Happy Easter!

Welcome to this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! DRBC's Lukas has a special Easter message for all of you from all of us here at DRBC. Please listen and enjoy!

We have a big event coming up Tuesday night. As you may be aware, the DRBC Dealing a Better Hand playing card contest is winding down, and voting closes Tuesday March 29th at 11PM. 

What election would be complete without live radio coverage? Mark your calendars and sign up to get in on the fun. Free! Visit our event page by clicking here to learn more! And, if you haven't yet voted, get those votes in by following this link! 

http://www.gogophotocontest.com/drbc

We would like to take a moment and welcome 3 new pups to the DRBC Family. First up, we have Maxx. He is visually impaired and a doxie mix. He stood no chance at all at the shelter, but we believe there is someone out there to love this energetic and adorable pup. Someone will love you Maxx, don't worry!

This is Murray. Today he is enjoying a sunbeam and some badly needed love after being dumped at a shelter last week. Well he is safe now and it won't be long before this cutie pie is out looking for his new forever home.

Next up is Hogan. He thought he had a forever home, but he did not. This wonderfully loving little boy came to us and is so sad at the loss of his family. Please help mend his broken heart with some love today!

Want to welcome these 3 to the family in a special way? Follow the link and help them get a new collar, harness and tag. Nothing like a new set of things to begin a new life. Hope you can help Gang!

Click here to donate!

DRBC is always looking for great foster homes and now with the warmer weather and the increase in the number of turn-ins, our need for homes has become imperative. Caesar and Deuce are two cuties who will need to shift in our system. The are ready for adoption, but need a loving home to wait for that opportunity. Is that you? They are sure hoping so. 

Applying is easy and all we ask is that you add the love and water. DRBC provides veterinary care, food and more. Please love, share and think about giving this pair a chance.

http://www.doxierescue.com/Foster_Application.html

SMILE OF THE WEEK

Today we have a special Foundation Update. Not long after the founding of DRBC it became clear that many good homes needed a level of support that did not include rescue and rehoming. The DRBC Foundation Group was established within the rescue in 1995 to help support families seeking compliance to a sound veterinary plan who would not otherwise be able to keep their beloved dachshund.

 

We have exciting news today on Precious, our most recent foundation case. She is up, walking and has been returned to her Mom. Precious came to DRBC with IVDD and was completely down. We worked hard to rehab her and are happy to report that she is back in Mom's loving arms!

We were also happy to get a check in from DRBC alum Zeke. He wanted us to know that he is happy and very loved in his home. Yeah Zeke!

We are happy to report that Brielle has a Gold Paw Update, and has found her forever home, and will be loved always! Congratulations Brielle!

This week, we honor the life of two special doxies who have crossed the Rainbow Bridge. The tears are falling here at DRBC as we share the news of little Gretel's passing. This precious little girl was an unstable diabetic, but enjoyed many great days laying in the sunbeams and cuddling with her foster Mom. This past week her ribs became visible and she began to turn her food away. We received the bad news: renal failure. It was and remains heartbreaking. We could not let her suffer and tearfully, painfully held her as she passed over to the rainbow bridge. We are all devastated. We will love you always Gretel. Watch over us please. Look for the DRBC Tribe at the bridge, they will guide you and tell them we send our love.

Daisy came to DRBC with what looked like a classic case of IVDD, but it did not take long for us to realize that her problems went much deeper. As time went on, her paralysis worsened. We tried everything we could, but none of us could stop the growth of the brain tumor that rendered her limp. We made the difficult decision to send her to the bridge to join the DRBC pack. We are all deeply saddened today and want to take this opportunity to thank all of you who contributed, and helped us get the right diagnosis and make this most difficult decision.

It is always difficult to report the passing of our beloved doxies, and we would like to take a moment to say a heartfelt thank you to all of you. Without your prayers, words of encouragement, and support, we would not be able to remain committed to giving these dogs the best life possible. Thank you for being part of the DRBC family. 

Last but not least, we would like to leave you with our Cutie of the Week! Check out this adorable little Pirates baseball fan! 

CUTIE OF THE WEEK

With that, we wrap up this week's edition of The Doxie Blog. Don't forget to vote in the Playing Card contest if you haven't yet. We hope you have a great week. Until next time!