Sponsor an intake exam at One Tail at a Time's Ellis Vet Clinic!

Veterinary care is often lacking in the lives of many rescue pets, leaving them without vaccinations and putting their well-being at risk. When a foster pet comes to One Tail, they receive a thorough exam, a microchip, vaccinations, and treatment for any medical issues. Your gift of $45 helps provide essential medical care for a new foster pet, possibly for the first time.

Blaze was adopted by a loving family!

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Your tax-deductible donation supports the life-saving work of One Tail at a Time. To ensure your gift is as impactful as possible, it will be used in combination with other gifts to help One Tail at a Time in our mission to end pet homelessness by making pet companionship an accessible and joyful experience for all.

Sponsor a spay or neuter surgery at One Tail at a Time's Ellis Clinic!

Intact dogs and cats are at significant risk of developing infections, behavioral issues, and possibly even abuse from people looking to make a profit off their bodies. In addition to those health risks, moms and their puppies are some of the most vulnerable pets in shelters and sadly, are often among the first to be euthanized due to space limitations or potential illness. Your donation of $75 will help provide a spay or neuter surgery at Ellis Clinic, preventing overpopulation and infections that intact pets are more likely to develop.

After recovering from a terrible case of mastitis, Sweet Tart was adopted by a loving family!

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Your tax-deductible donation supports the life-saving work of One Tail at a Time. To ensure your gift is as impactful as possible, it will be used in combination with other gifts to help One Tail at a Time in our mission to end pet homelessness by making pet companionship an accessible and joyful experience for all.

Sponsor a diagnostic exam for a rescue pet in need!

Specialized care, like x-rays and diagnostic testing, is essential for accurately assessing injuries in rescue pets. These tools help identify issues that aren't visible during a physical exam, ensuring timely and effective treatment. Your gift of $100 will help provide a clearer picture of a foster pet's health to give them a chance at recovery.

Barnabus is still recovering in a loving foster home, but he should be up for adoption soon!

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Your tax-deductible donation supports the life-saving work of One Tail at a Time. To ensure your gift is as impactful as possible, it will be used in combination with other gifts to help One Tail at a Time in our mission to end pet homelessness by making pet companionship an accessible and joyful experience for all.

Sponsor a life-changing (or life-saving!) surgery at One Tail at a Time's Ellis Clinic!

Every pet deserves a chance to live free from pain. Many rescue pets need special surgeries-like amputations or enucleations-to experience joy, maybe for the first time. With your help, we can transform their struggles into steps towards adoption. Your generous gift of $500 can help provide the life-changing surgery a rescue pet needs to not only survive, but thrive.

Stoke (& his sister Toke) were adopted by a loving family!

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Your tax-deductible donation supports the life-saving work of One Tail at a Time. To ensure your gift is as impactful as possible, it will be used in combination with other gifts to help One Tail at a Time in our mission to end pet homelessness by making pet companionship an accessible and joyful experience for all.

Sponsor life-saving emergency medical treatment!

Emergency care is extremely costly, yet it may also be essential for a rescue pet's recovery. This type of care includes round-the-clock monitoring, hands-on treatment, and possibly feeding tubes, and more. Your generous gift of $1,000 can make a significant difference, ensuring that a rescue pet receives the care they need to keep bringing joy to the lives of their foster family.

Poppy Seed has been adopted by a loving family and she has an OTAT alum as a sister!

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Your tax-deductible donation supports the life-saving work of One Tail at a Time. To ensure your gift is as impactful as possible, it will be used in combination with other gifts to help One Tail at a Time in our mission to end pet homelessness by making pet companionship an accessible and joyful experience for all.

Request a favorite song to be played on the dance floor at this year's Houndstooth Ball!

Please note that songs will be played at our lovely DJ's discretion, and we might not be able to play songs for various reasons (copyright access, general vibes, etc.).

All of our staff (and a guest!) get a free Dinner & Dancing ticket to help us celebrate our team's hard work. By sponsoring a ticket, you'll help us dedicate more of the proceeds from Houndstooth to our adoption, foster, and community programs.

In-Person Attendees Only

Join us on the dance floor at 9:30pm for a game of Heads or Tails!

How it works: Add-on to your ticket order or buy-in at the event and grab a paddle from the raffle or merch tables in the Merch Pit or from a volunteer selling them throughout the venue. Then, join us on the dance floor to compete in a game of Heads or Tails!

The prize: Play to win a custom portrait of your pet at One Tail's new Welcome Center!

In-Person Attendees Only

Take your chance and pick a mystery prize! You can win prizes like OTAT tumblers, hats, stickers, vintage OTAT items, gift items, body care items, merch vouchers for the Houndstooth Merch Shop, raffle entries to win an All-Access ticket to next year's Houndstooth Ball or name a litter of puppies, gift certificates to local businesses, and more.

