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SOMETIMES changes in family dynamics such as marriage, divorce, moving, illness, or pregnancy may warrant re-homing, but owners should explore all viable options before giving up a pet. Animals are not disposable toys to be thrown aside when inconvenient; they deserve the same care and consideration as human children.
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY is also committed to re-homing senior animals. In North America, roughly 50,000 dogs, and even more cats, are euthanized every day, by gassing, heart stick (without anesthetic), or by shooting. In Canada alone, the estimate is 7,000 per day. This unnecessary waste of life is heartbreaking and could be ameliorated through spaying and neutering of pets.
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY specializes in the following breeds sometimes referred to as "sporting" or "gun dogs," as well crosses of these breeds:
BEFORE you decide to adopt one of these breeds, please do your research to ensure the right fit for both you and the animal. Spend time talking to owners and getting to know the breed you want. Keep in mind that sporting dogs require a great deal of exercise. Take into account the commitment that goes into caring for an animal. There are medical, food and training expenses, but more importantly, TIME considerations. You can anticipate ten or more years of care and companionship!
IF YOU are not familiar with the breed, thoroughly review and study the breeds' traits before making a final decision. Before adopting, assess the dog in relations to these these characteristics:
OUR volunteers also rescue and re-home cats in central BC. Ignorant people often drop pregnant cats off at the dump or in the woods! Don't buy creatures you don't intend to care for responsibly throughout their entire lives. Dumping unwanted pets into rural areas is not kind - it's cruel. These poor cats and their kittens are helpless and usually are eaten by cougars, coyotes and other wild animals looking for an easy meal. If you wish to help with cat rescue in the region of Quesnel, BC, please contact: garden_granny2@hotmail.com
YOU CAN get your pet spayed or neutered for as little as $10.00! If you cannot afford to spay or neuter your pet, you may apply to DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY and we will subsidize the remainder of the cost of neutering or spaying your dog or cat. This offer is limited to one animal per month on a "first come; first served" basis. Please e-mail
PLEASE DON'T BREED OR BUY WHILE HOMELESS PETS DIE AND
PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT PUPPY MILLS OR PET BROKERS!
THERE are 45 cats and dogs for every person born. Only 1 out of 10 dogs born ever finds a home. Only 1 out of 12 cats born ever finds a home. There are simply not enough homes. Opt to adopt.
DEATH awaits most puppies and kittens due to this burgeoning population. Remember only I out of 10 puppies will survive and only 1 out of 12 kittens.
THE ADOPTION process begins when you fill out an application form and is followed by a home visit. We do not have a shelter you can visit; rescued animals are cared for in volunteer foster homes. So as not to disrupt foster homes, we pre-screen applicants before they meet the animal. We recommend at least two "meet & greets" to ascertain compatibility. Our policy requires that we meet adopters in person. IF YOU do not return the adoption application form, we will assume you are not interested. YOU must take the initiative if you wish to adopt a particular animal. Even if the animal is listed as "pending", please follow up, as a potential adoption may fall through. TO FOLLOW the adoption status of our
adoptable animals or to see new rescues,
regularly check our Petfinder site: http://www.dogwoodrescue.petfinder.com.
WITH THE exception of cats, DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY prefers to restrict adoptions of "special needs" animals to the Lower Mainland area of BC but we do adopt out of the province.
SIGNING an adoption agreement is obligatory. The financial donation or contribution for a dog is not usually refunded once the adoption has been finalized.
ONE OF our policies is that the new “parent” of a dog under 15 months old must sign up for obedience classes before an adoption is finalized.
Not only does formal training result in positive behaviour but it also assists in developing a strong bond between adopter and animal. Furthermore, we encourage other forms of activity or training, such as tracking or agility. Dogs require mental as well as physical stimulation.
Many rescued animals have some issues - whether it is leash pulling, poor recall or fear. Training takes effort, care and patience: the perfect pet is a well-loved pet!
IT IS also our policy that if you have a city yard, it should be fully fenced. In certain instances, we do adopt to condo dwellers, but only when strata council by-laws permit animals and only when a smaller living space is not detrimental to an animal’s well-being. In these cases, potential adopters must guarantee and prove that they will provide a dog with sufficient exercise to compensate for living in small quarters.
WE ARE selective about placing dogs in homes where there are toddlers or young children lest large dogs knock them over.
