PAWsitive Effects, Inc.

PAWsitive Effects, Inc. PAWsitive Effects, Inc. is a non profit organization creating ways to help Animals and the Rescue Groups that are committed to saving them.

was created to bring awareness to our local community of resources for pet adoption, animal care and spay/neuter importance. Using means of fundraising, donations and special adoption events all contribute to money raised and donated directly back to local non for profits animal rescue groups. It is our hope that this additional money helps with the day to day expenses of supplies, food and medica

l treatment needed to get these animals ready for adoption. We focus on PAWsitive ways to promote adoption, education and assistance for our community to help with their pets to prevent surrenders, poor pet care and irresponsible ownership. We assist the Rescues and Shelters with promotion of adoptable animals through social media and campaigns of adoption. Encouraging the community to donate, foster and adopt helps relieve these Rescue Groups and makes room to save more animals that find themselves in high kill shelters, homeless or in the wrong hands.

This is very important for every adopter to know!
08/23/2025

This is very important for every adopter to know!

THE IMPORTANCE OF DECOMPRESSION WHEN BRINGING HOME A NEW DOG

Many of us who have brought home a new dog from the local shelter have had visions of cuddly, snuggly and immediate fun…especially when there are children involved.

We anticipate each child’s reaction to seeing the pup for the very first time, expecting instant bonding and celebration.

Often, this is not the case…

Consider the anxiety experienced by the dog? What is this experience like for your new furry family member? Is it all sunshine, lollipops and rainbows?

There are few incidents as disheartening as watching an adopted shelter pet being returned.

Imagine yourself being led away and taken to a new location without a full understanding of the circumstances. Your new pet is unsure as to his/her safety, how he/she will be treated, what is expected of him/her.

More often than not, being a shelter animal, he/she has already had horrific experiences with humans and may have been very mistreated in the past.

If you have been fortunate enough to have never personally experienced this, consider your first day at a new job. Recall the anxiety and uncertainty that one has on that first day. Will you fit in? Will you be treated well? Will you like it there?

Newly-homed dogs are also frightened…not knowing what to expect…not yet comfortable with their new surroundings and family members.

“Decompression” could take a significant amount of time. Patience and understanding will go a long way towards helping the canine make the transition.

Please…reconsider your decision to adopt if you are unable to empathize with their fears and/or are unwilling to allow ample time for decompression.

When it comes to superstars, Audrey Asciutto not only provides new beginnings for her buyers and sellers. She provides ...
08/19/2025

When it comes to superstars, Audrey Asciutto not only provides new beginnings for her buyers and sellers. She provides new beginnings with her support for animals in need. Thank you Audrey for your commitment to help us with our mission. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🐾

Buy a House, Save a Life! I love helping PAWsitive Effects, Inc. with every home sale-it is getting even more exciting thanks to this big giant check. (thanks Kula Signs!)

Pawsitive Effects wants to Thank You for lending a hand with wonderful Gift Baskets or items for our recent Tea Pup Paw-...
08/17/2025

Pawsitive Effects wants to Thank You for lending a hand with wonderful Gift Baskets or items for our recent Tea Pup Paw-ty. Those baskets brought in almost $1,000.00! This was an incredible contribution and we appreciate your generosity to help make that event a huge success.

Please join me in thanking these wonderful businesses & people!

Platt Creek Sourdough Bakery
Greater Lake Placid Chamber of Commerce - Lake Placid, Florida
Mud Puddles Children's Boutique
Cindy Dutton
Caladium Boys Caladiums
Golden Corral Grill
Rivers Rose Florist
Schooni's Restaurant
Bella Gusto Olive Oil Company
GFWC Lake Placid Women's Club
Lori Renzetti LeMaire
Clean Nest Cleaning Services
Renee's Art Hand Painted Items
Heartland Pet Rescue - Dennis & Patty

Please take note….
08/17/2025

Please take note….

If you need to make an appointment to have your pet 🐕🐈spayed or neutered, it is best to text the number below 👇
Your text will get responded to as soon as possible, but please note that only one person handles all the appointment requests (and there are many each day!) This is volunteer based, so I work in scheduling around my actual jobs…and life in general 😅
(Also, we are always booked a couple of months out, so there is a waiting list)
📲 863-449-1327

So I’m told it’s National Non Profit Day!Pawsitive Effects, Inc. Would like to take a moment to thank every single perso...
08/17/2025

So I’m told it’s National Non Profit Day!

Pawsitive Effects, Inc. Would like to take a moment to thank every single person that has opened their hearts and donated to help us with our mission of helping local rescues. We could never imagined the unbelievable support our community and a far could make such a difference. Since 2015 we set out to help rescues with their needs so that they can keep saving lives. Since then we have raised through such generous people, businesses and organizations just over $300,000.00 that has benefitted local non profit rescues. This money helped with food, supplies, medical care, spay, neuter, rehabilitation and every aspect that gets dogs and cats ready for their forever home.

Today we are asking for your support again. This is our 11th year of hosting the largest pet adoption event in Highlands County. Hundreds upon hundreds of animals have found their forever home because of this event. Please consider a sponsorship this year and give the help that is desperately needed so more lives can be saved.

To see the rescues your donation supports and to sponsor this years BARKTOBERFEST please visit PawsitiveEffects.org

Please note that all donations are given in a manner that they are needed. Some donations are paid directly to vets to cover costs. We take careful measures to ensure your donation is given for what is needed and used responsibly.

We’re sending out a huge THANK YOU to you!

Pawsitive Effects, Inc help animal rescue organizations by providing financial resources, pet adoption events and public awareness to their organization.

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PAWsitive Effects, Inc. was created to bring awareness to our local community of resources for pet adoption, animal care and spay/neuter importance. Using means of fundraising, donations and special adoption events all contribute to money raised and donated directly back to local non for profits animal rescue groups. It is our hope that this additional money helps with the day to day expenses of supplies, food and medical treatment needed to get these animals ready for adoption. We focus on PAWsitive ways to promote adoption, education and assistance for our community to help with their pets to prevent surrenders, poor pet care and irresponsible ownership. We assist the Rescues and Shelters with promotion of adoptable animals through social media and campaigns of adoption. Encouraging the community to donate, foster and adopt helps relieve these Rescue Groups and makes room to save more animals that find themselves in high kill shelters, homeless or in the wrong hands. Our biggest adoption event and fundraiswr is Barkotberfest held the first Saturday of October at Stuart Park in Lake Placid, FL. You can learn more about our organization and Barktoberfest at www.pawsitiveeffects.org

You can also follow our Barktoberfest page on Facebook!

We are celebrating 5 years in helping our local rescues and countless animals are now living in loving home as a result of their committment to save them They never gave up on them and neither did we.