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Dreamweaver
Farms Benefits from Two Eagle Scout Projects
Last year, two boy scouts chose to make Dreamweaver Farms,
home to Carolina Poodle Rescue, the focus of their service
projects. To become an Eagle Scout, a scout must develop
and implement a service project that demonstrates
leadership of others while performing a project for the
benefit of his community.
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Elevated Beds to Keep Dogs Warm and Dry
 Boy
Scout Adam Nowokunski knew he wanted to do something for
animal rescue that would improve the lives of the animals
for his Eagle Scout Project. Working with Boy Scout Troop
119 from South Mecklenburg Presbyterian Church in
Charlotte, NC, Adam planned the construction of elevated
dog beds out of PVC pipe that would be donated to
Dreamweaver Farms. He had around 25 scouts helping him put
together 20 beds. The photos show the scouts working
together to build the beds and the final photo shows the
stacked, finished beds--ready to go to Dreamweaver Farms
to be used by the dogs!
Covered Porch for the Main Kennel Building
 Boy
Scout Josh Chapman was inspired to do a project to help
Dreamweaver Farms as a result of his family's adoption of
a standard poodle, Penny. The Chapmans could tell that
Penny had been through a lot but at the farm she had been
loved and well taken care of. Josh had so much
appreciation for the caregivers at the farm and all that
they do for the dogs. He wanted a way to give back, so he
was thrilled when he was given the okay to move forward
with the project!
 Josh
worked with Boy Scout Troop 715 from the Weddington Ward
and three friends from his school (Ardey Kell High
School)--Matthew Rodriguez, Albert and Chris Garay to
construct a covered porch to the main entrance to the
largest building at Dreamweaver Farms. This building also
has a patio area where dogs are frequently outside. With
the cover, the entrance to the kennel stays dry and it
also helps to provide the patio with shade during the
summer heat.
This was a huge project. The photos show the porch cover
in the process of construction and Josh standing before
the final structure.
Dreamweaver Farms is incredibly grateful that these two
young men chose projects to help improve the lives of the
dogs at the farm. They set a wonderful example of what
ingenuity, thoughtfulness, and dedication can contribute
to a community like Dreamweaver Farms.
Feature Pet of the Month
Meet Abbie!
 Abbie
just
loves people and is such a sweetheart! She
came to CPR from a local shelter, where she had been
picked up as a stray. She is a Chihuahua and terrier mix
with a long coat and she is all kinds of cute!
Although we estimate she is about three years old, Abbie
is still very puppy-like. She is looking for a home where
people are home a good amount of the time. She needs to
continue learning and socializing and would do great with
someone who could work on training her. She's a smart
little cookie and is definitely food motivated so would do
well with focused effort at training.
Abbie does well with other dogs but she is not a fan of
cats--so no cats for her future home. She would love
someone who would play with her and take her for walks.
She has a good amount of energy so being active will be
important for her!
Abbie has been attending several of the information and
adoption events in Durham and Raleigh over the past
several months. She has been a favorite for volunteers and
visitors to get to know her spunk personality and playful
manner. She would make a fantastic addition to the right
family.
If Abbie sounds like a good match for your home, please
visit our adoption
application page.
Check out the
New Carolina Poodle Rescue Website!
Thanks to Jennifer and Michael
Reel--CPR board members, volunteers, supporters, and
foster parents--Carolina Poodle Rescue launched an updated
website in January! This was a multi-year project to get
the site created done in collaboration with Donna Ezzell
and Catherine Covington. The new site is built on a more
flexible platform that will allow CPR to keep our
community easily updated and add new features and
functionality as needed.
We hope you will take a look and appreciate all of the
hard work and effort that went into it. www.carolinapoodlerescue.org
Many thanks to our first web mistress, Beth Jansce, who
originally got CPR up and visible on the web and
maintained the CPR presence there for many years.
Last
Call 2018 Carolina Poodle Rescue Calendar Available!
