Some questions for a friend... suggestions needed asap

[AnnShh]

One of my friends called me a few mins ago saying that their house was on fire and burnt down last night. They are trying to find a rental place currently, one that hopefully will allow animals, but until they do they need a place for their dog (a 6 month old shephard I believe). She wanted to know if I had any suggestions of a place that could take him until they get things straightened out, since I work with the dog rescue.

I gave her the number for the three area vet clinics that I know of who also do boarding, but that will get expensive for them. The dog is with a neighbor now, but the neighbor has said that the dog has to be out by next week. I told her I'd call if I thought of anything else.


She doesn't want to give the dog away or surrender him over to a shelter- she just needs to figure out a place for him to go until they get things straightened out. She's asked around to friends but hasn't had any luck there. I would take him, but we can't have 5 dogs here.

Any other ideas? I'm hoping they can get something worked out for a local vets office or kennel- the going rate aroud here is $25-$30 /day.

 

[Tiatrack]

Can you put her in touch with local rescues and shelters? I know the rescue I belong to has a listserv for all of the volunteers. If a posting like this went up, I can guarantee there would be people willing to keep the dog until they found a new living situation.

 

[Chinniechantel]

Wow, how sad. Does she belong to a church? I know that most churches would be very helpful and most likely find someone willing to help, especially in this situation. Or maybe you can start a raffle or fund for them- to help pay for the boarding costs. I hope they figure something out, and am glad no one was hurt in the fire.

 

[threewingedfury]

where in VA are you located? is she also near you?

I could probably find some places in northern NC that may help..

 

[AnnShh]

We're in Northern VA, about 15 minutes from the boarder of Maryland. I'm not sure if she belongs to a church but I will ask. That's a good idea.

I'm going to send an email off to the rescue I volunteer with- they are a large scale rescue and there are tons of volunteers (6 events total with 20-30 people at each event) so I'm hoping I can get some ideas that way too.

 

[LucksAngel28]

The volunteers are a good idea. They might try to find a foster family until they get back on their feet.

Also, not sure if this would work, if any of the boarders are extra-nice, they might see if they could do a "pro-bono" in exchange for maybe some publicity. That could benefit the family, the dog, and the vet clinic. Hope everything works out for them!

 

[3CsMommy]

Have her check with local dog parks and trainers, too, to see where their clients live/rent.

 

[AnnShh]

I received an email back from the rescue, saying that they would ask around... but honestly, I'm not holding my breath. I think they've got a better shot at working a deal out with a vet or kennel. I've been asking around to friends but haven't had much luck there.

I haven't heard any updates- she said she'd call me if they got something figured out, but I know they are busy and stressed right now so I don't want to bother them. Hopefully they can work something out.