The NAPRP Blog

By NAPRP Admin on 8/28/2009 3:56 AM

Today I had an opportunity to do what I know many of you do every day. I was asked to see if I could find a rescue contact in Southern Idaho who could help pull some dogs in need out of a shelter. Even though I'm in Northern Idaho (about 450 miles away), I did know someone who used to live in the area and that person knew someone else. In the end, I think it will all work out well for the dogs. It got me thinking about how people in rescue communicate. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/26/2009 11:11 AM

Susan Daffron talks to Martie Petrie from Ken-Mar Rescue in Southern California about two dogs named Arbor and Spunky. These dogs are a mother and son that were found as strays and taken to a shelter. Right before their time was up, Ken-Mar Rescue pulled the two dogs out of the shelter and put them into foster care. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/25/2009 1:43 PM

If you'd like to be a guest on my Take Me Home radio show and feature one of your shelter animals, please contact me using our contact form. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/22/2009 7:13 AM

For me this has been one of those weeks where it feels like everyone wants something and I'm being pulled in 25 different directions. Plus, I was having technical difficulties with a project I was working on. Nobody was happy, least of all me. Many of us experience days or weeks like this where you just feel like you're doing everything wrong. The problems are insurmountable and it feels like you'll never get to everything you are "supposed" to do. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/15/2009 8:53 AM

Susan Daffron talks to Ewa Rurarz-Huygens from Beagle Rescue of Southern Maryland about a six-year old beagle named Macbeth. Although Macbeth is a sweet dog, he has been largely overlooked, and has been in in rescue for quite a while. It's not because he's a "wild child;" in fact, he's really quite the opposite. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/14/2009 3:59 AM

On Tuesday we had our monthly expert teleseminar and I had the pleasure of talking to Betsy Saul from Petfinder. I hope you had the opportunity to listen in because it was a whole lot of fun. (If you couldn't listen live and you're a Golden Paw member, don't forget you can log into the NAPRP Web site anytime, and visit the Recordings page to download the MP3 audio.) In addition to being an animal lover like the rest of us, Betsy is an amazing businessperson. I know many people in rescue hate to think of what we do as involving any type of "product" that we're trying to "move off the shelves" but realistically, many principles from business do apply when you are trying to get more animals adopted. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/7/2009 7:01 AM

There was a delay in posting this blog. We had a huge thunderstorm yesterday evening, which knocked out power right as I was finishing up the post. So I spent the evening listening to my dogs pant and pace, instead of writing it. The canine team really doesn't like storms :-( Next week, on Tuesday, I'll be having a teleseminar with Betsy Saul who is the co-founder of Petfinder. She'll be presenting "Tips and Tricks for Using Petfinder.com." I'm sure most of you know Petfinder well. According to the information in one of the slides in Betsy's presentation, Petfinder receives 5 million unique visitors every month and accounts for 65% of all adoptions in the US and Canada. Read More »

By NAPRP Admin on 8/4/2009 9:34 AM

Susan Daffron talks to Gail Montgomery from Almost Home Animal Rescue in Michigan about a six-year old Bichon Frise named Gino who is available for adoption. Gino was found wandering as a stray. His home had been foreclosed upon and his family left him behind. Read More »