A Holiday Thank You......

With the holidays fast approaching it is time for us to reflect on the past and to look forward to the future. Without your generous donations to Australian Terrier Rescue, Aussies would not have been saved and given that second chance. Rescue survives through your donations. So as the year is coming to a close, please remember Australian Terrier Rescue and send in your donations either by check or you can use Paypal. Check out our web site – AustralianTerrierRescue.org. If you would like to remember your special friend, be 2 or 4 legged, check out the memorial section on our web site.

There are several times throughout the year that ATCA members and friends of the Aussies step forward when needed for fostering, transportation and any other needs that might arise. The Board members of Rescue and all of the coordinators do a fantastic job of working with the person or organization that is surrendering the dog and finding either a foster home or a permanent dog for the displaced Aussie. Australian Terrier Rescue could not survive without these dedicated people.

The Aussies that are the easiest to place are the always the young ones. The ones that are the most difficult are the senior Aussies that may or may not have medical issues. If you know of any senior Aussies that have been placed, their stories will tear your heart out. They are the most loved and most appreciated by their adoptive families. If you have the space to adopt a senior dog but fearful of attaching yourself to a dog that only has a few years, you will never regret your decision. Those few short years become your most memorable years. Rescue will continue to share their stories with you.

This year as you sit down to enjoy Thanksgiving, please look at your Aussie and include him/her in your thanks because all the Aussie asks for is a loving home and people who really do care for him/her. If you do not have an Aussie, please contact rescue as we are always looking for foster homes. Some of the Aussies that come into rescue have no training and before we can place them, they need to be taught what life is all about. They are not going to be abused anymore. They will be kept warm. They will have a kind pat. They will be clean.

Thanks to the Australian Terrier Rescue Board
Thanks to the Australian Terrier Coordinators
Thanks to ATCA members for their help and contributions to Rescue
Thanks to all the people who have fostered or adopted an Aussie
Bless all of the Aussies that have been fortunate
to find their way to a new home

Darlene Evans, President
Australian Terrier Rescue, Inc