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!
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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!
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!
Friday, October 8, 2010
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.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
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!
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!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
9 new arrivals this week
Yep, I must be insane, not only am I mopping every 5 minutes with this rain and dirty paws making paw prints on the floors but I also took in another 9 doggies from the gaz chamber. Well, couldn't leave them there to die could I?? Now we really need funds to help these guys get spayed/neutered, shots, etc... Thanks to our wonderful Coralie for driving to Montreal and back with these wonderful dogs every week!
Another Tiny Pomeranian male, looks identical to Lutin which is quite funny! A small Cocker Spaniel female, a male Shih-Tzu, a female Miniature Pincher who is quite scared but she will come around in time. A puppy that looks like a cocker x lab?? A tiny little wire haired Daschund, a very small female Jack Russel Terrier. A white miniature poodle although she is really matted so will need a good groom - another long job this weekend! And a Lhasa Apso male although may be Shih-Tzu but does seem to have the Lhasa hair!
We'll have them checked by our vet, spayed or neutered, given shots and trained before they are ready for adoption. Pictures to be posted soon, hopefully this weekend!
Don't forget to donate through the United Way Campaign, our registered Charity number is on the first page of our website www.narc-charity.ca - help us make a difference, not only in changing our dogs lives but also people's lives - those that adopt from NARC!
Another Tiny Pomeranian male, looks identical to Lutin which is quite funny! A small Cocker Spaniel female, a male Shih-Tzu, a female Miniature Pincher who is quite scared but she will come around in time. A puppy that looks like a cocker x lab?? A tiny little wire haired Daschund, a very small female Jack Russel Terrier. A white miniature poodle although she is really matted so will need a good groom - another long job this weekend! And a Lhasa Apso male although may be Shih-Tzu but does seem to have the Lhasa hair!
We'll have them checked by our vet, spayed or neutered, given shots and trained before they are ready for adoption. Pictures to be posted soon, hopefully this weekend!
Don't forget to donate through the United Way Campaign, our registered Charity number is on the first page of our website www.narc-charity.ca - help us make a difference, not only in changing our dogs lives but also people's lives - those that adopt from NARC!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Oh God, More Rain!!!
Oh boy, does this house get messy when it rains! Paw prints or shall I say water prints everywhere, mopping 20 times during evenings and wet doggies splashing everything in sight! Those are the days I'd like to have a locking door on that "trap" door of ours so I can lock the doggies inside for a few hours at a time! In and out priviledge is very nice for them but not so nice for the floors or my mopping skills lol. Oh well, they seem to be enjoying being wet and still run in and out - you'd think they would stay inside when it rains - no?
The new doggies were named, pictures posted on the website and are going to the vet's tomorrow and Wednesday, they are so adorable. Really good dogs, well behaved, no barking, docile, good with other dogs... I can't believe they would have been put down! Even the Basset is a quiet guy, considering the breed - we lucked out with him indeed! And Hulio, well, he is just the sweetest big guy ever, he's living with all the small pooches, so docile that we plucked him in with the pact and he just fit right in and is a fluffy pillow for the small ones who like to curl up on him or right by his side - such a sweet and quiet boy! He will certainly melt a few hearts, oh sorry that's already started with the volunteers hearts and mine of course! Just adorable, all of them different yet so special as they survived!
Don't forget it's United Way time again this year, find it in your hearts to help NARC take more doggies out of the gaz chamber or off death row at pounds! Help us help them get here, get vetted and then re-homed - it's such a joy to do this - you can't even comprehend!
The new doggies were named, pictures posted on the website and are going to the vet's tomorrow and Wednesday, they are so adorable. Really good dogs, well behaved, no barking, docile, good with other dogs... I can't believe they would have been put down! Even the Basset is a quiet guy, considering the breed - we lucked out with him indeed! And Hulio, well, he is just the sweetest big guy ever, he's living with all the small pooches, so docile that we plucked him in with the pact and he just fit right in and is a fluffy pillow for the small ones who like to curl up on him or right by his side - such a sweet and quiet boy! He will certainly melt a few hearts, oh sorry that's already started with the volunteers hearts and mine of course! Just adorable, all of them different yet so special as they survived!
