If we could show you just how thankful and and just how important your support means to us today, it would have to be pictures of the two precious homeless pups we rescued just this morning.  Your help enables us to help them and give them all that they need to fully recover, and they will. - Thank you for helping us help them!
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Blu & LuLu
Blu and LuLu came in to us just this morning. Both severely undernourished, but they are eating good and up and wagging their tails. We are feeding them every couple of hours. Blu is the one we are most worried about, but he is eating good and so full of kisses and so appreciative of his new home, food and shelter. No doubt both these pups have been on their own for quite a while. We would say they are between 4-5 months of age. Will keep you updated on their progress and am hoping next picture you won’t recognize them.
Many thanks to Auburn University’s Pre-Vet Club for coming out this past Saturday and helping the little ones of Rescue K911. This great group just jumped right in cleaning kennels, feeding & watering, cleaning dog houses & kennel panels, helping to worm & give out flea meds, and even bathing dogs. With their help we were able to accomplish so much. We were so happy to have them, and look forward to their return next month.
“Thank you each one for reaching out to help the homeless dogs of Rescue K911! ”
I will never bring about world peace. I will not save the rain forest.
I’m not a brain surgeon and I’ll never transplant an organ to save a life.
I don’t have the ear of a powerful politician or world power.
I can’t end world hunger.
I’m not a celebrity, and God knows I’m not glamorous!
I’m not looked up to by millions around the world. Very few people even recognize my name.
I’ll never win the Nobel prize.
I’ll never save the rain forest or end global warming.
There are a lot of things that I’ll never do or become.
But today I placed a dog!
It was a small, scared, bundle of flesh and bones that was dropped off in a shelter by unfeeling people that didn’t care what happened to it, but yet who were responsible for it even having existence in the first place.
I found it a home.
It now has contentment and an abundance of love. A warm place to sleep and plenty to eat. A child has a warm fuzzy new friend who will give them unquestioning devotion and teach them about responsibility and love.
A wife and mother has a new spirit to nurture and care for. A husband and a father has a companion to sit at his feet at the end of a hard day of work and help him relax and enjoy life. And a sense of security, that when he is gone all day at work, that there is a protector and a guardian in his home to keep watch over his family.
No, I’m not a rocket scientist but today I saved one of God’s precious creatures. Today, I made a difference!        Â
Miss Beasley  is one of Rescue K911′s most beloved residents.
A special little blind girl who loves it when you talk to her, pet her, feed her, but she sure draws the line when it comes to grooming her.
 But grooming we must – as this Chow Chow can sure grow some thick hair. Miss Beasley is not a kind customer when it comes to brushing & grooming her, and will only tolerate about 5 minutes of grooming at a time.   There are more important things that she would rather be doing than sit still for a groomer, and many groomers have dreaded the major task of dealing with Miss Beasley.
 Patti, a  most brave volunteer, took it upon herself the summer challenge of… Miss Beasley. It was not easy - but eight hours later –  a gorgeous and feeling & looking much better Miss Beasley emerged. - Patti did such a great  job, and Miss Beasley says “THANK-YOU!”
Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. Â I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. Â I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn’t be afraid.Â
As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. Â I didn’t want her to know that I hadn’t been walked today. Â Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn’t want her to think poorly of them.Â
As she read my kennel card I hoped th at she wouldn’t feel sad about my past. Â I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone’s life.Â
She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. Â I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship.Â
A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well  Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms.  I would promise to keep her safe.  I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.  I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor.  So many more are out there who haven’t walked the corridors.  So many more to be saved.  At least I could save one.Â
Written by Janine Allen CPDT, Rescue Me Dog’s professional dog trainer. Janine’s passion is working with people and their dogs. She provides demonstrations for those who have adopted shelter dogs, lends email support to adopted dog owners that need information beyond our Training Support Pages, and aids shelter staff and volunteers in understanding dog behavior to increase their adoptability. Copyright 2010 Rescue Me Dog; www.rescuemedog.org
There is nothing…and  I mean nothing that encourages us more here at Rescue K911 than to hear about any of our adopted dogs  from their new families. Any word at all is so very precious to us,  whether it be by email, or pictures, a phone call, or best yet –  a visit, nothing brightens our day more!
Such was the case just last Saturday, when we received a surprise visit from Megan and her adopted K911 little one, Sugar.
Sugar kisses for Kim
It was so wonderful to see Sugar again and what a great time we had receiving kisses and spending time with one our precious rescues. Kim especially was touched,  as she had been Sugar’s Foster Mom and it was evident that Sugar remembered her, and all the love she had received in her care.
