Available Pitbulls

February 2012

Sadie

My adoption fee has been waived! 

Miss Congeniality - that is what my foster mom calls me! I like rubber toys, marrow bones and milkbones. Anything that is stuffed I will unstuff. If you are looking for a cute, statuesque girl - I am your dog! More about Sadie

Carlo

Carlo loves people and greets everyone he meets with a wagging tale and kisses. He loves to ride in the car to get the morning coffee with foster mom. Carlo is housetrained and very well mannered in the house. He is about a year old and is still a playful pup at heart. More about Carlo

Addison

This 11 mo old blue pittie girl was found in Brooklyn. Another girl who's life was spared by the last-minute phone call... No cats for Addison. She is a Manhattan Mutt. More about Addison

Sammy

3 yr old Sammy is losing his home because of his owners' allergies. Sammy is dog-social and loves people. House trained, obedience trained, and nice manners. Not cat tested. More about Sammy

Nala

Nala would make a wonderful companion. She absolutely loves every single person she meets, and she just wants to be loved back. She's energetic and smart, too! More about Nala

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Death Row Dogs

A Personal Account.

In May of 1998, I went to the Center for Animal Care & Control on 110th in Manhattan for the first time. I walked out with 12 rottweilers, and the person who took me told me that I was the first person who didn't cry walking out of there. Truth be told - it was probably shock, similar to what I had after Hurricane Katrina.

Animal Care and Control of New York City takes in more than 30,000 domestic animals a year. That's roughly 100 a day, from a small stitch of land with over 8 million people. Despite their determination to become No Kill, and their alliance with the Maddies Fund and the Mayor's Alliance, the euthanasia rate is still hard to swallow. And as with almost every area -- the overpopulation is primarily pitbulls and cats.

For the Love of Dog has always taken dogs from New York City shelters - as a matter of fact, more than half our dogs come from there. It is in ours (and the dogs') best interest if we, the rescue, stay out of politics - especially since we are only voices from the unknown (meaning northern New England).

However, the "To Be Destroyed" list arrives faithfully in our In-Box at 6 p.m. every night and the list haunts us. Last week alone, we took two dogs whose minutes were numbered: Charley and Roxy. The week before that it was another two: Zeus and Addison (FKA Saturday). The week before that: Rocco. We can assure you that these dogs would be dead - and in some cases should have already been dead - when we got to a staff member to pull them. Literally at the last minute.

We are not asking, nor are we begging. We are telling you that, even though euthanasia is almost non-existent (for rottweilers, anyway) in our shelters in northern New England, as rescuers - we consider New York City our "local" shelter. We are telling you that pulling a death row dog encompasses many more resources (as they are usually sick, can't be altered, and need immediate transport) than the dogs we typically bring in from other sources. We ask you to follow - and support - our Manhattan Mutts Project because these dogs DEPEND ON OUR QUICK ACTION.

Dale and Kristine understand fully what our rescue is capable of handling and what our adopters are looking for. However, with mounting medical, boarding and lack of foster homes, we sometimes just can't look at the emails that are sent to us. We need financial help as we did save 5 dogs who went right into boarding (Rocco and Charley had waiting homes) At $10 per day, these 5 dogs are costing us $350 PER WEEK.

January 2012's survivors -- Rocco, Zeus, Addison, Roxy and Charley. Rottie Hennessey and Pittie Chrissy had not made it to the euthanasia list when we pulled them.

2011 in Numbers

	Rotties	Pitties	Total
Intake	97	10	107
Adoption	77	8	85
Transfer	7	3	10
Euthanized/Died	12	2	14
Returns	2	0	2

 

Foster a Dog

We currently have FIVE pitties in boarding. If you can foster one of the wonderful dogs in our program, please Email us or fill out a foster application

If you can't foster, can you sponsor a kennel run? $70 buys a kennel run for a week. All of these dogs thank you. Remember that your donation IS tax deductable.

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For the Love of Dog PO Box 711 Hudson, NH 03051

Editor's Note

Happy Valentine's Day - from the dogs and the volunteers of the rescue. The many adoptions at the very end of 2011 and early into 2012, has afforded us the ability to take in 13 rotties and 5 pitties this month! Almost a whole turn of available dogs! And lucky they are. We are most thrilled that long-timer DJ has found his forever home, and rumor has it that Nutmeg - another long-timer - goes home today!

Our Annual Appeal, as well as our Holiday Calendar Raffle were successful again this year - and we thank you all for your support of the rotties and pitties at year end. We know that a lot of you are feeling the pinches of the economy, and are grateful for all that you give the dogs.

We currently have three new pitties (Zeus, Crissy & Addison) in the program, all from New York City and spending time with us in the Monadnocks (New Hampshire. They've abandoned the concrete jungle for fresh air and long walks on the Ashuelot Rail Trail. (but they do need foster homes, in the event you're interested!)

We have our Friends & Family BBQ and Romp for Rotties and Pitties scheduled for June 3 from noon to 4 p.m. at Hopkinton State Park in Massachusetts. Please mark your calendar cause we can't wait to see you all!

Lastly, we are going to start working on a redesign of our site. If there's something you're looking for and can't find; something you love or hate; or just comments, please let us know... Thank you for all that you do for the dogs!

Woof & wiggle butts to everyone

~Kristine, Dale, Jeannie and Jim