New doggies have arrived

Have a look at our website this weekend, we have 5 gorgeous Collie x puppies ready for adoption, we will take pictures this weekend and post them. Also new, 2 miniature Pinchers, 2 pugs, 1 puggle and 3 Shih-Tzu's - all soon ready for adoption. They need to get spayed/neutered, shots, etc... before we can find them loving homes but we will get that done next week so they can be placed quickly. Very cute and adorable - see pictures this weekend of all these lovely new NARC babies!

Did you know?

We were told that the home temperature for larger breed dogs should be 50 degrees and 60 degrees for smaller breeds - this is a good way of saving money on your gaz/oil or hydro bill this winter while you are away at work!

Many things accomplished this weekend!

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, we have finished the inside fence, cleaned all the dog runs before winter, filled all the wholes the doggies had made this summer - digging seems like a lot of fun! It took quite a lot of sand to fill all of those wholes... Always wondered where it all goes, probably on the dogs themselves which is why we always have to bathe them almost every week... The 2 new matted Shih-Tzu's had their much needed grooms and tons of Tender, Loving, Care from our volunteers. They were spoiled with treats and a volunteer even bought them their first shirt - they are very cute now and drastically shrunk in size! We also started on the outside siding, took off part of the plastic siding on the mobile home and are starting to install the logs so it looks exactly like my log home, it will be really wonderful and already looks quite amazing - this should be done hopefully by the end of the week! Of course, the compressor decided to stop working so I guess I have to get out there tomorrow and buy another one so we can finish the log siding and of course I still need it to finish the inside of my house! If this weather could persist, we would be able to finish the log siding on this house and the food trailer and maybe even build our new deck with a railing for the mobile home!! Wouln't that be great!

I am sure all the volunteers are as exhausted as I am, we will all sleep like babies from working outside in this cold weather! The doggies are surely quiet after a day of running, barking at the volunteers, walks on the property and just being their wonderful silly selves!

New doggies have arrived

Two really nice and friendly black labrador puppies, approx 4 months old and 2 said to be Shih-Tzu's but will be able to tell more once they are properly groomed, look like Maltese to me... They are very matted and not very good looking yet... nothing that a good groom and bath won't solve for them this weekend and show off that cute little doggy under all of that matted hair.

Our volunteers will have their hands full with grooming and bathing this weekend with more doggies arriving on Saturday - keep looking at our blog or facebook for updates, pictures and information. Talk to you soon!

Join me on Facebook

I've posted a video of the NARC pooches on my facebook. Although I was trying to get them in their playing mode, the moment I pressed "play" they became all quiet... it's like they knew I was up to no good Ha! Ha! Find me, Michelle Mayer (Ottawa) and see updates on Facebook and future videos of our babies running around and being silly! I've tried uploading them on this blog but haven't figured it out yet so until then, I'll be posting them on Facebook for everyone to see! I am the girl in a picture with a Dolphin so you can't really miss me! Enjoy the video, updates and future videos of our pooches!

Did you know?

That puppies are like infants and you can't just give them different treats as you can make your puppy very ill or kill them? As infants, they need to be introduced to their foods slowly. We introduce something new to our infants every month or week to see if they have any allergic reactions, why aren't we doing this with our puppy? Feeding different types of treats or house food to your puppy will give him diharea and if it persists, he will dehydrate and can die or end up costing you over a thousand dollars in vet care, IV fluids, etc... Puppies dehydrate quickly so it's important to keep them on the food they have started to eat and introduce slowly the new food you want them to have. Mix 3/4's of their old food with 1/4 of the new food and reduce the old food daily and gradually until you are only feeding them the new food of choice. Then, keep the old food as treats, his system is already used to this food so use it for training. Once your puppy is 4-6 months old, his stomach will be stronger and you can start him on certain treats, again by introduction, a bit at a time so he gets adapted to the new treats/food.

We've placed many puppies this summer and have educated many of our clients on this, it is important for the health of your pup so please keep in mind that they are babies and treat them as such. Enjoy your new pet, spoil them rotten with love!

Love the new indoor fence!

