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Greetings!
In last month's newsletter we told you about
three-legged Kasha getting a wonderful new
home in Idaho. Well, this month we're
delighted to report that Kasha's new family
came back to adopt little Shep, our blind "pocket
Shepherd"! We're also happy to
introduce our newest arrival, blind Samantha.
And finally, there's an online contest you
can participate in that could bring in some
serious money for the animals at the ranch!
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Steve Smith and Alayne Marker, Co-founders
| Old And Blind -- But Sweet And Happy! |
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Samantha is an old, blind girl who recently
arrived from the Flathead County Animal
Shelter in Kalispell, Montana. The shelter
director had asked us if we could provide a
home for Samantha.
The director told us that when Samantha was
turned
in, she was dragging a long rope that had
been tied around her neck in a giant knot.
Her owner had decided to drive off one day in
search of a new life, and abandoned Samantha
with family members. They took her to the
shelter the very next day.
She is, as you can see, one very elderly
girl. Look at all that gray! Samantha is
totally blind, even though her eyes are
perfectly clear. She's a very sweet old
lady, full of kisses and just happy to get
some loving. She'll fit right in here!
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| An Online Contest To Raise Money For Shelters |
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The Animal Rescue Site and PetFinder have
launched an online contest called the
"$100,000 Shelter+ Challenge," with prizes as
follows:
- Grand Prize: One $25,000 grant
- Runner Up: One $10,000 grant
- State Winners: Fifty-four $1,000 state
grants
- Weekly Winners: Eleven $1,000 weekly
grants
Voting began on September 29th and ends at
midnight (PST) on December 14th, 2008. You
can vote more than once ... but "only" one
vote per person per day. (Hmm.)
We currently are the top ranked shelter in
Montana, putting us on track to win the
$1,000 state grant at the end of the
contest -- but we need your vote
to make sure that happens!
Please vote early and vote often -- thank you!
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Blind Shep Gets Adopted! |
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Shep is the little German Shepherd who came
to us from Afghanistan back in the spring of
this year. He had survived unbelievable odds
to make it all the way to our ranch in Montana.
We could not have been happier when Cristene
and Duane J., who had adopted our
three-legged German Shepherd Kasha a month
before, told us they wanted to come back and
adopt Shep, too.
Cristene and Duane offer their dogs an
incredible home, and to have Shep win the
proverbial lottery was more than we could
have hoped for. This was a truly special
adoption for a dog who had started off life
in terrible circumstances -- born blind and
emaciated in the mean streets of Kabul,
Afghanistan.
Read about blind Shep's amazing adoption here.
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