Doodle Rescue story

[Diane Marra]

I wanted to share a wonderful story about my first rescue?foster with Doodle Resuce Collective named Maxi. I just started working with DRC and got my first call 2 weeks ago about rescuing a doodle from a kill shelter in Fredericksburg VA. My daughters and I were able to go that day and get Maxi. She was due to be euthanized the next day. I can't imagine what person gave her up! 

Maxine is a beautiful buff colored labradoodle about 2 years old. Clearly starved, her ribs and pelvis protruded. The shelter had shaved her down, so we didn't get to see how bad she was. Maxi is the most calm, loving beautiful dog! She was completely house trained, crate trained, knew how to play ball, loves people and fit right in with my other 2 doodles. She sleeps with us on our beds, is eating up a storm and such a sweet disposition!  The perfect dog! She has the beautiful silky curly hair, some apricot and white, overall buff color. Can't wait to see her grown out coat!

Her first picture sitting on the car seat between my daughters!  She jumped right into the car and looked at us like- "let's go home". 

We have had her with us for 2 weeks and she has been adopted by a new forever family and will leave us on Saturday. My family loves her and we are so happy she is going to a wonderful home in Pa.

We actually rescued another doodle back in April in KY. We drove 10 hours each way to get Bella. She is approximately 2 yrs old, a solid white mini doodle. She was rescued from a puppy mill by the Kentucky Lab Rescue, Michelle May. Re renamed her to Bella and brought her home- the drive was horrible, as she hadn't been shaved down or cleaned up yet. She had the most horrible mats, that I actually had to cut them off before I bathed her that night. Look at the before and after pictures. Bella was really abused, house trained, but so afraid of people, noises, doors. She bonded with our Bailey ( 2 yr old goldendoodle) and began to relax. She just recently came to me when I called her, instead of running the other way!  So, she is my success story,and we love her so much we decided to help other dogs find good homes.

Please help other doodles by signing up to foster, pull from your local shelters or drive the doodle train as we find more dogs who have been abandonded, or abused. If you see a listing on Petfinder, please alert Adrianne immediately at DRC and she can arrange for a rescue.
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Loving animals, helping them, caring for them and finding them a new home- is a wonderful blessing. Please help us help the helpless doodles!

[Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom]

Great job on finding Maxi a new home! I know she was so adorable she was in great demand. That always makes it hard to decide. Welcome to the wonderful world of fostering for the DRC ..... look forward to hearing all about your next adventure!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

Even though I know Maxi's story, reading about how you were able to save her when she was just one day away from being euthanized and then care for her until her "forever family" could find her has me in tears (again)! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[F, Calla & Luca]

That these well behaved, beautiful dogs find themselves in such desperate straits defies the imagination. You and your family are doing such good work.

[Allyson, Peri & Taquito]

I have been following Maxi's story on DRC website. Great update - thank you! I cannot wait until I can be more involved with rescue and help fostering. For now, I do my best to get the rescue word out and donate when I can.

Thanks to all you DRC folks :)

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Diane, thank you so much for saving Maxi and being her foster mom. You're the best!

[Dr. Judith P. LaVorgna]

PLEASE cross check this doodle with the Lost doodles on The Doodle Messenger. This is close to the area of a white buffish dog lost in that area. If you have the slightest feeling this could be that dog, the contact information is on the Lost page with the photograph. Thank you http://doodlemessenger.webs.com

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I don't see any female dogs in the Doodle Messenger "Lost" section at all, other than one straight coated chocolate female.

[Diane Marra]

I went to the site, and don't find any info on a lost doodle from VA. Can you be more specific?

[Dr. Judith P. LaVorgna]

Hi Dianne, I saw the post and confused VA with MD I think..but town name correct I think. I was hurrying and am getting too old to do that. Just a glance made me think of the lovely lost one there. I may even be wrong on the sex too...but the look caught me and I just wanted to make sure. And same to Karen. Every day we respond to people who think they ave a sighting of one or another and we just always hope we will get lucky. If you didn't see the dog I was thinking of on the Messenger not to worry. We had a number of people in the Washington D.C. area contact with potential sightings or tips. I always think of VA and MD being right there if you know what I mean. Thanks tho, for us just another chance. You are a good doodle rescuer. Let's hope some time, some way those lost will get home. Judy

[Dr. Judith P. LaVorgna]

First I and others are forced to take you on over the weekend with the DRC's allowed posting on DK with regard to a colleague in rescue of Doodle dogs, someone who is no longer associated with DRC and, I hope, after that post and the ensuing libelous comments has been to her attorney's office and supeona's are on the way. You didn't like being questioned in that regard on behalf of a woman who had no ability to "fight" back in any way, right or wrong in your book, it was others who tried to stop what was happening here. . And strangely enough the administrator of this site was coincidentally unavailable to see that post and to take it down as other site administrators did...and as other site administrators were prepared to do if it was sent to other sites.. This is one of the biggest back story's of the Doodle community Andrea and it is splitting hundreds of people who love doodles..owners, breeders, rescuers into warring factions and your comment to me is the perfect example of the behaviors that are leaving the DRC a small and isolated group, able to be vocal mostly now only on DK. You tried to get away with it again, with me, later, and specifically on The Doodle Zoo, but there among really long time rescuers, owners, and breeders who know the story of the DRC's separation from its former Board members...have moved on no longer wishing to see and read the rage and anger and foul mouthing.. But there, Andrea you had to cool your jets, found out you are skating on very thin ice because the site is moderated virtually all of the time and name hurting and name calling are not permitted under any circumstance, particularly when it is intended as it was here over the weekend as a gang verbal rape.

