Buy a Raffle--Buy 6!

It's a homegrown affair, this raffle for Sweet Boy. We've got these prizes--but even more, we've got the good feeling you'll get knowing you helped a very sweet dog (with very large ears) get the help he needs for his very loving heart.

*Homemade candy (from a super talented caterer friend)
*A private yoga lesson (from an awesome teacher who loves Theo--she can't adopt him bse she already has two beautiful pups)
*A collection of cookbooks signed by the authors (from a woman who has never even met Sweet Boy Theo, but reads his blog and knows how great he is. And no, it's not my mom)
*Homemade lipbalms and fair-trade African soap (a very, very talented makeup artist friend)
*A pass for 5 free yoga classes at the amazing Woodley Park Yoga (a $75 dollar value)
*A cool quilted purse with a sweet butterfly necklace

If I haven't represented your donation adequately, please email me your edits!

You can purchase raffles using the widget at right. Please also email me --the widget doesn't record your email address.

Tickets will be sold til the end of the month and the raffles will be picked out of a hat by someone unaffiliated with Theo or Homeward Trails.

Lois, am I leaving anything out?

HAVE A HEART FOR THEO!

Raffles are $5 apiece. Buy 'em through the widget over there on the right side of the page. When you buy them, please email me at writer_safier@yahoo.com to tell me you've done so; this way I'll have your email address (which the widget does not record) and I can email you back your raffle number/s.

More info on prizes is below. Full lineup of prizes to be posted here today!

Hurray Theo!

Always Ready for His Closeup

Theo Loves Children

Sammi loves Theo and it looks pretty mutual!

Not a lot of people made it to the latest adoption event, which was a real shame because the dogs were so wonderful! Elaine, Lilly, Pax... I could go on and on.

But four (4!!) FOT (Friends of Theo) --including the beautiful Sammi--made a point of stopping by. None of these fine folks can have a dog for various reasons, but they all follow the Sweet Boy on his blog and took time out of their beautiful Sunday to come cheer him on.

You'll love him too!

Also: This is the last week I'll be fishing for raffle prizes. I've got homemade candy, signed books, specially made makeup and handmade jewelry. Can you donate anything?

Next week I'll begin selling tickets!

Come Meet Theo On Sunday in DC

Theo will be at the Homeward Trails adoption event this Sunday, June 7 from 3:00-5:00 p.m.

The event will be at PetMAC DC (4220 Fessenden Street, NW, Washington, DC. For directions, please go to petmac.org

Open Your Heart to Theo!

I'm organizing a raffle drawing to raise money for the little guy's procedure. Any extra we take in will go to the coffers of Homeward Trails so they can keep doing the great work they do.

To make this a success, I need your help. Yes you! So far, friends have donated:

-Homemade candy (from a super talented caterer friend)
-A private yoga lesson (from an awesome teacher who loves Theo--she can't adopt him bse she already has two beautiful pups)
-A collection of cookbooks signed by the authors (from a woman who has never even met Sweet Boy Theo, but reads his blog and knows how great he is. And no, it's not my mom)
-Homemade lipbalms and fair-trade African soap (a makeup artist friend)

Can you donate something? We'll get to the purchase of raffles once we have a boatload of great prizes on hand. Please feel free to donate even if you live outside of the DC/MD/VA area (the makeup donater is in Toronto!)--and please buy a raffle or twenty even if you live far away.

Post here if you can help out--or know any businesses that can.

Please spread the word! Have a heart for Theo and all the wonderful rescues !!

(And yes--you are also welcome to donate using the widget on the right!---->)

Theo's Vet Visit

Theo went to the vet last week. Theo had gotten his heartworm treatment at the shelter by the vet there - a nice man in California of all places kindly paid for his treatment. We brought him to the vet in DC to make sure that what he was given was all he needed.

Yep, the vet said but when she listened to his heart, she heard a heart murmur. So she took an x-ray of Theo's heart. The x-ray indicated that his heart was enlarged. This is fairly common with dogs with heartworm and often after treatment, the heart returns to a normal size. But because of the degree of enlargement AND the murmur, the vet thought that Theo should see a cardiologist. Two recommended cardiologists were kind enough to answer our questions on the phone and both agreed that Theo should see a cardiologist soon to get examined and have a echo cardiogram. This will give us a better idea about what's going on with Theo's heart. We are hoping that the murmur and enlargement are from the heartworm and will be diminish after as the heartworms die. We'll know more soon.

This will be an expensive vet visit and so we are hoping to raise some funds and get some sponsors for Theo. If you can help, please let me know and/or donate on Homeward Trails website or Theo's FirstGiving link. Be sure to indicate that it is for Theo. THANK YOU!!!