Our friends at Good Dog University and K-9 Daycare in West Springfield MA, hosted their Tenth annual Wag-a-thon fundraiser to benefit Deaf Dogs Rock so we can continue to sponsor deaf dogs out of kill shelters into the loving arms of rescue. We are so blessed to have supporters in the Northeast to help us continue to help more deaf dogs in need. Kim Balboni (our hero) who organizes the fundraiser every year, and her Good Dog University generous patrons raised 1389.62 to help Deaf Dogs Rock continue to sponsor deaf dogs and puppies into rescue. This generous donation will sponsor FIVE deaf pups into special needs rescues throughout the U.S. We are beyond grateful for their continued support and commitment to our cause! Below is a photo of their chart with all the pup’s wagging totals. Over the last ten years. Good Dog University had raised right around $20,000 which sponsored around 80-90 deaf dogs into special needs rescues!
A special shout out and thank you to two young boys Julian and Gabe who both donated their hard earned allowance money as they cheered their pup Violet (who won second place) on Tuesday of the Wag-a-thon.
More about the Good Dog University and K-9 Daycare Wag-a-thon:
Every June the patrons and team members at Good Dog University and K-9 Daycare organize a Wag-a-thon. I bet you all are wondering what a Wag-a-thon is. A Wag-a-thon is when a dog participates in a tail wagging competition. Each person who participates with their dog tries to get his/her dog to wag their tail as many times as they can in a 30 second time period. Every dog is timed by a stopwatch with a couple of spotters counting each wag. Each human participant agrees to pay a certain amount money for each wag (could be a quarter a wag, fifty cents a wag or even a dollar a wag) prior to the competition starting.
Below: Photos from Day two of the 2025 Good Dog University Wag-a-Thon
From: Kim with GDU:
Shaka was the top donator of the day and third place in wagging on Tuesday day two of the 2025 Wag-a-Thon.
Shaka
Violet was second 2nd place super wagger for Tuesday Day two. See the crowds feet behind her cheering her on.
Violet
A special shout out and thank you to two young boys Julian and Gabe who both donated their hard earned allowance money as they cheered their pup Violet (who won second place) on Tuesday of the Wag-a-thon.
Super happy Harley was the 1st place wagger of the Tuesday Day two group.
Harley
Wednesday Wag A Thon Participates!
Above: Brady the Aussie participated in Wednesday’s Wag A Thon
Above: Roxy won the first place on Wednesday’s Wag-A-Thone with the most wags! Congratulations Roxy!
Above: Fin participated in Thursday’s Wag-a-thon and took second place. Here he is sporting his bandana!
Above: The Wag-a-thon’s tally board with all the k-9 participants this year!
What a successful fundraiser to help deaf shelter dogs in kill shelters have the opportunity to be financially sponsored out of the shelter into the safe arms of special needs rescues. Thank you to all of the participants in the 2025 GDU Wag-A-Thon for your kind consideration and continued support. Also a big thank you to Kim Balboni and her family who have the GDU family for their ten year commitment of support to help deaf dogs in need. You all ROCK! ~ Christina Lee – Deaf Dogs Rock
