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Newsletter - February 2010
Hello and Welcome!
First of all we would like to say a big thank you to all of our volunteers for their continued support and take this opportunity to welcome all of our new volunteers.
We have had lots of help with transport and fundraising over the last few months. We really appreciate all the help, we wouldn't have a rescue without our volunteers.
In 2009 our rescue re-homed 160 dogs. Without the help of our valuable volunteers this would not have been possible.
A Huge Thank You To...
Eileen, Sharlene and family for building their wonderful foster kennels and for all their hard work with the dogs in their care. Thanks also to everyone who donated items to help build the kennels.
Everyone who has supported us by sending their used postage stamps.
Everyone who supports us with their monthly donations.
Jacqui in Aberdeen for her wonderful Christmas card designs and her ongoing support.
Roseanne for the very kind donation of German Shepherd ornaments to be sold for funds for the rescue. These ornaments belonged to Linda Barr, a German Shepherd lover who sadly died recently.
Posh Pets Dog Obedience Training Club Fun Day - Saturday 26th June
First of all we would like to say a great big thank you for to Heather and Chick, and all their club members for the wonderful donation of £100.
Heather and Chick are organising a fun day, all proceeds go to German Shepherd Rescue Scotland and an appeal to help Egypt Street Dogs.
Classes will include; prettiest bitch, most handsome dog, waggiest tail, most amazing eyes, best party trick, best rescue GSD bitch, best rescue GSD dog, GSD in best condition, dog the judge would like to take home, dog most like its owner, and lots more.
Please come along and join in the fun. The rescue is going to have a stand, so why not come along and put names to faces?!
If you are a dog related charity, sell arts and crafts, or an animal related small business, why not book a table and promote your business? Tables are only £12 for the duration of the fun day? Please contact Heather on 01620 820888 for bookings or more information.
The rescue would like to thank Dogmatic for their very kind donation of a headcollar for one of our foster dogs. it was a great success and saved his foster mum from getting her arm pulled out of her socket!
You can find more information about the headcollars here www.dogmatic.org.uk.
If you are interested in purchasing a headcollar for a German Shepherd please get in touch, we have some size 3 and size 3L available from £19 which includes postage and packing. This price also includes a donation to the rescue.
Foster Kennels and Foster Carers Urgently Needed
As some of you know already we now have a small number of foster kennels available. These are kennels that people have built in their gardens so that they can provide short term and emergency accomodation for some of our more needy dogs. These have proved to be very successful because they provide a more normal environment for the dogs. They can get play time in the garden and time inside the volunteer's home. In fact very often the foster dogs end up living in the house with the foster families and their other pets. If you think you have space to erect a kennel and time to spend with a foster dog please get in touch, we would love to hear from you.
We are also in desparate need of foster carers. We keep losing our foster carers because they foster a dog then inevitably end up keeping it! Obviously we are delighted when this happens but we would love to find some more foster homes where people maybe don't already have a dog, or have German Shepherd experience and can help with some of our dogs that have issues. You can see from our site that many of the dogs we get asked to re-home have issues that can be worked on if people are prepared to put in some time and effort.
Petimagineering.com
Stunning digital paintings of your pets created from high-resolution photographs. Gordon Christie specialises in photography, photo-manipulation, traditional art and digital painting. Digital paintings can be printed on high quality photographic paper, canvas, coasters, plates, mugs - the choices are endless!
Please mention our rescue when ordering and we will receive 10% commission for our funds.
Please start sending your pictures for our 2011 calendar. We are looking for high quality images straight off your digital camera, no camera phone images please and no resized images, pictures need to be very high quality for print.
We are also trying to build a library of pictures we can use for birthday cards and note cards. All German Shepherd pictures welcome, not just rescue dogs. Other pets are also welcome in the pictures so get clicking!
Please contact us through the Contact page and we will give you an email address to send your pictures to.
Dog Friendly Holiday Accommodation
Check out our new Dog Friendly Holiday Accommodation section on the website, we are hoping to build a useful resource for our volunteers and visitors. If you or someone you know owns a holiday cottage why not advertise on our site?
Forever Homes
Here are some of the lovely boys and girls we have helped to re-home since our last newsletter!
