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THE DALLY NEWS

August 2009
DRTB Needs:
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*Sponsorships for Sanctuary Dogs by month or year

*Gift cards for office supplies or gasoline

*Collars and Leashes that can belong to each dog

*Stamps / Postage supplies

*FOSTER homes

*Purina weight circles/
DVP Natural Balance UPCs + receipts 

*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
(or maybe less by now so why not dream big!)

*Money is always welcome!

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Upcoming Events:
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(subject to changes)

8/14
24 Hour
Adoptathon
The Quorum HotelTampa
6p-6p
We need volunteers to bring DOGS!!

8/19
Adopt-a-thon
Residence Inn by Marriott
Odessa
5:30p-7:30

8/29
Bark in the Ballpark
Steinbrenner Stadium
Tampa
5:00p-7:30p


Need Volunteers!

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(Wesley Chapel, Odessa, Port Richey, Pinellas Park, Brandon, Spring Hill, Gainesville, Jacksonville)
or PetSmart
in Wesley Chapel or New Tampa
Please contact Pat at daldogevents
@msn.com!

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More to come!
DOGS LIVE HERE
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If you don't want to be greeted with paws and swinging tails
don't come inside because dogs live here.

If you don't like the feel of a cold nose or a wet tongue,
don't come inside because dogs live here.

If you don't want to step over many scattered toys,
don't come inside because dogs live here.

If you think that a home ought to smell of perfume,
don't come inside because dogs live here.

If you don't mind all of this,
you will be instantly loved when you come inside,
because dogs live here.

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Hello Dal Lover!

Out from the frying pan & into the fire. While we have always had dogs with health issues, we have just added to our burden by taking on some dogs with some serious health concerns. Phoenix is still slow to recover and Buddy's story just broke our heart. Then there was PJ whose family struggled to pay for needed surgery to remove a toy that had obstructed his bowel. It was expensive, but without it their beloved Dal-baby would have died. It was the right thing for us to do. So now we ask, can you help us to keep paying it forward???

"Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to." - Joe Gores
A Buck CAN Change Their Luck

July has been expensive! Phoenix's emergency vet costs, PJ's surgery, senior dog meds, boarding costs, and more. . . it has added up. We ALWAYS have to look for money to care for the dogs. Here are a couple of the ways we have tried to stay ahead of the bill collector!

Pumper
Pumper before he came to DRTB.

Grants are a huge help in keeping us afloat. Joyce D.'s foundation has been so generous helping us with critical needs dogs. One of her grants covered the initial cost of Phoenix's emergency care, though this poor dog is still racking up bills. We also applied and received a grant from the Grey Muzzle organization. Their funds only apply to senior dogs, but with so many older dogs under our care we were awarded a grant to help with some of the special medical costs related to the senior dog. Pumper was our first beneficiary. This old boy needed some medications to help his chronic ear infections and anti-inflammatories to ease his aching joints. Other senior dogs also are on medications for age related afflictions so the funds will also be applied to keep them as comfortable as possible in their old age.

Happy Yappy Hour

Volunteers Frank, Sherry, & Tracy at Happy Yappy Hour

Fundraising events can be the most fun way for us to gain financial help. Recently, we benefited from a Happy Yappy Hour hosted by The New Barker at the Altro Posto Wine & Cappuccino Caf� in Dunedin. Funds were raised with raffle tickets and wine sales. We also received some unexpected direct donations from supporters who joined us at the event. We THANK Marilyn H., Mike & Julia A., and Kathey W. for their donations which paid the balance of Phoenix's emergency vet costs, though Phoenix has more expenses ahead of her to get her well. We also have DAL-LOWEEN coming up on October 17th. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year so we look forward to lots of support and help from you to make it a success. Please contact us at [email protected] for ways you can help us save more dogs.

Working at a Fever Pitch!

While summer heat & humidity is enough to bring most everything to a halt; dogs in dire need of rescue have not. Several Florida shelters have shutdown due to outbreaks of disease, but there are some dedicated animal control staff working feverishly to save those they can. Shelters can rarely afford to treat any outbreak so many pets are euthanized. We couldn't just stand by and watch dogs die this way... so now we have Lake County Dal-mix youngsters Dane, Amber, and Nala! Added to our dogs is Pumper, a very senior dog being fostered by Pam & Ron I. as a care-for-life. We saved McKenzie, a Dal/Boxer-mix, who we boarded at Paw Prince until a foster became free. Then came 9-year-old Buddy who with another dog had been left in a garage to starve to death! He will probably be a senior sanctuary dog because of a tumor in his mouth that we expect will prove cancerous. Our last intake this month is Dolly, a Dal whose owner's never called to reclaim her despite a microchip. Walt I. has given us his summer break to foster her. We are expecting a handsome senior named Cleo to join us August 1 and Jay C. will foster him near Jacksonville.

