NEW ADOPTIONS
 

 

Bart's Bear Cub - adopted by Patricia Blanchett

BNS Gauge - adopted by Daniel and Cindy Kensek

Como Estar - adopted by Curt and Brenda Cosciano

FTR Bruiser Bob - adopted by Carol Miller

Geo's Daisy Duke - adopted by Deborah and Mark Barnard

Gotti - adopted by Bill and Kate Bishop

GTO - adopted by Frank and Victoria Baily

Lazarus - adopted by Alex and Judi Curtis

Low Rent aka Rent Roo - adopted by Diane Collins

MS Doonsbury - adopted by Brian and Phil Staffeld

N Kenny - adopted by Robert and Kristin Lewelling

Ram's Wonder Bill - adopted by Denise Anderson

Rock n Roll Baby - adopted by Geri Harrison

Snakedaddy Arthur - adopted by Marjory Goldstein

 

Ah, True Retirement in a Comfortable Home

 

We are so happy to welcome the Indian Creek 4-H Club members as volunteers at RDRP.  The club visited on January 30, 2010, and helped with garden clean-up, dog walking, and learned about butterfly gardening.  A good time was had by all.

There seems to be some clarification needed regarding the purpose of the Greyt Garden.  Our primary mission is to provide a beautiful setting for the memory bricks which are sold to facilitate continued funding for the RDRP facility.  There is no budget whatsoever for the garden so it does not take away from the care of the dogs.  The garden relies solely on the efforts of the garden committee and volunteer donations for plants for the garden.  The dog walkers and visitors are able to enjoy a beautiful nature walk and benches to sit and watch the butterflies we are trying to attract.

 

Greytfully yours,

The Greyt Garden Committee"

Gloria Schmertmann

Master Gardener

And now a "Greyt story" from an Animal Sanctuary in Warwickshire England:

A Greyhound Mother

In 2003, police in Warwickshire England opened a garden shed and found a whimpering, cowering dog.  It had been locked in the shed and abandoned.  It was dirty and malnourished and had clearly been abused.  In an act of kindness, the police took the dog which was a Greyhound female to the nearby Nuneaton and Warwickshire Wildlife Sanctuary known as a willing haven for animals abandoned, orphaned or otherwise in need.  Geoff and the other sanctuary staff went to work with two aims: to restore the dog to full health and to win her trust.  It took several weeks but eventually both goals were achieved.  They named the Greyhound Jasmine and they started to think about finding her an adoptive home.  The dog had other ideas.  No one remembers now how it began, but Jasmine started welcoming all animal arrivals at the sanctuary.  It wouldn't matter if it was a puppy, a fox cub, a rabbit or probably, a rhinoceros, Jasmine would peer into the box or cage and where possible, deliver a welcoming lick.  Geoff relates one of the early incidents.  "We had two puppies that had been abandoned by a nearby railway line.  One was a Lakeland Terrier cross and another was a Jack Russell Doberman cross.  They were tiny when they arrived at the centre and Jasmine approached them and grabbed one by the scruff of the neck in her mouth and put him on the settee.  Then she fetched the other one and sat down with them, cuddling them.  But she is like that with all our animals, even the rabbits.  She takes all the stress out of them and it helps them to not only feel close to her but to settle into their new surroundings.  She has done the same with the fox and badger cubs; she licks the rabbits and guinea pigs and even lets the birds perch on the bridge of her nose."  Jasmine, the timid, abused, deserted waif, became the animal sanctuary's resident surrogate mother, a role for which she might have been born.  The list of orphaned and abandoned youngsters she has cared for comprises of five fox cubs, four badger cubs 15 chicks, 8 guinea pigs, 2 stray puppies' and15 rabbits.  And one roe deer fawn.  Tiny Bramble 11 weeks old was found semi-conscious in a field.  Upon arrival at the sanctuary, Jasmine cuddled up to her to keep her warm and then went into the full foster Mum role.  Jasmine the Greyhound showers Bramble the roe deer with affection and makes sure nothing is matted in her fur.  "They are inseparable", says Geoff.  "Bramble walks between her legs and they keep kissing each other.  They walk together round the sanctuary.  It's a real treat to see them."  Jasmine will continue to care for Bramble until she is old enough to be returned to woodland life.  When that happens, Jasmine will not be lonely.  She will be too busy showering love and affection on the next orphan or victim of abuse. 

Now that's what I call a real Therapy Greyhound.