Phones are up and down!!!

All summer now we've been having problems with our phones, one minute it's working and then oops, it cuts some client's conversation off and then dies. Try to call them again and forget about it, the lines are down for hours on end... Navan is having issues with Bell Canada, we've all made complaints but it seems this is an on-going problem which will take another 2-3 months to rectify. So please, if you are trying to get in touch with us - e-mail is best right now as we are sometimes without a line for a few evenings so we can't return calls promptly as we normally do.

All the new dogs are fitting in nicely, training has strated and they are quite smart and grasping the concept pretty quickly. They are all adorable and we may be having puppies born here at NARC which will be amazing! Keep looking for updates on our beautiful pregnant Shadow - or so she seems pregnant - will have the vet confirm next week!

New doggies have arrived!

Gorgeous Scottish Terrier female, probably pregnant so will be with us for some time to give birth, etc... if she is pregnant - we will have the vet confirm soon! She is adorable and sweet but a bit shy and afraid of sudden movements, we will have plenty of time to work with her although she is already getting better with the over manipulation this weekend, good groom, bath, etc... Large Daschund x, cream colored male, black female Daschund x, male Shih-Tzu, female westie x very sweet but shy with strangers - we will work with her but she is already getting better after only a few days with us! She was really nice with the groomer and let her do everything including nails although I held her for that part being that she had probably never been trimmed prior, her nails were so long it was painful to see! She gave me kisses throughout the whole ordeal and was really sweet about it - she will make someone very happy, we can tell right away she is a doll. 2 beautiful puppies, 3 months old, males, one is a husky x with blue eyes and the other is a Bernese Mountain Dog - just beautiful. A male Golden Retreiver, 11 months old.

All are now in our training program, multi-advantage given, dewormed, etc... Will post bios and pictures soon - keep your eye on our new gorgeous babies soon ready for adoption. Will be vetted, shots, spayed or neutered this week then up for adoption!

New doggies arriving again this weekend!

More and more are in need of our help so we are running to pick up a few new pooches this weekend! They will go in the clinic for 48 hours while we deworm and multi-advantage them so we don't spread any disease to our healthy dogs in the mobile home. Then they will be introduced to different pacts, depending on their size and trained to live together as a family!

If you know of anyone wanting to give up a dog run or dog house, please let them know we are always in need of extra runs/space during summer months so we can save a few more lives or have runs to play ball with our existing pooches - one on one!

A special thank you to all our great volunteers, if it wasn't for them this place wouldn't be running as smoothly and clients would be waiting a long while before having service! Thanks guys, I don't know what I would do without your help - you are AMAZING! Because of you, I take in many more dogs these past few years and due to our team, we are saving more lives...

I am a bit sad! But happy at the same time - wierd...

I know I can't keep all the rescues and boy is it ever tough sometimes... Royalty has gone to his loving home and it really saddens me as I fell for the big guy - even my neighbour came and said - WHAT - you didn't keep him!!! Chika is another that I adore and she is, such as Roy, Bart and Ean such a big suck, now she is leaving us sometime this week - although I am spoiled and get to keep her a few more days. I know, I know they all go to very good homes but it's been a tough month with quite a few dogs that I certainly would have kept for myself!!! Bart is another, I know he won't last long as he's too good to be true... One of my volunteers saw that in him and she requests him when she comes to give him a nice long walk - that from someone who doesn't like walking our big dogs hey Carole!! He snuggles with me in the grass and on the kitchen floor, he was so shy and abused - same as Roy, Ean and Chika.... I guess I'm a sucker for those who need me more and get more attached as they also are the ones that need more of my attention and training!!! Like the song "If I had a Million Dollars" well I wouldn't buy a new fur coat, I would fence this whole 22 acres off and have all the rescues live the life of kings and queens and probably keep them all Ha! Ha! Yeah, I know I'm a bit dog crazy but hey - someone has to be in order to save all these wonderful and beautiful creatures god has handed over as partners and man's best friend right? I may be dog crazy but when I see the volunteers coming on a weekly basis - they are too Hee! Hee! I've created other crazy doggy lovers and we are enjoying every minute of it... It's very addictive and once you start coming here to help - you can't stop - it's a proven fact! Well, good night everyone, it was a wonderful weekend, plenty of people came and went, dogs are pooped and snooring with their bellies full and surely dreaming of one of our volunteers walking them at the farm!

