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Eskie Scoops
The Official Newsletter for Eskie Rescuers United (ERU) |
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Contact Us
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PO Box 8652
Cedar Rapids, IA 52408-8652
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Thank-You from ERU
ERU thanks the following clinics and other businesses for their commitment to rescue and for providing us with discounted services in March!
Animal Hospital of Huntington
Beach
Huntington Beach, CA
Champion Animal Hospital
Warren, OH
Charlotte Animal Hospital
Charlotte Harbor, FL
Cherry Knolls Veterinary Clinic
Centennial, CO
Community Animal Hospital
Randallstown, MD
Dakota Pet Hospital
Lakeville, MN
Fetchers Dog Care
Denver, CO
PetSound Animal Hospital
Cary, NC
Total Vet Costs for March 2009:
Routine vetting: $4368.20
Special Needs vetting: $2772.87
Total vetting: $7,141.07 | |
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Ask the Eskie 
Dear Gus,
I have such a wonderful, sweet eskie. Recently, though, he has developed food guarding issues, and has even bitten family members if we get too close to his food. We cannot continue to tolerate this type of behavior, and need to train him to become more peaceful at meal time. Is there any way to change his behavior?
Uneasy Around Hungry Eskie
Dear Uneasy,
Thank you for coming to me. It is possible to stop this behavior, and I think I can help you.
First try teaching your eskie "leave it." Place food or a treat in front of your eskie and instruct your eskie to "leave it." Once your eskie obeys, reward him with a tasty treat. The "leave it" command can work amazingly as long as you always give a high value treat.
You may also want to consider feeding your eskie in his crate, where we won't feel threatened.
Last, try feeding your eskie from your hand, giving him a few pieces of food at a time. Do this for about two weeks. Then, put food in his bowl, and drop special treats into it while he is eating. Finally, when he's ready, put his food in a bowl but keep your hand in his bowl the entire time so that he learns not to be threatened by your presence at meal time.
I hope this helps.
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Adoptable Eskies in the Spotlight
For more information on these dogs, click below to visit their complete profile.
Or visit www.eskierescuers.org to see many more. |
Hi, my name is Jefferson. That's because I originally came from the Birmingham/ Jefferson shelter in Alabama. You can see that I am a mix, of what I am not sure. I'm a very friendly standard sized eskie mix. I like people, get along with other dogs and am very well mannered and housetrained. I am missing about 1/2 of my tail. I think I lost it somewhere, but I can't remember. But I can wag the rest of my tail really fast now. I am currently being fostered in Jefferson City, TN.
Thank you and WOOF!
Jefferson |
 Hi, I'm Harvey, and I came into ERU in pretty rough shape. I had a big gash on my side, my coat was matted and filthy, and I badly needed some dental work. Now I'm on the mend. My wound is all healed up and my foster mom gave me a sweet new haircut. I LOVE LOVE LOVE to be touched. Sit me in your lap and I will just melt. Every new person I meet, I walk over and lean against their leg so they can start petting me. I even think grooming is the greatest time - whatever, just so long as I'm getting petted! In fact, I think that if someone sat down and started petting me and never stopped, I would never move from that spot!! I am currently being fostered in San Diego, CA.
I would love to go home with you!
Harvey
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by Joan O'Keefe
Eskie Red, White & Blue Fundraiser
Get in the AMERICAN eskimo Spiririt. ERU is desinging an eskie 4th of July lawn flag, and your eskie's picture could be displayed in lawns across the nation! To enter, submit a picture (minimum 300 DPI resolution) of your ESKIE decked out in their 4th of July best to roxanne@eskierescuers.org. Then, submit your $10 donation per picture or $20 donation for 3 pictures through PayPal using the PayPal link on the left hand side of our website, www.eskierescuers.org, or by clicking here.
Cute counts for a lot, Originality even more
A committee of 3 ERU volunteers will choose the winning picture, which will be placed on the 1st Annual ERU Lawn Flag. The winner will also get a free lawn flag, and the rest of us can start our ERU Lawn Flag collection by purchasing one for $20.00. Submit your picture by June 1st and order through June 15th, or until they are sold out. Only a limited number of lawn flags will be produced, so order now!
Here are our first two submitted Eskie Patriots!
Vacation Raffle
The winner has been drawen for this year's VACATION RAFFLE for seven nights at Celebration Resort in Kissimmee, Florida, and the winner is Sharon Blevins from VA. Congratulations! The prize for this raffle was donated to help replenish our medical fund. The ERU medical fund allows us to aid eskies in need of additional medical attention above and beyond normal vetting, helping us to continue to assist those who otherwise would be put down. Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets. ERU netted $1,427.25 from ticket sales!!
