A view from Lake Michigan with Thelmalou.
AHHHHH buzzy bees, butterflies and petunias blooming everywhere; Spring has finally arrived in Chicagoland. Now is a good time to spring clean out all your old junk and help IBR raise some funds with our upcoming garage sale (details below). Perhaps we'll have to get an IBR group together for the doggie boat ride too. This was a lot of fun and the dogs loved it!!
Happy 11th Birthday Thelmalou!! Here are some highlights on IBR Facebook of her recent romp along side my bike. She did 6 miles!!! At 11!! YOU GO GIRL!!
IBR will be participating in a spring Yankee Candle fundraiser running from May 1st-May 21st. IBR will get 40% of all sales- WOO HOO :) Take a look at the Spring Catalog . If you are interested in any of the products please Email Keely . There will be product pick ups in Ohio and in the Chicago area. Shipping is also available if needed. Please feel free to cross post for more exposure. If you would like to assist with the sale in your area feel free to email Keely for order forms and catalogs to be sent to you.
As the chairperson of the event I ( Keely) will be offering a $50 Visa gift card to the person that brings in the most profit for the rescue:) Good Luck!!!
Well the total for the Yankee Candle Fundraiser is in and we sold $3000.00 worth.....so that means that IBR will receive $1200.00:) Thanks to all of the sellers:) The top seller was Kristy Zelewsky at $912.00.. Congratulations on winning the $50.00 Visa gift card!--Keely
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Where: Chicago Board Options Exchange When: Friday, June 11th/ 8-3pm Details: Thanks to IBR Adopter and Foster mom Kristy, we will be able to have a Golfing Raffle Fundraiser and IBR informational event at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. We have a gift certificate for Greens fees for 4 players at Maple Meadows Golf Course in Wood Dale, and Greens fees for 2 players at St. Andrews Golf Course in West Chicago, to raffle that day too.
Congrats to the winners of the CBOE Raffles. Thanks so much to the folks that came out to support our cause. What a great time with the Blackhawks celebration going on all over the city too!! Here are some highlights from Kristy's Facebook page. |
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IBR adopter, Greg Holden is donating a 1 week 1 bedroom TIME SHARE in the Big Easy (New Orleans) as a raffle prize to help us raise some much needed funds. SAWEET!!!
Greg states: "The 1 bedroom usually has an additional hide a bed in the unit. They typically sleep 4. I have always found it best to travel at off peak times to improve the chance of being able to select the resort that you want. The week will have to be booked by me and I will provide a guest certificate for the use of the week. This will be available for all of 2010 and 2011. That's nice, the winners will have 2 years to use the week." We are hopeful we can raise a few thousand dollars to help with Sasparilla's surgery and Mandi's heartworm treatment. Greg is on Facebook if you have any questions!!! Thanks Greg!!
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Disclamer: Winner is responsible for transportation to the resort and being respectful of the accommodations.
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Mandilyn and Ophelia have had a tough journey in foster care--but hopefully the worst will be over soon. Mandi was treated for Heartworm disease on March 25th and 26th and Ophie had the last of her mammary tumors removed. We are hopeful this will be her last surgery and that her body will finally also be able to fight off the two tick borne illnesses--Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever that have caused her to struggle for months. XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Check out Mandi and Ophelia at our recent fundraiser. Also check out Ophelia's new hair do--the shag is gone for the spring.
UPDATE 4-6-10 We've got some great news. Ophelia's biopsies were benign--so she is done with any more boob jobs!! She is bouncing back really well and constantly pawing me and wanting her ears rubbed anytime we snuggle. GOOD GIRL!! Mandi is also doing amazingly well 2 weeks post heartworm treatment. She hasn't missed a beat and is recovering beautifully. Hooray for our special senior girls.
We welcome any donations to off set the medical bills for Miss Mandilyn and Ophelia.
 Serafina in Arkansas--overbred and sickly. |
 Serafina today--Life is GOOD! |
In February of 2006, in one weekend, we brought in 20+ dogs from the Boat Mountain Tragedy. It's hard to believe this was 4 years ago--but I'll never forget all those frightened dogs and puppies arriving off of Erin's truck and running around my garage and backyard. Many are still living the good life--just like Miss Serafina Balerina--that lives 8 blocks from my home now :O).