Don't forget it's United Way time again this year, find it in your hearts to help NARC take more doggies out of the gaz chamber or off death row at pounds! Help us help them get here, get vetted and then re-homed - it's such a joy to do this - you can't even comprehend!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
New doggies have arrived
We've taken another 6 doggies off death row at a pound in Montreal tonight, here are some of the details to start with and pictures will follow shortly.
One tiny little Pomeranian male, very cute who was abandonned in his home with his playmate, a very matted Maltese male who needs a groom big time - he is as matted as Snoopy was when he arrived!!! The pom is right by my side licking my arm as I am typing away!
A T-cup Yorkie, very sweet and already wants to be in my arms all the time, he is on my lap and trying to climb my arm now as I type this. His tongue is always sticking out!
A Basset Hound x Beagle or something like that... Male and very good looking and friendly!
A Border Collie, calm and we think he's a bit older - will let you know further once our vet sees him.
And, last but not least a small Bishon Frisé, very quiet and very cute.
They are all scared but are coming out of that fear already and it's only been a few hours of my famous TLC. So, by the end of the weekend, they will be normal doggies again, not afraid and never will they be neglected again as they have found their loving home tonight and have SURVIVED! We will have them all neutered next week and of course by then they will have had a full week at NARC and feel very comfortable in our loving and friendly environment!
Most of you are unaware of what they go through, not knowing they were abused, neglected, left behind to starve... You don't see these "scared" little faces we see weekly when they arrive, wondering what is next? Where am I? Who is this crazy person - oh she does seem nice!? You see the nice and well behaved dog you adopted from NARC, fully re-habilitated. These dogs will trust us within days or hours, letting humans decide their faith again - why? Because they don't have a VOICE! We opened NARC to become their VOICE - to speak up for them and take them out of a faith they have not selected - that a human decided for them - to discard of them, to move and leave the dog behing without food or water... They are not a toy or a shirt you throw away - are they? Please find it in your heart to help NARC take in more of these poor little babies out of the gaz chambers! We need your donations as we can't help them all otherwise. 6 dogs to me is not enough when I know we've left so many others behind!! United Way is on, give to NARC through payroll deductions or send us a cheque by mail at 4388 Navan Road, Navan, Ontario, K4B 1H9 - your money WILL save a life or two...
One tiny little Pomeranian male, very cute who was abandonned in his home with his playmate, a very matted Maltese male who needs a groom big time - he is as matted as Snoopy was when he arrived!!! The pom is right by my side licking my arm as I am typing away!
A T-cup Yorkie, very sweet and already wants to be in my arms all the time, he is on my lap and trying to climb my arm now as I type this. His tongue is always sticking out!
A Basset Hound x Beagle or something like that... Male and very good looking and friendly!
A Border Collie, calm and we think he's a bit older - will let you know further once our vet sees him.
And, last but not least a small Bishon Frisé, very quiet and very cute.
They are all scared but are coming out of that fear already and it's only been a few hours of my famous TLC. So, by the end of the weekend, they will be normal doggies again, not afraid and never will they be neglected again as they have found their loving home tonight and have SURVIVED! We will have them all neutered next week and of course by then they will have had a full week at NARC and feel very comfortable in our loving and friendly environment!
Most of you are unaware of what they go through, not knowing they were abused, neglected, left behind to starve... You don't see these "scared" little faces we see weekly when they arrive, wondering what is next? Where am I? Who is this crazy person - oh she does seem nice!? You see the nice and well behaved dog you adopted from NARC, fully re-habilitated. These dogs will trust us within days or hours, letting humans decide their faith again - why? Because they don't have a VOICE! We opened NARC to become their VOICE - to speak up for them and take them out of a faith they have not selected - that a human decided for them - to discard of them, to move and leave the dog behing without food or water... They are not a toy or a shirt you throw away - are they? Please find it in your heart to help NARC take in more of these poor little babies out of the gaz chambers! We need your donations as we can't help them all otherwise. 6 dogs to me is not enough when I know we've left so many others behind!! United Way is on, give to NARC through payroll deductions or send us a cheque by mail at 4388 Navan Road, Navan, Ontario, K4B 1H9 - your money WILL save a life or two...
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