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YOU CAN BE A
VIRTUAL ADOPTER!
Sponsor a Special-Needs Cocker of Your Very Own
CSRNE is
currently caring for a record number of cockers - 15 to be exact.
This includes special-needs cockers who are older, have
chronic medical problems, are blind or deaf, or have been
traumatized by past abuse and neglect. Many of these cockers have
been with us a long time and will likely never be adopted. For these
dogs, CSRNE provides a lifetime haven through its Permanent
Foster Care Program.
A few live in foster homes while most are housed in small,
family-owned boarding kennels or "group homes" where they receive
lots of attention, exercise, specialized care for their medical
needs, and training. They are cuddled, loved, and walked and have
lots of toys and their own soft bed. We would love to see every
rescue dog in his very own home but this is a good alternative for
hard-to-adopt cockers.
This is however a very expensive program for CSRNE. The cost
of special diets, medications, veterinary care, grooming, heartworm
and flea preventatives plus the daily kenneling charge for the 15
cockers in the program is over $8,000 every month. Like many other
nonprofits, CSRNE has felt the impact of a slow economy and
significant job loss in New England. This combined with the
continued over breeding of cocker spaniels has put CSRNE in a
difficult financial situation.
We desperately need your help to continue this program for
special-needs cockers and hope you will sign up to be a Virtual
Adopter. By sponsoring one or more, you will help to greatly offset
ongoing monthly expenses. Every dollar you pledge to sponsor one of
these cockers will go to the direct care of your special dog.
What will you receive in return? An emailed (or mailed) photo,
description of your dog's history and current needs, and periodic
updates of your cocker's progress. Most important, you will have the
satisfaction of helping a dog who, despite being old or blind or
traumatized by past abuse, still has worth and deserves a chance to
live in contentment with those who care about his well-being.
We hope you will become a Virtual Adopter for one or more of the
following cockers. All need daily medications and many are on
special diets. Because of their health problems, few are likely to
ever be adopted:
Virtual donors
will be acknowledged
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Bledsoe is a 9 year old neutered parti-color
male that acts like he is 9 months old! He is full of vitality
and loves life. Bledsoe had a very tough start to life, coming
from a backyard breeder and crated 24 hours a day. He was crated
with another dog and it appears that there was a vicious fight
over food and Bledsoe lost half of his left ear. Since that
time, he cannot have another dog around while eating his
breakfast or dinner as he guards it with his life.
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Baxter
Five years ago, we placed sweet Baxter with a lovely senor
citizen who is now too ill to care for him. This easy-going
ten-year-old cocker is a real gentleman. He is housebroken and
snoozes during the day when people are gone.
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Sparky
was a stray found wandering in the bitter cold. He was matted to
the skin; his toe nails were over an inch long; he had scabbing
crusty patches on his tummy and an ear infection of course. But
despite his very neglected condition he was immediately playful
with his new toys and he thoroughly enjoyed his first bath in
many months. Sparky's foster mom says he such a good boy! This
approx. 7-8 year old boy really listens to people.
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Suzie Q is
5 years old and has had a tough start to life. She is very fearful of strangers and takes a while to warm up. She is not reliably housebroken, after over a year in specialized care, and we can only assume this may have something to do with the trauma that she suffered prior to coming into
CSRNE's care.
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Brandi
Brandi is 9 years old
and looking for an adult only home that can appreciate her love of
baths and sleeping in late! Brandi went for years in a home without
appropriate medical care and when she came to CSRNE, her medical
needs were many. She had bilateral ear ablations done, complete
testing for allergies which showed she was allergic to molds, weeds
and cats, was started on a special diet and began allergy
injections.
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Bailey,
at age 11, came to CSRNE when his owners moved and were unable
to take him. They were considering euthanasia, due to his
seborrhea, constant itching and need for weekly medicated baths
but CSRNE stepped in and has given him a home for life. Read More... |
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Barney
is a buff, 10 years old boy that was found abandoned, tied to a
picnic bench on the 4th of July. He is deaf and blind.
Barney has seen an Ophthalmologist and she ruled out glaucoma
but he does have severe scarring from dry eye that had gone
untreated. Barney is an easy going boy who just wants to be
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Sonny has recently been diagnosed with a heart condition. He came into
CSRNE with a grade 2 heart murmur which quickly escalated
to a grade 5 with enlargement of the heart. He is
currently on medication to help his heart as he has started to
cough and it has slowed him down considerably. Sonny is
approx. 10-12 years old and would love to know that he has
someone to care for him in his time of need. Please
consider sponsoring Sonny.
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Spanky
is a 10 year old buff male that was given up with his son
Stimmy. He is a big boy, weighing
in at 50# but is not overweight. He is playful and loving and
full of energy. He does require daily ear cleaning and is prone
to ear infections due to lack of care in the past. He would
prefer to be the only dog in the family but gets along great
with his son..
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When
Oreo
came to CSRNE, he had terrible skin, ear and eye problems
and after much testing, it was discovered that he suffered from
severe allergies. He is on medications as well as a special diet
but still has flare ups, especially in the Spring, Summer and
Fall. He is currently receiving 2 medicated baths weekly, daily
eye and ear medications and is on oral medications to help with
the inflammation of his skin and the severe itching that this
poor little dog suffers from. He has both food and airborne
allergies and we are working hard to narrow down a protocol that
makes his life more comfortable.
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Mocha
is 8 years old and afraid of his own shadow. He is one of the
Deerfield puppy mill dogs that were rescued in 2001 from
deplorable conditions. After being confined to a crate his whole
life, he is still having a problem with housebreaking. He has
become more tolerant of other dogs around him and he is easily
frightened, especially of people.
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Honey Bunz
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2006 Joey Fund Poster Dog
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has made some progress with trust but is still not trusting of
people. The severe beatings that she endured have left her with
neurological deficits. She has a partial facial droop, an eye
twitch and still walks with a hunched back. Her rear leg turns
in and she has a club foot. Honey has been so traumatized that
her initial reaction to new people is to fear for her life. Her
caregiver is the only person who has been able to groom her.
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Ingot
is a 4 year old buff female that was one of the dogs rescued
from a puppy mill raid. She has been in foster care and has
learned a lot about living in a family and the routine of daily
life. She is looking for an adult only home, with a fenced yard,
that is quiet and peaceful without to much commotion and with
someone who is home so that she can continue her housebreaking
skills.
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Being a Virtual Adopter is the next best thing to taking a special-needs cocker into your home, and you can give a sponsorship as a gift to friends and family members who share your love of
cockers. Please send in the sponsorship form today. If you would like information about fostering a rescue cocker, please call 603-547-3363.
Thank you for caring about these cockers who express their love and appreciation every day of their lives.
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