Quite the weekend

Yep, still hate the rain - had to javex the floors non-stop due to the muddy paws and couldn't clean the dog runs so they will need major clean-up this week! Can't wait for nice weather and I'm sure the dogs want me to start jogging again instead of short walks in the rain! The 2 new pups are doing well and so is the bishon x and Schnauzer, still haven't named them but it will come in time... We've already introduced the Schnauzer and Bishon x to the pact, they are happily living together with the rest! The matted Bishon got the much deserved groom and bath today, he certainly looks good now for sure!

King is a lot better but still shy with certain men, he recovered nicely form his neuter so is out and about now. Star, Polly and Melandra are still crated as they were getting too excited with the pact and that certainly won't help their recovery!! Star and Polly are NOT liking the idea of of being in crates but it's for their own well being - they drove me crazy whinning all day, wanting to come out to play with the volunteers! Melandra, well she's so quiet in her crate that you can forget that she's actually in there!! Such a sweet little dog but we are still working on the NO JUMPING on people - otherwise she is so well behaved! Well, good night eveyone, till the next blog!!!

Now doggies have arrived tonight!

From the pound, 1 female Schnauzer, 1 male shi-poo, 2 pups probably border collie? a little female and a little male, brother and sister! Thanks again to our wonderful volunteer driver for picking them up and bringing them to NARC.

We picked up Melandra, Star, Polly and King at the vet's tonight, they got spayed/neutered, their rabies, DHPP and check up. Poor Star had a hernia and a lump on the side which were removed today - three surgeries in one poor little girl!

More doggies and stray still at large in Blackburn Hamlet

Sunday we picked up another 2 gorgeous large breeds, one is a male Doberman, just a sweetie but a bit skittish around people - we are working with him and he is getting better already! The other is a nice, really good looking Briard male, cream and white, beautiful - this dog is just gorgeous. He is such a sweetie, training is going very well, he's still sometimes excited when I get home but this is normal. Tonight, I was training with bones, large bones to see if he would drop it and pay some attention to a human or attack - never know with new doggies. Both the Dobbie and Briard passed with HIGH flying colors. Both wanted attention more than their bones so we ended up playing by fetching the bone and giving it to mommy. Great dogs, they will make great pets! We named the Dobbie - KING and our gorgeous Briard is Roy for Royalty!

Our little stray is still at large in the Blackburn Hamlet area - see comments on my last blog with Pepe being our work dog... He is a hard little guy to catch, the whole neighbourhood is trying, we went and tried, the by-law officers went - jeez - we need to get this dog to the rescue immediately before something very bad happens!!! Although, this isn't asking you to run after him as he will bolt and once afraid - this is when accidents happen and they cross the road without paying attention... He will have to gain the trust of one of the people on that street, little by little - he will eventually let himself be caught - we hope!

New dogs were picked-up this morning

Another car full of doggies joined NARC on this beautiful and warm Saturday morning... We have 7 new arrivals, a male bishon frisé, a female Bishon x, a tiny female beagle, a male lhasa apso, a Border Collie x female, a terrier x Shih-Tzu female and a male Lhasa Apso. Look at our website soon for pictures and bios of these beautifull little creatures! Are now in training to live with the pact and also share everything from space to food, toys, attention, water, etc...

Quite a few of our volunteers gave them and the other dogs we've received this week good baths while others groomed them so they are really all looking great! We took some pictures and will share them soon on the website!

Pepe the NARC volunteer and work dog - Blackburn Hamlet LOST DOG REPORT

We were asked tonight by our vet and a few families in the Blackburn Hamlet area to help out in catching a stray dog who is obviously afraid of people and would not come near anyone. Many neighbours and by-Law officers had attempted to catch this stray, yet it always managed to get away.... So, I had Pepe in the car with me and decided he would be our NARC work dog for the evening! Took Pepe out of the car, walking near the other dog but totally ignoring the stray, obviously trying to get it to befriend my new NARC volunteer and eventually me - the big scary human... It worked, the stray came and sniffed Pepe and wanted to play... Pepe did such a good job, was calm throughout the whole exercise even with strangers around him, he was such a good boy. Unfortunately, the moment our little stray saw the other leash I was carrying for it - it bolted. It did manage to eat all the treats I had which was good as we are sure it is quite hungry. This dog has supposedly been out there for 2 days - if you have lost your pet - please claim it NOW at the baseball field in Blackburn Hamlet or it will get hit by a passing vehicle... We stayed on for over an hour, trying to gain it's trust again in hopes that it would come back for Pepe but this stray is really afraid of people so we weren't able to restrain it at all tonight although the families on that street are still trying even at 10:33pm on a Friday night - hats off to them all - God Bless. Hopefully we can all work together to catch this little dog before it gets hit by a car. Although he/she is afraid of people, it wasn't afraid of cars and crossed the streets quite a few times making me hold my breath in, praying while cars were driving past him/her... God, what an evening! All the families that worked with me have my number, if they catch him tonight he will be placed in someone's garage for us to pick up in the morning. Please send your luck our way so this little being makes it and gets to us or the Ottawa Humane Society where it will be in safe hands!!!

New doggies have arrived and update!

