May 14, 2009
A Maine Vacation for Connor!
Many of you may remember Connor, a wonderful black lab mix that BDR saved from death row a few months ago.
Connor was lucky enough to be adopted by two dedicated BDR volunteers, Hannah and Katie. Recently, Connor's moms sent us some of their vacation pictures from Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Clearly Connor had a terrific vacation splashing in the ocean and running on the beach.
It's heartwarming to see how happy Connor is as just a short time ago his days were numbered. Connor was just another black lab mix from a small town that many people don't even know exists. He had no name, just an id number. His shelter card read, #80670, black lab mix, will be put to sleep Thursday. It's sad to think that so many dogs will never get the second chance like Connor. They will never get to run on the beach, splash in the ocean, or go to sleep knowing that they are loved. For us at BDR, this just means that we'll have to work a little harder to save as many dogs as we can. Every life matters. We know that we cannot save them all but we are committed to finding only the best homes for the lucky ones that we can save.
May 14, 2009
Why do we dog rescue?
The Boy and the Starfish
One day, an old man was walking along the beach in the early morning and noticed the tide had washed thousands of starfish up on the shore. Up ahead in the distance he spotted a boy who appeared to be gathering up the starfish, and one by one tossing them back into the ocean.
He approached the boy and asked him why he spent so much energy doing what seemed to be a waste of time.
The boy replied, "If these starfish are left out here like this they will bake in the sun, and by this afternoon they will all be dead."
The old man gazed out as far as he could see and responded, "But, there must be hundreds of miles of beach and thousands of starfish. You can't possibly rescue all of them. What difference is throwing a few back going to make anyway?"
The boy then held up the starfish he had in his hand and replied, "It made a difference for that one."
