Puppy Love (winter)
Paw Prints Dog Walk (spring)
Bocce Tournament (summer)
Woofstock (fall)
Marin Humane Society Events
Dine at Rickey's and help the shelter animals
Dine at Pasta Pomodoro and support MHS
August Feline Low Cost Spay/Neuter
Special Marin presentation of Peaceable Kingdom
Join us for our second annual Bocce Tournament!
Agility Distance Handling Workshop
Summer Pet Food Drive
Watch our SHARE program video and see how your donations make a difference!
Marin pets need your help!
The Marin Humane Society has organized a Summer Pet Food Drive to accommodate a significant increase in demand for pet food from low-income pet guardians. Donations will be used to deliver much-needed supplies to the Humane Society's 246 SHARE (Special Human-Animal Relationships) clients.
Requested items include:
- Small bags of dry cat food
- Small bags of dry dog food
Small bags are requested since they are easier for our senior clients to handle. Thankfully, we have a great supply of wet food. Donations can be dropped off at MHS (171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato).
For more information, please call the MHS SHARE program coordinator at 415.506.6255.
Dine at Rickey’s and help the
shelter animals
Craving comfort food?
Dine at Rickey’s Restaurant in Novato throughout 2010 and 15% of your bill will be donated to MHS. Simply show a promotional key card (available at MHS) to your server during every visit to ensure a donation to MHS.
For reservations at Rickey’s, call (415) 883-9477.
20% of your bill will support MHS
Invite your friends and family to dine at Pasta Pomodoro (or grab an order to go) throughout 2010 and 20% of your bill will be donated to the Marin Humane Society!
Simply download and present the flyer below to your server.
Visit Marin Pasta Pomodoro locations in Novato (140 Vintage Way), San Rafael (421 Montecito Plaza) and Mill Valley (Town & Country Village).
Buon Appetito!
Sales benefit the shelter animals
Find great book and CD deals at The Book Nook, located in the Marin Humane Society shelter lobby.
Hard cover books: $3
Paperbacks: $2
CDs, DVDs and audio books also available
Shop: Tuesday - Sunday, 10am to 5:30pm
Donate: Donate your gently used books, CDs and DVDs to MHS during regular business hours
Look for Love in All the Right Places
Come to the Marin Humane Society's
Adoption Outposts
The Marin Humane Society brings adorable adoptables to your community!
Meet wonderful animals who are available for adoption and chat with MHS staff about animals, behavior and training, or any shelter topic.
For information about our available adoption animals, go to the Adoptions Web page or call (415) 506-6225.
Please note that rain, severe cold or shortage of available animals cancels Outpost events.
Saturday, August 7, NOON– 3 PM
Town Center - Corte Madera
Saturday, August 14, NOON– 3 PM
Mill Valley - In front of Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, August 18, NOON– 3 PM
Town Center - Corte Madera
Saturday, August 21, 11 AM – 2 PM
Whole Foods Market- 790 De Long Avenue, Novato
August Feline Low Cost Spay/Neuter
Sponsored by MHS Cat Fund
Every January, May, August and November, the MHS Cat Fund in conjunction with several local veterinarians provides low-cost spay and neuter surgeries for felines. Since the program began in 1997, more than 5,200 cats have been sterilized!
Participating veterinary clinics for August are:
Fairfax Veterinary Hospital (415) 454-8204
Marin Pet Hospital (415) 454-4414
Pt Reyes Animal Hospital (415) 663-1533
Redwood Pet Clinic (415) 924-3493
South Novato Animal Hospital (415) 897-8200
Terra Linda Veterinary Hospital (415) 479-8535
The Country Vet (415) 897-8380
Please call the clinic nearest you for further information and to make an appointment
Cat Handling Classes
Choose from four summer dates
Thursdays: July 29, August 26 and September 30
7 to 8pm
Education Room
$15 suggested donation
Get expert tips on nail trims, pilling, and getting your cat in and out of a carrier. Plus, learn how to deal with frequently encountered behavior issues such as urinating outside the litterbox, clawing furniture, and biting. With Laura Hazard, MHS feline behavior consultant.
Demonstration cats will be used. Please leave your companion cats safely at home.
To register, please call 415.506.6280.