Prizes are valued between $25 - $50+

Mystery Prize Grab Add-on
In-person only

Don't love what you received in your first grab? Make a $10 donation and you can swap your first prize in for a different one!

Limited spots available!

We aren't able to offer valet parking this year, but we are happy to offer attendees the opportunity to pre-pay for a parking spot in the nearby private parking lot at Morgan & Hubbard!

Directions:

When you arrive at the lot, please give the attendant your name and once they confirm your name on the list, they'll direct you to a parking space. Pre-payment of spots will end on Saturday, March 28th at 11 AM and will be on a first come, first served basis after that.

Enter to win a week-long stay on Cathead Bay in a pet-friendly log cabin!

This cozy - and dog-friendly! - three bed/two bath log cabin overlooks Cathead Bay & Lake Michigan and is surrounded by the woods & sand dunes of Leelanau State Park. The cabin sleeps up to eight. This visit needs to be redeemed before October 31, 2026.

Winner will be notified via email by Tuesday, March 31.

Enjoy a White Sox game in style with a full box! This box in Guaranteed Rate Field suite fits 22 people, so you can bring your softball rec team, extended family, speed-date all your Hinge matches or start flashing these tickets around to make a lot of new friends. This package includes: Box seats in Guaranteed Rate Field for the May 26, 2026 game against the Minnesota Twins. Accommodates 22 people.

Did somebody say a dog-inspired rugby team?! Take the bus from Avondale's own Wolfhound Bar & Kitchen to see the Chicago Hounds rugby match. Don't worry, you have time to Google the rules beforehand.

This package includes: Two tickets to the Chicago Hounds rugby match on April 12 with round-trip transprt to/from The Wolfhound.

Every ambitious person on the go needs various outlets to blow off steam. We're here for ya with this eclectic variety pack! Enjoy virtual fitness classes, rock out to Rosalia, take in some theater, and come home to cuddle with your very own emotional support chicken. This package includes: 1-month unlimited live Zoom fitness classes from Yip Fitness; Rosalia vinyls "Motomami' and "Lux" from Shuga Records; four tickets to A Red Orchid Theatre's "The Targeted;" and one hand-knit Emotional Support Chicken with hand-dyed yarns from Picasso's Moon.

Grab your friends and enjoy a private Goose Island Brewery tour for up to 10 guests, plus a 4-pack of Bourbon County Stout and two pieces of glassware to keep. Then invite everyone back to your place to serve your favorite snacks in style on a handcrafted cherry hardwood charcuterie board from Jim's Just Board. Package includes: Private Goose Island Tour for 10 Guests; 4pk Bourbon County Stout; 2pc Glassware; Homemade Cherry Hardwood Charcuterie Board (6.5" x 17").

Celebrate two of your favorite things: your dog and quality local beer. Gather your beer buds and head to Naperville for a special private tour & tasting at Blind Corner Brewing, hosted by co-founder Eric Hobbs. Learn about their brews and what goes into making their non-alcoholic Go Brewing offerings. And when you get home, admire your sweet pet, past or present, via a handcrafted one of a kind quilted pillow by Mollie McSherry (the creator behind our infamous t-shirt quilts of yesteryear!).

This package includes: 12-person experience at Blind Corner Brewing with one t-shirt, two koozies, two glasses, two tokens for comped taproom beers, and stickers; Custom pet portrait quilted pillow by Mollie McSherry (not pictured).

We've all been there. The clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, you turn to your partner and say, "You know what? We need to have more fun and try new things this year." Let us help you jumpstart that resolution with some swing dancing, Medieval Times, and good old bowling. People will be saying, "That couple? They are so whimsical and spontaneous!"

This package includes: Two intro class passes to Traffic Jam! Swing; two tickets to Medieval Times; $55 gift certificate to Avondale Bowl.

Inspired by the Chicago Botanic Garden's annual Orchid Show? Pursue your new passion with this online course and then bring your friends to CBC to share what you've learned!

This package includes: "Become An Orchid Master" self-guided course (over 15 training video-lessons, monthly Q&A sessions, orchid care guides and access to private Facebook group) from Ohio Tropics; four tickets to the Chicago Botanic Garden including parking & access to special seasonal exhibits like the Model Railroad, Butterflies in Bloom and the GrandTram.

Are you a golfer looking to level up? Or a watcher of "Full Swing" who is ready to pick up some clubs? This package will have you looking and swinging like a pro. This package includes: Two 1-hour coaching sessions with PGA Tour Golf Coach Ryan Carlyle at Sunset Ridge Country Club in Northfield, IL; a Sunday Golf Luma Bag.

Did you know Forbidden Root is Chicago's FIRST Botanical Brewery and Restaurant? We think that's iconic, and your biceps will be just as newsmaking once you get hip to Yip Fitness, virtual classes tailored for women!

This package includes: $200 gift card to Forbidden Root; one month unlimited live Zoom fitness classes with Yip Fitness.

