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Ways You Can A Help Rescue
*Volunteer to organize or assist in fundraising
*Help out at our Mingle with our Mutts adoption events
*Make a few phone calls
*Send out applications to potential adopters
*Volunteer to do a house check
*Volunteer to evaluate an incoming dog
*Walk dogs being boarded at local kennels/vets offices
*Transport a dog
*Make a cash donation
*Groom a dog
*Provide local vet offices with information about rescue
*Volunteer to run an ad in the local paper for rescue
*Drive a dog to and from a vet appointment
*Provide a shoulder to cry on when the local rescue person is overwhelmed
*Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week or two weeks
*Host rescue photos with a link to the rescue website on your website
*Have a yard sale or bake sale and donate the proceeds to rescue
*Talk to all your friends about adopting or fostering rescue dogs
*Foster a rescue dog. - Do you have what it takes to foster? Click here to find out.
*Take a rescue dog to obedience classes
*Donate vet services or pay for a dog to get its shots or spay/neuter
*Write a column for your local newsletter or dog club newsletter about rescue
*Microchip a rescue dog
*Tattoo a rescue dog
*Loan your carpet steam cleaner to a foster home
*Use your video to video a rescue dog in action
*Pay for a spring house-cleaning for someone that fosters dogs all the time
*Lend your artistic talents to rescue for newsletters, tee shirt designs, fundraising ideas
*Visit a local kennel that is boarding rescue dogs or a foster home once a week to socialize an orphan
*Go with a rescue person to the vet if a dog needs to be euthanized
*Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about rescue
*Go to local businesses and solicit donations for upcoming fundraisers
*Bake some homemade doggie biscuits
*Help maintain the paperwork files associated with each dog or enter the information into a database
*Help the foster clean up the yard (yes, we also have to scoop what those foster dogs poop)
*Hold a car wash and donate the proceeds to rescue
*Write letters to solicit donations for rescue
*Provide post adoption support and follow-up
*Put together an *Owner's Manual* for those who adopt rescued dogs of your breed
*Loan a crate to a foster home
*Help pet owners be better pet owners by providing tips on training
*Contact local obedience instructors and ask about discount classes for rescue dogs
*Offer to test an orphan dog with cats
*Clip coupons for dog treats supplies
*Do something not listed above to help rescue
Remember that rescuing a dog involves the effort and time of many people and make yourself available on an emergency basis to do *whatever* is needed?

Not an Angel
The young pup and the older dog lay on shaded sweet grass watching the reunions. Sometimes a man, sometimes a woman, sometimes a whole family would approach the Rainbow Bridge, be greeted by their loving pets and cross the bridge together.

The young pup playfully nipped at the older one. "Look! Something wonderful is happening!" The older dog stood up and barked, "Quickly. Get over to the path." "But that's not my owner," whined the pup, but he did as he was told.

Thousands of pets surged forward as a figure in white walked on the path toward the bridge. After the glowing figure passed each animal, that animal bowed its head in love and respect. The figure finally approached the bridge, and was met by a menagerie of joyous animals. Together, they all walked over the bridge and disappeared.

The young pup was still in awe. "Was that an angel?" he whispered.

"No, son." The older dog replied. "That was more than an angel. That was a person who worked rescue."

~ Author Unknown ~

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