Marie is ERAS ‘Pet of the Week’

Marie, East Ridge Animal Service’s “Pet of the Week, has been at the animal shelter for several months and is looking for a permanent home. To be exact, Marie has called the shelter home for 103 days and is ready for her forever home.

Marie is a spayed female and up-to-date on her vaccinations. She tips the scales at 35 pounds and is currently taking heartworm medication. However, that hasn’t slowed her down.

She is around 3 to 4 years old and loves to play and go on walks. Our volunteers say that Marie walks great on a leash! Marie is a sweet girl but doesn’t get along with cats.

Please come to the shelter and meet Marie. The staff asks that if you have another dog bring it by as well so they can have a meet and greet with Marie.

For this week Marie’s adoption fee will be waived, so don’t miss out on a wonderful dog!

About Dick Cook

Dick Cook has lived in East Ridge since the Kennedy Administration when his parents bought a house on Marietta Street. Dick graduated from ERHS in 1976 before going on to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where he studied Political Science. Dick worked for the Chattanooga Free-Press and the Chattanooga Times Free Press for 22 years. Free-Press Sports Editor Roy Exum plucked him out of production in 1989 and gave him a job as a sports reporter. Dick covered everything from prep sports to the whitewater events on the Ocoee River for the 1996 Olympics. When Chattanooga's two paper's merged, he became the Crime Reporter covering both the Chattanooga Police and Fire Departments. He was among reporters who were honored by the Associated Press for the TFP's coverage of the 2002 fog-shrouded crash on I-75 in Catoosa County, Dick and his wife, Cathy, live on Marlboro Avenue where they are seen frequently chasing around their three grandsons.

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