Feed the Puppies

There are 14 days left for our Feed the Puppies fundraiser. Any amount would be greatly appreciated. The link that takes you directly to this fundraiser is: http://www.youcaring.com/pet-expenses/feed-the-puppies/123415

Wanted to take a moment to explain this fundraiser. One of the constant expenses of running a rescue is food. In the past Colorado Puppy Rescue had an agreement with Petco that they would supply food for our puppies on a regular basis. It didn't cover all of food needs, but it sure did help. We are no longer partnering with Petco, so that source of food is gone.

Many people want to just "drop off a bag of dog food", which is super thoughtful. However puppy food has a shelf life and if we have too much on hand, it sometimes goes bad before it can be used.

We wanted to have this fundraiser so we can setup an account that can be used to purchase puppy food as we need it. Any bit can help. Just to run some numbers by you: $10 can feed the average puppy for the time that it is in foster care. If you think that we are saving 20-40 puppies a week, that adds up.

A big thank you to everyone who has already donated and thank you to people who are able to help in the next 14 days.

One other note: We are selling puppy photos and you will want to grab them now before we raise the prices in March. If you haven't seen our puppy photos they can all be found here:  http://coloradopuppyrescue.zenfolio.com/

That is pretty long winded for my puppy blogs - so here are some photos from last nights photo shoot that didn't quite make the website - but they are ADORABLE!

Have a fabulous Friday and a great Valentine's Day.

Friday Fix (8/29/2013) - Alumni Reunion and Walk

By Christy Hess

It is ALMOST time!!!! Our Alumni Reunion and Tails Trails Run/Walk is just around the corner (September 21st!). I am so excited!!!! Many of you have already pre-registered, but if you haven't, please click on the hyperlinks above to get to the registration forms.

The Tails Trails Run/Walk is a fundraiser just an hour before the reunion. It will be a beautiful walk around the lake at Clement Park and EVERYONE is welcome to join us, we would just really appreciate it if you can pre-register so we know you are coming.

Photo Site

At the same time I am happy to let everyone know that our photo site is up and running. To give a little background, we get a few emails a week from adopters asking if we can send them puppy photos. Of course I love puppy photos and have no problem sharing them, but thought that it would be great for the rescue if:

1. I could make them all available so people wouldn't have to send an email to get them.
2. Have them posted so everyone sees how adorable our puppies are.
3. Have all photos including alumni photos on one site.
4. Raise a little money to help the rescue bring in future adorable puppies.

So photos have now moved to coloradopuppyrescue.zenfolio.com. Check out:

1. Alumni Photo Album
2. Before and After Album
3. Mystery Mix Album - hoping everyone guesses on breeds for this one
4. CPR Videos
5. Puppy Photos and Videos for 2012 (downloads available for donation)
6. Puppy Photos and Videos for 2013 (downloads available for donation)
7. More to come (ie: Reunion Album)

If you have a puppy from a previous year and would like to get your puppy photos for a small donation, please email me at funds@coloradopuppy.org.

So we are talking thousands of photos, how do I find my puppy's picture? Each of the photos are named with the year and puppy number. So for now if you are looking for photos for puppy 546 in 2013 type 130546 in the search bar:

Soon I will be making it so the puppy number will be all you need. If you have problems finding a photo - feel free to email me.

Please let me know if you have any question or suggestions!!!! Would you like a blooper album?

Have a great long weekend. I know what I will be doing - working on updating the alum and before and after albums!!!!!!

Friday Fix (2/1/2013) - Alumni

By Christy Hess

One of my favorite things is seeing the before and after pictures that our adopters send in. I love to see how much the puppies change!!!

Even better I would love to meet these dogs in person. This week we started planning the Alumni Reunion. We are hoping that our previous adopters will join us! As soon as we have a date and details, I will make sure to get the word out.

In the mean time, I have a serious question:

What should we call our Colorado Puppy Rescue Walk/Fundraiser?

Feel free to add a comment if you have a different suggestion, I would love to hear your ideas.

This week we only have a few puppies, but what a great set of puppies they are - little ones, big ones and cute ones in between. Check out some of their pics.

I am just over a pound!

I believe I can fly......

Just for fun, here are a few of the bloopers from this group of pups!

Hmmmm.....

Here kitty, kitty, kitty!

"¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!"

Too scared to look at the lights!

Did you know there is a lion.....right here?

Neither one of them looked very happy in this pic!

