Spring is a windy time of year. For the safety of your pets please verify the latch on your gate is closed. Also, microchip your other pets. All pets adopted from GRRSN are microchipped for their protection. Consider placing a dog tag on your dog's collar that contains his name, your name and your contact information.
When making your New Year's resolutions this year, keep your dog in mind
Sticking to the plan can be difficult - especially if you are only accountable to yourself. Try incorporating your own goals with a plan to improve your dog's quality of life. Making small, positive changes in daily routines can make a big difference for both you and your dog. Plus, you will be reinforcing that special human-canine bond. Here are some ways to get started. Happy New Year!
Getting more exercise is probably one of the most common resolutions for people. Some of us want to lose weight, others just want to be healthier and more energetic. Your dog also needs plenty of exercise, and he too will reap the benefits. Obesity in dogs is becoming more common, and lifestyle has a lot to do with it. With proper diet and exercise, you can help your dog lose weight or prevent weight problems down the road. Try increasing the amount of daily exercise that you and your dog get. If you think you are getting the right amount, or you just don't have time for more, you can just change it up. If you take your dog for a daily walk, try running or powerwalking instead. Or, change around your usual route and play some intermittent games of fetch.
There are many activities you can do with your dog while exercising at the same time. Try walking, running or hiking with your dog and see how much better you feel. Some activities provide more exercise for your dog than for you, but are still a fun way to bond. Play fetch with a ball or disc, visit the dog park.
Above: GRRSN dogs make New Year's resolutions--
Gracie (L) will work on not begging for French fries
Caleb (R) promises to take his thyroid medicine like a good boy, and stick to a diet a nutritious weight loss kibble and go for regular walks.
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PALMS CASINO RESORT AND FAMED COMEDIAN SAMMY SHORE WILL HIT A FUNNY BONE FOR
ANIMAL RESCUE WITH THE THIRD ANNUAL FUNNY BONES FEB. 12
***Tickets on sale now***
Comedy’s greatest acts gather for a great day of entertainment benefitting local animal organizations
LAS VEGAS – Palms Casino Resort and famed comedian royalty Sammy Shore will hit a funny bone for animals with the third annual Funny Bones comedy act 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012.
The Funny Bones comedy jam boasts an all-star cast emceed by the always-impressive talents of host Sammy Shore, founder of LA’s famed Comedy Store and opening act for Elvis Presley; co-host Bobby Slayton, and an array of talented friends.
The funds raised from this year’s comedy jam will go to the Funny Bones Foundation. The purpose of Funny Bones Foundation is to provide financial support to abandoned animals in need of advanced medical and surgical care that are under the care of established non-profit animal rescue organizations in Clark County by generating funds through comedy events and fundraising.
Tickets for Funny Bones can be purchased through Ticketmaster and at the Palms Casino Resort box office, open from noon to 7 p.m. daily. For ticketing information, please call 702.944.3200.
WELCOME TO THE GRRSN BULLETIN BOARD
Do you have an announcement, things we should all know or maybe your throwing a party? We will keep you up to date with what is happening now. Please send your information for posting to: rescuegolden1@aol.com
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Mix 94.1 presents the 13th Annual Pet-A-Palooza on Saturday, April 21th, from 10am – 6pm at Star Nursery Fields at Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 Russell Rd.
Mix 94.1 presents the 12th Annual Pet-A-Palooza on Saturday, April 9th, from 10am – 6pm at Star Nursery Fields at Sam Boyd Stadium, 7000 Russell Rd.
"On behalf of PEDIGREE Foundation's board of directors, I'd like to thank you and everyone at Golden Retriever Rescue Southern Nevada for helping dogs in need find loving homes.
Your shared dedication to our mission gives us great pride in enclosing a check for $891.00 to help you continue your important work."
Food 4 Less is proud to partner with GRRSN shoppers and to assist in the organization's fund raising efforts. GRRSN supporters who shopped at Food 4 Less between 09/01/2011 and 11/30/2011 contributed a donation of $25.15. Our organization will be receiving a Kroger check in this amount. Please see below to find out how your shopping experience at Food 4 Less can benefit GRRSN.
It Takes Dozens of Volunteers to Keep
GRRSN Operating
GRRSN has no paid staff. Everything we do to help homeless Goldens is done by volunteers. Some of our volunteers spend several hours a day and others much less. Your contribution makes a difference in a dog's life.....
If you are available to volunteer, please contact volunteer4grrsn@yahoo.com. Home Visit volunteers are needed.
Thank you, we know your time is valuable.
Amazon Donates to GRRSN!!!
We are so excited to be a part of the Amazon Associates Program, with each Amazon purchase made via our GRRSN Blog or GRRSN Website, a percentage will be donated back to GRRSN! So you can support your favorite charity and shop at the same time!
\\ GRRSN parent writes to our local Heidi Harris (radio personality), after airing a show about back yard breeders and homeless pets in Las Vegas. One of her listeners Jim, was so inspired by her show that he sent this letter to Heidi Harris.
I wanted to share it all with you as it demonstrates their 110% commitment to Kela their adopted Golden.
While listening to your show this morning, I wanted to call in with our story, but I will not use a cell phone on the freeway (safety, not the new law).
