White shepherd in need of transportation
I might not be able to post here for a while, as I am trying to cope with the sudden, unexpected death of a dear friend, someone who has been an important part of my life for over thirty years. I know we’ve all been down this wretched road, so I know you all will understand. I will do my best not to fall off the edge of the world, though.
This next message is for all the animal lovers, which are about 99.9% of my readers and Facebook friends. After I adopted a shepherd from Echo White Shepherd Rescue and shared how volunteers drove him up the coast from Florida to his new home with me, some of you then volunteered to drive for Echo, too, when needed. They are now sending a young shepherd named Niko to his new home and are asking for drivers, so here is the information. You can contact Sarabeth or me if you can spare a few hours this weekend.
Niko needs a ride to his forever home on Saturday, February 25th. If you can help, please email me as soon as possible at hpsarabeth@gmail.com. If you can't drive, please share with reliable contacts along the route. I know some of you aren't in the area, but my contacts are thin on the DelMarVa peninsula. If you have contacts there, please share.--Sarabeth
If you haven't driven for Echo Dogs in a while or if your information has changed, please send this information if you can drive:
• Name
• Email
• Cell Phone
• Vehicle Information
• License Plate Number
• Brief physical description
Niko
Moyock, NC – Maspeth, NY
Saturday February 25th
City/State Group is based in: Midwest/East Coast
Website: www.echodogs.org
Reason for Transport: Foster to Adopter
Transport Coordinator: Sarabeth Gordon
Email address: hpsarabeth@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (Sarabeth) 434-996-2899
Echo Dogs – Passenger Information
Passenger(s): Niko
Breed: WGSD
Age: 10 months
Sex: M
Neutered/Spayed? yes
Size/weight: 40 pounds
UTD on shots, including rabies: yes
Overall health? good
Housebroken? yes
Does he get along with other dogs? yes
Does he get along with cats?
Does he get along with children? Good with quiet children
Does he get along with Men? / Women? Yes, but happier with women
Any behavior problems? Submissive, with no aggression
Is a crate optional or mandatory? optional
Items traveling – halter/collar/leash & a small bag of dog food included with his paperwork
Saturday February 18th
Leg 1 Filled! Thank you, Margie!
Moyock, NC – Exmore, VA
83 miles, 1 hr 30 min
Leave 8:00am
Arrive 9:30am
Leg 2 NEEDED!
Exmore VA – Snow Hill MD
55 miles 1 hour 5 minutes
Leave: 9:45 am
Arrive: 10:50 am
Leg 3 NEEDED!
Snow Hill MD – Dover, DE
80 miles, 1 hour 30 min
Leave 11:00 am
Arrive 12:30 pm
Leg 4 NEEDED!
Dover, DE – Woodbury Heights, NJ
76 miles, 1 hr 20 min
Leave 12:45 pm
Arrive 2:05 am
Leg 5 NEEDED!
Woodbury Heights, NJ – East Windsor, NJ
52 miles, 1 hour
Leave 2:15 pm
Arrive 3:15 pm
Leg 6 – Filled! Thank you, Laura!
East Windsor, NJ – Maspeth, NY
65 miles, 1 hr 30 min
Leave 3:30 pm
Arrive 5:00 pm
--
Sarabeth Gordon
hpsarabeth@gmail.com
Pensacola MESS Hall
and
Echo Dogs Volunteer Transport Coordinator
This next message is for all the animal lovers, which are about 99.9% of my readers and Facebook friends. After I adopted a shepherd from Echo White Shepherd Rescue and shared how volunteers drove him up the coast from Florida to his new home with me, some of you then volunteered to drive for Echo, too, when needed. They are now sending a young shepherd named Niko to his new home and are asking for drivers, so here is the information. You can contact Sarabeth or me if you can spare a few hours this weekend.