Well, it's been a busy week as you probably saw from the updates on the website. From last we told you, we had taken 4 dogs from the pound. The little Westie died of parvo the first few hours we received him which was very sad... The 3 others seem to be doing well so far but were in quaranteen due to this! The Lhasa is at the vet's tonight for his neuter tomorrow with another 3 buddies we've picked up last weekend at an SPCA. All in all, we picked up 8 dogs last weekend to help out an SPCA who is over filled with doggies coming in as strays, etc... Most of the profiles are on our website except for the little Shih-Tzu from the pound late last week who seriously needs to gain tons of weight and also has a skin condition which is being treated with medication. Tonight, we had 4 arrivals from the pound again, this time we've put them in quaranteen right away in order to ensure they don't have Parvo such as the other last week. We've received a Beagle, a Cocker Spaniel, a german x pup whom we have to closely watch as he was vomitting on the way here from the pound and last but not least a maybe Maltese who really needs quite the groom so we can tell what breed it really is! Nope, that's not it as I am returning to the SPCA on Saturday morning to pick up another few doggies in need! Spring is in the air, people are loosing their pets but not going back to claim them or maybe they just don't know what the process is? When adopting a dog, ensure you know the SPCA, Humane Society or Pound near you. Many areas will have an SPCA or Humane Society but towns away from big cities will usually have pounds - call your city to find out where the pound is and keep the contact information close at hand - just in case! It's also always good to have your by-law officer's number at arms lenght as they usually are the ones picking up stray animals so if you call in time - you will find your sweetheart and bring him/her back home safely! Our work here at NARC is to help these dogs in need, your homework is to find those numbers and post them on your fridge - what are you waiting for?

Cages, crates, accessories, dog beds, FOR SALE

We have many small critter or cat cages to sell, we need the funds so are making an all summer garage sale (or until items last!), every weekend from 1pm to 3:30pm. We are opened at that time, pop in to see if we have something you like - great prices to raise funds for NARC. We also have bird cages, critter cages, bunny cages, large and x-large metal dog crates, x-smal to medium cat plastic crates, tons of accessories for all critters and bird cages. Fish tanks and accessories - you name it, we've collected it to raise funds and now need to make room for our new clinic. We also have x-large and large square or round DOG Beds.

We will have the volunteers set it up this weekend in a location that everything will be laid out and easily seen so give us the weekend to set it all up and then you'll be able to pick and choose the item you want or like. Once the set up is ready, we will also take pictures and post them on our website http://www.narc-charity.ca/ under the "for sale" section. There are already pictures of some of the items we have right now available but tons more to show you!

If you do have donations, please bring them on weekends between 1pm and 3:30pm or leave them in our donation drop box at the front of the property at any time. We rely on your donations to raise funds for our beloved pooches! Your scrap is our savior! Without donations, we can't pick up more dogs that are on death row...

New doggies have arrived

Thanks to wonderful volunteer drivers out there, we've managed to rescue another 4 dogs from the pound south of Montreal. A little West Highland x Pincher who is quite sick, has diharea and vomitting but we've put him on medications right away so he should be fine in a few days. He is barely a year old, born in November 2010. A little Lhasa Apso, cute but definitely in need of a good bath - well, they are all in need of some grooming and good bathing! A large Schnauzer, not sure if Giant Breed and if so is certainly a growing puppy, will check his teeth to see approximate age - if he is a mini, he is a bit larger than the others we've had. Another came in but we will have to give him a good groom in order to tell what breed he is!

They are settled in for now, will be introduced to the pact this weekend, neuter/spay next week for those who aren't sick then up for adoption once trained!

We are getting more dogs on Saturday - keep looking to see if your breed comes in over the weekend, we should have pictures and bio's early next week of all or most of our new arrivals!

Good Mother's Day to every mom out there

It's a wonderful, warm and sunny day. We wish all the mom's out there the best on this beautiful day.

Our little Tintin, the daschund with a major black eye is completely healed, now for his neuter and shots, he is such a sweetie but somewhat still shy with sudden movements but we are working with him on that! He will be a changed little man when he leaves us.

Plutot the Bishon is also doing extremely well and is going for his neuter this week also, he is a big baby who loves cuddling with us.

Everyone else is doing fine except Katie is still fighting her lung infection, kennel cough gone bad and this is her 2nd antibiotic so hopefully it works out for her. I hate the fact that I can't do much more for her... it just kills me to see her cough like that all day, must be hard on her! She is such a doll though, never says anything and never complains!

Well, have a good day all - enjoy the SUN!

Update at the farm!

Well, we have this tiny little Daschund that we picked up at one of the many pounds, he arrived on Monday with a huge black eye, swollen and huge - same as in the movies when boxers go at it with each other! Poor boy, what the hell happened to him! He is much better, the swelling has gone down with compresses and medicated eye drops. It almost looks semi-normal now after only a few short days with us! We have a before picture - wait till you see this!

Our little Bishon is doing so much better, we had picked him up at an SPCA, he was very sick with diharea and quite frail and skinny. He is doing well, eating and drinking plenty and is quite active now that he has strength. He is such a sweet thing although he was not too happy at the SPCA and agressive with the staff so we are keeping an eye on his behavior.

We always need help, strong arms for renovations and strong minds for training and working with our dogs. If you want to volunteer for NARC, please feel free to contact us by e-mail information@narc-charity.ca or call us at 613-834-7005. We have tons of renovations to do, floors to fix and tiles to install so if you have some experience or knowledge and want to lend a hand, even for just one day or weekend - we need you!