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Wilson was originally running loose on a highway in a pack of WILD dogs.
He was captured by his local shelter, scared, starved, and never having known human touch.
Wilson is proof of what love and care can do, and what any animal, dog, cat, etc....will give back in return.
Please enjoy this video (you may want to get the kleenex first).
And our thanks to the shelter that captured Wilson, the rescue that took him in,
and the family that gave him a home and a new life.
Danes
Currently in the DDRI Program
In it
you will find unique items such as T shirts, mugs, Journals and more,
with custom original digital artwork or photos. Here area few examples.
(click on the images to see details of the graphics)
  
So help support DDRI and get some cool stuff too.
Click here to go to our Cafepress store
And be sure to check back often to what new stuff we've added.
If you see a graphic you like but want it on an item other than what it is shown on in our store, let me know. We can special order any item with any of our graphics on it, we just can't list them all.
On Hold
These dogs are not yet ready for placement for one reason or another,
but we are taking applications and they may be available at any time
Dogs that can hear have an * before their name - all other dogs are deaf
 *Zane  Little Stevie  Emily  Tari
"The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but
because of those who look on and do nothing." - Albert Einstein |
A DOG'S PRAYER
Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for
kindness than the loving heart of me.
Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I should lick your hand between the blows,
your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me
the things you would have me
do.
Speak to me often, for your "voice" is the world’s sweetest music, as you must know by
the fierce wagging of my tail when your footsteps fall upon my waiting eye.
When it is cold and wet, please take me inside, for I am now a domesticated animal, no
longer used to bitter elements. And I ask no greater glory than the privilege of
sitting at your feet beside the hearth. Though had you no home, I would rather
follow you through ice and snow than rest upon the softest pillow in the warmest home in
all the land, for you are my god and I am your devoted worshiper.
Keep my pan filled with fresh water, for although I should not reproach you were it dry, I
cannot tell you when I suffer thirst. Feed me clean food, that I may stay well, to
romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side, and stand ready, willing and able
to protect you with my life should your life be in danger.
And, beloved master, should the great Master see fit to deprive me of my health,
do not turn me away from you. Rather hold me gently in your arms as skilled
hands grant me the merciful boon of eternal rest - and I will leave you knowing with the
last breath I drew, my fate was ever safest in your hands.
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Adopted
2002
* JoJo * Connor
* Delilah *
2003
* Milo * Otto
* Domino * Tillie * Hailey * Duke * Woody * Kayla * Lilly *
2004
* Glenna * Barron * Chance * Lady * Hennessy * Appollos * Snow *
* JaJa * Casper * Seraphina * Madison * Magnum *
* Daisy * Toby * Todd * Ben * Xander * Tug *
Chance becomes Certified Service Dog!
2005
Brutus * Dixie * Diva * Max * Lambchop * Braille
D.B. * Hector * Bones * Guin * Gandalf * Jacques
Washu * Ryoko * Princess * Stella * Snowflake
Wonder * Brawley
2006
* Hushpuppy
* Piper * Ginger * Sierra *
* Annie * Grace * Handsome
* Lilly *
2007
* Drake * Zeus * Hercules * Grace * Sky * Cleo * Clementine * Bo *
* Marsh Mellow * Jethro * Duke * Sheba *
2008
Monty
Our Top Pet Peeves
Is the HSUS (Human Society of the US) really trying to help pets?
"The Humane Society of the
Untied States (HSUS) does not operate a single animal shelter in
America or anywhere else. That's right, not one. Makes you wonder how
many people send them money thinking they were the local animal
shelter."
--Wayne Cavanaugh (President of the United Kennel Club)
"It’s time to stop the slaughter of
adoptable pets by the nation’s shelters, to stop supporting groups like
the Humane Society of the United States that do nothing but
institutionalize and bureaucratize the status quo and use it raise
money, lots and lots of money."
--Gina Spadafori (Pet Connection)
"Human care (of animals) is simply sentimental, sympathetic patronage."
--Dr. Michael W. Fox (Humane Society of the United States, in 1988 Newsweek interview).
