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What Does Your Pet Do to Make You Smile??
Does your pet roll with abandon? Seem to hang on your every word? Make you laugh out loud? Whatever it is, we want to hear about it! Tell us what makes you smile, and your pet could be selected and featured in our 2010 full-color Calendar "Makin' Me Smile!"
The contest entry process is simple: Just send us a photo of your pet and a brief description of how he or she makes you smile, along with a $15 entry fee. All entries also have the option of being featured on the Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation's Facebook page.
To enter go to www.lostdogrescue.org/calendar.htm) But don't delay! The contest ends September 1, 2009.
(Note: Photographs will be used for judging purposes only, and therefore, high-quality images are not required. LDCRF will photograph contest winners for the calendar).
Contest entry is easy:
- Complete the online entry form by clicking here
- Submit the $15 contest entry fee (payable by credit card through PayPal, or by check).
- Send a photo of your pet to lostdogcolleen@gmail.com with your pet's name in the subject line.
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Save the date:
The K9 Karnival October 10, 2009
Mark your calendars, save the date, and get your pup excited! The annual Lost Dog K-9 Karnival is Saturday, October 10th at 3 Dog Farm in Purcellville, and you won't want to miss it!
With great games, fun contests, prizes, demonstrations, and a fantastic off-leash swim area, the Karnival is a must-attend event for all dogs and their two-legged friends.
For more information, or to register your dog now, go to
Want to be a part of the planning or help out the day of the Karnival? We'd love for you to join our pack! Contact Peggy at sundogpeg@cox.net for more information.
We'll see you at the Karnival!
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 Fridays, 7-9 PM: Fairlakes PetSmart
Saturdays, 12-3 PM: Falls Church PetSmart
Saturdays, 1-4 PM: Fairlakes PetSmart
Sundays, 1-4 PM: Leesburg PetSmart
Sundays, 12-3 PM: Reston Petsmart | |
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Remembering Rebecca: A dog's true best friend
 Saturday, August 1st was a typical one at the Seven Corners PetSmart: volunteers were out in force in blue t-shirts, the sidewalk was crowded with dogs and cages full of kittens batted at toys and swatted at one another.
Back at "the table," the hub of all communications, Rebecca Porter held down the fort. She had a snazzy new haircut and was proud of her new "Smart Car," though a tad disappointed that a foster dog had already thrown up in it. Still, when all the adoption paperwork was properly reconciled and the boxes packed away for the week, Rebecca left with a new foster in tow, a shy hound who looked like he needed a friend.
That hound, Gilbert, turned out to be Rebecca's last foster. The following Monday morning Rebecca suddenly and unexpectedly passed away from complications due to Type I Diabetes, leaving a gaping hole in the hearts of so many who knew her, loved her and depended on her.
Rebecca started with LDCRF like everyone else- she showed up at a weekend event to hold a dog's leash for a few hours. Before long she was a foster, an adopter, an adoptions processer and a foster coordinator. She was an invaluable part of the LDCRF team.
Rebecca showed up every weekend because of her devotion to the animals and to our cause. And every weekend she brought with her a sharp wit, an uflappable sense of humor and a quiet determination that we all admired.
Rebecca's diabetes caused her to lose a leg and presented roadblocks to her daily life we couldn't even imagine. Still, on Saturdays-every Saturday-she was there for the dogs and cats and particularly for the ones who were most in need- the shy, the scared, those missing limbs or eyes or facing extra challenges.
Rebecca understood that the special ones needed some extra reassurance, a hefty dose of patience and a steadfast kind of love. Many a scared canine found in Rebecca's home a place from which to learn to face the world.
Remembering Rebecca means remembering that the life of every shy or special needs dog and cat is a life worth saving. Since her passing, we are all working a little bit harder for the ones who need us most. Rebecca's efficiency, wit, compassion and sense of humor will be missed, but her spirit lives on at LDCRF.
(Photos: Top: Rebecca working the adoption table, Bottom: Rebecca's dogs, Shorty and Cooper). |
Happy Tails:
The One-Eyed Bandit
Read the story of a special needs dog in the words of his devoted adoper :
A year ago I adopted the incredibly shy, one-eyed beagle, Larry. He was living with a wonderful foster family whom he loved very much. He has now been renamed to Maverich after realizing how he overcame all odds and rebelled from ever being called "unadoptable." He is now a bright, funny, lovely dog. Maverich has regained confidence in himself and follows me around in the hopes of a new, fuzzy toy. He has about 10 he stores under the bed as his own private stash! He is now a socialized and happy dog, enjoying long walks, dog parks, curling into a little ball at the foot of my bed and the tons of attention my family and friends lavish on him. I couldn't be happier with him! Best of all, he has a best friend at my parent's house, Reggie, who is about 40 pounds bigger. Maverich plays with him and wins as if HE is the top dog! Thanks LDR for matching me with my doggy soulmate! |
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The Story of a Young Volunteer
by Rachel Shubin
Very few people dabble in cat rescue; it's something that when you start, you're committed for life. For five years I've been rescuing with my parents, whether it be helping at adoption events or on vacation helping socialize feral kittens.
For summer vacation this year, my family traveled to Cape May, an area of the New Jersey Shore with a large population of feral cats. To address this issue, many dedicated citizens participate in TNR programs, which trap, neuter and release as many of the feral cats as possible. Mama cats are released back in to their environment, and young kittens are adopted to good homes.
There have been many summers where we have seen the feral cats or kittens, but this summer we ran into two particularly interesting stray cats. They were in front of a house with a plate with food laid out for them.
My parents began talking to the people at the house, and learned that these cats had been hanging around for the past three weeks. Neither of the cats had collars or identification tags, so it was very possible that they had no home. The couple living in the house tried to get in contact with neighbor to see if the cats belonged to him. This couple fell in love with both of the cats and wanted to take them back to their other home in Pennsylvania.
It was then that my family and I had started discussing that if the couple didn't take the cats home, that maybe we would. The urge to rescue any cats you find must run through your blood after you join a rescue group. It didn't matter that we were rescuing cats in New Jersey rather than in Virginia. If you love animals and have a chance to change their lives for the better, it's something you just feel you have to do.
We did eventually find the cats' original home (after a good talking-to about making sure your pets wear ID tags), but it showed me that the need for animal rescue is not localized to any one place. While Lost Dog and Cat Rescue Foundation has been a big part of my life for the past five years, I know wherever I end up when I get older, I'll always find a way to keep cat rescue as a part of my life. | |
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