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!!
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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 

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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!

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

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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

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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

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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…

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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!

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.
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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

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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!

Trio is Searching for a Home

Welcome to this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! Things have mostly returned to normal since last weekend's epic snowstorm. This week, we're starting off with a special plea for our readers. Here at DRBC, normal means busy, and busy means more foster homes are desperately needed. The more homes we have, the more doxies we can save. If you can open your heart and your home, even only temporarily, please visit http://www.doxierescue.com/Foster_Application.html to complete an application today!

In this week's pupdates, the Red Paw is up for Percy, Anna, and Wendy, a sweet and friendly trio who are searching for a generous home who can take them in together. 

Their Mom had to give them up as her battle with cancer reaches a sad end. These 3 cuties have been in foster care and we have received a request to move them to a new home. They are wonderful and loving but will have to be split at the end of February if we can find no other options. If you, or someone you know would be interested in giving this family a home, please reach out to us today by completing a Foster Application or consider Adoption! We would really like to see this little family stay together.

For our next pupdate, we are happy to announce that Lily, our diabetic doxie, has been moved to Purple Paw! 

Purple Paw Update - Lily

It was a close call for Lily. She had a long and expensive hospitalization, but thankfully, she responded well to the treatment and she is now home and resting with her foster family.

Did you miss out on being part of Team Lily? No worries. We are only half of the way to her fundraising goal. Please like, share with friends, and donate. It would mean the world to her. Thanks Gang!
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https://www.youcaring.com/LilysDiabetes

SMILE OF THE WEEK

We are also happy to announce a Green Paw update for Grendy (pictured at left). After months of conservative treatment for heartworm disease, he has gotten the thumbs up on his health! He is still working on his diet, but has been cleared of all heartworm! Please wish Grendy well as he begins his search for a diet conscious furever home! Yeah Grendy!

Good luck Grendy!

The Blue Paw is up on our latest message from Joey and Jessie. The snows fell, the floods came and they watched it all from the comfort of their couch! Great to see you guys! Thanks for checking in from your furever home!

This weekend, we are busy working on pulling 2 doxies who lost their owner. Remember to follow our Facebook page for breaking news and developments on this story, which we will be bringing to you here on the blog next week. 

CUTIE OF THE WEEK

That's it for this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! Thanks for checking in with us. We'll leave you with this little Cutie to wish you a Happy Sunday! See you next week!

Doxie Land is Digging Out

Welcome to this week's edition of the Doxie Blog! This week, the big story is all this snow. Our entire region was blanketed with possibly the worst blizzard on record. And we all know how many of our doxies feel about any kind of precipitation! Here are some pictures submitted by our friends on Facebook:

I still might not go out.

I love the snow! Weeeeee!

Winter can be a dangerous time for animals. It's not just the cold that can be hazardous. Our friends at NorthStar VETS have some great tips that everyone should keep in the back of their minds as the temperatures drop. Please check out this video on how to keep your pets safe in the winter.
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We have a Red Paw update on Lily, our critical doxie who came to us shutting down from diabetic shock. The Red Paw remains in effect for this little girl. So adorable and so critically ill. Her condition is improving. She is now receiving injectable insulin and that is a key step. She has also started to eat! We are hoping to have her home early this week. Please send her your prayers, positive vibes and support. We cannot do what we do without you. 

You can read Lily's full story on her YouCaring site. Lily has not yet reached her fundraising goal. Would you like to join Team Lily? Follow the link below to show your support. No amount is too small! Will you skip your latte this week so Lily can improve? Donate today!

https://www.youcaring.com/lily-the-dacshshund-505146

​We have a FANTASTIC update from Holly! Holly is our sweet little girl who was brought to DRBC by our friends at Pilots N Paws. She was brought to DRBC because of our ability to work with dachshunds with IVDD. 

Here at DRBC, we do our best to spread the word that IVDD is not a death sentence. Holly is proof of that, and this week we are THRILLED to report that no only is she standing, but she has taken her first steps. We are so happy with her progress. Congratulations Holly!

We've also have a Purple Paw update from Devi. Devi is the pup who was pulled from a high kill shelter. He had quite a scare the other week when he was having trouble breathing. Luckily, he is on the mend and his kennel cough has improved, thanks to your prayers and kind words of encouragement! 

We are happy to report two Gold Paw updates this week. Pop is the bait dog who came to us skinny and covered in cuts and bruises. Now, he will be smothered in love for the rest of his life, and never be hurt again. Fenno is a sweet, little one who will now have all the attention he could ever ask for. Congratulations Pop and Fenno! 

​Well, that wraps up this week's edition of The Doxie Blog. For our friends who were affected by the big blizzard, we wish you warmth and safety as you dig out, and we all get back on our feet. We'll leave you with this Cutie of the Week as a reminder to stay indoors in your PJs unless you absolutely need to go outside. 

CUTIE OF THE WEEK

Thanks Gang, and remember to follow us on Facebook for up to the minute posts and breaking news! See you next week!

A Busy Week for DRBC

Welcome to this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! We've had such a busy week that we haven't been as active on social media as usual. We started the week off with a crisis. Lily was dumped off to us in diabetic shock. We had to rush her to North Star Vets to get her stabilized. We will have more updates on her condition in this upcoming week.

Lily gets help.

We are also still looking for Jeffery. Jeffery went missing a little over a week ago in the Spring City, PA area. Please keep sharing little Jeffery's story, we really want to get him home!

Our other Red Paw is Molly. She is stuck in a holding pattern awaiting surgery. You may remember that this little girl was saved by DRBC not long ago after being kicked in the abdomen and experiencing a shattered femur and hip socket. Because the owners waited, swelling set in. Molly is now on strict crate rest and medication as we wait for the swelling to subside and the surgical field to be clear for potential repair. We are keeping this little girl as comfortable as we can and are hoping that the damage can be repaired in the short term.

We have a very special thank you to Fur Angels Blessing Blankets. Molly received a special gift from them to help her in her healing. The folks over at FABB made her a prayer blanket and also sent a rope toy to help her pass the time till surgery with something soft and warm. These folks have done this before and we are so appreciative.

Have you joined Team Molly? We are still short on the funds needed to correct her issues. We sure would appreciate your help Gang. Please like, share her story, and donate. We can't do it without you. Just follow the link below and make that difference. Every dollar is appreciated!

https://www.youcaring.com/MollysAbuse

Smile of the Week

​We have some GREAT news for you about Chico! Chico is the doxie who went down a few weeks ago with IVDD. With your support, he received medical care, his cart, and physical therapy. This has him standing and getting ready to take his first steps. We can see that he is just days away from taking that big step. Yeah Chico!

This week we also have a Blue Paw Update from Stanley! Things weren't so good for him when he arrived at DRBC. Look at him now, celebrating his "gotcha" day!!! 

We'll be returning to our regular posting activity on Facebook this week. Make sure to stay tuned for up to the minute updates on our social media pages. 

Cutie of the Week

That wraps up this week's edition of The Doxie Blog! We'll leave you with this Cutie of the Week, Jasper! Jasper just turned 4 years old. Happy birthday Jasper! See you all next week!