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1. Transport a dog
2. Donate a dog bed or towels or other *bedding* type items? (Gently used dog
equipment is always welcome)
3. Donate MONEY
4. Donate a Kong, Nylabone, or Hercules
5. Donate a grid for a van or other vehicle
6. Donate an x-pen or baby gate
7. Walk a dog
8. Donate some grooming supplies (shampoos, combs, brushes, etc.)
9. Drive a dog to and from vet appointments
10. Donate long distance calling cards
11. Donate the use of your scanner or digital camera
12. Donate the use of a photocopier
13. Donate a gift certificate to a pet store
14. Donate flea stuff (Advantage, etc.)
15. Donate Heartworm pills
16. Donate a canine first aid kit
17. Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week or more
18. Bake some homemade doggie biscuits
19. Conduct a home visit or accompany a rescue person on the home visit
20. Go with rescue person to the vet to help if there is more than one dog
21. Talk to all your friends and co-workers about adopting and fostering rescue
dogs
22. Donate vet services or can you help by donating a spay or neuter each year
or some vaccinations
23. Write a column for your local newspaper or club newsletter on dogs on dogs
currently looking for homes or ways to help rescue
24. Help organize and run fundraising events
25. Microchip a rescued dog
26. Donate a bottle of bleach or other cleaning products
27. Pay the cost of taking a dog to obedience class
28. Be the one to take the dog to its obedience class
29. Offer to test the foster dog with cats
30. Pay for the dog to be groomed or take the dog to a *Do It Yourself* Grooming
Place
31. Go to local businesses and solicit donations for a club's fundraising event
32. Put together an *Owner's Manual* for those who adopt rescued dogs of your
breed
33. Provide post-adoption follow up or support
34. Pay for an ad in your local/metropolitan paper to help place rescue dogs
35. Microchip your own pups if you are a breeder, and register the chips, so
if your dogs ever come into rescue, you can be contacted to take responsibility
for your pup
36. Donate a small percentage of the sale of each pup to rescue if you are a
breeder
37. Buy two of those really neat dog-items you "have to have" and donate one
to Rescue
38. Make financial arrangements in your will to cover the cost of caring for
your dogs after you are gone - so Rescue won't have to
39. Donate printer paper, envelopes and stamps to your club
40. Make a bequest in your will to your local or national Rescue
41. Donate your professional services as an accountant or lawyer
42. Donate other services if you run your own business
43. Loan your cell phone (and cover costs for any calls) to someone driving
a rescued dog
44. Donate your *used* dog dryer when you get a new one
45. Donate a doggy seatbelt
46. Donate other types of doggy toys that might be safe for rescued dogs
47. Remember that rescuing a dog involves the effort and time of many people
and make yourself available on an emergency basis to do *whatever* is needed
48. Ask to make a display about rescue and dog adoptions for the display case
at your public library.
49. Promote rescue at your National Specialties by having a "rescue parade"
of the dogs your breed rescue has rehabilitated and placed in forever homes
(Have cameras and tissues on hand as it will be very moving.)
50. Encourage your local pet store to sponsor rescue groups and the local shelter
to promote adoption of animals rather than selling puppies or kittens
51. Loan your carpet steam cleaner to someone who has fostered a dog that was
sick or marked in the house
52. Post this list on your own webpages to help promote ways to help rescue
53. Adopt a dog or cat from rescue
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