I'd like to share our story with you about our beloved Kela. I'm certain that she was a puppy mill dog. Her original owner kept her chained to a sliding glass door in the house (We know this because he posted pictures on Craig's List). At seven months old, somehow she managed to escape. Lied Animal Foundation picked her up, and by their policy, she was immediately spayed. When the owner showed up and was informed of this, he told them to keep her. He didn't want her. Obviously, he wanted a brood mare --- one of these back yard breeders that you quite appropriately slammed on your show. Fortunately for us, someone from the Animal Foundation called Golden Retriever Rescue of Southern Nevada. They immediately came and got her and took her to their vet. Our name had just come up to the top of their list, so they called us. (This is several weeks after the extensive interview and house inspection). We rushed over to the vet's office, and immediately fell in love this undernourished puppy that GRRSN had named Tina. We preferred a Hawaiian name, so we came up with Kela (pronounced Kayla) which in Hawaiian means to excel. She has lived up to her name. She is a fantastic dog that we love very much. When we brought her home, she just went wild with her new found freedom to run in our large yard. The story doesn't end there. About a month after we got her, she was being a silly puppy and running around the yard at full speed. She hadn't learned how to stop yet, and 45 lbs of dog slammed into the side of my wife's knee, tearing the meniscus, and the ACL. After a night in ER, two months in a wheel chair and four months of therapy, she was able to return to hula dancing. What irritated us about it was friends and family that kept asking if we got rid of the dog after that. Not a chance -- it was an accident, and Kela needed a good home, which we have given her. 2 1/2 years later, we still consider ourselves fortunate to have such a loving dog. Kela is an important part of our family. You have my permission to share this story on the air if you like. We can't give enough praise to GRRSN. They have found great homes for Golden Retriever's all over this Valley. I hope you can one day feature them on your show. Check out their web site at www.grrsn.org and the blog at www.grrsnblog.org.
Story by: Jim Cannell
TEBOW RENAMED OSCAR
Oscar is getting along great with his big brother Miles. He does everything Miles does. We have had a few minor mishaps but Oscar is training us. He has the goofy golden grin and loves to play. Oscar knows when it is bed time and goes to sleep on his own bed, which is right next to our bed. He has already learned not to go in the pool without permission. We couldn’t have asked for a better golden.
Thank you very much,
Coleen & Kurt Gleim
MADDIE
We adopted Maddie about two weeks ago. She had led a terrible life. All of that has now changed, and she is being treated like a princess. She is a cuddle bunny and full of energy. Maddie has changed our lives as well, as we lost our beloved Gracie to cancer in September and went into a deep depression. We are now a very happy family again, and are sure that we are the lucky ones to have found such a precious Golden.
Thank you for everything! GRRSN is a wonderful organization.
Julie & Paul Kraig
LINCOLN IS MAGNIFICANT
hi - we adopted a Golden, Lincoln, from you a few months ago (we previously adopted another one from you Simon (originally named Simba), approx 4 years ago. Lincoln had been abandoned by hiS family in Utah and lived on his own for a couple of months before being picked up by animal control who were one day away from shooting him (their so called legal version of euthanization) before you guys saved his life.
Lincoln is magnificent. Thank you so much for saving him.
I think the best way to show you thanks and how awesome he is are just by a few pictures: first one is the day we brought him home - had him go in the back yard and of course he went straight to the pool and sat on the first step
Second pic of him we call "joy to the world" - you'll know which one it is when you see it. We took him on his first "road trip" this fall and stopped at a sand dune and with my cell phone snapped this picture.
Third pic - he is the cutest thing in life!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There's so much more good stuff to say but I am such a procrastinator and have been meaning to send you this stuff for a while so am just going to send it now.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tracy & Kim Gilsbach
Jed and Moses
Here's Jed and Moses on a holiday hike on Henderson Mountain. Moses was adopted from Best Friends in April 2011.
"In Memory of the Goldens who Gave Us So Much"
Please consider a donation in memory of a wonderful companion. The money will support a Golden in need.
Mail: GRRSN 7065 W. Ann Road, Suite 130-656, Las Vegas, NV 89130
Giving more back to the community!
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GRRSN is proud to be enrolled in this program. Our members are eligible to receive the Community Rewards Card. Every time you shop for groceries and swipe your cardGRRSN starts earning a rebate. To receive your Community Rewards Card, please email drew@bkkpng.com with Food4Less in the Subject Line. Include your name and mailing address. Watch the mail for the Rewards Card and Instructions and let's start shopping.
We‘d all like to see every Golden Retriever have a loving home for the Holidays. The role of the Home Visitor is one of the most important jobs of GRRSN. This time of year these unsung volunteers of our rescue are even more focused on their mission - visiting the homes of applicants interested in adopting a Golden. Tammie McNeill is the Home Visit Team Leader. “It's a great way to help out because you only volunteer to take a home visit if it works with your schedule. If it's a busy time for you, you can pass and grab the next one!” Tammie explains further, “We have an East and a West side team so people don’t have to drive all over the valley. We even have a volunteer that does our Mesquite home visits. Because of everyone's busy schedules, we could ALWAYS use more volunteers!”
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