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LOLIN's Mission Statement
Love of Lab's (LOLIN, INC) mission is to reduce the euthanasia rate of Labrador
Retrievers and LR mixes throughout animal shelters/animal controls of the Midwest
(ESPECIALLY INDIANA). LOLIN will accomplish this goal by increasing
the public's knowledge regarding the care, the adoption and the responsible ownership
of these wonderful dogs.
LOLIN volunteers have united to donate their love, time, energy and financial resources
to save as many dogs as possible before they are killed at these shelters by gas,
heartstick or lethal injection (some in the US, still actually SHOOT them with a
gun). Society in general is not providing these shelter dogs with basic life supporting
measures, such as necessary food, water, and shelter; let alone the needed medical
attention, the very necessary sterilization or the LOVE & compassion all dogs
need to thrive.
No dog should have to die because we as humans have failed to provide for it simply
by failing to spay it's Mother or neuter it's Father!
The dogs that come into LOLIN’s program, receive all medical needs, are temperament
tested, and sterilized immediately! We also provide these dogs with a loving foster
home that helps to rehabilitate them while we locate a WONDERFUL forever home.
Labs CRAVE
human companionship, more than food and water sometimes. It is cruel to deprive
them of human contact, as they are denied at shelters, simply due to lack of
funds and staff. LOLIN knows that our dogs will
be an exceptional addition to all that desire a wonderful life-long canine companion.
LOLIN, INC. is
a not-for-profit, 501(c)3, IRS deemed
Public Charity and your donations are tax deductible to the full extent provided
by the IRS. Love of Lab's receive our operational funds through adoption fees, donations, and various fundraisers ONLY, we
do not receive any county, state, or federal funding EVER like shelters do. We depend
on you, the public, for help.
All of our wonderful
volunteers have helped us make more than 500 adoptions possible!
SPONSOR OR
DONATE
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**DAISY HAS HAD SURGERY**
Daisy should be fine, her surgery went well.
She has to be kept quiet now for a while, so as
not to re-injure her leg. She is on pain
meds NOW!! The final cost for
the surgery was almost $1,800, so we are still
asking for donations and sponsorship for Miss
Daisy. Please send good thoughts and prayers for
Daisy to recover quickly. Please send
donations to LOLIN, PO Box 237, Noblesville, IN
46061-0237.
Thank you so
much !!
Please help Daisy!
This is Daisy. She is only
5 mos. old, spayed, has been kept up to date
on shots by previous owners, and is
micro-chipped. Her back left leg is broken
due to being hit by a car. Her owners asked
that she be put down, because 'she'll just
get loose again and get hurt and we can't
afford it.' Daisy has 2 breaks in her femur,
& will need 2 pins. We have a fantastic
volunteer that is fostering her, but we have
to raise the $1,500 for her surgery ASAP.
Currently they do not even have her on pain
meds!!. We are picking her up tomorrow AM
and getting meds for her ASAP. Daisy
is very sweet, has a great temperament, and
seems to love everybody. They do not have
her on pain meds. Surgery needs to be done
ASAP. Cost is ~$1500. She is in
excellent condition other than the broken
leg and should recover nicely from the
surgery.
Please help us raise the $$$
for her surgery.......she does really
deserve to live and to live pain-free.
It’s that time of year again! Turkeys are in the
oven overwhelming the warm houseful of family with a
smell of mouth-watering taste. Presents are under
the tree with children patiently waiting to tear off
the glistening paper. But wait, what are you
missing? A lovable Lab!
That’s right, why not open your home to those who
will be the most thankful and appreciative of your
kindness around the holidays (unlike your in-laws)?
You can open your hearts and your home to a lovable
Lab in need by fostering short-term.
Short-term fostering is a wonderful way to really
bring the true meaning of love and joy back into the
holidays. We have several labs who are in need of a
short-term (1 week or so) foster over the holidays
while they wait to find their forever families.
Fostering short-term is a true gift to share with
your family and friends because the love of a Lab is
irreplaceable!
Please email
lolin@comcast.net
today, to find out more about short-term
fostering a Lab and sharing your love over the
holidays!
THE 'LABBY T'
We are very proudly
offering the 'Labby T', a hand made guitar (like
this, sans the Ash) which is being made by one of our
fantastic volunteers and donated to us. (Pictures to
follow soon...check back often. Just imagine this
guitar with gorgeous Labs covering it ..
