LORI’S CORNER: Why we’re doing Strut Your Mutt next weekend!
BE IN THE KNOW: DOG RESCUE HAMPERS PROSECUTION
PITStop Community Assist:EMERGENCY : MUST GET OUT NOW! : Mr. Foxy’s Fourth needs fixing – 10 lb fox terrier A1144602 South L.A.
MR. FOXY (THE TOY FOX TERRIER) HAS A FOURTH THAT NEEDS FIXING (watch the video of this sweet little guy hopping — and hoping to find someone to help him)
Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4HYcQYJRys
THIS IS AN EXTRA SPECIAL PLEA FROM MEDICAL STAFF THAT ADORE MR. FOXY AND WANT HIM TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER
PITStop SUPPORTS COMMUNITY SPORTSMANSHIP: LESLEY TAPLIN CLASSIC – THE BATTLE FOR SKIDROW
LORI’S CORNER: DOWNTOWN DOG RESCUE S.O.S. TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE
Last week, writer and friend of Downtown Dog Rescue, Ryan Vaillancourt, wrote and posted and article on the Downtown New blog about Downtown Dog Rescue losing our home after 14 years. LA DOWNTOWN NEWS LINK TO ARTICLE This is a true but sad fact. My company, Modernica, which has generously donated the land where our kennel is located, in back of our wood shop, will no longer be available because Modernica is moving to Vernon. I’ve known about this move for several months and applied for a kennel permit with the City of Vernon. I was denied, no kennels of any type are allowed, despite several letters of recommendation and an outline of the services and programs that we provide the communities that we serve.
While we are not in a panic about where to move 20 rescue dogs, we do need to consider the long term future of DDR and we ask for your help. My dream has always been to create a true rehabilitation center where the DDR rescue dogs could live and play, getting ready to be adopted, not very different than what we have now, but place where we could expand our existing programs. What would be different is that we would be located in the community that we primarily serve, South Central Los Angeles. Dog owners could rely on us for more, including a puppy boot camp, puppy vaccination clinic, more mobile spay/neuter clinics and dog training to mention a few of the services that would reduce unwanted litters of puppies, put adoption and re-homing into the hearts and minds of dog owners who might otherwise “throw their dogs away” while promoting owner retention, all aspects of our Operation Safety. We would be taking it up a notch. Part of the reason for wanting this rehabilitation center is to provide job training and jobs for the youth and the unemployed and underemployed in SLA, Watts and Compton. Many young men who love […]
Deb’s Dogs of the Week: West LA Shelter – Donny & Clyde & Nero
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about Black Dog Syndrome. It’s not a myth as these two black dogs at West LA Shelter can attest to. Donny and Nero have gone unnoticed and overlooked for months and their time is up!
Donny – A1110189 is a 2.5-3yr old Pit Bull Terrier. He has been at the shelter since April 26. Donny is on the smaller side and weighs about 40lbs. Donny has a lot of energy, which came across more “game dog” than “family pet” when he first arrived, but his personality has really blossomed and he responds really well to leadership. Donny likes to play fetch and has been very playful with lots of female dogs we’ve introduced him to. He has not been as friendly around unneutered males and definitely no cats! Donny is scheduled to be euthanized on August 29. Come meet him at West LA shelter before it’s too late!
Nero – A1104574 is a 4yr old German Shepherd mix. He has been at the shelter since April 3! Nero is very athletic and loves to play fetch. I’m sure he’d love to go hiking, running, and biking too! Nero would make a great companion for someone that enjoys the great outdoors. He has been introduced to a couple of female dogs but we do not know how he is around males. He walks well on leash and is not reactive. Nero’s time at the shelter is quickly coming to an end. Please come meet him today!
If you would like to meet either of these dogs please visit West LA Shelter at 11361 Pico Blvd. LA, 90064. www.laanimalservices.com. If you have any questions or would like me to help me introduce you to either of these dogs please email me at blackjacksbark@gmail.com.
RESCUE PARTNERS SPOTLIGHT: DAWGSQUAD’s BOWLING FOR COLLARS Fundraising Event!
Bowling for Collars 2009 Lori’s Corner: What Humane Education means in the Neighborhood
Ripley as a puppy
I believe that humane education is not something that one can just bring into a community with one meeting or school assembly. At Downtown Dog Rescue, we take another approach. A lot of what is referred to as humane education by the humane community, goes on at our Sunday Pit bull class. Last Sunday, I took possession of Handsome, a 10 month old blue pit bull that had nowhere to go. He had grown up in our class, his owner, only 15 years old, brought him every week, teaching him how to walk on a leash, sit, stay, etc, then we didn’t see them anymore. I wondered what happened to Handsome, then one day Jordan, who owns Pretty, Handsome’s mama dog, let me know, his cousin didn’t want Handsome anymore and he now had the dog at his house with Pretty. To make things more complicated, Jordan’s mom did not want two dogs, so keeping Handsome was not a long term option. We agreed that I would take Handsome into our rescue.
Almost a year ago, Pretty had her first and only litter of puppies at 8 months old, just a puppy herself. Jordan was going to allow us to spay her then he changed his mind and decided to possibly allow her to have one litter. All the talking in the world wasn’t going to change his mind or his parent’s minds. I let it go and Pretty had a litter of puppies, fathered accidentally by her daddy dog, “Chrome”, a blue pit bull that is often all over the neighborhood since he breaks out of the yard when a female dog goes into heat. Jordan quickly learned that there are few “good homes” for a litter of pit bull puppies. Everyone wants them when they are six weeks old but very few are wanted when they are six months old. From the litter, I believe that only two pups are still alive today, Handsome and Ripley, a puppy that we took into our rescue and volunteer Debbie Fan and her husband Craig adopted after falling in love with her as a foster puppy.
Jordan learned that breeding is a no win situation, he learned this by experience. DDR was there for him when he decided to spay Pretty. We were there for him when Handsome needed to be rescued. Jordan experienced all of these humane education points first hand and now serves as a role model for other youth to not breed their pit bulls and to think of rescuing a dog instead of buying a pit bull puppy.
