Menu

January 7 - Out with the Old, In with the New

January 2019: 104.5 lb
December 2019: 90.2 lb
Total weight lost: 14.3 lb

Thank you to everyone who followed and engaged with the Pound of Cure monthly blog posts and weekly (more or less) Facebook updates on the journey to better health Blue and I took throughout 2019. It was fun and exciting for both of us to share our adventures, whether it was on the scales at the shelter or at my doctor's office, on some of the most remote and rugged backcountry trails Summit County has to offer, and everywhere in between.

Although the Pound of Cure program has concluded, the path to wellness never ends. Blue and I both left about 15% of our January 2019 body weight behind in the old year. We both have some distance to travel before we hit our goals but let there be no doubt we will both do that before the weather gets warm again. The habits we developed together last year are with us for life, as is a commitment to a more active outdoor lifestyle. Without a doubt, that's the biggest success story of 2019, for both of us.

Thank you also to those of you who donated to the fundraising effort that was a part of this program. Your dollars purchased food, medical care, and other critical support for hundreds of dogs, cats, and critters all through 2019. You made a difference, and you should be proud.

Since Blue is still a guest at the Humane Society of Summit County, and since I'm not going anywhere, Blue and I will continue our adventures on the trails until I can turn his leash over to one of you out there. We'll post updates on the Society's Facebook page every so often until that magic day.

We're planning some pretty interesting stuff when winter starts to fade away (turns out Blue, despite his rugged good looks, would just as soon not tromp through snow, ice, freezing mud), so keep an eye out for us.

For 2020, we are working on some exciting new ideas to help more dogs and their humans on their journeys to wellness. After all, why should Blue and I have all the fun? Look for more information on that in the springtime.

Happy New Year, everyone! And see you on the trails!

Ted

DONATE!

Return to Pound of Cure with Ted & Blue>>>

Contact Us

Humane Society of Summit County


©2024, Humane Society of Summit County. All rights reserved. Site by Kelly Creative Tech. Log in