BHRR`s Velvet went under a PENDING ADOPTION and as of August 29th, 2013, she moved under an ADOPTED status!
I do not have any photo`s to date of her forever loving family as I was not at the actual hv this time around as I was round the clock hands on with two critical dogs at BHRR. I DO have the two posted below of her waiting to be picked up to go on her hv! 🙂
BHRR's Velvet – August 29th, 2013
A short time ago, I received an email from the most talented and I want to say also, very beautiful and special Liz Bradley of The Ottawa Dog Blog.
http://ottawadogblog.ca/2013/08/we-won-the-top-most-influential-dog-blog-online/
As many are aware, there was a voting contest recently for the Most Influential Dog Blog online and the competition was quite tough AND, thanks to such an incredible surrounding community The Ottawa Dog Blog WON! By taking 60% of the votes!
HUGE Congratulations Liz & Jane!!! Extremely well deserved! Your blog is quite important and valued deeply by so many and you make a BIG difference daily with all your efforts! I have loved watching your amazing 'baby' grow plus develop!
AND, what so humbly surprised me(AND, made me grab yet, another tissue…this time with a welling up of good tears!), was that Liz/Jane was awarded a lifesaving generous gift of $500 donation to the charity of her choice AND they chose BHRR!! As they have posted about, there are SO many great r/q Rescues deserving and in need and, I am touched, humbled and feel privileged to have our small rescue chosen to be the recipient of such an incredible gesture……Just honoured! Immensely!
There really needs to be more words to express THANK YOU! I am MORE thank thankful! I am genuinely appreciative plus grateful and filled with intense gratitude…….
THE BELOW IS FROM LIZ/JANE:
"It was a difficult decision as to the charity who we would pick to receive the donation as all of the Ottawa charities work so hard.
We decided on Birch Haven Rescue and Rehabilitation to receive the $500 donation! BHRR is an amazing rescue who is in need of money to feed the large and giant breeds they rescue – this money will go a long way towards food and vet bills for them!
Thank you again to all who voted. I am so very proud to live in this great city surrounded by fellow dog lovers.
With love and belly rubs,
Liz (and Jane)"
**Could I please ask our fans/supporters/family/friends to take a moment and go over and CONGRATULATE Liz/Jane immensely and tell them HOW uber awesome they are with what they do daily!!!**
AND, here is what I wrote on their lovely Blog post!
HUGE Congratulations Liz & Jane!!! Extremely well deserved! Your blog is quite important and valued deeply by so many and you make a BIG difference daily with all your efforts! I have loved watching your amazing ‘baby’ grow plus develop!
As Liz/Jane have posted, there are SO many great r/q Rescues deserving and in need and, I am touched, humbled and feel immensely privileged to have had our small rescue of Birch Haven Rescue & Rehabilitation Services chosen to be the recipient of such an incredible gesture……Just honoured! Immensely!
I also wish to publicly thank Camp Cookstown from my heart, for having such a great contest, for helping to get the word out regarding so many fantastic online blogs and for supporting the work done in animal rescue with this very generous and lifesaving gift of $500.
There really needs to be more words to express THANK YOU! I am MORE thank thankful! I am genuinely appreciative plus humbled and filled with intense gratitude…….
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: DIRTY DAWG Wash for BHRR coming up FAST!
Thank you sooooooooooo much to Ginnette & CJ for having us back again this year!!!
I absolutely LOVE this event! LOVE LOVE LOVE!
Saturday July 27th
Time: 10 AM – 3 PM
Min. $10 Donation
*Microchips $40 includes registration, merchandise AND Nail Trims too!
*Thanks to BHRR BOD member Barry for working with me on this poster!
COMING UP ON Sunday July 14th, 2013! Our 6th ANNUAL KAH/BHRR Microchip/Nail Trim & BBQ Fundraiser!
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
In 2012, we did 56 MICROCHIPS(ALL by qualified Veterinary professionals) & 94 nail trims!
We shall have our silent auction table again, human plus doggie baked table, draws, facepainting, caricatures AND so much more!
NO APPOINTMENTS necessary! For more information, please visit HERE:
OR follow all the exciting updates on our BHRR/KAH Facebook EVENT PAGE!
STILL LOOKING FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Thank you in advance for any consideration!!
