Recently we received the news that due to lack of adequate finances, Home Again Dalmatian Rescue in Alabama is closing down. Thanks to Sandy B., our local Dal Retirement home, we are doing our part to help by taking in 13-year-old Whisper from them.

Many rescues, which in turn means many dogs, are facing this same fate these days.  We are so hoping that with your continued support, DRTB won't be one of them. I realize we sound like a broken record but it's what we need to do to help keep the homeless and abandoned spots alive. We get so many wonderful emails of how these dogs have enhanced their new owners lives. It's hard to imagine any of them not being saved with the love they have given. 

If you can't donate money, please donate your time. If you can't donate your time, a bag of dog food with help.  Or just use Goodsearch to help us raise funds. Or throw a party like Mary Ellen's upcoming wine tasting to benefit DRTB. There are so many ways to help and we need ALL of you to keep us running.  And please remember that ALL of your donations to DRTB go to the animals. The rest is done out of love. Thank you for caring. 

Susan Weber

P.S.  And a warm welcome to new foster homes Annette K. and Kathy W.!!  Two more adorable young spots have been saved due to them.

So we couldn't top last month's record 13 adoptions, however, we did manage several more adoptions.
Molly from Polk found her new family while enjoying the Pet Fest at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival... even the Queen found her enchanting. She got wonderful new parents with a sister puppy named Bela to play with. Our bouncy Ms. McKenzie finally found her new home this month. We hope she gets to enjoy many car rides with them. Our final adoption this month is young Misty who will be moving to Clearwater to join Jennifer a first time dog parent.

So far in 2010, we have rescued 13 new Dals/dogs beyond the 16 adoptable dogs we had from the previous year. One of those, Abby, will be staying with her family and another has just become a care-for-life. We have found new homes for 16 dogs of which 1 was a direct referral to the shelter for adoption. Currently, we have almost 30 Dals & dogs under our care. Those that are still seeking forever homes are:

• Biff a small, but lively 8-year-old Dal-mix
• Cody a 9-year-old senior Dal from Polk County
• 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
• 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 now in heartworm treatment
  
• Panda a special needs girl from Citrus County is ~6-years-old.
• Lucas is a six-year-old owner surrender & likes to swim
  
• Pongo a 2-year-old boy who is velcro with people, not so much with cats
  
• Jasmine a Dal-mix girl from Collier
  
• Flo a young, lightly spotted Dal-gal from Citrus
  

See!! Dals can swim too!

• 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
  

Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay has just launched its first online spring fundraiser. This program, from Flower Power Fundraising, offers a terrific assortment of flower bulbs and perennials guaranteed to grow and bring beauty to your yard and garden for years to come. We believe this fundraiser, with a little help from you, will be a blooming success because:

• Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay gets 50% of every sale
• Only top-quality plants will be shipped to you
• Flower Power ships directly to your doorstep
• A flat $5 shipping charge
• 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed!