I saw this signature on an email from my rescue group. So true, so true!!
"I am involved in dog rescue: my wallet & gas tank are always running on empty, my house is never quiet & free of dog hair, nor is my car; my inbox is full of ongoing despair & misery, but my heart & soul are replenished with unconditional love, loyalty, & joy that can only come from a rescued dog!"
Last weekend I went on a cruise to the Bahamas with Nussentials Leadership Council. We had a great time having meetings, learning about fabulous new announcements and enhancements to our pay plan, hanging out on the beach, and having fun together!
After a hard day of work ;-) on the beach at Coco Cay, I was missing my dogs. When I returned to my room, I was thrilled with what my clever cabin attendant had left - my very own cabin puppy! Of course I named him Cruzer!!
Here I am catching some rays at Coco Cay with our ship in the background. Ahhhhh!
In almost a year of transporting, I've never experienced a day like today. Maybe it's because we only had 26 dogs and cats. Maybe the stars were perfectly aligned in the heavens. I don't know what it was, but I sure wish there were more days like today!
We left Spartanburg on time, left Charlotte early, and got to Salisbury before even the next leg's drivers! And they even left on time. WOW!
Everything went smoothly, except for the usual puppy pooping and the two or three vocal passengers. I even had time to take a lot of photos, which I compiled into a little video. Enjoy!!
Vick's Dogs: The Good News Out of The Bad Newz Kennels
In the latest issue of Sports Illustrated, the article by Jim Gorant
"Since being rescued 20 months ago from the dogfighting ring financed by Michael Vick, all but a few of the abused pit bulls have been recovering in sanctuary, foster care and adoptive homes. Now even the most traumatized of them can have a happy new year."
Here's a little movie I made of some of the photos I've taken of some of our passengers this past year. Most of the photos were taken in Spartanburg, SC, Charlotte, and Salisbury, NC along our regular transport route. Most of those dogs came from Greenville and Newberry, SC. Other photos are of dogs we've pulled from Gaston County, NC and York County, SC and transported to adoptive homes, foster homes, and other rescues.
This is just a small sampling of our transports. We remember every one with a smile, one or two with great sadness.
I present this movie in honor of all transporters, especially my friend and mentor Mari, and our passengers, and in memory of Jasmine, a beautiful, sweet border collie. She was pregnant when we transported her. We found out later that neither she nor her pups survived the delivery.
Today our group of transporters moved 45 dogs from shelters in South Carolina to rescues and forever homes from Virginia to Connecticut.
Aside from a 10 minute delay along I-85 at the North/South Carolina state line, everything went pretty well. Bailey the puppy whined a little, but seemed to quiet down when I talked to her or shoved her kibble through the holes in the crate!
Tomorrow the transport may be delayed because of bad weather as they head north. Pray for the safety and comfort of all our drivers and passengers.
Mari and Oslo
The van from Charleston, SC met us in Salisbury, NC to drop off some animals heading north on our transport. I would LOVE to have a van like that for transport! We could fit a lot of crates in there!
Newberry Animal Control transferring animals to us in Spartanburg, SC
Sunday, Dec 14th, 10 puppies were pulled from a high-kill shelter in Chesterfield, SC. They were supposed to go on transport up North. Everything changed Monday morning when two of the puppies were diagnosed with Parvo. This is their story and why they need your help.
Sadly, the little girl succumbed to parvo on Thursday night. In the meantime, the vet bills incurred trying to save her are astronomical. Her brother is thankfully doing well.
Love Lights, held last night at Camp Bark in Waxhaw, NC, was a beautiful and special event where we honored and remembered our cherished loved ones. Luminarias were lit in honor or memory of a special person or pet for a small donation to a local rescue group.
It was a crisp winter evening, but we were warmed by the memories of our loved pets and friends. The luminarias made a warm glow down the winding driveway and along the path to the pond and memory garden at Camp Bark.
I placed candles on the stone memorializing my special dog, Floyd who passed in 1995. She was a special dog, I loved my "little woofer".
Every year my rescue group holds a Holiday Pet Photo fundraising event. The last two years were hosted by Camp Bark in Waxhaw, NC. One of our volunteers is a professional photographer and he sets up his lights, backdrop, etc, and takes photos of pets and their families. It's a lot of fun, sometimes a bit chaotic, always a good event for our group.
Jim and I took our girls Noir and Casey, and also little Smokey our foster dog. I thought I'd share some of the pictures with you. :-)
Ralphie had been malnourished and was living outside with no shelter or medical care, so he was wormy, underweight, and intact. While at the hospital for his surgery, he was neutered and wormed. In foster care, his foster mom added Nussentials MORE to his food at every meal. Two weeks later when he returned to the hospital to have his stitches taken out he had gained 10 pounds and was healing well. The vet was surprised at his weight gain and said, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!"
Today Ralphie moved to his new furever home. He has a big fenced yard and another dog named Ruby to be his buddy. He said goodbye to his rescuer/foster mom Tammy, then ran off to play in the yard with Ruby and his new mom and dad. Ralphie Tripod is going to have a great life!
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I am passionate about helping dogs! I raise money, rescue, foster, train, transport... whatever it takes to help them!
I'm a Leadership Council member with Nussentials and very excited about the first (of many) pet product - PET RESTORE! My dogs and my foster puppies are having great results using Nussentials products.
All while giving back - 5% off the top goes to feed starving kids right here in the United States. Yes, that's 5% OFF THE TOP!! Not just 5% of profits.
Nussentials is making a difference in people's lives and I'm so proud to be a part of that!
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