The number of dogs that we can save
from kill shelters is only limited by the number of foster homes we can
find. Please consider opening your home to a Fluffy Foster Dog. They
are in desperate need.
Fluffy
Dog Rescue began saving dogs in September 2006.
Since then, with your support, we have saved 350
lives!!
Many thanks go out to Lori and Eric from the Doggie Bag Bakery in Oconomowoc for their continued support.
We will also be at the Washington County Pet Expo this weekend, September 7th. In attendance will be Barney (am), Morgan and Earl. You can find out more about the expo at www.wcpetexpo.com.
Hi,
I'm Bailey the Original
Fluffy
Dog and I came from Blount
County, AL.
They
say I was rescued, but I am not
sure what
that means. I know I was lost as
a pup and
some nice older couple took me in
for a
month. When I started to grow
into a big
beautiful teenage girl, I was not
the poodle
they thought I would be so they
took me
to a shelter. They were very nice
to me,
but something was still missing.
I think
they call it a family. I waited
and waited,
until they said they could not
wait any
longer and they had to make room
for others.
What did that mean? I am happy to
share
my floor with others. Anyway,
they then
told me that at the last minute a
lady from
WI called and she wanted to love
me furever.
That was ok, as my coat is really
thick,
and the cold is good for me. The
photo you
see is when I got to Wisconsin. I
was really
happy. Well, a year later I have
grown even
more and am about 75 pounds. I
love it here
with my new family. I have so
much to tell
you and photos to share. Please
keep watching
for my updates and I will even
tell you
about my brother Baxter, who had
the same
bad luck I did, until my mommy
saved him
too!
Hi I'm
Baxter, I'm Bailey's rescued brother; and as
you can see, I am a lot more helpful around the house than my sister who
just roams around aimlessly..I have work to do! Look at all these
Fluffy Dog Rescue Applications we have! I don't want the wind to blow them
out of place, or for anyone to take them away so here I am at work as
"Application Guard Dog". Please be patient and I'll be getting back to
you as soon Bailey gets off the phone!-Baxter went over the Rainbow Bridge on August 4th, 2008. I am sure the two years he spent with us were the best he had seen.
WHO
WE ARE Fluffy
Dog Rescue was founded by one
woman who
had a desire to save a few dogs
lives if
she could. We have evolved into a
trio of
women and an extended group of
foster homes
and we continue the dream of
saving lives
that would otherwise be lost to
no fault
of their own. We have full time
jobs with
families, but we dedicate as much
time as
possible to fulfilling our
collective dream.
We
rescue most of our dogs from
urgent situations
involving high kill shelters
within the
surrounding states. Our focus is
medium
to large, wonderfully "Fluffy
Dogs".
OUR
LOCATION
We
do not
have a shelter. All of our dogs
are placed
in loving foster homes while they
wait for
their furever families to come
and get them.
THIS
IS A TYPICAL SCENE FROM
ONE OF OUR TRANSPORTS!
THIS IS WHY WE DO WHAT WE
DO!
WOOF WOOF
THANKS
TO
Marc & Kathy from Naperville, IL Margo & Tom from Hartland Sally, Mitch and Finn from Manitowoc Deb & Begley from Franklin Sue & Craig, Fox Point Jennifer from Calabasas, CA Gina, Luke and Family from Muskego Linda from Hubertus Lorraine from Playa Vista, CA Toni from Wales Siu CHi (Chloe) from Wauwatosa Terri from Junction City, OH Sue & Clancy from Waukesha In Memory of Beverly Ruprecht, a true dog lover from Oconomowoc.
Ken and Pat from North Lake
Eric, Lori & Duncan from The Doggie Bag Bakery in Oconomowoc
Trisha and Stephanie
Steve and
Lynn from Mequon
Mike and
Becky from Wauwatosa
Kimi from Kenosha
Dan from GE
Cynthia from Madison
Irene from PA
Anne & Jeff from Wauwatosa
Angela & Joshua from Chicago
Jessica, Killian and Whittley from Waukesha
Dean and Joan from Watertown
We
sincerely appreciate
your donations!
Make a donation today in memory of your
furry
friend and we will post your name and a
message/dedication
on our website! Donations can be sent
to Fluffy Dog Rescue at: W295 N8437 Camp Whitcomb Rd., Hartland, WI
53029 or you may use paypal by clicking on the donation button.
Interested
in Becoming a
Foster Parent?
We are
limited
to saving as many lives as we have
foster homes.
Fostering is great way to see if you
would like
a dog, or if a particular dog is for
you. Fostering
is simply a matter of opening your home
and heart
as a temporary home for a dog until its
permanent
furever home can be found. We will
provide you with all the supplies you need and pay for the vetting. There
is no cost to you. If you are
interested
in learning more, please send an email
to Lori
Interested
in Being a
Volunteer?
