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WINTER 2008
Southland
Collie
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A Will To Love
By Kristin McGraw
to stand, and too sick to spay. Dolores drove her straight to the vet. Grace was diagnosed with severe pyometria; spaying her was the only way to possibly save her. Dolores contemplated the fairness of surgery to this critically ill Collie. Yet Grace’s eyes revealed a hopeful determination: Believe in me. Grace survived the surgery and rehab began. On day 1 with Dolores, Grace lay on a comfy bed where she safely viewed the household whirlwind with amusement. She ate and slept well and walked with a sheet slung under her tummy for support. By day 3 Grace walked unassisted. By day 5 she was ready to join foster mom Julie at her home. There Grace thrived and healed and within a week even chased a neighbor’s cat out of the yard! Love radiated from this special Collie. And Julie had fallen in love with her, so Grace lived out her years with joy and love in her new forever home. Every living being has a will to live. A will to love, however, means much more. Let Grace remind us of that this holiday season and always. Peace to all creatures.
Donations Address:
Southland Collie Rescue 1372 Fern Lake Avenue Brea, California 92821 Due to the rising costs of running a rescue, the Southland Collie News will now be published as a four page foldover.
SCR Area Coordinators
Riverside County:
Rhonda Anderson (909) 795-3450 Sue Baldwin (949) 858-0298 Linda Ekback (805) 649-7266 Dolores Ellis (562) 697-5815 Chris Harmon (909) 987-8617
Sometimes with city shelters, one hand is bleeding while the other hand holds the gun. The very animals they intend to safeguard can fall victim to inflexible laws, uncaring staff and human error. Such was the case with Grace, a senior Collie discovered by SCR’s Dolores Ellis. Grace’s shelter impound card read STRAY which means a 5 day hold time. But through a mistake at her time of impound, her hold was printed as 25 days. Dolores steadily climbed the shelter’s chain of command searching for a compassionate staffer to make this seemingly easy fix. Yet the rote reply was always, “She can’t be released until her date.” No one looked at the bigger picture, or a calendar, and Grace’s health and spirit slowly deteriorated. Finally Grace’s release date came. By now she was despondent, unable
Orange County: Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties: LA-San Gabriel Valley: San Bernardino County: San Diego County: LA-San Fernando Valley:
Karen Laramay (818) 887-9703 Linda Kratz (760) 943-8483
LA-South Bay Area:
Theresa Sanford (310) 366-5573
Newsletter design and editing by Mark Allen with inspiration provided by “F Troop” (cycler48@hotmail.com)
The Southland Collie Newsletter was first published in 2001. It is published in the Spring, Summer and Winter of each year.
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WINTER 2008
Good Job, Marcus
By Suzanne McCowan
Marcus did not respond to treats at all, so training was difficult. Since cuddles were also out, we all practiced just plain love. Never a “Bad Boy” or a “Stop that!” allowed. Praise was heard consistently by all members of the household. “Good Dog, Marcus. Nice boy, Marcus”. Soon after Marcus arrived, Velvet, a lovely eight-year-old female, also showed up. Velvet’s foster visit did not last long. She found a home right away with a family with two young girls that could easily walk Velvet or brush her long hair or lay on her as a pillow. Meanwhile, Marcus cautiously learned to walk over the threshold in order to come into the house. “Good Dog, Marcus. Nice work”. Newman then came to stay with us until he found a new home. Like Velvet, Newman stayed only a few weeks. His gentle ways earned him a job as a therapy dog at a major Southland Hospital. Eventually, Marcus learned to walk on a leash to the park and back. “Good Dog, Marcus. Nice job.” Even Freckles was here only a short while. Oddball Freckles, who we would find bouncing on the backyard trampoline, howling at the moon at two o’clock in the morning, found a home where she was earnestly needed to entertain three boisterous children. Gradually, Marcus learned to play fetch with a tennis ball. “Good Boy, Marcus. Great job.” The apt-named Happy and the 10week-old puppy Oscar and sweet, blind Robbie; all were my foster dogs, who in turn, found successful homes. Homes in which their individual talents were adored by their new families. But what about Marcus? Marcus, who cowered at the sight of strangers; Marcus, who barked at all children; Marcus, who hated to be touched; Marcus, who I found sleeping on the big bed with his paws wrapped around my 8 year old daughter. And Anna had her paws wrapped around Marcus. Ultimately, Marcus learned to love.
