Happy Holidays!

Everyone at PDCR (including Sophie) would like to wish everyone a Safe & Happy Holiday and All The Best in the New Year!

A Special Thank You.... From Shelby

Yesterdays mail arrived and when it was opened there was a very nice surprise for us but more importantly for Shelby. This donation was substantial and combined with the donations we received from the adoption fair it will cover almost the full cost of her surgery.

As you may recall Shelby is currently being evaluated for her leg injury, the x-rays have been sent off to several orthopedic specialists and we are awaiting their recommendations on how to proceed with her care and treatment.

Shelby would like to say a very special thank you for the generosity of those people (you all know who you are) who have contributed to her surgery costs. We would also like to give a very HUGE thank you too, it is with the support of people like yourselves that we are able to continue the work that we do and these donations could not have come at a better time.

Here Kitty...Kitty....Kitty....

With the seizure in Medicine Hat of over 115 cats last month, so many rescue organizations were asked to help place the cats so they wouldn't be put to sleep. We blogged about this last month when we announced that we offered to help with 7 of the cats. Being known as a dog rescue, we knew it might be hard to adopt out cats as most people come to our site for dogs.

We succeed though, in adopting out 4 of them in the first couple of weeks after they arrived. Holdin, Nikko, Sapphire and Tawny are all in new, loving homes.

Our poor little Mojo was adopted and very much loved by his foster mom, Sam, but we discovered he was very sick and the vets think he didn't even really have an immune system that could help him out. Little Mojo was peacfully put to sleep last week after his little body had just had enough. Deepest sympathies to Sam and her family.

That leaves two, two beautiful little adult cats that are still waiting for their new homes.

The first one we will talk about is Fiona. She is about 2 years old. She is a flame point Exotic Shorthaired cat. She has short white hair on her body, but cute orange ears. Her pushed in face is adorable and she always looks grumpy!

ADOPTED!!

She has been spayed, vaccinated, dewormed and microchipped. She is adjusting very well to her foster home. She shares the house with three dogs and two other cats and seems to get along with all of them.

The other beauty is Kali. She is also a flame point, but a Himalayan X. She is a petite little cat, about 5 kgs. She was about 11 months old when she came to us, so that would put her at just over a year old now. She is litter trained, spayed, vaccinated, dewormed, and chipped.

Please share this post and these pictures with people that you know who might be interested in giving one of these adorable cats a home for the new year.

Snail Mail

We are starting to address envelopes for the calendars and cookbooks that need to be sent out. If you are looking to have one (or more) sent out to you, please email in your mailing address and let us know what you would like sent out.

We are looking at under 5 dollars for shipping for up to 3 calendars or 2 cookbooks. Giving you an idea of shipping charges.

We can accept payment by chq, or a credit card number.

If you are looking to pick up a calendars and cookbooks here in Lethbridge, we are just getting stock into Park Pet Hospital and hoping to get some into Pet Parade as well. They should be available at those locations by Friday morning.

Shippments will start being sent out on Friday morning as well, so let us know your address and we'll be sure to get it to you by next week.

Freezing Success!

For all those that bundled up and attended our adoption fair.....THANK YOU!!! We raised more money for the rescue yesterday then at any other fundraiser we have ever had.



Our bake sale was great. A big assortment of tasty goodies. Thanks to all who donated their time and talent making such great treats.

OK, you are all waiting to hear who got adopted, here you are:

Lexi

Casey

Molly

Peppy

Shelby

The Taber rescue group got to say goodbye to:

Rayne

Sally

Stu (the cat)

We had lots of interest in the gorgeous Ace, so hopefully he will be going to a forever home soon.

Whose left?

Bella

Josie

Corky

Snap

Riley

Tucker

Posts of these awesome dogs will be updated here on the site in the next couple of days, keep watching.

Another Hop-Along Pup!

This is Shelby

She was very persistant when the water delivery truck stopped at the gas station in Standoff. She decided that it was her day to get off the reserve, show off all her good traits, and hopefully weasel her way into a new home. She jumped up into the water truck and started working those deep brown eyes and got all those wrinkles on her forehead to turn cute! It worked, Brad couldn't make her get out of the truck, a quick question to the gas attendant confirmed she was homeless, so home she came.







It didn't take long for her to win over Brad, he is now her foster home til she is adopted. It also didn't take long for him to realise there was something wrong with the girl. One of her hind legs is shorter then the other and the 'knee' joint seems to be pointing in the wrong direction. A trip to the vet confirmed that her leg had been broken, just over a month ago, and it has started healing itself, with a slight twist. Shelby will have to have some kind of surgery on that leg. The vets are looking at her xrays, and consulting with specialists to see if there is any way of saving the leg.



Shelby is showing herself to be a great dog at Brad's place. She is quiet, cuddly, playful, and already house and crate trained.



We are hoping that all who attend the adoption fair could put a few dollars in the 'Shelby Fund' to help finance her surgery.

Out of the Storm...

We had some really great dogs join the group this past week. Some of them are from other rescue groups in Alberta who haven't had any interest in these dogs for months and are hoping that with a new 'market', these dogs will find new homes quickly. We will introduce them now in hopes that they will encourage more of you dog-searchers to come out to meet them.