Hope you enjoy, have a great weekend and please, please, please vote for your favorite puppy rescue walk name.

Friday Fix (9/28/2012) - Busy

By Christy Hess

What a busy week and the week ahead looks even more jam packed!

Want to thank EVERYONE for their support with our Grassroots Groupon Fundraiser. We raised over $4,000! We will make sure it is put to great use covering one of the biggest expenses of the rescue - vaccinations!

We are also going to have a booth at the Responsible Dog Owner Festival this Sunday. Stop by and say hello.

One of our adopters/fosters gave us an update on Beaker - lab mix - class of 2008 Colorado Puppy Rescue #218:

Beaker is a four year old lab mix. She has recently attended the Susan G. Komen Pooches in Pink walk in Colorado Springs in support of finding a cure for breast cancer. She also has been trained in the new canine sport, Nosework. Last week she attempted to title in Nosework I at the National Association of Canine Scent Work trial in Golden, but did miss one of the four tests by a few inches. She loves this sport which includes all dogs: pure bred and mixed breeds, large and small, reactive and non-reactive, physically handicapped or not. She has also been invited to the USDAA (U.S. DogAgility Association) trials this weekend in Commerce City to demonstrate this new sport of Nosework. She will be starting agility classes in the near future at the Petco on Mexico Avenue where the adoptions are held, while still continuing her nosework training.

We are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of Brook's baby girl - waiting is getting soooooo hard, but if she has her baby on October 5th - I win the pool.

We brought in over 40 puppies this week. Looking forward to seeing them find their forever homes on Saturday. In case you missed the pics on our website or Facebook, here are some of the cuties of the week.

Enjoy - have a great and safe weekend.

Friday Fix (9/14/2012) - Busy

By Christy Hess

We have a number of exciting events for Colorado Puppy Rescue in the next few weeks. We want to shout about it and tell all of our friends! We hope that you can share this with all of your friends too!

Summerset Festival's 1st Annual Woof Walk

This year the Summerset Festival is hosting a FunDay for Dogs at Clement Park. Colorado Puppy Rescue will have a fundraising booth. We'll sell collars, leashes and harnesses in an attempt to raise money for new supplies (like crates and play pens.)

Also Enjoy a 1.5 mile walk with your best four-legged friend. Summerset Festival's Woof Walk benefits local animal non-profits like CPR. It's family friendly so bring the kids along too.

Click HERE to download the entry form

What: The 1st Annual Woof Walk at the Summerset Festival's "FunDay for Dogs"

Where: Clement Park in Littleton

When: Sunday, September 16th

Time: Registration at 8am, the walk begins at 9am.

How Much: $10 per dog- proceeds to benefit organizations like CPR.

Grassroots Groupon Fundraiser

September 17 - September 23 - We are doing a huge fundraiser for Colorado Puppy Rescue in conjunction with Groupon.

Colorado Puppy Rescue and Groupon Grassroot (http://grassroots.groupon.com), the philanthropic arm of Groupon, is helping to raise money to help cover the cost vaccinations. Vaccinations for puppies is a huge expense for the rescue, each puppy requiring approximately $30 worth of vaccinations to be up to date and ready for adoption.

The Colorado Puppy Rescue campaign will be available on the Denver Groupon Grassroots page beginning on September 17th and running through September 23rd. 

Utilizing Groupon Grassroots' collective action model, Groupon subscribers can pledge support for the Colorado Puppy Rescue campaign initiative in increments of $10.

100% percent of the Groupon Grassroots campaign proceeds will be used to purchase vaccinations for the puppies that we rescue.

What: Grassroots Groupon
www.groupon.com/deals/grs-colorado-puppy-rescue

When: Sept 17 - 23

How Much: $10 - 100% of the benefits go to Colorado Puppy Rescue, but we must sell 60 before we get anything!

Responsible Dog Owner Fest

Come Sit, Stay and Play on 9/30/2012 from 12:00 - 3:00 pm as Rocky Mountain Dog Training and VIPet Sitter Service host the First Annual Event in Broomfield, Colorado! We will have a booth.

What: Responsible Dog Owner Fest

Where: Rocky Mountain Dog Training - 6801 W. 117th Ave - Broomfield, CO 80020

When: Sunday, September 30th
Time: 12pm - 3pm

Phew!!!!!! Well I am tired just talking about all of that. We also have a big event this week with 31 puppies. Here are some of the photos that Kristen and I were able to capture. Enjoy and Happy Friday!