Five Freedoms Photography - fueled by a love of shelter dogs

We are excited to welcome back Five Freedoms Photography! Meet the artist in person at our upcoming Spring Fling Fundraiser. In the meantime, learn a little bit more about what Five Freedoms means, who the artist is, and what she is passionate about right here:

Joanne Wetzel is the Founder and Professional Pet Photographer of Five Freedoms Photography. With a focus on capturing the authentic essence of dogs in their natural state, Joanne excels in creating precious, heirloom artwork that pet parents will cherish for a lifetime.

Five Freedoms Photography is named after the Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare, a set of benchmarks for animal care and the gold standard in animal welfare. Animals should be able to live free of hunger and thirst, discomfort, pain, injury and disease, fear and distress, and have the freedom to express normal behaviors. Joanne initially encountered this concept on a simple flyer in the Wake County Animal Shelter's volunteer lounge and Five Freedoms Photography was born!

A love of shelter dogs started this story and Joanne continues to give back to them in several different ways. In addition to a portion of product sales being donated to a rescue each quarter, Five Freedoms Photography hosts a Foster Photo Day for foster dogs in the area who need a photo refresh. This is on top of donating time and effort to photograph dogs in the shelter to help them find their perfect match. A good photo can mean the difference between catching their new family's attention and being endlessly overlooked!

"From the beginning, our aim has been to highlight the more difficult cases, such as Heartworm positive dogs, Senior pups, dogs that need to be the only pet in the home, medical cases, black dogs, disabled pups, and the like."

To learn more, or book a session, check out the Five Freedoms Photography website: https://www.fivefreedomsphotography.com

Also, keep up with Five Freedoms Photography on Facebook or Instagram!

Pet Butler takes care of the dirty work so you don't have to!

We are excited to welcome back another returning vendor that you won't want to miss! Visit Pet Butler at this year's Spring Fling Fundraiser and get ready to talk about the business end of having pets :).

What's everyone's least favorite part of having a dog? Picking up poop, of course! Pet Butler is ready to take care of that part so that you can enjoy all the best parts of sharing your life with a dog just a little more without that stinky job hanging over your head.

Pet Butler has been around since 1988. Michael Kidd serves the Cary and SW Wake County areas, providing yard clean up on a schedule that works for you. Whether you are busy, don't want to be out in the weather, or any other reason you have, Pet Butler is there for you.

"At Pet Butler we take care of the disgusting job so you can cross poop scooping off your list! Pet Butler is your local pooper scooper for reliable, professional pet waste removal services. We help create a cleaner, healthier environment for you and your pets, based on a schedule that works for you!"

You can sign up for an estimate on their website and make sure to check out their socials on Facebook and Instagram too!

All Dogs Allowed at this Cary training facility

We are excited to have All Dogs Allowed joining us again this year! They always bring an awesome set up with agility demos, "Ask A Trainer," and more! You will definitely want to stop by and check them out at this year's Spring Fling. And while you're there, give them a thanks for being a sponsor of this year's Fundraiser t-shirt to help raise money for the rescues!!

In the meantime, get to know more about them right here:

All Dogs Allowed is a positive reinforcement training and enrichment center where you'll find everything from puppy socialization and manners classes, to Canine Good Citizen and therapy dog training, as well as dog sports and fitness classes. No matter what type of training you are looking for, All Dogs Allowed has something for you. They offer group classes out of their Cary location as well as private training that can fit into your busy schedule if group sessions aren't for you and your pup, and day training, a unique program which is like daycare but with training and enrichment instead of play group all day.

"From social to fearful, special needs to rescue dogs – all dogs are welcome!"

Check them out on social media:

Learn more, or book a class or session, on their website here: www.alldogsnc.com.

And just for fun, here's a couple of pictures from doggies trying out the agility in past Spring Flings!