SVE Village Rovers Dog Club

10/02/2025

Update: AZHARTT reports that Zeus, the pit bull rescued from the SVE Golf Course several weeks ago, has now been adopted!
We had a great presentation by Jamie and Mary, volunteers with AZHARTT (Humane Animal Rescue and Trap Team), at our Village Rovers monthly meeting. This organization has rescued two stray dogs in SVE in the past months. We have posted several resources on our website https://villagerovers.com/hartt-presentation/

09/29/2025

Dog Club Meeting - reminder
Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m. in the Rosewood Room. Our speakers will be two representatives from AZHARTT, Inc. (Humane Animal Rescue and Trapping Team). This group humanely captures lost family pets, homeless dogs, and homeless cats who are severely injured. This group has rescued several dogs in our community over the past few months.
The meeting is open to all SVE residents!

09/23/2025

In spite of the heat and humidity, we had a great 3rd
Annual Village Rovers Golf Scramble at the SVE Golf Course last Sunday. Thanks to all of the golfers, sponsors, donors and volunteers who made it a great success. Check out all of the photos in the gallery on the home page of the Village Rovers website. https://villagerovers.com/2025-village-rovers-golf-scramble-gallery/

09/22/2025

This dog was rescued in our community as well as another dog last spring. Representatives from AZHARTT will be speaking at our Oct. 1 dog club meeting to tell us more about their organization.

09/19/2025

If you’re participating in the 3rd Annual Village Rovers Golf Scramble at the SVE Golf Club this Sunday, you will have a chance to enter the bucket auction to win more than two dozen gift baskets with merchandise and gift cards! Thanks to all of the local merchants and individuals who donated items. A group of us dog club volunteers had fun assembling the baskets this afternoon!

09/16/2025

Reminder--The 3rd Annual Village Rovers Golf Scramble is this Sunday, Sept. 21, beginning at 8 a.m. at the SVE Golf Club. We have a full field of 100 golfers, all holes are sponsored and we have lots of great prizes! Even if you're not playing in the tournament, please bring your donations of pet food to hole number 1. In partnership with the SVE Foundation, we will be collecting pet food for two organizations--Aster Aging and Rachel's Rescue.

09/11/2025

Lots of news to mention regarding our SVE Dog Community!

Pet Food Drive at Sept. 21 Golf Tournament

The SVE Foundation, in partnership with the Village Rovers Dog Club, is holding a pet food drive on Sunday, Sept. 21 in conjunction with the 3rd Annual Village Rovers Scramble golf tournament. Even if you're not playing golf in the tournament, please drop off your donations of pet food. Susy Zinn from the SVE Foundation will be at Hole #1 to collect your donations. All donations collected will be split between Aster Aging for pets of low income seniors and with Rachel's Rescue, a Gilbert-based dog rescue group.

Monthly Dog Club Meetings Resume

Our monthly dog club meetings will resume Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2-4 p.m. in the Rosewood Room. Our speakers will be two representatives from AZHARTT, Inc. (Humane Animal Rescue and Trapping Team). This group is a volunteer-based Arizona nonprofit organization that humanely captures lost family pets, homeless dogs, and homeless cats who are severely injured. Typically, these animals cannot easily be leashed, picked up or captured through ordinary means. Bringing these animals to safety often requires extraordinary patience, specialized strategy, skill and equipment. At our meeting, we’ll also talk about upcoming events/projects such as the Halloween party and Farmers Markets.

Save the dates for our other meetings this season: Wednesdays, Dec. 3, Jan. 7, Feb. 4, March 4 and April 1.

Dog Park

With the installation of the sunshade and water fountain in June, Phase 2 of the dog park has been completed and the official "Dog Park Construction Committee" has been retired. The Dog Club is working with the HOA manager and Four Peaks Landscaping to develop a plan to improve the grass in the dog park this Fall and Spring. The basin was aerated in July and overseeding is expected to start in mid-October when it’s cooler.

2025-26 Farmers Markets

The Village Rovers Dog Club is partnering with the SVE HOA to present the third season of Farmers Markets at SVE. Save the dates of Wednesdays, Dec. 17, Jan. 14, Feb. 18 and March 18 for the Markets, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

2026 Village Rovers Calendar

Please send in any pictures that you have of your pets for next year’s calendar! Include owner’s name and pet’s name. Text to Sharon at 480-380-2617

Our Club’s official name--When referring to our club, please use the official name: Village Rovers Dog Club -or- Village Rovers for short - Thank you.

09/05/2025

During the Village Rovers Dog Club golf tournament on Sunday, Sept. 21, we will be collecting pet food for two organizations. Even if you're not playing in the tournament, please stop by the patio at Fat Willy's restaurant in SVE to drop off your donation! www.villagerovers.com

08/29/2025

Calling All Golfers
Our 3rd Annual Village Rovers Dog Park Scramble is coming up on Sunday, Sept. 21. Are you registered to play? We have room for only six more foursomes! Sign up today in the SVE Golf Pro Shop so you don’t miss out on all of the fun, basket raffle items, hole games and prizes! Cost for golf and lunch is $65, $35 for SVE Golf Club Members. Questions? Please contact Darla Fehlandt (651-494-8883 or [email protected]) or Leatrice Dewey (602-315-5282 or [email protected].

08/01/2025

Good article from the ASPCA about indoor plants that are safe for pets

Many plants and flowers can be toxic to our furry friends. However, these 11 common houseplants are pet-friendly! See our list to learn more.

07/23/2025

We dog owners know that our dogs help us de-stress! Here's proof in a recent study:

A new study tests whether our pups affect us on a biological level.

06/18/2025

SVE Dog Park Update: The sunshade is in!
SVE residents can now use the dog park again. Just avoid the upper landing until the plumbing project is completed - Thanks
Drinking fountain/hose bib project -
The City of Mesa is scheduled to install the water meter in the next couple of days. After this, the plumber can connect the water fountain to city water. Please avoid the top landing until this project is completed.
Turf Conditions - Watering the dog park grass has re-started after the shade structure installation. The Village Rovers club is working with the HOA and the landscape company to develop and implement a plan to improve the grass but please be patient!
Currently, the sprinklers start at 7pm, and go for 45 minutes per zone (we have 4 zones in our basin). Some dogs love running through the sprinklers to cool off! There are benches where you can sit while the sprinklers are running if you and your dog don’t want to get wet.
For more information and to see a video of the dogs enjoying the water, click on the photo below to go to the website

SVE Dog Club