She’s a dog’s best friend

Helping Hands A dog’s best friend

Afifth-grader at Sling- Generally, when supplies are erlands Elementary low, she and her mom, SiobSchool spent nearly all han, spend a day making more. of the proceeds gener- Nothing goes out the door ated from her business making without being approved by two dog treats on supplies to care live-in, fastidious taste testers, for animals at the Mohawk Elisie and Emmett, the family’s Hudson Humane Society two golden retrievers. in Menands. The first batch of

“I used the by cookies was turned money to buy lots of different things they need Jim out last August and it just kept rolling from like blankets and food and squeaky Franco there. She got the toys,” said Caolain idea of donating Rosencranse. the proceeds to the

She makes most of the humane society after her product sold by her company older sister Teagan’s Girl Scout Caolain’s Canine Cookies at her troop volunteered at the shelter Slingerlands home but over the and saw the animals. winter shipped products all over “I remember that time when I the country, including Florida, saw all the dogs there, and I saw California and Colorado. all those dogs in need so I wanted Fifth-grader Caolain Rosencranse baked up batches of pet treats to raise money to support the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.

to help out,” she said. “I always have wanted to donate there, but I never had enough money to and decided that now is my chance with the money I made.”

Caolain’s mom, Siobhan Rosencranse, who brought her older daughter’s Girl Scout troop to the shelter to volunteer, said she is ready to mess up the kitchen mixing peanut butter, chicken broth, flour and water for the next batch of cookies.

“They are all homemade with love,” she said. “It brings tears to my eyes to see what a generous and thoughtful girl she is. We hope the community sees what she has done and decides to do something to support the shelter however they can. It really is a wonderful place and they do a wonderful job.”

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