Pucks for Pets 2009
Pucks for Pets 2009 Sponsored by WestVet What a great time! Hockey fans and pet lovers joined at the Qwest Arena on Friday, February 20th to enjoy some hockey and support Northwest Animal Companions for our annual event: Pucks for Pets! Stuff the WestVet Ambulance! Fans were asked to bring pet food donations to the game, and they responded! We collected over 300 pounds and 100 cans...
Read MoreA Ticket to the Old West
Well, the dust is still settling from our hootin’ and hollerin’! Fun was had by all and we learned some things. 1. Karaoke is very, very popular. Morty can entertain with the best of them! (You had to be there, it’s indescribable!) 2. Texas Hold ‘Em is also very popular and draws an audience… even outside. Way to go Ryan Baumwart for winning the grand prize of the...
Read MoreThe “Pit Bull” Ambassador
The “Pit Bull” Ambassador By Cheyenne Stamp Photos by: RoppOp Photography “Maci, no…” sighs Beau, as I enter Charley the Pet Boutique in downtown Boise. I see a muscular “Pit Bull” come racing towards me. With the recent press, most people would be concerned at this sight, but I know that I am about to get a greeting full of kisses and...
Read MoreNAC Dog becomes a Cover Girl!
That’s right! Lucy, a yellow lab mix adopted by Sue and Carl Davis has hit the big-time! She is the June Cover Girl for Pet Friendly Magazine. She was one of eight selected from a pool of over 100 pets! Lucy and her five siblings were only 2 weeks old when they were abandoned near Idaho City with their mother. That is where NAC came in. They were brought to Boise, and placed in foster...
Read MoreWe were Walking and Tails were Wagging!
Well, our second year goes down in history as a success! After several days of doing a “sun dance”, the morning of May 24th was perfect weather. A couple hundred people and their dogs gathered at Eagle Island State Park for Wag ‘n’ Walk 2008. Together we celebrated the human/animal bond and raised funds for Northwest Animal Companions. The morning...
Read MorePolly’s Story of Hurt to Happiness
By Sue Davis We fostered Polly after she came to our yard one cold, snowy night begging for help. I knew immediately she was in trouble. She looked like she was 20 years old and could barely stand up. She couldn’t see because her eyes were matted shut. I stroked her back and the bones stuck out, she was starved. I felt her belly and realized she was pregnant. After getting her...
Read MoreNAC scores with Pucks for Pets!
Who knew hockey and pets mixed so well? After much anticipation, about 30 NAC volunteers gathered at the Qwest Arena on the night of February 13th for Pucks for Pets with the Idaho Steelheads. In hurried excitement, everything got setup and we were ready for the people to start rolling in… and boy did they! Fans were able to purchase chew toys donated by Petco and raffle tickets on...
Read MoreBow Wow Meow Success!
What a great event this turned out to be! Thanks to countless volunteers and crafters, we had such a variety of things to offer on this cold day in December. The trees were selling like hot cakes and the treats and crafts were just the right thing to make the holidays a little brighter for everyone – especially the...
Read MoreWelcome to NACIdaho.com
WELCOME!!! Our new website is up and going! Some things are still under minor construction, but feel free pull up a chair, look around and make yourself at home.
Read MoreStay Informed About NAC
