Em's Dog Pack

Here's my post on why I moved from running Em's Dog Pack, to walking with Stray Rescue.

Em's Dog Pack

Ok friends, here’s the deal: as the team is set up now all the money we raise goes to Best Friends Society. This is the largest national rescue organization helping pets find homes. They’re the ones putting on Strut Your Mutt.

I’m still walking in memory of Em, and in honor of Dover. This is my personal memorial to her. A large donation (made up of my time, and lots of help and donations from everyone I know) to help dogs. She would LOVE this. If she had not passed away, I would still be doing this event. I probably wouldn’t be quite as driven as I am though. I wish I could capture and explain her light and her energy to those who didn’t know her. It was inspiring, and maddening at times. She was so GOOD. Now that she’s gone, I feel as though the world would have lost that goodness, except, even in death, she has inspired us. She has inspired everyone she ever touched to work for good, to do something good, to IMPROVE the world in some way. This is my good deed for this year. This is my effort to inject some Emily back into my life.

Best Friends Society is a great organization, and deserves every penny. But, and there’s always a but, when I started this, I really wanted to help dogs LOCALLY. St Louis is a hard city. It can be a mean city, especially for children and dogs. What I really want is for all this money we’re raising to go back into our city, to improve our city, to inject a little Emily in St Louis. So i’m disbanding Em’s Dog Pack. (Only officially) Everyone registered with me will be moved to Stray Rescue’s Dog Pack. If you register to walk with us, register for Stray Rescue’s Dog pack (it gives you a choice when you register) This will mean that every cent (minus processing fees) that we raise goes directly to Stray Rescue. They work in the worst neighborhoods, they save the pit bulsl and the pit bull mixes, they work against horrendous odds and conditions to rescue and place these loving animals. They take the least wanted, the most abused, the hardest hit, and they do everything in their power to save them, and give them a good life. THAT is where I want the money to go, where I NEED the money to go. I need some Emily in my world. and I want it working where I can see it.

I still have my Em’s Dog Pack T-shirts. I will be wearing mine. Anyone else who wants one just let me know. We walk in her honor, we walk for her memory, and we are raising money to do good. I paid $20 per shirt, I will give $5 for every shirt bought to Stray Rescue. I will give anyone who wants to wear a T-Shirt one, for free. Come, walk, share her picture, share her love, and share the goodness she could bring to the world. If you want one, let me know your size and I will bring it down to the walk on Sept 22nd.

My cousin Emily was a beautiful, vibrant, twenty-seven year old. She passed away, in her sleep, last summer of an extremely rare, until then unknown, condition. Her companion dog was by her side in her last moments, and stayed with her until he was taken away. He let the paramedics check her. He was a pit bull mix, good friend, and a good dog. Emily loved Dover, and Dover returned it ten-fold. (Dover is still well loved, and being taken good care of)

Emily love all animals, but especially dogs, and especially rescues. St Louis is awful city for dogs. So it's in her name I'd like to raise money to help save these lovable furballs. So come walk with us! Join our pack! Or donate to our pack! Every little but helps!