Helping Udders
For the first quarter of 2009, ERU received $44.34 from HELPING UDDERS, a dog supply company that donates 10-50% of its sales to rescues. Thank you to all who purchased items from Helping Udders because in return you helped ERU! Helping Udders has reasonably priced and not-so-common products. They carry items you normally cannot find in stores such as Bungee Leads, Crunchers empty water bottle slipcovers, and Skinneez stuffing-free plush squeaker toys. Since 2004, Helping Udders has sent $101,451 to rescue groups! To purchse items from Helping Udders, visit www.HelpingUdders.com. Before you check out with your purchase, be sure Eskie Rescuers United is indicated as your rescue of choice. Eskie Resuers United, Inc. is listed under "A" Amercian Eskimo rescues, or you can just type it in on your order.
Bissell Pet Photo Contest
From January 1 to April 7, ERU volunteers entered a pet each week in the BISSELL PET PHOTO CONTEST. Photos were voted upon by the public and on April 15 Bissell picked a grand prize winner who received a $10,000 donation to their favorite pet cause. Unfortunately, none of ERU's pet entries were lucky enough to win. This year's grand prize winner was Norman, a Golden Retriever from Columbus, Ohio. To see the final list of all the winners, go to www.bissell.com. This has been an annual contest so we will try again in 2010.
Pet Portrait Raffle
Vic and Lorraine Trocine sent this photo to show us the portrait of Homer they won in last year's Pet Portrait Raffle. Thank you for sharing, Vic and Lorraine!
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Milo's Marbles
ERU has been very busy in Colorado. I hear Mommy talking about new dogs every day, and on occasion I even get to meet them! Since caring for me is a full-time job, Mommy can't foster other Eskies; instead, she spends a lot of time driving them around. This month, I got to meet a pretty girl named Juneau and a nice boy named Emmett. Don't tell Emmett, but he was funny looking - he didn't have a tail!! Mommy told me that Emmett had a big adventure with his new foster mom, and is now staying with Aunt Roxanne. Lucky Emmett!!
From time to time I hear Mommy talking about a special place called a "sanctuary." Mommy says ERU has been trying to find this special place for me for a long time. The sanctuary takes care of special dogs just like me - dogs that aren't adoptable because of all sorts of reasons. Mommy says that the sanctuary will be just like home - lots of space for me to run and jump in; other dogs for me to play with; and humans to make sure I get my medicine - and my dinner, too!! Mommy wishes I could stay with her, but she knows that it will be easier for me to live in a place where my messes won't matter, and where more than one person shoulders the responsibility of caring for me. Mommy gets pretty tired with my 5am wake up calls. I don't know why - it's the perfect time to play!!
Mommy says it will be a few weeks before we know if I am going to the sanctuary. In the meantime, I am doing what I do best - playing with my brother and sister and sleeping with Mommy. Spring is here, and Colorado had a huge snow storm. I love snow! Here are a few photos of me in the snow. Aren't I a handsome boy? That snow tasted really good, and I could have played in it all day, but it was taller than me and I kept falling in! Oops!
Don't forget that anyone can sponsor me; I even have a special fund for my medical care!! Click here to read my story and learn how you can become my sponsor. |
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Happy Tails
Here are some stories of eskies who have found their forever homes.
To read additional adoption stories, visit www.eskierescuers.org. |
Sam the Man
By Heidi Ortmeyer
I recently adopted Sam the Man, my first foster dog for ERU. I have fostered over 20 eskies for ERU since Sam first came to live with us. So you could say I failed fostering-101, it just took two years!
Fostering Sam the Man was my first experience as a volunteer for ERU. Since 1992 I have always had three eskies of my own. In April of 2007, we said good-bye to our beloved Moe, an eskie I adopted through Heart Bandits. My other eskies at the time were both adopted from ERU, Winston (Pepto) and Black Jack.
Sam the Man with his ovenight (dolled-up) guest Tara.
I submitted an adoption application with ERU for my third eskie and was soon contacted by one of the executive directors, Jim Park. Jim asked me to consider fostering instead of adopting. I agreed and Sam the Man came home to live with us. Most of you know of Sam's horrific background ( click here to read his story); the consequences of the abuse he endured were soon evident. Our first evening together, Sam trapped me in my bathroom with what we have come to call "frenzies." Sam lunged and growled at me, but did not physically harm me. Sam eventually settled down, and I thought to myself "what have I gotten myself into?" Needless to say I contacted Jim the next morning and asked for help. Because Sam had previously shown similar behavior toward a man while in another foster home, it was soon decided that Sam would need to go to a sanctuary to live out his remaining years. ERU started a fund for Sam that was very successful in raising sufficient money for his continued care. In the meantime ERU provided a trainer to work with us and over time we learned what some of the triggers were to Sam's frenzied behavior. We contacted a sanctuary in MD but they would not take him due to his aggressive behavior. This turned out to be a blessing as we grew to love and respect this gorgeous and regal eskie more and more everyday. It didn't take long before I asked ERU's Board of Directors whether I could adopt or permanently foster Sam, anything so he would not have to be sent to a sanctuary out of state. I made the case that my home was his sanctuary. The Board agreed to let me continue fostering him until his funds were used up, at which time I could adopt him. Because I was able to donate most of Sam's care over the two years I fostered him, and since generous, kind-hearted people continued to sponsor Sam, I realized that those funds could be better used to help other eskies in need, like Milo. Now Sam the Man is officially mine, and we are all very happy. Although we try to prevent Sam from getting into situations that trigger his frenzies, they occasionally still occur. However, all the wonderful times we have with Sam far outweigh those short-lived outbursts. We look forward to having many more years with this precious eskie who has profoundly affected our lives. We send our deepest gratitude to all of Sam's wonderful sponsors and supporters, to ERU, and especially to Sam's special rescue angels, Francesca Alexander and Gina Donnelly. |
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Ms. Dolly
by Ms. Dolly
What is a forever home?
