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Join us on Sunday, September 14th from 11-3 at the Westford 4-H Fairgrounds for a fun-filled day in support of the invisible dogs in town pounds. Click here to learn more about our 8th Annual Barktoberfest. While you're there, walk a mile with or without your four legged friend(s) in our Walk Fur Dogs to help raise funds for spay/neuter services, medical care, and training programs.

Last year’s event was a great success – over $19,000.00 raised! Watch the video below to get a flavor of the day. We're looking forward to another great event!
Video courtesy of The Westford Eagle

Get a flavor for the fun over 1,000 people (and dogs!) had at Barktoberfest 2007!

Click here to see more photos of Barktoberfest 2007, and please join us for Barktoberfest 2008. We’re not stopping until all pound dogs have access to quality care and a chance for a good home.

Thank you!

Read the full article about Barktoberfest in the Westford Eagle

Although concrete is a common flooring for kennels because it is easy to clean and sanitize, it's terribly uncomfortable for the dogs to lay on. Even when mats or blankets are provided as beds, the floor is still hard and the cold from the concrete seeps through the mats. Some ACOs are able to provide plastic slats or wooden pallets, which help but still, it's an uncomfortable place to lie. Just imagine what a senior dog or one recovering from surgery must feel!

PoundHounds is on a mission to provide Kuranda Beds to every town pound in our program. Kuranda Beds are universally acclaimed to be one of the most comfortable yet durable dogs beds available. Please consider donating a bed to PoundHounds so we can provide pound dogs with the more comfortable beds they deserve. We got them off the street, now let's get them off the concrete!

A damaged heart doesn’t stop this little dog from Mattapoisett

PoundHounds is paying for the medical care for Toby, a 12-pound, 6 year old Lhasa mix in the care of Mattapoisett Animal Control. His medical bills, which include three heartworm treatments and surgery for a broken leg, are over $5,000. We haven’t given up on Toby because Toby hasn’t given up on life. This spunky little dog has beaten all the odds against him – can you help us with his medical care?

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PoundHounds is on a unique mission

For many towns, animal control is way down the list of priorities. The PoundHounds ACO Collaboration (PAC) is the only program dedicated to helping ACOs improve the standard of medical care and visibility for dogs in municipal pounds and shelters in order to increase their chances for adoption. PoundHounds is often the only animal welfare group that Animal Control Officers (ACOs) can turn to for financial help for abused and abandoned dogs in town pounds. We also provide Kuranda beds and leashes and collars generously donated by you through our Leashes by the Pound program.

When an ACO has a dog in need of medical care, PoundHounds is there to help. No dog has to leave a town pound unsterilized to continue the tragic cycle of unwanted, abused and abandoned strays. We cover training costs for dogs that face long confinement or euthanasia because of lack of training. Thanks to your support, we have never turned away a qualified ACO or dog. We serve ACOs across Massachusetts, including Barnstable, Berkshire, Bristol, Dukes, Essex, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex, Nantucket, Norfolk, Plymouth, Suffolk and Worcester Counties.

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