SERIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: So I spend a lot of my time whinging that I hate rescue as it consumes my life and is very stressful, always fretting about money and the dogs and what fosters we have available. BUT then I go to our photos page and see over 2000 people posting pics of there DDR dogs and it hits me the enormity of what we have grown into and what we have achieved. Me and Liz started this rescue whilst working on a hot mobile burger van to pay for transport and vets bills. We couldnt afford anything so sat down and had to figure out how to build a website. I know I wouldnt ever want to do those first few years again an neither would Liz, we sold our caravan to buy a DDR van as we didnt really have a clue what we were doing just young and daft with an idealistic idea we just wanted to save dogs. From the offset our motto was lets keep it real, all dogs are different and as are the owners, so will be treated as such. We still to this day do that and we believe thats why we are where the public comes first. My favourite story is Sue a professional lady who sold up from the rat race and went to live on a beautiful house boat on the Thames. She called one day and said she had been turned down everywhere and we were her last hope. I asked why she had been turned down and she explained that she lived aboard a big beautiful houseboat on the Thames and didnt have a secure garden. Sue adopted a little Jack Russell from us that we had for months and they are still together living the dream and we couldnt of asked for a better home. Had a lovely gentlemen this week for Monty he works full time and lives very deep in New Forest and no secure fencing. We passed him as Monty is going to work every day in his truck and has excellent recall and will be going fishing with him and to his pig farm, again what a life for a dog that was dumped then going to be out to sleep a month ago!! Liz left and Natalie came, both very similar and calm even in most stressful times which is great as I am......well.........KINDA NOT!! It hasnt been an easy road for us we had a manager steal so was fired a fundraiser (fundraise for herself) and obviously most of you know about the witches or The Jeremy Kyle Brigade as us their nicknames. BUT having these obstacles make you stronger and more determined and you start spotting the good uns from the bad uns a lot more quickly after being so stung. Brenda and Christine in Ireland have always been my backbone in times of need and picked me up when I fell. Andy and Guy at Natterjacks helped propel us to the next level as we have grown so rapid. And w My good steady team of 40 foster Mums are what keeps us going, they are ultimately what save the dogs lives and Tom Mowlam who is a very special vet also. Sam, Nicola and Jane are our trustworthy fundraising queens. I have to say without Kris and Jordan supporting me and Nats we would not cope with our fosters or the immense stress we are going under, they are unsung heroes. Helen and Jess coming onboard in Martock has made a huge difference and they have saved so many already. We have some very special people supporting us Mr N who we have no idea who he is who continuely supports us and sends money. My lovely Mrs A who is a friend/counsellor who has financially helped us so much and listened to me when I wanted to give up. The Rockets who donated the whole cost of a van to help us out. Melissa who jumped straight on the phone and said we will sign write it no cost to you guys at all. All our supporters who have donated a £1 as every single £1 adds up and matters. The lovely Ann at the inland revenue who has been a huge help and a lovely lady. Dean the most sensible dog warden I have ever met and always so helpful. Maureen our accountant as couldnt of done it without her. Poole tyres who always help us short notice when in trouble with vans. My mum who is so amazing at all our admin. We have only been going 5 years so to reach this stage to quick has been over whelming. We have always said from the start we are pushed by our strong supporters and public support. DORSET DOG RESCUE IS NOW A REGISTERED CHARITY OUR NUMBER IS 1159089
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:10:33 +0000
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