Three Ridgebacks and a Chessie...why can't I be a one-dog household? Duh...because I am a rescue addict of course. I should prolly start a support group for people like me. There is AA, NA, PA, GA, OA, SA...the list goes on and on - but there is no RA!!! so I guess we could start a Rescuers Anonymous...Hello, my name is.....wait, wait..... excuse me folks..... (in the back ground the folks can hear the phone ringing in her pocket..."Hello? yes, this is Elizabeth, yes, I rescue..ahuh, mmm, yes, ...really?...okay I will be right there...") sorry folks got to go.....have to get a dog..." Ah, such is the way of a rescuer. There is not even enough time to get to the RA meeting! Oh well, the thought was fleetingly nice...

Confessions of a Rescue Addict

I have no life.....well.. I have no life that does not involve rescue dogs...I do not go to movies. I do not go to the beach (Unless I am accompanied by at least three dogs!) Shopping? well, yeahhhh...for collars and leashes and dog food of course! I rarely go out to dinner with dates or friends..oh wait... I rarely have dates and my only friends are those who are as addicted to rescue as I. Home economics? umm...I can repair leashes and collars, stitch up the torn jacket or cozy sweater or even throw away the dog food dish that has a crack in it. I can also repair the floater in the automatic dog water if need be.

Hmmm....Doctor, I think I may have a problem here...

JANUARY 2011

The first post of the new year - and we have 12 or so dogs needing to find homes. We also have two dogs needing to come back to rescue - one is Wilson who was placed during this past year and the other is Kees who was placed in 2002. How is it that when folks move away and have problems we do not get to know about the issues for years? Suddenly we are expected to do something and do it immediately. Ahhh well, one can never say rescue is dull and boring...it never is...

Our web site is more or less updated with the dogs but there seem to be many that are not on the site. Pure breds that hopefully will be placed without ever having their photos up there - they are in great demand at times and we still seem to go through cycles of only males for weeks then only females for weeks, there is no rhyme or reason for this non-pattern occurrence.

Rescue is still looking for a volunteer grant writer, as well as foster homes and people to help transport. It is a never ending wish list for those three helping hands.

Fewer dogs is always good?

We have two Ridgebacks in rescue - Rudy the three-year old ridgeless boy and Maggie the two-year old ridged girl - both need new homes and both a pretty cool dogs - photos can be seen at http://www.ridgeback.org/ but will post a couple here of Maggie being possessive of her personal space.

Sadly remiss...

Ah well, I forgot all about this blog - even though I promised faithfully to keep it up to date.... but let us get down to the business of Rescue - we still have dogs to be rehoused. We still have far to few volunteers, we have even fewer foster homes - and there are always dogs needing to be rehoused. Always. I am currently trying to learn how to write grants so that rescue can be flush again and have some much need cash to spend on the dogs. Dogs need to be spayed, neutered, microchipped; they need to be fed, most of all they need to be loved.

I am soooo bad...

I really put this blog up so that I could keep in touch with more of you out there and I have failed miserably. Tonight I am sitting on 22 dogs in rescue and 628 e-mails that I have to do something with - adopt out, answer, delete, destroy (only the e-mails, not the dogs), all of the above. Good grief, I need a secretary or three. Please - somebody send me some personnel!

Life has been morbidly busy - is that an oxymoron? If it is morbid does that mean it is dead - or has been dead a while? I guess one cannot be busy when one is dead. Too many people are losing their homes thus losing their dogs too. I wonder why none of the kids are being dumped? Just the pets..... Food for thought?

Suffice this post to say I shall try to keep up my postings and try not to get too high up on my soap box - hope you are all well and one of these Sundays we shall do yet another RR walk at some out of the way place that is equally inconvenient for all to get to - honest.