Alumni Pupdate - Blaze

Blaze’s story is one of paths colliding – One handsome Doberman looking for a new home and a former Doberman-owing couple looking to reunite with a beloved breed. 

 

Handsome Blaze

Blaze’s adopters were looking for a foster-to-adopt situation for a rescued Doberman.  Luckily Blaze’s adopters didn’t have to look far to find UDR, and they were a match made in heaven for our program.  This family has owned rescued 16+ pets - INCREDIBLE, am I right?!

Blaze came to UDR from New Mexico with his 3 sisters when their previous owner passed away, and the family felt unable to care for the siblings.  Upon arrival, each of the siblings went to individual foster homes, which left Blaze absolutely lost and scared.  Luckily he was welcomed by an existing rescue pack of 3 French Brittanys and a Wire Fox Terrier in his foster home. 

Blaze in transport with his 3 sisters from NM

With love, patience, and comfort in his new pack, it didn’t take Blaze long to be on the way to becoming a family member, and adding his fosters into our Foster Fail community!  Although all their rescues have been very special, Blaze brought something back to their lives that had been missing since their first Doberman passed away. 

Blaze and his rescue pack

Per Blaze’s Mom, a Doberman is “strength, security, unconditional love, compassion, athleticism, and did I say unconditional love?!!”  They are thrilled to be reunited with a breed close to their heart, and encourage others to research, research, research to see if the breed is right for you too!

Loving that Adopted Life!

Thank you to Blaze’s adopters for taking in an unsure and overwhelmed boy, and giving him a Forever Family.  And an even bigger THANK YOU for continuing to work with UDR as an absolutely amazing foster home for our program dogs!

So how much is that new dog going cost me?

Adopting a homeless animal is a rewarding act of kindness. There is no such thing as a "free pet". Many expenses go into pet ownership. Some people with heartfelt, good intentions, fail to consider the second half: providing a good home with a good quality life, which comes from how well you love and treat them. A dedicated, financial commitment plays an important role in providing this high quality life for your new pal. Unfortunately many animals in shelters and rescues today were surrendered not because of behavior issues, a common misconception, but more often because their owners could not afford them. Before bringing that new friend home it is wise to consider the financial cost of owning a pet. 

No, I'm not really free if you consider
how much $$$$ it will really take to
provide me with a quality life!

The moment a pet arrives in your home it will want food! Choosing a premium dog food should be high on your list of priorities. A great resource to determine the quality of food you choose to give is Dog Food Advisor  a good non-biased website to get dog food reviews. Then there is the toys to keep them entertained, crates or baby gates to keep them safe, leashes, training tools, collars, bowls, beds, blankets, dog tags and jackets to name some of the immediate needs to give your new pet a quality life. 

BRRR!!! Cold winters require warm
 jackets ( cost $50 bucks)
for short haired dogs like Izzy!

High Quality Grandma Lucy's Artisan dehydrated
 dogfood ($70 bucks a 10 pound bag) gets 4.5 stars from Dogfood advisor!

Will love for good quality food!

You gonna eat that?

Medical expenses are by far the highest financial cost in owning a pet. Your pet will need yearly vet check ups, vaccines, medications such as heart worm and flea preventatives, dental cleaning among a few of the routine reasons to visit your vet. Then there are the unexpected illness's and injuries that can affect the pocket book. Planning for these events is mandatory as a pet owner. Your pet will get sick at some time and it is your commitment as a responsible pet owner to make sure you are able to provide the right kind of care when this occurs. We recommended that you invest in a pet insurance, or ensure you have a savings account set aside to pay for these unexpected vet bills which could run into the thousands if your vet visit means going to an emergency vet or needing a surgeon to repair something on your pet. 

Willows double knee surgery cost thousands.
Her owners had not planned on this expense.

Another financial area people over look is time and training. To providing a wonderful quality of life for both your pet and you, training and your time should be mandatory! Having an unruly, obnoxious, anxiety ridden, destructive pet in the home is stressful for the entire house, including the pet, plus reflects on the amount time you have invested in your pet. Formal obedience classes, along with doggy daycare if you work full-time, should be a mandatory consideration for every new pet owner. Some dogs who end up in shelters and rescues are there because they were not given the time or training, learned bad behaviors plus had no willing leader to learn from. These pet owners failed their pets then decide they no longer want them, surrendering them to shelters or rescues to fix and in many cases, fix they do! Puppies need to be started in a social class or doggy daycare to be well adjusted, anxiety free, adult dogs. Teens and adult dogs need a fair and trusting leader to guide them on proper dog behavior and manners. You must have the time and money to invest in training and 
socializing.

