Holiday Pet Photos benefiting Nashville Humane Association
10am-2pm
Nashville Humane Association, 213 Oceola Avenue, Nashville, TN

Other Dates/Locations:
November 23-Fontanel, 4225 Whites Creek Pike
December 7-Nashville Pet Products, 2621 Cruzen Street

“No appointment necessary. Photos will be taken from 10am – 2pm each day Starting at: $40 for 1 (one) 5×7 & 2 (two) 3×5‘s For additional info and pricing packages, please call Lindsay at 615.352.1010 (Additional photos and holiday cards may also be ordered for an additional charge through the photographer).”

November 28 (Thanksgiving Day)

Two Rivers Ford Turkey Trot & Family Fun Run
8:00 am Fun Run
8:30 am 5K Run / Walk
Two Rivers Ford, Providence, 76 Belinda Parkway, Mt. Juliet , TN 37122

Get those sneakers laced, the pups leashed, the strollers ready! Come walk or run and support New Leash on Life.
You can register online, cost: in advance $35 w/chip & $30-no chip – for the 5K, $20 for the Fun Run
More: www.turkeytrot5k.org

December 2

Founder’s Wine Tasting benefitting Brown Dog Foundation
5-6:30pm
Etch Restaurant, 303 Demonbreun St, Nashville, TN 37201

Sample different wines and delicious “tastes” paired by Chef Deb Paquette of Etch and peruse auction items. Auction items include Stella & Dot jewelry, gifts and a handbag, a PetSafe Wireless Fence System, Origami Owl Jewelry Party with Gift Item, featured wines and pottery donated by Brushfire and HCA Foundation.
Cost: $80/person, buy your tickets for the Wine Tasting at www.browndogfoundation.org

December 14

Miracle on Music Row: 4th Annual Parade & Concert Benefit for Bonaparte’s Retreat Dog Rescue
10am-3pm
O.liv Body Bar, 1200 Villa Place, Nashville, TN 37212

Come enjoy and afternoon of holiday fun including a pet parade, concert with Emmylou & friends, dog adoptions with rescues on site, silent auction, holiday shopping, and more! Sponsored by O.liv Body Bar

Cost: Free to the public. Suggested donation of $20.
More:  www.bonapartesretreat.org

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What’s your favorite pet friendly vacation spot?

Email us at contact@straymagnet.com to share your favorites.

More about Bald Head Island:

Bald Head Island is a little island about 30 miles south of Wilmington NC, only accessible by private boat or ferry. “The entire island complex consists of 12,000 acres, featuring 14 miles of beaches, tidal creeks and an ancient maritime forest.” Of the 12,000 acres 10,000 are protected by their preservation efforts and will not be developed. The island is “dense with live oaks, dogwoods, sabal palms, cedars, yaupons, wax myrtles and junipers” and is one of the East Coastʼs most important nesting grounds for loggerhead turtles. (Bald Head Island Fact Sheet)

There are no cars allowed on Bald Head Island. On island transportation is limited to electric carts, bicycles and pedestrian traffic. This little family jewel also abounds with dogs! You see them on the ferry boats to and from the island, riding with their owners in golf carts, and of course lapping it up on the beach swimming, playing and going for walks. The “leash law policy” says you have to have a dog on a leash on the beach but most the dogs we saw were well behaved and enjoying some beach freedom.

Fun Facts:

“Bald Head Island got its name from early river pilotsʼ reference to its “bald” headland that is devoid of vegetation. Pilots would look for this high dune headland on the islandʼs southwest point as a landmark leading to the mouth of the Cape Fear River. “

“The most visible landmark on the island is Old Baldy, a lighthouse commissioned by Thomas Jefferson and completed in 1817. Old Baldy is North Carolinaʼs oldest lighthouse.”

“Several infamous pirates, such as Stede Bonnet and Edward Teach (commonly known as Blackbeard) used Bald Head Island as a hideout and combat base in the 1700s.”

“Bald Head Island is the southernmost barrier island in N.C., located where the mouth of the Cape Fear River meets the Atlantic Ocean. The eastern tip of the island forms the Cape Fear Point.” (Bald Head Island Fact Sheet)

Just offshore are the “Frying Pan Shoals” that extend 20 miles from the cape point, the site of hundreds of shipwrecks in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Visitors are welcome to traverse the 108 steps to reach Old Baldyʼs pinnacle, which provides visitors panoramic, 360-degree views of the entire island.

Weekend at Bernies was filmed there in 1989, many more films have been filmed in nearby Southport where the ferry dock is located like Safe Haven (2013), Movies filmed in Others include “Firestarter (1984), Crimes of The Heart (1987), Weekend at Bernies (1989), Amos and Andrew (1993), Inkwell (1994), I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997), Night Flier (1997), Domestic Disturbance (2001), Summer Catch (2001) and A Walk To Remember (2002)” (The Southport Times)

In close proximity to the Cape Fear Light foundation is Captain Charliesʼ Station, three homes originally constructed in 1903 to house the Cape Fear Lighthouse keepers and their families. The three homes have been restored and are now available as rental cottages.

Summer is baby turtle season as mother’s lay their eggs May-August. In 2012 there were 76 nests laid. “Loggerheads lay the most nests here, but we seem to have a few green turtle nests almost every season. In 2010 we had our very first Leatherback” Bald Head Island Conservancy

Other Film Articles:
Town of Bald Head Island http://townofbaldheadisland.com/local-films-from-a-to-z/
The Southport Times http://southporttimes.com/featured/200407.html

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We resided in an apartment for five months (May-October) while we were renovating our home. Week one was a little bit of an adjustment all six of us (4 humans, 2 pets) living in a small space but I received an email that shined a light on a huge positive for this type of community. The email read: “Someone has found a Shitzu in the Cooks section, we will have the dog at the clubhouse.” -Landings of Brentwood

What a wonderful asset to be living in a small community, where people know what to do when they find a lost pet, and have a broadcast system in place (email to all residents) to ensure a speedy reunion. On a larger scale we try and emulate a similar experience when we lose a pet in a bigger residential area, contacting neighbors through signs, amber alerts etc. but it takes considerably more effort. StrayMagnet is trying to help with a lost and found section including a posting board, email alerts and helpful information.

When we began looking for short term places to live in Nashville (and surrounding areas) that were pet friendly it was disheartening because there were not a lot of options. We choose The Landings of Brentwood, operated by Ventura Living, because of its location, affordability, and pet friendly atmosphere. It is a large community, easily accessible to the interstate and main thoroughfares, with lots of green space nestled around each of the apartment sections. While it’s located in the heart of booming Cool Springs, (technically in Brentwood but a stones throw from Franklin) with tons of restaurants and shopping, it’s set back far enough that you feel like its a more quiet, residential community.

I highly recommend this community if anyone is looking for an apartment and has pets. It was very pet friendly offering Dog waste stations throughout the grounds, lots of grassy areas, and no restrictions on weight/size. I saw Great Danes, Chihuahuas, Labs and even a St. Bernard puppy. There is a limit on number of pets (2) and there are breed restrictions. Every night from 5-8p.m. there were lots of neighbors out walking their dogs. One of my greatest concerns, moving from our home with a nice fenced in yard, was the adjustment for the pets. The pets did quite well. Winston got three walks a day and aside from drinking from the toilet instead of the water bowl, seemed content.

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