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Been Volunteering - Dogs Available, Rescue in Need of Help
12 years ago
I spent my Saturday volunteering at Real Rescue - a little-known but HUGE rescue out in the country on a farm. I'm hoping to make a regular Saturday furmeet there. They need help BADLY. While donations are great, what they really need most right now is simply more hands. There are only 3 men who live at the rescue full time (one being the owner, Chris). There are over 300 - THREE HUNDRED - animals on this farm. Over 140 of them are dogs, mostly large ones. Last headcount there were over 80 cats, and then they have almost 30 farm animals. Many of these animals are special needs pets and require even more care than average. Because these guys spend so much of their time just attending to these pets' basic needs, they never have a chance to go out and advertise them or take them places or generally advertise the rescue. They also never have time to fix up things that are breaking down. They need volunteers, and who better to go out and play with animals than furries?! Let's give them the support they need so they can get back on their feet! I'll even offer to make people dinner if they'll come out with us. AND - if you work at the rescue for a day and fall in love with a pet, Chris will GIVE IT TO YOU for FREE for helping out. That's right. He tends to waive the $50 adoption fee if he knows you've helped the rescue for more than a couple hours. They have strict adoption policies because these pets need specialized care, but since I know you guys and can vouch for you, you can bypass that process.
They have one paraplegic dog. This pet needs help! This is a farm with only dirt runs for the dogs. It's by woods and dogs regularly get attacked by copperheads. But one poor boy has no use of his back half - in fact, he doesn't appear to have bones in his back legs. He drags himself around after people looking for love, and his constant need to follow everyone around has led to his legs (which he apparently can't feel) being constantly raw, bloody, and dirty. This dog needs a wheelchair, amputation, and an indoor home! He's a sweet, fluffy, golden mutt. We're trying to get supplies and directions together on how to make the poor boy a wheelchair, but the rescue absolutely can't afford the needed amputation. His hind legs are mostly just weighing him down and in the way, and they're probably already infected, oozing, and rotting. They were covered in open sores (rug burn from the grassy field he stays in), and when he uses the bathroom he drags them through it. This guy needs serious help and FAST. I regret I don't have a picture of him.
Here are some dogs I saw that were still out there. These pictures are almost 4 years old, so keep in mind that all of these dogs haven't left in that time and are sweet, loving, awesome dogs.
Whitey the white German Shepherd
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=144
He's terribly shy and won't come out of his dogloo. We think he may have been abused. Very sweet, but very scared. Should probably be an only dog and needs a lot of attention and caring so he can get out of his shell.
Truman the Border Collie
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=129
This boy is a big ball of love. I just cut literal dread locks off his tail Saturday because he's been wagging it through the mud so much. Truman has a mate named Harriett, and they absolutely must go together or both will cry uncontrollably. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of her yet, but she's a chunky little short-haired yellow dog with some white. Both very sweet.
Vecca - small mutt
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=143
This little adorable ball of fluff is one of the most happy, excitable, loving dogs out there. Small dog that needs a big yard to burn off all that energy! Currently sharing a pen with Whitey.
Muffin - large mutt
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=100
This big girl is full of love, but hasn't gotten the attention she deserves. I noticed this weekend that she's considerably underweight. She needs to find a home and be on better food than the rescue's "whatever we get or can afford" brand.
Shy - the small, inbred lab who is always smiling like :P
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=115
This little girl was born at the rescue. Her mom was a wild dog who is still scared of humans after all these years. She's one of 3 pups, and only one found a home. Because she was conceived in a wild dog colony, her and her siblings were considerably inbred. All the puppies were born without half their teeth. That is why her tongue hangs out sideways pretty much all the time. She really needs to be on a soft-food diet. She need some special attention. She may be hard to train because she's likely mentally handicapped. This is what happens when people's dogs get loose and become feral. Get your pets fixed! No one ever expects pets to get lost, but it happens to 1 in 3.
Flip the Jack Russell mix
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=80
This little guy is getting to be a "gray muzzle." He's getting up their in years now, but he's still as hyper as ever. He LOVES squeaky toys and playing fetch and frisbees. He's probably destroyed dozens of them over the years. Sadly no one really has time to play with him like he wants. He needs an active owner who can take him out and play with him.
James the red and white pit bull
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=88
James was rescued from a fighting ring. He's a big, sweet boy with tons of energy. He loves people, but he has to be an only dog because he still has that training to attack them. When I say BIG, I mean BIG. This guy is over 100 pounds. He eats a lot, wants to play a lot, loves to give hugs, and needs someone willing to take care of him and keep him properly safe from hurting other dogs.
Mac the black and white Border Collie
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=94
There are more pictures of this lovable old guy, but none recent. He's really getting up their in years now. He's much too fluffy and old to tolerate being out in the heat like he is. He's spent his life at the rescue taking care of the special needs puppies (ie, Shy and her brother). He loves other dogs, especially puppies. He loves people and attention, and he really just needs a home where he can be loved and cared for the rest of his days instead of being stuffed in a little dirty, hot cage with two other pups...
