Alyssa Price, left, and Kellie Stein hold 'Odo' and she gets ready for a bath at the Woof 'N Wash fundraising event Sept. 19, 2015 in Brockville, Ont. The money raised from washing dogs and cars goes to the Farley Foundation which helps seniors and those with disabilities afford costly treatments for their pets. Odo's owner, not shown, is Carol Wicher. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
BROCKVILLE – From canines to coupes, residents from the Brockville-area were getting their vehicles and dogs lathered up for the cause.
The fourth annual Woof ‘N Wash fund raising event was held Saturday morning at the Parkdale Animal Hospital on Second Concession Road, east of the city.
The event is a collaboration between sister-clinics Parkdale Animal Hospital and the Island City Animal Hospital. “It’s been an awesome day. Lots of cars got washed. Lots of dogs got washed,” a smiling Tracy Gaskell told Brockville Newswatch.
Gaskell said the team of volunteers was amazing. “When else can you get your vet to come out and wash your vehicle? Especially, I think we had three doctors on one vehicle at one point, so that doesn’t happen very often that you get your doctor to wash your vehicle for you,” Gaskell said with a laugh.
The event was supporting the Farley Foundation. “The Farley Foundation is an organization that our Ontario Veterinary Medical Association started to help low-income seniors and people with disabilities that need emergency care for their animals,” Gaskell said.
She explained the program is there for vets to apply to, if someone that fits the criteria comes in with a sick or injured animal. “It’s near and dear to our hearts because we use it so much to help people – it’s a great organization, it’s great to have them out there.”
“Pets are important us at any phase of our life but when you’re a senior or on disability it’s much more a part of your everyday need,” she said.
People were also treated to a show by Rip’s Disc Dogs of Frankville, as well as a bake sale and barbeque and silent auction.
“The disc dogs were a great show for us – that’s a new addition for us,” Gaskell said.
There were also members of Brockville’s “I am alive dog rescue” at the fundraiser. “That’s another organization (where) we do a lot of our volunteer work. We support her on an ongoing basis as well so it’s was nice that ‘I am alive’ came out in many aspects to help us out with Farley (The Farley Foundation),” Gaskell said.
“It (the event) gets more successful every year. It’s nice to be able to do our part.”
Click on a picture thumbnail below to open a gallery of photos from the Rip’s Disc Dogs show as well as other pictures from Saturday’s Woof ‘N Wash.
‘Chevy’ zeros in on a frisbee during a charity event Sept. 19, 2015 at the Parkdale Animal Hospital. Rip’s Disc Dogs was a new event for the Woof ‘N Wash fundraiser. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
‘Cord’ is not about to let this disc get away during a Rip’s Disc Dogs show Sept. 19, 2015 in Brockville. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
‘Chevy’ catches another frisbee Sept. 19, 2015 at the Rip’s Disc Dogs show. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Alyssa Price holds ‘Rayna’, a one-year-old lab-hound mix, as she gets ready for a bath during the Woof ‘N Wash charity fundraiser Sept. 19, 2015 at the Parkdale Animal Hospital in Brockville. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Another one of the Disc Dogs, ‘Cord’, jumps over handler Bill Lindy, to get the frisbee. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Eight year old ‘Oz’ latches on a disc during the Rip’s Disc Dogs demonstration at the Woof ‘N Wash charity event Sept. 19, 2015 in Brockville. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Rip uses the back of his handler, Bill Lindy, to get a jump on a frisbee Sept. 19, 2015 in Brockville. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Handler Bill Lindy’s nephew, Jayson Male, gets ready to throw a disc for Rip on Sept. 19, 2015 during a show at the Woof ‘N Wash charity fundraiser. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Rip of Rip’s Disc Dogs latches on a frisbee during a trick show Sept. 19, 2015 at the Woof ‘N Wash fundraiser in Brockville. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Rip sails through the air after using his handler, Bill Lindy, for a boost during the Woof N Wash event in Brockville Sept. 19, 2015. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
A dog gets dried off at the annual Woof N Wash fundraising event in Brockville, Ont. on Sept. 19, 2015. The money raised goes to the Farley Foundation to help seniors and those with disabilities afford costly procedures for their pets. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
Another frisbee is no match for Rip of Rip’s Disc Dogs during a fundraiser Sept. 19, 2015 in Brockville. (Newswatch Group/Bill Kingston)
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