Seattle Area Doberman Rescue Page
Last Updated on 5/24/05
Featured Rescue Dog:
WE *REALLY NEED* FOSTER HOMES!
If you live in the Puget Sound area and would like to apply as an SPDR
foster home, click here
to send me an E-mail!
Parade of Rescues, Puget Sound Doberman Pinscher
Club Specialty, 8/14/98
HOW TO ADOPT
SPDR is dedicated to placing our dogs in qualified,
permanent homes.
All interested parties MUST submit
the SPDR adoption forms found at the following link:
SPDR
"how to adopt" information
After you send your forms to
SPDR, they will be mailed out to the Doberman Breed Representative and
Co-Representatives. We then do our best to match you with any available
dog. If we do not have a good match, you remain in our system for
future available dogs. We will do our best to help you rescue a Doberman!
Feel free to send me an E-mail (link below) to let me know that I'll be
getting your application in the mail.
Updates:
"Leo" has been adopted and is doing great.
He accompanies his new owners on hiking trips and in their motor home.
"Alex" has officially been adopted by Nancy Phillips!
"Rex" now lives with an adoptive home in Oregon!
"Alexis" has been adopted by Bill Bartlett from
the Doberworld list!
"Zeus," the ten year old male, has found a home!!!
"Pup" has been adopted by a very experienced Doberman
owner!
"Katy" has been adopted and her new name is "Jet."
See the picture and story below.
Sunshine is doing well in her new home.
We ALWAYS need qualified foster homes!!! Please
contact me if you are able to help
Jet's Story:
Jet (above left) was picked up as a stray by the
same shelter that picked up Buffy (below). She was not claimed by her owners,
and (thanks to a tip from Cathy Mitchell) I was able to adopte her minutes
before they were to put her down. We took Jet (then "Katy") with us the
day of our local specialty, and I was to meet with a woman after the show
regarding placement of another rescue Doberman. My home interview went
well, and I let her meet Jet, although I had really planned for her to
adopt one of the other dogs. Shelley fell in love with Jet, and Jet got
along fine with "Reed" (above, right), Shelley's other Doberman. The situation
with the other rescue changed, and Shelley *really* wanted Jet. I had already
had a tentative home for Jet, but in the mean time, we learned that she
hated cats. The other home had a cat. I guess that Shelley and Jet were
meant to be together. She was spayed the following week and placed with
Shelley a few days later. Jet is getting along fine in her new home, and
Shelley couldn't love her more. We've seen Jet a couple of times since
the adoption, and she looks great.
Buffy's Story:
Buffy was picked up as a stray and ended up in a
shelter south of Seattle. At about six months of age, she was only a couple
of days away from the needle. I received a call about her situation. We
were (and still are) so low on foster homes that I put out a plea for help
on this page. A gentleman called almost immediately. I interviewed him
over the phone and then told him about Buffy. His wife went down to see
her and put a deposit on her the same day. Now she is a happy, healthy
member of their family!
Buffy and her new buddy, Oscar:
JAKE
Sad News: Jake went to the
Bridge on December 7, 2000. He was surrounded by those who loved
him. He will be missed by many.
Jake, well on his way to recovery:
8/6/98: I'm happy to announce that my mother has
decided that she cannot part with Jake, and she is formally adopting him!
Jake could not have found a more loving home.
Jake was wandering around a neighborhood for about
three weeks before somebody called animal control. He was rescued from
the Humane Society in poor shape. You could see every bone in his body.
He needed an immediate hospital stay and treatment for dehydration and
starvation.
Jake is now being fostered by my mother. He has a
little problem with coordination of his back legs, but he gets around just
fine and he doesn't let it affect his fantastic temperament. X-rays show
that he has a couple of vertebrae in his mid back that are fusing naturally.
The X-rays of his neck show normal alignment. He is on medication and still
recovering from his starvation experience. We will continue to treat him
with medications and possibly continue acupuncture. He is steadily improving
and we have every hope that he will find a loving home!
I can't say enough about the temperament and attitude
of this dog! He loves everybody! He gets along with the cat and seems to
love children of all ages. It really make you wonder how this guy got into
his position. He is the nicest Doberman that you'd ever want to know!
Jake: "All for me???"
Jake is still doing well. It is obvious that he will
always have a deficit in his rear legs due the the disc problem, but he
gets around fine and is managing with no obvious pain. We have established
the lowest level of dexamethasone that allows Jake to function normally.
We are currently weaning his steroids down while adding traditional Chinese
herbs and acupuncture treatments. Our goal is to use as little steroids
as possible while maintaining his quality of life. Special thanks to Jehnna
Taylor and Carolyn Regnier. Their generous donations in my "Eyes of an
Angel" video auction are funding this new stage of treatment.
DREY (WORF)
Drey was brought to Seattle Animal Control by his
previous owners at about 18 months of age. The previous owners felt guilty
because they were not giving him the attention that he deserved--he spent
a lot of time chained outside.
Drey has been placed with an experienced Doberman
owner who had recently lost his dog. His new owner renamed him Worf --
all of his dogs have Star Trek names. Worf is doing very well and is best
friends with a Min Pin. He has a large fenced yard to play in. Worf finally
has a stable home with owners that give him plenty of love and attention!
NOTE: This is an independant site. Although Jim Anable
is a Doberman Pinscher breed co-representative for Seattle Purebred Dog
Rescue and a member of the DPCA Rescue Committee, this site has no
official affiliation with those, or any other organizations. Any comments
on this site should not be attributed to anyone other than Jim Anable.
If you are interested in adopting a rescue dog, or
if you can foster or otherwise help the rescue effort, please write to
me!
Click here
to send me an E-mail!
James W. Anable, Jr. (jim@seattle-attorney.com)