Del Ray, one of the most dog-friendly neighborhoods in the region, highlights Dog Days in Del Ray during its May First Thursday. The monthly street festival takes place on Thursday, May 1 from 6 p.m. to dusk along Mount Vernon Avenue. Bring your best four-legged friend out to the Avenue for a variety of canine-themed activities for dogs (and their humans!). …
Enrolling Now for 2025 Alexandria Animal Academy Sessions
Cost-Effective Canine Behavior and Training for the Community: Enrolling Now for All 2025 Sessions! We are now enrolling for all 2025 cohorts of our Alexandria Animal Academy – a cost-efficient option for dog behavior and training courses for our community! However, the course is open to anyone in need – you do NOT have to be an Alexandria resident. The …
New Year, New Best Friend: Adopt a Big Dog in January
Do you have resolutions to be more active? Go on more outdoor adventures? Take more walks? Well, let a big dog join you in 2025 (and beyond)! Big dogs are great companions and can help keep you motivated to move. For the month of January, adoption fees for all big dogs (40+ pounds) are waived! We want to send a …
Now Enrolling for Alexandria Animal Academy
Cost-Effective Canine Behavior and Training for the Community: Enrolling Now! We are now enrolling for the October cohort of our Alexandria Animal Academy – a cost-efficient option for dog behavior and training courses for our community! However, the course is open to anyone in need – you do NOT have to be an Alexandria resident. The canine courses have been crafted …
Join Us at Paws in the Park
Alexandria’s Biggest Free Fall Festival for Animal Lovers is October 13 Paws in the Park, benefiting the AWLA, returns to Oronoco Bay Park Alexandria, Virginia – Paws in the Park, presented by Amazon, returns to Oronoco Bay Park in Old Town Alexandria on Sunday, October 13, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and promises to be an even bigger party …
Barktoberfest at The Garden
BARK your calendars!Join us, Nardi Media and The Garden for Bark-Toberfest on Saturday, October 5 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. There will be food, drinks, raffles, auction items, adoptable animals, and super cute T-shirts available for $20. Furry friends and families are welcome. Come join us for a great time for a good cause!
Conclusion of PetSmart PetsHotel Investigation
Alexandria, VA (August 19, 2024) – Conclusion of PetSmart PetsHotel Investigation | We appreciate the community’s patience while our Animal Services team investigated the complaints against the PetSmart PetsHotel at Potomac Yard that originated on July 1 with the death of the dog named Clark. Of course animals can’t provide firsthand accounts, so we are reliant on forensic testing, information …
Ongoing Investigation Concerning Dog Deaths Linked to Alexandria PetSmart Boarding Facility
Alexandria, VA (July 30, 2024) – We expected to have complete results from the necropsy and additional testing we ordered by now; however, we are still awaiting the results of one test. Unfortunately, the test was not run at the same time as the others, which has caused a delay in the full results. We are hopeful the results will …
2025 Calendar Pet Photo Contest
NOW OPEN for Entries & Voting Our annual calendar pet photo contest is one of our biggest and most popular fundraisers of the year. Entry submission and voting are now open! Submit your pets’ photos and ask your friends and family to vote for your pet throughout the month of June. All submitted pictures will make an appearance in the calendar, but …
Urgent Need for Dog Adoptions!
URGENT NEED FOR DOG ADOPTERS! We rarely have to make posts like this, but due to an increase in found animals, owner surrenders, and lower-than-normal adoption numbers over the past few weeks, we are at critical capacity for dogs. We desperately need dog adoptions this weekend to make room in our dog dorms. Starting today (May 23), all dogs …