The Doxie Blog: February 2016

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Last Call for Playing Card Contest!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! We begin our week working a hoarding case, unfortunately. We also are asking your prayers for little Petey. Petey came to use with severe dehydration and abdominal pain. We will have more updates on Petey soon, but in the meantime, we ask for your prayers and good vibes for this sweet little Red Paw Case.

Despite the Red Paw cases we are working, we have had lots of good news here in the DRBC Camp this week as Gretel, one of our diabetic doxies, makes positive progress. She is home and is up and walking around, best of all her appetite is fantastic and her blood sugar numbers are stable!! Even the sore on her back has begun to show signs of improvement! Thanks to all of your support, her fundraising goal has been met!! Thanks so much Gang!

SMILE OF THE WEEK

We have fantastic news this week for Kayla!! Her biopsy was negative!!! The masses that were removed from her chest are all non-cancerous. This little girl is now on the mend, and she is officially now has a Purple Paw. Yeah Kayla!

Many thank to all of you that supported Kayla in her quest for life. Want to join Team Kayla? There is still time. Just follow the link!!

https://www.youcaring.com/kyla

Next up in the good news camp is Maxx, one of the new additions to the DRBC Family! Maxx was pulled from a shelter, and he is a blind doxie mix. Thanks to your likes and shares on social media, someone stepped forward to help with Maxx and his special needs. Soon he will be heading to NorthStar VETS for an eye exam and in time will look for his new forever home. Thanks for all the likes and shares Gang!

Next up, we have a check in from Lukas! Recently we put the Gold Paw up for little Lukas. Well he is back today with a Blue Paw update and wants everyone to know that his little sister Miss V just loves him to bits! Great news Lukas! Way to go Lukas and Miss V!!
We also have exciting news about Claus! Claus was born here at DRBC when his family was rescued from a crack house one Christmas Eve. Well today Claus is checking in to let us know he is now a Certified Therapy Doxie! We are so proud of you Claus! How about a big round of like, shares and shout-outs for this special little guy as he enters a new and benevolent adventure in his life. Yeah Claus!!

Have you entered your pup in the Playing Card Contest yet? Say hi to Woody! This special little guy is a DRBC Alum and you guessed it...he is IN the playing card contest!! Always a joy to his family and all he meets we are so happy to have him as an entrant! OK Gang, work your magic! Please like, share, ENTER and send Woody your shout outs!Want your pupper in the contest? Now is the time. Just follow the link below and be sure to like and share with friends to get everyone involved!

https://www.gogophotocontest.com/drbc

Here is what his family had to say about Woody:
This is Woody, we adopted him from DRBC in February of 2015. He is a very special boy and we love him very much. He brings us so much joy and makes us smile every day. He loves to eat, sleep, play with toys, play with his brothers and foster brothers, and he is the best at cuddling!! He is an all around wonderful member of our family and we are lucky to have found such an amazing pup!!

Thank you for joining us for this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! Remember to enter thePlaying Card Contest, and please think about completing a Foster Application.

Please stay tuned over the coming week to hear more about our new inbound dogs from the hoarding case. In the meantime, we'll leave you with our Cutie of the Week. Until next time. Thanks Gang!

Sunday, February 21, 2016

Puppy Love is in the Air!

Hello everyone! Welcome to this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! Since we didn't have a post last week, we have a lot to catch up on. We hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day, filled with puppy kisses and doggie snuggles. Here in DRBC land we were full of love for all of our doxies!

First off, we want to give you an Orange Paw Update on our doxie with the mammary tumors, Kyla. Little Kyla finally got the surgery that she so very desperately needed. The surgery was long and complicated, but she is now home and on the mend. Kayla still needs you! We are only about 1/2 of the way towards the fundraising goal. We had hoped we could wait until the full amount was reached, but we always want to do the right thing, and this time, it was making the move into emergency surgery. Can you lend a hand in her recovery? Please follow the link to donate: https://www.youcaring.com/kyla

We have a Red Paw Update for Gretel. This week was a close call for little Gretel. We take care of so many seniors that will never find forever homes here at DRBC and Gretel is one of them. Sweet, quiet and a complete love, Gretel is a favorite of everyone she meets.