Good Day,
This is Ms. Dolly. I just wanted to give everyone an update on my situation - just a brief history for those that are not familiar with my history.
I was picked up by animal control at a greyhound track in the New England area. I was on my own, and no one knows how I ended up there. I didn't make things easy for animal control to get their job done, that's for sure. They had to make several trips to accomplish their mission!
I was then taken to a shelter in Rhode Island. I spent some time there, with a woman named Colleen. She liked me very much, but, was not able to take me in. I was then transported to the Tappan ZeeBridge (in New York) where I met two other transporters. At this point my, new transporters were informed that I was a man hater. And yes, you guessed it, it was a male that was in charge of transporting me!
The transport didn't go very well. The male transporter brought a vehicle that broke down not more that 5 miles from the pickup point. Once we would try to move, the car would stall. I could see that it was going to be a long day. So there we were for the entire day, in close to 100 degrees weather. The only good thing was that we had air conditioning.
Well, my transporter decided that he had to get me out of my kennel a few times so that I could run around and take care of business. I resisted at first by attempting to show him who was the boss! I almost bit him, but he finally convinced me to get out and run.
We had to sit there until Doug and Gina kindly came to our rescue, bringing a tow dolly to take the vehicle back to Pennsylvania.
I was then introduced to my new foster home. I had to be watched all the time because of my behavior problems. Even with these problems, I was accepted by my foster family into their home. I was introduced to my three brothers and sister at this point: my sister Skittles (cat), my brother Rocky (cat), my brother Spirit (cat), and my brother Poncho (bird).
Believe it or not, I took a liking to Jim, the guy who did my transport. He was working as a truck driver at that time. He would be away for a few days and then come back home. One day Jim decided to take me along with him in his truck. We spent a lot of time together driving from home to Florida to Maine to Texas. That was so much fun! Jim would take me along every day and I would ride right beside him on my pillow. That is how I became known as "Gypsy."We made such great traveling companions!
We have since given up trucking, but we still do a lot of traveling together. Jim is now away at work during the day. I wait patiently for him to come home and miss going with him each day. I do wish that I had something to amuse me during his work hours, as you can see I hardly have any toys to play with.
  
He does take me out whenever he can. Sometimes, it is just a trip to the local Sheetz. I know that when we go there, he will come out with my hot dog.
I have since been officially adopted by Jim!!! I know that I will always have a place in his heart, and that I will have a roof over my head until the day I die. Have I found my forever home? I think I have! I want to thank everyone who has made it possible for this to happen to me.
I hope you will excuse me, but I am getting tired and am going to bed. Oh, yes, this is where I normally sleep every night, after I get my belly rubbed. ;-)
Take Care !
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ERU Volunteer of the Month
My name is Bethany Hagen and I live in Littleton, CO. My husband and I bought our first house in September, 2006. All along, we knew we wanted a dog and, with our new home, we began to search for the right dog for us. I took numerous "Find the Best Breed For You" tests and got the same result over and over - American Eskimo. While I'd never met an Eskie before, the pictures of their smiling faces instantly won me over. A few weeks later, Arlo came into our home, forever changing our hearts and our lives. When I learned a little more about Arlo's past, my heart broke and my new passion became clear - dog rescue. After Arlo, came Dino (Dinky) and we're now fostering Koda. They are all so different but they all share the innate knack of loving unconditionally and being loved in return. They enrich our lives in ways Ryan and I never imagined and we cannot imagine our lives without them.
In the United States alone, 9.6 million animals are euthanized each year. Disgusting is the only word that describes this horrific practice. Even more appalling are the hundreds of thousands of puppy mills that allow dogs to suffer in utterly deplorable conditions - helpless animals imprisoned by greed and tortured by cruel fate. While we may not be able to save the world, we can help save the lives of those without a voice (a bark maybe, but not a voice). That's what keeps me going.
