Our Wish List
Here are some suggestions. Help is always appreciated.
Transport a dog.
Donate a dog bed or towels or other *bedding* type items.
Donate MONEY.
Shop Amazon, Dogwise, and Sit Stay com by going through our links on the main page It's on the welcome page. We get credit for your purchases.
Donate a Kong? A nylabone? A hercules?
Donate a crate.
Donate an x-pen or baby gate.
Donate a food dish or a stainless bucket for a crate.
Donate a leash.
Donate a collar.
Donate some treats or a bag of food.
Donate a halter or promise collar.
Walk a dog.
Groom a dog.
Donate some grooming supplies (shampoos, combs, brushes, etc.)
Donate long distance calling cards.
Donate the use of your scanner or digital camera.
Donate the use of a photocopier.
Attend public education days and try to educate people
on responsible pet ownership.
Donate a gift certificate to a pet store.
Donate a raffle item.
Donate flea stuff (Advantage, Frontline, etc.).
Donate heartworm preventatives.
Donate first-aid kits.
Pay the boarding fees to board a dog.
Clip coupons for dog food or treats.
Bake some homemade doggie biscuits.
Host rescue photos with an information link on the website.
Donate time to take good photos of foster news for adoption flyers, etc.
Go with rescue person to the vet to help if there is more than one dog.
Have a yard sale and donate the money to rescue.
Be a volunteer to do rescue in your area. The United States and Canada are vast, and all states in the US or provinces
in Canada are not covered by a rescue.
Take advantage of a promotion on the web or store offering a free ID tag and instead of getting it for your own dog, have the tag inscribed with your Rescue's name and phone # to contact. This makes a reusable ID tag for dogs while in foster care.
Talk to all your friends about adopting and fostering rescue dogs.
Donate vet services for spay or neuter each year or some vaccinations.
Interview vets to encourage them to offer discounts to rescues.
Write a column for your local newspaper or club newsletter on the dogs
currently waiting for a home.
Take photos of the dogs that are available for adoption.
Help organize and run fundraising events.
Tattoo a rescued dog.
Microchip a rescued dog.
Loan your carpet steam cleaner to someone who has fostered a dog.
Donate a bottle of bleach or other cleaning products.
Donate or loan a portable dog run to someone who doesn't have a quarantine area for a dog that has an unknown vaccination history and has been in a shelter.
Drive the fosters' children to an activity so the foster
can take the dog to obedience class.
Use your video camera to film a rescue dog in action.
Pay the cost of taking a dog to obedience class.
Be the one to take the dog to its obedience class.
Go to the foster home once a week with your children
and dogs to help socialize the dog.
Help the foster home clean up the yard
(yes, we also have to scoop what those foster dogs poop).
Offer to test the foster dog with cats.
Pay for the dog to be groomed or take the dog to a
*Do It Yourself* Grooming Place.
Bring the foster take-out so the foster doesn't have to cook dinner.
Pay a house-cleaning service to do the spring cleaning for
someone who fosters dogs all the time.
Lend your artistic talents to your club's newsletter,
fundraising ideas, or t-shirt designs.
Donate printer paper, envelopes, or stamps.
Go with a rescue person to the vet if a foster
dog needs to be euthanized.
Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about how to identify
your breed or provide photos and breed information showing the variations of the breed.
Offer to try and help owners be better pet owners by
holding a grooming seminar.
Help pet owners be better pet owners by being available
to answer training questions.
Donate or loan a crate if a dog needs to travel by air.
Put together an *Owner's Manual* for the adopted dog.
Provide post-adoption follow-up or support.
Donate a coupon for a free car wash, gas, or
inside cleaning of a vehicle.
Do something not mentioned on this list to help rescue.
