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Going to the dogs

July 18, 2021 at 4:01 pm

Kevin Moore, 29, and Carolina Templeton, 29, pet Lois, a 14-week-old cattle and Chihuahua mix during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, July 11, in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

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Andrea Ramos, 46, of Sammamish and Sharon Lobel, 64, a longtime foster dog parent watch Blake, a 4-month-old hound and Brooks, a 9-month-old German shepherd mix interact during a dog adoption eventoutside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, July 11 in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

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Dozens of people stopped by during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

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Brooks, a 9-month-old German shepherd mix waits for a treat during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption. (Sylvia Jarrus / The Seattle Times)

Andrea Ramos, 46, of Sammamish pets Poppy, a 1-year-old pocket pitbull during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

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People stop by a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, July 11, 2021 in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

(Sylvia Jarrus / The Seattle Times)

Marti Hott, 50, of Lake City poses with Max, a 3-year-old Pomeranian during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday in Ballard. Hott, a former vet technician has been temporarily fostering Max and has fostered a total of 48 dogs in the past two years. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

(Sylvia Jarrus / The Seattle Times)

Karly Birch, 29, and her mom Dianna Cassidy, 66, of Seattle hold and pet Blake, a 4-month-old hound mix during a dog adoption event outside of Hot Cakes on Sunday, in Ballard. Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to Dog Gone Seattle to aid their efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

(Sylvia Jarrus / The Seattle Times)

Sylvia Jarrus

Seattle Times staff photographer

Dog Gone Seattle held an adoption for dogs outside Hot Cakes in Ballard.

Hot Cakes donated 50% of the day’s sales to the nonprofit dog rescue to aid its efforts to save homeless dogs from high-kill shelters through rescue, foster and adoption.

Sylvia Jarrus: sjarrus@seattletimes.com; on Twitter: @JarrusSylvia.

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