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2/12 Adoption Event PetSmart Wesley Chapel 6p-9p Pat2/20-21
Pet Fair Bay Area Renaissance Festival MOSI Tampa 10a-6p Pat
2/20 Mutt March Park Dunedin 6p-9p Sherry
Tom & Purdy
2/20 SPAAMFAA Conference & Muster Dalmingo Society Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel 9a-3p Frank2/27 Get Rescued in Gulfport Downtown Gulfport 10a-6p & Evening Event Gulfport Casino 7p-10p Pat
Amy
AlisonWe Need
Help Finding Silent Auction Items for the Gulfport & a Wine Tasting in March!
If you would like to represent DRTB at a PETCO, Pet Supplies Plus,
or PetSmart
Please contact Pat at daldogevents @msn.com
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*Sponsorships for Sanctuary Dogs by month or year
*Gift cards for office supplies or gasoline
*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
*Dog beds & blankets
*A dog kennel with acreage (~$400K)
to help more Dals
(dream big!)
*Money is always welcome!
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There's a Dalmatian in my Lunchbox
by Michelle Whennan
There's a dalmatian in my lunchbox
And he's got me hopping mad
Cos when I checked this morning
There was only bread and jam!
He's squashed my nice banana
And melted all my cheese
He's licked up all my yoghurt
And my biscuits now have fleas!
Now he's sitting there grinning
Just wagging his white tail
Doesn't he know he's a sandwich thief
Who should go straight to jail?
He doesn't seem to understand
This is no place for a dog
Amongst my cheese and yoghurt
And Mum's homemade honey log!
I'm so perplexed, I don't know how
There suddenly came to be
A dalmatian in my lunchbox
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Hello Dal Lover!
What an amazing way to begin our new year. We had a record number of dogs go to new homes in January, young & old dogs alike. Still there are more out there to be helped and with your support our goal is to help as many as we can.
We also want to thank some generous supporters like Alison B. & Ron E. plus Karen H.for their donations. We want to recognize the support of Purina ProPlan's Rally to Rescue program that supported our DYO Rally this month that resulted in about 20 dog adoptions. And we want to say "Happy Birthday" to Annie's mom, Noreen, who chose to accept donations for our dogs over gifts for herself on her special day. What a great way to help the dogs! Now everyone, get out there and throw a PARTY for the dogs!!!
"My love, a love
that's through and though. For my loyal friend, my dog, that's you." |
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Happy Valentines Day to Everyone!
We are delighted to share with you
the news that we had 13 adoptions in January.....a record breaker for
DRTB! We continue to be hopeful that more and more people will choose
the "adoption option". In our newsletter and on our website you will
see ongoing happy endings of many of the 90 lucky spots that got saved
in 2009.
Readying these dogs for adoption is often times pretty costly. We try
and keep our adoption fees at an acceptable level that means in almost
every case, we spend more that the fee. In addition to those we place
up for adoption, we continue to get more and more pleas for senior dogs
whose owners can no longer care for them or cannot afford vet care. We
place as many as we can, look for long-term fosters for the others and
in a few cases help get much needed vet care the owners can't afford. This is also a costly endeavor but one we feel these old spots
deserve. It is so sad to hear from owners who desperately love their
dogs but can't get them the vet care they may badly need.
In 2009, through grants, fundraisers and your individual donations, we
were able to take in $34,113. Our expenses outweighed our income at
$36,519. As you can see we run a very tight budget but are proud of
the fact that over 90% of our donations go directly to our rescues
care. Thanks to all of our wonderful volunteers, we spend very little
on administration costs.
So many more Dals are out there waiting for our help. We know times
are tight for everyone but hope that we can continue to count on you
for your support. If you can't afford to donate financially, maybe you
can volunteer your time to help us at events. If you can't take on
another full-time dog, consider fostering an adoptable one or one that
needs to be taken through heartworm treatment. Or if you are the
creative type, maybe you can make something we can sell.
We'll keep working as hard as we can......please keep working with us! Thank you so very, very much.
Susan |
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Our Lucky 13!
WOW ... what a month for DRTB! We managed a whooping thirteen adoptions this month. It must be a record for us. Howie
J., Apollo, Hope, Liberty, Cotton, Katie, Wally,
Isaac, Mota, Lulu Lemon, Lucy, Precious, & Oreo Sr. all found new
homes this month! Plus Abby's family decided against re-homing her. We
also gained a special addition named Panda for the way she sits.
Panda's back legs are rigid & bowed, but this girl has a lot of
Dalmatian determination and get up & go. A real sweetheart of a dog.
Our Panda!
To date in 2010,
we have rescued 7 new Dals/dogs beyond the 16 adoptable dogs we carried over from the previous year. We have found homes for 13 of those dogs of which 1 was a direct
referral for adoption. Currently, we have 20 Dals & dogs
under our care. Those that are still seeking forever homes are:
- Biff a small, but lively
8-year-old Dal-mix
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Cody a 9-year-old senior Dal
from Polk County
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McKenzie from Citrus County
a bouncy Dal/Boxer-mix
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Amber from Lake County, a
Dal/Pointer-mix who just wants a lap & to cuddle
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Buddy a 9-year-old Dal left
to die in a garage in south Florida
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MilkNCookie from Jax is 10
years-old & HW-
- Prudence a 7-9 year old girl ready for her new home
- Chester, a 3-year-old Dal-mix boy out of Orange County with heartworms
- Panda a special needs girl from Citrus County is ~6-years-old.
 I can really move fast if you show me where you hid my treats!
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 Magnum a nearly year old
Lab-mix near Jacksonville - Carter, a young American Bulldog, also 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
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Heartfelt Fundraising for Our Dals
Carol Chretien has once again come through with a generous offering of one of her LE prints called "Tuckered In & Tuckered out". This 10x10 inch, unframed print will go up auction on the DRTB site Feb. 1 with a starting bid of $40 plus free shipping to the winner. It would make a nice Valentine's Day gift for your sweetie!
We still have a few "I ♥ my Dal" beaded Dalmatian jasper bracelets made by Linda McL available for purchase at $25 each. Each bracelet is a bit different so if you have a favorite email daldogevents@msn.com to get the one you want.
 A. 4mm Dal jasper, blue Swarovski bicones, paw charm
B. Dal jasper chips, I ♥ my dog charm
G. 4mm Dal jasper, pink Swarovski bicones, paw charm
Plus, coming available soon will be custom-made bracelets bearing the name of your much loved Dal spelled out on alpha-blocks or beads!
Of course one of our favorite was to raise funds or supplies for DRTB is to...
THROW A PARTY!!!
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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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