Our
volunteer opportunities
involve getting involved with the
adoption process
and to meet with our potential adopters
to complete
the home visit. If you are interested
in learning
more, please send an email to Lori
Our
Doggie
"Wish List"
Items
Dog toys
Kongs
Dog treats
Dry dog food
Stainless dog food bowls
Frontline for any sized
dog
SafeGuard wormer, all
sizes
Dog shampoo
Leashes and collars
Gift certificates to Pet Supplies
Plus, Target,
Wal-Mart, Farm & Fleet or any gas
station
Dog beds
Gently used crates or
carriers
Dog blankets
Donations
may be sent to the following
address:
Fluffy Dog
Rescue
W295 N8437 Camp Whitcomb Road
Hartland, WI 53029
Fluffy Dog Wellness You now can find the best products for the heath and wellness of your dog right here. Nutritional Supplements specially formulated for your pets health with free consultation to determine your pets specific needs, whether there are issues currently or you want to make sure your best friend lives as long as possible in great health. You will also find special items, like natural treats, and the best shampoo in the world for you and your pet. There will be articles on pet health and a blog, so you can chat with other pet owners concerned about their pet's health. I can't wait for you to see all that we have to offer and best of all, some of the profits will go to support Fluffy Dog Rescue.
OUR
FEATURED
PET-MANDY
Mandy is a very happy two year old labby girl. She loves everyone including other dogs. She's about 50lbs now after being found at a mere 37lbs! Mandy is high energy and needs regular exercise and someone to give all her wonderful kisses too. She is potty trained and knows some basic commands. Mandy would also probably be a great dog for agility training.
THINK
YOU ARE READY TO
ADOPT? Prior
to adopting, be sure to ask yourself a
few questions:
Am I
knowledgeable about
the breed I am interested
in?
Am I ready to commit to taking care
of this
dog (emotionally, financially) for
the remainder
of its life which could be 12+
years?
Will I accept the fact that all dogs
shed, they
drool water and food, they chew, and
accidents
will happen?
Are
all members of your family ready to
take on
the responsibility of a dog?
OUR
ADOPTION PROCESS (PLEASE READ THIS IN ITS ENTIRETY BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION.) NOTE:
We do not adopt to families with
children under
the age of
six. This must be adheared to, as it is written in our insurance policy.
Please
submit an application which can be
found at
the bottom of this list. We ask that
you be respectful of our time and only apply if you are ready to adopt
and have discussed this with all family members. DUE TO US DOING HOME VISITS, ONLY TO HAVE THE APPLICANT DETERMINE THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO MEET THE DOG FOR VARIOUS REASONS, WE HAVE HAD TO CHANGE OUR POLICIES. THERE WILL BE A $30 CHARGE TO HAVE A HOME VISIT DONE. IF YOU ADOPT THE DOG, THE $30 WILL BE APPLIED TOWARD THE ADOPTION FEE. NOTE: You
must be 21 years of age or
older.
Return the application to the email
address
listed within the profile of the dog
of interest.
We will do an initial reference check
to your
current veterinarian to ensure your
current
or past pets have been
spayed/neutered, and
kept up to date on all shots and
preventative
medicine including
heartworm.
We will schedule a home visit with
you. All
members of the family need to be
present during
the meeting. The
purpose of the
home visit is to ensure you are able
to provide
the needs of the dog in interest and
to ensure
the dog will be able to meet your
initial expectations.
If all of the above goes well, your
new addition
comes home!
We provide every potential adopter
with information
on the "Facts about Dog Food". No
rawhide bones
and always the best grade food. We
recommend
FROMM, California Natural, Natural
Balance, Timberland Organics
and other natural, high protein
foods.
If
you have trouble accessing our
application please
email Lori
for assistance. Thank you for your
patience!
Note:
We do not adopt to families with
children under
the age of six. We adopt to families
and people
in Wisconsin and Illinois
only.
Our Reality
People ask me every day, why do you rescue dogs from southern states. The answer is that things are just horrible down there and the only hope for these dogs is rescues like ours. We work with shelters with 500 dogs that put down 100 per week. We have dogs that have lost their legs due to probably being hit by cars and have been told that noone down there would rescue them like that. It does get expensive, but I have not yet been able to determine the value of a life. We currently have a dog that has BB's in his heart from being shot. The vet said that if they were trying to scare him, they would have shot him in the back end. They were trying to kill him. Most of our dogs were strays that were picked up by the dog warden and placed in a shelter that will give them seven days. That is not real long when you are in a rural area that gets three adoptions a week and there are 160 dogs. I only wish that we could do more. For the dogs that we can save it makes all the difference.
Following is a letter from a shelter that we work with.
