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 Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue July 2010 Newsletter
Red, White and Blue for Fido Too!
Happy 4th of July everyone! (and happy Canada Day for our friends north of the border!!) We had a wonderful long weekend and stayed safe during the fireworks. Last weekend is one of the worst weekends for dog injuries because of their fear of fireworks. We hope everyone kept their pets indoors and safe! That way your family can enjoy the holiday festivities and Fido will stay safe and stress free indoors.
We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome a couple new faces to the rescue! Kari Haliw is our new Vetting Coordinator and Ellen Winslow is our new Volunteer Coordinator. Thank you so much for your dedication to the rescue and the amazing donation of your time for these sweet pups!
We're always looking for new volunteers. We have a variety of tasks that always could use more hands - as well as we always need more FOSTER FAMILIES! Daily, we are forced to turn away great dogs, either as owner surrenders or from high risk shelters, because we don't have enough foster homes to accommodate them. We feel that many of the dogs would be highly adoptable and would probably be placed quickly, but without the foster openings we must turn them away.
Please consider fostering, even if only for one time. Maybe you could only do it for a few nights. Whatever you could do, we would appreciate it. If you have friends that are thinking about getting a dog, fostering would be a good first step for them. If you know people love dogs but travel too much or don't want to make a long term commitment, fostering might be a very satisfying alternative. If you would like to volunteer or possibly become a foster family you can read more about it, or fill out an application on our website here. Or you can email the rescue for more information at rockymountainlabrescue@gmail.com
Dog of the Month: Rusty
Rusty is a beautiful soft chocolate lab that loves to cuddle and is the biggest sweetheart. He is a great companion and will follow you wherever you go. Rusty is a big sweetheart! He loves to be near you. His favorite is to have his ears rubbed, and then he rolls over onto his back for belly rubs right next to you, even if you just stepped out for a minute. He loves to go for walks, and be outdoors with you. When he gets excited, he never jumps on you. He can be shy at first, but warms up to you quickly. Rusty loves to learn, and is working on sit, come and shake. Rusty is a love-bug who wants to be a great companion to anyone willing to put a little time and patience in teaching him the ropes.
Check out more information about Rusty and our other Labs for Adoption under Adopting
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Success Story of the Month
Hello all you Rocky Mountain Lab Rescuers! I would like you to meet my 15 year old autistic son Ryley and his partner in crime Chancey whom we adopted in October of 2009. Ryley is so sweet and adventurous. Prior to moving to Colorado, we had to put our pure bread Yellow Lab of 14 years down due to health issues. Putting her down was one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do. She was Ryley’s guardian since he was a baby; they were both pups together. We could tell that Rye really missed his dog Sunny. So we decided to get another dog. We had read about how many dogs were out there that needed good homes, but were skeptical about rescuing because of Ryleys Autism in which finding a perfect match is important. Well, to make a long story short, we took a chance on Chancy! Now, I’ll be honest, there were a few times I would have liked to send her back, and at times I thought she was going to run all the way back to Kansas. She must have been a hunter or in survival mode, because when she smells a rabbit, there is no calling her back. She chases and chases until she is about to have a heart attack and accepts defeat. Then, she trots on home with her big brown eyes and spotted tongue saying," Let me in, I’m sorry, I just can’t help myself.” This behavior is what really worried me when Chancy and Ryley decided to take a little adventure. On Mother’s Day Sunday, Ryley leashed up Chancy and off they went. Before I realized it, they had left the yard. This was very unusual for Rye to wonder off, so one of them had to have been on a mission. In the begining we didn’t know who was walking who. Rye had expressed an interest in walking over a bridge he had seen earlier in the week, and Chancy, well she must have caught that familiar scent of the rabbit. Regardless of the circumstances, they were gone. We were on the 4-wheelers and in the trucks looking for those two. They were nowhere to be found. After about two hours of looking in all the familiar places, we had to call 911. It was getting dark, and starting to turn cold. Ryley is verbal, but very helpless and naive. He has no fear of strangers or unknown dogs. I was scared. The Sheriffs and Search and Rescue of Douglas County did an amazing job of calming me down and reassuring me they would find them and bring them home. Douglass County preformed a reverse 911 giving a description of the subjects and before you know it, the neighbors were coming out of their homes, on to their drive ways keeping an eye out for the Autistic boy walking his yellow dog with a curly tail. Within in 30 to 40 minutes I heard over the Sheriffs radio, “the subjects have been spotted.” Shortly after here they came both in the back of the Sheriff’s patrol car, out jumps Rye and right behind him his yellow dog with the curly tail; still attached to the leash in Ryley’s hand. They were both covered in mud, and couldn't have been happier. They could not figure out what all the fuss was about, they had just been on a walk having a blast throwing rocks, smelling rabbits and swinging on strange neighbor’s back yard swings. Typically Whenever Ryley would drop her leash, Chancey would run off. It was clearly evident that he had dropped her leash because it looked to have been dragged through the dirt and mud. However, Chancey stayed with him. She did not run away. I know she sensed that Rye needed protection and it was her job to stay with him. They are both home safe and sound. A boy and his yellow dog with the curly tail.
We love Chancy; we couldn’t have picked a better buddy for our home. We are so thankful we decided to rescue a dog in need. We can see the gratitude in her big brown eyes.
For more success stories please visit the Success Stories tab above.
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Upcoming Events
SATURDAY, JULY 10TH
TIME: 11AM – 3PM
Tagawa Gardens
7711 S. Parker Road
Centennial, CO 80016
The Grey Kitty is the mascot for Tagawa and every year they celebrate his birthday. They have yummy birthday cake and lemonade. This is a fabulous nursery with gorgeous plants, flowers, and anything else needed for your garden or yard. They also have pet items and are animal friendly if you’re looking for a nursery to shop with your pet.
Tagawa limits the rescues to 25 and they hit it every year. We were lucky enough to be accepted and this will be the first year for RMLR. It’s so much fun! For every $5 donation we take in, we can give a $5 coupon to be used towards any purchase. And we get to auction off our patio pot created the weekend before. Everyone wins!
SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH
TIME: 4PM - 7PM
KaCee’s Wine & Spirits
Yappy Hour
13640 Orchard Parkway
Close to I-25 and 136th Avenue
Westminster, CO 80023
According to KaCee’s, the event will be outside in the parking lot. They will have dog/summer themed wines and beers. There will be munchies for people and dogs, plus large tubs of water for drinking and lounging - not for you, but for the dogs - you can have some beer! We will be inviting our applicants to come and meet our foster dogs.
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Fundraising
Three Scoops of Vanilla was founded with one main goal in mind: PAWSitively helping to support charities. Each week two new charities are featured for the week on the site to recieve 25% of all proceeds from that week of sales. Rocky Mountain Lab Rescue is being featured the week of July 11th. So visit the website and buy some pretty jewelry to support the pups :)
Also we AAAAAALWAYS have great merchandise. We have some great colorful tshirts for men, women & kids, as well as snazzy water bottles to help you beat the heat this summer!
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