IF YOU are seriously interested in a
particular animal, please let us know as soon as
possible, because often dogs are adopted quickly. For updates, you may phone 604-926-1842 or send an e-mail to:
dogwoodrescue@shaw.ca Because we are a small rescue run by part-time volunteers, if you do not receive a response from us immediately, please take the initiative and persist in trying to contact us. GENERALLY contributions for animals are commensurate with those of the SPCA (but dependent on vetting expenses incurred and age of animal). If your donation exceeds the animal's expenses, the excess is applied to other animals in need of rescue and care.
WE OFFER a SENIORS to SENIORS PROGRAM, where the adoption fee is reduced for approved seniors who adopt an older dog.
IN SOME pounds, animals waiting for someone to take them home and love them are housed in concrete outdoor kennels, cold, lonely and frightened. Sometimes these abject creatures have been living shelter life for months.
Others are confused "owner turn-ins" and are given only a couple of days to be adopted before they are killed.
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IF YOU would like to make a financial donation - large or small - to our rescue program, please contact us. We greatly appreciate any assistance which enables us to continue to rescue.
Doctor Gill ATLAS ANIMAL HOSPITAL 5696 Fraser Street, Vancouver, BC V5W 2Z4
APPLICA CANADA 131 Saramia Cres 2nd Fl Concord, ONL4K 4P7, Canada, (905) 660-3335
Canine Therapy Pool AQUAPAWS HYDROTHERAPY INC. 2107 Wall Street, Vancouver BC,V5L 1N2, (604) 723-8015 Email:info@aquapaws.ca http://www.aquapaws.ca/
Sarah Dykes BAD DOGS GONE GOOD Dog Training Services – Training – Certified Behaviour Consultant -- 604-935-6044 www.bad-dogs-gone-good.com sarah@baddogsgonegood.com
BALANCED CANINE Training and Boarding 1642 - 164th Street, South Surrey, BC V3S 9N1 www.balancedcanine.ca
BIG DOG LITTLE DOG BAKERY 4631 Hastings Street, Burnaby, BC, 604-299-DOGG (3644) bigdoglittledog.com
Micki and Adam Ashurst BLACK DOG COOKIE COMPANY Food Donations and Walking blackdogcookie@shaw.ca www.blackdogcookiehouse.ca
Nazia Sharif Wilcox - Creative Director BLACKSHEEP GRAPHIC DESIGN AND MARKETING SOLUTIONS www.blacksheepdesign.ca
BOUNDARY BAY VETERINARY SPECIALITY HOSPITAL 604-514-8383 http://bbvsh.com/
Doctor Ohm CENTRAL CITY VET
COAST ANIMAL WELFARE & EDUCATION SOCIETY (CAWES)
COLLAR OF HOPE Dog Rescue Shelter PO Box 2918, Bremerton, WA 98310 www.collarofhope.petfinder.com www.facebook.com/Collar.of.Hope#!/collarofhoperescue
CROSS OUR PAWS RESCUE Metro Vancouver, www.crossourpawsrescue.com, crossourpaws@yahoo.ca
DOCTOR JAMIE LEE INC Dentist, 3011 Cambie Street,Vancouver , British Columbia, V5Z 4N2 604-875-9229
Michelle Sevigny DOGSAFE Canine First Aid www.dogsafe.ca
DOGTIME CANINE RECREATION COMPANY -- Training and Walking info@michellesevigny.com www.dogtime.ca
Doctor David Loff EASTRIDGE ANIMAL HOSPITAL,102-22838 Lougheed Highway,
Maple Ridge, B.C.