Yep, the temporary fix is now fully done, we have a fence in the house separating the living room in two... Perfect and now everyone can see all the dogs when they come in which is really great for them and for all of us here. Still not fully done the renovations but can't wait till next weekend when we all get together again and finish it all off. Thanks to all the volunteers for a hard working weekend here at NARC, some had to wash the newly arrived stinky puppies, others finish the inside fence, clean crates, wash floors, bathe our regular dogs, filling, etc... All in all, another very productive week. Next Saturday, hoping it is still nice outside, we are planning on siding the mobile home with the logs that match my new soon to be home so this place will look amazing! Bit by bit, we're going to get there! If there are any handy men out there wanting to volunteer, we have a deck to build connecting both the mobile home and the food trailer - would be nice if we could also get that done before winter hits! Have the wood and all that is needed except for the hands as all of our current volunteers are so very busy! Thanks to my wonderful father for all the equipment needed in order to be able to finish our indoor and outdoor fencing needs - Navan Fence you are the best!

New puppies have arrived!

We picked up 3 puppies last night at the pound, were they ever stinky but one of our volunteers gave them a double shampoo bath today so they are all clean and smelling fresh. Now for their quaranteen to see if there is any Parvo, if not, they will be ready for adoption very shortly! Not sure of their mix, maybe Collie x ?? Will post pictures once they have had their DHPP.

Renovations in the mobile home are coming along, hopefully we will be able to finish the living room tomorrow then when I move out we'll be attacking the back rooms and grooming area! Lots to do, not enough hours in a day to get them all done quickly but as they say - Rome wasn't built in a day...

Anyone wanting to volunteer some time in installing siding on this mobile home of ours? I have the log siding and air gun, just don't have the time! Also, if there is a roofer out there willing to donate time and equipment to fix the roof - that would be amazing! Otherwise, we will tarp it again for this winter in hopes to have money next year to buy shingles so we can get that roof done once and for all. For companies out there willing to do this as a donation, we can write you a charitable receipt for income tax purposes for any work done for NARC!

Productive Weekend - Things needed to continue

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers, we were able to start renovating the mobile home and it already looks bigger and better! The doggies have more room, you can now see them all when you come in and of course they can see everyone visiting!! Still a work in progress but it's getting there slowly but surely.

We need tiles, ceramic tiles of any colour - if you have a few spares from your kitchen or bathroom renovations - I'm sure the dogs won't mind if they have to walk on 10 different colored tiles but it surely will make it easier to clean when it rains, etc... Drop them off in our Donation Drop Off box, 4388 Navan Road between 10th Line and Trim Road. Doesn't matter which size, small to large as we will cut them to fit if needed.

And we are still in need of a toner for our photocopier (Minolta MT Toner 501A). Thank you in advance for your help and donations, we couldn't do all of this without you! NARC is always looking into making it a better living for our pooches, your help is greatly appreciated and helps us achieve our goals.

Few things we need to be fully operational

Yes, I know it's been a while and yes we are kind of fully operational after the fire but... still a few items missing to be 100% up to speed. We desperately need a fax machine or Winfax to install on NARC's computer so we can get faxes sent/received on-line. Winfax would certainly be best but we will certainly accept your older fax machine.

Someone donated this beautiful expensive photocopier shortly after the fire, GREAT stuff and we just love it but are now soon lacking ink so cartridges (Minolta MT Toner 501A) now needed and of course paper so we can make copies of our veterinary records for our adoptive families.

Anyone have an old cordless phone lying around? Certainly something we should have to be able to answer calls when we are outside or in another area of the house as I keep almost killing myself trying to run for the phone nightly!

Good printer needed, we have one but it SUCKS, it keeps jamming even if I bought it new - maybe an older model would be better. Color would be also great for our client letters but right now a working printer - any printer is certainly appreciated.

NARC uses all of their funds on the dogs so we don't want to start purchasing equipment when the money is needed on operations - please help us with these items which any business needs to run successfully! Thank you in advance for all of you out there sending nice e-mails, good wishes and donations, without YOU we wouldn't be where we are right now!