We may be offering it
on eBay, but we will let you know here.
Labby T Features and Specifications
Doug’s Mods U.S.A. uses the finest materials and parts
for its custom built solid body guitars. Our necks and bodies
are U.S. made by the B. Hefner Co. of Whittier, California. We
use parts and hardware from Fender, Gotoh, and Kluson, and
pickups from Fender, Lollar, and Seymour Duncan.
Our bodies are primed, color-shot, and clear-coated
with nitrocellulose lacquers and hand-rubbed to a warm gloss
finish. Our necks are given either a tinted or clear gloss nitro
finish, then hand-rubbed to match the finish on the body. We use
only medium-light gauge Thomastik-Infeld Blues Sliders on our
tele-style guitars (in our experience the best strings for rich
tele tone and overall durability). Each guitar is set up and
adjusted to Fender factory specs, and can be adjusted for the
player at no charge for the first six (6) months of ownership.
Custom built for Love of Labs of Indiana (LOLIN), the
Labby T is a faithful recreation of a mid-1950’s Fender
Telecaster, with a few modern touches. Along with the lab
collage applied to the front and back of the body, it sports a
Fender no-load tone control to brighten the tone of the pickups
when rolled on full, and a Fender 4-way switch, which provides a
fourth, meatier tone.
Doug’s Mods U.S.A. is pleased to provide this
one-of-a-kind guitar to LOLIN to help raise funds and save the
lives of Labrador Retrievers.
Features:
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Hand applied Labrador Retriever
“patchwork” collage.
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“Thin skin” hand rubbed nitrocellulose
lacquer finish.
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Genuine Fender and Fender licensed parts;
OEM on most electronic components.
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Heavy gold plated hardware.
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Fender 4-way switch for one additional
tone.
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Fender no-load tone control.
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TUSQ head nut.
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Abalone fret board inlays.
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Fender Original Vintage tuners.
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Thomastik-Infeld .010 Blues Sliders
strings (extra set included).
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Strap, Guitar Research hard shell case,
and Fender Vintage Voltage cable included.
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NO CHARGE set up and adjustments for first
six (6) months.
Specifications:
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2 piece vintage spec alder body.
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1 piece vintage spec maple neck, neck heel
truss rod adjustment.
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1.625” width at nut.
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7.25” radius fingerboard with abalone
inlays and 6105 frets.
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Vintage C shape neck profile (.800” at 1st
fret to .960” at 12th fret).
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Natural nitrocellulose gloss lacquer
finish on neck.
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Nitrocellulose undercoat, custom color,
and gloss finish on body.
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Fender Original Vintage Telecaster bridge
pickup.
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Seymour Duncan Production Floor Custom
neck pickup.
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Cloth covered wiring.
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Serial Number: DM09LT-1.
For more information contact Doug’s Mods U.S.A. via e-mail:
dougsmodsusa@hotmail.com.
Thanks so much to Doug and Linda F!!!
If you're looking for a Lab to
love, look for Love of Labs,
we are making a difference one
Lab at a time!
Good Thoughts & Prayer Request
Please says prayers and
send good thoughts to:
Karen
F's Mother is having surgery for cancer,
please include her in your prayers.
Judy G, who is still recovering from losing Benjy
and having H1N1.
Gayle who also has H1N1 and has been very ill.
Doug F who is having surgery on the 23rd.
Nancy H who lost her beloved Cimaron on Thurs and
now Petey.
Petey, our SN dog below, who is very
very very sick after Heartworm treatment
(We have not lost 1 dog due to Heartworm
treatment, please pray Petey won't
be our first loss dog).
Unfortunately Petey was our first dog
not to make it through Heartworm
treatment. RIP Sweet Pete.
Zoey Bloomer and family,
Zoey had surgery at Purdue....
Bailey Wood and her
family at this most difficult time.
Bailey has been diagnosed with skin
cancer.
Jack Bowman and family,
Jack has been very sick......not sure
what is wrong yet...
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Our current Special Needs dogs:
 
Bentley 10/25/09
These pics are of Bentley and puppies that his foster brought into their
home to foster. Bentley is NOW lost without them, he loves all dogs and is a good, good boy....Bentley
is a kind and gentle lab who just loves to give kisses and loves to receive all
the attention he can. He is a pleaser and a truly wonderful dog!
Bent is about 12 yrs old, and appears to have many more
good years left. We treated Bentley for Heartworms and he is ready for a loving
home.
Bentley was dumped in the southern Indiana countryside. Apparently his
owners couldn't bare to do the right thing by taking him to a shelter, they must
have loved him so much (YES, this is dripping in sarcasm). His family took
him out where there are Coyotes, hunters, no food, no fresh water, and definitely
NO shelter. We're lucky Bentley is still here, no thanks to his prior owners! But
you see, it was easier for the people.......Bentley had become disposable. And still,
Bentley is one of the most loving dogs you'll find. He is fostered in Indi.
Annie 10/20
An animal control in KY found poor Annie
wandering around. They took her in and scheduled her to die ASAP, since she is 7
or 8 yrs old, BIG & BLACK! She has 'cauliflower' ears, which means she's
had repeated UNTREATED ear infections. Annie had surgery on the left ear,
which was a big hematoma and scar tissue. Annie is in one of our wonderful foster
homes in Carmel. She is a lover, sweet, adorable, just wants someone to love her
forever. She could easily live 10 more years. Consider making this girl
smile by giving her a loving home...please. YOU WILL NEVER BE SORRY!
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10/20 MISS DAISY still needs
her forever home!
Just because Daisy is 9 &
blind SHOULD NOT mean she is
unadoptable. She is a
WONDERFUL girl.
**SPONSORED BY THE O'MALEY FAMILY**
**written by current foster in Dayton that has 2 other blind dogs**
Daisy is doing great. We have yet to hear her bark. Our other dogs
bark when it's time to go out or play ball, but Daisy doesn't. We've taught her
to play ball (a ball with a bell in it). We throw it about 10-15 ft away. Miss Daisy
hears it and then smells it. Once she finds it, she brings it back to him. We also
walk her down the blacktop lane (1/3 mile) in the morning with the other dogs to
get the paper. She sits and stays about 50 ft from the main road.
Beautiful Miss Daisy is 10 years old. Her 'parents/owners' were elderly
and found their 2 dogs were just 'more than they could care for &/or afford'.
Their other dog found a home first, so they gave that family the pen that Daisy
& her sibling had lived in all of their lives. They were taking Daisy in to
the animal shelter on 2/16 to put her down, after all, who wanted a ten year old
blind dog?? She is a very trusting 90lb yellow lab. She is great with kids, dogs
and older people. She is looking for a loving forever home where she can be spoiled
and treated like a princess.
Daisy is doing great. We have yet to hear her bark. Our other dogs bark
when it's time to go out or play ball, but Daisy doesn't. We've taught her to play
ball (a ball with a bell in it). We throw it about 10-15 ft away. Miss Daisy hears
it and then smells it. Once she finds it, she brings it back to him. We also walk
her down the blacktop lane (1/3 mile) in the morning with the other dogs to get
the paper. She sits and stays about 50 ft from the main road.
She has not had any accidents in the house. She'll want to be petted;
puts her head on your lap. At night, while we're watching TV, she'll be with us
and the other dogs. When we go to bed, one of our dogs comes up the stairs, but
she sleeps down stairs with our other dog. She has figured out the dog door quickly
and her way around. I don't think she'd be any problem for anyone wanting a special
needs dog.
We think Miss Daisy would be therapeutic in two ways-- for her and
for her owner. Miss Daisy is amazingly resilient.
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DUDLEY 10/20
Dudley has gone through Heartworm treatment. He also has a prior
injured leg and will need to be put on glucosamine (very inexpensive, the same that
we buy for humans over-the-counter. We believe Dudley has been abused in the past,
he certainly acted like he was when he first arrived at his new wonderful foster
family's home. He's come a long way and is a very very good boy, he is loving
the LOVING he is receiving now. :)
SPONSORING A WONDERFUL LAB
If you would like to help some of these wonderful Labbies,
but cannot adopt or foster at this time, please consider 'Sponsoring' one
of our dogs? You can still make a difference in a Lab's life! Sponsoring allows
us to pull more of these Special Needs dogs and the Heartworm positive dogs, too.
We treat them for Heartworms which is expensive because it also includes X-rays
and blood work before the actual treatments begin.)