Good sit!

Your home and yard may need to be dog proofed or updated to keep your pet happy and healthy. Fencing a yard is the best way to keep your pet safe from getting hurt, lost or stolen when outdoors doing their business, and cost options vary widely depending on the type of fencing you go with. Every pet owner knows indoor potty accidents can happen with the most well trained dog. Should your pet have an accident on, or even chew up your new carpet or sofa, there will be cost to clean or repair these items. If you are a renter you may not be able to rent with some breeds of dogs due to breed restrictions or insurance reasons. As a renter you may be able to find suitable pet housing but the rent may be increased with a pet in tow!

I am safe inside the fence
says adoptable boy Cole!

A-HA captors, I see an escape route!

Check out this calculator on the lifetime expenses of owning a FREE pet! 

Result of my Free pet:$3545.00

This is the total first-year cost of owning this pet.

Medical: $320

Grooming: $0

Food: $480

Equipment: $1,445

Logistics: $1,300

YIKES!

Alumni PupDate........ Leia's Story

Meet Leia!
Leia is what we call a Foster Failure, meaning her foster home loved her so much that they ‘failed’ and adopted her themselves.
Leia came to UDR from Texas in January 2017, as part of our very first transport and rescue relief with our partner group Doberman Rescue of North Texas. Her current family was actually her transport as well, and has known her since the moment she entered UDR – cool, right?! At the time, Leia had quite the snarky attitude, and spent the loooooong ride north bickering with her two other dobie travel companions. Her foster family had no intention of adopting her due to her dog-aggression issues, as they enjoy summers at a busy seasonal campground. ….but Leia had other plans.

Leaving TX

A major turning point was after her Foster Dad had surgery, and Leia would not leave his side for his entire recovery. It didn’t take long before the loving feeling was mutual! Leia then went on to endear herself to her Foster Mom by becoming quite the cuddly ‘lap dog’.

'Lap dog' Leia

As Leia’s training progressed and time went on, she continually amazed her foster family with the progress she was making. With her extreme desire to please her ‘masters’, she was doing much better with other dogs. After a successful trial trip up north and 4 months in her foster home, Leia’s foster family decided she had already found her Forever Home, and was officially adopted!

The trial trip weekend that changed her life!

Although initially concerned how Leia would do at the campground, she does very well and loves to visit the nearby dog park. Leia supplies snuggles and that special unconditional Dobie Love to her people, lives to play ball, and gives her fur sister Ella a constant companion. This long-legged redhead beauty is one-of-a-kind and keeps her family laughing with her silly antics. They report they couldn’t be happier with their decision, and it was actually Leia who adopted them!

Leia and her sister Ella (also rescue alumni)

And the best part?! Leia is now ‘paying it forward’ for other UDR dogs. She is a breed ambassador at our events, and also serves as Fun Cop big sister to new foster dogs. We are so grateful for the patience, training and love that Leia’s owners have given to her, and continue to give to our program foster dogs!

Oct-Dober-Fest Everyone invited!! Even the dog! Saturday, October 7th from 11am to 4pm!

Everyone is invited to Oct-Dober-Fest on Saturday, October 7th from 11am to 4pm! Bring your well behaved dog, family and friends for this fun and free community event for dog lovers! 
Located at Bloomington Obedience and Training Club

Address: 

8127 Pleasant Avenue South

Bloomington, Minnesota 55420

Please support the below vendors as these companies who have donated silent auction items, goodie bags items or supported United Doberman Rescue and Canine Castaways animals in some way shape or form for our Oct-Dober-Fest event! Thank you to all those people who have volunteered and donated personally to make this event successful! Hope t see you all there! Bring the dog to play in the indoor play area!!!

We will continue to add to this list!

