We have several new dogs that have come in.  Two are grey Siberian Husky sisters, so if you are looking for a Husky, or know someone who is, let take a look.

We have a lost dog reported in the Evergreen/Conifer area.  She is a 5 1/2 year old black tri-color miniature Australian Shepherd who answers to the name of Tilly.  She weighs 22 pounds, and is spayed.  She got out of her yard late in the evening of the 7th of January, 2012, without her collar.  She is not microchipped, so identification will have to be by provided pictures - see below.

If anyone has a lead on this dog, her owners are frantic, and would like their family member returned to them, you can contact Lynne or Bill at 720-320-8489, and we will get you in touch with her family.

Lynne is doing really well.  She passed her 90 day post-surgical checkup, and has been allowed to drive again, as well as an increase to light duty from limited duty.  Our most likely date to resume events will be the weekend of the 18-19 of February 2012.  Purina and Petco have their Spring "Think Adoption First" weekend at that time.  We are looking for a Petco who wants a Pro Plan Advisor in attendance, and will be updating the calendar as we schedule more events.

We are still taking in dogs, and we are still adopting dogs, but we are doing everything by appointment only until the doctors release Lynne back to a more normal activity level.  If you are interested in adopting a dog, please call 720-320-8489 to setup an appointment.  We apologize to those of you who have put in applications recently.  We are getting to them as soon as we can, but with Lynne's post surgery schedule for physical therapy and follow up visits, we are struggling a bit to process things in as timely a manner as we did previously.

Please HELP!

We are in dire need of fosters who are close to the Denver Metropolitan Area, who can transport dogs to and from our events, and who can accept dogs, directly from shelters.  Fosters who are 100+ miles from Denver are really only useful as temporary hold points for dogs pulled from shelters local to their area, or as long term fosters for harder to adopt dogs.  All of our current adoption venues are within the Metro area, and it becomes hard to get dogs to events when foster homes are a distance away.  With the price of gasoline climbing toward $4.00 a gallon, weekly trips to and from distant foster homes to pickup dogs for events is neither realistic or affordable.

If you can help, please call 720-320-8489, or email aussierescue@lbcompserv.com

We are trying to get the funds together to start building Colorado Aussie Rescue a forever home where we can setup permanent kennel spaces, and be able to rescue more dogs than what we are currently capable of rescuing.  It occurred to us that with over 70,000 hits on the web site in 2 1/2 years, that we would have the money to do the dream in just a couple of years if everyone who visits just gave $5.00 each time they visit.  So, we are starting the Give $5 fundraiser, and we are asking that everyone give $5 every time they visit the site.  Of course, giving more would help us reach our goal faster.

What we are trying to do is to purchase a 10 to 20 acre plot of land southeast of Denver, build barns, kennels, and fences, a bunkhouse for volunteers, and a main building for the offices, etc.  This would give us a place to work with the dogs 24/7, give them a place where they can have room to roam, and a place where we could keep a small herd of sheep or goats so that they can get herding experience.

For all you stamp collectors out there, or even those who just need to send something by snail mail, the United States Postal Service now has a program that returns money to shelters from the purchase of special Adopt a Shelter Pet stamps and collectables.

This blog is a "must read" for anyone who has occasion to be in a place where small children and dogs are interacting.  The articles are written by a trainer who specializes in child-dog interaction, and having this knowledge could literally be the difference between life and death for a dog.  Given the current asinine legal position that dogs find themselves in with small children, any bite, even if it is collateral during play, can put a dog in jeopardy.

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For those of you who do not know who CARE is, they are the tireless transporters of food and animals that works the I-70 corridor every week bringing dogs and cats from the high kill shelters out east in Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, and other locations to safety in the rescues in Colorado, and distributing needed food and services to small rural shelters who often do not have the necessary resources to care for the number of dogs and cats that they take in.  They could always use a couple of extra dollars for gas, food, and van rental.  Please go to their website, and GIVE GENEROUSLY.  Dogs and cats of all breeds will thank you.  This is their lifeline.  Linda, Lisa, and their group of volunteers spend an unimaginable amount of time on the road.  In the past three years, they have logged over 350,000 miles in the interest of rescue, and they have shepherded over 6,000 shelter dogs and cats to safety.

We are proud to have been selected as one of the 500 nationwide Ambassadors for Purina's Pro-Plan Rally To Rescue initiative.  Please click the link to find out how you can be part of the effort.

We ask that you visit our Sponsors Page, and that you patronize these very worthy establishments.  Our sponsors provide needed medical care, food, services, and generous funding so that we can continue the rescue effort.  Every day, they give the gift of hope to homeless animals.