“One by One Until
There are None.”
In this issue:
- What We Are Doing Dreamweaver Farms
- Goodsearch.com
- Foster Dog Of The Month
- A Challenge For You
- Sponsor-A-Poo
- We Really Need Dog Food
- Meet One Of Our Adopters
Kennel number: 864-489-0291
To mail donations:
Carolina Poodle Rescue
10901 Reidville Rd.
Greer, SC 29651
or Paypal: carolinapoodle.rescue@gmail.com
Virtual Foster email: carolinapoodle.rescue@gmail.com
Visit us on the web:
www.carolinapoodle@petfinder.com
Remember to use www.goodsearch.com as your search engine. Goodsearch contributes to Carolina Poodle Rescue every time you use it!
Attention all Adopters and Fosters!!!
We are trying to compile and create an ADOPTION
WALL (or collage) at Dreamweaver. This would be a compilation of
pictures of the dogs that have been adopted from CPR and that are in foster
care. We want to be able to show how HAPPY our dogs are with their
families!!! So get your camera out....and have someone take a picture
of your family with your pooch. Don't forget to tell your name and
the name of the dog that was adopted. All of you foster homes that
"failed fostering 101"...this is you too!!
Send your pictures digitally to dp10isnut@sc.rr.com or if you have
photos, please send a copy to Debbie Poston 115 Fleetwood Drive
Lexington SC 29073. Can't wait to hear from you!!
Boy have we been busy at Dreamweaver Farms. On June
3rd we had a “Painting Day”. We cleaned and painted the entire
floor of the kennel. We also painted the front of the building, one end
of the building and started painting the other end before we ran out of
paint. Boy does it look GREAT! We had quite a crew show up. The crew consists
of (from left to right) Beth Jancse, Jay Jancse, Donna Ezzell, Wayne Ezzell,
Chris Foster, Sue Wortman, Haskell Howard, Jade Murphy, (seated left to
right) Doug Parlour, Sylvia Howard and Karen Martin. Not shown here but
showed up later – Ashley and Chris Reider. Thanks to these volunteers
for they also donated the paint. The Poodle shown is: Our own Ezzell’s
Samson. And look at the last page of this newsletter for more pictures
of our work day.
Goodsearch.com
Use goodsearch.com as
your search engine and Carolina Poodle Rescue gets money donated from
Goodsearch! For each search, goodsearch.com donates 1 cent to us. Doesn’t
sound like much, but every bit helps! Tell your friends and family to
use goodsearch.com! All you have to do, is go to www.goodsearch.com and
where it says to enter your charity type in: Carolina Poodle Rescue and
then it will save our rescue as your charity each time you use goodsearch.com
to search the web.
Foster Dog of The Month
Penelope
Hello Everyone! Meet Carolina Poodle Rescue's
very first FOSTER DOG OF THE MONTH! Penelope is a very sweet
and loving resident at Dreamweaver Farms. She is a parti-color mini
poodle and weighs about 18 pounds. She has personality plus.
She is a little shy, especially with men, and will need some patience
until she knows she can trust you. After that, be prepared for lots of
love and excitement. Penelope is a wonderful girl and will make
a super pet for the right forever home!
A Challenge For You
A very generous person has offered to match any
donation. Here is the deal. You donate let say, $25. They will match it
with $25. The total limit is $500. So if we get a total of $500 from all
of you, they will match it. We could end up with $1000! If anyone decides
to donate for this challenge, please mark on your check or paypal “challenge”
for tracking purposes.
Sponsor-A-Poo
Last month, the Spartanburg Animal Control seized
21 poodles living with an 80 year old woman in Spartanburg SC. The
poodles were not abused - but they were neglected beyond belief. We
understand the owner apparently has or is in the early stages of Alzheimer's.
She was
living with a relative and had turned the house over to the dogs.
Most had never been groomed and they never went outside, and the stench
was unbearable, etc. The owner loved her dogs and thought she was taking
good care of them. They are all white oversized toys and some mini's.
There are some mixed breeds in here - there was apparently a cocker spaniel
in the woodpile some time back.
The owner had relinquished the
dogs to the local HS. The HS here has had them shaved down, altered,
vaccinated, and most had dentals. There are still some lingering
skin issues but those will resolve now that all that hair is off of them.
They are timid and shy but sweet. No
aggression issues at all. This is just a bunch of lap dogs.
We now have 14 of these dogs in our kennels. Most of them have come around
wonderfully and they are adoptable. We would like to thank our donators
for their contributions for us to get these dogs out of the shelter: Beth
Horsley, Sherry Kelly, Bay Area Poodle Rescue, Else Leek, Tidelands Poodle
Club, Jo Anne Salter, Terry Abell, and Candice King-Palgut. Without their
donations for this cause, we wouldn’t have been able to get these
dogs.
