August 21st & August 22nd

@ Insight Studios , 1062 N. Milwaukee Ave.

12pm-10pm Saturday

12pm-8pm Sunday

100% of proceeds from tattoos and piercings go to One Tail at a Time foster dogs!!

Walk ins only!

One Tail at a Time will be showing off our adoptable dogs at two Kmart locations this Saturday, May 15th from 10-2pm!

Porkchop and Buster will be at Kmart Des Plaines: 1155 E. Oakton St.
Tallulah will be at Kmart Bloomingdale: 165 S. Gary Ave.

Click here to learn more about these 3 pups and to see all of our dogs for adoption.

Today we lost a member of the One Tail at a Time family. Dutch came to us two years ago from a shelter that was closing and had impending euthanasia dates. He was quickly placed into a foster home where his family failed Foster 101 and adopted this big goofy Dachshund.

Dutch lived the next two years loving life and his family. Dutch had kidney disease, but he was a happy fun-loving boy. At One Tail at a Time’s Family Reunion Dutch showed up with a big smile on his face ready to play. He made us all laugh and smile as he trotted by. We will miss that trot.

Dutch’s adopters had this to say about life and loss with Dutch:
This is easily the worst heartache I’ve had in my life so far but I wouldn’t trade a second of it because the love Dutch returned overpowers the pain. Dutch was truly resilient — he is a perfect example of a shelter dog who just needed love and a good home to succeed in. Dutch was an amazing dog. Thanks to OTAT he was able to have a second chance and the life he deserved.

If you would like to help One Tail at a Time rescue more special needs dogs, please make a contribution to Dutch’s Fund.

If you would like to foster or adopt a special needs dog please contact AnnaOTAT@gmail.com

Recently, one of One Tail at a Time’s adopted dogs with a pre-existing medical condition started to become unusually ill, causing her adopter to unexpectedly incur thousands in medical bills. We ask that you please read the story below and consider giving what you can through our Chip-In fund at http://otat.chipin.com/pinecones-fund.

Pinecone was found behind a home by a One Tail volunteer with her legs covered in cuts from a recent attack by another dog. After speaking with her owners, it was discovered that she had been living for months in constant pain with two severely cracked teeth, and was suffering from undiagnosed epilepsy. When the family offered to give her up, One Tail took her in without question and gave her the medical treatment she so badly needed. After a good bath, two surgeries and full vetting, Pinecone was feeling better than she had in a long time and made sure everyone around her knew it!

We soon found out that Pinecone suffered from epilepsy and had occasional seizures. We were worried about finding the right home for her, but someone must have been watching out for her when a graduate student studying the neurological condition applied for her adoption. For the first few months of her adoption, things seemed to be going well for Pinecone. Unfortunately after that time, Pinecone’s epilepsy started progressing at a rate that no one could expect, surprising even her doctors. Her seizures increased both in intensity and quantity, and her body was no longer responding to increases in her daily medication. While she is currently doing well on a new medication, her adopter has spent more on vet visits and weekends in the ER than most families could afford in these hard economic times.

The doctors and we know that the stress caused by re-homing has the potential to cause Pinecone’s epilepsy to increase even further, and so we are now looking to raise as much as we can by May 30th to help offset Pinecone’s medical costs and keep this wonderful dog in her equally wonderful home. Visit http://otat.chipin.com/pinecones-fund to help. Even the smallest donations add up and make a difference.

We are an organization committed to supporting our adopters for their dog’s entire life and we ask you to join us in sharing Pinecone’s story with your friends and family so that we can ensure Pinecone remains in her home, receiving the medical treatment she needs.

Thank you,

One Tail at a Time

Margot, a female Cattle Dog mix, escaped from her Lake Forest, IL foster-to-adopt home on 2/15/10. She managed to escape from her crate while her fosters were away and when the dog walker arrived, she darted out the door.

Margot is now loose in the Lake Forest area and her potential adopters are currently out frantically looking for her. The local animal control and area shelters and rescues have also been notified and given a full description of Margot. She is currently microchipped and wearing a light blue collar with sheep on it.

Please spread the word in any way you can about Margot. If you know people in the area, please send them THIS FLYER (click here to download) and ask them to post it wherever they can – leave it on windshields, at supermarkets, libraries, gas stations, forest preserves and dog parks – wherever people will be sure to see it.

Margot was previously a stray for nearly a year and was very elusive in being caught. She was picked up by Kane County Animal Control and it is believed she may try to go back to her ‘den’ in that area. Though she adores people once she gets to know them, she can be skiddish with strangers and will scare easily in new environments. Margot is good with other dogs so she may be more inclined to come over to you if you have a dog-social dog with you.

You can view Margot’s full description and more pictures at her Petfinder page.