STILL ISO:
1) More volunteers to put up posters in their local community including training facilities
2) People open to emailing and promoting this event poster at their work and with friends, family and neighbours. I can email the poster to all willing to assist. 🙂
3) Donations of pop, juice, bottled water & hotdogs/buns & hamburger/buns
4) NEED MORE DRAW PRIZES! Please email contactbhrr@gmail.com
5) ICE! ICE! ICE!
6) NEED MORE Silent Auction Items
7) Gift cards – please email contactbhrr@gmail.com
8) We need people to assist us with cross-posting this event and getting the word out! We have some huge Vet bills right now and more in the pipe.
PLEASE EMAIL if you can assist with any of the above!
***This event is such a great time!***
THANK you again to BHRR's Cosette's fabu mom for working with members of the BHRR BOD on this poster!
Katoby Distribution is having their FIRST even Campaign For Rescue Voting Contest!
This contest was created via nominations and on Monday July 1st, BHRR received an email regarding this voting contest and what a surprise PLUS honour to note that we were one of the organizations chosen to participate!
They have 4 prize packs totaling over $4000 in valuable food and products to give to the rescue groups you think deserve it! Top 3 dog rescues and the top cat rescue will each win a prize pack (as determined by votes). One lucky voter will also receive a price pack worth over $250!
Voting ends July 15 at noon – one vote per day per person!
THIS is my latest GOOD WITH CATS UPDATE post!
This lovely Canine has proven to be 'good' with cats. YET, as always, careful integration is an VERY important key and the personalities also!
I also want to stress that THE Hobbits of BHRR's Baggins & BHRR's Bilbo are only mere puppies right now….their 'cat' goodness could well change as they mature.
We cat test our dogs as we can. Sean is allergic to cats and most of our own dogs are scared of cats and yet, doing thorough evaluations plus assessments and getting to know the BHRR dogs thoroughly, my knowledge of them and experience with them and gut/instinct have gone a long way in helping to determine if the dogs may or may not be good. Others do remain an 'unknown'.
FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO BID BEGINNING ON Saturday April 13th, Please visit HERE!
UPDATE:
BHRR's Velvet is back with me at BHRR while her temp foster family is away for the weekend! GOSH! I missed her and she is look fabu! 🙂
I also was in touch with the home that was going to be looking at adopting BHRR's Velvet in April and based upon what her home is currently going through, I am not going to adopt BHRR’s Velvet to this home at this time. They feel the same. A very tough decision to have been made by all.
One of their adult daughters is going through some serious medical concerns right now and the home is currently taking care of their daughters two dogs and cat.
We never finalize an adoption until the actual date and this is one of the many reasons that things can change and sadly, so. 🙁
So, she is going to be back available to be considered for other homes that may be interested in her.
We are keeping this amazing home, the whole family and all in our hearts and blessings plus prayers.
BHRR's Velvet is BACK OPEN TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN ADOPTION!
Below is a photo of BHRR's Velvet in her temp foster home with BHRR's Holden! 🙂 From what I have been told, she is teaching him to 'share' his bed! LOL LOVE it! 🙂
They have been taking such amazing and wonderful care of her! 🙂 THANK YOU!
BHRR's Holden(ADOPTED) & BHRR's Velvet – March 2013
*photo courtesy of temp foster home
Here is an update from BHRR's Velvet's temp foster home sent today:
Hi Gwen,
just wanted to give you a quick update, last night went great, she did lick at the leg a bit, and during the night as well, but today she hasn't looked at it at all….
We went out for breaky this morning, maybe an hour or so.. she was fine in her crate..
She's very loving, and very sweet….
BHRR's Velvet is actually going to go to her temp foster home later today! There was a change of plans in her temp foster home and so, this is my last sleepie with her!
I am going to make the MOST of it! 🙂
BHRR's Velvet is going to be temp fostered until she goes to her new home, which we are hoping is around Saturday April 6th, 2013!
She will be going to her temp foster home as of Friday February 8th, 2013.
BHRR's Velvet is moving to an ADOPTED status! 🙂 She went up for adoption on the 7th of January and now is ADOPTED.
She came with me to do a homevisit today and this home shall adopt her in April of 2013. It will be the same home that adopted BHRR's Maggie May! 🙂
We believe that a home should adopt one dog at a time(we have very rarely – ONLY three times in 17 years adopted two dogs at the same time – and in two cases it was a bonded pair that needed to stay together – did not come in together yet, they bonded at BHRR and needed to be adopted together) and we believe that homes should adopt one dog first and get all settled and then come back for another one. 
SO, they shall come back in April and adopt BHRR's Velvet.
