Paws Up for Volunteer Transporters!

Hi all. This is a new adventure for me. I am so techno-stupid I am amazed when I can successfully push the button and turn the darn computer on. So bear with me.

There are so many aspects to rescuing dogs. So many volunteer groups have sprung up that are not just directly concerned with finding a pooch his forever home after he's been abused, abandoned, or lost; there are sort of side services as well. All these people are beset with what I lovingly call tunnel vision: there's a dog here; there's an adoptive home there; and we're gonna get him from here to there, even if it means a distance of as much as 3,000 miles.

If you've got your hopes up to adopt a breed that is in short supply with the breed rescue in your area, don't give up. There are many rescues in states hundreds of miles away who would send you a dog (assuming you comply with all the requirements of their application process). The snag is sometimes air travel is out of the question. There may be extenuating circumstances that can endanger a dog traveling in the cargo hull of an airplane (short-nosed breeds, stress, etc.)

Here are where my heroes come in. Sometimes the volunteer transporters are active members in a private rescue or county shelter; sometimes they emerge seemingly from the woodwork to fill the needed gap, dog lovers with time and gas to spend.If 3 Dalmatians have to travel from Dal Rescue in Maryland to a rescue in Kentucky who has waiting qualified applicants, the coordinators roll up their sleeves and start planning out hour to hour-and-a-half legs that remind me of the passing of the torch in the Olympics, only the passee is furry, not fiery.

Email blasts hit cyberspace, and before long, the spots are filled. This may take a few days to execute, with people opening their homes for a night of rest for the weary pups. Then comes the final emails from the receiving rescue, sometimes with pictures of the happy hounds uniting with their new owners. And all the volunteers who got the dogs there silently fade back into anonymity, until the next call goes out to save them from their fate here and gift them a new life there.

Thanks, guys. I'm so glad you're out there.

Want to read a funny, heartwarming book all about rescue and the monikers we hang on our hapless hounds? Read Good Dogs with Bad Names! You'll laugh, you'll cry, but best of all, you'll probably adopt another dog!

Second Post!

We're just getting started here and we can't wait for you to see more of what we have to share with you.

Oh and here's another cute picture:

First Post

This is our first post! Stay tuned for more updates here soon!

In the meantime, here's a picture of a really cute puppy: