A great story by a former adopter wanting to help raise money for
APRA's new
building fund!
Back in December, I stopped by the Rescue on a whim, having never owned a dog before but knowing that it was time, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to visit. I remember sitting down with one of your amazing volunteers (unfortunately her name escapes me) and talking through the dog application. I was so nervous I think my voice was shaking.
After telling her who I wanted to sit with, she suggested this rather sad looking black poodle mix in the corner. I reluctantly agreed, and oh, how grateful I am. At the time, Diane – a poodle / cocker spaniel mix, curled up in my lap and slept. There I sat on the concrete floors in my dress pants completely perplexed by this dog that had seemingly ‘chosen’ me. One of the employees at APR informed me that Diane had a Urinary Tract Infection and that she wasn’t available for adoption that day. So obviously, I came back the next day…and the next day, and the next day – 5 days in a row in fact, only to be told that I’d have to continue to wait it out over Christmas.
Finally on December 28th, I arrived at APR at 9 am and sat on the front step, determined to be first in line. At 11 am, I had a beautiful black poodle in my lap licking my face and the rest is history. She is amazing. She is 2 years old and we’ve named her Blitzen – like the reindeer. My whole family adores her. There are no words for the sheer ‘awesomeness’ that this dog has brought into my life.
About a week ago I splurged and got a Kitchenaide mixer. I spent some time researching ideal recipes to ‘christen’ it with, but settled on some dog treats for Blitzen. After finding a few different recipes I settled on one that used whole wheat flour, flax, wheat bran, bacon and Peanut Butter. I made about 3 batches for Blitzen and some of her friends and they were an absolutely hit!
It occurred to me last night, literally, last night – that I could use this as a way to raise money for APR’s move to Smyrna, so I sent a few emails around and put it on my Facebook page and in less than 6 hours I have 29 orders totaling $145.00. My goal is to give APR $500.00, so I’ve got about 70 more orders to go. I’m a one woman-shop with a full time job, so it may take a little time but I’m hoping to have the donation in and all dog biscuits delivered by May 1st, 2012. Since the treats have real bacon in them they are good for 2 weeks in the fridge and up to 6 months in the freezer.
Email Kelly to place an order. Each order is just $5.00.
The treats will only be available for a limited time so place your order so she has time to get them delivered by May 1st.