Minnesota Twins
Petcurean
Dog Food Direct
Fromms
Grandma Lucy's
doTerra
Big Barker Dog Beds
The Bow Wow Meow Menders Mpls

Chanhassen Dinner Theater
Windigo Kennels
White Winter Winery
Dogs Love Kale
Rescued Dog
Bissell
Chuck and Dons 
Bentley's
KME Photography
StudioDragonFly19
Personal Touche Salon
Ruffin' Inn Pet Lodge
Personal Etchings
ScreenDoorGrilles - Etsy doberman tree topper
DecoArtz - Etsy doberman mug
Safe Paw -Ice Melt
Conair Pro Pet

A Wreath Of Franklin

Pretzilla Bakery 

Silent Auction Donors

2 Hounds Design
Acme Organics
Audi Dealer
Benebone
Beth Solheim
Big Barker
Bissell Foundation
Byerlys chanhassen
Chanhassen Dinner Theater
Cheap Cookie Cutters
Chuck and Dons Chanhassen
Chuck and Dons Elk River
ClayPaws
Conair Pro
Crystal
Diamond City Bakery
Dog + Bone
Dogfood Direct/Antlers
DoTerra
Dremel
Earth Bath
Einer and Tuki
Etsy Dragonflystudio19
Etsy- Uncommon Doormats
Etsy-DecoArtz
Etsy-Factory239
Etsy-Screen Door Grilles
Finleys Barkery
Fromm
Furry Fido
Gia's Salon
Gold Paw Series
Grandma Lucy's
I and Love and You
IFetch
Lotus Lake gifts
KitchenGifts.com
KME Photography
Mann Theaters
Mary Kay Basket by Mary Matthews
MN Twins
Mushers Secret
Muttlucks
Petcurean
Personal Etchings
Personal Touche
PetSafe
Rescued Dog
Ruffin Inn
Safe Paw
Sally White
Scheels Eau Clair
Scream Town
Scoopy poo doggy doo pick up
Severs Corn maze
Sojos
spookshalloweenstore
Stunt Puppy
Timber Creek Gold Course-Watertown
White Winter Winery
Windigo Kennels & Outfitter
Wreath of Franklin

Donors for our Goodie bags!

Earth Rated
Grandma Lucys
Petcurian
Blue Dog Bakery
Dogs Love Kale
BoomChickaPop
Poison Control
Bentley's Pet tuff
Chuck & Don's 

Ruffin' Inn Pet Lodge

Not to be missed!

Vendors who will be at Oct-Dober-Fest

*Lena Swanson - Animal Communicator learn what your dog is thinking or trying to say to you!

I serve both people and animals in a variety of ways as a professional animal communicator, psychic, shamanic practitioner, past life regression facilitator and Reiki Master.

*Mary Tonn Soulful Connections - Psychic readings to seek guidance and help you make decisions in your life! Psychics have unique gifts that can read your situation differently than a friend.

*Heather Stevens - Massage, for humans and dogs alike!

*Chew My Antlers - Antlers-you know your dog needs one!

*DoTERRA - Essential oils

*Damsel in Defense - personal defense & travel safety. Tazers, stun guns, pepper sprays and more to keep you safe!

*Ruffin Inn - nail trims by Marilyn, groomer at Ruffin Inn Pet Lodge

*Lynne Halterman - LH Images - photographer-sign up for your fall or Christmas photo with your pup here!

*River City Stained glass - stained glass. I'm a stained glass artist who loves creating art that uses familiar shapes, forms, and light!

*Wendy van Kerkhove of Fresh Air Training -  dog trainer - presenter of Reactive dogs demo and Canine Behavior Demo 12 noon and 2pm!

*Canine Coat Factory -  Hand Made Doberman coats

In Memory of Bailey

Brush up on your Canine Behavior Skills with this FREE demo at Oct-Dober-Fest October 7th!

Know what your dog is saying you through it's body language seminar at Octoberfest, a FREE community event for all dog lovers, on October 7th at Bloomington Obedience and Training Center!!

Animal rescuers, fosters and dog owners alike who understand canine body language are better able to predict behaviors and reactions, avoid unnecessary bites to other canines and humans, and provide better quality of life for all dogs in their care when they understand the body language of our canine companions.

Learning to understand how to interact with dogs and how they interact with each other does not come over night. It takes time and you must submerge yourself into their world! It truly is like learning a new language.


Come join us for a body language seminar with your dog in our doggy play area with a professional dog trainer and handler!!!

Have a leash reactive dog?? She will also be doing a seminar on reactive dogs that you do not want to miss! If you have a reactive dog and would like her to work with your dog as a demo dog, contact us at dobermanrescue@hotmail.com

Here are some great tips, from the ASPCA, which focus on letting dogs be dogs, plus ensuring your safety and theirs

FIRST TRAIN YOURSELF

Before you interact with dogs, hone your observational skills so you can properly and objectively label body language. For example, note that a dog’s eyes are squinty and his mouth is open rather than “This dog is happy.” Note tail position, stance, whites of eyes.

