What do these words conjure up? "Saucy", "basted", "seared"...how about "sweet & savory glaze ?" "Finger lickin' good?" Well, if it made you think of Ribs, you're right! And not just any Ribs, but the Championship Ribs from the Rib Crib BBQ & Grill. During the month of August, the Rib Crib will donate 10% of net sales on all receipts collected by Furry Kids' Refuge. So, if you and your family visit the Rib Crib in August, please save the receipt! We will be collecting receipts at our weekly adoption events held at the Lees Summit Petco from 11:00am - 4:00pm every Saturday. You can also mail receipts to us...P.O. Box 1442, Lee's Summit, MO 64086.

The Rib Crib BBQ & Grill is locatied at 19801 E. Valleyview Parkway in Independence, MO 64055. Their phone number is 816-795-5144.The Rib Crib BBQ & Grill offers a comprehensive menu featuring a wide variety of hickory -smoked meats served in sandwiches, dinners, salads and combination platters. Open daily for lunch, and dinner from 11:00am until 10:00pm.

Furry Kids' Refuge would like to extend a HUGE Thank You to Josie Sneed of Wentzville, MO!!

Josie recently celebrated her 8th birthday and instead of asking for toys or gifts for herself, she asked her friends to bring toys and supplies for the dogs and cats of Furry Kids' Refuge!! Josie's donation included lots of goodies including treats, toys, bowls, & more! Josie's grandmother told us that she is ..."very proud of her for her sacrifice to help out the dogs & cats" Well, we are very proud of her too, and the dogs & cats are very, very grateful for all the cool stuff they got...especially the toys!! :-)

THANK YOU, JOSIE! You Rock!!

Just goes to show, you can take the dog out of the Lake but you can't take the Lake out of the dog. His newest trick is when everybody is hanging out on the raft, they throw their cans in the Lake and Scooby retrieves them and he brings them to shore and sits and waits for the next empty can however he has tried to take full cans away from them - likes sticks and cans better than his throw toys - he has really fit into our way of life with gusto - he loves everybody!!!!!!! The only problem we have is when he sees kids playing in the water next door because he wants to join in - he is such a love - so glad he was our foster and now our very own. He is the perfect dog!!!!! He now knows when it is lake day - he sees George load the green totes into the van and he goes nuts so anxious to go.

Thanks for letting us adopt him!!!!!

Judy & George

I am sending along a photo of our two Furry Kids. We adopted Annie (she was "Pixie" when we adopted her) in June of 2008. She was a timid, underweight West Highland Terrier who had been a breeder for eight years. She is still a timid girl, but is such a sweetheart!

Last November, we came back for Hank (Uncle Henry) who was Widget or Mikey in his foster homes. He was a young, wild Cairn Terrier. Hank is growing up and is funny and affectionate. He is helping Annie to become more outgoing. They are both absolute delights, and very important members of our family.

Thanks, Furry Kids for all you do and all the lives you save.

Chris & Jake

Angie, as we call her now, is doing fine. She loves the wide open spaces, hanging out with us outside or on the couch. She seems to have taken a fancy to my husband when he's home. She loves to wrestle and fetch her new toys. Our only problem seems to be she has forgotten some of her potty training, but we are working on that and it is improving. I've attached a few pictures of her for you to see. Thanks for saving her from extermination, she's a sweet girl.

Mellodie

We are happy to report that Chelsea she is making great strides in her adjustment. She is a very sweet and loving dog, and we enjoy her so much. She has gained some weight, has improved muscle tone in her hips, and has learned how to go up and down the stairs in our house. She is pretty much housebroken now, but she still hates to go outside if it is windy or wet.

She has made some progress with leash training, too. Yesterday, she walked to the end of our driveway while on the leash, which was a big step. We will be happy when she walks well enough on the leash to go out for walks in the neighborhood. Our other dog, Lucy, loves taking walks so it will be fun when Chelsea can go with us. Lucy and Chelsea are getting along pretty well. Lucy has only growled at Chelsea a couple of times, and then all has been well. I have attached 2 pictures. The second one is of Chelsea, after she had her first grooming, and the first is with her new "sister" Lucy. We are so happy she's part of our family now!

Julie

Gracie has beautiful tortoiseshell coloring and is just as sweet as can be!  Gracie gets along with dogs, is litter boxed trained and rides great in the car to go to the vet.  She did not even need to be held when being shaved to treat an old wound!  Gracie has a very soft meow...her favorite places to be starched is under chin, ears, belly and back.  She is super friendly and loves attention,  The vet said you couldn’t ask for a better temperament!

Read more about Gracie on her Petfinder page.