Dayna Woodman FINDING HOPE DOG TRAINING Training and Walking findinghopedogtraining@gmail.com www.findinghopedogtraining.ca
FISHBONE GRAPHIX Web Designer fishbonegraphix@me.com www.fishbonegraphix.com
Scott Mccaekern HALLMARK FORD 10025 152nd Street, Surrey, BC V3R4G6, 604-584-1222 scott@hallmarkford.ca
Doctor Harry HEMLOCK ANIMAL HOSPITAL 1314 W. 8th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, 604-558-1400 www.hemlockvet.com
Denise Miller HOUSE OF DOG BOARDING Delta, BC Canada,604.592.0024http://www.houseofdogboarding.com
HIGHLANDS ANIMAL HOSPITAL 3044 Highland Boulevard, North Vancouver, BC,604-985-0454 carepetwellness.com
JONAH'S ARK Canine Daycare, North Vancouver, BC
LISA'S PAWSH OASIS Pet Care Service, 280 Hector Road, Victoria, BC, 250-589-2072
LONDON DRUGS Head Office: 2831 Horseshoe Pl, Richmond, BC V7A 4X5, 604-272-7400
LUCID DISTRIBUTORS Donations of Dog Food and Health Products www.healthproductsforpets.ca
info@healthproductsforpets.ca
MOUNTAINVIEW PET HAVEN Training and Boarding PO Box 2413, Garibaldi Highlands, BC V0N 1T0 www.mvph.ca
MR PETS (105) 201 Bewicke Ave. North Vancouver BC Canada 778-340-1102
NORGATE ANIMAL HOSPITAL 1435 Marine Drive, North Vancouver
Michaela Garstin NORTHSHORE OUTLOOK 604-903-1021 mgarstin@northshoreoutlook.com
OFF LEASH ADVENTURES Dog Walking Services info@offleashadventures.ca www.offleashadventures.ca
Jonelle Warren - Certified Trainer PAWLISHED DOGS pawlisheddogs@gmail.com www.pawlisheddogs.com
PAW IN HAND PET SERVICES Canine Education and Outdoor Recreation 40801 Perth Drive, PO Box 3228 Garibaldi Highlands, BC V0N 1T0 604-892-4278 maren@pawinhand.com www.pawinhand.com www.facebook.com/pages/Paw-In-Hand-Pet-Services
PAWS AND CLAWS PET PANTRY – Donations of Dog Food and Supplies
3071 Woodbine Drive, North Vancouver, BC V7R 2S3
PPP-PHOTOGRAPHY Petra Mayer petra@ppp-photography.com, Vancouver, BC, 604-681-4779
RED DOG BLUE CAT Donations of Dog Food and Supplies 179 Harbour Avenue, North Vancouver, BC V7J 2E7
info@reddogdeli.com www.reddogdeli.com
REMINGTON CANADA http://ca.remington-products.com
Mike Annan SAL PACIFIC CENTRE CANINE OBEDIENCE 250-713-6410 Vancouver Island http://www.pacificdogs.ca
Laurie Emerslund THE BEADIST
THE BELOVED DOG DAYCARE & GROOMING 4025 2nd Ave, Burnaby, BC, 604-299-2480 thebeloveddog.com
Doctor Richard Calland VETERINARY CONSULTING SERVICE (naturopathic approach) richardcalland@shaw.ca www.richardcalland.com
Michelle Sherbuck WRITE & DESIGN
ZEN DOG TRAINING Obedience Training, Vancouver, BC
VOLUNTEER FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED
VOLUNTEER DOG EXERCISERS ON THE NORTH SHORE NEEDED
VOLUNTEER EVENTS COORDINATOR NEEDED Are you good at organizing events and getting people out to those events?
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY needs an event coordinator to plan fund raising events and organize adoption fairs. If you are creative and have good people skills, this may be just the opportunity for you.
VOLUNTEER WEB SITE DESIGNERS/MANAGERS NEEDED
Are you creative and enjoy web site design? Do you want to help with
saving the lives of countless, wonderful animals? You can help do
that just by using your artistic and computer talents.
VOLUNTEER POSTER MAKERS/DISTRIBUTORS NEEDED
E-mail: dogwoodrescue@shaw.ca if you would like to
be involved in animal rescue.
We are a non-profit society. If you would like to help us with a financial donation, please visit our official site DogwoodRescueSociety. We are grateful for all contributions and will issue a tax receipt for donations over 25 dollars.
Picture above, Henrik of Dogwood Rescue is featured at an adoption fair at Tisol's Pet Store on Arbutus in Vancouver. The staff could not have been kinder to the dogs or people who entered into the store. Here we see Henrik getting some well deserved special attention.~ OUR FEATURED COMPANION ~
Pictured Above are Bettyboop and Badger. These two fun loving wire haired doxies are siblings and are looking for a furever home together.
~ FOSTERS NEEDED ~
Pictured Above - Here are some of the beautiful dogs volunteers have fostered, who have moved into forever homes.
WHO WE ARE
~ OUR FEATURED VOLUNTEER~
Our featured volunteer is Kira M'Lot, who runs A Dog's Life K9 Centre in South Langley. Boarding your dog at K9 Centre is said to be like sending to the spa. The kennels are large and heated. Kira can be reached at 604-510-3618. A Dog's Life K9 Centre is at 24243 0 Ave Langley. Dogwood Rescue is immensely grateful to Tara for fostering Tia and Titan, our two bonded weimaraners. To learn more about Kira's services please visit http://www.adogslifek9centre.ca
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY is a non-profit "specifc breed" rescue group that rescues sporting dogs. We are a small network of dedicated volunteers, some of whom have been quietly re-homing animals for over 30 years. We care passionately about animal welfare. The animals we help are: ~ abandoned because of cruelty, neglect or hardship; ~ strays, slated for euthanization in over-crowded shelters; ~ dumped, after years of faithful companionship simply because they are old; ~ discarded for flimsy excuses such as "no time" for the animal; ~ dispensed with by relatives who don't want them or can't keep them due to the owner's illness or death. Please note: If you love your pet, remember to put him/her in your will. Do not expect your heirs to take care of the animal.