We Really Need Dog Food!
With all those poodles, we need food all the
time. If you would like to help us with the food, you can send gift cards
from Sam’s Club. We always need small and medium collars in red and
blue. Please mail to: Carolina Poodle Rescue, 10901 Reidville Rd., Greer,
SC 29651. ANY help would be appreciated by the volunteers and the furry
ones.
Wish list:
Publix or Sam’s Club gift cards for food and treats
We're always looking for dedicated volunteers. A variety
of positions are open, everything from helping check vet & personal
references, doing dog social time and grounds work at Dreamweaver Farm,
assisting with computer stuff, helping foster and more!! Please email
Terry Abell at: tabell@mailer.fsu.edu.
Meet One Of Our Adopters
By Janie Dillon
Working for CPR puts one in touch with some very special people.
Every once in a while there is one who really stands out. Debbie
Avise is one of these. Luck of the draw gave me her application.
She wanted a tiny, toy poodle named Puffy.
Our application process takes some time because first and foremost we
want our dogs to go to their forever homes. Straight to these homes
with no more changes than absolutely necessary. This has paid off
in the past with a 2% return for incompatibility! But even before
her references came in, this letter appeared:
Dear Puffy,
I sent an application for your adoption, and received an e-mail
that CPR is reviewing it and will be contacting me in a few days.
Our whole family, human and dog, are anxiously awaiting to hear from them.
We have fallen in love with you and can't wait to have you join our family.
Coco Chanel needs a sister to play poodle games like chase, tag, and tug
of war. I hope your foster mom is giving you lots of hugs and kisses,
in my behalf. I know that even if you’re a little shy, you
are going to love it here. We have a large fenced backyard and my
other dogs love to chase squirrels and birds. Most of our neighbors
are multiple dog owners. My husband and I love our dogs. Our
dogs are our life, and always come first. We can't wait to have
you as a part of our family.
Love, hugs, and kisses,
Debbie Avise
I was touched and decided then and there, these two
were made for each other. All references and our TI (telephone interview)
only made me feel more strongly. This is a story Debbie told me
as a side event:
Last year during the ice storm the dogs were barking like crazy.
Went to the door to find a pit bull on their covered front porch.
Skin & bones, had had pups within the past 2 months. They
went outside, dog was gentle and friendly, brought her in, fed her lots.
Husband showered her, dried her and she slept in daughter's room.
Next day called shelters only to find no room; they would have to euthanize.
Put ad in paper, talked with pitbull people who helped with questions
for screening. Had some awful calls. Finally placed her.
Couple came from 2 hours away to get her. The Avises had kept
her for a week and a half.
Before the home visit and a trip to Dreamweaver, Puffy and I had another
letter: I am so excited about adopting Puffy, I can hardly wait
until my Sunday home visit. The seconds, minutes, and hours seem
an eternity. I am pacing nervously around like an expectant mother.
Call it intuition or just pure craziness, but I feel Puffy loves and wants
me a much as I want and love her. I'm filled with anxiety that someone
will get there and adopt my "Puffy" before I do on Sunday.
Please don't let anyone else have her. Puffy, mommy will not sleep
nor rest until I arrive on Sunday and bring my "Baby Puffy Pooh"
home where I know you belong. You are already in our hearts and
souls. I bought you a new black patent collar with a Rhinestone
heart and a shiny pink one also. I also bought you a bag of stuffed
toys and one is a tiny white poodle which I know you'll enjoy! I
wish I was there now to love and pet on you but I promise I will
make up for it on Sunday. Mommy's coming! Anxiously awaiting Sunday, Debbie
Avise
Well, the rest is history. Debbie and her husband
did pass the HV. They did make the trip to meet Puffy. And
they did take her home with them. We continue to hear from Debbie
and Puffy which is no surprise. She is just that special sort of
person. Thus her family is just that special sort of family.
And I am grateful that our paths crossed.
Our Mission
To rescue, rehabilitate, offer permanent sanctuary and, when appropriate, rehome needy poodles and small dogs.
To encourage the human-animal bond by promoting activities that serve to bring animals and their people closer together
To support the efforts of those in the animal rescue community seeking to end euthanasia as a means of population control.
Carolina
Poodle Rescue
Kennel Telephone 864-489-0291
Email: carolinapoodle.rescue@gmail.com
www.carolinapoodlerescue.org
www.carolinapoodle.petfinder.com
For donations
mail to:
10901 Reidville Rd.
Greer, SC 29651
Or PayPal: carolinapoodle.rescue@gmail.com
Wayne cleaning the rollers
One end of the kennel building
The newly painted floor
More break time! Picture L to R: Chris Foster,
Jade Murphy and Donna Ezzell
Break time! Sue Wortman and Doug Parlour
pictured L to R: Donna Ezzell, Wayne Ezzell and
Jay Jancse