"The life of an ant and the life of my child should be accorded equal respect."
--Dr. Michael W. Fox (Humane Society of the United States)
"Surprisingly, some people still
believe that HSUS helps animals by operating and/or supporting animal
shelters when in reality that is not the case."
"In 2003, in revenue, additions and transfers, HSUS made $76,923,670.
Of that amount, sheltering programs received $10,551,527 and it was
shared with animal habitat and wildlife programs. Now, assuming it was
an even split, sheltering programs received $3,517,175.66."
"That's a lot of money, but not when you consider a good sized shelter
can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars a year to run, three million
is really a drop in the bucket. They spent $21,145,769.00 in
fundraising and membership development. Six times what they put into
their shelter programs, which is what most people think HSUS does with
money donated to them."
--North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance
"I'm not sure what they spent the
money on for their shelter programs, but I will assure you they didn't
fund any shelters. In fact, they charge shelters and Animal Control
offices for their assistance and instructional material. I have been
able to find little and or nothing HSUS doesn't charge for when it
comes to helping a shelter and their educational programs."
--Christopher Aust (The Natural Cooperative Training System)
"Former President John Hoyt once instructed his members on becoming
more humane: "We begin, I suggest, by living more simply, more
sparingly." Let's see how he did. He made around $200,000.00 in the
late 1980's running HSUS. In 1986, HSUS bought his house in Maryland
for $310,000 and allowed him and his family to live there, free of
rent, until 1992. When he retired as CEO, HSUS gave him a $1,000,000.00
bonus."
"Paul Irwin, another former President, while making $300,000.00 from
HSUS, was given an $85,000.00 interest free loan to renovate his cabin
in Maine. The cabin was held in trust by HSUS, however his family
continued to use it until he died. This is just the tip of the iceberg."
--Christopher Aust (The Natural Cooperative Training System)
"While HSUS will admit they don't run
or fund any shelters, you usually find it at the bottom of the page or
tucked away somewhere near the end of a statement. As I mentioned
before, they don't put their money where their mouth is. Get this … In
1995, when the Washington DC animal shelter was going to have to close
due to a budget shortfall, HSUS (based in DC) offered to build and
operate a DC shelter at its own expense to serve as a national model.
There were, of course, conditions."
"HSUS wanted the city to give it 3-5 acres of land and tax exempt
status for all of its real estate holdings in the District of Columbia.
(Remember, they buy some executives homes to live in among other
property holdings.)"
"The DC government offered a long-term lease but HSUS refused to
proceed unless it would "own absolutely" the land. The district
declined, and the only HSUS funded animal shelter never materialized."
"HSUS, who makes and has enough money to fund a shelter in every state,
as well as subsidize spay/neuter programs, declined to help the dogs in
its own back yard. Why?"
--Christopher Aust (The Natural Cooperative Training System)
"We have no problem with the extinction of domestic animals. They are creations of human selective breeding."
--Wayne Pacelle (President & CEO HSUS)
Is PETA really looking out for the welfare of our Pets?
"An official report from People for
The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), submitted nine months after a
Virginia government agency's deadline, shows that the animal rights
group put to death more than 97 percent of the dogs, cats, and other
pets it took in for adoption in 2006."
"'PETA raised over $30 million last
year,' Martosko added, 'and it's using that money to kill the only
flesh-and-blood animals its employees actually see. The scale of PETA's
hypocrisy is simply staggering.'"
--USNewswire
"The cat, like the dog, must
disappear... We should cut the domestic animals free from our dominance
by neutering, neutering and more neutering, until our pathetic version
of the domestic pet ceases to exist."
--John Bryant (PETA)
"Let us allow the dog to disappear
from our brick and concrete jungles--from our firesides, from the
leather nooses and chains by which we enslave it."
--John Bryant (PETA)
"In a perfect world, all other than
human animals would be free of human interference, and dogs and cats
would be part of the ecological scheme."
--PETA's Statement on Companion Animals.
"Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation."
