GWP RESCUE Thanks to Anita Wilke of Dodson, MT who is fostering and training the rescue dog, Jacob. Thanks to Meg Eden of Terrebonne, OR who has had a houseful of rescue Wirehairs. Meg takes time to get the dogs into the field, and currently has a new shelter rescue waiting in the wings. Thanks to Heidi Baumbarger of Waxhaw, NC, who is fostering and retraining Joe, an owner release. Thanks to Betsy Watkins of Dallas, TX who sprang into action to make certain a Mississippi Wirehair rescue was not euthanized. With Betsy’s help I was able to trace the dog and find that he had been transferred at the last minute to a no-kill shelter and subsequently adopted. Thanks to Laura Myles, Snohomish, WA who offered to take a shelter dog, and who was also instrumental in keeping a young Wirehair male in his home rather than released into the rescue program. Laura spent a good deal of time on the phone with
the owners counseling them about the dog’s behavior and how to curb it. And a special thanks to Robyn Orloff of Carson City, NV. Robyn is not a GWPCA member, but for many years has rescued Wirehairs. When GWPCA Rescue was notified that Dewey, a GWP, was slated to be euthanized at an animal control facility in Reno, NV, Robyn was contacted. She immediately intervened and was able to convince the shelter manager to re-evaluate Dewey. Then Robyn placed ads, financed by GWPCA Rescue, in the local papers and spent time interviewing families who could manage a young Wirehair male and picked a wonderful “forever” home for Dewey. If anyone has been missed, just know your efforts are always appreciated.
Rescue Statistics for January-February, 2011: Dogs listed on the GWPCA website: 16 – all these dogs either adopted or taken into foster care Dogs released from governmental or private shelters due to GWPCA efforts: 8 – all these dogs either adopted or taken into foster care Owner Releases: 3 - 1 adopted and 2 into foster care Adopted through GWPCA efforts: 9 – through website, waiting adopter or ads E-mails answered: 564 – Rescue business, adoption/owner-release inquiries or shelter correspondence Phone calls: 173 – Rescue business, adoption/owner-release inquiries or shelter correspondence
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