Yappy Hour season kicks off Thursday
—Courtesy photo/TIDES OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY A youngster joins in the fun at a recent Yappy Hour. The social hour for dog owners and their four-legged companions is set to kick off Thursday.
(Courtesy photo/TIDES OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY) A dog stares intently as a box of treats is opened at a recent Yappy Hour. The season’s first social for dogs and their people is planned for Thursday.
(Courtesy photo/TIDES OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY) A four-legged customer seems to be asking Mandy Evans, executive director of the Panhandle Animal Shelter, for something to drink ata recent Yappy Hour. The 2016 season is set to kick off Thursday.
(Courtesy photo/TIDES OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY) A pup looks for friends to play with at a recent Yappy Hour, a social hour for dog owners and their four-legged companions.
(Courtesy photo/TIDES OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY) A pair of dogs run around at a recent Yappy Hour, a social hour for dog owners and their four-legged companions.
(Courtesy photo/TIDES OF LIFE PHOTOGRAPHY) A sign points the way to a recent Yappy Hour, a social hour for dog owners and their four-legged companions.
SANDPOINT — Panhandle Animal Shelter is excited to kick off a new season of Yappy Hours, starting Thursday, April 28 at Laughing Dog Brewery.
A happy hour event for people and their dogs, Yapp Hour events are held at different locations on the last Thursday of the every month April through September. All Yappy Hour events are free to attend and all are welcome.
Yappy Hours are a unique and fun event for dog lovers. Dogs have an opportunity to play and socialize off-leash with other four-leggeds while their humans enjoy music, food and drink.
A beautiful spring day is in the forecast for this Thursday when Yappy Hours kicks off at Laughing Dog Brewing. Laughing Dog is now offering an array of flatbreads and salads. The band, Baldy Mountain Boys will be there playing in a designated space where fun-loving dogs and people can kick up their paws and have a good time.
All the locations are set and ready for this friendly competition with one truly big winner, the PAS animals. PAS hopes to see you and your dog out Thursday, April 28 at Laughing Dog Brewery from 4-7p.m. If you don’t have a dog, come anyway and meet PAS singles who are ready to mingle.
The Panhandle Animal Shelter serves the Inland Northwest, providing for approximately 1,600 lost, abandoned, neglected and abused animals every year. At the shelter cats and dogs receive a safe, nurturing environment and the opportunity to be placed into new adoptive homes. PAS programs also assist in the safe and prompt return of lost pets; in population control by spay/neutering animals prior to adoption and community outreach education.
Donations to the Panhandle Animal Shelter are tax deductable and can be sent to 870 Kootenai Cutoff Road, Ponderay, ID 83854.
For more information, please call the Panhandle Animal Shelter at 208-265-7297, visit www.pasidaho.org or Like them on Facebook www.facebook.com/PASIdaho.