Kia
Stealth
Luca
Tasha
Murphy
Pagan
Sam
Max - now Mac
Tara
Keeba - now Logan
Jack
Tank - now Ty
Meesha
Jerrylee
Duke
Sascha
Sam
Remi
Carly
Eva
Todd
Harvey
Zak
Max
Pauros
Grace
Daphne
Molly
Scruff
Prince
Harry
Tasha
Yogi
Ozzy
Zara
Scooby Doo
Cara
Charlie
Megan
Reno
Broxi
Penny
Holly
Alfie - now Ty
Jem
Jack
Malice - now Malli
Brooke
Angie
Also Max, Tara, Sheba, Meon, Kai and Rana.
Ruff Renditions
Modern Pet Portraiture
At Ruff Renditions no pet is too big or small. Every single portrait is created with enthusiasm and attention to detail. Using only the finest quality materials, Australian artist Carrie, aims not to simply reproduce your photograph, but to introduce a painterly quality, to exaggerate colour and depth and thereby enliven the image. There are many sizes to choose from and something for every budget. The average timescale for an oil painting is 6 weeks from order, 3-4 weeks for a graphite drawing. Although Carrie is based in Australia she will happliy post your order to the UK.
Our members have raised £206.16 from September to December using the easyfundraising website. It really is money for nothing so if you haven't signed up yet visit our fundraising page for more details. There are always special offers including money off your shopping in stores like Argos and Tesco. So please remember to shop via the easyfundraising site and make the rescue some money at the same time!
Special Birthday
Heather, one of our volunteers, had a big birthday recently and look at the wonderful cake one of her friends made for her!
Sasha's Dear Face at the Window
One of the best things about coming home,
Besides loving to be there,
Is driving up and seeing
Our doggie's expectant face at the window,
No matter how long we're away,
She's almost always at her post.
Who but a person's dog could
Show that level of devotion.
Money couldn't buy such fidelity,
And certainly nothing could compel it
That we could do or say.
We keep telling her - as do others -
With your huge brown eyes and blonde colouring,
You'd be a cinch to sell
Just about anything on tv.
But we don't want her to
Have to work for a living.
All we want her to do is just be -
Keep being happy and adorable;
Keep showing that heart-tugging
Face at the window.
From Precious - Collected Poems by Sharon Slaton Howell.
Sharon is an animal lover, she very kindly sent us a copy of her book all the way from the USA and gave us permission to publish the poems on our website. We liked this one and thought that many people would be able to relate to it, and the nose prints that get left on the window!
MyCartridge
Buy your ink cartridges through our special link and help raise funds for the rescue.
If you would like to give the Rescue a monthly donation please click here and send us a request for a form. We will send you a Standing Order form. All you need to do is complete the form and hand it in to your bank. The donation amount is entirely up to you. Every donation helps no mater how large or small, and every donation is greatly appreciated.
Print Off Your Own Copy Of Our Poster
If you would like to print off a copy of our poster to display in your work place, or local pet shop just click the link.
You will need a copy of Abobe Reader to print the poster. This is free software and can be downloaded by clicking the image below.
Yellow Moon
Don’t worry, we’re not asking you to donate! Instead we’ve found an ingenious way for you to buy wonderful products to keep your child entertained and help their development - plus help us raise the funds we urgently need too. It’s called the YELLOW MOON fundraising scheme.
How does Yellow Moon help us?
Simple really. For every purchase you make from the Yellow Moon fundraising scheme, we will receive up to 25% cash-back (excl. VAT and p&p). So the more you, or your friends and family order, the more cash-back we’ll receive. And if you think the products from Yellow Moon are expensive, you’d be wrong. Browse through the website and you’ll see hundreds of quality creative products and toys from just £1.99.
Here’s how you can help us - and your child.
Browse the Yellow Moon website, (www.yellowmoon.org.uk) choose from the hundreds of wonderful products and place your order direct with Yellow Moon either online or by calling 0844 826 8677.
Yellow Moon will send your products direct to your door.
All orders placed using the unique Source Code for German Shepherd Rescue Scotland will have the cash-back amount pooled.
Yellow Moon will send us a cheque for the collective amount, which we can use to help re-home German Shepherds in Scotland.
IMPORTANT - when placing your order, please remember to quote the unique Source Code WGE03905 (three letters then five numbers) to ensure the cash-back amount is attributed to German Shepherd Rescue Scotland.
We hope you enjoy purchasing from this fun-packed, educational fundraising website and would like to thank you in advance for your valued support.
