Dog Days of Downtown Silver Spring...

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2008

Time: 3:00pm-6:00pm

Place: Ellsworth Drive in the heart of Downtown Silver Spring (www.DowntownSilverSpring.com)

Living Ruff and Downtown Silver Spring are celebrating the 'Dog Days of Downtown Silver Spring Saturday, September 6, 2008 from 3 PM to 6 PM on Ellsworth Drive.

Come meet a selection of our dogs, check out this great new pet care store and learn about animal rescue in the Metro Washington DC Area.  This event is also Living Ruff's Grand Opening!

Living Ruff carries everything under the sun a pet needs to have fun, keep their behavior in check, stay healthy, be stylish and stink-free, and of course, relax.

At Living Ruff you can find a great selection of natural, holistic and organic food and treats for your pets, along with a wide variety of toys, grooming supplies, beds, collars & leashes.

Featured Adoptable Dog

Could you be the ticket to our next featured dog's Forever Home?

Please complete our online application or visit Lizzie's profile to learn more about him today!   

Click here to learn more about about our featured dog and how to adopt a Tara's House dog! 

Quick Facts

• We are a high-placement, non-profit animal rescue.
• We serve the Washington DC Metro Area.
• We operate as a 'virtual' shelter to keep our operational costs low so we can rescue and place more dogs annually.
• Our dogs are rescued from high-kill shelters located throughout West Virginia and other areas of concern.
• We operate without government assistance, relying solely on donations and our adoptions fees to cover our operations.
• We rescue and adopt approximately 300 dogs annually.
• We hold monthly adoptions shows for you to meet our amazing dogs.

Want to bring a rescued dog into your family, find out how here!

Did you adopt a dog from Tara's House?  If so, please send your stories and pictures to info@tarashouse.net for inclusion on our Happy Tails page!

Join Tara's PACK today and help us rescue MORE unwanted pets!

HELP TARA'S HOUSE FUND LOVE... Sponsor a Dog!

Spring is a time for new beginnings.... Help Tara's House give our Rescued Dogs a second chance at HAPPINESS.  Participate in our FUND Love Campaign by Sponsoring one or more of our dogs...

Save a Stamp; Sponsor Online                    Download Campaign Flyer

Sponsors allow us to provide medical treatments, love and warm temporary homes until their forever home is found.  Your help is greatly appreciated.

Call For Your Support...

Dear Tara’s House Supporters and Friends,  

High gas prices.  Canceled summer vacations.  Scores of homes in foreclosure.  Rising food costs.  Area families facing difficult times are making tough choices not only about whether they can keep their homes, but also where they will enjoy the summer sunshine and reconnect as a family.  At the same time, many are abandoning their pets by turning to rescues or surrendering them to shelters across the country in record numbers.  Many simply no longer have the means to care for their dogs, cats, bunnies and other animals they way they deserve.

Tara’s House is swamped with email pleads every day from shelters, rescues and concerned pet owners to accept unwanted pets.  Our collective heart breaks every time we need to turn down an offer because we too are feeling the affects of the sluggish economy.  Our veterinarian and transport costs are sky rocketing.  Dog food prices have increased while the amount in the bags has decreased.  Donations have stopped all together and adoptions are at all time lows.  As a result, we cannot meet the demand for our rescue services and we are certain many pets are not finding new homes without our help. <more>