Gretel has a big problem: she is an unstable diabetic. On any given day, a close eye is kept, a special diet is followed and Gretel is like any other senior, but last night something changed. Gretel refused to eat and began shaking. Her blood glucose number looked good, but a sore formed on her back from almost nowhere. It was of to NorthStar VETS for this little girl.

You may not know it, but February is the worst month of the year for our rescue. Donations are down and turn-in’s are up. Still we could not question our decision to get this little girl the help she needed. An ER visit, blood work and lots of meds later, Gretel is eating. We are taking a conservative route and are hoping the sore is a diabetic issue and not cancer.

Today Gretel is hoping you will lend a hand in her treatment. The $650 covers all her needs at NorthStar: blood work, anti-nausea medications, antibiotics and care. Tell this old girl she is still worth it as only the DRBC Gang can! Remember, age is not a disease, but her diabetes is a harsh reality.

Remember, generous support is desperately needed and greatly appreciated. Like many non-profit organizations DRBC is a 501[c][3] operated solely by volunteers. We have been dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, re-homing and educating families about this breed for over 32 years. We welcome and need your benevolent tax-deductible donation. Please, help us to help them.

We welcome you to stay tuned for updates. Until then, Gretel, all the rescue doxies and the DRBC Team thank you.

https://www.youcaring.com/gretel-the-dachshund-525177

Speaking of diabetics, we have a Purple Paw update on Lily! She wanted to reach out to everyone and tell you that she is doing great! Many thanks to our buddies at NorthStar VETS for getting her through her diabetic crisis. It was a close one, but today she is stable and is loving life with her medical foster family! Thank you for all your support, she is now doing GREAT!

We also have a Purple Paw update on Andy & Barney, the 2 boys left outside in the snow after their owner passed away. These boys are survivors, and are starting to enjoy life again. By the way, Andy and Barney are looking for a long term foster to help them get back on their feet. Interested in a couple playful snuggle buddies? Follow the link to fill out a foster application! http://www.doxierescue.com/Foster_Care.html

SMILE OF THE WEEK

We are thrilled to report that we have a lot of Gold Paw Updates this week! Check out all the cuties below who have found their furever homes! These pups all came to us with various issues. Some were dumped, some malnourished, neglected or abused, and all of them confused how they ended up in such a situation. But this week, they have all found love! A huge round of "appaws" and "high paws" to the pups below!

Inbound Alert - We have a Mint Paw Alert for Peanut. Little Peanut is a wonderful senior that recently came to DRBC when her family went on a military relocation. Things were looking grim until we stepped up and offered her a forever home. Today she is adjusting and secure. She needs some medical work on her teeth, but we are thrilled to welcome her to the DRBC family. Want to welcome Peanut to the family in a special way? Follow the link and help her get a new collar, harness and tag. Nothing like a new set of things to begin a new life. Hope you can help Gang! https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr…

Check out our Blue Paw Updates! Woody just celebrated his "Gotcha Day" and wanted to say Hello! Hoggle wants us to know that he is happy and loved. Gemma is showing off her new pink coat! We are so happy for all of them!

Before we wrap up this week's edition with our Cutie of the Day, we want to remind everyone of our current fundraising effort, the Dealing a Better Hand Playing Card Contest. Your entry and donations will help us continue to support the breed we hold so dear: the Dachshund. You will be able to count yourself among an amazingly caring network of people across the country and around the world who have supported our work to save over 6,500 Dachshunds since 1984, not turning any away due to age, injury or illness. Please visit the link for more details on how to enter your pup!

http://www.gogophotocontest.com/drbc

Annabell is our Cutie of the Week!

Well, that is it for this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! We hope that you've enjoyed the update, and remember, stay tuned to our social media pages for up to the minute posts and breaking news. See you next week Gang!

Sunday, February 7, 2016

Playing Card Contest

Welcome to this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! This week, we've been busy making moves with many of our doxies. We'll tell you more about them soon, but first, we have an announcement! The big news this week is that the "Dealing a Better Hand" Playing Card Contest is open to entries! You can enter your pup's picture for a chance to be on a playing card!

