Can You Chip In for some Fencing Supplies?

We're having a work party at the DDB Good Newz Rehab Center at 1915 Moonlight Rd., Smithfield, VA this weekend!

(Please send good weather...please send good weather...)

Our dogs want to RUN. Let's face it...they've spent their lives on a chain. Now they go on two walks a day out in our huge field, but guess what? Since they've started testing their boundaries, most of them have to walk on a leash, when what they really want is to RUN, RUN, RUNNNN!

We really want to get at least five acres of the property fenced so they can blow off some of that lifetime of pent up energy, and then we can work with them on obedience training when they are tired and more amendable to learning.

We need another 1000 feet of fencing to finish our loop. We have 200 purchased, and if we can get another 200 feet before our work party this weekend, we will be that much closer to our goal. Slowly but surely we will get there, and our dogs can frolic.

Won't that be a joy to watch? We can't wait!

Can you come out and volunteer this weekend? We've got lots of other projects you can work on if you're not the fencing type...garage cleaning, dog bathing, fence fixing...weeding. All VERY exciting stuff!

If you can't come out, can you spare a few bucks for some supplies for the work crew? We'd REALLY appreciate it, and will be sure to get you some after pics!

Here's the link to chip in: http://dogsdeservebetterfundraising.chipin.com/200-yards-of-fencing-for-good-newz-dogs

Thank you so much in advance for any help you can give us and our current pack of 14 dogs, to include Shawnee, Spotty, George, Jada, Riley, Ebby, Sloan, Polly, Darla, Cowboy, Storm, Rose, Hef, and Anthony.

Adorable Anthony, after his first good meal in a long time, and his first bath of the week.

Help with Anthony and Jada's vet bills.

It was a crazy weekend at the center, with the addition of not one but two starved dogs!

We had just gotten two spots open for new dogs at the Good Newz Rehab Center, when the universe sent over two very needy dogs to fill them!

Jada was the victim of starvation and injuries suffered when thrown from or being hit by a vehicle, and Anthony is a completely emaciated hound from a pen right here near us on Moonlight Rd.

Read more of their stories and pitch in to help with their vet bills here:

http://dogsdeservebetterfundraising.chipin.com/starved-anthony-and-injured-jada

Thanks for caring about the dogs we work so hard to protect!

Calendars are on their way, and will be at the center on Thursday. We'll start packing them up and getting them mailed out, so now's the time to get your order in!

We've compiled 28 dog rescue stories for you—all Happy Ending of course—and you'll come to know the dogs in a new way as you read their touching stories each month!

We're taking Pre-Orders now, and already have an order for 300, so order yours today. When they're gone, they're gone!

http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/2012calendar.html

Such happy Holiday Greeting Cards by Rocky Shepheard

The 2011 DDB Holiday Greeting Card features a cartoon of a DDB rescued, formerly chained or penned dog, signing carols in front of the Good Newz Rehab Center in Smithfield, Virginia. By purchasing your "Good News" holiday cards with our message, you too will spread the word about chained dogs in a feel-good way, shining your own light this holiday season.

http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/2011cards.html

Wyatt has his own Facebook page now! Check it out...

A BIG THANKS to everyone who's donated items to our Holiday Auction after ours were stolen! it is so much appreciated. There's still time for that last minute item if you get it in quick, we appreciate all donations of items valued at over $10! Send them along ASAP to 1915 Moonlight Rd., Smithfield, VA, 23430.

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I have to tell you the good news! Since contacting you, our family has been working very hard w/Danica. We've researched all we could on dog training, dog habits and dog behaviors.
Over the last few weeks we have been implementing these modifications and she is responding wonderfully. Danica and the puppy play and are getting along great. All the dogs, including Danica seem to be much happier w/what we have been doing and we can really see a change and less and less fear and acting out behavior in her.

We know that we need to continue working w/her, but we feel we are on the right track. She is no longer in her pen or segregated from the other dogs and we are so happy about that.

We still have a lot of work to do, but we are just happy that it is working out and plan to continue working w/her. Because of this we are going to keep her and have no plans to re-home her or anything of that sort.

At the time, we were scared, uneducated and didn't know what to do. You and your organization were the only people who did anything to help us. I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart and let you know how much it was and is appreciated.

I have nothing but admiration for you and your organization! Thank you so much!
R. Salsgiver

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We hope all is well. The great interview is up and running. We really appreciate your work and we're honored to publish an interview with you. Yurda Henzel
Packleader - Founder
web: www.packpeople.com

Here is the link:
http://www.packpeople.com/we-have-6-million-chained-dogs-in-the-u-s-interview-with-tamira-from-dogs-deserve-better-the-pioneer-of-the-anti-chaining-movement/

Thanks for bringing chained dogs into the home and family with us for the past nine years. We couldn't do it without your support.

Do you have a passion for helping chained or penned dogs? Do you have a dog in your community living this way, and you need to do something about it? Let us know what you'd like to do to help. Please complete the form below and submit, we will contact you with our volunteer opportunities!

http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/volunteerform.html

Tamira Thayne, DDB CEO and Founder

http://www.dogsdeservebetter.org/donations2.html

Work Party Weekend at the Good Newz Rehab Center in Smithfield, VA! Meet New Kids Anthony and Jada, and who can Forget Hef?

Two Emaciated Dogs come to the Good Newz Rehab Center over the Weekend

Pre-Order your ADORABLE 2012 DDB Calendar featuring 28 DDB Rescue Dogs. All Happy Endings!

Holiday Greeting Cards Anyone?

Gold Stars All Around for the Following Good News:

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