Join HOTLR for Pizza on the Patio with Pups

Got plans for Saturday night??? Now you do. Come join us for Pizza with Pups at Austin Pizza's Westlake location from 4pm until 8pm. Austin's Pizza has a large covered deck, perfect for enjoying your favorite pie with your favorite pup just off Bee Caves Road.

Don't forget to tell your friends too. This party doesn't discriminate. Well behaved dogs of all breeds are welcome. Just tell your server you are there to support Heart of Texas Lab Rescue and 15% of all proceeds will be donated to HOTLR.

And if you've ever been interested in volunteering, come join us for our volunteer information session beginning at 6pm. Meet other volunteers and some of HOTLR's board members, and learn about all the cool things you can do for Lab rescue.

If you want to just hang out and eat pizza, that's okay too.....Here's a lil' somethin' somethin' to wet the whistle....the menu, of course. Plenty of yumminess here to warrant a Saturday night visit. So, don't be shy.....bring your dogs, bring your family, bring your friends and join HOTLR for a Pizza Party on the Patio!!! It'll be paw-sitively fantastic!!!

HOTLR gets Bucks from a Duck!!

HOTLR's newest donor is not a human...nor does he have fur....and although he is a bird, he technically has no feathers. He is a rubber ducky - one dressed as the University of Oregon's mascot Donald Duck based on the cartoon character of the same name.

Round Rock Sertoma is an international volunteer service organization dedicated to SErvice TO MAnkind. For the last 35 years, the Round Rock chapter has dedicated itself to helping speech and hearing impaired children, as well as other charities. One of the charity's several fundraising events includes the Sertoma Central Texas Rubber Duck Race.

This highly anticipated event takes place during Round Rock's Frontier Days Festival held July 4 (although this year's race was postponed until July 16 due to weather). Donors assess many rubber duck specimens in an attempt to purchase the fastest duck. Once the donor has made his/her decision, the duck is dressed up and then the big race is on. Rubber duck owners sweat it out at the finish line, as their prized ducks madly paddle their way to victory. The Oregon Duck fought its way to a 3rd place finish. After much consultation with his human owner, Ken Scholz (pictured above with Donald and HOTLR President Margaret Huston), Donald decided to donate his $200 prize to none other than Heart of Texas Lab Rescue!!!

HOTLR would like to take this opportunity to give four paws up and a HUGE thank you to Donald and his human, Ken Scholz!!!