Dogs
Deserve Better regularly provides $200.00 in welded wire fencing
for anyone willing to bring Fido inside to live.
Your
help provides fencing to dogs like Black, in Atlanta, Georgia, first
chained and then showing off in his new fenced yard, enjoying his
new-found freedom.
Yes!
I want to Sponsor a Fence
$200.00
I
can't Sponsor an entire Fence,
but I want to Contribute to this Cause!
We
can now accept donations over the phone
using a major credit card at 1.877.636.1408.
Brownie gets his fence Woot Woot XOXOX Brownie! Great job Jamie Metcalf DDB rep :)
by Marie Belanger on Tuesday, 12 April 2011 at 18:56.
Remember Brownie? So many of our supporters chipped in so he could have a new fence and not have to be chained anymore. Jamie Metcalf, our DDB rep in Mishawaka, Indiana got it done for him!
I am so happy for him and SO Proud of her, this is how it's done Dogs Deserve Better style
They have been working on getting him to go inside, he's not too crazy about that but he will get used to it and then he will want to be by their side forever!!
Video is coming :)
2 Dobermans in South Carolina (video)
Tim Treybal's Fencing Project in Minnesota
The chief of police of Jackson, MN is a supporter of our DDB cause. While investigating a case of dogs chained and creating a nuisance barking, etc. he told the owners to contact me to see if I could be of any help.
he owner is stricken with arthritis and her sons and grandkids live with her. They have 4 pit bull mix dogs that need to take turns on chains to be outside. This is an awful burden for her when the children are not at home.
I visited with her and understood her need for a fenced yard and offered help from myself and DDB. Two weeks later I obtained the fencing materials. DDB corporate donated $200 towards the cost and I used my fund raising money to cover the difference. With the help of her sons, grand kids, and a couple other volunteers, we built an incredibly large enclosed yard due to the number of dogs and their high energy
It took almost nine hours of nearly non stop work and it was well worth it. The video shows 2 of the dogs running and playing free from chains in their new yard. A priceless sight to watch!
I made a couple after-visits to see how things were going. The owner said it's so great and thanked me profusely and repeatedly, almost to the point of happy tears. She mentioned how nice it is to just open the back door and let the dogs out. The lives of the owner and the dogs made a 180 degree turn for the better that day.
Joshua's Fence, North Carolina
Wendy Wilson, DDB supporter and volunteer, saw Joshua chained near where she lives. She stopped by one day to talk to Joshua's guardian Chris, told him about DDB and he was very interested in making life better for Joshua. A few days later, Wendy and Shari Strader, DDB Rep Greensboro NC, went by to talk to Chris about a fence. He understood the dangers of chaining, and said he really didn't want to chain him but because of financial constraints he felt he had no choice. He signed the fencing agreement, and Wendy, Shari, and another volunteer, Cam, built Joshua's fence the following week. Chris agreed to bring Josh into the home and family and most importantly, to never chain him again.
See the video (below) of Delilah another dog provided fencing by the groups working together in the Triad area of North Carolina.
Indiana
Fencing Success Story
"One
day in April I was at an adoption/fund raising event and a man
I knew from the local pet fair, approached me asked me if I
would go see his neighbor. He said they have 2 dogs in one pen
with 2 dog houses and they needed someone to help the dogs. On
April 19th we went there and found a terrible mess.
A
pit bull named Peetie and a husky shepherd mix named Harley were
living in the pen. There was straw and of course it was soaked
in urine and thick with feces. Jamie had given them a fencing
application and on this day my Husband and I went to pick it
up. I was heartbroken and to be honest, very frightened of Peetie
( Jamie can swear this is true, the day she took the app over
there, she wouldn't even go near the kennel because of him )
Peetie acted as if he wanted nothing more than to rip through
the kennel and kill us both. He was very violent ... nonstop.
