Puppies are leaving us!

5 puppies from the Collie x Border Collie litter have found homes last weekend... Although their families had to wait a week before picking them up as they weren't ready yet. They are now, shots have been done, annual vet check, dewormed twice, eating and drinking well, have gained some weight and will certainly gain more as growing babies do! 1 client came to pick up their baby tonight, 2 others are leaving for their homes tomorrow and the other 3 families are coming on Saturday.

8 pups are now left for adoption although a few families are visiting them this weekend! Book your time to see them before it's too late!

We also have the Husky x puppy still looking for his home and a new Cocka-Lab - unsure of mix but he is very cute, curly hair on his ears, sits when asked and approx 4-5 months old. We will post pictures of him soon.

Volunteer driver from Ottawa to Toronto

If anyone can drive a female labrador from Ottawa to Toronto either Friday or Saturday please contact us - this is an urgent request for the Ottawa Humane Society. E-mail me at michelle.mayer@narc-charity.ca and I'll put you in touch with the Ottawa Humane Society representative ASAP. Pick up will be at the Ottawa Humane Society on Charlemagne Drive in Ottawa and not sure of drop off location but they will certainly fill you in once you are ready to go. Thank you so much for your support in our rescue industry - everyone needs a hand and we are all equally sharing duties! We are really hoping they can find someone fast so please find it in your heart to give us or OHS a call - ask for Heather at the OHS or Michelle here at NARC!

Update at the farm!

Yep, I am the only one in the world who gets all this loving every day - it's like being a millionnaire!!!! I get to play with puppies, run, sing and act like a child while playing tug of war till I am so hot I need a shower! The best exercise in the world if you ask me! Have the puppies say "wha wha" when I play with them, get my arm chewed off inside with over 30 doggies trying to eat me up nicely - this is certainly the best! It's 8pm, I've exhausted all of them by being silly - of course I am always silly - you should all know that by now Hee! Hee!

We chatted with our new puppies adoptive families today, it was pretty great... We have 5 families interested in our pooches so if all the references go well on Monday! 5 of our Collie x Border Collie pups will have found homes - that's pretty amazing!

Everyone here is doing great although they are all pooped out from my going crazy again and making them all bark, play, growl and HAVE FUN! My nightly chore - god this job is SOOOOO hard lol.

Groomy got the much deserved shave down, poor baby although she really looks amazing - thanks Yasmin for bringing her to your groomer - she looks great!

OK, well, I should wind down and relax for a change, still have some doggy laundry to do and cleaning for tomorrow's client visits - talk to you all soon!

Puppy viewing Saturday at 1:30pm

Being that we are already fully booked this weekend, we are inviting clients to come see the Collie x Border Collie puppies this Saturday, October 16th at 1:30pm to 2:30pm. We have had many e-mails and calls for our Collie x Border Collie babes that will soon be ready for adoption. They will be available next week, they are dewormed already but are only getting their annual vet check and 1st set of shots (DHPP) on Monday, October 18th. This is set up as a group visit so that we can answer all of your questions at the same time. We will see you Saturday at 1:30pm otherwise e-mail us and we will book you for next weekend when they are ready for adoption.

What is wrong with this picture?

I think some people don't know what CHARITY means, well here goes, it means we spend money on dogs and don't get the full amount back, we do this because we want to save lives and of course we love doing this. Why are you asking us to give our dog for free or reduce our rates? Obviously you haven't seen our vet bills to spay or neuter a dog and clean teeth or have some pulled out because they are rotten or even then - pay for shots, rabies, DHPP, dewormers, multi-advantage, hernia or cyst removals, etc... Oh, and don't forget the $50 walk-in fee to have a dog checked to see if he/she is healthy. Add this all up and we pay more than $675 for each adult dog that comes through our door, that is without teeth extractions or cleaning - just for regular visis, spay/neuter, dewormers, multi-advantage, rabies, DHPP and check ups. Yet we only charge $400 for our rescues and still have a few people daily wanting them for free! If that is the case, why come to a charity in the first place? Why not find your own free dog with issues or worms or fleas, not spayed with a hernia and very bad breath/teeth? Certainly because you don't want the extensive vet bill. If you have problems paying for our fee when our dog is completely vetted, what about food? What if something goes wrong, who will pay the future vet bills? You may want to wait until you are financially secure before getting a pet!!

Anyways, I'm venting but am tired of e-mails asking for free dogs or discounted rates, we spend a lot of money on our rescues. This not including food, treats, training, etc... Don't even get me started on administrative fees such as hydro, phone bill which by the way does NOT come out of NARC account but actually my personal account to help NARC stay in business... Our dogs are special because they have survived and have found their way into our home/rescue. Even when NARC has no funds, our volunteers will donate to help cover the veterinary cost for these lovely beings. Quite amazing to have people pay for dogs that don't belong to them and not ask anything in return!

Puppy update

Well, it's nice to have these 13 puppies, they are certainly the centre of attraction and the neighbourhood kids are enjoying them fully - playing dress up and cradling them. They certainly are getting tons of attention from volunteers, friends and family!

Elvis our new black Cocker Spaniel who is only 7 months old and Sunshine our gorgeous Maltese 1.5 year old girl are at the vet's tonight. They will be spayed/neutered and getting their shots tomorrow morning. We'll be picking them up after work and settling them in a crate for a few days of recovery.

The 13 Collie x's and the new cocka-lab pup will all be going to the vet's on Monday for their first shots, the Collies will then be almost 8 weeks and ready for their loving homes afterwards. The lab x is approx 3-4 months, very cute and yes we need to post pictures of him for you to see.

Everyone else is doing great, a few took their spays tough last week but are doing better this week!

I can't thank our volunteers enough, they come every weekend and pound away bathing dogs getting them ready for their spay/neuter, cleaning dog runs, crates, grooming, cleaning outside and of course chatting up our clients. We have so many visitors that I sometimes loose track but do know that without them helping, I'd be up till midnight cleaning up, grooming, etc... Thank you gals & guy lol, new guy in town helping out which is great! I love you all and am always looking forward to seeing you each and every week! Hope I had more time to sit and chat when you are here! I miss you, it's like I didn't get a chance to say HELLO this past weekend!

13 Collie x Border Collie puppies

Yep, 13 and all from the same litter. Just too adorable, we will post pictures very soon of these adorable babies. They will be vetted early next week then ready for adoption.

More doggies

Cute little Shih-Tzu, older gal that will be looking for her home soon. She is very sweet, loves attention and certainly wants to be in our arms to cuddle.

Westie x female and male Terrier have been picked up by our volunteer and are with her tonight due to arrive here at NARC tomorrow for their vetting and training.

6 dogs were spayed/neutered early this week, are in recovery till Saturday but then ready for their loving homes. Billy the T-Cup Chihuahua, Kermit the pom, Jade the Min Pin, Junebug the JRT, Punky the Daschund and Tamarra the Shih-Tzu. All are very adorable, did great at the vet's and so far are doing well with their recovery. Some of their pictures are posted and others coming soon for you to see.

If you are looking, you better call to meet whomever you think is a fit soon as we already have people coming to see Jasper, Jade, Punky, Shamrock, Maybell, Snoopy, Camelia and Lutin this weekend. We are pretty sure they will find homes very quickly! We are booking fast and only have a few openings left!