“Good Dog, Marcus. Nicely done.” Marcus lived contentedly with us for seven years and just recently passed away. He was our first and ultimate Foster Failure. If you have not done so already, please consider fostering a Collie through SCR. You never know what you might learn.
Our big guy Tiger Paws was adopted through SCR almost eight years ago. Within weeks of adopting Tiger it was apparent that one Collie was not nearly enough Collies, so we decided to begin fostering. And once that decision was made, it was not too long before SCR was on the phone with the news that there is a dog waiting for a foster home. Let me just say here that “I love Collies”. And in all likelihood, each one of you reading this newsletter knows what I mean when I say “I love Collies”. Not just “I like Collies”. Not just “I think Collies are pretty dogs”. Not just “I love this one Collie that I currently have but next time I will pick a dog without so much hair”. But I love all Collies, each and every one of them. My heart skips a little simply at the sight of the great white mane, the generous nose and the gentle yet impressively regal bearing. So it was a bit of a shock when Marcus arrived at my front door to become my first Foster Collie. Marcus was more Border Collie than Collie, more coyote slink than Collie prance and more a yowling, high pitched bark – woo woo woo - than the sharp, intentional bark of a herder. When Dolores dropped off Marcus, he jumped out of the car and high-tailed it to the furthest corner of the backyard, where he stayed for the next week, pacing restlessly for hours on end. He ran from any sign of human approach. Eager adoptive families would cause Marcus to flee back to his safe corner. And if a child entered the yard… shrill yowling predictably ensued.
Freddie (left) with Shep, Boze and the Lipman family
Friskie and Colin get into the Christmas spirit
Angie waits patiently for her dinner
A special thanks to Roma Parsons for donating her daughter’s car to Cars 4 Causes and to Wilbur Tatum of Claremont and to Jonathan Reiner for their donations to Cars 4 Causes.
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Mekkia DeSanchez Davis THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL SCR SUPPORTERS
WINTER 2008
Alex and Roberta York Rick Zanotti Rose and Ronald Ziff
Your generous support makes it possible for us to continue saving Collies! This list reflects donations made between October, 2007 and September, 2008. Please notify us of errors or omissions at info.collie@gmail.com so that we may correct our records.
$10,000 and over
The Greenberg Foundation William O’Neil and Company, Inc. Cathi and Chuck Wrench Nelda DeVroeg Greg and Kathy Dodson Edison International Linda and Hugo Ekback Patricia Gilbert Barbara Gilman Bryan and Beverly Gingg Mary Jo Greenberg Conrad and Ruth Greene Robert Greenspan Scott and Melody Harris Leslie and Alfred Hernandez Jim and Joan Hulett Nancy Knitter Joanne Kranc Fred and Ruth Kubik Linda Ledwidge Thomas and Janet Lichterman Rachel Lipman Margaret Mabee Carlyle Macharg III Jill and Greg Marquez Kathleen McConn Dorothy Mester Grace Muir Barbara Nail Natalie Nelissen Orange County United Way Chris and Janice Pappas Craig and Teresa Pelkie Karl D. Peters Thomas and Jeannette Poling Viktor and Anupama Prasanna Charles and Mary Prickett Michael G. Pulliam Denise Rager Craig and Nancy Rappleye Debra Reublin Rhonda Rosen Michael Rudin Sandra Siebenhandl Special Projects Mitch and Jeffyne Telson TEVA Pharmaceuticals Alline Urick Patricia Waddel Amy Wagner Michele Wallman Lawrence and Carol Wasserman Jinqi Yang
$100 to $199