The
time between that visit and the day we installed the fence, it
rained, it rained ... and then it rained some more making for
a very thick very smelly situation in the kennel. Finally we had
an evening and with the weather cooperating, we managed to get
the fence installed ( all the while Peetie still acting as if he
wanted to kill us, my husband bent over really close to the kennel
to spray paint a spot on the ground for post placement and I swear
Peetie was going to grab him on his ass cheek ... he moved just
in time).
The
owners had some chain link fencing there already and the rest
of the fencing we used was donated. We attached it to the neighbors
fences and now they have a very nice, large fenced yard and the
total cost for all the posts, the gate, the wire and hardware
was only $133.44.
I was absolutely amazed to watch the transformation in Peetie.
He is now a sweet, gentle, tail wagging normal Pitty. He sniffed
us as if to say " Thank You " and went off to investigate
the rest of the yard." —Marie Belanger, Indiana Rep
Georgia
Fencing Success Story
"Bob,
Rose and I worked all day Sunday (yesterday) and what’s left
to do can be done by Bob after work this week. He really is handy
and a hard worker. He’s back at his old job, working
6 days a week and long hours, but that didn’t stop him from
spending his only day off sinking posts, stretching fence and figuring
out how to make things work. He even had time to play with
the dogs. I think that’s one of the main reasons these
dogs still have good personalities – Rose and Bob (and others)
are nearly always in the yards with the dogs. They get more
face time with people than many family dogs."—Pam Cheathem,
DDB Georgia Rep
Oklahoma
Fencing Success Story
"I'm
a pet dog trainer (clicker style) and a board member for Pet
Helpers, Inc.
Pet Helpers, Inc mission statement is; helping people help pets.
We do low cost S/N programs for low income families, community Ed
and awareness, promote adoptions and assist other rescue groups
and orgs. We are a very small group that started meeting one year
ago. However my four legged family and I have been doing Ed programs
in Western OK for four years now. We believe it takes all of us
working together to make a difference.
Tammy,
you and DDB are my heroes: without you small groups like Pet Helpers
wouldn't be able to help. About three months ago a family called
my dog training business asking for help with an aggressive dog.
For this issue I like private lessons in the home, where I can see
as much as possible what's going on. Snicker's a big beautiful Newfoundland
mix; history had nipped 3 people and one very serious bite to dad.
The serious bite to dad was under distress. They came home to find
Snicker's tangled up in his chain. The chain was wrapped around
Snicker's and a post; he was wrapped up so tight his front legs
couldn't reach the ground. Well in the process of trying to free
him, dad was bitten; very bad about 50 stitches were needed.
When
I arrived at the house, I found Snicker's and Scout (Border Collie)
chained with a pickup topper/shell for shelter, plenty of food and
fresh water. Snickers and Scout both allowed me to approach and
pet them. Meeting the family was another thing; Dad, Mom, three
kids, grandpa one small house dog (Pixy) and I believe three cats.
The family has just moved here from TX, all adjusting to the change.
When
I walked in the house the first thing I heard was "Snickers
is my dog, if he bites you, are you going to make us kill him?"
What a thing for an 8 to 10 yr old boy to worry about! I told him
No, I was here to see if I could help him not hurt him. I've been
working with them every week now, they are all doing great Snickers
and Scout are now in the house with the family, learning good house
manners. Snickers is much calmer now. Thanks to DDB a very nice
fence has been put up for nice outside romps.Without DDB this wouldn't
have turned out this way! Thank you so much!" Vicky Adams
Pet Helpers, Inc.
Waggin Tails Dog Training
Other
Fencing Success Story
Here
are some pictures of Tipi, the dog for whom we put up a fence this
Labor Day weekend. His was not one of the completely heartbreaking
neglect cases we all hear about, but his situation was far from
ideal. Mary, Tipi's person, is certainly on a very limited income
and appears to have many things she does without, such as running
hot water, a sound roof, etc. Tipi is her one companion He
is overweight but very high energy - a border collie/heeler mix.
