Vermont Paws & Boots

07/04/2025

5 years and 23 days ago I closed on the sale of my home. A home I worked 15 + years to save up for and build for me & K9 Casko, complete with his own pool and paw print doorbell. But it was time for a new dream after retiring. To build a service dog training facility and living quarters and continue to do what I do well ~ helping others have a better life and training dogs. I searched and search for the perfect place and on April 21, 2023 we closed on what was refered to as Camelot Village ~ an abandoned property for over 5 years and one building on site ~ a which would become the training facility & living quarters had been abandoned 7 years. Today, after 2 years, 2 months, and 12 days later we did it! We got our full certificate of occupancy for the training facility and now the living quarters and it’s no longer a dream, it’s reality! We still have a long ways to go to rebuild this property and together we can. Thank you to everyone who believed in me, my dream, my vision for this property, and trusting when I say I will never give up no matter what’s thrown at me. Tonight, with the help off a fellow veteran, K9 Casko’s paw print doorbell is once again up and I know he was watching from heaven 🐾🇺🇸💙

07/03/2025

It’s almost time for our Live Auction on Saturday July 12 th. at 11 am ~ until all items gone ~ previews start at 9 am at the former Camelot Antique Center & now the home of Vermont Paws & Boots (89 Colgate Heights Bennington VT).
*** We could definitely use more help with parking cars to runners holding up items for sale ***. If you’re interested please send me a message for details. If one of the many treasures and unique gifts and/or any of the multiple signs that once hung excites you, you don’t miss this chance to buy them on July 12!

07/02/2025

Amazing info for our amazing four legged family members thank you Treats to the Rescues

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06/26/2025

VOLUNTEER Work Crew ~ Saturday morning (6/28/25) from 10 ~ 2 pm. We need your help getting ready for the live auction on July 12. This will include moving everything left from upper floors to main floor to prep for sale. If you can’t move / lift items, we will need helpers to clean them. All are welcome to come help. Thank you Michelle 🐾🇺🇸

06/24/2025

All of us at Vermont Paws & Boots are excited to know this young man and we can’t wait to see him shine in FL next month. As the son of Class 11 Team Kiko, I have personally watched Giovanni grow into a more confident young man. You got this ! 🐾🥋

Giovanni Linnehan is not just good at Taekwondo, he’s one of the best in the country.

06/23/2025

SD Kimber says EVERY ONE needs to stay in the AC and/or near cool air fans and drink your water all up in your bowls. She likes the tile floors to help keep her cool but she wants winter to comes back 🤣🐾💦

06/23/2025

Most know my program is long, it’s demanding, it takes commitment and dedication. My teams put in over 450 hours of training and graduate when they trust each other to be successful Service Dog Teams. One of these task they learn is a refresher first aid course for humans & their K9’s. I want my teams to be ready for EVERYTHING! Tonight one of my graduates was ready for the unexpected ~ a bee sting. Providing my teams with a smaller kit that I made based off K9 Casko’s first aid kit (yes still active and ready at all times ~ that was given to us from K9 Memorial WRTP back many many years ago). Thank you Holly for keeping our K9’s safe and helping me build these kits a few years ago to keep our SD’s safe. Rest up SD Trooper you will be chasing balls again in a few hours 🐾🇺🇸💙

06/19/2025

Are you interested in helping us with the Auction on July 12 th? Are you able to be quick on your feet and hold items up for viewing / bidding? If yes please message me as we need 4 or 5 “runners” for the auctioneer to keep this event running smoothly. We are also looking for help with parking cars. 🐾😊🇺🇸. Michelle

06/18/2025

SAVE THE DATE: JULY 12 th 11 am - 4 pm.(preview items at 9 am) We are having a professional auctioneer at the former Camelot Antique Center. All antiques, all display cases, shelving, even the shingled display roofs will be auctioned off. Stay tuned for more information to follow. Rain or shine this will be the place to be on July 12, 2025 !!!!

06/15/2025

Thank you to all the members of American Legion Bennington Unit 13 Auxiliary for taking time to recognize our women Veterans & members of Class 11 this week on Women’s Veterans Day, (6/12/25). Thank you for your continued support of our program and all those who take this journey 🐾🇺🇸💙

06/14/2025

Our first volunteer work crew of the summer is TODAY (6/14/25) 🐾😊🇺🇸! If your free and able to help us keep this property clean and moving forward ~ come over from 10-2 and help us continue to rebuild this life changing property ~ 89 Colgate Heights Bennington Work cloths are always requred for your safety (ie work shoes/boots (NO FLIP FLOPS), gloves, eye protection, masks). There are projects for everyone from demo, mowing, to working on our flowers 😊