Sponsoring is a wonderful Thanksgiving or Christmas
project for a single person, couple or for an entire family that wants to 'give
back' some of their good fortune and happiness to our poor Labs! Remember, we are
a 501(c)3 and your donation is tax deductible!
We are making a difference
one Lab at a time! (and you can, too)
SPONSOR A
LAB OR DONATE
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"Dogs are our link to paradise.
They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden,
where doing nothing was not boring-- it was peace."
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Milan Kundera
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From time to time, people tell me," lighten
up, it's just a dog," or," that's a lot of money for just a dog."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved
for "just a dog."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog."
Many hours have passed and my only company was
"just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and
in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort
and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a dog,"
then you will probably understand phrases like "just a friend", "just
a sunrise," or "just a promise."
"Just a dog" brings into my life the
very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. "Just a dog"
brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly
to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not "just
a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond
memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. "Just a dog" brings
out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of
the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's
not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from
being "just a person." So the next time you hear the phrase "just
a dog" just smile, because they "just don't understand."
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~author unknown
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THE ONLY WAY TO INTRODUCE DOGS
LOLIN's Newsletters
June 2009
August 2009
September 2009
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I looked at the caged animals in the shelter...the cast-offs of human society. I
saw in their eyes love and hope, fear and dread, sadness and betrayal. And I was
angry.
"God," I said, "this is
terrible! Why don't You do something?"
God was silent for a moment, and then
He spoke softly. "I have done something,"
He replied, "I created you." ~Jim Willis 1999
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Why does LOLIN charge an
adoption fee?
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adoption fee includes the charge that the shelters
charge us to physically pull a dog from their facility,
EVEN IF
THAT SHELTER Was JUST GOING TO EUTHANIZE
THAT DOG! We just paid over $100 'pull fee' on 1 dog.
We pay for a Heartworm test before the alteration
to insure the dog is healthy enough for spay/neuter.
If our dogs test positive for Heartworms, we
must pay for Heartworm treatment ASAP. We also have to pay for chest X-rays
and a complete blood panel to see how sick the dog really is. Very expensive, ask
your own Vet, they usually charge $600 - $1,000.
LOLIN provides the Heartworm negative dogs
with Interceptor, a monthly Heartworm preventive medication.
Some dogs we pull require a Capstar to eliminate flea infestations immediately.
Some dogs require a complete dental (cleaning
and pulling bad teeth, which is done surgically)
Our dogs receive Frontline Plus to keep fleas away.
Often we de-worm the dogs with Drontal at the
cost of $22 per pill (most Labs require at least 2).
We provide the dogs with Bordatella nasal
to keep the dogs safe from some forms of Kennel Cough. However, that
is only effective with certain types of Kennel Cough. There are many more types
of Kennel Cough that are not covered at all with any Bordatella vaccine. Dogs
that become sick and have received a Bordatella, may be less sick than dogs without
the Bordatella. We've just had a couple of cases of KC that have mutated and
require up to 3 different types of antibiotics but still some cases go into pneumonia.
Many dogs that come from shelters will have
diarrhea. We take their fecal samples into the vet's office for a microscopic exam to
detect parasites &/or certain diseases. The Vet may want us to schedule an appointment
(NEVER cheap) & we must purchase appropriate medications as well for Coccidia,
Giardia, etc.
All of these medical precautions and shots
are given before we even spay/neuter them, which is also very expensive (especially
for over 506 dogs that we have adopted out thus far).
Sterilization is the ONLY way to prevent pet overpopulation!
We also furnish dog beds, crates, stainless
steel food & water bowls, leashes and collars (these collars alone cost $20
just to have 'LOLIN' and our phone number embroidered on them).
Most Shelters and Animal Controls receive Federal,
State, County &/or City Tax Funding,
WE RECEIVE NO Federal,
State, County &/or City FUNDING EVER!
Of course we know you won't
have the LOLIN collar, but if you should have any other dog items that you are not
using and want to donate to us, please contact us ASAP!
Naturally, we also have emergencies,
1 dog ALONE cost us over $3,000 and 1 litter of 7 pups cost us $5,000 when they
developed Parvo on a holiday weekend, even though 1 still died. (RIP Pink)
These are just a few of our
costs to get a dog ready for adoption. Had we priced each pup that contracted Parvo
at our own actual COST, the adoption fee would have been $795 per
pup ( not including spay/neuter & shots).