PLEASE keep in mind that we do not have a shelter and that our dogs are in foster homes throughout the lower mainland.
To complete an application to foster or adopt, please download THIS FORM fill it out, and email it back ( dogwoodrescue@shaw.ca)
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OUR MISSION
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY's mission is to re-home homeless, unwanted or abused animals after ensuring that they are neutered/spayed and evaluated.
DOG BREEDS
English Pointers
German Short-haired Pointers
German Wire-haired Pointers
Wirehaired Pointing Griffons
Pudelpointers
Weimaraners
Retrievers
Setters
Vizslas
Spinoni Italianos
Bracco Italianos
Bracque Francais
Original Purpose of the Breed: instinctive activity (i.e. barking, protecting, hunting, retrieving, herding, etc.)
>Temperament: obedience needs, level of independence or attachment, dominant or passive nature, etc.
>Energy Level and Size: space and exercise requirements.
>Type of Coat: grooming needs and allergy factors.
CAT RESCUE
REMEMBER TO SPAY/NEUTER YOUR PET!
PLEASE think twice about purchasing your pet from a pet store. Pet stores keep puppy mills in business. Instead, adopt a homeless animal from a RESCUE GROUP or SHELTER. Also be wary of back-yard breeders who do not have the proper health clearances for the puppy or its dam or sire.
SOME PET owners think that they can make money by breeding their pets and selling the babies, but unless they are experienced breeders, most people lose money and end up giving the pups or kittens away for free. The costs of breeding, whelping, health checks, registration and maintaining a healthy litter are high. Good breeders are rare and breed only to improve the line...plus, they also take the animal back if there are problems.
ADOPTION PROCESS AND POLICIES
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY operates on a "Foster to Adopt" basis. Placing animals in probationary homes allows DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY to evaluate each animal's needs and permits the adopter to assess the attention the animal requires, such as training and socializing. As a consequence, DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY has had great success in re-homing animals, ensuring the best placement for both the animal and the adopter.
IN ALL ADOPTIONS, THE PET COMES FIRST.
AS A non-profit group, DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY depends on the support of adopters like you.Since we could not continue to rescue without resources, DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY appreciates a donation when an animal is adopted. Most Dogwood Rescue animals will have been examined by veterinarians and spayed or neutered prior to placement. Any donation you make towards the adoption helps defray medical costs or other rehabilitation the animal may have required. In many instances,DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY volunteers provide the costs for transport, vaccinations, and medications out of their own pockets.
The suggested donation may vary depending on the animal. Sometimes there are dental, surgical and lab tests or unforeseen costs
required, after we have rescued an animal. DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY co-operates with various rescue organizations in BC, such as the SPCA, Doris Orr Foundation, Cross our Paws Rescue and local shelters, etc .and assists sporting dog breed rescuer in other provinces and in the US, in finding suitable, loving homes for animals in need. When we have available resources, we do help with other breeds of dogs.
RESCUE groups are always in need of funds so that the thousands of animals needing homes can find health and happiness. By providing loving, responsible homes (with thorough home checks and necessary medical care),DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY is committed to helping animals who cannot help themselves - particularly those animals whose existence is the result of human carelessness, indifference.
DOGWOOD RESCUE SOCIETY is always in need of quality kibble for dogs and cats. No-pull harnesses, collars, leashes, towels, old blankets, sleeping bags, baskets, crates and stuffy toys are also appreciated. If you would like to donate any of these items, please call Lichen at 604-926-1842 and we can pick up.
Kira M’Lot A DOG'S LIFE CANINE CENTRE – Boarding and Training Langley, BC www.adogslifek9centre.ca
If you have extra time on your hands and have skills
such as organizing, publicity, transporting or
fund-raising and are interested in helping save animals
e-mail: dogwoodrescue@shaw.ca
Although we try to reply as
quickly as possible to all inquiries, because we
are volunteers and have other responsibilities and jobs, it may take a day or two to get back to you, particularly if we are involved in a rescue transport.
Please take the initiative in checking with us about a particular dog.
Click here for a list of pets at this shelter
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