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Update on Medical Dogs
Dillon
 Hi everyone. My name is Dillon and I've just been rescued by ERU. I'm currently in foster care and I really like my new foster mom and her cat!
When I was rescued, my former family told ERU that they thought I had been hit by a car a couple of weeks ago because I suddenly started limping. Well, I was never taken to the vet so I've just been limping around trying to keep any weight and movement off my leg that hurts so much! The people that rescued me took me to their home and gave me a bath (cause I was all sticky) and then took me to the vet. I've never seen a vet before, but it wasn't too bad!
They did some tests and X-rays and found out that my right hip is dislocated. I knew it hurt a lot! So I need to raise some money so I have have surgery to fix my painful hip! Until we figure this whole thing out, I'll just keep limping along...at least the vet gave me some medicine for the pain. Hopefully that will make it feel better until I can get it fixed!
Sammy
 I'm the sweetest boy and get along with everyone! Want to hear something funny...my brother is here at ERU too! He was just rescued a couple of weeks ago and he's looking for a new home too! His name is Sammy so you can go see him...we look kind of alike, don't ya think??
If you would like to help me raise money for my surgery, you can donate directly to ERU...100% of the funds you donate can be used for my care. What a deal! Just make sure you let them know you are trying to help me out. Thank you for your help and come back soon to see how I'm doing in my new foster home!
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Check out our Facebook page!
Recently we added Facebook to our list of ERU endeavors!
For those of you who do not know what Facebook is, it is an online social network that helps you to connect with others who have similar interests. We plan to use our Facebook page as a networking tool to get out our message and connect with new people who are interested in helping our cause. We are also hoping to raise funds from other Facebook users to cover the medical costs of eskies who are already in ERU's care.
So far, Eskie Rescuers has 30 friends - most of whom are ERU members. If you are interested in signing up for Facebook, all you have to do is go to www.facebook.com, enter your email, a password, date of birth and some other information, then follow the easy steps to set up your account. From there you can upload pictures, post notes, add friends, adjust your own privacy settings, and more!
If you are already on Facebook and want to request ERU as a friend, just go to our website www.eskierescuers.org and click on the "Find us on Facebook" link, which is located on the left-hand side of the website. This will bring you straight to the Facebook page then click "add as a friend." Our page name is under "Eskie Rescuers" with the ERU emblem as a default picture. The more friends we have the more people we can reach so please add us as your friend! |
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Sponsorship Opportunities
Won't You Sponsor Us?
Yogi Milo Quedo
  
Heidee in LA Jewel Buddy of IL
Hero in MN Dillon in CO Legolas of PA
Sasha Bradley in MD
 
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Memorials to Those Who Will Live in Our Hearts Forever
April  Hey all you rescuers down there, this is April at the Rainbow Bridge! I am here enjoying the sunshine, green grass and warm breezes! No offense Foster Mom Nancy, but that tundra you live in can be pretty rough on senior gal like me. I had a very loving home for twelve years of my life. Then, because my human family had some really rough times . . . going through a divorce, and then my human dad getting very sick, Eskie Rescuers gave me a home. Foster Mom Nancy took great care of me for the 4 years I was with her and it was so appreciated. I will be here at the Rainbow Bridge with the rest of the pets that were not able to find a furever home before moving on. When the next rescuer comes to make their way across the bridge, hopefully I can go with them. In the meantime, I will enjoy this wonderfully soft grass, snuggling down into it and filling my lungs with the warm scent of the good earth! Thank you ERU for all you do!
If you know of a dog that has crossed over the Rainbow Bridge and would like them to be featured in this column, please contact nwsltreditor@eskierescuers.org. |
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Contribute
DONATIONS * MEMORIALS * SPECIAL GIFTS
Please consider making a contribution to Eskies Rescuers United (ERU) American Eskimo Dog Rescue, Inc. Contributions can be made to commemorate an occasion, in memory of an individual or pet, or to sponsor a pet. To make a contribution, please complete the fields below and mail to ERU, PO Box 8652, Cedar Rapids, IA 52408. Or, can also simply click on the PayPal link and make your donation and special request there. Your contributions are essential to allow our rescue to continue saving the dogs lives!
This gift is:
___In Memory of (Animal) _____________________ (Human) _________________________
___In Honor of (Animal ) ______________________ (Human) _________________________
___For the Special Occasion of ___________________________
___Sponsor a pet (Pet name) _____________________________
___Enclosed is my Monthly Pledge _________________________
Name: _______________________________________________________
Street: _______________________________________________________
City: ________________ State: _____________ Zip: ________________
Phone: _______________________ Email: ___________________________
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Article Submissions
We Want Your Stories!
We would love to have your contributions to the newsletter! If you have an article (or an idea for an article) that you would like to see in the newsletter, please contact Joyce at nwsltreditor@eskierescuers.org. | |
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