August 2018
Celebrating Bulldogs In The
Dog Days of Summer!
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Meet Raven & Her Family
Over three years ago, my husband, Johnny, and I embarked on what would be an incredible and wild journey with the Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue. Fast forward to July of 2017, after losing our first rescue Bulldog to a terminal auto-immune disease, we were given the opportunity to meet the shyest and sweetest little girl, Raven, whom we affectionally call Rae Rae! Our meeting with Raven was much different than with our previous rescue Bulldog. Even though both were puppy mill mommas, Raven was scared to death of everything, including herself. After much thought and discussion, we made the decision to add her to our family.
We knew that adopting Raven would mean that our family would have to make some changes to adapt to her special needs, but we were all in. You see, we already had another Bulldog, Tilly, who has spinal bifida and requires daily medicine, treatments and a ton of extra care. What we didn't realize was that only thing that was going to help Raven was time and love. The first three months of having Raven in our home, she hid behind furniture or cowered in the corner, ran from us every time she saw us or Tilly. She had to be hand fed twice a day and carried outside to take care of business. Slowly, she started making improvements. She would walk outside, she would eat all by herself, she was taking baby steps to freedom that she always deserved. Almost one year to the day after her joining our home, Raven took a huge leap and started running to us with pure excitement, she started coming when we called her, she started being the Bulldog that we knew she would be and there is no turning back. Now 14 months later, she is a vibrant, super silly, fun loving girl! I am so happy that we gave that shy, sweet girl a chance to blossom into the beautiful Bulldog we know her as today. We can't wait see what her future holds!
Thank you so much to Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue for the perfect match.
Love, Sara, Johnny, Tilly and Rae Rae
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Attention All Adopters!
Have you adopted from Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue? You adopted because you love the breed, you trust us and believe in what we do. You have seen our rescue up close and personal. You have interacted with various volunteers on different levels. You have even gotten a little look behind the scenes at how things work. Maybe you have even attended some of our area events. Why not join our team on another level?
Who better than you to be a foster? Think about it. You know about the dogs, you know many of the volunteers you will be working with directly, and you already know the process. You even know how to do a home visit and adoption contract. Most of your training is already done!
For everything else, we will hold your hand and walk you through. We have so many people willing to answer your every question and help with every need that arises.
Why do we need you to foster? We currently have 70 dogs in rescue, more than ever before. Many are having to stay much too long in boarding at the clinic because we have no available foster home in which to place them. Some are absolutely amazing dogs who could be adopted out quickly. But we need them in a home to see how they behave with a family and we need someone to take photos and write brief updates for social media so we can promote them better.
If you are in any way interested in fostering, or volunteering in any other much needed capacity, check out the
Volunteer Page
on our website. There you will also find a link to our
Foster Application
and our
Volunteer Application
. But if you have adopted recently, the foster approval will be based off the Adoption Application you have already completed.
Please consider completing an application today. Or email us to state your desire as a former adopter or to ask any questions.
info@dfwbulldogrescue.org
You really will be glad you did!
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Help Rescue While You Shop!
You shop on Amazon, right? Doesn’t everyone? When shopping, log in to our
Amazon Smile
page first. Then a percentage of every purchase will be donated to us! You pay the same price for the merchandise and we get a donation! It is an easy and painless way to donate.
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North Texas Giving Day
North Texas Giving Day is an online giving event that provides nonprofits the opportunity to gain exposure to — and start relationships with — new donors, and for people in North Texas to come together to raise as much money as possible for local nonprofits. Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue is participating this year! To make a donation on Sept. 20, just visit
http://bit.ly/2cX9mr2
.
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Burgers, Bevs and Bulldogs!
Shady’s Burgers & Brewhaha (2701 Custer Parkway #915, Richardson, TX 75080) on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 3 until 6 p.m.
Come grab a burger and a cold beverage at our next Bulldog bonanza! Stop by to say hello to the cutest Bulldogs around ~ some of the foster dogs of Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue. Shady’s will be donating 15% of all food purchases back to our program! AND… Tito’s Handmade Vodka will be donating up to $500 to our program based on beverage sales during the event. To make that easier, Shady’s will offer $5 Bloody Marys and other Tito’s specials.
Many thanks to Scott, Suzy and all of our friends at Shady’s for agreeing to host this get-together for us.
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Bull-O-Ween 2018
October 20 5:00-8:00
1165 South Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX
Let’s get together to celebrate cooler weather, the onset of fall and Halloween… Bulldog style! Bring your well-behaved, leashed, vaccinated four-legged friends and family members to the 2018 Bull-O-Ween and help raise much needed funds for LSBCR. We’ll have a costume contest for the dogs, so you may want to start planning your outfits now!
Party Partners
(event sponsors) are needed to help us raise money for the Bulldogs. Also, we will have a limited number of slots available for
Vendors
.
And we are looking for companies and individuals to donate 100 items to be placed in
Goodie Bags
for the first 100 attendees.
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Summer Time is Tank Top Time!
Check our our new ladies tank tops in our online store. Multiple colors and two styles are available.
GOOD NEWS!! We also have youth sizes available in our
Year of the Bulldog
and our gray and light blue unisex
Bulldog Shirt
.
Your donation helps Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue provide the care needed to ensure each Bulldog reaches their true potential and finds their forever home.
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Merlin’s Party Wrap Up
July 14, 2018 was an amazing day as 100 people and their bulldogs gathered to celebrate Merlin’s second birthday. Be sure to check out his Facebook page for all the pictures. We want the thank all the volunteers who planned and put everything together. We also want to thank the following sponsors.
DOGTOPIA
- Donated venue for the entire day for the party. Staff was amazing and so helpful!
FOFFIN - For Our Furry Friends In Need
- $100 donation used for party supplies and drinks. Michael and Judy Brooks
Shannon Comstock
- $110 donation used for chips and desserts
Blake and Erica Lena
- Cash Donation for party supplies and drinks
Three Dog Bakery
- Donated the dog cake and all of the ice cream treats
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Some of Our Available Bulldogs
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Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue is a non-profit, completely volunteer-driven organization dedicated to saving and re-homing Bulldogs with loving families.
Hundreds of Bulldogs are lost, abandoned, taken to animal shelters, or surrendered to rescue every year. Lone Star Bulldog Club Rescue accepts Bulldogs whose owners can no longer keep them, and retrieves Bulldogs from shelters and undesirable situations. Our Bulldogs are placed in suitable homes as soon as reasonably possible.
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