We are a non-profit, 501(c)3 public charity that goes into 'the
never ending financial black hole' with most of our dogs. The dollars from
the owner surrender dogs are immediately put into another dog whose only chance
at life is LOLIN!
"Blessed is the person that has earned the love of an old dog."
~ Sydney Jeanne Seward
MY FAVORITE FOSTER DOGS ARE SENIORS....
Annie at 13 yrs
old (RIP Sweet, Sweet Annie 10/17/08).
Annie was 9 yo
when she joined our family as a foster dog. We were VERY blessed to be her family
for 4 FANTASTIC, WONDERFUL, LOVING years, we miss her everyday! Annie touched our
hearts in a way that it's never been touched before. She was highly adoptable still
at 9, but we couldn't bare to give her up, we were foster failures (& we LOVED
it). :)
Tray’s Poem
Written by: Leslie Whalen 2/01
One by One, they pass by my cage,
Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.
Way past his time, he can’t run and play.
Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.
A little old man, arthritic and sore,
It seems I am not wanted anymore.
I once had a home, I once had a bed,
A place that was warm, and where I was fed.
Now my muzzle is gray, and my eyes slowly fail.
Who wants a dog so old and so frail?
My family decided I didn’t belong,
I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.
Whatever excuse they made in their head,
Can’t justify how they left me for dead.
Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,
The younger dogs get adopted away.
When I had almost come to the end of my rope,
You saw my face, and I finally had hope.
You saw thru the grey, and the legs bent with age,
And felt I still had life beyond this cage.
You took me home, gave me food and a bed,
And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.
We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,
You love me so dearly, you want me to know.
I may have lived most of my life with another,
But you outshine them with a love so much stronger.
And I promise to return all the love I can give,
To you, my dear person, as long as I live.
I may be with you for a week, or for years,
We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.
And when the time comes that God deems I must leave,
I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve.
And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new,
My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.
And I will brag to all who will hear,
Of the person who made my last days so dear.
We have
been told that our site is 'sad'.........we cannot apologize because the truth
hurts. The only thing dogs do is to continue to DIE, it really is that simple. We
feel the need to show people what is TRULY happening today, even if it isn't easy
to see or read. If you are one of the more 'sensitive' people,
please stop here, you probably are not strong enough to help these poor dogs anyway.
Just remember though, ignoring it does NOT make it go away.
The 4 woman
(and yes it is LEGAL to put their names here since they received collection letters
from us & KNOW they owe us) that did not pay for their dogs and are still REFUSING
to pay (even though they love and cherish their dogs) need to consider this. Those
4 adoption fees that you decided for whatever reason that LOLIN did NOT need, would
have been enough money for us to treat yet another Heartworm positive Lab or even
2............with your refusal to be honest and to pay for your dog, 2 MORE shelter
dogs with Heartworms
had to
die because we did not have the money to treat it!
If this means we are petty and vindictive, then so be it. We do NOT take a
dog's life for granted EVER.
'IF NOT YOU, THEN WHO?
IF NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?'
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for GOOD (WOMEN
&) MEN to do nothing."
Two things are infinite
- the Universe and human stupidity;
and I'm not sure about
the Universe."
- Albert Einstein
as of 1/1/07
Board of Directors
Linda Sebring Acup ~ Founding President
Autumn C
~ Vice President & FR
Director
Mandy G
~ Board Member & Foster Mgr.
Coordinators
Deanna
B ~ Adoption Coordinators
John V ~ Programmer
& Newsletter Editor
Cara L ~ Volunteer
Coordinator
Karen F ~ TI Coordinator
Kris W ~ Home Visit Coordinator
Kathy H ~ Shelter & Intake
Liaison
OPEN (we'll miss
you Niki!) ~ FR/Events Coordinator
Jennifer K ~ N.
IN Coordinator
Mandy G & Donna B ~ Foster Coordinators
Doug F ~ Asst. Foster
Coordinator
Jennifer C ~ Puppy Wrangler & HV Coordinator
Jill M ~ Vaccine Coordinator
Karen S ~ S. IN Coordinator
Marcy ~ Marketing Coordinator
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