-- Ingrid Newkirk (national director of PETA)
"As the surplus of cats and dogs
(artificially engineered by centuries of forced breeding) declined,
eventually companion animals would be phased out, and we would return
to a more symbiotic relationship--enjoyment at a distance."
-- Ingrid Newkirk (national director of PETA)
"We are not in the home finding
business, although it is certainly true that we do find homes from time
to time for the kind of animals people are looking for. Our service is
to provide a peaceful and painless death to animals who no one wants."
-- Ingrid Newkirk, PETA President, The Virginian-Pilot, July 20, 2005
"Every woman ensconced in fur should endure a rape so vicious that it scars them forever."
- Gary Yourofsky, convicted felon and "humane education lecturer" employed by PETA
Is the ASPCA really a national organization? Is it helping animals in your area?
"The American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) does operate a shelter and an
animal hospital - they are both in New York City. That's it, a New York
City shelter only. It is a highly regarded shelter, but New York
clearly isn't the nationwide shelter list some people think of when
they think of the ASPCA."
--Wayne Cavanaugh (President of the United Kennel Club)
"The ASPCA’s name is a little
misleading. Because the organization employs the word 'American'
in its title, it implies a national scope that doesn’t exist. At
least not when it comes to the direct rescue of animals and the
prosecution of those who mistreat them. In such cases its efforts
are limited to the New York City area, where the organization is based."
"... when it comes to physical rescue – the taking in of abused,
abandoned, and neglected animals (the act portrayed in the commercial)
and placing them into suitable homes – the ASPCA would today be better
named the NYSPCA. That is because its direct-rescue effort (as
well as its prosecution of abusers) is confined to New York."
--Mike Murray
When
you see those wonderful,
tearjerker ads on TV for he ASPCA, you think a donation to the ASPCA
will help pets and SPCA's nationwide. The simple fact is that just
isn't true. The only direct care dollars the ASPCA spends are for the
shelter and hospital they run in New York. They do not fund any
other shelters and they never have. Their commercials and their website
are intentionally misleading. They grab you by the heart and get you to
donate to help needy animals. They simply neglect to mention that the
only animals that will benefit directly from your donation are those in
New York. What's more, the ASPCA doesn't even run
the shelters for New York City itself. If you watch Animal Planet you'd
think the ASPCA ran New York City's animal control program and operated
the city's shelters. And they used to do just that. But back in 1995
they dropped their contract with the city. Why? Well because the city
wasn't paying them enough. So they don't operate a national umbrella
organization and they don't even run the city's shelter. Points they
completely neglect to mention in their ads or their websites To me that
is intentionally misleading the public,
diverting funds into their own accounts that people would have sent
(and believe they are ultimately sending) to the City of New York and
to local SPCA's across the
country.
--Marc Sayer (Deaf Dane Rescue)
"Currently, animal care and control
services are provided to the city under a contract with the nonprofit
Center for Animal Care and Control (CACC). This includes responsibility
for animal pickup, shelter services, adoption, humane euthanasia and
preparation of animals for rabies testing."
"The ASPCA, also a nonprofit, was responsible for animal care and control in New York City from 1894 until January 1, 1995."
Richard Gentilviso
"The East Bay SPCA is often confused
with other organizations that also work to improve the lives of
companion animals. Additionally, people are also confused about how
various SPCAs around the country are connected. They are not! Each
SPCA, in each community is its own entity, and responsible for its own
mission and funding. For example, ASPCA (American Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) is the SPCA that serves New York
City, NY. No SPCA, including the East Bay SPCA, receives regular
funding from the ASPCA or HSUS (Humane Society of the United States)."
East Bay SPCA (Oakland, CA)
"Language is a powerful tool. Usage of
certain words can eventually lull us into acceptance of an ideology. At
least that’s what the animal rights extremists hope will happen."
"Katz said changing the language is an important part of a 'revolution'..."
