The Beautiful Part is they ARE Yours, You Own Them!
2 weeks ago I sent an update about a chained husky
I came across while in central Wisconsin. Well, I
have him!! Took some talking with the family and a
300mile round trip to get him, but he is here and he
is beautiful. He is filthy, I have an appt to get
him groomed this morning. Gets along good with my
other dogs & the cats. Not yet neutered, because of
course they said they thought of breeding him ,
which, thankfully, they never did. The tops of his
ears are not damaged by frostbite as I had initially
thought, but by flies. He is awesome, getting lots
of exercise here exploring the yard, lots of room
for him to run. I will be looking for a forever home
for him soon, plan on posting him at several large
corporations around here, will do thorough screening
& home checks of course before he goes anywhere.
Good day! –Sheryl Jacobs, Northeast Wisconsin DDB
Rep ****
I just wanted to touch base with someone from your
organization. I am the animal control officer for
Middletown and we are trying to get an anti-chaining
law passed here. I have spoken to our city council
and have made some suggestions. My question to you
is, if we can get this passed, would there be any
volunteers from your organization that could help
distribute information to the public. I’m sure
there will be a grace period but making sure that
everyone knows about such a drastic law change is
going to take more that an article in the newspaper
and a new report on TV. I’m figuring that we will
have to go door to door with information. That is a
lot of leg work. Any help or suggestion that we
could get would be great. You can contact me via
email or call me at 513-594-9556. —Thanks,
Liz Lucas, Animal Control Officer, Division of
Police, Middletown, Ohio
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I have formed a local group, Coalition to Unchain
Dogs, in the Triangle area of North Carolina.
Currently we are representing Durham, Orange and
Wake Counties with the majority of our momentum
happening in Durham.
In addition to passing new ordinances banning the
chaining of dogs, we are really gearing up to
fundraise and hopefully start providing fencing to
people in our area with chained dogs. I have been
researching prices and alternatives locally and the
best price I have found (not including any discounts
or donations) is about $350 for 400-500 sq. ft.
fence.. I ordered some brochures from DDB and
included with them was a newsletter that discussed
DDB providing fencing materials for $150.00 Would
DDB partner with the Coalition in our Fence Fund
effort? The Coalition would identify, organize and
install the fencing with our members
contribution.Thank you for any help you can provide
and for the wonderful work you are doing!—Amanda
Arrington
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My sister and I have worked on the current owners
for over a year now and they have finally agreed to
let him go. Drake is a 2 yr old male Weimaraner who
is up to date on shots, but he has not been altered.
He is a very friendly dog when off chain, but tends
to stand and bark (guarding his territory) when he
is chained up. Currently they have him chained to
the side of a small garden shed that is on cement
blocks and he spends the majority of his time under
the shed. Drake is a beautiful sweet boy and
deserves to have a family that will love him and
bring him in out of the cold.
If you know of anyone in the Ohio area that would be
interested in Drake please contact me via email at
akelley6@horizonview.net or on my cell
phone 614-657-6119 and I will work with the current
owners to get things moving. —Amanda
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Thank you all for your support and encouragement
throughout this process. As you are aware, we have
made some very strong strides forward in breaking
through the paradigms about dogs and chaining here
in Forsyth County. Public awareness has increased,
we have begun receiving media attention and the
Forsyth County Commissioners can no longer ignore
us. However, we still have several major hurdles
that lie ahead and are reaching out to you for your
support. We need this support now because this next
meeting in Forsyth County will determine if we make
this change or not and we need everyone who believes
in this cause to step forward.
I feel so passionate about upgrading our ordinances
in Forsyth County that I have personally funded an
account with $1,000.00 through Wachovia bank. This
money is available for immediate use to subsidize
people who cannot afford fencing in Forsyth County
and to further educate the public on the dangers
that animal chaining poses to the animal itself, as
well as to humans. The upgrades being proposed to
the Forsyth County ordinance will ensure that
animals are protected from the painful and
unnecessary suffering that comes from living life at
the end of a chain.
