**The Dogs Deserve Better Best-Loved Holiday Program of
the year is here!
And we don't know WHAT is going on, but we have too many
dogs with only 0 or 1 sponsor!**
And
us with Santa Paws waiting to match every $100 sponsorship up
to $5000!
Can
you help us and these dogs get the terrific Happy Holidays
they so deserve in their first year off chains? We know our
dogs share, but so far there's NO WAY even the 32 dogs in our
program will get $100 gift cards. And Santa Paws goal is to
get all 150 dogs in the DDB foster program gift cards!
These
sponsorships make GREAT gifts to yourself or a loved one for
the holidays. So far we still need sponsors for Bo, Bud,
Cinnamon, Cooper, Miss Emmy, Hank, Ismay, Ledgend, Mandi,
Marley, Max, Maxx, McRae, Mercedes, Roxy, Shaneka, Shirley and
Lanie, Sire, Skipper, Snickers, Tippy, and Tubby.
Prefer
to mail your own box of goodies to your favorite sponsor dog?
We can do that too! Just e-mail
info@dogsdeservebetter.org with the name of the dog you want
to sponsor or a request to see who still needs a package sent.
Kristi will be happy to send you out the address of a sponsor
dog. Word is that very few dogs are receiving packages this
year, and our fosters tell us they SO look forward to getting
these packages every year. Here at headquarters we've received
only ONE package so far, for Miss Chubby, and Miss Emmy and
Roxy still have nothing.
Visit
our Sponsor a Dog page at this link: http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/sponsor2010.html |
http://www.theamericandogmag.com/contests/2010-humanitarian-awards-winners
Tipton,
PA, December 10, 2010—Tipton, Pennsylvania-based Dogs Deserve
Better, a 501c3 organization dedicated to freeing chained and
penned dogs, was named first place winner in the 2010 American
Dog Magazine Humanitarian Awards in both the Voice for Chained
Dogs and the Rescue Organization Saving Dogs categories.
The
group also took second place in the Animal Website category.
Founder and CEO Tamira Ci Thayne took four spots, with seconds
in Individual Saving/Adopting Dogs and Animal Welfare
Lobbyist, and thirds in Role Model-Philanthropist and Animal
Advocate for Dogs.
Founder
Thayne states "Chained dogs need a voice, a strong voice, and
Dogs Deserve Better strives to be that voice every single day.
I am incredibly grateful for the recognition of our work, and
dedicate it all to our amazing reps who are out there rescuing
dogs in tough situations. We are building an awareness of
chaining that is heretofore unprecedented: it's time for this
archaic treatment of Our Best Friends to end,
and I
commend all those who voted for us for recognizing that."
Thayne
is the author of the upcoming "Capitol in Chains: 52 Days of
the Doghouse Blues," as well as "Scream Like Banshee: 29 Days
of Tips and Tales to Keep your Sanity as a Doggie Foster
Parent," and editor of "Unchain My Heart: Dogs Deserve Better
Rescue Stories of Courage, Compassion, and Caring."
Dogs
Deserve Better is a 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered
in Tipton, Pennsylvania, is the 2003 First Place Winner of the
ASPCA Pet Protector Award, and currently has approximately 100
area reps in 36 states as well as in Canada, Hong Kong, and
the
UK. |
We're
sorry to announce that due to circumstances beyond our
control, we are STILL waiting for the A New Name for Worthless: A Hero is Born
books to ship from the printer. We apologize to
anyone who thought they would have them in time for the
holidays (we did too!)...it's looking more and more impossible
for that to happen. But we DO promise that the second they hit
our door, hopefully within the week, we will get to shipping
them out to you ASAP.
Want
to be among the first to get yours? Order now and your order
will go out within two days of receiving the books.
AND, as a special bonus, we will give the first 30
orders from this e-news a SIGNED COPY by author and
illustrator Rocky Shepheard! So order yours today!
http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/aheroisbornbook.html |
MUST
LOVE DOGS TO WORK AT DDB!
DDB
has an opening on-site for an office manager/animal caretaker
in Tipton, PA which is between State College and Altoona.