McKenzie
McKenzie
 
There was good news, as well as bad. Dogs that left for new homes were, Hobbes, who came to us from Polk County. He was quickly adopted by a couple in Lakeland. Then little Hunter found love and his forever home in south Florida. Cocoa got his new adoptive family last week. Sadly, we had to say good-bye to 2 senior Dals. Yang crossed the Rainbow Bridge after suffering a stroke. Her owner died early this year so she now joins him. Then Sister, a Dal saved from starvation and Janet E.'s foster this past year, crossed the Rainbow Bridge the morning of her father's funeral. Janet's prayer is that the two will keep each other company in the afterlife.

Sister over the rainbow bridge
 
To date in 2009, we have rescued 39 new Dals/dogs beyond the 17 we had from 2008 that include 2 dogs returned to rescue. We have found homes for 35 dogs plus 4 direct referrals that resulted in adoptions. Currently, we have 28 Dals & dogs under our care. Dals that are still seeking forever homes are:
  • Oreo a loving, yet goofy, young Dal-mix from Orange County
  • Eden a 9+ year old from Collier County now looking someone to call her own
  • Lady a 6-year-old formerly overweight girl needing a home where she can maintain her figure
  • Spooky a very handsome senior boy found abandoned on Halloween
  • Biff a small, but lively 8-year-old Dal-mix
  • AnnaMae a 5-year-old girl now healthy again & looking for love
  • Keller a deaf Dal/Retriever-mix girl in need of a special home
  • Howie J. a returning 6-year-old Dal-mix with allergies
  • Cody a 9-year-old senior Dal from Polk County
  • Phoenix a 2-5 year old Dal girl with serious intestinal issues and who will later need HW treatment
  • Dooley II is another cute young (1-2 yrs. old) Dal-mix from GA
  • McKenzie from Citrus County a young, lively, Dal/Boxer-mix
  • Dane a Dal-mix from Lake County who is a 10 month old spotted heartbreaker
  • Amber from Lake County, a Dal/Pointer-mix who just wants a lap & to cuddle
  • Buddy a 9-year-old Dal left to die in a garage in south Florida
  • Nala a kissable 10-month-old Dal-mix also from Lake County
  • Dolly a 6-year-old Dal gal who was found roadside in Auburndale
Dolly
Dolly
 
We list all our adoptable dogs on www.Petfinder.com. We also have additional courtesy posts for:
  • Finster, a Rotty-mix, who resides with Lee S. in Homosassa Springs
  • JLo, an AmStaff girl, here in the Tampa Bay area
  • Callie, a Dal-mix, also in the Tampa Bay area
  • Freckles 6-month-old Brittany Spaniel-mix in the Homosassa area
  • Magnum a 4-month-old Lab-mix near Jacksonville
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!
Picture Perfect

We have 2 special offerings that we just HAD to let you in on!!
Carol Chretien has done it AGAIN!!
As Free As The Birds

" As Free As The Birds"
This Art For Rescue Offering is another beautiful Dalmatian Oil on Canvas!
(DRTB's own AnnaMae is the model)
It is an 8x10 oil on canvas with staple-free and painted side canvas
so you can display it immediately
100% of the Auction proceeds will go to
DALMATIAN RESCUE OF TAMPA BAY!
Funds will go to pay for Phoenix's stomach biopsies she needs to get her well.
This Auction STARTS Saturday, August 8th at 6am EST & ENDS Saturday, August 15th at 6pm EST.
Starting bid: $100.00 (free shipping)

 Another special offer is from:

Simply Spotted Photography
Simply Spotted Photography
Kim Butler is an amazing photographer whose bold style creates beautiful portraits of your dog. Her wonderful work can best be seen at www.simplyspottedphoto.com.

DRTB supporters will receive
$25 off a photo session
scheduled before 9/30/2009
and
$25 donation
will be sent directly to
Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay

What a wonderful gift this would make for yourself or others this holiday season.
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

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