Did you know that it only takes $150.00
to construct a protective fence enclosure that can
free an animal from the pain and restrictions caused
by chains and ropes? Additionally, providing an
animal with a fenced area will further protect
people from the threat of aggressive behavior
created over years of neglect and
confinement.—Stacey Sarros, GA
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I would like to take a moment to salute those who
came to the aid of a black dog, a chained Lab/Boxer
mix, who was beaten and boot-kicked by an angry and
aggressive owner.
DDB Rep, Sheryl in Green Bay, Wisconsin found an
amazingly gentle new-owner for him. Yes, you heard
that right, not a foster, but an actual home for
this boy! She did the home visit. She also
transported him back to Green Bay from Madison,
Wisconsin.
DDB Rep, Valerie who sat in a parking lot with her
adorable little baby girl while she waited for me to
arrive with the dog, only to drive to Rockford,
Illinois to transport the dog to someone else. What
a trooper!
Barb Nozzi, my Katrina Rescue Traveling Buddy who
picked the dog up in Rockford, IL and drove him to
Madison, Wisconsin. Barb also coined this mission
"Operation Black Dog Rescue".
And all of you who worried about this dog and the
prosecution of the owner. When we work
together...this really works! —Dawn Ashby, IL DDB Rep
Ok, who has been praying for Frog? And sending
positive vibes? (All of us on the reps board
were!...Dawn had been trying to get Frog off chains
for years, and now the caretakers were moving...)
Because the most amazing thing just happened...I
walked over there, talked to the owner and he said
yes! DDB can take Frog! Just like that! After all
of these years of pleading! Today he just said,
alright, you can take him! How did that happen?
I can't believe it! I am in shock right now...I
can't believe it!
Never in a million years did I ever have a chance to
get this dog off of a chain...the one dog that
brought me into this organization where we rescued
so many other dogs!
Sheba, Jack the Saint, the Border Collie puppy,
Oreo, Romeo, the homeless dog, the Black Dog, the
Basset Hound, Jazzy, the Bloodhound, the fluffy
Brown puppy, the little Black Lab, Emily, the Bait
Dog for Pit bull fighting, the list goes on and on!
All rescued because of Frog and now Frog is rescued
too! —Dawn Ashby, again (that girl's BUSY!)
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I figure everyone can use a little inspiration and
to know that with a little effort, we really can
make a difference, even in the life of just one dog.
I am 19 years old, and have worked at the Hillside
SPCA in Pottsville PA for 7 years now. Recently,
around the middle of June, I started going on
cruelties with coworkers.
In the past 4 months, I have seen a lot. Sometimes,
there's nothing I can do about it. It can be
frustrating, but I can't stop because in that same
amount of time I have helped make a difference in
many lives. I made an album for the group called
'Hillside's Unchained Dogs'.
For example, Buddy, the Shepherd mix, who when we
checked on him, could not see his ears due to the
flies on them. When his owner found our notice, he
called and decided to give the 13 year old Buddy up
to us. Or there's Piper, who was living in a tiny
kennel on the side of his owner's house. It looked
like it hadn't been cleaned in years, and we
couldn't get near him as he wanted to kill us
through the fence. When his owner decided to give
him up to us, we thought we might have to put him to
sleep as for several days we couldn't even look at
him. He sat huddled and terrified in his kennel at
the SPCA, growling at us. Finally, we got him out
for playtime, and within an hour he realized we
weren't going to hurt him. He became a completely
different dog. He even became offleash
for us. He has now been adopted, and is living a
wonderful life in a house. These are only a few
examples, and while it may not be much, it's a lot
to those few dogs.—Maureen, www.hillsidespca.com
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I did a follow up on this case, I dropped in
un-announced last Monday. The dog was inside the
home, happy as can be and looks to be in great
health. They said that after they received the
Lit/Educational info from DDB, they felt bad....did
not realize that it was cruel to keep their dog
outside. The dog has lived indoors since and is
doing great, no housebreaking or destructive issues
at all, doing really good!!! WAHOO!—Christy Dotson,
DDB Ohio Rep
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