Sundays, August 1, 8, 22, 29, and September 12
1:30 — 2:30pm
If you have an energetic dog, flyball may be the sport for you!
Flyball is an exciting sport where teams of dogs race head-to-head over four hurdles, hit a spring-loaded box
that triggers a ball to be released, catch the ball on-the-fly, and sprint back across the finish line as the next
dog passes in. Racing is timed to 100th of a second, and dogs earn points toward titles for races completed.
Flyball is open to all dogs, of all sizes, including mixed breeds. Athletic dogs, large and small, excel in the sport.
Please download this flyer for more information.
Special Marin Presentation of Peaceable Kingdom
Saturday, August 14
Sausalito Film Festival
Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home (2010) with Filmmaker James LaVeck in attendance, is a riveting story of transformation and healing which explores the awakening conscience of several people who grew up in traditional farming culture and who have now come to question basic premises of their inherited way of life. Presented through a woven tapestry of memories, music, and breathtaking accounts of life-altering moments, the film provides insight into the farmers' sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also making clear the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led them to their present dilemma. This groundbreaking documentary shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, farm animals themselves. This film is changing lives.
Tickets are $20 and include an After-Film Reception with a hosted bar and the filmmakers in attendance. The event starts at 1:30pm on Saturday August 14. Please be at the Theater at Cavallo Point by 1:15pm. Seating is limited.
For tickets:
Call the Marin Humane Society Development Office at (415) 506-6263 or send check to MHS, festival tickets, 171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd., Novato, CA 94949
Watch a film preview here
Join us for our second annual Bocce Tournament!
Sunday, August 15
Marin Bocce Federation (550 B Street, San Rafael)
Interesting fact: Next to soccer and golf, Bocce is the third most participated sport in the world!
Come play the oldest known sport in world history and support the Marin Humane Society shelter animals! Form your own team of four to six players ($300 per team) or register for $50 and we’ll assign you a team. Beginners welcome. Registration fee includes continental breakfast, catered lunch, one raffle ticket and one drink. Registration deadline August 1.
9am Gates Open
Practice, learn how to play, coffee and pastries
10am Play Begins
12:15pm Catered lunch
1:45pm Championship round
2:30pm Award ceremony
For more information, call 415.506.6208.
Agility Distance Handling Workshop
With Jeff Lyons
Sunday, August 15
8:30AM – 5PM
Check-in at 8AM
This Agility Distance Handling Workshop, taught by Jeff Lyons, focuses on building distance skills and
successfully handling 3D (distance, directional and discrimination) sequences from “behind the line” and
recognizing & avoiding common “traps” in distance handling.
This workshop is for working teams who have been training in agility for no less than four months and
are able to perform all of the agility equipment with the handler in close proximity to their dog, and for
auditors of all training levels. The workshop will focus on achieving separation and learning the skills
necessary to take on the required distance of typical distance courses like Jackpot, FAST, Gamblers or
Chances. The fundamental tools and techniques of handling the 3Ds (distance, directional and discrimination)
from behind a distance line will be introduced.
Space is limited to 12 dog/handler working teams; unlimited auditors (auditors may not bring dogs). $90 for working spot; $40 for auditing spot.
Jeff is an agility judge, trainer and seasoned competitor. He has competed in CPE and mainly competes
in NADAC, where he typically works his dogs anywhere from 10-20 feet from the dog’s path, and has
successfully run whole courses at distances of greater than 70 feet from the dog’s path. He has run
Border Collies and a Jack Russell Terrier, and is familiar with handling dogs of varying sizes, running
styles and speed.
For more information, call 415.506.6280.
Presented by Trish King
Saturdays, September 11 — December 11, 2010
(Skip dates: November 6 & 27)
Instructor: Trish King, MHS Director of Behavior & Training, CPDT, CDBC
CBA is a weekly class for busy people who would like to become professionals in the Dog-Training world, or to learn more about the animals that accompany us through our lives.
Practical, usable information will be delivered in a relaxed, challenging atmosphere, using lecture, video and live dogs. Students' dogs are welcome in most sessions.
Fee: $675 for 12 weeks.
Non-refundable deposit of $100 required to reserve a spot. Balance due by September 8.
Download the registration form and flyer (PDF).
For more information, please call 415-506-6280.
