dawn - as someone who has been involved in GSD rescue for 20+ years, THANK YOU for putting that so eloquently and to the point. rescue is difficult and heartbreaking - if it weren't for someone like you, how many dogs would not be alive today? keep doing what you do and, if a "mix" ends up in the pool, take him for a happy swim along with the others. diane - whose "GSD ONLY" kennels have held labs, mixes, a pit and a pyr Diane Silver-Strasser Silstra German Shepherds http://skatiebugz.blogspot.com In a message dated 10/8/2009 5:58:30 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, windwych@xxxxxxxxx writes: As far as LHSH is concerned, we make EVERY EFFORT to work strictly with purebred or BYB GSDs. While some of them may not be attractive (back yard bred dogs tend to be less than what we are used to looking at) they are still GSDs. I will admit that there has been a VERY few instances where the dog we assisted ended up being a high GSD mix (some shelters are expert at framing pictures to showcase the dog in a certain light..This is where volunteers would be greatly helpful as in the absence of an experienced volunteer at the shelter to give us an expert opinon and with time being short and the dogs life at stake, we have to go by the shelter directors say so and photos or risk the dog being destroyed); 99.9% of the time, dogs that LHSH has covered have been purebred GSDs. With regards to money donated, unless the money is specifically earmarked for a certain dog in need, it goes into our general pool and is utilized to help the most needy dog at the time. In fact, MOST people when donating have been more than understanding and will write a short note like "For Brownie, or whatever dog you think needs it most". LHSH has also assisted Rescues with dogs surrendered by breeders; in some instances absorbing the cost of altering and vaccinations without any financial help from the breeder. While we are happy to help our own, we are no longer able to extend this courtesy and now we request that all altering/vaccinations/HW testing be done by the breeder prior to the dog being accepted into an LHSH approved Rescue. We feel that it is the breeders responsibility to make a fair effort at finding a home for a dog that they could not place on their own by taking on this expense. Just a personal aside...I have to say that I find the term "mutt" offensive. ALL dogs have value; be it purebred or mixed. And while we at LHSH have chosen to diligently save the lives of our beloved breed, just take a moment and look into the eyes of a mixed bred dam as she is trying to protect her babies that are being torn from her and killed...If the picture does not move you to tears, you might want to question what you are doing "in dogs" to begin with. What makes her less valuable than our Champions?...it is purely by Grace that we gifted with them...and a tragic accident that the mixed bred mother was brought into a family who did not care enough about her to have her altered. JMHO. The Team From LHSH Dawn Restuccia, Pres. Last Hope, Safe Haven Inc. Lasthopesafehaven.com Donations may be made to: Paypal via windwych@xxxxxxxxx --- On Wed, 10/7/09, Iza Kabuska-Ackerman <izakabuska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: From: Iza Kabuska-Ackerman <izakabuska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 198 GSD's To: rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx, kathy.m.hall@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 9:13 PM I have donated in the past to "our" GSD rescue and found out that the dog I was "saving" was a mutt - ok - what about it, Dawn ???? Iza Kabuska http://www.Karizmashepherds.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Tank" <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx> To: <kathy.m.hall@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 8:49 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: 198 GSD's > Not to be picayune or insensitive , but have you seen these dogs, many are > not even close to being GSDS. I am not saying that a non-GSD isn't worth > saving or fostering, they certainly are...but when I get an email that > says > 198 GSDS....I expect to see that....not mutts, not rotties, not > Pyrenees.... > Just my 2 cents, > Kathy > http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com > PUP-DATED: SEPT 18, 2009 > Home of: > CH. Elvaston's Nations Cup TC, 26 BOBs > CH. Victory's Leviathan > CH. Garter's E-Male of Fran-Jo Anne Isle > > "En Victoria , Veritas" > > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:46 PM, Kathy Hall <kathy.m.hall@xxxxxxx> wrote: > >> This is horrible- are you allowed to put out a donation box at the >> Nationals? So sad. I do not know anything about this other than what I >> read >> but my heart is broken. >> Kathy Hall >> > > > ===========================================================================> POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. 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