The Velvet Snoot

Pits for Patriots had their first annual Harley Davidson Ride today in Woodstock, Illiniois. We were happy to be there as a vendor and show our support for the Veterans AND Bully breeds! Great people, great weather and great mucic made this a successful day. Thanks to Nina for inviting TheVelvetSnoot.com and thanks to Kelly [...]

The owner of these 2 dogs dropped them off, together, at the local shelter. This is an 11th hour attempt to save their lives. I just received word that they will be euthanized tonight if they aren’t rescued by 5 pm today. That gives us 3 more hours- Please pass along to anyone you know [...]

All I had to say was the word “walk” and both dogs went racing downstairs, running in circles with excitement- my little one couldn’t stop wriggling long enough for me to put on her collar! Into the car they jumped and MooShu, Ming and I were off to a hike through the Lake Forest Open Lands. [...]

The Animal Rescue Site focuses the power of the Internet on a specific need — providing food for some of the 27 million unwanted animals given to shelters in the U.S. every year. Over 10 million animals are put to death every year in the U.S. alone because they are abandoned and unwanted. Each click [...]

A lot of the times when I’m having a conversation with someone about to add a new puppy to their household, their argument against adopting or rescuing a dog begins with “I have always wanted a …………”.  Whether it’s a Shar Pei, Doberman, Chinese Crested, Golden Retriever, Chihuahua or Newfoundland, there are rescue groups for [...]