The dogs are primarily Border Collies, Australian Cattle Dogs, Australian Kelpies, Belgian Malinois & German Shepherds, to list just a few.
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Our goal is to find pet homes for those dogs that don't herd, working homes for those that do & generally active homes that will give the breeds what they need to make better choices in new situations. For over 20 years, with friends in ranching, herding and agility (and other dog sports), Cindy has taken in, fostered and found homes for many herding breeds or herding breed crosses.
WOOHOO!!
Thank you so much for your support during the MGC June 2024 grant round! We managed to stay in the #9 position and we will be receiving a $500 grant.
You can take a break now, if you like. They are paying grants to the top 10 of the combined US & Cdn groups for the next round. We may do very well, considering the total number of groups registered, but I don't think we're going to break the top 10 on that one.
Help them share in $500,000 worth of grants
EDIT UPDATE June 30th, 2024
Due to the increase of inflation and the high cost of living in 2024. One of the reasons shelters and rescues are at max capacity is because families and individuals are unable to provide for their loved ones. This includes food, vet care and basic necessities to make sure our beloved ones have the most comfortable lives.
Below is a list of Pet Food Banks & Resources across Canada. If you know any that are missed, please feel free to comment them in the posts below and will update.
If you're fortunate enough to not need pet assistance, perhaps look up a reputable one near you and consider donating. Embrace those who are embracing our pets and communities.
🐾PET FOOD BANKS & RESOURCES🐾
Canada Wide Databases⬇⬇
Animal Food Bank:
Website:
https://animalfoodbank.org/
page:
https://www.facebook.com/animalfoodbankcanada/
Humane Society National Pet Food Bank Map:
Website:
https://humanecanada.ca/en/your-humane-canada/programs-and-projects/national-pet-food-bank-map
page:
https://www.facebook.com/HumaneCanada/
Kibble Canada:
Website:
https://kibblecanada.tripod.com/NAbanks.html
Pet Frenzy:
Website:
https://petfrenzy.ca/animal-rights-in-canada/pet-food-banks-and-rescue-resources-in-canada/
page:
https://www.facebook.com/Petfrenzycommunity/
VCA Canada’s Pet Food Pantry:
Website:
https://vcacanada.com/in-the-community/pet-food-pantry
page:
https://www.facebook.com/VCACanadaAnimalHospitals
Welfare For Animals:
Website:
https://tunny-sphere-r3fm.squarespace.com/pet-food-bank-directory
page:
https://www.facebook.com/WelfareForAnimals/
Provincial⬇⬇
Alberta:
Alberta lost pet locators food bank-Edmonton
Website:
alplrescuedogs.net
page:
https://www.facebook.com/AlbertaLostPetLocatorMyLuvMyLifeMyHeartbeats
Furry Friends Food Foundation (Medicine Hat)
Website:
furryfriendsfoodfo.wix.com/furryfriends
page:
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100066829946385
Parachutes for Pets
Website:
www.parachutesforpets.com
page:
https://www.facebook.com/parachutes4pets
Tsintah Siberian Husky Rescue and Pet Food Bank Society
Website:
www.tsintahrescue.ca
page:
https://www.facebook.com/northernalbertawoof
British Columbia:
Four Paws Food Bank Foundation (Kamloops)
page:
https://www.facebook.com/fourpawsfoodbank
Email:
[email protected]
Ontario:
Cambridge Humane Society
(519) 623 7722
https://cambridgehumanesociety.org/.../emergency-pet.../
Chatham-Kent
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChathamOntariopetpantry/?ref=share
London and Area
No Empty Bowls
https://www.facebook.com/N.E.Bowl
Kingston and 1000 Islands
https://www.facebook.com/KingstonPetFoodBank/
Kitchener and Stratford Humane Society
Pet Pantry (226) 220 7885
Kitchener (519) 745 5615
Stratford (519) 273 6600
https://kwsphumane.ca/petfoodbanks
Oakville and Milton Humane Society
905-845-1551 ext 127
https://omhs.ca/pet-food-bank/
Ottawa Humane Society Emergency Pet Food Bank
(613) 745 7001
https://ottawahumane.ca/services/emergency-pet-foodbank/
Peterborough
https://www.facebook.com/Peterborough-Ontario-Pet-Food-Bank1857356034574668/
Scarborough
Mattie's Place
https://www.facebook.com/nohungrypetsproject/
South Simcoe
https://www.facebook.com/South-Simcoe-Pet-Food-Bank-601447166697551/
Stratford
Darla's Pet Pantry https://www.facebook.com/DarlasPetPantry
Uxbridge Scugog
https://www.facebook.com/UxScPetFoodBank/
Whitby
Rescue Chow
https://www.facebook.com/rescuechow/
Windsor
Feeding Windsor Essex Pet Food Bank https://www.facebook.com/FeedingWindsor-Essex-Pet-Food-Bank-581660975654494/
Saskatchewan:
Saskatchewan Pet Food Banks
https://www.saskspca.ca/programs/pet-food-bank/
Don't forget to vote! There are only 10 days left in this voting round. We are still in the #9 spot, 100 votes ahead of #10 & 1000 votes behind #8. Hopefully, we remain in the top 10. A $500 grant will be much appreciated.
