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Dogs join movie night at The Woods
For the second time, The Woods hosted the Babinski Foundation as they work to find new homes for dogs and cats before the movie "Hachi: A Dog’s Tale" played at The Woods drive-in theater.
Trying to convince her mother to get another dog, 11-year-old Elle Kempf holds Buzz, a 2-month-old Labrador retriever mix Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center near Merrifield.
MERRIFIELD — It was a night for the dogs Thursday, July 14, at The Woods event center.
The Babinski Foundation teamed up with The Woods and its drive-in theater for Pups At The Theatre.
1/23: Chance Roach, left, and Claire Erdal each hold a 2-month-old Labrador retriever mix, Buzz and Rex, Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center near Merrifield.
2/23: Trying to convince her mother to get another dog, 11-year-old Elle Kempf holds Buzz, a 2-month-old Labrador retriever mix Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Merrifield.
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14/23: Grace Rumely(left), Emmett Kempf, Libby Kempf and Elle Kempf look at the dogs Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
15/23: Dee Vansteenwyk(left) and Gil Vansteenwyk came to the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes Thursday, July 14, 2022, to say hello to all the dogs and to let them know they are loved.
16/23: Chance Roach(left) and Claire Erdal each hold a 2-month-old labrador retriever mix, Buzz and Rex, Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
17/23: Eileen Borg(left), Kevin Koering and Makenzie Adams talking dogs after getting their 4-week-old pit mastiff's chipped Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
18/23: Eileen Borg(left) and Kevin Koering holding two of their three, 4-week-old pit mastiff's, who were getting chipped Thursday, July 14, 2022, during the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
19/23: Austin Kaufenberg looks at the puppies Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
20/23: King, a 1-year-old great dane, waiting for his humans after getting chipped Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
21/23: Antje Olson(front) helps King, a 1-year-old great dane, eat his pup-cup after getting chipped Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
22/23: Makenzie Adams(left) who sponsored the first 25 dogs to be chipped Thursday, July 14, 2022, help Ella Annand and Katie Annand fill out the paperwork to get their 6-year-old pomchi chipped at the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
23/23: Ella Annand(left) and her mother Katie Annand enjoying dinner at B Merri Thursday, July 14, 2022, when their 6-year-old pomchi noticed the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
The Pups At The Theatre event offered 25% off on adoptions, with a “yappy hour” from 4 to 6 p.m., and a best-in-show dog costume contest followed by a showing of the 2009 movie “Hachi: A Dog’s Tale” at dusk in the drive-in.The first 25 animals guests brought in would receive a free microchip and a pup-cup, courtesy of Makenzie Adams, who funded the chipping.
Ella Annand(left) and her mother Katie Annand enjoying dinner at B Merri Thursday, July 14, 2022, when their 6-year-old pomchi noticed the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes.
Tim Speier / Brainerd Dispatch
With a trailer housing all the pets opening its doors at 6 p.m., Katie Annand and her daughter Ella were sitting at B Merri with Winnie, a 6-year-old pomchi, who was one of the first to notice the Babinski Foundation's adoption night as she couldn't take her eyes off the other dogs.
Katie Annand and her daughter Ella Annand eventually left their table at B Merri to look at all the other dogs and cats at the event.
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Though most of the dogs stayed in the trailer, Rex and Buzz, both 2-month-old Labrador retrievers, were brought out to say hi to everyone who stopped by.
Dee Vansteenwyk(left) and Gil Vansteenwyk came to the Babinski Foundation's adoption night at The Wood's event center in Pequot Lakes Thursday, July 14, 2022, to say hello to all the dogs and to let them know they are loved.
Tim Speier / Brainerd Dispatch
Donna Sutton, the shelter’s executive director, said the event was a success with three dogs being adopted, though the rain hampered the turnout.
“It went well and we look forward to teaming up with The Woods again in the future,” Sutton said.
Stopping by the adoption event to meet the dogs were Dee and Gil Vansteenwyk. Dee Vansteenwyk said they were too old for a new puppy, but nonetheless they wanted to show their support for the event and the animals.
“We just want to let all the dogs know they are loved,” Dee Vansteenwyk said. “And just as Will Rogers said, ‘If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.’”
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