Here
at DDB we wear many hats...and we'd like to find someone who
is capable of managing an office and taking care of a bunch of
fosters. Doesn't sound too hard, right?
Like
any job, it has its up sides and down sides, but for those of
you who want to work in the animal field, this just could be
your chance.
The
job is ON-SITE, and so the person must be in the local area,
which is near Altoona, Tipton, Tyrone, Pennsylvania.
Here's
the job description and qualifications:
Office
Manager/Animal Caretaker Position
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Care
of foster animals. To include feeding, providing water, take
to vets as necessary, do adoption home visits as necessary.
Bathe, brush, housetrain, walk. Removal of feces, clean up
bathroom accidents and after sick dogs. Use of personal
vehicle may be necessary at times for vet visits or home
visits if the DDB vehicle is unavailable. Work evenings and
weekends as necessary when Tamira is traveling to ensure
safety and care of foster animals.
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Coordinate
local volunteers when available for walks and other tasks.
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Answer
phones. Handle incoming calls. Take and process phone
orders.
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Fill
orders, send receipts and thank you's for donations.
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Keep
inventory of merchandise, order new as necessary. Coordinate
inventory with Tami.
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Keep
stockroom and office area as well as dog areas clean.
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Basic
bookkeeping using Quickbooks. Maintain rep accounts, enter
incoming donations and outgoing expenses.
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Booths
for the organization on a local basis as necessary.
-
There
is a six month probationary period, after which
re-evaluation of employment and salary will be given.
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Pay
is salaried at 32-40 hours per week, and will be based on
experience and negotiations. Hours in general are as
follows: Monday-Tuesday 9-5, Thursday-Friday 9-5. Weekends
and evenings as necessary to care for dogs when Tamira is
out of town.
-
Additional
duties must be undertaken as they arise and as necessary.
-
There
is room for advancement, however, only with a good attitude
and a proven 1-2 year ability to do the office management
position.
Qualifications:
• Microsoft Office to include Word, Excel
• Quickbooks
or similar Finance program, or ability and willingness to
learn
• Office management experience
• Must love
animals, willingness to care for animals
• Must be
flexible, adaptable, honest, hard-working
• High school
graduate and above, previous applicable work experience
•
Can do attitude
• Credit check required
• Vehicle
transportation required
If
interested, send resume ASAP to dogs@dogsdeservebetter.org or
Dogs Deserve Better, P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684. |
On
a personal note, I'm thrilled to announce TO THE
WORLD (Yes, I'd scream it from my rooftop if I had
more neighbors and it wasn't 14 degrees outside - Not fit for
dog NOR man) my engagement to Joe Horvath, an
old friend and fellow Air Force member from way back. We first
met back up via Facebook almost two years ago, and he
has become not only my best friend and love of my life, but
also an amazing volunteer asset to Dogs Deserve
Better.
To
be honest, when Joe came back into my life, I wasn't looking
to date, because I was married to Dogs Deserve Better. I spent
much of my time working or thinking about DDB and chained
dogs, and I wasn't in the market for a relationship.
But
Joe has not only made me realize I needed to make time for
him, he took it a step further and made time for DDB.
He
has poured concrete for a pad for the dogs off my back porch,
heightened and made my fence more secure when dogs were
escaping, built the 24 foot long Wall of Shame, edited and
re-edited both Scream Like Banshee and Unchain My Heart, and
took on every kind of immediate need DDB has had when he is in
the vicinity.
Every
woman deserves a man this loving and this good, and I consider
myself entirely blessed to be able to share my life with him.
While
the nuptials are still in negotiations, I have created a
fundraising page in our Honor to raise funds for—of
course—Dogs Deserve
Better.
So
if at any time in the following months you'd like to visit the
page to see the wedding progress, below is a link, and I would
be touched indeed if you wanted to donate to Dogs Deserve
Better in honor of our wedding.
http://www.firstgiving.com/horvath-thaynewedding
—Tamira
Thayne, founder and CEO, Dogs Deserve Better |
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