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Bloggers Unite For Dog Rescue

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Today is Blog the Change, an event that takes place on the 15th of January, April, July and October.

One day per quarter participating bloggers dedicate their blogs to an animal related cause near and dear to our hearts.  For today’s blog the change, participating bloggers are trying to bring awareness to a special event taking place this month.

On July 23rd, bloggers from all over the world will unite for one day, to shine the focus on dog rescue.

Since rescuing Delilah in 2007, the plight of dogs in shelters has weighed heavily on my mind.

We know little to nothing about Delilah’s past.  What I do know is she came to us via American Lab Rescue on a transport from Tennessee.  Her vet papers indicate she came from Lake Charles, Louisiana.

We do know she was vaccinated by the vet for Rabies, Bordatella, Distemper and Parvo and she was also dewormed.  That’s the only information we received.

When she got off the transport, her teats were swollen.  Never having been around a mother dog before I had no idea she’d already had a litter of puppies.  I just assumed she was a bit chubby.

She also had some very bright reddish pink scars on her feet.

I have no idea what actually happened to her, whether she had been abused or had spent time on her own and gotten stuck.  I suspect she was either a breeding dog that someone threw away, or a breeding dog that escaped, which would explain the scars on her feet.

Delilah is a wonderful dog.

Granted she has not been without her challenges but I’m a person who typically rises to the challenge.

Her original name was supposed to be Delilah Arwen, but it just didn’t ring.  So I named her Delilah Rose.  I call her my second-hand rose and still can’t believe someone actually tossed her away without realizing her full potential.

Having experienced the love and laughter she has brought into my life, I know with certainty that any dogs I have in future will be rescued dogs.

I know rescuing is not for everyone, but there are other ways you can help.  By donating time or money to a shelter or rescue, fostering when you can. One dog pulled from a shelter and placed into foster care means there is space for one more dog in the shelter.

I know not everyone blogs, but I know you are all on either facebook, twitter or pinterest.  Would you please help us spread the word about July 23rd?

SPREAD THE WORD – BLOGGERS UNITE FOR DOG RESCUE – Promote dog adoption on July 23rd! http://bit.ly/pO7dZp #BtC4A

And on July 23rd, please share our blog posts on your social media networks and to help raise awareness.

This is a blog hop, if you are interested in linking up you can get your code here.

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  1. I knew you adopted Delilah, but I didn’t know from where or in what condition she was when you found her. Thanks again for giving her a forever home, despite her challenges. 🙂 I also didn’t know she had a middle name. Love it!

    • Thanks Donna, she really does bring me so much joy even though there are times when she tries my patience. 🙂

      I’m glad you like her middle name, it seems to fit her.

  3. Hey Sampson, Hey Delilah Rose, Jet here. Hi Miss Jodi.

    Miss Jodi, we learned so much about Delilah today. Thank heavens you sprung her. We will post on this subject during the week, we had something else on our minds today.

    Mom asked me to share that your post was written so gracefully, thank you.

  5. Mom, I’m trying to share your link, but I’m having trouble! I will keep trying….

  8. Fantastic post… Delilah is a lucky pup to have found you. 🙂

    Thanks for spreading the word about the July 23rd event!

    A.J.
    BetheChangeforAnimals.com
    wantmorepuppies.com

  9. That is great to know! July 23 is Florian’s and my 5th anniversary of the fateful day we met, so maybe we can celebrate by doing something extra-special and rescue-related 🙂

    • Aw, Congratulations Kirsten!! Your work with foster dogs and at the shelter is awesome every day of the week. Thank you for doing what you do.

  11. Of course, I always thought it was dogs who rescued us…

    Our local shelter needs to find homes for all their dogs this week so they can do some repairs next week. I just sent an email offering to foster a dog needing a temporary home. Maybe I’ll have someone special to write about next week? 🙂

    • You are right of course Pamela, I know I was rescued.

      That’s really nice of you offering to foster. We had a transport van break down not far from me yesterday and they were calling for people to come and grab the pups on transport and foster for the night. If I knew with certainty how Delilah would react I would have gone and snagged one. Thankfully they were all found places to stay.

    • You don’t think it’s a bad thing? I don’t want her to feel unloved, but she is really, really beautiful inside and out. 🙂

  13. I am so glad you are joining in the event Jodi. I didn’t realize that Delilah had been a mommy once or that she had scars. Kind of reminds me of when I first got Daisy. She also had swollen teats, her puppies having just been weaned, and she has scars all over body in a variety of places. Every once in a while I find a new one that was covered up by her fur.

    I will always adopt a rescue dog from now on. My first dog was a pup from the neighbors litter, but since then many rescue dogs have graced my life. There’s no going back now – not that I want to. 🙂

    Thanks for joining Blog the Change and for writing about dog rescue.

    Mel Freer
    BetheChangeforAnimals.com
    nodogaboutit.wordpress.com

  14. Today we celebrate Bloggers Unite For Dog Rescue! Here is one dog that is just sport’in the cause … Rescues make great pets.
    Thank you for your Story ~ : )

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