Can you help us out?

Hi there,

Everyone at NEBCR is busy helping dogs in need so they put me in charge of fundraising. As a former stray and an NEBCR alum, I do have lots of real life experience, so I can handle this. But I need your help. Nope, I am not asking for money. And as tempting it is, I am not asking for frisbees or tennis balls either. All I need is one minute of your time each day. Can you do it? Pleeeease?

You see, NEBCR auntie Kim and her doggie friend Dakota were selected as one of only 47 finalists for a petfinder voting contest. If they get the most number of votes, NEBCR gets $10,000 to cover some of the vet and other bills associated with helping dogs like me. Even if they are not the winners, the NEBCR rescue dogs still have a shot at a $5,000 or $1,000 prizes... can you imagine just how much that is in tennis balls? I am getting dizzy just thinking about it. Anyhow, what I need you to do is go to this link EVERY DAY for the following month and vote for Kim and Dakota http://tinyurl.com/goNEBCR. It's that simple! You will have to register, but all they ask for is a login and password and a date of birth... it only takes a second, and you only have to do it once! So please go ahead and be intense about this as only a border collie would be. Spread the word too!

Please vote and thanks for being a friend of NEBCR! Murphy

Eli's Summer Vacation!

Hi, It's Eli! I'm having a blast swimming, playing and relaxing, but mostly hoping someone will throw a toy for me. Here I am patiently waiting....

In this picture 3 silly puppies are trying to take me for a walk. I like puppies, they really know how to play! However, I did not want to go for a walk, I was still trying to wait for my ball to be thrown.

I like fetching everywhere!

A rare moment of relaxation...I must have been REALLY hot.

I'm still waiting for my forever home to come along, but having a really fun summer!

Check my bio for an update with more pictures and video of me swimming in the lake!

Love,
Eli

Roosevelt photo

Roosevelt cooling off in the Battenkil after romping in the park with his foster sisiters, NEBCR alums Firefox and Sparkle.

Got Puppies?

We do!
Bios coming soon . . . meanwhile, enjoy their blog.
http://ivypeat.blogspot.com/

Roosevelt update!

osevelt is very comfortable in his wheel now!  He runs right over to the cart and tries to put himself in it as soon as he sees it come out.  He's going on walks now too, and also mastering all sorts of different terrains, hill, and is very talented at maneuvering around various obstacles he encounters.  He's going up on the website as soon as our webmaster has a chance and we will be taking applications on him.  Boy, are we going to miss him! What a great little dog he is.


Here are some videos from this morning, enjoy!!

Happy news!

After 17 months in rescue, I finally have a forever home!!! And not just any home! I got myself the perfect home!!! Yup, that's right... it's all mine, I don't have to share it with anyone! And listen to this! It comes with a personal ball thrower, a personal ear scritcher, a personal walker and I even have my own fully fenced in yard to run in AND a piece of creek to cool down in on a sunny summer day! Life does not get any better!

Here is my new family!

Gotta go, I think there is an adventure waiting, I better catch up!
Love, Chip

Roosevelt's big day

Roosevelt had a big day today.  We left home at 11am and went to visit our friends at Eddie's Wheels for Pets for a 1pm appointment.  They evaluated the fit of his cart and made some adjustments.  It has not been lowered so that he should be able to pick toys up from the ground and drink out of a bowl that isn't elevated.  He'll need to learn to do that, since it involves stretching his hind legs in a different way.  We know he'll catch on quick, though.  he folks at Eddie's Whee's took a little video of him zooming around chasing Arthur, which they posted on their facebook page.  You should be able to see it here:  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=380630021164&ref=mf although you may need to be a member of facebook in order to do so.


After leaving Eddie's Wheels, we drive another hour to consult with an orthopedic surgeon about Roosevelt's twisted front leg.  We wondered if there was anything that might be able to be done to make it more usable for him.  After examining the leg, the doctor felt that Roosevelt's radius was not developed, and the only bone he had that was usable in that portion of his leg was the ulna.  His thoughts were confirmed by taking an x-ray.  Normally, the radius would bear 80 percent of the weight.  So the smaller ulna had grown a bit larger than normal to try and compensate, apparently.  We discussed possibly surgical fixes, the chances of success and the pros and cons.  Basically, they could cut the end of the bone, and fasten his wrist to the end of his ulna, using an exterior fixture to hold it in place for the healing process, which would take 8-12 weeks.  If everything were to go perfectly, there was only a 50% chance of success, and a 50% chance that the limb would be made more painful.  And the risk that things wouldn't go perfectly reduced the odds of a successful outcome.


Roosevelt is doing phenomenally in his cart, as you can see in the video above (or previous videos posted here if you can't see that one.)  His quality of live is very high, he is a very happy guy, and his leg does not seem to bother him the way it is.  Therefore, we don't think it's worth the risks associated to try and change it.  We will of course continue to monitor him, as his future adopters will need to do, and reassess if some type of problem developed in the future.  However, we really don't anticipate that!


So, the next step is to finish up his routine medical needs such as neutering and microchip (we have been holding off in case he was going to need to be put under for radiographs and the like.)  Then we find his perfect family and he goes on to his forever home.  He is such an amazing and delightful dog, we are going to be heartbroken to see him go!


Please watch for Roosevelt coming up for adoption soon!