Community Animal Rescue & Adoption - CARA

CARA'S 17th Annual Dog Days of Summer 2026 - Part 1

As tired as I know we all are from today, I cannot let the day end without giving a HUGE shoutout to our 2026 Dog Team! There are many thank you’s to be spread around, many pics to come, so much that we are thankful for tonight. But today, our shelter pups were rockstars and they were setup to shine by this incredible, wonderful, beautiful team of handlers. Some are volunteers and fosters who do this rodeo every year, some are our staff that I would put up against anyone’s staff in any shelter anywhere at any time. We are truly blessed beyond measure and I want this team to know how very proud and grateful we are to every, single one of you. Today was a huge success and I can say that because of YOU GUYS!!!! We love all of you and we are so very thankful for all of you! ❤️❤️❤️

Yep, it’s late. Trust me when I tell you that our DDS Team is exhausted from the day spent getting set up, and yeah, probably a little delirious as our event day draws much closer. As in just hours.

But do you know what this is? This is the pile of pretty that will let everyone know tomorrow who the ten CARA dogs are. They have all promised to be their best tomorrow as they represent their shelter comrades who all share one common dream… A home of their own with people who love them. And these ten babies have happily stepped up for the challenge.

We do hope you’ll make a point to come up the hill after the parade to our pavilion and meet these sweethearts who are putting on their bravest faces for an extremely stimulating event. Our incredible dog team of handlers will be ready to talk to you about any of our pups. And by the way, these dogs are rock stars, no doubt about that. But our dog team of handlers make this big event successful and fun for our babies every year. There will never be a proper way to thank these folks for devoting their Saturday to help promote rescue dogs and showcase some of ours while they do it. We love all of you guys and we are so grateful! ❤️❤️