Doberman Rescue of New Mexico, Inc.
Serving Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Alamogordo and all of New Mexico!
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If interested in adopting a Doberman, please email BILLYBONI@HOTMAIL.COM or DHELFRICH505@COMCAST.NET and request an application be emailed or snail-mailed to you.
Updated 2 May 2008
Our Featured Dog...RAINA
Raina, a German name meaning 'Wise Guardian' came from an Albquerque shelter. She is a 2-3 yrs old, red/rust, cropped & docked, spayed female Doberman. She knows basic commands, sit and down, and offers her belly for rubs. Raina is submissive with other dogs and just wants to play and she appears to be curious, but fine with the cats she has recently met. Raina thinks she is a big ol' lap dog, and can be rambunctious at time, but has an overall sweet personality. Read more about Raina on her page.
DOBERMAN NEWS!
Carole Baker, an award-winning sculptress, has crafted beautiful Doberman bookends, one of which will be given to each donor of $100 or more to Doberman Rescue of New Mexico. Your donation will be completely tax deductible since Carole has donated all of her time and materials to this cause. She has painted some of the bookends black/tan, some red/rust, and she will custom paint a bookend in blue/rust, fawn/rust or white/tan if you prefer.
Carole has a heart for the Doberman breed and decided to blend her talent as a bronze sculptor with a fundraising idea to help generate much needed funds for DRNM so they would be able to provide special medical attention to some of their rescued Dobermans. The result is a special one of a kind tribute to the breed that we all love, Dobermans.
If you are interested in acquiring one of these beautiful bookends for your home or office library, please email billyboni@hotmail.com for ordering details. We have a limited number of bookends available.
Donations should be make payable to Doberman Rescue of NM, and sent to Doberman Rescue of NM, ATTN: Janet Miller, Treasurer, 1700 Indian Wells Rd, Alamogordo, NM 88310. Be sure to enter BOOKEND in the small space for notes on your check.
2008 DOBERMAN SPRING FLING!
If you have adopted or fostered a Doberman from Doberman Rescue of NM, we would like to invite you and your Doberman(s) to join us for our 3rd Annual Doberman Spring Fling, to be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008 from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Once again, Carole Baker, adopter of 2 of our Dobermans, has agreed to host the Doberman Spring Fling at her home in Corrales, NM. Her property is spectacular and spacious---four fenced acres, a patio, plenty of shade trees, a beautiful pond and waterfall, and grass for the dogs to romp and play and enjoy a beautiful New Mexico spring afternoon.
The Doberman Spring Fling is open to families of our adopted Dobermans, those who foster Dobermans for us, as well as folks who have supported Doberman Rescue in the past. It will give us a chance to meet each other, meet the many Dobermans that have been adopted and see how they have adjusted to their new families. And it gives the Dobermans a chance to run and play together on a completely fenced four-acre yard!
It is important that your Doberman be well socialized, and gets along well with other dogs since we expect to have 40-50 Dobermans at this event. If your Doberman is not a "party hound" and doesn't really enjoy things like Dog Park or meeting other new dogs, then he/she would be happier if you left them at home with a nice chew bone to pass the afternoon. If your Doberman decides to act like a bully once you’ve arrived, we will kindly suggest that you use one of our ex-pens or leash your Doberman to give him/her a time out so that our other guests can safely enjoy their time together.
And if you have a multi-dog household of assorted breeds and sizes (like so many of us do), we ask that you bring only your Doberman(s) to this event. Some of our Dobermans have a high natural prey-drive, which could be disastrous if any little dogs (i.e., prey) were to attend. Again, you can provide your other non-Doberman dogs with a special treat or bone to enjoy while you escape for a few hours to attend this special Doberman event.
We will provide colorful bandanas for each Doberman that attends. We will have plenty of water buckets for the Dobermans, as well as necessary items for “poop patrol.” We will have "ex-pens" and extra large dog crates in case we need "time out" areas for over-stimulated Dobermans. Please bring your favorite folding chair or picnic blanket – we’ll have tables and some chairs.
We will have a simple potluck get-together this year. When you RSVP your attendance, we ask that you contact Boni Galarneau (billyboni@hotmail.com or telephone 505-710-8400) and let her know what you will be bringing. We would like to have a variety of selections to include main dish, veggies, salads and desserts.
Please RSVP your attendance by Sunday, May 11th. We will be sending out detailed directions and a map to our Spring Fling location to those who plan to attend.
If you would like to donate an item for a raffle or doorprize, we would be delighted to hear from you! Please contact Trish Coffey (trishtapherabq@hotmail.com) and let her know what you can bring.
We have had wonderful turn-outs at both of our previous Spring Flings. We are anticipating an even greater number of Dobermans at this year’s event since our Doberman family continues to grow as we rescue and adopt Dobermans each year. We hope that you will plan to join us for this special Doberman reunion day. Mark your calendars – May 18th!! We look forward to seeing you and your Dobermans at this fun event.
ADOPTION SUCCESS STORY!
I adopted Chica in July of 2006. Since that time she has taken the AKC Canine Good Citizens class and received a CGC certificate recognizing her achievements; has become a pet therapy dog with Therapy Dogs, Inc., and is now able to do volunteer pet therapy visits to hospitals, nursing homes, and other facilities; and has become a Reading Education Assistance Dog (R.E.A.D). “R.E.A.D dogs are registered therapy dogs who volunteer with their owners/handlers as a team going to schools, libraries, and other settings as reading companions for children.” (Reading Education Assistance Dogs brochure)
We are taking another obedience class and looking forward to possibly participating in some AKC rally events. Chica is easily the best dog I have ever had, and I hope that our story will encourage more people to adopt dogs through rescue organizations. -- Carolyn H.
