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Little did we know just how important our BEAGLE
BASH FOR CASH would be this past November.
Thanks to you, our supporters,
and to all our corporate sponsors, we raised just enough to cover some very hefty veterinary bills we were about to incur
in December. The Bash brought in $3,130.69. Our total veterinary cost in December was $3,138.46. Every dollar was put to extremely
good use. That's because it was spent on some very special beagles indeed - one of whom we've chosen to wag in the New
Year as our Miss January 2012! Yep, Miss Clementine took the lion share of those earnings. She needed life-saving surgery
to remove some mass cell tumours.
And then there was Beowulf needing a few touch-ups of his own to
ensure his golden years are golden.
Then, there was our adorable Christmas (the beagle, not the season)
who became terribly sick and needed our financial support. As it turns out, she has Cushings but we're delighted to see
a vast improvement with her already after starting her treatment through our vet!
Lastly, there was our beloved Luke who needed comfort in his final days.
We tried all we could medically to keep him with us for Christmas, but his body had simply worn out and we had to bid him
farewell.
As you can imagine,
these costs have put quite a dent in our funding given the fact we spent all the Bash money already but we'll keep soldiering
on for the beagles that mean so much to us. Like we've said before, we share the eternal optimism of the beagles we save.
We just know there's a miracle right around the next corner to keep us going!
In the meantime, we want to thank the sponsors that got us through the last bit of 2011. We
owe you a great debt for the miracles you made happen for our homeless howlers. Like Jakey says in his sign above...THANK YOU with all our hearts.
Introducing ~ Our Beloved Corporate Sponsors for the 6th Annual BEAGLE BASH FOR CASH:
Alpha Pet Beagle Bakery Buddy Belt Dr. Maggie Face Painting Fun (by Ester!) For the Love of Animals Global Pet Foods Gordon Stimmell
- Gord On Grapes Lake Edge Cottages Muddy Paws in the Guild Murals By Marg Pet Pointe Pets In Motion Sadie's Diner And Juice Bar Sleeman Breweries Wellington Brewery
Also, individual sponsors ~ our friend, Karen McLachlan, for her lovely Spa
Basket, the lovely & talented Tina for her glorious Beagle Bash for Cash People Cake, and the equally talented Debbie
Parry for all her hand-made treasures!
As
always, BIG BEAGLE THANKS to our BOBateers for playing and working so hard at the BASH:
Erica & Rob Deanna & Andrew Tina & Dave Anita &
Arnie Barby Kathy Debbie Mary & Jan Rocky Robin Last but never least...my darling husband Bill!
And,
of course, the wonderful staff at PAWSWAY!!!
A while back, I bought a dozen Mod Dog collars for future beagles we rescue.
This one is aptly named "Home is Where My Dog Is".
It's been a bit of a ritual from the start. You
may notice we ask for donations of many things - previously loved doggy coats, beds, leashes. But we never ask for paw-me-down
collars and that's because we decided it's the one thing we wanted to bestow upon our homeless howlers that's shiny and
new and all their own. It's a personal expense I enjoy spending. Finding the cutest collars and imagining them on all
the adorable beagles we save each year is part of the fun.
But having
the means to fill these collars with beagles in need can be a challenge when our funding gets low. It's not that there are
no beagles in need. There are always beagles in need. But we must be sure we've got the funding to fill their needs completely.
Since Woofstock, we've been faced with some heavy hitting veterinary bills. With the shocking loss of 4 of our palliative
care senior beagles (Becky in May and Nicky, Elizabeth & Clarky in July) along with Lukey's recent mystifying medical
emergency, it's been enough to make our tails wilt. Lukey is doing better, by the way, but still on treatment and under close
observation.
As for the yard sale up at my farm, it kinda tanked. I put on two yard sales and made less than $200. Maybe
we're too far out from town with only the cows next door and they don't shop at yard sales. Perhaps we'll try setting up in
the Town Square before summer is out but that'll mean you'll have to have an August meetup without me and I love our beagle
meetups!
So
for all these reasons, I'm clicking away at my keyboard on this blue sky day to tell you that we need your help.
And the nice part is, it's painless! Thanks to just how many wonderful beagle-lovin' members we have in our BYOB Social
Club, we can be back in the beagle rescue business in no time! That's important to us and to the sweet old fella pictured
below. I think Jake would look pretty spiffy sporting the "Home is Where My Dog Is" collar just waiting
to be filled...don't you think?