It's all in the name. After five classes at solidcore you just might start to glimpse (or at least feel!) the beginnings of a six-pack. Lug your water and workout gear to and fro with an Atom Tote Pack from Patagonia. This package includes: 5-class pack to solidcore (Boystown); Atom Tote Pack 20L from Patagonia.

Workout without worrying about chafing or B.O. - Megaman can help you have good-smelling, frictionless workouts. Get those reps in with a 10-pack of classes at Body High Fitness. Your biceps will thank you. This package includes: 10-pack fitness classes at Body High Fitness; Megaman package, including The Pro Deo, Dry Guy, Friction Fighter, and The Ball Deo.

If you're like me, you love a Savasana and you're ready to sprawl out in as many new studios as you can try. Take a yoga tour around Chicago with this package.

This package includes: 1-month unlimited pass to Zen Yoga Garage (in-person and streaming); 1-week unlimited pass to Studio Three; 5-class pack at Yoga 2.0.

A feel good trifecta: hair, nails and your choice of medspa treatments. Need we say more?

This package includes: $80 gift certificate to Nails With One N (equiv. to one Gel Manicure with Basic Nail Art); Scalp Treatment & Haircut at G Spot Salon; $250 gift certificate to SpaDerma (any Chicago area location).

A $500 gift card to literally any spa? It's not too good to be true, and it could be yours! Think dreamy facials and massages in your future. This package includes: $500 SpaFinder gift card.

We all experience seasons of profound love and loss. It can be healing to keep our lost loved one with us, commemorated and close to our hearts. This package includes: Forget-Me-Not Circle Cremains sterling silver urn necklace, in which you can discreetly add cremains, from Gems & Juniper; 16"x20" custom acrylic pet portrait on canvas from MTPaints.

Ever wondered what's really going on in your rescue pet's head? Whether they are still with you or have passed, find out more about their journey and what they've always wanted you to know. This package includes: Virtual 1-hour Animal Communication session with gifted intuitive and medium, Jaime Breeze of Seeking Center.

The throw pillow in this package says everything you need to know: "Dogs, because people are dicks." Get your best friend groomed, cozy, and commemorated with a cute portrait. This package includes: $100 voucher valid toward any Clean Butts Pet Grooming service plus a bag of dog goodies; a "Dogs, because people are dicks" throw pillow from Lola & Bowie; a custom pet portrait digital illustration from Aesthetics by Z.

Fill your new Patagonia hip pack with treats and choose your own adventure: 1) bring Fido along to Park & Field's dog-friendly patio for brunch or 2) enjoy a to Hopewell Brewing's taproom for another beer or three.

This package includes: Park & Field weekend brunch for two; $50 Hopewell Gift Card, Hopewell "Tank Beer" large glass mug, matches and stickers; Patagonia Terravia Mini Hip Pack 1L (Dried Vanilla).

"Draw me like one of your Frenchies." That's what Kate Winslet said, right? Bet you didn't know OTAT Executive Director Heather Owen is a budding artist! This package includes: A large custom pet drawing by Heather Owen.

**Note from the artist: I am new to drawing and would love to draw your pet! I can draw any size up to 16x20. Please note, as an amateur the portraits may be slightly wonky, and while I can't promise a perfect match- I can promise I'll put a lotta love into it!

Nobody uses faux fur like Mr. Heggie. Cheer up your space with this fabulously pink and whimsically optimistic pup art. This package includes: One 10"x13" art piece, "Everything Is Gonna Be Okay Dog" on canvas; one 9"x9" art piece, "Thumbs Up Dog" with 3D pink fur; both signed and titled, framed, and ready to hang.

M.Y. Art Studio is a group of young artists from Chicago's western suburbs using their talents to give back to the community and raise money for local animal welfare groups like One Tail. Don't you want this collection of feel-good cuteness on your walls?

This package includes: "Yawning Cat" (Laurah Liu); "Curiosity" (Quanmo Zhang); "Pondering" (Rowyu Lin); "The First Day of Summer" (Audrey Wang); "The Fortune Cat" (Claire Shen).

A hand-bedazzled floral piece from a line inspired by pop stars? Yes, diva! With this Petalpushr piece and a classic terrarium from Sprout Home, your plant game will level up to Eras Tour status. This package includes: A silk anthurium, hand-embellished, in a vase with preserved moss, from Petalpushr; a planted terrarium from Sprout Home (item may not be exactly as pictured).

We work to give our pups the lifestyle and adoration they're accustomed to, right? Honor your pet with a custom portrait; vibe out together at Zoomies new and exclusive space; and shop 'til you drop at Penelope's boutique.

This package includes: 8"x10" custom acrylic portrait on stretched canvas from PaintByTommy; 1-month membership to Zoomies indoor dog park and social club; $75 gift card, dog collar, and dog stickers from Penelope's.