Hi there, I am with Raven Woods Animal Sanctuary in Roseland, Louisiana where Albert and McGruff are coming from. Thank you very much for taking these dogs into your program. I thought you might like to know a little about them, and about us.
We are by far the largest no-kill sanctuary in our area. We attempt to accept as many dogs as possible who would otherwise be killed (murdered) in animal controls, but the majority of our wonderful dogs come from owner surrenders, dogs abandoned on our property (we frequently come back from a trip to the store to buy dogfood and find dogs and puppies dropped over the fence or in some cases tied to the fence), and strays brought to us in dire need such as starvation, hit by car, suffering gunshot wounds,and some suffering from the horror of organized dogfighting . Four pregnant mama's were "dropped off" by people who apparently did not include spay in their limited vocabulary. Thirteen hairless yellow labs were brought in by a "backyard breeder" type who did not bother to treat their sarcoptic mange until the puppies were in danger of dying from infection.
We have well over 200 dogs that we are privileged to provide care for. We are strictly no-kill and we do our utmost to provide each of these wonderful dogs with the very best care we can. We have a few loyal supporters but most of the cost of providing care for these babies comes from my rescue partner John Thornton and myself. John lives on site and spends at least 16 hours a day in cleaning, watering, feeding, and basic animal care. I actually live in MS. but every other week I live at the shelter. And thats pretty much it. John and I call ourselves "two nuts with one heart". We have a rapidly dwindling bank account and very little help, but we have NO shortage of dedication to these innocent angels who have no one else to take them in, love them, ease their pain, and try to keep them alive and healthy until we can find real homes for them. I read on your site that you are aware of the plight of dogs in the South, and I am so appreciative of your concern. But please be aware that not everyone here is is disinterested in animal welfare. There are people like John and me and others who have dedicated our lives, our souls, every thing we have to these most needy and forgotten dogs.
At our shelter we vaccinate each adult dog who comes in for rabies, and then twice for parvo, distemper, adenovirus, and lepto. Puppies get a "puppyshot" parvo, distemper, adenovirus, and corona every 2 to 3 weeks until they are adopted or reach 4 months of age. All adults are on HW preventative. We do have many HW pos dogs but we are treating them as fast as we possibly can and we are using doxycycline as well as HW preventative in the pos dogs to attempt to arrest the progression of the disease. Dogs are housed outdoors in galvanized metal kennel runs with concrete floors and doghouses. So that is a basic overview of our shelter.
We are both a sanctuary and a rescue. We are a sanctuary where elderly dogs, dogs with special needs who are not adopted, and a few dogs with behavior problems live out their lives in the most loving and comfortable environment we can provide. Its not fancy, but it is safe and they know they are loved. But we are also a rescue where many, many of our babies are VERY adoptable and we want so much to see these lovely babies have a chance at a loving home where they are a real member of a family. And the chances of that happening in the rural south is quite slim. Again, we are very greatful to people like you who help to make happy adoptions happen for these very deserving dogs.
McGruff seems so relieved to be safe that he just wants to lean on humans. McGruff is a member of a little homeless group of 3 adults and 4 puppies who were being used for target practice in a trailer park. A kind lady could not bear to see this continue so she caught them and brought them to us. They were all very thin, very scared, and infested with fleas and intestinal worms. With a little love and veterinary attention, they all are rememberimg how to play and relax without having to worry about some idiot trying to shoot them.
Albert was dumped in a rural neighborhood to fend for himself. He was hanging out with a family there who was trying to keep him fed and safe, but they were unable to keep him longterm. So they brought him to us (since we are about the only place where a large dog can go where he will be loved and free from the threat of euthanasia). He is good with people and most dogs, although he can get a little grumpy with small dogs/puppies who want to swing on his ears and use his fur as chew toy!
Everything we do is for the dogs--we want them to go to loving homes where both the dog and the adoptive family is happy. Thank you again for taking mcGruff and Albert. They are wonderful boys who have suffered so much and are so deserving of a loving forever home! Leila
If
you are interested in learning more
about helping
us, please send an email to Lori
We have so
many Adoption Happy Tails
Hi Lori;
I think it's been a year now that Jayden has been with our family and I wanted to let you know what a blessing she has been to us. We love her so much! She has really taken to our daughter Roni; possibly because Roni is the one who always gets her food and water, lets her out and sleeps with her. Sometimes when the girls are doing their homework at the kitchen table or we are playing a game Jayden will hop onto a chair and sit just like she belongs there! When we give her a new toy or a treat she really likes she will walk around with it in her mouth, whining; like she is trying to say "Thank You"! If we're all chatting and not paying too much attention to her she will let out this "woo woo woo" type of bark, like she wants to be included. She barks when she has to go out or come in, she is priceless!!! She still likes ears. A LOT! She loves to have her hair combed too.