WATCH DOGS PLAY

Watching dogs play or observing your own dogs at home provides plenty of great fodder for studying canine behaviors and interactions. Train your eyes to correctly identify what you see.

GIVE THEM ROOMIES

Fostering dogs can be wonderful enrichment for adoptable animals, and allows adopters to imagine what the dogs would look like cuddled up with their own pets. Ideal candidates for canine roommates are similar in age, size and play style. Just note, it’s always important to separate dogs at feeding time. Feeding in a crate helps encourage positive crate experiences for the dog.

FEED A BARKING DOG

Many trainers will tell you never to feed a barking dog, as they reason that will reinforce bad behavior. But if a person approaches a barking dog over and over to toss him a treat, he will soon realize that they’re not a threat—they’re bringing delicious snacks, after all. He will likely lose his motivation to bark, and you may start seeing friendly body language instead.

ACT LIKE A HUMAN

It’s an outdated misconception that humans should be dominant over dogs. When we try to act like a dog by using muzzle grabs, alpha rolls and scruff shakes, we likely appear unpredictably aggressive through the dog’s eyes. Dogs don’t see us as dogs, and are likely to respond better to quiet, non-threatening body language. Dogs need to know that they can trust you and you will be honest with them.

KEEP CALM

If a loose dog comes charging at you, these key actions will make you appear less threatening:
Stop all movement
Avoid eye contact
Turn sideways
Cross or lower arms

KNOW WHEN TO STEP IN

It isn’t always easy to tell the difference between two dogs playing or fighting. Here are some signs to look for when determining if you should intervene.
One dog continually chases another, with no role reversal
Bared teeth, ears forward
Head or tail remains high and stiff
Body is stiff, not loose and wiggly
Escape, avoidance or hiding behaviors

If you’re not sure whether both dogs are having fun, try leading the more excited dog away, and see if the other dog follows playfully.

A simple way to discourage some of these unwanted behaviors is a squirt bottle filled with water. Water is harmless and it relays the message to the dog that the behavior they just displayed or might display is unacceptable. The downside....some dogs really love water and actually find this squirt bottle method a super fun water fountain!

Drink a beer, Save a Dog!

Drink a beer save a dog! 
51% of all proceeds go directly back to United Doberman Rescues homeless dogs thanks to Ms. Grayce!!

https://www.rescued-dog.com/

Grayce
Why Rescued Dog? Along with the many, many triumphant endings of countless dogs, Grayce reminds us every day. Grayce was literally thrown away by her owner. Dumped to fend for herself and emaciated by the time she was found wandering. She is deaf, diabetic, epileptic and visually impaired. Above all, she is beyond amazing. Her disabilities do not define her. In fact, she has no idea that she is challenged in any way. She thrives. She rose above and inspires us every day. Her love is endless. She is the driving inspiration behind Rescued Dog.

Shop Rescued Dog by clicking here, and choose United Doberman Rescue to benefit from your purchase!

UDR is helping to keep your pet safe! Micro-chipping Clinic $25 at Oct-Dober-Fest

Don't let your dog be a statistic!

Get your pet chipped at our Micro-Chipping clinic at 

Oct-Dober-Fest October 7th from 11am to 4pm! 

In light of the hurricanes and fires across the US, and in an effort to make sure all homeless pets are re-United with their owners, United Doberman Rescue wants to make a difference and will be holding a Micro-Chipping clinic at 

Oct-Dober-Fest, on October 7th from 11am to 4pm, at the Bloomington Obedience and Training Center. 

Keep your pet safe!

Micro-chipping your pet with registration will cost only $25.00. Everyone, every breed is welcome to stop by and be chipped! Call our UDR support line if you have any questions about the micro-chipping clinic at 612-405-8522, or would like to set up a specific time at the event to have your pet chipped! 

You can also email us at dobermanrescue@hotmail.com for more information.

Facts:

*Pets with proper identification and a registered microchip have the best chance of being returned to their homes.

*10 million dogs are lost or stolen each year, if your pet is a statistic, micro-chipping may make the difference in them finding their way back home.

*Many strays in shelters are lost pets that were not provided with identification of any kind.
*Microchips can not be taken off your pet like a collar can, and provide proof of ownership if your pet is stolen!
*One in three pets will become lost at some point during their life.

Make it a date! Stop by our event and get your pet chipped for $25!