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May Newsletter

Hello from all of us at ADR. We hope all the doxie moms out there had a wonderful Mother's Day with their Fur Babies! Spirits are up as May has had some lovely weather and things are starting to open back up. We hope everyone starts moving back into things in a safe and healthy manner.

With spring come lawns and gardens. Remember that bees aren't the only ones affected by weedkillers. Be careful about which products you use as herbicides as well as insecticides and other chemicals around your yard. Little paws should be kept off all treated areas for the prescribed period of time and, just to be safe, use pet friendly products whenever possible.

Check out our new section below "ADR Community Corner" where we will be featuring birthdays, news and updates of our adopted dogs. To have your ADR dog featured in our newsletter, send a picture and the update to adrescuenews@gmail.com.

On June 2 we will be hosting another online training webinar put on by dog trainer Cindy Peacock. This one is titled "Taming the Overprotective Pooch". This session is full of great information, Cindy is a great host and extremely knowledgable so we invite you to sign up and joig us. And, being a great friend of ADR, 50% of the ticket cost will be donated to ADR - thanks Cindy! We hope you will join us - sign up on the events section of our FB page or via the following link:
Taming The Overprotective Pooch - Webinar

If you have suggestions for the newsletter or fundraising ideas, please send an email to adrescuenews@gmail.com.

News and Upcoming Events
We have had some amazing people step forward this past month to help us out with our fundraising. A huge thank you goes out to Emily Enoch for creating the amazing pop art pictures and raising over $1000! Thank you so much for donating your time and talents for us.

We would also like to send a huge thank you to Lori Briggs who ran the Hair Cut and Colour fundraiser for us which brought in just under $2,100!!! What an amazing idea and very generous to use her company matching program for ADR.

And that's not it! Monica Becher has designed and is sewing home made doggie bandanas to raise funds for us. This fundraiser is ongoing, so pop on over to the ADR FaceBook page to check them out and place your order. Thanks so much Monica and her adorable model!!!

Thanks to everyone who ordered flowers from our spring flower fundraiser. Through your orders and support we were able to raise over $700. We hope you all enjoy the beautiful flowers, veggies, strawberries and other plants!

CURRENT FUNDRAISER: Shakes and Smoothie Kits

Raw by Robyn has partnered with the Alberta Dachshund Rescue! Raw by Robyn is a local small business located in Calgary. She is offering ADR 15% of all smoothie sales until June 15!

The smoothies are made with fresh, clean Ingredients and packaged beautifully to make smoothies simple and delicious!

Visit her website at https://www.rawbyrobyn.ca/ and enter Promo Code: Doxie at checkout!

Please also check out her other awesome products!! - support local and help us help the dogs!

To ensure product quality, shipping is only available in Calgary.

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Updates on our Current Dogs

Introducing Sophie and Higgins This sister and brother have amazing little personalities and will be looking for a home together. As they settle in and we learn more about them we will post on our facebook page.

Boris keeps improving every month and is learning to trust more. Keep posted to hear more about Boris and his journey toward trust and good manners.

Happy Tails and Fond Remembrances

Happy Tails
April showers brought May flowers and forever homes for 6 of our dogs - what an amazing month full of smiles and wagging tails!! Congratulations to Molly, Henri, Benz, Blue, Harley and Christian!

Fond Remembrances
It’s with a heavy heart that we share that we lost two ADR family member sin May.

Sweet Daphne was adopted through ADR many years ago by Jamie and family. Daphne passed away in May so we share our condolences with her family.

Hannah was another ADR alum from many years ago. Marilyn's, who used to help run ADR , welcomed Hannah into her heart and family. Our condolences to Marilyn and her family.

Ongoing Fundraising Focus

Our bottle drive was a great success, but did you know that you can donate your bottle money to ADR year round? With Skip the Depot, they will pick up bottles from your house and, with the press of a button, you can donate the funds collected to ADR. Simply select donate and then choose Alberta Dachshund Rescue. Skip the Depot operates all over Alberta including Calgary, Okotoks, Airdrie, Edmonton, Spruce Grove, St. Albert, Fort Saskatchewan and many, many other places.
And, right now, Skip the Depot is donating 100% of the refund to the charity of your choice, so there is no better time than now to use their service.
Get more information and schedule a pick up at this link: https://skipthedepot.com/

Donate Now

Feature Volunteer

Tom and Lianne!!!
ADR would not exist without the tireless efforts of Tom and Lianne Edwards. These two give completely selflessly of themselves to help out our dachshund friends and their families. Each week they devote hours and hours of volunteer time to meet the unrelenting demands of running a rescue. On top of that, their home is aways open to fosters, sometimes many at a time!!
A huge thank you to Tom and Lianne - your efforts are recognized and appreciated. The world needs more good people like you. :)

FUN FACT:
All dogs can have allergic reactions to insect bites and stings. Given that bees and other insects look like delicious treats to many dogs, with summer comes the risk of allergic reactions. Watch for local swelling and problems breathing if your dachshund gets bitten by a spider or stung by a bee or wasp and get to a vet as soon as possible if your dog is showing signs of difficulty. Talk to your vet, as many will recommend keeping children's Benadryl on hand after the first bite /sting as, just like humans, the reaction can get worse and come on faster with each time a sting happens.

ADR Community Corner
The ADR Community corner is our place to share updates, birthdays, outings, news and adorable photos of our ADR alumni. Send pictures and updates of your furry family members to adrescuenews@gmail.com to be included in next month's newsletter.

Happy 4th Birthday to Phoenix!!

We are so proud of these two ADR alumni who both passed their agility certifications in May. Have fun Roxy and Choie (Cholo) tearing up the agility course!

How much fun are these two, also both ADR alumni, having on their own carriage ride. Hugo and Blue are lucky to live on a farm and they get first class transportation.

Tom's Thoughts, Tips and Tricks...

This month we want to share a heartwarming message of thanks we received from a family who reached out to us for help and advice as they prepared to welcome a baby into their family. We are so glad we could offer suggestions and help out. Remember, we are always happy to chat with you or help out if you would like to get some tips or advice; just send a note to adrpresident@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

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Alberta Dachshund Rescue (ADR)
PO Box 31056 Bridgeland,
Calgary, AB, T2E 9A3

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