Sale - Husky 4 ltr household cleaner, DOG houses needed

If you want to give us a nice donation, the Husky 4 litre household cleaner is on sale at Canadian Tire for $7.someting insteand of $14.something. I just bought 2 yesterday with the Canadian Tire money that a few of you donated - thank you for that... We use one big container per 2-3 days! Yep, doggies get the household and their crates very dirty!!

We are also looking for dog houses or igloos as we are expanding with 2 new dog runs which we hopefully will be installing this weekend! Need 1-2 dog houses or igloos per run for shade!

We always need small leashes, collars, javex or any cleaning products.

Items desperately needed

We need Multi-advantage, Revolution or Advantage. We dose all of our dogs each and every month, winter included so they don't spread disease so it is important to be able to keep it up, especially during summer months. We've had a few doggies that came in with fleas - YUK so we had to double dose this month, not only did they get their regular Multi-advantage on the 1st of June but we had to give them revolution on the 12th of June just in case. Although Chaz and Ean who came in full of fleas didn't have contact with the household until they were dozed with Multi-advantage and given Capstar at the vet's after surgery - double dozing to ensure it doesn't spread - we always like to be extra careful as fleas can do a lot of damage on dogs! So, all that being said, we've used up our July dosage in June and could use your help. We need the box that says puppies and dogs up to 4.5kg, the next one is for dogs from 10-25kg and the larger breed one for dogs from 25-45kg. If you can help in this department, please let us know. You can drop off or mail your donations to 4388 Navan Road, Navan, Ontario, K4B 1H9. We are opened Sat & Sun from 1pm to 3:30pm or there is a donation drop off box at the front of the property. Thank you everyone for your support - it is greatly appreciated and certainly much needed!

Lovely weekend yet sad - few updates!

It's been a busy weekend with clients and volunteers walking dogs, our groomer working to get them all prettied up, volunteers running around bathing, feeding, walking, cleaning and more cleaning Ha! Ha! We educate some of our clients on how to train or teach not only our dogs but their own dogs new tricks; our pooches get more one on one with families visiting, get tons of cuddles and loving so who can complain when they are all exhausted and snoring by 6pm!? I can't - they all seem so happy and content! We've had many appointments booked this weekend to meet with our pooches, some have been adopted, others are awaiting adoption or leaving this week or next weekend once the references are done - quite exciting!

Jaki is our bee buster, few bumble bees have made their way into the house and the moment she sees me come in with my zapping racket - she's there way before me chomping on the bumble bee and killing it instantly. At first, I freaked thinking she was going to get stung but she's an expert and grabs them so quickly that she doesn't get hurt! Quite the character, very quiet for a JRT yet such a sweetie and wants to please by getting mom's bumble bee out of the house - she will be exceptional with a family that gives her a job such as fetching the morning paper or your slippers - she really wants to please!

We've lost Tappie to what we thought was parvo but they tested negative and we aren't sure if her brother Tonka will make it - he is very week and his temperature is really low. Although it's summer, we have to keep him warm with blankets and hot water bottles! Send your prayers so he makes it! This is the part I don't enjoy from NARC, when you spend the whole week recovering a dog and he/she doesn't make it - it's really tough and saddens me that we can't save them all!!!

12 dogs spayed & neutered this week!

It's been quite a busy week, running to the vet's every evening to get 12 of our dogs spayed/neutered, rabies, DHPP, annual vet check, etc... But, this means they are or will available after their recovery! All the dogs are really nice, few are extremely gentle and such friendly pooches - it's hard not to keep a few for ourselves!! We've posted almost all the bios and are working on all the pictures although most are on our website. It is going to be a weird weekend with 12 dogs in crates on short walks but they need to recover properly so the females don't get henias, etc... Chika was such a suck, didn't want to walk to the car so I had to carry her and same when she arrived home, she didn't even want to get out of the car - so funny! They are smart and know their NARC mommy will carry and take care of them no matter what. Had to carry her into the house and settled her in her crate - poor thing - it must really hurt! Bibi was just crying, didn't want to be picked but fell asleep in the car on the way home. She also didn't want to be picked up to put her in her crate - she too was groggy and in pain! Oh well, that is why they are on pain medications for 4 days after surgery, to help them recover well and not feel the pain as much.

