National Brittany Rescue And Adoption Network Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa Region

THE ADVANTAGES OF ADOPTING A DOG OR CAT

By: Stanley Popovich

There are many advantages to adopting a dog or cat. Adopting a pet can be a great way to reduce our every day stresses and anxieties. In addition, there are many other reasons why adopting a dog or cat can be important in your life.

For instance, pets can help us to relax and help us to focus on the good things in our lives. This can be very helpful when we are overwhelmed by...

It appears as if things have come full circle. Isanti found her forever home this week. The people have been following her story almost from day 1. She will be able to run and hunt and do lots of fun things. They are aware of all her injuries and are prepared to care for her if the need arises. So this story will have a happy ending after all!

It looks like Isanti is going to make it through her treatment ok!!

Update Aug. 18:

Morning!

I've bee...

Piper came to us from Indiana. She was found as a stray in the middle of a terrible cold spell. She was wandering in a State park in Indiana, found by park workers. She was starving and nearly unable to move because of the cold. She is a 2 year old. She was taken in and seen by a vet, she slowly began to get healthy and return to herself. She was sent up to us for further care and to find a home. At that time there were several other dogs we were working on that had been strays in the cold. W...

Honey was a dog that came to us from Kentucky. She was or at least appeared to be about 13 years old. She was very ill, with apparent cancer in her mamary glands, heartworms, missing teeth and no appetite. She was very sweet and nice. We took her to our vet, who was so overwhelmed with her illnesses that she just recommended euthanasia. It was very disheartening that our vet could think of nothing better than putting her to sleep. Our organization was intent on trying to save her.We were...

Volunteers are the backbone of our organization. They are like gold! They are precious and good volunteers are pretty rare, at least in our experience. A good volunteer makes our jobs a whole lot easier, taking pressure off of us. There is so much to do and not enough time to do it all.Not only is there a need for foster homes and transporting dogs, but there is administrative work and community contacts. There is also a need to communicate with shelters and other volunters. Trainers are also...

Brittanies are high energy dogs bred for hunting. They were bred to cover lots of ground hunting for birds and they are very good at it. Anyone who has ever seen a Brittany run knows how fast they can run and how beautiful they are.It is a memorable sight to see a Brittany running, hunting through the fields. They are much more energetic then a Lab or Retriever. Having a fence makes things much easier and safer for the typical Brittany. They can run and play as much as they like in a fenced i...

We believe, along with other rescues, that with knowledge and the proper equipment it is possible to train a rescue dog to be a hunting dog. As long as the prospective student has a desire and passion for birds he can be trained. We have had many young enthusiastic brittanies who would have made great bird dogs if properly trained. There are rescues who'se dogs have place in field trials so anything is possible! However many people want a rescue dog to immediately use as a hunting dog and tha...

Transports are when a dog needs to be moved a cosiderable distance, say 500 or 600 miles. Usually there is a transport coordinator who posts the needed route on message boards and contacts potential drivers in person. These transport coordinators are tireless overworked overtired dedicated people. We know one lady who regularly stays awake all night trying to arrange safe passage for dogs needing to be moved. It is not an easy thing to do.I was completly amazed when I was involved in the firs...

We got Zeke from our local  shelter, as he had been there for a couple months. He had been a stray several times in this area and ended up back at the shelter. He was in danger of being put down because of how long he had been there. We were his last chance. We decided to take him. It was an eye opening experience because of his aggression and anger. We could not really pet him or get too near him. He was mean to us and our other dogs. He would gaurd bones and food and attacked dogs that...

Hunter is a diabetic Britt who was an owner surrender. His owners bought him from a breeder in Wisconsin. When they contacted the breeder about Hunters condition, the breeder said he would take hunter back and give them a new pup, but the owners feared Hunter would just be killed so they kept him. The wife became pregnant so the family could no longer deal with Hunters health issues. They contacted us and we took him in. We were very nervous as we had never delt with an ill dog like him befor...