Vermont Middlebury, Rt. 7 South, 388-3139
New Hampshire No. Conway, Rt 302, Redstone, 356-5669
RailwayVillage.org | Rt. 27, Boothbay, ME
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Barrel rides and family fun
Agility demos and try-its.
Maine Lewiston, 671 Main St., 783-1366 Bridgton, 13 Sandy Creek Rd., 647-2383 Jay, 230 Main St., 897-3333 Newport, 12 Progress Park So., 368-4329 Portland, 55 Warren Ave., 797-3151 South Paris, 227 Main St., 743-8960 Turner, 299 Auburn Rd., 225-2525 Winthrop, 83 Royal St., 377-2614 Raymond, 1243 Roosevelt Trail, 655-6760
Limit one per customer, not valid for food or treats. Offer Expires May 31, 2018
Store Locations:
SPONSORS:
Local pet products
pet toys collars & leashes
Toy brands include: Kong & Nylabone Leashes and Collars from: Lupine & Hamilton
Adoptable dogs and puppies.
Railway Village
BOOTHBAY
Free admission for anyone who brings a donation of dog food or shelter wish list items.
SUNDAY, JUNE 3 10–4 PM
at the Railway
RESCUE DAY
Winner will be drawn Monday morning, June 24. Prize package must be picked up at the Paris Farmers Union retail store of your choosing or we can ship at the winner’s expense. Any applicable taxes will be the responsibility of the winner. Store Organization Raymond Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland – Westbrook Turner Community Cat Advocates – Buckfield Middlebury The Homeward Bound Shelter – Middlebury Winthrop P.A.L.S. No Kill Shelter – Winthrop Lewiston Tommy’s Feral Feline Friends – Greene Bridgton Harvest Hills Animal Shelter – Fryeburg N. Conway Conway Animal Humane Society – Conway Portland Friends of Feral Felines – Portland S. Paris Responsible Pet Care – South Paris Newport Somerset Humane Society – Skowhegan Jay Franklin County Animal Shelter - Farmington
100% of paper paw purchases will be pooled together and divided between the 11 animal help organiza ons/rescues.
For each paper paw purchased we’ll enter your name into a drawing and one lucky winner will receive a Traeger Select Pro with pellets and accessories – Value $1,500!
When you visit our stores you can purchase: 1 paper paw for $1.00/ 3 paws for $2.50/6 paws for $4.00
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We are teaming up with Traeger Grills again to raise funds to help 11 animal help organizations/shelters (see below).
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History of freestyle in Maine
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bout twenty years ago, I was working the graveyard shi as the night reference librarian in the Unity
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put my own compe on goals on the back burner while I raised and homeschooled my daughters, and they were now old enough (each with a dog of her own) that I could think about ge ng back in the game. I discovered two amazing things
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College library. Once the minimal tasks that had been le for me were completed, I had permission to play on the Internet and familiarize myself with the library’s new computers. It occurred to me to check out what was going on in the world of dog training. Although my family was never without a dog for any length of me, I had
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