Mary Beauchamp Douglas and Mary Alice Bendell Louise Bialik Dorothy R. Birgbauer Patricia Bybee Francoise Coquet Elizabeth M. Darovic Lisa Davitian Marilyn Day Alan and Jennifer Dearden Lionel and Judith Draper Jolene Elconin Peter J. Estes Csilla and Joseph Feher Lisa Ann Field Charles and Mary Follett Joyce Freel Kathy Geer David and Shannon Gorlicki Michael Harper Ruth Hemming Bettina Hirsch Lisa K. Hoch Gail Homer Stephen Kerrigan Kevin and Wendy Ketz Joseph and Linda Kilroy Michael Kungl Karri Lewis Jerry Magazine Suzanne McCowan Christopher and Kristin McGraw Sabine Meyer Zu Reckendorf Lorraine Millard Renata Mirabella Tom Moore Stephen and Marsue Page Sharon and James Raymond Marianne Regan Carroll Robbins Ellen Rodriguez Craig and Nanette Sanders Stephanie Scitt Lynndi Scott Kristin Shapiro Elona and Armon Siemsen Elaine Goto-Tamae Timothy Thompson Glen Twiford Patricia and Michael Walloch Martin and Deborah Weiss Karen Williams
$1,000 to $9999
Allstate Giving Campaign Sue Baldwin Cars 4 Causes Nelson and Julie Jones Marilyn Kearin Diane Palumbo Mark and Phil Pilgram Victor S. Sy
$500 to $999
Suzanne Buquet Shirley Chaney Stephen Colley Catherine Cram Georgia Davis Just Give Mary Mathiessen Ralphs Johnathan D. Reiner San Diego Collie Club Anne Schmid and John Rasile The Allstate Foundation The Caesar Foundation Gordon and Geraldine Tyler
$200 to $499
Mark and Ann Allen Susan Ambrose Vickie Bain Melinda Balmer Emilia Barton Susan Bateson Richard and Linda Bode Paul Bronkar Bill Brown Debra Burnett Briski Karen Carson Dirk and Lauren Caudill Margaret Cohen Roger and Ericka Covalt
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$1 to $99
Deirdre Abbott Shirley Abbott Sandy Adams Carolyn Agerton Darlene Anderson Animal Dermatology Center Wendy Ashenbrenner Earl C. Bailey Pat Baker Buzz Barker Kathleen Bautista Robert E. and Marjorie A. Bell Jeanne and John Brilhante Sharon Brooks Kathryn A. Brown Catherine Bunnell Melissa R. Butler Charles Schwab Foundation Luz Countryman Bernard and Evelyn Cronin Crossroads Community Church Patricia and Harlan Damron Richard Dayton Bernie Distler Howard A. Dullnig Jan Duncan Robert and Heather Edison Jolene Elconin Gary Eriksen Virginia Estrella Cindy Ferrell Helene Forthal A.D. Fraser The Gabys Katherine and Louis George Jan Gordon Susan Grubbs Eva Harris Terry L. Hartshorne Margaret Heiser Janie Lou Hirsch Gloria Hjelm Hooper Hughes IGive.com Susan James Abbie Jaye Svend Jensen Lynne Karbon Susan Keating Fredrick and Melanie Kemp Yvonne Kibee Thomas Kilpela Lynne Larsen Anne B. Leff Jack Lerman Lyn Liby Russell and Alda Long Walter Lyman, Jr. Peggy Lyon Wendy Magnacca Susan Martin Elizabeth McDonald Mac McGinley Mike McKenzie Jacco Meijers Robert and Mildred Miller Veronica Miller E.I. Mosbarger Heidi Mosbarger Sami and Sharon Mualem Max Muro Richard and Cecelia Neyland Michael H. Nolan Nonprofits Insurance Alliance Patel William and Gertrude Poch Susan M. Reasons Laura Rae Rinard Bernard Roberts Candace D. Roni June Rosen Jennie Ruiz Jack and Mary Sadler Freddie Saenz Bill Scavo Carol Ann Sechrest Gail Skaggs Patricia Stansbury Staples Randy Swope Russell J. Talbott Emily Teipe William Teipe Louis H. Telles Janice Tully Dana Urick Elizabeth Van Voorhis Diane Vieau Deborah Walderhaug Deborah Wares Weaver Gary and Heidi Webster Larry and Sandy Weisbart West Valley Dogsports, Inc. Bette White John and Susan Wiebusch Laurant-Richard Wolman
WINTER 2008 Photo by Frankel Photography
Cotton, a Southland Rescue Collie owned by Lee and Susan Hoellwarth won “Most Beautiful in Show” at the Canine Caper Dog Show, sponsored by the Lions Club.
So. Bay Collie Fancier's Puppy Match
Left to Right: Sue with Cowboy and Midge; Jane Angel with SCR adopted Riley; Theresa Sanford with Sandy; unknown; Riley, Amy Wagner's daughter, Craig with Trevor
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Gracie rescued by Jeanne and Bill Brown and adopted by neighbors Maria and Cipi Enriquez. Katie Amber found by Chris and adopted by Bill and Jeanne Brown. Maggie found by Rhonda and adopted by Bill and Jeanne
Clancy is now being pampered by Greg and Susie Keating
A Wish
Thank you!
As the year ends and we reflect on our rescue we wish to thank all of you who have made the year possible for our Collies, so they can be brought back to good health , and placed in loving homes with a family to call their own. Without the efforts of so many people with kind hearts, there would not be a safe haven for our beloved Collies. We thank you and appreciate you more than words could ever say. Happy Holidays, Good Health and Collie blessings to all of you! With our Love, Chris, and the Board of SCR, Sue, Dolores, Rhonda, and Theresa.
I wish for every dog searching trash cans for breakfast, a filled bowl with his name printed in bright letters. For every dog who slept fitfully last night, chained in a frozen yard, a soft, warm bed with a person snoring gently nearby. For every shelter dog, spending a morning in a soiled run, a forever home filled with sounds and smells of a family. For every Christmas pup given, a tolerant, caring owner who won’t abandon you as you grow into a real dog. For every ailing pet, enough money for your owner to pay the vet bills to help make you well. For every lost dog, a clear, safe road and well marked path to lead you home. For every old and tired friend, a warm fire and soft bed to ease your aches and pains. For every “Heart dog at the Bridge”, a moment when you know that you are remembered today, missed again and loved forever. Author Unknown
Strider at home with the Ziff family
Ardela Pfaff with Cassie and Tess
Collie Haven Wish List
The following items are in need at O’Neil’s Collie Haven to help with the care and comfort of the Collies residing there: Frontline Plus 45-85 pound size Round Up for weeds Missing Link, with glucosamine Pet Tab Vitamins Extra Large Orthopedic Dog Beds Avery Mailing labels, 1" by 2 5/8 "
All donations are greatly appreciated.
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WINTER 2008
Cars 4 Causes
Extra Vehicles at Your House?
Please Donate Your Car, Truck, RV or Boat to SCR!
Attention RALPHS Shoppers: Help Southland Collie Rescue for FREE!
Did you know that every time you use your Ralph's Club They handle all the paper-work, title change, free pick up, and card, you could help SCR save the lives of many more collies? Ralph’s Markets will donate to Southland Collie sale of the car. SCR receives Rescue a percentage of your total grocery bill without a donation, and you receive a tax deduction*! costing you a penny! To sign up, visit the Ralph’s *Tax deduction under federal law operative 1/1/05 Community Contribution website at http://www.ralphs.com is actual selling price of vehicle. to enroll (or re-enroll) for the new term; it’s that simple! For questions or enrollment assistance please email 1-800-766-2273 ralphs4scr@yahoo.com or call Kathy at 951-301-0591
The Southland Collie News is made possible thanks to a team of SCR volunteers, who do the computer graphic design, writing, editing, photography, envelope stuffing, transportation, label printing, envelope labeling, bulk mailing; and Dennis and Bryan Hauge, of Stacey Hauge Printing, 28486 Westinghouse Place, Bldg. 10, Valencia, CA 91355-0929, (661) 294- 6545. For each issue, Stacey Hauge Printing generously donates printing of 1500 copies, and charges SCR only for the paper’s price.
*Your information is for Ralph’s verification purposes only, and will not be sold or used in any other way. Ralph's shoppers need to RE-ENROLL ANNUALLY in order to continue supporting SCR through the Community Contribution Program. Thank you for your continued support!
Please note that there has been a change in the enrollment procedure. Go to the Ralph’s site and login/register and follow the instructions there.
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