by Admin | Jul 1, 2013 | 2013, Fundraisers, Newsletter, Newsletter Article
by Jen Fuhrman, GPG Volunteer Chair Ready, Set, Strut! Support Gateway Pet Guardians at Strut Your Mutt! We are pleased to announce that Gateway is enrolled as a Network Partner to participate in Best Friends Animal Society – Strut Your Mutt St. Louis! What is Strut...
by Admin | May 1, 2013 | 2013, Health and Wellness, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Training
By Allison Arthur, GPG Blogger/Volunteer We’ve all been there – watching Westminster or maybe just the neighbor’s dog – wondering how their pets learned so many tricks when our own hasn’t mastered nearly as many. Then we sigh and think, “Oh well. Old dogs can’t...
by Admin | May 1, 2013 | 2013, Gateway Events, Newsletter, Newsletter Article
By Shannon Miller, GPG Volunteer/Blogger After what I was certain would be an endless winter, the spring weather makes me — and my dogs — want to get out and do things. While my hobbies include eating brunch on patios and sitting in the park, not everything I love to...
by Admin | May 1, 2013 | 2013, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Education Program, Gateway Junior Pet Guardians, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Ways to get involved
By Tremaya Jimison, Gateway Junior Pet Guardian Hi! Im Tremaya Jimison, one of three Gateway Junior Pet Guardians! I currently attend East St. Louis Senior High School with the other GJPGs. I have always loved animals. They are just amazing, intelligent creatures that...
by Admin | May 1, 2013 | 2013, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Volunteering, Ways to get involved
By Jen Fuhrman, GPG Blogger/Board Member Coming on board with GPG, one of my main focuses with the organization is to focus on structuring and growing our volunteer program. I’ve been working hard in conjunction with our Executive Director, Jamie Case, and...
by Admin | Mar 10, 2013 | 2013, Newsletter, Newsletter Article, Press Releases
Saint Louis, MO, March 5, 2013 – Gateway Pet Guardians, a local nonprofit animal rescue focused in the Metro East, is expanding it’s board of directors. The organization welcomed three new members to their first meeting of the year. Jennifer Fuhrman Jen Fuhrman...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2013 | 2013, Newsletter
2013: March/April Edition [divider] [icon icon=”link” color=”#ffffff” circle=”#444″]Kokomo’s Story[/icon] It had only been a few weeks since P.J. began feeding Kokomo on her regular route. And as Tim Buchek (Gateway Pet...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2013 | 2013, Health and Wellness, Newsletter, Newsletter Article
By Allison Arthur, GPG Blogger/Volunteer As the U.S. struggles with a rising obesity rate, research has shown that this problem has been passed on to our domestic pets. Did you know that 54 percent of all dogs and cats in the U.S. are overweight, and 21 percent are...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2013 | 2013, Adoptions, Newsletter, Newsletter Article
By Ashley Riley, GPG Vice President I was recently approached by a former coworker who’d had a bad experience with a botched adoption attempt from her local rescue. She felt a bit scarred by the incident and wanted to wait a while before she and her husband...
by Admin | Mar 5, 2013 | 2013, East St. Louis, Newsletter, Newsletter Article
By Jen Fuhrman, GPG Blogger/Board Member There are “street dogs” – and then there’s Kokomo. This is her story. It had only been a few weeks since P.J. began feeding Kokomo on her regular route. And as Tim Buchek (Gateway Pet Guardians saint, rescuer, volunteer,...
