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THE DALLY NEWS

June 2008
DRTB Needs:
Side Dal
*Sponsorships for Sanctuary Dogs by month or year

*Gift cards for office supplies or gasoline

*Stamps / Postage supplies

*FOSTER homes

*Purina weight circles

*Durable toys for the foster & sanctuary dogs

*Advantage or Frontline flea treatment, summer is upon us & fleas can be a big problem

*A small office color laser printer either used or new

*A 20 run dog kennel in Brooksville for $400K
(why not dream big!)

*Money is always welcome!

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Upcoming Events:
Side Dal
(subject to changes)

6/1 PETCO
12-4pm
Wesley Chapel

6/7 Bark in the Ballpark
5-7pm
Legend's Field Tampa
game follows event

6/14 PetSmart
12-4pm 
Wesley Chapel

6/22 PETCO
1-4pm
Odessa

6/28 St. Pete Pride
11-4pm
St. Petersburg

6/29 PETCO
1-4pm
Wesley Chapel
 
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buddee

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Hello Dal Lover!

Welcome to summer and our third newsletter edition. As you will see in the recap below, DRTB is in full swing with dogs being saved. Tough times for people equate to even harder times for animals. We've recently seen the number of dogs being abandoned increase as the economy worsens. We're trying to help as many as we can, but need your ongoing support to continue to save lives.   

We'd like to thank the Dorn family who gave a generous donation towards hard-luck Georgia's care in memory of their beloved father, Ted Schafer. We'd also like to thank very much Catherine H. for her donation in memory of her Dal-loving father, Seymour. The funds are very much appreciated. 

As always, we thank you so much for helping us help them.

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." - Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
Sanctuary Dogs Need Sponsors
 
emily Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay's goal is to find loving homes for the Dals that have come into rescue. Sometimes that home can be hard to come by or the dog has such special needs that adoption is unlikely. We stay committed to these dogs regardless and they become our care-for-life or "sanctuary" dogs.

buddeeMany of these dogs reside with our founder, Susan Weber, and some others reside with a few dedicated fosters. DRTB still supports these dogs, but it can get costly as a dog ages and has more medical needs. Monthly support for a single dog can range from $30- $130+ a month. Just this past month we had to say goodbye to 2 old spots, Emily & Buddee, who required emergency medical attention before they crossed the Rainbow Bridge. To help fund these dogs DRTB seeks sponsors who would like to support a Dal
in-part or in-total by a monthly or other term contribution. Thankfully, Emily's sponsor, Sonya Martin, has generously decided to continue her monthly sponsorship toward another sanctuary dog, but we still have many without sponsors.

DRTB now has all our care-for-life dogs posted on the website for you to meet. If you would like to be a sponsor of one or even more of our care-for-life dogs please contact DRTB at daldoglady@netzero.net.
The Dal-Daze of Summer
 
lady girl We have had Dals appearing faster than dandelions in a manicured lawn! Three more dogs (Garbo, Oreo, & Eden in picture) have come into rescue this month. We have also placed 2 Dals into their forever homes. Garbo, renamed Chloe, found her new home due to the sudden death of Sarah, a Dal we saved from the shelter a month ago. We hope they can find happiness again with each other. A reworked fence has gained Freckles his new home with kids to keep him too occupied to stray again.

So far this year we have rescued 24 new Dals & been able to help 19 Dals get adopted into forever homes. Our current Dals seeking forever homes are:
  • Drago from Polk County who successfully completed his heartworm treatment
  • Patches a bouncy, fun-loving Dal-mix girl from Levy County
  • Sadie who has returned to DRTB due to family medical issues
  • Tipper an 11-year-old lady that lost her home when her owner died
  • Harley a Levy County Dal-mix boy with dysplasia in his right hip
  • Lady Girl, formerly of HCAS, who also successfully completed heartworm treatment
  • Oreo a loving, yet goofy young Dal-mix from Orange County
  • Pongo from Clay County who has begun his heartworm treatment
  • Eden from Collier County who requires heartworm treatment soon.... we NEED a foster for her treatment!
All our dogs that are adoption-ready are listed on www.Petfinder.com. We also have 2 courtesy posts for youngsters Georgia Brown, a Black Lab-mix, and Finster, a Rotty-mix, who reside with Lee Sears. PLEASE let us know if you can help these dogs with a loving home or getting them to events so that they might get adopted!
Going, Going, Gone.... DRTB Auctions Return!
 
beach loverIn trying to find new ways to raise money, we've recently brought back an oldie (but goodie) and added two brand new fundraisers.

First, we're bringing back our monthly DRTB Auctions whose proceeds benefit us 100%. The newest one will begin on Sunday, June 1st and run for 14 days. Check out the beautiful print called "BEACH LOVER" by Artist Carol Chretien which is up for grabs. Second, you can now order healthy, delicious treats for your dogs on www.USBones.com! USBones is donating a generous portion of the sales total to our Dals. Just click on the link on our website and it will take you right to the DRTB donation link. Third, if being beautiful is your thing, you can now do that while helping our dogs. Just email orderglominerals@yahoo.com to see which beauty products can be ordered at a significantly discounted rate.
 
You can continue help raise funds for our dogs by using GoodSearch or iSearchiGive, shopping through the iGive site, or purchasing any previously undeclared charity item from Carol Chretien and letting her know you support Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay. Also, supporting us at Rally to Rescue events benefits our group via donations of food. We are always looking for new ideas so please contact us if you learn of any more ways we can support our mission to save the lives of Dals at-risk.
Contact Us

Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay

A registered 501c3 Charity

P.O. BOX 341951, TAMPA, FL 33694-1951

Phone: 727-787-1760

http://dalmatianrescuetampa.tripod.com