DISCARDED LIKE TRASH -- BUT HIS WILL TO SURVIVE AND LOVE
EQUAL NO
BOUNDS!!
Just imagine your family decided one day not
to feed you anymore. Then imagine they let you become infested with
fleas & ticks to the point that you have lost your plush fur. Imagine
again the family you would defend with your life, that you still trust
totally, takes you for a ride into one of the most dangerous cities in
the US today, then opens the car door without stopping & throws your
emaciated body out onto the hot pavement. No need to imagine fiction, as
this is Samurai's factual, documented story.
Samurai was given a special name by the
animal control officer who found this Akita under an abandoned car,
fighting to stay alive with his will. Samurai had collapsed during the
heat wave after he was thrown from that moving car. He had not eaten, or
had water in 3 days. A citizen noticed Samurai's body laying motionless
under the car and called for help. Samurai was taken to the vet hospital
where he remained for 2 weeks until he was well enough to be released
into the warm rescue arms of ARWNY.
A little about Samurai: Upon meeting this
approx. 18 month old male Akita I was taken aback, not so much at his
appearance but the manner in which he greeted me. This big boy's
fur-less tail never stopped wagging because Sam never stopped loving
people despite what his owners had done to him. He has never met anyone
of any age that he is not overjoyed to see. Samurai passed all of his
temperament tests with flying colors and it does not stop there. Sam
enjoys the company of female dogs & cats. He is housebroken, but does
need leash work which we are working on now with steady improvement.
Samurai has since been neutered and brought up to date on his shots; he
tested negative on heartworm & Lymes -- a miracle in itself! Samurai is a heavy-boned
large-framed male that will need to gain another 30 pounds. You have to
see the head on this boy -- he is going to be a show stopper once he
gets his coat back. Samurai can go to a home with children 10 and older
who know how to treat and respect this special breed. Are you the
special home we can entrust with loving Sam forever?? If so, put in an
adoption application by clicking
here.
Or if you are as moved as we at ARWNY are but
cannot adopt, send a donation! This big boy also loves toys so you can
contribute to his toy and food fund! Lets hope he heals all soon and
gets the happiest of endings!
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Jan Pavloski
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Paul Lavoie |
Linda Wroth |
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SUMMER 2010 Newsletter!!! Click the graphic to find the newsletter!
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BRAVO
KAT -- A TEENAGER WITH A HEART HELPS ARWNY!!
(From left to right: Kat, Terry, and
their beloved Akita Roxy)
Terry Rapoza loves
Akitas. Her website (http://baybrookdesign.com/) is all about Akitas,
and her love for dogs, her family, her special Akita Roxy. Terry is a
huge supporter of ARWNY!! But Terry never expected that her young
daughter Katarina
would follow in her footsteps when only in
middle-school. Yet that's just what Kat did. She came to Terry one day,
and said she wanted to do a fundraiser at school -- The Somerset Middle
School in MA - to help raise money for the Akitas because she knew how
financially drained ARWNY was. A young teen -- so caring that she would
give up her time, effort and lunch hours to do fundraising for ARWNY! Amazing!
So Kat put together a power-point presentation which included: A brief
history on the Akita and it's origins. The first Akita to come to
America for Helen Keller. A section of the power point was used to
show Akitas are multi-use dogs for things like TDI, CGs, Agility,
Obedience, etc. Background on Katarina and her family Akita, Roxy -
showing how she got involved with Akitas. Leading into her main
presentation -- a fundraiser for ARWNY. She showed it to her classes
with the approval of the principal and her classmates were very willing
to help Kat with her efforts after learning more about Akitas.
Now we don't know about all of you -but when all we read is how selfish
and self-centered our teenagers are today, ARWNY can be proud to say NOT
TRUE -- we know Katrina Brown!!
Here is what Kat collected (pretty great for a middle-school fundraiser
-- Kat has a future in marketing for sure!)
Home Depot Gift Cert. $25 donated by Home Depot of Somerset
Cashiers check for $120.50 (6th grade students at SMS donated)
6th Grade Donation collectors: Jillian Mercer, Kendra Quatterucci,
Stasia Rua-Larsen, Cierra Torres & Elizabeth Furtado
AKC cert. collar donated by Kyle Sousa 6th student
Black collar and red leash donated by Jamie Levrault 6th student
12 Cans of food & 5 collars donated by our friend Linda Cabeceiras
THANK YOU KAT!! Thank you Somerset Middle School. Thank you from
all the Akitas you will help with your generosity and love. ARWNY is
proud to have you as friends!