Below is a photo of BHRR's Velvet from our traditional Christmas Even photos! I shall take a photo of her and her forever loving family when they come to get her in April.
We learned today that she was great with chi's and cats! 🙂
BHRR's Velvet – December 24th, 2012
Anna Gray-Henschel is going to be selling her famous homemade 'TREATS' that includes BHRR's Journey Heart Biscuits to help raise funds for Genesis Dog Rescue and also for BHRR. Her Danelets shall have their own delightful selection and there shall also be a variety named after BHRR's Kyo.
Please visit her PAGE to see all the wonderful yummy details and to express your truest heartfelt thanks and appreciation to her in hosting this Fundraiser.
Purchase for your doggies, family and friends' doggies, for your favorite r/q Rescues etc. 🙂
From my own home and on behalf of all the doggies again in need of BHRR, THANK you Anna! I sound like a broken record yet, it is true! What a gem you are!
The Gift Certificates are good for up to one year from purchase!
DEADLINE is February 8th, 2013 to get in your orders so that they can be received by Valentine's Day! 🙂
BHRR's Velvet is READY FOR ADOPTION! YAY! YAY! YAY!
FABU Uber wonderful girl! 🙂
Very versatile, trustworthy in our home, friendly and social and going to make someone's family an AMAZING addition! 🙂
Another gem that shall be very much missed once her right matched forever loving home finds her!
AND we shall remain patient knowing that her right matched forever loving him is not seeing a BIG BLACK DOG, yet, BHRR's Velvet!
December 24th, 2012 – Our Traditional Christmas Eve Photos
UPDATE Wednesday December 19th, 2012:
THEY HAVE RESTARTED THE FOOD VOTING CONTEST from scratch AND it began Tuesday December 18th, 2012 @ NOON AND shall END Thursday December 20th @ NOON!
PLEASE CONSIDER VOTING! You do not need to enter your email address or register, just one click of a button! AND please consider sharing. WE are in FIRST place by only TEN VOTES!
Please CLICK HERE to VOTE:
THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
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BHRR could use your DAILY Vote, yes, DAILY Vote up until Sunday December 16th before midnight to help us win some dog foodfor the BHRR animals.
PLEASE CLICK HERE to Vote!
As many know, BHRR goes through 120 pounds of dog food in ONE single day. YOUR DAILY vote for Birch Haven Rescue once a day until Sunday just before midnight, could help us win some food for the dogs. SO, please do consider voting and do remember to come back daily to vote!!!!
The incredible folks at La Maison Du Chien have kindly offered to donate $1100 worth of pet food to a deserving area rescue!
BHRR is currently in FIRST place by ONLY ONE VOTE…….AND as always, we would share with any other r/q groups in need……ALWAYS! We believe in working together to help as many animals as possible!
We do not have a regular food sponsor for donations of food and the cost of food per month can be over $4,000.
Thank you in advance for any consideration………
UPDATE Wednesday December 12th, 2012:
There seems to be a voting 'glitch' and some can and others cannot vote more than once YET, please do keep trying to vote DAILY and do share as BHRR could really really really use your assistance!
UPDATE: Friday December 14th, 2012:
You need to clear your cache/cookies on your iPhone(go to "Settings", then "Safari", then 'Clear Cookies/Cache' to be able to vote again daily AND you need to clear your cache on whatever browser you are using on your home or work computers to be able to vote again daily.
BHRR has slipped to SECOND place and this contest end Sunday just before Midnight! Please vote and share! 🙂
UPDATE Sunday December 16th, 2012:
UPDATE ON VOTING CONTEST:
As many are aware from the public blanket statement posts I was making, as soon as I understood what was able to really occur with the voting in the food contest, I contacted MDB. This was not resulting in a fair contest to all r/q Rescues involved.
Either we all are able to vote once a day, only ever once, or multiple times daily. What was happening was not equal or fair to all involved. BHRR and it was so important that MDB be made aware of what was happening.
I am aware that they did a reset a couple of days ago to try and have people being able to only vote once every 24 hours and some could and others still could not vote again.
We have continued to support MDB in any successful resolution they felt was necessary and per their public post today, they have decided to do a reset from scratch – starting over.
I thank EACH of our supporters and believers that have campaigned so hard to assist the animals of BHRR and in sharing! 🙂 No words can tell you how much this has meant to BHRR for we do go through 120 POUNDS of dog food PER DAY.
AND good luck to all participating for round two!
BHRR's 5th ANNUAL "JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS" Online Auction is ON NOW UNTIL Thursday December 6th @ 9:00 PM EST!
We currently have 122 very exciting items up for grabs! MORE being added throughout the last day of this auction! 🙂
All monies raised shall go to the care of animals in need of BHRR and also assist the two new Saint Bernards headed our way!
BHRR does not adopt out during the XMAS season due to our position that it is not in the best interest of a new addition being added during such a busy, exciting and somewhat stressful time for many. Our XMAS Shutdown period for this year is from Saturday December 15th, 2012 to Monday January 7th, 2013 inclusive.
BHRR's Velvet was spayed yesterday and weighed 54 KGs(118.80 pounds). Still a wee bit chunky monkey from her arrival at BHRR. She arrived to BHRR at 125 pounds and really should be closer to 115 pounds. GETTING there!
Below are some photos of her SPAY day! Once she has about 14 days to recover, she should be then ready to be placed up for adoption.
BHRR's Velvet – November 26th, 2012
BHRR's Velvet was with me at the Vet's on Monday. I had to delay her vet visit by a week as it was so important to get BHRR's Cherry in ASAP, who was a new arrival that week.
BHRR's Velvet weighed still a slightly PP(Pleasantly Plump) 54.7 KGS(120.34 pounds). The Shelter put her at 125 pounds when she was with them and she is still plump! Getting there!
Her spay is now the 26th of November.
We did presurgical bw including a hwt, her DAPP Booster, full exam and microchipped her.
In preparation in having to do some emergency fundraising for BHRR's Autumn's ever growing mounting bills that shall include having several surgeries, we are going to be offering up a small BHRR's Autumn's EMERGENCY Online Auction
Auction details and how to bid can be found HERE – ITEMS can be added at any time – so, please check back!
Starts 6:00 AM EST on Monday October 29th, 2012
Ends 10:00 PM EST on Monday November 5th, 2012
NOTE: BHRR's Autumn's EMERGENCY ONLINE AUCTION does not replace our 5th ANNUAL 'JUST IN TIME FOR XMAS' ONLINE Auction to commence on Saturday November 24th, 2012!
BHRR's Velvet shall be having her presurgical bw and exam and to receive her Vaccine boosters on November 13th.
She is the scheduled to have her spay on November 19th, 2012 at this time. This shall be a mature spay for she has had at least one heat. I continue to feel that she is no more than 3 years of age.
For those wishing to consider to support BHRR's Velvet:
Kanata Animal Hospital (613) 836-2848 and they will take Visa, M/C and AMEX over the phone under the account of 'Birch Haven Rescue' for 'Velvet'. They will take Debit or Cash in person at 440 Hazeldean Road in Kanata, Ontario
You can also mail donations via a Bank Draft to:
Birch Haven Rescue & Rehabilitation Services
C/O Gwendilin Boers
2425 Totem Ranch Road West
RR#1 Oxford Station, Ontario
K0G 1T0
OR email transfer to gwen@birchhaven.org
OR via PayPal(please use the 'gift' option)
BHRR's Velvet's Vivacious Angels $60 donated to date & Bills $210.67
Anna & Peter
Nairn
Vivian – Dog Coat
BHRR's Velvet's WishList:
$ towards Vet bills
Collar
Leash
FROMM -Whitefish or Salmon Dog Food
Dino Smoked Bones
KONG Toys
Rope Toys
Oatmeal Shampoo
From Friday October 19th to Sunday November 4th inclusive, BHRR will not be open for adoptions or the intake of adoption applications.
We do not adopt out around the Halloween season and many others Rescues, shelters, pounds etc. have also begun to follow a similar protocol.
We do not believe it is in the best interest of the animals in our program, especially for dark coloured dogs.
During this time, BHRR is available 24/7 as always for requests for assistance of animals in need.
Here is another VIDEO from today – fall at BHRR – Wednesday October 17th, 2012.
I wanted to capture BHRR's Blossom's body condition as she looks today and could not help but capture some of the other BHRR lovelies too! 🙂
DOESN'T BHRR's Blossom look fabu extreme now!!! NO longer that 57 pound Great Dane that first arrived into Rescue on September 7th, 2012!
WTG BHRR's Blossom!!!!
This blog update is LONG overdue!
BHRR's Velvet has fast become a HUGE fav to so many out there! I have had to advise many an inquiry that she is NOT yet available for adoption and shall not be for some time and that she is only going to be placed in the right matched personality fit home JUST as with all our dogs.
With one or two homes, I have had to state that BHRR is NOT desperate to find homes for our dogs. They live a grand life with us or in one of our fabu temp foster homes! 😉 They lack or want for nothing and BHRR's Velvet is no different.
I truly cannot believe that she has been here almost a month already! She has fit in like she has always lived here! She is fully integrated with all the dogs, deeply bonded to myself and despite being a big gal, she is a 'big suck' at times(yet, so independent in at other times and in many other ways!) and has the saddest soft wee 'whine' if I am on one side of a door and her on the other! LOL Then, she has a monkey side for most nights she wants to sleep in the master bedroom and every once in awhile, she decides she wants to be out in the main area and yet, as soon as I let her out, within 20 minutes back at the door; softly snuffling and giving this very soft wee 'whine' of 'please let me back in….I changed my mind….'
She is no longer crated and has full run of the house. She has proven 100% trustworthy plus housebroken. She has a most delightful personality!
She is an awesome dog and did fabu supreme at our September 29th 'DINE WITH THE BHRR ANIMALS' Event(one photo below) and she also came with me to the Greyhound Supporters(NCR) 8th annual international Greyhound Planet Day on Saturday October 13th, 2012(photo below).
She did incredible! She really showed people how much she loves to lay on her side and have her tummy rubbed. I noticed that she was pulling one or two Volunteers around and it reinforces that while she listens to me, she needs to learn(hence our obedience clause in our adoption contract) to have mutual respect/trust with others so that she can continue to be a model asset to home and community!
Her coat is not really a solid black, yet has more of a 'chocolate hue' to it and as mentioned to a few folks on Saturday, that she is still blowing off that old dead coat, that it shall take awhile and if you look at her tail, face and part of her legs, a really lovely shiny black is coming in….with a slight 'brown' hue still yet; not that chocolate brown of an old dead coat. She is still having some dander and she is on FROMM Whitefish, is getting her Omega's in the eggs/eggshells and is being bathed with organic oatmeal shampoo. I think a few people did not realise just how long it takes to work 'magic' on a coat that had never been properly taken care of and she will get there…. 😉 You cannot rush these things. Time, patience and consistency works 'magic' in many ways…..
I shall be booking her an appointment at the Vet for next week – the week of the 22nd – and do her presurgical bw, have a thorough exam and microchip her etc. She has completely recovered from her KC. Her heat is now over and we wait for it to be safe to spay her. Once she is spayed, she will have about two weeks recover time and then be placed up for adoption. Due to our XMAS shutdown period as we do not adopt out during the holiday season(yet, do remain open 24/7 for requests for assistance); her being placed up for adoption may not occur until January of 2013.
Yet, one step at a time!
I still 'peg' her at not more than 3 years of age.
For those wishing to consider to support BHRR's Velvet:
Kanata Animal Hospital (613) 836-2848 and they will take Visa, M/C and AMEX over the phone under the account of 'Birch Haven Rescue' for 'Velvet'. They will take Debit or Cash in person at 440 Hazeldean Road in Kanata, Ontario
You can also mail donations via a Bank Draft to:
Birch Haven Rescue & Rehabilitation Services
C/O Gwendilin Boers
2425 Totem Ranch Road West
RR#1 Oxford Station, Ontario
K0G 1T0
OR email transfer to gwen@birchhaven.org
OR via PayPal(please use the 'gift' option)
BHRR's Velvet's Vivacious Angels $60 donated to date & Bills $210.67
Anna & Peter
Nairn
BHRR's Velvet's WishList:
$ towards Vet bills
Collar
Leash
FROMM -Whitefish or Salmon Dog Food
Dino Smoked Bones
KONG Toys
Rope Toys
Oatmeal Shampoo
September 29th – photo courtesy of M. Aris & October 13th – photo courtesy of Andrea – AREN'T those eyes amazing!
BHRR's Velvet is now at BHRR!
What a DREAM dog! Already I can tell that she is something uber special!
We found out last week that she was not able to be spayed at the shelter as she was coming into heat, so we have to wait 8 weeks(56 days) after her heat is over(another 14-21 days) before we can spay her. So, she shall be with us for a wee bit!
We then learned last night that she had also begun to have KC at the shelter, so she is on Doxycycline for that.
BHRR's Velvet – Black(ANOTHER soon to be BBBBB) Great Dane
We shall get a better gauge after she arrives!
Her Story:
ETA to BHRR – Thursday September 20th, 2012
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