by Admin | Aug 24, 2013 | 2013, East St. Louis, Fundraisers, Stray Dogs, Veterinary Care Expenses
In July 2013, during one of Gateway Pet Guardians’ daily feeding route through the streets of East St. Louis, three volunteers came upon a dirty white pup laying quite distressed in some weeds. Quickly realizing how dire the situation was, the volunteers stopped to...
by Admin | Aug 24, 2013 | 2013, East St. Louis, Fundraisers, Veterinary Care Expenses
Trendley was rescued in June of 2011. She was found wandering down Trendley Street in East St. Louis, emaciated with an embedded collar, dragging a broken tether. Whomever originally owned Trendley never loosened the collar they put on her as a pup. As she grew, the...
by Admin | Aug 24, 2013 | 2013, Fundraisers, Veterinary Care Expenses, Ways to Donate
Patches was rescued from a junk yard in East St. Louis. His mange was so bad, he was almost unrecognizable as a dog. Scabbed, bleeding and practically hairless, he would have been doomed to live out his short days in horrible discomfort. But thankfully, GPG volunteers...
by Admin | Aug 24, 2013 | 2013, East St. Louis, Fundraisers, Veterinary Care Expenses
We’d seen Humphrey around for a while, but he was a feral dog and extremely shy. We couldn’t give him to just any foster family – it would have to be an experienced dog owner. Humphrey also had a majorly broken leg and we knew his vet bills were...
by Admin | Aug 24, 2013 | 2013, Fostering, Fundraisers, Veterinary Care Expenses, Ways to Donate, Ways to get involved
This Titanic boat of love became GPG’s poster child for what a difference a little tender care can make. Titan, then known to us as Mr. Pit and known to people in East St. Louis as Whiteboy, had been on our feeding route for some time. His affinity for giving...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013, Gateway Events
Here’s a list of upcoming events in the St. Louis metro area that are pet-friendly! Everybody loves doing things with their dogs . Also be sure to check out our calendar of events. JULY: July 3 (through OCT): Yappy Hour @ The Boat House in Forest Park Time:...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013, Adoptions, Newsletter, Newsletter Article
An open letter from GPG foster failure/adopter Jeff Haertling My wife Susan and I were introduced to your organization thru a colleague of hers (Denise Webster) at work. Our family has always been owned by dogs, and we’ve always been owned by them in pairs. ...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013, Fundraisers, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Ways to Donate
10 Minutes Could Donate $5 to GPG! Gateway Pet Guardians is proud to partner with Liberty Mutual Insurance for an exciting fundraising opportunity. You can support this effort by completing a no-obligation Liberty Mutual Home or Auto Insurance quote with Tara Frazier,...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Ways to get involved
By Ashley Riley, GPG Vice President On June 23rd, Gateway Pet Guardians partnered up once again – this time with East St. Louis City Hall – for Operation: Give a dog a Home, a dog house drive for East St. Louis residents. Twenty five residents came out to...
by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Our Shelter, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
by Shannon Miller, GPG Blogger July is National Ice Cream month, now your dog can get in on the fun, too! My Shetland Sheepdog is constantly wearing what I would describe as a black sweater vest. I can only imagine how hot he gets in the St. Louis summers. He also,...
