Happy to announce Force is now helping dogs in need by being a canine blood donor
He donated his first unit of blood this past Saturday.
It'll be spun and seperated.
So there will be a unit of PRBC's ( packed red blood cells ) that'll be refrigerated until needed ( can be used up to 6 weeks from donation ), and a unit of plasma which will be frozen ( can be used for several years ), so he can help 2 dogs from the one donation.
UWP Vrijheid's Force IPO3,FH2,AD,TDX,OSP,L2C,CGC,CD,APR1,TDU,NA,NF,L3I,TG-N,TN-N,NAJ,VCD1,CSL1-F,CSL1-H,L1E,CA,L2E, ELT-CH,L3V
Tell us about yourself: I am in New York State. Got my first DS about 14 years ago (more or less as a rescue- lost her in Nov.). After years of GSD's, and a few dogs of other breeds (Rotti/Beauceron/Ger. Shorthaired Pointer/ Yorkie and my current Jack Russell) I now have another DS, 4mo female, no name yet, tho I have a few in mind. Also have a horse-old quarter horse mare-32. Can't wait for all the snow to get gone! Spring is coming too slow this year!
Years ago the Vets in my area would keep a donor dog (usually one the vets had "rescued") right at their clinic and the cost was minimal. Now it costs a fortune if your dog needs blood.
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." Anatole France
Chris Carlton/Lyric
Tell us about yourself: greets from germany! my name ist stephanie and we have 2 dutchies. boyd´s bullriding geremy - he is now 5 years and trained in mondioring, SAR and K9 and there is his halfbrother boyd´s bullriding I.Q. he is trained in KNPV and mondioring.
we have a database for germany, austria, france, NL and switzerland for this. 2 years ago a vet was calling if i have a big dog, beacuse he need blodd for ayoung female - urgently! 20min later i was at the clinic with geremy. they collect 250ml blood and than we have to wait.
she has an autoimmune disease (but i don´t know what exactley)
i crossed my fingers for the female... after a few days the vet called me again and told me that she´s going better... it takes a lot of month, but this is 2 years ago and the female is "healthy" and have a lot of fun. but without his blood she would not still living
Tell us about yourself: Rescued our first DS male on Dec 27, 2011. Approx 4 yrs. Rescued from NADSR. His name is Odin. Adopted a 2nd DS from NADSR June 27, 2012. Kai - 6 months.
Tell us about yourself: Had a GSD, am getting a DS puppy in a few weeks. Compete in agility, obedience, and cross train in tons of stuff. Found out about this site from the DS Rescue yahoo list.
leih merigian
Vrijheid's H'Geyser
Zodiac vom Younghaus (over the bridge)
Central VA (near Charlottesville)
It's never too late to have a happy childhood...
Tell us about yourself: I am a mom of 6 life forces - 2 kids and 3 dogs 1 hamster. I live in Ct. I have trained Ringsport and Agility and have 2 DS, one 15 and 7 and a Basset Hound Cookie who is 2
Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.
Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!
I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences.
Tell us about yourself: Artist, Mother, Equestrienne, Educator, Homesteader wannabe, dog-lover. Not counting my current DS, I have had 2 GSDs and 3 rescued mixed-breeds. All of these dogs were rescues, except for my childhood GSD, who was a gift from my parents when I was 7, and my current DS who I bartered artwork for from the breeder. Maiyou, one of my current dogs, is a Pitbull/New Guinea Singing Dog of 13 years old. Still very active and "Young" in nature. I now also have a DS named Mokume, (pronounced "Moh-koo-meh") or "Moko" for short. Newest member of our pack is Freyja, a random mixed hound I rescued during a horseback trip in the middle of a state forest.
"If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them, and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys." ~Chief Dan George
For anyone intrested, canine blood donors are always needed.
Basic requirements are :
A healthy dog, 1 to 8 yrs old, over 50lbs, that hasn't had puppies.
Of course they'll do a health screening first ( exam and bloodwork, no cost to the dog owner ) and assess the dogs personality.
They need to be able to lay very still on their side for a few minutes while the blood is collected. ( large needle in the jugular )
If intrested, call around to the vet clinics near you. They should be able to point you in the direction of a blood donor clinic.
Any members in Oregon, I can get you in touch with the blood bank Force donates to if you're within driving distance of Springfield, just send me a PM if you need details
UWP Vrijheid's Force IPO3,FH2,AD,TDX,OSP,L2C,CGC,CD,APR1,TDU,NA,NF,L3I,TG-N,TN-N,NAJ,VCD1,CSL1-F,CSL1-H,L1E,CA,L2E, ELT-CH,L3V
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. Good dog, Force!