Is your pupper the Ace of Spades, your dox the Queen of Hearts, or perhaps your little one is the joker in the pack? Now is your chance to ante up and show us your pal’s best poker face! The 40 photos with the most votes will appear on an individual card in a deck of playing cards, with the top 4 vote-getters appearing on a face card of their choice. The photo with the most votes will also be featured on the outside of the box! Entering is $10 and all entries raising more than 50 votes will receive an official deck of DRBC playing cards. Just look at some of the entries we received this week!

Hi! My name is Sammy. I love to run and play ball but my most favorite thing of all is getting a belly rub. I wasn't wanted by another human because I am very shy,but my mommy loves me and I her.

Odie is a sweet dog he loves to cuddle up under blanket and play with his toys. He loves to go for rides in the car and going on trips to the doggy store and the park.

Please take a moment to go visit the contestant entry page at http://www.gogophotocontest.com/drbc and browse all the cute pictures! Start flipping through those photos of your pup now...we know you have a few good ones to choose from! Entering is easy, and only takes a few clicks! Enter today!

As we mentioned earlier, it's been a tough week with inbound pups, and we've been really busy making sure they are all safe, warm and settled. We've moved over 20 doxies these past 2 weekends. Sadly, several of them had been found wandering or had been purposefully left out in the elements.

Andy and Barney's owner passed away just weeks before the storm. These older guys were out out in a corner of the yard and managed to survive the recent blizzard.

Andy and Barney survived the blizzard.

Dexter and Dee Dee were also inbound this week. Dexter and Dee Dee almost didn't make it. They were dumped due to a bitter divorce. Frightened and in need of vet care, they are now part of the DRBC family. We will get them the care they need and find them thier forever home.

Look at those pupper smiles!

Bob was found wandering after the most recent blizzard. Posters were hung and the authorities were contacted, but no one was looking for Bob. The folks that scooped him up from a busy road could not keep him. He had nowhere to go. Well Bob is here at DRBC now. Safe, safe, safe!

Bob settles in at DRBC

Kyla needs emergency surgery.

Want to make a difference? Follow our Paypal link and help all these inbound pups get a new collar, harness and tag. Nothing like a new set of things to begin a new life. Hope you can help Gang!

This week, we have a Red Paw Update this week on Kyla. We hate emergencies. We see so many of them. This past weekend we took in a little one in very bad shape. She has blood leaking from her teats. We need to move quickly and are asking your help today to get her the surgery that will remove the tumors causing the issue. It breaks our hearts. She is so sweet and loving. She needs this second chance.

We are reaching out today to ask for your support in our effort to save Kyla. The months of neglect will take a tremendous about of medical skill and time to reverse. She requires blood work, ultrasound and surgery ASAP. It does not sound like much, but we have been given an estimate of $2,225. It is a lot and we cannot do it without your help.

Please help us to help Kyla. We know she can make it back and we know someone will fall in love with this little one, despite her issues, but today that seems like a far off goal. Please send her that all-important message of love. We desperately need your donations. Follow this link to join Team Kyla and donate today!
https://www.youcaring.com/kyla-the-dachshund-513927

SMILE OF THE WEEK

We 2 Gold Paw Alerts this week. First, it's exciting news for Chloe & Lucy. These two little ones waited 11 months for the right family to meet them, but today they are home forever and being loved. Next up, it took many months for Grendy to beat his heartworm disease, but he was no sooner cleared by our vet team when he found his forever home! We are so excited to see this little boy happy at last! Please join us in congratulating these pups on finding their furever homes!

Well, that about wraps up this week's edition of The Doxie Blog. And now, here's our Cutie of the Week, Andy! Andy is an IVDD survivor, and we just love his sweet face.

Cutie of the Week

Thanks for joining us this week! Please note that next week, The Doxie Blog will be on hiatus, returning to you the following week. In the meantime, you can get your pupdates on our other social media sites: Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram! Thanks gang, and see you in a couple weeks!