"According to a briefing sheet published by the Washington, D.C. based
Capital Research Center, animal rights groups profess to work for
improved animal treatment while their ultimate goal is to abolish ... the breeding and owning of pets"
--Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
"Liberating our language by
eliminating the word 'pet' is the first step... In an ideal society
where all exploitation and oppression has been eliminated, it will be
NJARA's policy to oppose the keeping of animals as 'pets."
--New Jersey Animal Rights Alliance
"If it were up to me, there would be
no ‘domestic’ animals, by which I mean there would be no slavery, no
animal property, no ‘pets.’
-- Karen Davis (President, United Poultry Concerns)
"The animal rights movement is about
control not animal welfare. Supporting legislation based on emotion and
philosophical interpretation provides a platform in our legal system
for incremental increases toward animal status changes."
"Daniel T. Oliver in Animal Rights: The Inhumane Crusade, writes: 'The
animal rights movement is, quite simply, an animal non-use movement.
Unlike traditional humane organizations, which seek to prevent cruelty
and improve the treatment of animals, animal rights organizations seek
to end the use and ownership of animals. Some people mistakenly believe
that animal rights groups are just humane organizations that have gone
overboard in their concern for animals - that they care so deeply for
animals that they overlook human welfare.' According to Oliver, 'the
animal rights movement will continue to harm both people and animals as
long as Americans fail to understand its actual agenda.'"
--North Carolina Responsible Animal Owners Alliance
"Pet ownership is an absolutely abysmal situation brought about by human manipulation."
-- Ingrid Newkirk (national director of PETA)
Therapy Dogs International
Did you know that Therapy Dogs International
considers all deaf dogs to be dangerous animals that can not be
trusted, and they therefore will not work with or certify any deaf or
even hearing impaired dog as a therapy dog? They are the only therapy
dog organization to ban
deaf/hearing impaired dogs simply because they are deaf. This sort of
ignorant, narrow
minded, ill-informed policy is difficult to understand in this day and
age, especially coming from an agency that works with animals in what
should be an enlightened
field like therapy dog training/certification. There is absolutely no
science behind this ridiculous position they have adopted. It is based
entirely on ignorance and superstition. It is little different than any
other sort of groundless prejudice or bigotry.
Main Entry: big·ot
Function: noun
Etymology: French, hypocrite
1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2. a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or
her own opinions and prejudices; especially : one who regards or treats
all members of a group with intolerance.
We
urge you to send TDI an email or letter
asking them to stop this unscientific, unsound, unfair policy. We also
urge you to spread the word about this. Tell your friends, post this
info on every animal email list and message board you are on, spread
the word to the deaf community in general too. We recommend that you
boycott
TDI until they change this policy, and that you ask others to do the
same. TDI
does not admit to this prejudice on their website. If you read the
requirements on their website for a dog to be certified by TDI, it does
not mention that a dog must be able to hear. Apparently this is a dirty
little secret they are ashamed to admit to on their website. But it is
true. TDI
needs some basic retraining. And their bigoted policies need to be
aired out in the light of day. Here is TDI's response to someone asking
if their deaf dog could be certified by TDI. As you can see, they not
only discriminate against deaf dogs, but even against hearing impaired
dogs. This is simply outrageous and shameful.
Thank you for contacting us. Please understand for reasons of safety, TDI has adopted this policy.
TDI's policy is as follows.
Therapy Dogs International cannot accept any dog that is hearing impaired.
The circumstances and conditions of each facility that our dogs visit
are varied and even under the best of circumstances a therapy dog will
encounter some degree of stress during visitations. The potential
combination of strange dogs, other pets and unusual surroundings could be
problematic.
This policy is not designed to be a reflection upon a dog's
temperament, or the capability of the dog handler. It was necessary to
adopt such a policy for reasons of practicality and safety.
We hope you respect TDI's reason for this policy, as the safety of the people with whom we visit is of the utmost importance.