As a side note--after 4 years of adoption, we realized that Serafina never had an official tick panel done. Over the years she always wore a little dog coat as she used to shiver and she also had some urinary incontinence issues. Lately her momma noticed she wasn't as perky as usual and slept most of the time. While much of this can be attributed to her getting older--Serology testing shows she has antibodies for Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. We started treatment and so far-- the antibody levels for Ehrlichia have decreased quite substantially and coincidentally--Sera no longer wants to wear her pretty pink dog coat. Could she have been fighting these diseases the last 4 years and years before that on the Mountain in Arkansas--most likely.
Further testing on additional Boat Mountain survivors shows Rocky Mountain spotted fever (Ella--formerly Glady Hobbit) and Kimberley is still recovering from Lyme disease, Ehrlichia and RMSF. Sadly--we have lost a few of the Boat Mountain survivors to cancer and we suspect they were also sick for years.
We did test all with 4DX Snap tests and all were apparently negative--but 4 years later and hundreds of dogs tested--we know a 4DX can not catch dogs with low antibody levels and chronic illness.
Here is some recent video of happy Kimberley Hobbit. She is so much more outgoing and happy and healthy now that we caught and started treatment for all her tick borne illnesses. Her incontinence is gone now too!!
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Valentine and her Sweathearts (that were born around January 26th) were recently rescued from an overcrowded shelter in Oklahoma. So far Momma and babies are doing well, however tick panel shows Valentine also has Rocky Mountain spotted fever. We will begin her treatment once the pups are weaned. A transport via Pilots and Paws volunteers is in the works and we hope to move our new little family to foster care soon. We believe the puppies are most likely mixed with Border Collie, Australian Shepherd or Australian Cattledog--so Pointing dogs that herd! Mom could also have some herding breed mixed in her--hence long and short haired puppies!! The kids will be available for adoption after their first vaccination at nine weeks--so around the first weekend in April.
Our little Star Wars Sweethearts can be seen in the Dogs for Adoption section.
Here is some recent video of Valentine and her babies now in foster care after their long journey from Oklahoma on 2-25-10. Thanks to Sondra and family keeping them safe in foster care.
UPDATE 4-11-10 The Sweethearts are nearly 11 weeks old now and ready for adoption. So far only Eric and Pat are left and Valentine has moved to her new foster home. Here is some video from when they were younger.
So far Momma and babies are doing well, however tick panel shows Fannie Mae has Rocky Mountain spotted fever and giardia. Sadly on January 26th, Fannie lost two more of her babies. She is so malnourished and dealing with so many health issues that she wasn't producing enough milk for all her babies. Attempts to supplemental feed didn't help either and the two littlest ones just weren't strong enough to survive. The foster family is devastated by the sad loss but are doing their best to help Fanny eat round the clock and get better and so far the remaining six puppies are hanging in there. She is a wonderful momma and is attentive as can be. We do welcome any donations to offset her care.
UPDATE 02-28-10 The Chocolate Candy litter is now 5 weeks old and sadly we lost little Truffle. She became ill during the week and while at the doggie ER, she had a seizure and needed to be let go. The foster family is incredibly sad about the loss of another puppy. The rest of the kids are thriving and can be seen in the Dogs for Adoption section.
UPDATE 3-26-10 Fannie's puppies are nearly 9 weeks old now and ready for adoption. So far Heath, Snickers, Pixie and Kit Kat are spoken for leaving baby Rolo as the last one left from this litter for adoption.
 Brandon on point. |
 Donneigh on point. |
On Valentine's day, IBR foster families and adopters met at Fermi Lab in Batavia, IL to do some upland bird testing. IBR volunteer and amateur photographer Yukiko McFarling helped get some amazing photos. Both boys featured above have battled some terrible health issues. Brandon, Field Bred Setter, is recovering nicely from Heartworm disease and is still undergoing treatment for Lyme disease. Donneigh, Field bred Pointer, recently completed treatment for Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF).
Both boys suffered neglect and were not protected against ticks with monthly flea and tick preventative. Monthly Heartgard or Interceptor would have prevented Brandon's heartworm disease. Both also had behavior issues due to their illnesses as both Lyme disease and RMSF causes brain damage, OCD behavior and hyperactivity, joint pain, anxiety and many other life threatening issues. Tick borne illnesses also affect dog's sensory capabilities and until treatment, both Brandon and Donneigh probably weren't able to smell the upland birds. We do believe that many infected birddogs are dumped in shelters across the country as they are struggling with tick borne illnesses and can't hunt at no fault of their own.