Niko needs a ride to his forever home on Saturday, February 25th. If you can help, please email me as soon as possible at hpsarabeth@gmail.com. If you can't drive, please share with reliable contacts along the route. I know some of you aren't in the area, but my contacts are thin on the DelMarVa peninsula. If you have contacts there, please share.--Sarabeth
If you haven't driven for Echo Dogs in a while or if your information has changed, please send this information if you can drive:
• Name
• Cell Phone
• Vehicle Information
• License Plate Number
• Brief physical description
Niko
Moyock, NC – Maspeth, NY
Saturday February 25th
City/State Group is based in: Midwest/East Coast
Website: www.echodogs.org
Reason for Transport: Foster to Adopter
Transport Coordinator: Sarabeth Gordon
Email address: hpsarabeth@gmail.com
Cell Phone: (Sarabeth) 434-996-2899
Echo Dogs – Passenger Information
Passenger(s): Niko
Breed: WGSD
Age: 10 months
Sex: M
Neutered/Spayed? yes
Size/weight: 40 pounds
UTD on shots, including rabies: yes
Overall health? good
Housebroken? yes
Does he get along with other dogs? yes
Does he get along with cats?
Does he get along with children? Good with quiet children
Does he get along with Men? / Women? Yes, but happier with women
Any behavior problems? Submissive, with no aggression
Is a crate optional or mandatory? optional
Items traveling – halter/collar/leash & a small bag of dog food included with his paperwork
Saturday February 18th
Leg 1 Filled! Thank you, Margie!
Moyock, NC – Exmore, VA
83 miles, 1 hr 30 min
Leave 8:00am
Arrive 9:30am
Leg 2 NEEDED!
Exmore VA – Snow Hill MD
55 miles 1 hour 5 minutes
Leave: 9:45 am
Arrive: 10:50 am
Leg 3 NEEDED!
Snow Hill MD – Dover, DE
80 miles, 1 hour 30 min
Leave 11:00 am
Arrive 12:30 pm
Leg 4 NEEDED!
Dover, DE – Woodbury Heights, NJ
76 miles, 1 hr 20 min
Leave 12:45 pm
Arrive 2:05 am
Leg 5 NEEDED!
Woodbury Heights, NJ – East Windsor, NJ
52 miles, 1 hour
Leave 2:15 pm
Arrive 3:15 pm
Leg 6 – Filled! Thank you, Laura!
East Windsor, NJ – Maspeth, NY
65 miles, 1 hr 30 min
Leave 3:30 pm
Arrive 5:00 pm
--
Sarabeth Gordon
hpsarabeth@gmail.com
Pensacola MESS Hall
and
Echo Dogs Volunteer Transport Coordinator
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Feb 16, 2017 01:39PM
I am so sorry to hear about your friend, you have my deepest condolences. :( May your friend rest in peace.
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The best way to honour someone you've lost is to consider what influence and impact they had on your life, and try to spread that same spirit and life lessons to others.
Ashgar, Iset, and Sarah, thank you all for your condolences. It really does help at a time like this.
Sharon, I am sorry for the loss of your friend. My deepest sympathies…
I am so sorry for your loss too! I am sending nothing but positive vibes your way.
Thank you so much, Therese and Christine. That is the only way we can get through rough times like this.
So sorry to hear this and sending you my thoughts. Friends are very precious
Sharon, I am so sorry to hear of your loss. Always keep them close to your heart. Remember the laughter and good times.
P.s. Wish Niko was headed in other direction. I could have helped with the Florida part. Keep in mind if you need this part of the route for another adoption.
Sharon, I'm so sorry to hear about your friend. I've been there often over the past few years. During those times, I found our hearts are soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as we celebrate their lives that were well lived. It really doesn't get easier but we learn ways to cope by focusing on the good memories.On Niko, sorry I can't help this weekend. I do live in Maryland but not Delmarva. Good luck.
Thank you all so much. We've all faced the loss of a loved one, a family member or friend, and all we can rely upon is sympathy and understanding. Mardi and Faith, I always post any Echo requests for drivers so sooner or later, it is likely that a dog in need will be traveling near you and if you can help, that would be great. Without those wonderful people who volunteered to drive Tristan all the way from FLA to MD, where I drove down to meet him, he'd have been stranded at that high-kill shelter; as it was, he was pulled by an Echo volunteer on his last day. The shelter was sure he was unadoptable because he was an older dog and not in good shape; he was painfully thin and losing his fur because of starvation. He weighed 64 lbs when I adopted him, and 95 lbs when he died 20 months later. He'd lost fully a third of his body weight during his time on the streets or chained up in someone's back yard. He was found as a stray so we did not know his history, but the Echo rescue volunteers thought from his behavior that he'd probably never been in a house before. So I am enormously grateful to anyone who is willing to take an hour or so out of their day to help one of these dogs find a new home and a new life.
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