May News at Unleashed the Dog & Cat Store

We can't believe we are a week into May already! April was such a busy month for us and we're still reveling in the memories of our 13th Annual Spring Fling!

Now it's time to make May unforgettable with a special Tea Pawty + Paint & Sip happening tomorrow, just in time for Mother's Day, plus puppy yoga, a meetup, rescue meet & greets, and even Prom Night for Pets! Stop by and find your perfect dance pawtner before Prom Night!

Take a look back at Spring Fling 2026 with us! This is by far our biggest, best event of the entire year, and we are thrilled with the turnout. Plus, we want to see YOUR pictures! Keep reading to find out how to be featured on our social media.

Our Spring Tea Pawty + Pet Paint & Sip is almost here and we're ready to celebrate the incredible Fur-moms out there! Stop by any Unleashed location tomorrow, May 9th, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM and make a special one-of-a-kind gift every dog-mom is sure to love. Unleashed provides all of the supplies you need. No sign-up necessary!

Our staff will help you create your pet’s very own masterpiece... we’ll add paint to a canvas, cover it with a plastic bag, and let your dog or cat lick wet food or treats off the top to reveal their one-of-a-kind work of art!

Suggested donation: $10.00 to support local rescues! Come make art, get your pet a treat, and give back!

Stretch and play with adorable, adoptable puppies from Blazin’ Trails Bottle Babies on Sunday, May 24, at Unleashed Stonehenge in North Raleigh! Choose between two sessions, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM and 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM. Just bring your own yoga mat!

Grab your ticket today for $35. All proceeds support Blazin' Trails Bottle Babies rescue puppies and the care they need to grow strong.

Tickets go fast and these sessions sell out quickly, so grab yours in advance.

What to expect: A beginner-friendly yoga flow with rescue puppies roaming for cuddles, naps, and the best kind of distraction.

Arrival: Come 5 minutes early to check in and set up your mat.

What to bring: Yoga mat + water, comfy clothes, and a camera-ready smile.

Unleashed at Stonehenge

7408 Creedmoor Rd. Raleigh, NC 27613

Calling all beagles and beagle-adjacent pups! Join us at Unleashed Landfall from 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM on May 30th for a breed meetup you won’t want to miss. There will be a treat buffet, raffle, and special contests. Both purebreds and mixes always welcome!

Let your beagle sniff out our fun contests while you're there! Can they solve the missing treat case? Put them to the test with our puzzle toys. Does your beagle have the best alert bark? Enter our competition to find out! They just need to sit & speak - which our beagle friends normally love to do anyway...

Plus, enter our raffle for an Unleashed gift certificate! Grab your tickets and join in the fun! 100% of raffle ticket sales go to Triangle Beagle Rescue.

FREE to attend!

Unleashed at Landfall

1319 Military Cutoff Rd. Suite P. Wilmington, NC

5/9: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM: All Locations - Spring Tea Party + Paint & Sip

5/9: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM: Crescent Commons (Cary) - Meet and Greet with Freedom German Shepherd Rescue

5/9: 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM: Stonehenge (Raleigh) - Meet and Greet with Love Mutts Rescue

5/9 : 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Parkway Plaza (Durham) - Meet and Greet with Independent Animal Rescue

5/16 : 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Parkway Plaza (Durham) - Meet and Greet with Independent Animal Rescue

5/16: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Southport - Meet and Greet with Animal Ally Action Fund

5/23: 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM: Landfall (Wilmington) - Meet and Greet with It Takes a Village

5/24: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Stonehenge (Raleigh) - Puppy Yoga with Blazin' Trails Bottle Babies - session one

5/24: 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM: Stonehenge (Raleigh) - Puppy Yoga with Blazin' Trails Bottle Babies - session two

5/30: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: All Locations - Prom Night

5/30: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM: Landfall (Wilmington) - Beagle Meetup

5/30 : 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Parkway Plaza (Durham) - Meet and Greet with Independent Animal Rescue

Please note that due to the nature of volunteer-run events, all are subject to change. Please check the organization's website/social media, or contact us to find out about any changes. Don't miss a thing and stay up-to-date with our live calendar!

Spring Fling 2026 was an amazing day from start to finish - with over 2,000 people in attendance! We sold (for donation) approximately 4200 Easter Eggs and almost 5,000 raffle tickets! We are thrilled to have raised so many donations for our local rescues and non-profit organizations. Thank you so much to everyone who bought Easter eggs or raffle tickets.

While we don't have an exact number, we do know there were many adoptions because of Spring Fling, and many rescues found more volunteers/fosters and raised much needed funds too. Sending a big thank you to the rescue volunteers and foster pups who spent the day with us and everyone that came out to support them!

Another huge thank you to our major sponsors and local community sponsors for helping fund this incredible event. From booking the venue and hiring live music to the Kid Zone and prizes for our Doggie Easter Egg Hunt, this event truly would not be possible without your support. We are so very grateful for your support of Spring Fling year-after-year.

And finally, thank you SO much to our amazing Spring Fling attendees. We were blown away by the attendance this year. The Unleashed team puts a tremendous amount of effort into this event and seeing how much you and your pets love it makes every second worth it. The joy genuinely felt contagious. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for being there.

Happy pets, happy owners, and helping rescues. That's the goal of Spring Fling every year, and we just pulled it off again. Head over to our Spring Fling 2026 Album on Facebook to see pictures! Stay tuned for more to be added.

Don't forget to share your photos! Use our hashtag, #UnleashedSpringFling, and tag us @K9SpringFling. We want to see them all... and you might be featured on our social media! Don't want to make a post? Email them to our Marketing Assistant at [email protected] so we can share them for you!

Thank you for supporting our still local & independently owned and run family business. We love and appreciate each one of our customers. By shopping local with stores like ours, you support so many local area animal non-profits and your local community in more ways than you know. We hope that you also enjoy the fun events that are meant to bring people together and to help local non-profit groups too.

We always hope that every experience you have at Unleashed is wonderful and we can continue to serve you and your beloved fur family.

- Woof, Meow, and Love from the Phinney family and all of our extended Unleashed family

P.S. If you ever have questions, comments, or concerns, please reach out to us directly! Although we try, we recognize that no one is perfect 100% of the time, so please, if you ever have an experience at our stores that does not exceed your expectations, please let us know directly so that we can fix the glitch. If your experience is great, consider letting Google know :). We love reading and sharing good reviews with our employees :).

Amy & JP Phinney, founders/owners/operators