There are so many people that go into rescuing each dog. It starts at the people from the shelter down south who work so hard with so very little resources. They try desperately to get the dogs adopted, but if they cannot they know that a trip up north to a rescue is the best option to find these pups a loving home. The pups are transferred here by van, and it is a long journey, imagine traveling with at least a dozen animals! It is very slow going.
Then the dogs arrive, and then go to their new foster homes. Foster homes feed, love and care for the foster dogs until that perfect application from the perfect adopter comes along. In the meantime, fosters work on training the dogs and teaching proper household manners, as many dogs have never seen the inside of a house before. Foster parents spend many hours with their dogs and come to outreaches to meet the public.
Behind the scenes we have a whole team who constantly works to keep the rescue running. Applications have to be screened, visits have to be made, transports have to be arranged, and all this is done by volunteers. Each month is a struggle to keep afloat but we must to keep saving the lives of these dogs and cats. We are diligent about fundraising because that is how the rescue keeps moving. We are always thinking of new fun ways to help out the pups, next month we are having a Puppy Love Jazz fundraiser on 2/10 just in time for Valentines day!
Wag On Inn hopes some day to have a building of its very own so we can help save even more dogs than we do now, it may take a while but its in the plan! Hopefully sooner rather than later!
If you would like to contribute to our building fund or sponsor a dog please go to www.wagoninn.rescuegroups.org.
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