Lauren Colman of Rover.com guest posts on the reasons people don’t foster and the benefits they could gain by taking a dog or cat into their home. [click to continue reading...]
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Rescue
When most people think of "rescue," they think of shelters and all-breed rescue groups, both of which save as many animals as they can – both mixed and pure breed. Often, when a person wants a particular breed of dog instead of a mix, they automatically turn to a breeder or a pet store, not realizing there is another option. Purebred rescue groups tend to be run by people with a passion for, and in-depth knowledge of, a specific breed. These groups can provide expertise and assistance to anyone seeking a dog of a particular breed, but many people don’t even know they exist.
These posts are about rescue in general and my experiences starting and working in a purebred rescue group.
Misfits is not a complete rescue handbook, but it is quite a good introduction to the dog rescue world and a decent quick-reference for health issues as well. [click to continue reading...]
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Six critically important items to consider when starting a grassroots animal rescue group, written from personal experience. First and foremost, write your mission statement! [click to continue reading...]
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This is a question for anyone successfully involved in rescuing animals, regardless of animal type and whether working with a rescue group, with a shelter or independently. If someone asked you to give a speech or write a blog post or write a book about how to start doing what you do, plus some key points about keeping up the momentum, what would you include? Yes, I’m compiling a list for use elsewhere and I need lots of input. Feel free to say as little or as much as you [click to continue reading...]
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Email and social networking sites have encouraged Armchair Rescue, where people forward information around but never actually DO anything. FYI – you aren’t helping, but here are some ways that you can. [click to continue reading...]
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One month after Weatherbee was transported from the shelter to his new home, he’s living the high life. Here are some photos from his mom, Nancy, showing how he will be spoiled and doted on for the rest of his life. [click to continue reading...]
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A few days ago, I got an email from a shelter about an old Shiba Inu. At the time, NYC Shiba Rescue was already in the process of helping arrange transport for two or three other old Shibas in shelters, so my first thought was “surely this isn’t another older Shiba needing a home.” But, yep, it was, and this guy is particularly in need of rescue’s help because he can’t be made available for adoption by the public. He’s dying. Renal failure. His kidneys are failing, he has Lyme [click to continue reading...]
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This video says so much. Just watch it. This is what we do in rescue. I wish more people would help so less dogs would suffer and die. If you help, thank you. If you don’t… well, suffice to say, I just don’t understand. [click to continue reading...]
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WSBTV in Atlanta aired the following expose’ regarding the Humane Society of the United States. Apparently, they’ve removed it from their website after pressure from HSUS and they’ve posted a clarification. Note the clarification only addresses one small piece of the story. Apparently, the rest of the story stands. [click to continue reading...]
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One thing that took me by surprise when I founded NYC Shiba Rescue, was how often people would ask me "What’s wrong with Shibas? Why do they need to be rescued?" At every event Snickers and I attended representing NYCSR, numerous people would ask this! What’s wrong with them? I didn’t even understand the question at first, but I soon realized that many people don’t realize there is any such thing as purebred rescue. Often, when a person wants a particular breed of dog instead of a mix, they automatically [click to continue reading...]
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We’ve now been accused of scamming people to make money on their dogs. About a week ago, I received the following email. (Please forgive the horrid spelling and grammar. I’m posting it all as I received it.) I just received a six month old Shiba Ina from a Ohio breeder last Thursday. The dog will not eat or drink water. It hasn’t deficated since we received it. It hides befind my livingroom sofa. I have placed numerous phone calls to her and she refuses to call me back. I just [click to continue reading...]
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And not just on the humans who do it. When I speak with one of my partners in NYCSR in particular, the topic of our own dogs comes up a lot. We both have male Shibas that are at the centers of our canine universes. Or, at least, they WERE until we started NYCSR. These days, the rescue seems to be center of everything except the time I spend to earn a paycheck. It has taken over my social time, my SLEEP time, and, yes, my time with Snickers. I [click to continue reading...]
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Our Shiba meetup group was founded on June 15, 2006. Our first meetup was scheduled for June 24, 2006, but was rained out and took place on July 1, 2006. We had a really nice turnout for a group that had only been around for two weeks… 14 people! The group got off to a great start and it has continued to grow and evolve. We have 185 members and we’ve had 21 meetups so far, including a full blown, catered cocktail pawty and a couple of Shiba-only training workshops. [click to continue reading...]
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This was Keiko. She was meant to be NYC Shiba Rescue‘s ninth foster dog. One week ago, I received an email… a real estate appraiser upstate had been to appraise a home and while she was there she saw a dog hiding under the house. Keiko was a four year old, female, red "wooly" Shiba. The owner of the home was being put into an assisted living facility by her daughter. The daughter was buying the home and Keiko was slated to be put to sleep. When the appraiser drove [click to continue reading...]
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