We held our annual Calendar
Photo Contest this year. The top 12 winners are in
the "calendar monthly spread". We had some wonderful
pictures of dogs to choose from. It was really
difficult for our judges! Every photo submitted is
in the calendar either as a winner for the month or
in a thumbnail located throughout the calendar. You
can order
online.
Ongoing
Fundraisers
Watch
What Your Donations Can Do!
Carolina Poodle Rescue is looking
ahead to improving the lives of 8 special dogs with
cataracts. With this fundraiser, donors have the chance to
see how your generosity and kindness helps these dogs to
see again! And watch how it changes their lives for the
better.
With your help, we've done this for other cataract dogs in
the past few years. Restored sight gave these dogs a new
chance not only to see but to find homes--and now we hope
to do the same for these dogs.
In total, our goal is $17,000 for these dogs--and, thanks
to you, we are almost half way to our goal!
Pogo: A
Rescue Tale (Proceeds benefit CPR)
 Fred
and Jeri Abrams have adopted multiple rescue dogs and are
advocates and supporters of Carolina Poodle Rescue where they
adopted their current dogs. Their goal is to connect with
young people and convince them that adopting a rescue is
preferable to buying a pet shop or puppy mill dog. This is
their second book about a CPR dog. The first is Rusty--the
Little Red Dog.
Pogo--the
Puppy Mill Dog (A Rescue Tale) is the true
story of a cock-a-poo rescued from a puppy mill by a rescue
shelter and adopted into her forever home. Pogo had serious
health problems that were overcome by the rescue shelter.
The book follows Pogo's experiences at the puppy mill, at
the rescue shelter, and in her forever home. The authors
hope that the book will encourage parents and children to
adopt a rescue dog rather than buy a puppy mill or pet shop
dog. All profits from sales go to Carolina Poodle Rescue (www.CarolinaPoodleRescue.org)
who rescued her and arranged for her heart surgery.
CPR on YouTube!
Want to get to know CPR better? Wish you could see our
adoptable dogs in action? Check
out our YouTube channel! We regularly upload
videos featuring adoptable dogs plus other fun content
as time allows. But don't just keep these videos to
yourself - make sure to share them with other dog loving
families and friends. More and more of our dogs are
finding their forever homes thanks to the power of
social media. One by one until there are none!
Please Stay in Touch
If you have
moved or plan to move in the near feature, please drop
a line to CPR and let us know! We don't want to lose
touch. Just send an email with your new mailing
address and/or email address to accounting@carolinapoodlerescue.org.
We always love hearing from the CPR community!
And if you have a story about
your CPR dog (or cat), we'd love for you to share
it--happy homecomings, travel adventures, training
achievements, or simply a story that you'd like to share
about your CPR family member. Please send it to newsletter@carolinapoodlerescue.org.
The Rainbow Bridge
Dedicated
to those who have passed over.
"Brachs"
Peggy
McKinney,
Liburn GA
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"Cajun"
Nina
and Bear
Hoochuk,
Apollo Beach
FL
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"Cinnamon"
Mary
Lynn Polk,
Greenwood SC
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"Cruella"
Charlene
Raber,
Hampstead NC |
"Dusty
Lane"
Sarah
and Frank
Krauss, Monroe
NC
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"Lucy"
Gina
Vertullo,
Charlotte NC |
"Maggie"
JoAnn
Salter,
Beaufort NC
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"Ma
Su"
Katie
and James
Insko, Paris
KY |
"Minnie
Moo"
Cynthia
Davis Binning,
Dorena OR
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"Miranda"
John
and Sue Brown,
Greensboro NC
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"Panda"
Denise
Douglas,
Trenton NJ |
"Rosie Posie"
Lisa
and Bill
Gaines,
Raleigh NC
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"Sally
Sue"
Carol
Middleton,
Lexington SC |
"Shirley"
Virginia
Roscoe, Mill
Creek WA
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If you would like to have your dog (or another animal)
remembered in the Rainbow Bridge section of the Carolina
Poodle Rescue newsletter, please send your pet's name,
the names of the pet's family you would like included,
and a photo of your dog to
newsletter@carolinapoodlerescue.org.
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Greenville,
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