If you are interested in a NARC dog, please fill our adoption questionnaire at http://www.narc-charity.ca/ under downloads so we can approve you prior to meeting them, we need a reference, preferably a vet!

Need support!

It's always nice to get these dogs off death row and bring them home but there are costs associated with taking them in... We need your support, if any of you have a few bucks to spare, run to the dollar store and buy a few items needed for NARC! We need cleaning products, Pine Sol, Javex, comet, etc... Anything to help us keep this house smelling fresh and clean! We also need leashes and collars for the new arrivals - think small most of the time even cat collars for the smaller doggies are needed. We have very nice companies helping with food and treats so are always fine with those needs but certainly could use help for cleaning products and collars or leashes! Your support goes a long way, we had a donation this week from a client out of town and she helped us by taking in more doggies off death row - thanks Lin for you donation - we can now get a doggy spayed with shots from your support! One more life saved thanks to your support!

New doggies are here! More coming tomorrow!

It's been and remains a busy day! We took in 7 dogs from an SPCA this morning and another 8 dogs taken off death row at a pound. Tomorrow, we are picking up another 6 puppies. So, if you are looking for a companion, if they aren't ready for adoption yet, they will be quite soon! We have a gorgeous male Boxer, a male Beagle, a said to be Min Pin female but really not sure of her mix, a tiny little male Papillon x Pomeranian, a small female Japanese Chin, a male Bishon Frise, a female Corgi x Chihuahua, a long haired male Chihuahua, a female Shih-Tzu, a female Husky, 2 Husky x pups, a mixed large breed, Bishon Frise x, a Jack Russel Terrier and a Poodle x also came in. Yep 16 dogs today and 6 are being picked up tomorrow morning. Most have been introduced to the pacts, all seem to be working out well so far with the ones that have been introduced. The gorgeous Husky female got her crate opened somehow and ended up loose on the property but came to me right away. I introduced her to Hannah and left her in the dog run to play with Hannah but she jumped out of two dog runs to be by my side again. Certainly wants to be with her people and although an escape artist, she sticks around which is an important trait especially for a Husky! The little Shih-Tzu female and Jack Russel terrier got out of the van when our volunteer driver arrived and them too, although shy at first, finally came to me and didn't run off! Great little dogs, really don't understand people out there as these little guys are really sweet. Some are shy so we will work with them and others need house training which will also be taught before they are re-homed. This week will be a busy week for our vet and although we are sure he can't take all of these new dogs this week, be patient - they will be ready in time!

Saturday is going to be a big day

What a rush the last few weeks, getting almost 10-15 dogs in weekly, rushing to the vet's nightly to get them spayed/neutered, shots, etc... NARC is certainly keeping me on my toes, now how can it make me shed a few pounds Ha! Ha! Saturday is a big day, have to visit Rideau River as they want to hold a BBQ for NARC sometime this summer so that's my first stop Saturday morning. Then drive to the SPCA to pick up approx 7-10 dogs at 10am - hopefully to be back at NARC at noon to prepare for clients. Will probably have to return on Sun morning to get the rest - 10 certainly doesn't fit in my small car - a Van or SUV would come in handy on days like these. Then, one of our volunteer drivers is going to the pounds in Montreal to pick up another load of dogs, probably 5-8 coming to NARC - will certainly be a busy busy day! Busy weekend too, I have to train all the new comers not to bark at clients who visit, etc... I hope we have nice weather so I can run them on the property to get their energy level down a notch or two in order to be able to work with them properly - send your good wishes for a sunny weekend!! My daughter is only excited as she gets to pick a few puppies she wants to bring home from the SPCA - funny girl! Oh well, at least I have a little helper weeknights and weekends, following me to the many vet appointments, getting dogs back in the car - she is quite the handy little helper!