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Where: All Things Woof...and Meow, Too- Pet Market & Spa, 29 E Main St, Roselle, IL 60172-2076 When: The first day of spring--Saturday, March 20th/ 11-5pm Call Kathy for any questions at(630) 529-9663 Official Flier featuring Valentine and the Sweethearts!!
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Check out the fun from this years event in our Facebook photo album and our Youtube montage. Thanks to all the participants we were able to raise close to $400.
We are honored to be featured in February's online issue of the Pointing Dog Journal. Photography from IBR volunteer and foster mom Yukiko Akimoto McFarling will also be featured. We are hopeful that telling a few of our success stories in this wonderful publication will inspire folks to consider adopting a homeless birddog.
 Sweet Tamborine |
 "I'm too cute to be sick!" |
It's hard enough to see any dog in pain, but seeing a puppy suffer is heartbreaking. Baby Tamborine is the daughter of Mandilyn a pure bred English Pointer. She and her sisters were doing very well post being weaned until she started to develop some sores on her body while her lymph nodes became enlarged. Sadly, further testing shows she has puppy strangles. She is beginning treatment now and we are hopeful that she will make a full recovery--poor baby. While Tambie resembles a German Shorthair Pointer, she is 50% English and 50% Mutt--but a cutie pie for sure. Here are Mandi and her girls Tamborine, Harmonica and Clarinette in their Facebook photo album. We welcome any donations to help off set some of her vetting bills.
UPDATE 02-16-10 Tambie is responding well to treatment and should make a full recovery!!
Our 9th year of operations posed more fundraising challenges as the sick, injured, neglected and abused dogs and puppies came in one after the other. As we scrambled to find funding to help our current population of dogs and puppies in foster care, we were blessed with new enthusiastic help. Our tick borne illness diagnosis, treatment and research also continued as more and more dogs and puppies came into our care infected with Lyme disease, Ehrlichia, Anaplasma and Rocky Mountain spotted fever or the combination of two or three. At this point, when we don't get a positive serology for a tick borne illness--we are still suspicious. We tested 78 dogs in 2009 and 61 were positive (that's 78% or 8 out of 10) and we suspected a few more with odd behaviors had a false negative and we treated anyways. As most of our heartworm positive dogs also had tick borne coinfections, that posed more challenges for us to help these dog recover and find new forever homes. Sadly the hardest issues were our sweet girls with mammary cancer. Our vets only give these dogs a 50/50 chance of surviving beyond 18 months post surgery, but we feel that is a worth the extra time and expense to let these girls learn about how it is to be loved and cared for. If only they had been spayed...
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Poor Sweet Duckie (sleeping setter) is now in hospice care. She came to us in February of 2009 after her back leg had been amputated. Upon arrival she was diagnosed with Heartworm disease, Lyme disease, Ehrlichia and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. She also has mammary cancer. After 11 months in foster care and with ongoing treatment, she is heartworm and Lyme negative but she still has chronic Ehrlichia and RMSF. She was too anemic to do any surgery until recently and during her spay it was discovered she needed her spleen removed because of a tumor. This is so sad and the doctor has given her 10 months to live. We are hopeful she will outlive his prognosis. Duckie's story
Every month SitStay.com donates $200 worth of products to five rescue organizations listed in our Dog Rescue Directory. It's their way of supporting rescue.
Illinois Birddog Rescue was one of the Rescue Organizations selected for the month of December, 2009 and Ohio Birddog Rescue was picked for January of 2010 to receive $200 in product donations from SitStay.com. They have wonderful products and some Human Grade Quality dog food. Thanks a bunch!
Congratulations to Miss Jan Burroughs of Iowa for winning the Dogtra E Collar!!
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Thanks to 2 wonderful adopters and their generous donations, we are able to raffle off IBR's favorite Electronic Dog Training collar. Dogtra 200 NCP Gold Features: • 1/2 Mile Range • Nick & Constant Stimulation • Pager non-electrical stimulation • Waterproof collar • 3/4 inch collar fits up to an 18" neck • Water resistant transmitter • Transmitter Weight: 3.9 oz. • Transmitter Dimensions: 3.6"L x 1"W x 1.7"H • Receiver Weight: 3.2 oz. • Receiver Dimensions: 2.3"L x 1.6"W x 1.2"H • No external antenna • FREE lanyard • Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries • 2 -Year Limited Warranty View Dogtra Raffle Flier. Tickets are $5 each, 10 for $35 or 35 for $100. Mail ticket requests, checks payable to Illinois Birddog Rescue, P.O. Box 364, Wood Dale, IL, 60191.
