ENCORE: Great Doodles!

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

This is a special notice to those of you who have never participated.

Please, I urge you to read in its entirety. 

HELP is still very much needed and we urge ALL our members to participate in dog rescue too. So many come to this site with urgent needs of help for: Potty training, Crate Training, Jumping, Biting, Socialization, Health and Medical, FOOD, and Photographs, etc.  But, this site is supportive of rescue too.  Please give back.

If you have never donated or participated in Doodle Rescue I urge you to this time.  Give up a cup a coffee, a ride through Taco Bell or McDonalds, or just one squeaky toy for your dogs.  No, I cant always give so I understand but I am challenging those members who never have to participate today.

It is the small amounts that add up.  We are 11,000 + members and at this time, we have 67 participants!  11000/67 = 1.64% participation.  Come On Puppies Take a bite out of this. 

Thank you in advance, Joanne and Spud

http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/drc-s-great-8/133156

Last week, DRC was asked to take in 5 female doodles from a NJ breeder who has gone out of business. These beautiful girls, all of whom had been used for breeding, were badly neglected: matted to the skin, infested with multiple varieties of intestinal parasites, had not been kept UTD on vaccines or HW preventatives, 4 of the 5 are intact, and most of them appear to have been debarked. Thanks to that force of nature otherwise known as Kate Singleton, foster homes were found for all 5 within a day, and they are all now getting the care they so badly need. Their foster parents report that they are all very sweet but timid girls who are soaking up every bit of affection they can get. They have been shaved down, and are being spayed, vetted, HW tested, and treated for the intestinal worms as we speak. 

Here are their "before" pictures. (Rusty the male went with 3 standard poodles to our good friends at Carolina Poodle Rescue, who also arranged transport for all of the dogs) 

 

No sooner were the 5 settling into foster care when DRC received an urgent call about 3 doodles who had been dumped in a kill shelter in Texas and were scheduled to be euthanized due to their poor condition, and the fact that 2 of the 3 had serious respiratory infections. (And God only knows what else.) A DRC volunteer angel raced to the shelter and pulled all three dogs. All are intact and in need of full vetting and treatment. 

DRC desperately needs your help so that these beautiful doodles (some of whom are the mothers of DK members' dogs) can get the care and love they need and finally live the kind of life that our own DK doodles are living, and so that we can continue to help doodles like these in the future. 

Read more here: http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/drc-s-great-8-need-a-littl...

This is Huxley. He was the sickest of the Texas dogs, and I am heartbroken to tell you that he died in his foster mom's arms on the way to the emergency vet yesterday. We are grateful that he did not die alone in the shelter, and went to the Bridge wrapped in loving arms.

In our hearts and minds, he remains one of DRC's "Great 8". 

DRC has set up a fundraiser through You Caring to help raise money for the vetting of these beautiful doodles. Any amount will help. Please click the link below, there is a brief video with photos of the girls in their foster homes. 

In memory of Huxley, please consider making a donation. Thank you so much for reading, and for your continued support. 

DRC's Great 8 Fundraiser

http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/drc-s-great-8/133156

This was copied and edited from Karen and Jack Doodle's original post.  Thank you for reading both
Read more here: http://www.doodlekisses.com/forum/topics/drc-s-great-8-need-a-littl...

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

This is a good sign! Thank you Karen (we've had no power for 24 hours - and TG it just came back a short while ago--so just catching up). Yay Joanne!   

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Hooray, for Roxie and hoping the improvement continues!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

A positive update on Roxie, one of the TX girls with distemper: 

"Update on Roxie (Presley) in Texas from her foster mom: She is looking and doing better but still coughing. More energy. A little gleam in her eyes. That is a good sign. She is eating; taking her meds; wagging her tail and beginning to acclimate to our house. I am very hopeful that she will get a good report from the doctor on Friday when I take her in for a check up."

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Look how much you did, Joanne! 

[Joanne ~ Spud*]

Wow Weeza!   I've been away from a real computer for a few days only to come back to DK and find all of this.....

I have some catching up to do but so far, So Great!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Thanks for getting this on the main page again.  I think often people just don't think to donate or volunteer and need a gentle reminder because they mean well.

[Robin and Libby Louise]

Thanks for the reminder, Joanne.  If everyone contributed even $2, we would have a tremendous fund!

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

I have not heard anything new about the dogs today, but i did want to share this message from Kate:

"Once again, the doodle community amazes me. Just Friday night (late) I posted our fundraiser for DRC's Great 8... A group of dogs who needed us immediately. We put out the call to YOU, our volunteers. 

The NJ 5 found foster homes in a matter of a couple of hours. Transport and meeting places came together quicker than anything I've ever seen. 

When our three, very sick babies came up in need, Laura and her husband Mike jumped in- (Mike jumped literally into his car to drive 2.5 hours away to pick them up, with 15 minutes to spare). 

Our next step was fundraising. We started at $5,000 to cover expenses for these dogs; vetting & transport. The donations from YOU started immediately. Yesterday, due to some bad news and a terrible turn on our now Texas twosome, we had to increase the fundraiser because of emergency calls and diagnosis. YOU stepped up. YOU opened your hearts. YOU have brought us $1023 shy of the goal in less than 5 days! Unbelievable! Incredible! Amazing! Overwhelming! CARING!

Too often, we hear how great WE are, but the truth is, it's not us who are great, it's YOU, the person reading this. The volunteer, the supporter, the donor. Without YOU, WE wouldn't exist. 

On behalf of DRC & the doodles, we want to offer a heartfelt, BIG doodle thank YOU. "

[Cheryl and Finnegan]

I will, Karen. Thanks!  Keep spreading the word, everyone!  Is there an update?

[Karen, Jasper and Jackdoodle]

Cheryl, please thank Finn's trainer for us!