We are always in need of foster homes and people willing
to give us long-term hands-on help with the rescued dogs, but we do understand
that some people just can't make that type of commitment. We've tried to come
up with other ways of assistance from people including the
following:
Transportation of rescued dogs from relinquishing
individuals to a rescue representative or the veterinarian's office if in bad
shape
Transportation of rescued dogs to and from the
veterinarian for medical treatment while in rescue
Bathing / grooming / dematting of a rescued dog,
especially when they are received into rescue
Training and/or socialization of rescued dogs --
sometimes this is as simple as taking the dog for a ride in the car on a
regular basis to get them over a fear of riding
Donate the cost of one spay or neuter per
year
Donate prepaid long-distance cards for use in returning
calls about dogs in need of rescue, placement of rescues, reference checks,
etc.
Donate stamps for use in mailing adoption applications
and other correspondence
Donate gift certificates for photocopies or have
applications and information copied on behalf of rescue
Donate Heartguard, Frontiline and/or
Interceptor in the appropriate size/weight range for the prevention of
parasites and heartworms until the dog is adopted out to a home
Donate the cost of a classified advertisement to help
advertise dogs lost/found or available for adoption
Volunteer to answer calls in response to classified
ads
Donate gift certificates for the purchase of dogfood /
pet supplies when needed (we ask that you please check with us prior to
purchasing actual bags of dogfood to donate for the following reasons: 1)
switching brands of dogfood can upset a dog's digestive tract, thereby further
complicating the rescue's recovery, 2) our need for dog food is directly
proportional to the number of rescues we have at that time-- we don't want the
dogfood to go rancid and be wasted)
Donate leads
Donate brushes, combs, or other grooming equipment
appropriate for Samoyeds
Donate items of value to be raffled or sold to raise
money for rescue
Donate prepaid gas money to fund transport of
rescues
Offer to coordinate and run a raffle, garage sale or
Internet sale of items to raise money for rescues
Donate new or good-condition used equipment such as
crates, kennels, pens, exercise pens, etc.
Donate metal dogfood bowls and water buckets
Volunteer to check your local pound or shelter for
unadopted Samoyeds whose time is running out and assist in
getting them into rescue
Donate kennel-type towels for grooming and clean-up
purposes
Donate gift certificates at an office-supply store to
purchase needed supplies
Donate the cost of microchipping the rescue for
identification at the group's veterinarian's office