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Mandilyn is a beautiful Black and White American Field Bred English Pointer that was in danger of being put to sleep in an overcrowded shelter in Southern Illinois. A wonderful rescuer pulled her to safety and gave her a safe place to stay while she had her puppies on November 21st. On December 12th, Mandi with girls in tow, were flown via Pilots and Paws to Ohio for permanent foster care. Sadly, Mandilyn is heartworm positive and is full of tapeworms which is keeping her generally quite dehydrated as they are sucking the life out of her. Unfortunatly nursing momma dogs can't take the dewormer they need until the pups are weaned so her foster mom is doing her best to allow her to drink and eat as much as she can. We ran a CBC/Chem on December 14th and she does have a few red flags--but her foster mom is doing her best to feed iron rich foods to help with the anemia. Considering all she is struggling with, she is taking wonderful care of her three girls Harmonica, Tamborine and Clarinette. After her girls are weaned, we will start getting Mandi ready for her heartworm treatment and get rid of those awful tapeworms!!!
Monica, Tam-B and Clare will be ready for adoption the end of January after they have their first vaccination at about 9 weeks old. Once we have their adoption pages up we will be accepting adoption applications. Candidates MUST have some dog experience as these girls may have high energy needs. Adopters MUST also have safe fenced in yards and be non-smoking homes.
Here is our latest rescue puppy--Pluto. He was pulled from an Ohio shelter on 11-11, Veteran's day, by the wife of an active member of the Navy. When the volunteer went to get Pluto from the shelter, she realized that he was in trouble. He was lethargic, dehydrated and his eyes weren't focused on her. He was also vomiting. She rushed Pluto to our wonderful Lancaster vet--Dr. Libby, and as we ruled out Parvovirus, Pluto was given a bag of IV fluids and further diagnosis found he was loaded with round worms and another parasite called Giardia. Pluto is only 21lbs at about 5-6 months old and his paws are flat like chicken feet due to malnutrition. He also has a slight case of Ringworm (fungus). Treatment seems to be working as he was playing with the volunteer's puppy a few hours later. While Pluto spent most of his young life in the shelter, he is adjusting slowly to the sights and sounds of an active household. We are hopeful that our newest little baby will make a full recovery, build his confidence and find his forever home soon!
This one vet visit ran close to $250 WITH our rescue discount. Pluto' story is just one of many in 9 years of dog and puppy rescue.
Currently IBR is in 24st place--which is amazing considering how many wonderful organizations we are competing with. We need at least 2000 votes in the next few days to catch 5th place and get us back into the $1,000 donation range. As you can see in the paragraphs below--we put our hearts and souls into every rescue dog or puppy we bring in.
The America’s Favorite Animal Shelter contest, sponsored by Care2 and Adopt-a-Pet.com, is a chance for animal lovers everywhere to raise awareness of the need to adopt shelter and rescue animals while helping their favorite shelter win a much-needed donation.
The contest launches on Thursday, November 5th at midnight PT and ends on Wednesday, December 16th at 11:59:59 pm PT. Voting is open to anyone 18 or older in the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, and Canada (excluding Quebec for legal reasons). Only one vote per person allowed -- but you can ask everyone you know to vote also!
This is the third “America's Favorite Animal Shelter” contest sponsored by Care2.com and Adopt-a-Pet.com, who aim to offer hope and help to shelters and rescue groups who work tirelessly to care for homeless animals.
Care2 will donate a total of $25,000 to animal shelters and rescue groups: The 10 groups with the most votes at the end of the contest will win the following prizes: Grand prize: $10,000, Second place: $5,000, Third place: $3,000, Fourth place: $2,000, Fifth place: $1,000, and the groups that place 6th through 10th will each win $500. Also, every week, a randomly selected participating group (five or more votes that week) will win $500.
As a bonus, the 20 contest participants who recruit the most friends to vote for their favorite shelter will receive a $50 gift certificate for pet products as special thank-you gifts for them and their beloved companions.
Enter to win a hunting excursion in Iowa. Download the flyer for more details. Download a map.
Winner can bring his or her own dogs and join IBR volunteer Steve Morgan on a guided tour of some public and private hunting areas near Des Moines Iowa. Winner is responsible for obtaining a valid Iowa Hunting license.
Congrats to our winners Mike Bytner and Rich Tremblay!!
