Cavaliers of the Bluffs

~Happy New Year~

What a year 2009 has been!  I am so thankful for all of the support that I have had in the last year from all of you.  I am truly lucky to have such a group of wonderful friends.

Wishing you all the best in 2010.  I am excited about sharing it with you!

Over the next month I will be getting caught up with what happened in 2009.  It's not that these events were not important, some I was just not ready to share and others were missed when there were rescue dogs to place.

~ Merry Christmas To All ~

The Best Gift You Can Get Your Dog For The Holidays Is A New ID Tag~

While Pickles loves to wear her Royal Jewels, she also knows that it is important to wear her everyday collar and current ID tag.

Her good friend Johnny went missing and he was without his collar.  He was microchipped however the veterinarian that he was taken to could not read it.  This led to Johnny taking 5 days to get home to his frantic family.

While we hope that all of your pets are microchipped.  Nothing will get your dog home faster than a collar with a current ID tag attached to it.  While Pickles favors fancy collars, her ID tag is simple it reads: REWARD 714-689-3344.

So please take a moment this holiday season, if your dog does not have a ID tag, get one right a way.  And if your dog is wearing one check to make sure that it is readable and the information is current.  We want all of our friends to find their way home.
 

Cavalier Pirate Radio - Here Are The Updates On The Large Scale Cavalier Rescue Effort.

1.  I have received no information from the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue Trust concerning these dogs.  They continuing to refuse to answer questions and I do not know if they have followed up with the people willing to foster or adopt that have contacted me. Rumor has it that many of these dogs are going to Arizona which confuses me since there was an out pouring of support from locals to my blog post. Please feel free to contact Molly Hughes at cavalierrescuetrust@comcast.net .  Hopefully she will be willing to help you.

2.  What I have heard through the grapevine is that there are 30 - 35 Cavaliers that will be needing to be taken care of.  Most are between the ages of 6-8 years old.  There are boys and girls available.  These Cavaliers have primarily been kennel dogs so they are going to really appreciate the love that a real home has to offer.

3.  From what I understand Cavalier Rescue USA will be helping with these dogs.  I am hoping that this is true.  I am just getting to know these dedicated Cavalier Lovers and I believe that they have the best interest of the dogs at heart.

If you are consdering making a monetary contribution, this is where I would send it.

4.  Unfortunately I have learned more about the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue Trust that have caused me to question about what is really going on behind the scenes.  So at this point in time I would withold any financial donation to this organization.

5.  The Remember Me Rescue Raffle that featured the artwork of Ken Ottinger has been put on hold by the organizer.  The money from this was to go to the American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Rescue Trust.  So there are others that are questioning what is going on.

Help Bring Johnny Home! UPDATE - Johnny Is Now Safe At Home!!

Here is Johnny.  He is a 14 pound boy who slipped out of his home last week. Johnny is microchipped, but not wearing a collar. Lost in the La Mirada area, he could be anywhere.

If you have seen Johnny, please contact his heartbroken owner Sara skarsjens@aol.com if you cannot reach Sara, contact me at 714-689-3344 or dogslovemoe@aol.com

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished . . .

As all of you know Cavalier Rescue has been near and dear to my heart.  Everything I have done I believe is in the best interest of the Cavalier.

Due to circumstances beyond my control I will no longer be involved with the Cavalier Rescue Trust.  They still have dogs that need homes, so although I will no longer be involved, please be supportive of their efforts.

I will be starting my own Cavalier Rescue and will welcome any and all of you that would like to participate. 

Here is the unedited email that I received that forced me to make this decision.

Liz,

 

I looked at your Blog.  It’s nice that you want to help.  However, we do things very quietly and measured in rescue.  Please remove any information about the rescue from your website.  In the future, you will need our written approval to mention anything about any ACKCS Rescue efforts.

 

Thanks for understanding.

 

Regards,

Renee

 

Renee Bruns

National Director

ACKCS Rescue Trust

 

Christmas Miracle Needed! Foster / Forever Homes Needed For Over 30 Cavaliers!

A commercial breeder in Northern California has decided to release at least 30 dogs to the Cavalier Rescue Trust.  Right now Team Members are evaluating the health and temperament on these dogs so that they will be ready to go into foster / forever homes as soon as possible.

If you are interested in being a foster parent or adopting, please contact me dogslovemoe@aol.com or Molly Hughes at cavalierrescuetrust@comcast.net and we will get the necessary paperwork to you.

If you cannot foster or adopt, don't feel bad.  You can still help this miracle happen.  Get the word out to as many people as you can, if you have fund raising ideas I would love to hear them, be creative, there is something for everybody to do!

And don't forget to check back for updates.  I will be updating the blog as soon as I get any news.  And hopefully some pictures.

Dannyquest To The Rescue! Cavalier Rescue That Is!

I love my friends!  And I am so thankful to have Dee Burdick, the owner of Dannyquest as one.  To help with all the  Cavaliers coming into rescue, Dee has graciously agreed to have a special sale to help these dogs.

All you need to do is shop at Dannyquest, enter the code RescueCavalier and 25% of your order will be donated to the Cavalier Rescue Trust.  And if it couldn't get any better she is offering free shipping on orders over $100 in the continental United States. This special sale will go through December 15th, 2009.

There are many items that are not on the website and you can contact Dee directly.  Here email is dannyquest@aol.com. Some of my favorites are the lamps, pins and drawer pulls.  I'll get them pictured later.

Thank you Dee!