Peppy is a wonderful dog that is about a year and a half old. He acts older then his age according to the other rescue group's foster home. He is great with other dogs, cats and kids. He is very laid back amd well mannered. Peppy is a mixed breed and your guess is as good as ours! (DNA testing might answer a few questions) In the pictures, you can see he is a happy dog that likes to dig after gophers. Peppy came to my house for the first night, and I honesly had a hard time giving him up. He is amazing with kids, as young as 4, so gentle and lays down right away for tummy rubs. He is an ideal family dog.

Molly, what a cutie. She is a Bernese Mountain Dog X Saint Bernard. She is about 4 months old and is such a nice little big puppy. She is doing well on her house training, sleeps good thru the night, and loves to play with her four legged foster brothers and sisters. She is really pulling on her foster home's heartstrings! The pictures that the foster home sent aren't working for me! Come see her for yourself at the adoption fair! She will be the cute, fluffy, huge, black and white puppy.

Bella is a little sausage! She is a Chihuahua cross, we think with a Pug. Just look at that face! Bella just turned a year old at the beginning of November. She is almost 100% housetrained, its hard when you are a little dog, but she is 100% cuddly and wildly playful. She is in a foster home with a 6 month old JackRussell and the two of them are non stop play buddies.

Corky, now look at this face!! Corky is thought to have some Pit Bull in him, which is reasonable. The other parts, I think came from a Boston Terrier! Corky is a young dog, house and crate trained. He doesn't really like the idea of sharing is food, toys, or crate area with another dog, but knows he should and is learning to share without grumbling about it. He is a great house dog, always ready to play and gets along with everyone. He too gets along amazingly with the kids. He pinned my son down to give his ears a good cleaning!! Older kids might find Corky a bit more fun as he is hyper and might knock the little ones down by accident. The pictures really don't do him justice, he is a stocky medium sized, bouncy boy. He has a wonderful expression on his face at all times, complete with wrinkles.

Ace, is our final intake from this week. His owners have allergies that are getting worse with Ace in the home. He has been very loved in his home, they are currently holding onto him until we are able to place Ace in a new home. Ace is a very smart and well mannered German Shep. He is a younger dog, but has already learned about how to act in the house and is very much a house dog. He too will be at the adoption fair this Saturday, hopefully he too will find a forever home that will love him as much as his current owners do.




Please come out to the fair this Saturday to meet these great dogs that so deserve a forever home.

They Have Arrived....

The calendars & cookbooks are in and I must say they are pretty nice.... (I apologize for the poor quality photos...crappy office camera)



The cookbooks contain about 40 receipes....even a special Dog Section! They will be $20.00.


The calendars will be $20.00 each also.

We will have them for sale this weekend so please come and join us and pick up your copy.

We will let you know in the next few days other locations they can be purchased at and if you are from out of town and are interested please email us at prairiedogcaninerescue@hotmail.com to place your order. There will be an additional amount added to those orders to cover the postage costs. We hope to have Santa's elves working on getting the out of town order in the mail early next week.

ITS ONLY 7 DAYS AWAY!!!

We are all VERY busy getting things in order for the December 12, 2009 Adoption Fair and Fundraiser and wanted to give everyone an update on what you can expect when you come out to visit us.

Calendars - will be available that day for purchase. If you sent in a picture of your PDCR adopted dog and are wondering if it made the cut, guess what?!! They all did! We really couldn't decide on one or two, or even three pictures per month, so instead we made a collage of all the pictures, there were 78 of them, and it looks great! Come and get them while you can!

Dog & Cats for Adoption - several local rescues will be joining us for the day and you will get to meet alot of fantastic dogs & some cats eagerly awaiting homes of their own. We here at PDCR have five new dogs that have come in just this week, more might be joining us in the next week as well. A sneak preview of these dogs will be posted in the next day or two. There will be a full house at the fair.

Bake Sale - Santa's elves are busy at work preparing lots of baked goodies for purchase that day. If you are interested in adding to the goodies that will be available that day, we ask that you make sure to have labels on those items which include a list of the ingredients so we avoid any allergy flareups! Pricing for the items will be done at the fair.

Exhibitors - We currently have several tables booked for the day including crafts for sale, a local pet photographer, RedLine Dog Sports, a local homemade soap company and some cute ponies to name a few. If you are a crafty person and would like to showcase your items, more tables are available, email us so we can put your name on a table too.

Face Painting - We are really hoping to have someone volunteer to do some face painting on the kids that come to the fair. There is lots of baking talent in our group, but not anyone that feels brave enough to try painting faces. If you have such talent and would like to come out for the day, please let us know. There will be some tasty baked goods in it for you :)

Hot Beverages - some hot beverages courtesy of Express Coffee. The show will go on even if its a bit brisk outside. Come for a coffee and cookies.


Raffle Table - Oh my goodness people! We have some awesome prizes to be won. We have got the support of some great businesses here in Lethbridge, and some from Taber. We have some pet products being donated from local pet stores and vet clinics, some pizza gift certificates, a golf bag from Servus Credit Union, Movie coupons for Cineplex, gift certificate from Carefree Lighting, spa and salon gift certificates and many more.

Please come out to support our day, even if you aren't interested in adopting a dog, there will be lots to do that will in many ways help a dog find a new home.