Illinois Birddog Rescue

4th of July Fundraising Spectacular!

Because of the many special needs dogs currently in our rescue, our medical bills are quite high. In order to raise some funds, we are auctioning off unique items featuring English Pointers, English Setters, German Shorthair Pointers, Brittanys,and Vizslas. Click on the Ebay icon below to start shopping! Any support is greatly appreciated.

Lucy Needs Your Help!

UPDATE 06-13-08 Lucy came into our rescue with only days to spare back in April. Upon arrival we noticed she had a few masses on her mammaries. Lucy is another overbred dog that developed cancer due to not being spayed.

In foster care Lucy gained weight and we were finally able to have the necessary mastectomy done to help save her life. She came through surgery just fine- but didn't eat very well for a few weeks. Then she had a major episode on June 7th that may have been related to her surgery or perhaps even a stroke. She needed to be rushed to the doggie ER and has been on IV fluids and constant care to figure out what is wrong. While she is not out of the woods, she will be going to a new foster home to be force fed (she still has not much of an appetite) but she is so weak after 5 days of not eating a thing- it will take her a while to get back on her feet.

Lucy is a sweet loving tail-wagging girl and she deserves every chance at happiness in her golden years. We are praying that she will recover.

Her medical bills have gone over $1500 so any donation to help her will off set the regular donations we bring in to support the rest of the medical bills in our program.

View Lucy's Blog for updates on Lucy's condition.

Your support would be greatly appreciated. Donations are being accepted for her care via the Paypal link below, or they can be mailed to: Illinois Birddog Rescue, P.O. Box 364, Wood Dale, IL 60191.

Agility Classes

Looking for something fun to do with your dog? Agility is a popular dog sport in which the dog and handler navigate a course of obstacles - tunnels, jumps, weave poles, etc.

Classes will be held in Bartlett, IL on Saturdays. 2008 class schedule will be announced soon! Stay tuned!

Registartion is required. The fee for 6 week class is $100 ($20 each class) to benefit Illinois Birddog Rescue. Also foster doggies are FREE!! For more information download the Registration Form

To see some birddogs doing agility watch our IBR agility video.

Blogging

Our volunteers have been busy Blogging. Check out the happenings of IBR dogs past and present! View Blogs.

GO SHOPPING and help IBR dogs!

Below are a few ways you can shop for family and friends while supporting Illinois Birddog Rescue.

Shop our online store for unique pointer and setter apparel, collars, leashes, and more.

Fundraising Specialty Items

Shop for fun birddog items such as holiday greeting cards, 2007 wall calendars, mugs, mousepads, clothing and more at Cafe Press. All of these unique items feature Illinois Birddog Rescue alumni and friends. Proceeds from the sales will go towards treating sick and injured birddogs. What a great way to get cool stuff and help the dogs!

Shop Dogwise for dog books and more!

Dogwise has over 2000 dog books, dog toys, and other supplies! When you shop using the link below, Illinois Birddog Rescue receives a portion of the profits from your purchase. No one can have too much dog stuff!

Also check out our Recommended Reading List for some suggestions!

iGive.com

Register at iGive.com with Illinois Birddog Rescue, Inc. as your cause. Then, shop all of your favorite stores (over 675!) and our homeless dogs will benefit!

News!

IBR is now a distributor for Flint River Ranch Dog Food

Looking for a fresh, high quality dog food? Flint River Ranch is an oven baked food made from human grade quality ingredients without any preservatives or animal byproducts. It is delivered straight to your door. And, the best part...your purchases will benefit Illinois Birddog Rescue. How can you go wrong? Please visit our Flint River Ranch Website to order. IBR's distributor number is 121860. You're dog will love the food and our dogs appreciate the help!

Foster Homes Needed

There are lots of birddogs in need of a warm couch to snuggle on! Please consider opening your home to help out a homeless birddog!

Paul, very devoted foster dad, snuggles with his doggie crew, including his foster pointer Lucia, sandwiched in the middle!

Illinois Birddog Rescue is looking to recruit a few more foster homes! Fostering a homeless birddog is a very rewarding experience. If anyone is interested in opening up their home to dog in need, please fill out our online foster home application. For more information, email info@illinoisbirddogrescue.org

Check out our Foster Home Informational Document and our Foster Home Blog.

Donations Needed

Illinois Birddog Rescue wants to make sure all of our adoptable dogs stay healthy throughout flea and tick season. We welcome donations of Frontline, Heartguard, or any similar product. Email us if you can help! info@illinoisbirddogrescue.org Or, make a monetary donation so that we may purchase the necessary supplies. Donations can be sent to:
Illinois Birddog Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 364
Wood Dale, IL 60191

Paypal donations can also be made through the button below: