Help Send Shelter Dogs to Training Facility

Everyone - since there has been some confusion as to the amount raised specifically for Gage & Athena, vs all the donations in this chip in for prior dogs, we are starting a new chip in for Athena and Gage and will transfer the $152 we have received thus far to that chip in.

PLEASE MAKE DONATIONS FOR ATHENA AND GAGE HERE:
http://pacnwredalert.chipin.com/save-athena-and-gage

We are trying to raise funds to get Athena and Gage to John Archer's so that they can be saved from death at the shelter. If we are not able to raise enough funds to pull them we can return the funds to donators, or you can opt to have the funds go toward Dingo's expenses there instead.

For anyone who is not set up with PayPal or who is simply not comfortable donating online, please feel free to send your donations directly to John Archer, simply indicate that the donation is for the Promised Land for Pooches Program.

John Archer
Claymore Waggin Inn
90564 Alvadore Rd.
Junction City, OR 97448

If possible, please also email me at kristinejgard@hotmail.com to let me know the amount of the donation mailed, so that I can keep track, thank you!

The Register Guard in Eugene has written a wonderful article about our program. http://www.registerguard.com/web/newslocalnews/26473054-41/dogs-archer-shelter-dog-hammel.html.csp

We are hopeful that it will help bring in more funding. Right now Gideon and Dingo are both still looking for their forever homes, but if we could bring in additional funding John would be able to take in additional dogs from Lane Co Animal Services. Please share this page and help us raise money for these amazing dogs.

Gideon and Dingo are now both with John. Both of these big beautiful brindle boys are ready to find their forever homes. Please help us care for them by making a donation. If you are someone you know is interested in adopting one of them, please email me at kristinejgard@hotmail.com

Arthur is going home with his new forever family tomorrow, yay! We have Gideon waiting at the shelter, but we need to raise more funds before he can go to John's! If we can't raise the fund's to send him there, his life is in danger! Please share this link with anyone and everyone, we really need to bring in some more donations so that we can save Gideon!

We have come up with a name for our program, but it may be too late. Donations have stopped, and unless we can keep them coming in, we will not be able to keep this up. Please share this link with everyone you know and donate whatever you can. There is information below about how to send donations directly to John Archer if you are not comfortable donating online. Thank you!

First: Update on Asher: Asher is doing extremely well at the trainer. He is so smart and beyond ready for his forever home! He does have a potential adopter coming to meet him this evening. Everyone keep your fingers crossed!

Second: The new picture you are seeing is Arthur. Arthur has been at the Lane Co. shelter since February. The environment has been breaking him down and it is showing in his behavior. He is getting fixed on Wednesday, and then he is heading to the trainer's. Let's hope the change of scenery will help him a lot. This sweet boy deserves to be happy! We need to really step up our fund-raising with Arthur being moved. Please share this link with everyone you know!

We are looking far and wide for an adopter for Asher. If you are interested in handing out fliers to help find an adopter, if you want more information about Asher, or if you or someone you know may want to adopt him, please email me at kristinejgard@hotmail.com.

If you would like to see more photos of Asher, please go here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?id=119423648135005&aid=24955

After only three days with the trainer, he believes that Asher is ready to be adopted. He is a very smart and energetic dog, who needs an energetic owner. The trainer would love to see him go to someone who will work on agility or herding with him.

Asher does ok with larger other dogs when introduced properly and may do ok with a dog-savvy cat, although he may need to be trained to leave the cat alone. He seems to have a bit of a prey drive. This means that if you are not prepared to really work on training for that, he should go to a home without small animals or small children. He needs an experienced dog owner, as well as someone who can show him dominance and patience. We believe he is around one year old, so he is still a youngin that needs work, but good luck finding a smarter dog anywhere! He needs the stimulation of learning new things and he is eager to please.

A note from the trainer about his level of intelligence: "As an example of how smart he is, I was playing tug of war with him, and hooked the rope on a hook I have on a post for dogs to tug against. He pulled
on the rope a while, then released the rope, and stood up to check out the hook. He then unhooked the rope and dropped it to the ground. Game over."

Please spread the word far and wide, let's find him an amazing forever home! The sooner he leaves the training facility, the sooner we can pull someone else from the shelter to put there!

We are going to continue raising funds as long as people will keep giving. Once we have Asher adopted, we will pull a new dog from the shelter to go to the trainer, and we will continue doing this as long as possible, so please keep sharing!!!