Photo Shoot: This year we want to give the folks that are coming out of town for BB4 the opportunity to work their dogs adopted or foster dogs on upland birds. Yukiko McFarling will be taking photos and these in turn may be used for Café Press fundraising items or will be added to the WHOA! Doggie. Coffee table book. To off set the cost of the birds- we are asking for a $50 donation per dog and we will be using pheasant, chukkar or both. No fire arms will be used and new dogs will work on the end of a check cord. Event will be held at the DesPlaines Wildlife Conservation area in Wilmington , IL on the 4th. We will start promptly at 11am CST and folks wanting to participate need to contact Lisa Lisa@luckypets.net to reserve their brace or braces. We plan on working many dogs so folks coming in from later in the afternoon should still be able to play.
Directions to the photo shoot: FROM I-55 North or South- exit Arsenal Rd. (1st Exit just after you go over a fun steel bridge over a river). This is south of 80 also. At the stop sign you turn LEFT and follow that road (curving south) past the Dow Chemical Plant. It’s about a mile or so. We will be on the right side at the first main gravel driveway. We will also have signs.
Birddog Balooza 4: October 5th will celebrate our 8th year in operation with our infamous family reunion. The event will be held at the Hammel Woods forest preserve. We will be at the Crumby Recreation area. The entrance is right off of Black Road, (east of rte 59, north of Jefferson St). View this map to see the Crumby Rec area at the top and the dog park in the upper right side of the map. The event will start at noon. Folks can come early to let their dogs run at the dog park. This will be catered. As usual, we will have some demos and our big fundraising raffle. Please make your reservations early!! Download the Invitation!
For hotel information, click here to see a listing of local dog friendly hotels.
If you can’t attend but would like to contribute an item for the raffle- please contact Lisa. We are always looking for fun Pointer/Setter or dog related items.
We would like to thank our SmartPak, Gun Dog Supply, and Wet Nose for donating towards our fundraising raffle.
Take a look at our recent newsletter. Highlights include news about Abe's first Hunt Test qualifier!! WOO HOO!
We also have more information on our very important Tick Panel research including the frightening data on the frequency of incoming infected dogs and puppies and also our latest colaboration with North Carolina State University's Vector Borne research lab.
The Minnesota group of IBR (Illinois Bird Dog Rescue) is holding a benefit garage sale to support IBR's rescue efforts in Minnesota, and throughout the upper Midwest. 100% of the proceeds will help IBR fund rescues, and medical costs.
The sale includes many household items, but also many dog related products. Some pet food manufacturers have donated samples.
Please come out and meet some of our adopted furry friends too!
Sale Hours:
Thursday, Sept 11th - 8:00AM to 5:00pm
Friday, Sept 12th - 8:00AM to 5:00pm
Saturday Sept 13th - 8:00AM to 3:00PM
(no early birds please)
Location:
19584 Evergreen Trail
Farmington, MN
*Follow signs to the Charleswood Neighborhood Sale* The IBR Fundraiser sale is located in the same neighborhood. Contact Bryan at bryan_appel@yahoo.com if you have items to donate.
Congratulations to the winner Margaret Alexander of Bloomingdale Illinois. Thank you to everyone who took a chance and helped the dogs!
Win a Dyson DC14 Animal Upright (Steel/Lavender) NEW Vacuum!
Brand: Dyson
Type: Upright
Classification: Bagless/Cyclonic
Motor Size: 12 amp
Cord Length: 37 feet
Cleaning Width: 13 inches
Tools On Board: Yes
Headlight: No
Weight: 18.6 lbs.
Bare Floor Selector: Yes
Filtration: Lifetime HEPA Filtration
Suggested Retail: $549.00
Warranty: 5 year warranty
Allergy Rating (out of 5 stars): 5 stars
Certified Asthma Friendly by the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America.
Comments:
Bagless Upright Vacuum Cleaner
Lifetime HEPA filtration, 12 amps, 0.71 gallon easy empty dust cup, Barefloor selector, 13 inch cleaning path, 18.6 lbs., 17 foot hose, 35.4 foot cord, Easy to reach on-board standard tools, 5 year warranty.
Plus: Mini turbo tool, Low Reach floor tool, Zorb cleaning powder, Dysolv cleaning spray.
This raffle will help with medicals bills generated by Sweet Georgia Peach aka Reba and Sir Wallingford from Murfreesboro. Reba, the pointer, has been diagnosed with mammary cancer and needs an immediate mastectomy. Wally, the setter, has many ailments including heartworm disease, Erlichea (a tick bourne disease), Spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis), many intestinal parasites, and neurological issues from being kept in a small cage.