And now, look how stupid you look representing your organization (see your marketing ad below) by trying to make me look like a fool for worrying about a Lost Doodle, apologizing earlier in the afternoon to Diane and Karen for jumping while in a hurry. All because you want to grab me by the neck because I am not associated with your organization. That is pretty silly...there are hundreds of Doodle and Poodle rescues who work as hard as yours all over the world in a thousand different ways. We all just do it..however we do it and with those we want to do it!

My post here was for a family we all represent (that is you, that is me, that is every name that ever appears here as a doodle lover, because we all hope to help even if it's a slim chance to find a lost doodle dog..

Today, I came as e-agent for The Doodle Messenger a site that every Doodle owner should be keeping an eye on because of the ill, dying, and the lost on its pages...and others on the Messenger Board do with me the same searches of forums and sites all over the world! ..BUT you feel it necessary to embarass yourself again by attempting to embarass me, The Doodle Messenger has nothing to do with rescue. This post of yours was an attempt to draw me into another public debate, more bait, show me as a foolishly mistaken person..however, rather by your lack of knowledge and sources of information, you became the fool. If this had been your dog and by chance it had been found, do you suppose you would still say to me, "Ooops". Or if your dog was sick and dying and you came to the Board to ask for help, do you suppose I would say,
"Ooops" to you.

There is not a thing I can do to help your organization get their public persona together outside of this site.
Doodle Kisses is what is called a "guarded site" it is protected and controlled and governed now to serve the needs of a certain select rescue group almost exclusively. And you are one of those. I, as a rescuer with many other organizations am not welcomed here . However, I came today not as a rescuer, but as a friend of DK, representing a resource to you and any others on DK's site who might be able to help in some way and not hurt. So in attempting to make a fool of me, you ultimately made a fool of yourself. And I am seeing the same 24 watching tonight, Andrea, who were originally watching after the post of the weekend. You have made a fool of many of them also.

[ClarkP]

Judith,
Knock it off. This nonsense has no place on Doodle Kisses. Doodle Kisses is a positive community of Doodle enthusiasts that are here for fun, education, and for the betterment of the dogs that we love. Negative hearsay and public mud slinging such as this has no place here and will not be tolerated. You have hijacked a perfectly wonderful story about a rescue success and changed it into a place to vent your spleen. That is not appropriate.

Because of speculative posts like this that have, at best, a tenuous grasp of truth and are comprised mostly of hearsay and bashing of other members or groups, it is now officially against the rules:
"Don't post on the public threads personal differences, arguments, old grudges, hearsay, private messages, etc. Keep Personal Grudges Private. Doodle Kisses is not the place for rehashing old grudges or personal issues with other members. We don't provide judges, lawyers or juries."

I'm leaving your post up as an example of what not to do. Any more posts like this one will be deleted and the author called to account for their poor behavior on Doodle Kisses.

Now let me deal with some of the falsehood you wrote.

Doodle Kisses is not a "guarded site". It serves no one rescue group. It does support and donate to several legitimate rescue groups that are rescuing dogs. That is all that matters. ALL legitimate rescue groups are welcomed and encouraged to be a part of this community.

Your grand conspiracy theory about the Adina "strangely" and "coincidentally" being away is purely baseless speculation. It is not appropriate to post that here. My family vacation plans are none of your business but let me assure you that we were without internet access in rural Canada at the time.

Your assertion that this story is splitting hundreds of people that love doodles is sensational yet untenable nonsense. If anything, your post appears to be attempting to split people. We don't support that and find it counterproductive to everything this site is.

Doodle Kisses does not endorse any postings here. This is an open discussion forum with unmoderated posts from members from all walks of life. Forum posts are posted by members just like yourself. Look at all the false speculation we have allowed you to post. Don't for one minute think that we have endorsed that false information. We haven't. Suggesting that we are endorsing other members posts is also nonsense.

So this thread is on notice that public bickering and unsubstantiated gossip is not appropriate for Doodle Kisses. Ever.

Thank you,
Clark Pearson
-Doodle Kisses admin and Rule Guy

[Donna K & Quincy]

Well said, I briefly considered leaving Dk because this was certainly not what I signed up for. Love the blogs, posts and discussions and the oodles of good info here on DK, I like to think I'm a better doodle mom because of Dk. It is very disheartening to sign on and see these kinds of posts. The thing I love most about Dk is the way it's members are ready to step up and help any doodle in need regardless of what rescue org is involved. I know not every story has a happy ending but it is not for lack of trying on the part of DKers. I guess the old rule should apply, if you don't have something nice to say about someone, don't say anything.