Sincerely,
TDI Office
-Danica
They make it all
sound so logical and sensible, it could almost fool you into believing
there is some valid reason or science behind the policy. Sadly, that is
simply not the case. In fact deaf dogs are less likely to be stressed
by the noise and commotion in a busy location such as a hospital. Despite
the fact that they claim the policy stems from a concern for safety,
there is absolutely no data or science that supports the contention
that a deaf or hearing impaired dog would be less safe than a hearing
dog. We are sorry, we do not understand. There is no reason to refuse
certification for any dog that can pass the certification tests.
Period. Deaf, blind, 3-legged, whatever, if the dog can pass the tests,
it should be certified.
Please help us put a stop to backward, ignorant policies like this.
They are not based on any sound science, but on prejudices and myths
that were disproven long ago. They have no place in an organization
working with animals.
You can contact TDI at tdi@gti.net
Here are other Therapy Dog organizations who will work with deaf dogs.
We encourage you to contact them if you are interested in therapy dogs.
Therapy Dogs Inc. (also
sometimes called TDI, so please be sure which TDI you are working with,
Therapy Dogs Inc. will certify deaf and hearing impaired dogs, Therapy
Dogs International will not)
Delta Society
The Bright and Beautiful Therapy Dogs, Inc.
If you are part of, or know of a Therapy Dog group that works with deaf
dogs, and you would like to see them listed here, please email me.
PetsWithDisabilities.org
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Deaf
Danes in Other Rescues
Other
Special Needs Danes
DDRI knows nothing about the special needs Danes listed
in this section, we are simply passing on this info as a benefit to the other
rescues who are willing to work with special needs Danes. Please contact
the relevant rescues directly as we will not be able to answer any questions
about these dogs. If you have a special needs Dane in your rescue and want
us to list them here, please email us.
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 Zeus
The
greatness of a nation and its moral progress
can be judged by the
way its animals are treated.
- Mohandas Gandhi
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What's New?
DDRI Has a New Home!
DDRI Graduate becomes Certified Service Dog!
Local Businesses step up to help DDRI
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Local
pet supplier Mini Pet Mart helps DDRI out with discounts and specials.
Mini Pet Mart has arranged special pricing on food, crates and other
items we need on a regular basis. Without their assistance, we could
not serve so many special needs dogs as well as we do. Please, if you
live in an area with a Mini Pet Mart, make a point of patronizing them,
and tell them Marc at DDRI and Sherry at Mini Pet Mart in Springfield sent you.
Mini Pet Mart #12
1999 Main Street
Springfield, OR 97477
(541) 744-0665 |
Local vet Dr. Cary Heyward of Amazon Park Animal Clinic
has been helping us out for quite a while now with discount services,
and giving us as many freebies and deals as possible. Without Dr
Heyward's help, DDRI would likely have had to close its doors long ago.
Top quality vet care, and pricing to help rescue. What more can anyone
ask for.
All the pups say thanks Dr. Cary! |
We have a new feature, the DDRI Store. Be sure to check
it out. You'll find all sorts of exciting stuff, including books
and videos on dogs, dog training, and deaf dogs. The proceeds from
sales at the DDRI Store go towards funding DDRI itself. To make the
store as useful as possible, we have affiliated with Dogwise,
a fantastic place for the dog lover. Now any purchase you make though
our portal will help fund DDRI! We get a commission on any Dogwise
sales when a person shops Dogwise by entering through our portal.
To find out more about this be sure to check out our store.
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Help Needed
We need your help!!!
With
the recent influx of dogs, and some recent vet expenses, our budget is
stretched past its limits. Our only sources of income are adoption fees,
donations, and sales from our new DDRI Store. If you can, please help
us out by making a donation. Donations are not tax deductible, but you
will still get that warm fuzzy feeling you get from helping out some very
deserving dogs, and our eternal
thanks. Or do your shopping via our online store. We get a
percentage
of everything sold through our store and with affiliates like iGive,
Petsmart, Dogwise, Flowers for Rescue, ShelterCare, and others,
you
can find almost anything you need while ensuring that a portion of your
purchase goes to help our needy dogs.
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Helping
people help pets.
A well-trained dog will make
no attempt to share your lunch.
He will just
make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.
-- Helen Thurber
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