Tickets are $5 each. The drawing will be held the last day of Spring- June 21st (spring cleaning tie in).
THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!
What?: Annual Spring Garage Sale
When?: Friday May 16th and Saturday May 17th 9am to 4pm
Why?: To help raise funds for the medical needs of the many homeless dogs in our organization.
Download the flyer here!
On March 15th we hosted our 3rd annual hunt and photo shoot near the Des Plaines Conservation Area off of Arsenal and Blodgett Roads in Wilmington, IL. View photo album 1 and photo album 2. We hope to use photos for the 2009 IBR Calendar and other items created for our Café Press Store. View more photos from previous events featuring the work of Yukiko McFarling.
What?: Annual Spring Garage Sale
When?: Friday May 16th and Saturday May 17th 9am to 4pm
Why?: To help raise funds for the medical needs of the many homeless dogs in our organization.
Have items you'd like to donate?:
Download the flyer here!
We are putting a Raffle together for our wonderful foster boy Elton. Elton is an approximately 6 year old setter boy that has an acute Hiatel Hernia which prevents him from leading the good life he should be. We have tried to alleviate his discomfort with chiropractic adjustments, however, the hernia is so bad that those alone will not take care of the issues. Elton is in constant distress from heartburn, which causes him to drink water excessively, pant constantly, at times throw up his food and due to the excessive drinking causes him to have some accidents in the house. We have sought medical advice from a specialist and Elton is going to need surgery to to restore his quality of life.
We have been blessed with the opportunity to raffle off two very special Items!
John Good has graciously donated a hand made quilt to raffle off.
And the artist Robert Christie donated two of his beautiful English Setter prints. Robert Christie is one of the leading artists who paint wildlife and birddogs. (Please note the frames pictured are not included.Actually photos of the prints will be uploaded soon.)
"The Runners" by Robert Christie
"Point and a Dunk" by Robert Christie
TICKET PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS!
1 Ticket FOR $2.00
6 Ticets FOR $10.00
12 Tickets FOR $20.00
20 Tickets FOR $30.00
YOU WILL NEED TO SPECIFY WHICH ITEM YOU ARE PURCHASING TICKETS FOR! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TRY YOUR HAND AT BOTH ITEMS PLEASE SPECIFY HOW MANY OF EACH TICKET YOU WILL LIKE! ie: FOR $20.00 YOU COULD HAVE 6 OF EACH TICKET!
IF YOU ARE SENDING FOR YOU TICKETS PLEASE INCLUDE A SELF ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPE
Drawing will be held MAY 5, 2008.
THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK!
On March 15th we hosted our 3rd annual hunt and photo shoot near the Des Plaines Conservation Area off of Arsenal and Blodgett Roads in Wilmington, IL. View photo album 1 and photo album 2. We hope to use photos for the 2009 IBR Calendar and other items created for our Café Press Store. View more photos from previous events featuring the work of Yukiko McFarling.
Bronson, aka IBR's Rugged Vigilante, is on the road to his Junior Hunter Title! He earned his first qualifying ribbon on Labor Day. Bronson came into rescue extremely scared. Read the story of his transition under Rescue Dog Brags and follow his progress by checking out Bronson's Blog. Bronson is still looking for a home! If you are interested in adopting this special boy, please submit an online adoption application.
View the Hobbit Blog. WARNING**Graphic Photos**
Illinois Birddog Rescue will be attending the 2007 National Pheasant Fest in Des Moines, Iowa January 19 thru 21. Stop by our booth, say hello, shop our promotional merchandise, and meet a couple of our adoptable dogs.
Our second annual Birddog Balooza was held on Oct 15. What an awesome event! We had dog park fun, agility and pointing demos, food, raffles, and lots of fun! Many alumni and volunteers turned out to visit. Thanks to all who came out to support our rescue and show off their doggies.
Check out some of our volunteer photos: Photo Album 1, Photo Album 2, Photo Album 3.
Special thanks to Brown's Chicken and Catering, Happy Jack, Inc., Dr. Herilhy, Dr. DeStefano, Christy Currano, Pointing the Way dog training, and Dog Wares for their kind donations to our event.
< Illinois Birddog Rescue, Inc. was represented at the Chicagoland Family Petshow. Checkout some pictures from the event!