Ol' Blue
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=64
This guy is getting very old and is VERY underweight. He's fluffy and not doing well. I believe they said he got bit by a copperhead at some point which is why his health has gone downhill. He used to be a hunting dog, but now all he hunts is table scraps. He needs a porch to lay around on and someone to sit with. Not much for playing and not good with other big dogs, but he tolerates small dogs and cats.
There are HUNDREDS of other dogs out there, so if you know anyone looking, even if they do or don't have a specific type of dog in mind, let me know.
TL;DR: Dogs need help. Rescue needs volunteers. Come with me Saturday to play with puppies.
They have one paraplegic dog. This pet needs help! This is a farm with only dirt runs for the dogs. It's by woods and dogs regularly get attacked by copperheads. But one poor boy has no use of his back half - in fact, he doesn't appear to have bones in his back legs. He drags himself around after people looking for love, and his constant need to follow everyone around has led to his legs (which he apparently can't feel) being constantly raw, bloody, and dirty. This dog needs a wheelchair, amputation, and an indoor home! He's a sweet, fluffy, golden mutt. We're trying to get supplies and directions together on how to make the poor boy a wheelchair, but the rescue absolutely can't afford the needed amputation. His hind legs are mostly just weighing him down and in the way, and they're probably already infected, oozing, and rotting. They were covered in open sores (rug burn from the grassy field he stays in), and when he uses the bathroom he drags them through it. This guy needs serious help and FAST. I regret I don't have a picture of him.
Here are some dogs I saw that were still out there. These pictures are almost 4 years old, so keep in mind that all of these dogs haven't left in that time and are sweet, loving, awesome dogs.
Whitey the white German Shepherd
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=144
He's terribly shy and won't come out of his dogloo. We think he may have been abused. Very sweet, but very scared. Should probably be an only dog and needs a lot of attention and caring so he can get out of his shell.
Truman the Border Collie
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=129
This boy is a big ball of love. I just cut literal dread locks off his tail Saturday because he's been wagging it through the mud so much. Truman has a mate named Harriett, and they absolutely must go together or both will cry uncontrollably. Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of her yet, but she's a chunky little short-haired yellow dog with some white. Both very sweet.
Vecca - small mutt
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=143
This little adorable ball of fluff is one of the most happy, excitable, loving dogs out there. Small dog that needs a big yard to burn off all that energy! Currently sharing a pen with Whitey.
Muffin - large mutt
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=100
This big girl is full of love, but hasn't gotten the attention she deserves. I noticed this weekend that she's considerably underweight. She needs to find a home and be on better food than the rescue's "whatever we get or can afford" brand.
Shy - the small, inbred lab who is always smiling like :P
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....rt=3&o=115
This little girl was born at the rescue. Her mom was a wild dog who is still scared of humans after all these years. She's one of 3 pups, and only one found a home. Because she was conceived in a wild dog colony, her and her siblings were considerably inbred. All the puppies were born without half their teeth. That is why her tongue hangs out sideways pretty much all the time. She really needs to be on a soft-food diet. She need some special attention. She may be hard to train because she's likely mentally handicapped. This is what happens when people's dogs get loose and become feral. Get your pets fixed! No one ever expects pets to get lost, but it happens to 1 in 3.
Flip the Jack Russell mix
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=80
This little guy is getting to be a "gray muzzle." He's getting up their in years now, but he's still as hyper as ever. He LOVES squeaky toys and playing fetch and frisbees. He's probably destroyed dozens of them over the years. Sadly no one really has time to play with him like he wants. He needs an active owner who can take him out and play with him.
James the red and white pit bull
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=88
James was rescued from a fighting ring. He's a big, sweet boy with tons of energy. He loves people, but he has to be an only dog because he still has that training to attack them. When I say BIG, I mean BIG. This guy is over 100 pounds. He eats a lot, wants to play a lot, loves to give hugs, and needs someone willing to take care of him and keep him properly safe from hurting other dogs.
Mac the black and white Border Collie
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=94
There are more pictures of this lovable old guy, but none recent. He's really getting up their in years now. He's much too fluffy and old to tolerate being out in the heat like he is. He's spent his life at the rescue taking care of the special needs puppies (ie, Shy and her brother). He loves other dogs, especially puppies. He loves people and attention, and he really just needs a home where he can be loved and cared for the rest of his days instead of being stuffed in a little dirty, hot cage with two other pups...
Ol' Blue
http://s286.photobucket.com/user/Sh.....ort=3&o=64
This guy is getting very old and is VERY underweight. He's fluffy and not doing well. I believe they said he got bit by a copperhead at some point which is why his health has gone downhill. He used to be a hunting dog, but now all he hunts is table scraps. He needs a porch to lay around on and someone to sit with. Not much for playing and not good with other big dogs, but he tolerates small dogs and cats.
There are HUNDREDS of other dogs out there, so if you know anyone looking, even if they do or don't have a specific type of dog in mind, let me know.
TL;DR: Dogs need help. Rescue needs volunteers. Come with me Saturday to play with puppies.
It's past Lake Arcadia. We'd probably just meet at our place here in Del City or at Pop's in Arcadia if that's closer for people and then carpool from there.