What if...

What happens if your heater goes out in December, or your water pipes spring a leak, or your AC goes out in the middle of July?  You call a repair person to come out ASAP.  We all need someone to help us with the things we cannot handle ourselves. This is what Rescue does, it handles the dogs that someone can no longer handle themselves.  Or the ones that have found themselves in a place that they need help getting out of like a shelter.  Rescue is akin to the repair person you call, you expect them to be there as soon as they can.  We too are expected to respond as soon as possible, some situations are dire, others we can work over the course of a week.  All need our help.  Rescue does not have “business hours” we find ourselves making arrangements any time of the day or night, it is not unheard of to be texting at midnight, hours after we should have gone to bed, to arrange something for the first thing the next morning.  Rescue is not about judging the situation we are helping the dog out of, it is about helping the dog in need.  All dogs have their story, some we retell, others we let drop into their past, as sometimes it really does not matter, it is the dog who matters.  What matters to us is helping that dog heal, be it emotionally or physically, or both.  Some just need a helping hand to get them on their path to a new life, others need a village to help them.  Rescue’s network of caring helpers is that village. We reach out for transportation help, we reach out for foster help, we reach out for financial help, we reach out for home check help, we reach out when we need help.  And our village of helpers is there, sometimes it is new people, other times it is someone who has helped us over and over again, We could not do it without you.  

Remember when you meet a Rescue not to judge where they came from and why, meet the dog, be kind to who you see. Someone asked us for help and we were there, that is what truly matters.    

We wish to welcome Heather to our Rescue Committee, she is a veteran Newfoundland owner, a huge supporter of Rescue throughout the years and has recently joined forces with Susan, Leslie and myself to help us with our sometimes staggering load of emails, communications, and organization.  We are lucky to have her among us!

​~Virginia