Here's how we can
connect collar with beagle...
Introducing our First Annual TEN DOLLARS TO FILL
COLLARS Tail-End of Summer Campaign!!!
We've got 229 BYOB members! If each member made a $10 donation through our Paypal Account,
we'd raise $2,290 for newbies like Jake from Napanee! He's in a shelter there.
He's about 10 years old. He's got little chance of adoption and space at this small town shelter is an issue. His days are
numbered unless we come along and adorn him with one of our brand new welcome collars! We want to do that more than
anything, but Jakey is gonna need veterinary care. He'll need a senior blood profile, neutering to protect him against
prostate cancer, and dental surgery. His teeth are a bit nasty and nasty teeth can hurt. We don't want those teeth to hurt
especially when he needs those choppers to gain some weight with the introduction of a tasty nutritional new diet to go with
that spiffy new collar.
Please
help us bring Jakey HOME by making your $10 donation TODAY! If we can raise what we think we can raise in short order, we can bring Jakey home to
us by next Monday!
***Click on the Paypal link at the bottom of this
page In an instant, you'll be
saving a little beagle boy well worth saving. On
behalf of Jakey, thank you from the bottom of our beagle-lovin' hearts...
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We've got good reason to be sad right now with the loss of 4 of our palliative care
beagles in quick succession starting with Becky in May and St. Nicholas, my Elizabeth and Clark in July. We need to heal our
hearts and that takes time. But rest assured, we'll be reaching out to more beagles in need before long. That's what we do
and that's what you make possible year after year. The results are in from the K9 Rescue Me
Walkathon at Woofstock.
We
reached our dream goal of just over $5,000 thanks to YOU.
So you can bet your beagle butt we're not going to keep our tails down for long. There are other tails out there
that need to wag again and we're just the folks to make it happen. Although we've been hit with hefty veterinary bills following
our losses together with Lukey's medical emergency, we're topping up our funding right now with our First Annual TEN DOLLARS
TO FILL COLLARS Tail-End of Summer Campaign! Our thanks to everyone for helping to make this new campaign a tail-wagging success!!!
These Paws were made for Walkin' And that's just what they'll do! One
of these days, these Paws are gonna walk all over... WOOFSTOCK!!! Is YOUR beagle ready to WALK for our homeless howlers in the K9 Rescue Me Walkathon
at Woofstock this year? OUR beagles are counting on it!
Click Here to set up your own on-line pledging site for this year's Walk!
Did you attend our...
5th Annual BEAGLE BASH FOR CASH?
There is no better way to support our special rescue work! Our signature
event is held every year in November. It's our most important fundraising event of the year. Between the K9 Rescue Me Walkathon
at WOOFSTOCK in the summer and our BASH, we manage to keep coming to the rescue of beagles in need. We cannot thank our supporters
enough for participating in these two very important fundraisers each year. Without your help, we couldn't do what we do for
these deserving beagles. You're the wind beneath our paws.
Posters & Pics of Previous Beaglicious
Events Below!!!
Pupdate as of May 4, 2010! We just received the cheque from our friends at Global Pet Foods
for this year's Show Us Your Heart Program! We are beyond grateful for this incredible donation to our homeless howlers
of $946! Special thanks go out to Donna & George who run these three Global Pet Food stores for choosing Big
On Beagles to be the recipient of their fundraising efforts. Our thanks also go out to the Global Pet Foods customers for
giving so generously. Global Pet Foods is head and tails above the rest! Show them YOUR heart by shopping for your beagle
at Global! Global Pet Foods matching donations to Big on Beagles for Show Us Your Heart 2010 From now until February 14th, Global Pet
Foods stores in the Beaches, Danforth, and York Mills have once again decided to generously support Big on Beagles and send
donations from these three stores to our Rescue!! To support SUYH
2010, Global head office also has a Facebook page for this. Please tell anyone you know to come to our stores to
make donations, and also please send the following Facebook information so that Global head office and Hill's can match donations: http://www.facebook.com/globalpetfoods For more information on Show Us Your Heart, please visit the Global Pet Foods: http://www.globalpetfoods.ca/deals/index.php
Big On Beagles is fortunate to have a very lively and involved
community of friends and supporters. Please join us at one of our many events!
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