Every Little Bit Helps

     We have it pretty good here at Casa Prudence, but I remember where I came from. Me and my litter mates were rescued from a Georgia kill shelter, all suffering from Parvo. Most rescues would have considered us lost causes, but Eleventh Hour Rescue and it's team came through and saved us!
      Mom works full time, and always seems busy. But when she read a post on Facebook a couple of weeks ago about a doggie transport, she thought that maybe she could help out. A few pups were making their way to their furever homes, with stops along the way, from Birmingham, Alabama to Brattleboro, Vermont. Luckily, a leg of the trip for the pups was from Allentown, Pennsylvania to Paramus, New Jersey. So she contacted the organizer and was emailed the particulars. It's amazing the detail and planning that goes into these transports! Her mission was to pick up Eve, a sweet dachshund mix with mobility issues and Max, a 4 month old dachshund puppy.
     Since it was cold, she packed a few fleeces into the car, along with paper towels. Our buddy Denise came along to help out. She met Celeste in Allentown for the pickup, who gave her lots of tips for future transports, including always bring water, bowl, treats and give the pups a chance for a walk.

(Celeste and Eve)

   Next stop, Paramus, New Jersey! My friend Denise kept the two pups warm in the back seat, while they shared lots of kisses. I'm sort of a big dog, so being with small dogs was a real treat *shaking head* for the people.

    In Paramus, the pups were transferred to Denise and her husband, for the leg to Connecticut!

(Denise Bilquin, her husband and Max)

     Mom was so happy to be able to be a part of this and is looking furward to more transports in the future. Kudos to the rescues and to the people that organize these and to all the drivers that make them a success and that help save lives. I know she's looking furward to doing another one (as long as she doesn't get any big ideas about bringing anybody home, bol!).
    Many thanks to Kathleen Hamilton and All American Dachshund Rescue for their hard work arranging these transports and finding our pals their furever homes!
   This just goes to show you buddies, even mom can make the time to help be the change fur pups in need. She's so glad that she did!
   Thanks fur stopping by!

#btc4a Buddies!

This couldn't be any easier buddies!

      For every post and every tweet, Petco will donate $1 to support rescue pets, those still waiting for their forever homes.

Just Tweet this now through Saturday, October 27 at 11:00 AM (EST):

Rescue pets receive $1 from @Petco at @BarkWorldExpo for each #BTC4A tweet from Oct 22-27! Learn more: http://ht.ly/eEls7

     If you're a blogger, write a post about the campaign and join the Blog Hop. Be sure to use the hashtag $btc4a in your blog title. And if you don't have a blog, just tweet! As mom likes to say, easy peasey pals!
    Rescue organizations need all the financial help they can get to continue to do the great work for animals. Medical expenses, food, shelter, transportation all cost and these costs keep going up.
    BarkWorld attendees will be able to nominate their favorite no-kill 501(c)3 rescue or shelter at the Petco booth through Friday, October 26. The winners will be announced during BarkWorld’s Petco session on Saturday, October 27! Mom's already decided to nominate Eleventh Hour Rescue, they're the wonderful people that rescued me!

      Mom's thrilled to be able to go to BarkWorld, but you don't need to attend to take part. Just tweet or post (or both) and help raise $5,000 for the selected shelter or rescue!
 
    Thanks for stopping by buddies! And a big thank you to BarkWorld and their Social Good Partners!

Bloggers Unite For Dog Rescue!

BtC4Animals.com, Dog Rescue Success and Blog Catalog are joining together today to help promote dog rescue organizations.

I owe my existence to a rescue group so this gives me an opportunity to give a shout out to Eleventh Hour Rescue, based in Rockaway, New Jersey. Eleventh Hour Rescue is an all volunteer based, non profit 501c3. Their volunteers provide foster homes for dogs scheduled to be put down in high kill shelters. I'm one of those very lucky dogs! Things that you can do to help: •Rescues are always looking for good foster homes. If you're able to foster, you're helping to socialize and make a dog feel loved while waiting for his or her forever home. •Volunteer your time. Visit and walk the dogs. Help with transporting if you're able to. Attend and support any special event your local rescue holds and help to spread the word! •Check to see if your local rescue could use donations of cloth or paper towels, bedding, supplies (leashes, collars, heartworm or flea preventatives), soap, etc. •Sponsor A Pet: At Eleventh Hour Rescue, you can become a guardian angel for one of the deserving rescue dogs. You can make a small weekly or monthly donation for a specific animal in their care. As their guardian angel you will be kept updated on their progress and notified when they are adopted. •Another way to help is by shopping online, via IGive.com. By purchasing through the IGive link (on Eleventh Hour Rescue's site, among others), the rescue receives as much as 8% on each purchase. Please consider visiting the Eleventh Hour Rescue site and watching a wonderful video about their purpose, created by Kenn Bell of the Dog Files. This post is dedicated to "Bloggers Unite for Dog Rescue", a special online global event held on July 23, 2012, stressing the importance of dog adoption. Thank you  BTC4animals.com , Blog Catalog and Dog Rescue Success for helping us to help those in need.

We need to quote Eleventh Hour Rescue's motto that mom hopes becomes true one day: "We will not stop, until all of the cages are empty." Thanks fur stopping by buddies!

Blog The Change, How My Life Was Saved!

Greetings buddies!
Mom was at an impasse as to what to write about regarding "Blogging The Change". So many bloggers have written about so many important topics, she was at a loss.
So, I've decided to write a little bit about the rescue group that literally saved my life. As many of you know, mom found me through Petfinder.com. Thank goodness fur Petfinder.com! We often wonder how many pets found their forever homes thanks to them.
Anyway, several years ago, mom decided she needed a new dog (after her Mathilda went to the Rainbow Bridge). While surfing through Petfinder, she came upon a photo of a wee coonhound. The background story: A litter of Treeing Walker Coonhound puppies were left at a Georgia "kill" shelter, all suffering from Parvo. Parvo is often a death sentence, and for a litter of unwanted puppies, it seemed as if we were doomed.

Thankfully, Eleventh Hour Rescue, based in Rockaway, NJ, worked one of their many miracles and transported me and my littermates from Georgia to New Jersey. Once here, their wonderful vets treated and cured us of Parvo. According to our vet, I was a very lucky pup indeed! Parvo is a killer! In our part of the country most dogs are vaccinated against it, but in some states, it's not required.
And remember Daniel, the gas chamber survivor? Thanks to Eleventh Hour Rescue, he's on his way to a furever home too!
We're forever grateful to Eleventh Hour Rescue and my fosters Danelle and John! We try to attend all their events, but we really love going to their annual Puptoberfest! It's like a big reunion of all the rescues, and they showcase all the fosters waiting fur their forever homes!

Please remember, we can all make a difference and everyone can help make a change! Hoping that all pets find their forever homes, just like I did!