Sugar came to us, a homeless girl so in need, back in July 2009. A starving abandoned abused Pitt Mix with a bad case of Demadex, but such a sweet loving nature. Of course Rescue K911 saw beyond the outside and knew that she would recover with some time, love & medical care, and sure enough she turned into a beautiful dog. Though her little body will always bear some scars, you won’t even notice them now. We are so thankful to Megan and Ashley for opening their heart & home to one special loving little girl! ” Thank you for choosing Rescue K911!”
Along with food, water, shelter & medical care, it is one of the first things given to every rescued dog upon arrival at Rescue K911…a name of their own.Â
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 Please meet Chewaka, Moonshine, Roundup & Shiner (we must be running low on names…ha) Four little three month old mix breed pups,  found abandoned at a dumpster location in Opelika by a kind hearted lady who reached out to help them. It is always so heartbreaking when we learn of dogs & cats so easily discarded and thrown out with the trash, and our heart went out to them.  However, at the time Rescue K911 was contacted to help we were at maximum capacity, and did not have an empty space anywhere.   We are so thankful to Anna & Marian for not giving up, and going the extra mile finding them a temporary place, and  Dr. Kukendahl for allowing them to board at his vet office until we had space available. These pups are so precious, loving & playful we are so happy that we had some adoptions & eventually could help them.
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Their arrival though finds us at the end of a very long busy summer where donations are always at their lowest and the needs at the highest & at times can be overwhelming. To be honest, we sure could use help towards their medical needs (Shiner has a broken leg, and all have had bouts with Ringworm) and their upcoming spay & neuter surgeries. If you would like to sponsor (or adopt)  Chewaka, Moonshine, Roundup or Shiner – we sure could use your help and would be most thankful. Please contact us.Â
♥♥♥Special thanks to our wonderful volunteers, Kim & Patti for helping the puppies feel at home and get settled in their new rescue home today. As you can see from the video, the pups are so very loving and sweet and now they finally have a most important thing – a name of their own.♥♥♥
It was a month long fundraising event for us -   BingoNights at Niffers on the Lake Restaurant. It is always a fun time where we can get out and meet some of our friends & supporters and have a good time raising funds for the rescued dogs of Rescue K911. In this case, the funds were to go to GiGi, an abused Great Dane that had just come into our care. Gigi had a lengthy stay at the vets office recovering from her many wounds, and this event was for her to help with her medical bills.  Every Tuesday night for four weeks the crowds gathered, and our wonderful volunteers, Patti, Karen, Kim, Jenny & Myra worked hard at selling tickets, t shirts and to tell everyone about Rescue K911.  On each of the four nights the jackpot was never won, causing the funds to carry forward until the next week. After our four weeks there, the Jackpot was still not won. In talking with Jenny, she told us that she and Myra were planning on going back the next Tuesday night and try to win the Jackpot for Gigi & Rescue K911…and sure enough they did WIN!!! That night Myra, so excited,  called us to let us know
GiGi sends her love & thanks!
she had  won the Jackpot and was giving the funds to help Rescue K911 – How wonderful is that!!!
We’d like to thank everyone that came out to support us, Special thanks to Myra, Jenny, Patti, Karen & Kim for working so hard at  this event for us. Each one is such a wondeful friend & help to our rescue, and we appreciate them so very much! And thank you Niffer’s Restaurant for reaching out to help the community and homeless dogs!
We can’t believe it has been two years since we rescued these three little pups,  Ace, Amber & Aussie along the rural roadside. Looking back into our files, we found this little video of their rescue. We have now  updated it to include how they look today up in their new homes in beautiful Victoria, British Columbia. We are so thankful to Dog Bless Rescue (www.dogbless.ca)  for helping these precious pups, along with so many others, find such wonderful loving forever families. Please watch this short little video and see their amazing journey…from finding themselves abandoned without hope –  to now having such wonderful happy lives.  To see this sure makes all the work we do here at Rescue K911 worthwhile. Many thanks to each one of you for all your love & support to us, as it makes a difference in the lives we save.  And thank you Dog Bless Rescue for reaching out to us & giving some of our rescued dogs such a wonderful opportunity for a better life. We are certainly blessed indeed!
There are so many times in rescuing homeless dogs you can get discouraged. At times the burden seems so heavy and oft times you feel so very alone in your mission. Day after day you experience first hand the bad things that some do to our innocent animals. But then…but then…God sends a ‘little Angel’ your way to brighten your day, restore your faith, and give you hope for another day. Such was the case when we met Holli, a precious young lady who instead of Birthday Gifts for herself, raised funds and supplies for the homeless dogs of Rescue K911. What a pleasure it was to meet this wonderful family, and how thankful we were to to receive such needful gifts that were collected & given to Rescue K911.
“Thank you so much Holli!!! May you be blessed today as you have certainly blessed us!!! Happy Birthday, and Bow-Wow from all the doggies!!!”