ARWNY CafePress Store
Open for Business!!
VISIT THE NEW ARWNY STORE at CafePress!!
Get a unique Akita item and help the dogs in our care as some of the
money comes back to ARWNY!! Click the button below to see our
storefront!!
Click the logo above and shop iGive.com,
which then will donate to ARWNY!
ARWNY
On Facebook!!
Yes move over CNN --
ARWNY has joined the social networking venue and can be found on
Facebook.
Come and join us!
And check out our cause page:
ARWNY'S
BLOG!!!!!
Yes ARWNY is with the
times! Click the button to join in our blog!
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Consider sponsoring an Akita
--- PLEASE!
ARWNY
currently has over 20 dogs in our care. We are drowning in vet fees and
boarding bills and TRULY, TRULY NEED YOU HELP!! Don't be shy!! Every
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ARWNY
is a small group of volunteers dedicated to Akitas. ARWNY covers a wide territory to save Akitas because we care about the breed. We are here to
offer adoptions, health education, temperament information and training
guidelines for your Akita. If you own an Akita already, then the more help
we can offer, the less chance your Akita will end up in rescue. ARWNY does
not want YOUR Akita to end up a statistic!
We
have read the statistics about abandoned dogs and agree 110% that in nearly all
cases the dogs are not to blame! What are those statistics?
About half of all dogs
surrendered to shelters (42.8%) are not neutered. There's a certain amount of
aggression linked to hormones in intact dogs. It's not the dogs' fault; they
were programmed by nature to focus their entire existence on becoming alpha
because the alpha dogs breed. All of our rescued Akitas are spayed or neutered
because they make much better companions. Neutering has a calming effect that
allows the dog to focus on its role within a human pack.
The majority of dogs handed over
to shelters were between the ages of 5 months to 3 years. By 5 months old
the dog should be trained to walk on a lead, sit, stay and come when called.
It should be house broken. Certainly by the age of 3, the dog should be spayed
or neutered. The statistics don't say for sure but we bet those dogs were
not trained and not sterilized.
Statistics claim
33% of all dogs turned into shelters had not been to a veterinarian. Again, it's not the dog's fault it had the bad luck to end up with people who
simply did not care. We care. All of our dogs have been checked by
our vet, and brought up to date on health checks.
Dogs acquired
from friends were relinquished in higher numbers (31.4%) than any other source.
Breeding your dog because you have "great homes" waiting for all the puppies is
NOT a reason to breed. We hate to say "we told you so," but the puppies
you gave away to your neighbors who admired your lovely Akita are probably
counted in these statistics.
We can and do
help Akitas but no one can save them all, there are too many. If you're
interested in owning an Akita, take a look at our "Available for Adoption" page. Perhaps you'll find the perfect dog for your family. If you are interested
in adoption, please fill out our
ONLINE ADOPTION APPLICATION.
If you happen to
have some loose change lying round, remember we are a legal 501 (c) 3 organization and need donations. Of course, that donation doesn't have to
be just money: healthy treats, all-natural holistic food, crates, blankets, telephone
calling cards, gas cards, new leashes and collars, gift certificates to pet
supply stores, etc. -
ALL ARE WELCOME AND GRATEFULLY ACCEPTED!!
ARWNY WINS
2007 DOG RESCUE AWARD |
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TO OUR FRIENDS AT EAGLE RIDGE KENNELS!
For more information about this very special,
rescue friendly kennel
in WNY,
go to:
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ARWNY has been a member
club of the Akita Club of America (ACA). We also are happy to announce
that the Rescue Committee of the ACA recently enacted a Code of Ethics
(COE) that any participating rescue group would have to abide by and
sign! ARWNY fully supports this effort and has proudly signed the COE.
Click the banner that follows to read the ACA Rescue Committee's New
COE!!
Online Forms
Information Packet
Special Thank You
Tributes & Memorial
Annual Picnic
Akita Adopters Email List
Missing Dogs
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