MAJOR HUGE THANKS TO PAWSATIVE DOG TRAINING FOR YOUR TRAINING EXPERTISE, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE!! Your help is without parallel.. one of the reasons our dogs are so adoptable. To Bill, Bonnie and John - we are forever grateful for all you do for our babies.
For all of your training needs contact [email protected] or 917-626-1374 for group classes, and 718-343-3509 for private lessons.
Glenn Close Visited Bobbi & the Strays!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUveTs7u1yk
The Rescued Dog Poem
Once I was a lonely dog, just looking for a home.
I had no place to go, no one to call my own.
I wandered up and down the streets, in rain, in heat and snow.
I ate whatever I could find, I was always on the go.
My skin would itch, my feet were sore,
my body ached with pain.
And no one stopped to give a pat or to gently say my name.
I never saw a loving glance, I was always on the run,
for people thought that hurting me was really lots of fun.
And then one day I heard a voice so gentle, kind and sweet,
And arms so soft reached down to me
and took me off my feet.
"No one again will hurt you" was whispered in my ear.
"You'll have a home to call your own
where you will know no fear.
You will be dry, you will be warm, you'll have enough to eat.
And rest assured that when you sleep,
your dreams will all be sweet."
I was afraid I must admit, I've lived so long in fear.
I can't remember when I let a human come so near.
And as she tended to my wounds
and bathed and brushed my fur,
she told me about the rescue group and what it meant to her.
She said, "We are a circle, a line that never ends.
And in the center there is you protected by new friends."
"And all around you are the ones that check the pounds,
And those that share their home after you've been found.
And all the other folk are searching near and far..
To find the perfect home for you, where you can be a star."
She said, "There is a family, that's waiting patiently,
and pretty soon we'll find them, just you wait and see."
"And then they'll join our circle they'll help to make it grow,
so there'll be more room for more like you
who have no place to go."
I waited very patiently, the day they came and went,
today's the day I thought, my Family will be sent.
Then just when I began to think it wasn't meant to be,
there were people standing there just gazing down at me.
I knew them in a heartbeat, I could tell they felt it too.
They said, "We have been waiting for a special Dog like you."
Now every night I say a prayer to all the Gods that be.
Thank you for the life I live and all you've given me,
but most of all protect the Dogs in the pound and on the street, and send a Rescue Person
to lift them off their feet.
by Arlene Pace
Bobbi and the strays is a non-profit organization that relies on donations and fundraiser events. We are one of the only no-kill shelters in the city, we keep our animals until the day they get adopted. We have so many wonderful dogs and cats who are just waiting for a loving home and family to call their own. You can view their photos in the picture section or go to one of our websites:
.. www.bobbicares.petfinder.org or ..
www.1-800-save-a-pet.com/adoption_rescue/70349.html
If you're interested in adopting, fostering, volunteering or just want some more information please email Sandy at [email protected]..
Bobbi and the Stays recognizes that adoption alone won't end the sensless killing of animals in our shelters. Last year over 18,000 dogs and cats were "put to sleep" in New York City. (This number does not include owner request euthanasia). To end euthanasia we need to come together as a nation and promote spay/neuter of our pets, TNR of feral cats, responsible pet ownership (Pet ID's, keeping cats indoors, not letting your dog roam the neighborhood, and not treating your pet as disposable), teach humane education to our children, boycott backyard breeders and pet shops that sell aniamls and realize mixed breeds are equal to purebreds!