He is with her in the house when she is home. I know Tipi doesn't
get everything he needs like massive amounts of exercise for his
energy level, but I did encourage Mary to consider a companion of
comparable energy level for him. I hope that was not wrong. Mary
wants me to get her some DDB brochures for her to let people know
about us.—Lisa Gerard
New Mexico
Fencing Success Story
Three dogs and their caretaker got a treat last Saturday after their caretaker agreed to let her dogs be apart of her family again and completed a DDB Fencing application.
After being approved, we got together a group of volunteers and family members to get these dogs off their chains. Please take the time to visit the slide show. What a neat experience to see dogs go from being perpetually chained to family pets again!
If you are interested in helping out with the next fence building, please let me know.
If you would like more information about Dogs Deserve Better or would like to donate towards the next fencing project, please visit www.dogsdeservebetter.org or you can email Amanda Green at missbarnett05@yahoo.com.
Another New Mexico
Fencing Success Story
HOBBS NEWS-SUN • SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2009 A group of young volunteers from Louisiana Energy Services volunteered their time Friday to help build a fence for a Hobbs family so their four
pitbull dogs would not have to remain chained.
Dogs Deserve Better
... and they’re getting it, starting with a
fenced-in area for 3 canines
LEVI HILL
NEWS-SUN
Kilo, Lazy, Trouble and Nugget are happy dogs
now.
Friday a group of volunteers from Louisiana
Energy Services and Dogs Deserve Better spent the
afternoon fencing the back yard of David Romero
and Jessica Morales’ home, freeing the three dogs
from being chained up or kept in a 10 foot by 10 foot
kennel.
"It is awesome. They are definitely happy,” said
Melinda Conley, an operator from LES that helped
organize the event. “It was extremely rewarding and
seeing the kids play outside with the dogs no on
chains was nice.”
The fence building projects was started by
Amanda Green and Justin Dreyer, area representatives
of Dogs Deserve Better, a non-profit group that
works to get dogs off chains and help mistreated or
malnourished animals. The project was the second
fence build for the non-profit.
"We built the fence for them because I sent them a
penned dog handout and Jessica called me to find
out about the free fencing program,” Green said.
The materials for the fence were purchased with
funds raised by a recent Dogs Deserve Better
fundraiser and the LES volunteers, a group of 14
employees, put the fence up for the family.
"It is always a pleasure to see the dogs run around
and go from living on a chain to running free,”
Green said.
Green also took the family’s four pitbulls to the veterinarian
and paid for their rabies vaccination with
Dogs deserve better
Anonymous donor buys three $759 vests for dogs
the fundraiser money. As part
of the project, the family
agrees to never chain the dogs
again and have a doggy door
installed for their pets. The
volunteers also installed the
new doggy door Friday.
Eric Kobaly, an operator at
LES, said the volunteers came
from a group of new employees
that are going through
training at LES.
“We used this as a team
building exercise for the
class,” he said. “The company
really encourages community
service, so this helped everyone.”
Morales was watching her
children play with the dogs in
their new yard Friday afternoon.
The fence also adds
some security to the family’s
home, which Morales said is
also a relief.
“It is very exciting,” she
said. “I am really grateful. I
am just happy for the dogs.
They are running around
everywhere. I think we are all
happier.”
Green said Dogs Deserve
Better can always use donations
or volunteers to help
with fence building projects.
Companies interested in community
service projects can
set up a fence build through
Dogs Deserve Better.
For more information about
Dogs Deserve Better contact
Green at 392-3458 or ddbnewmexico@
yahoo.com.
We
Take Phone Orders at 1.877.636.1408
Yes!
I want to Sponsor a Fence
$200.00
I
can't Sponsor an entire Fence,
but I want to Contribute to this Cause!
We
can now accept donations over the phone
using a major credit card at 1.877.636.1408.
If
you prefer to sponsor by mail, send check or money order to P.O.
Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684, making sure to let us know you're sponsoring
fencing.
If
you would like to receive fencing help,
please call us at 1.877.636.1408 so we can get you started.
