelope roam . . . Okay. I'll just settle for a home. Any takers? I'm up for adoption!" Contact the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter.

Blue is an English Coonhound around 5-6 years of age. He came to the shelter as a stray.

"Blue is one of our senior residents, and he has earned that title because he has been there for more than a year," said Linda Asper, a shelter volunteer.

Asper noted that Blue has been adopted out five or six different times, but keeps coming back to the animal shelter. She said he is a good house dog, but just needs someone who understands the breed, and a place to run.

"He loves to ride in the car. He just sits in the front seat like it's his car!" She added.

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter does permit out-of-state adoptions; however, you must come to the shelter to pick up. For more details, visit their website.

The Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter is a nonprofit corporation led by a board of directors and an executive director. At present, the shelter can house about 80 animals. To help raise funds, the shelter has two thrifts shops: one in Chambersburg, Pa., and the other in Shippensburg, Pa. In addition to adoptions, the shelter arranges for pet crematory service for your beloved pet.

Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter is currently in the process of building a new shelter to benefit homeless pets.

For more information on adoptions or to donate, please call the shelter at (717) 263-5791, or visit them at: www.cvas-pets.org

"Huh. You lookin' at me? You want a piece of this? Well, bring it on. I'm up for adoption!" Contact Furry Friends Network.

Furry Friends Network is a non profit, all-volunteer animal adoption organization based in central Pennsylvania.

Furry Friends Network is not a shelter, but instead uses a foster home network to house the animals until permanent, indoor homes can be found, offering second chances at lifetimes of love and happiness.

For more information, visit them online at: www.furryfriendsnetwork.com