As always, thank you so much for your support & votes & sharing with friends & family!
Help them share in $1,000,000 worth of grants this year
Once again, a huge thank you going out to Standsure Agility & our Saskatchewan agility friends! They raised $520 from their raffle and, again, chose to share it with us.
It was almost exactly the cost of shipping for a 1500 lb donation of dogfood from Royal Canin that we loaded up in the truck last Wednesday. Thanks to the Animal Food Bank & Greater Good Charities for letting us know this donation was available, to Bison Transport & ACE Courier Service for bringing it from ON and thanks to Ellen Jamieson for helping to load it all into the back of my truck!
Note: picture just taken today & we've already used up the same number of bags seen in the picture - 1/2 of one pallet.
All combined, this really helps to extend our buying power for dogfood and saves money to go towards vetting.
WOW!
We have moved into 9th spot in the Canadian groups! Thank you so much! As long as we stay in the top 10 until the end of June, we will be eligible for one of the $500 grants. And that is a big help in this day & age.
Thanks again for caring & sharing!
Each year MyGivingCircle gives $1,000,000
Another thank you going out to Flashing K9s of Medicine Hat for hosting the AB / NWT AAC Regionals 2024 and for donating the proceeds of their 50/50 raffle to our rescue! Apparently, my tickets did not win but the raffle brought in another $319 for our vet fund.
Thanks FK9s and the participants & volunteers & sponsors who made this all happen. Congratulations to those who qualified for Nationals! And good luck to all those teams that will be going to the 2024 AAC National Agility Championships!
Each year MyGivingCircle gives $1,000,000
Hee Hee!
Woohoo! Thank you everyone for your votes!
We are now 200 votes ahead of #11 and only 40 votes from #9 spot. Only 38 more days to vote for this round of grants. Our fingers & toes are crossed that we stay in the top 10.
Again, thank you for caring/voting/donating & sharing with your friends & family!
Help them share in $500,000 worth of grants
Big THANK YOU going out to Chelsie Birse for thinking of the dogs out here in rescue (plus mine & the fox family & the feral cats & the scavenger birds) that might enjoy a big raw beef bone this weekend.
AND for cutting them into manageable sizes so those that don't get distributed right away might actually fit in my little freezers.
Another big THANK YOU going out to our agility friends with the Rocky Mountain Agility Club for holding a raffle for this fabulous piece of art by Deanie Petrunia. They raised $295 which immediately went to the purchase of much needed dogfood.
Another big THANK YOU going out to our agility friends in Saskatchewan! They raised $340 from the raffle at Standsure Agility's April trial!
Again, for context, that covers a health check, with vaccines & a microchip for dogs coming into care that do not have any vetting history.
Well, that was depressing. Just responded to, and turned away, 6 surrender requests. :-(
Help them share in $1,000,000 worth of grants this year
Another big THANK YOU going out to RMAC and the agility community for supporting us at their April "Spring Cleaning" agility trial. Just for context, $313 will cover a health check & a suite of vaccines & a microchip for a new dog in foster. It all helps!!!
LOL!
Just a thought 🐶🐶🤔
Huge THANK YOU going out to the Edmonton agility community & OC Agility for thinking of us at their annual Veterans Agility Trial.
(The food did not last more than a couple of days but the cash donation will help to replenish the food bins.)
We would like to thank everyone that contributed to the first Tracy Memorial Raffle held at the Veteran Dog trial in March, which raised 1200$ in cash for the AB Herding Dog Rescue.
One large bag of dog food was donated by Leanne and Sheldon of Chasin Dreams Arena along with some extra cash donated by Lindsey Pelechytik.
Cash donated by Daron, a very special friend of Tracy's, was used to purchase another large bad of dog food.
Plus, a box of gently used dogs toys donated by Teresa Halkow also given along with a box of gently used leashes, collars, food dishes and all the extra treats used to make the dog goodie bags given out at the trial.
They were delivered to Cindy at the end of March and she was overwhelmed by our support.
Thank you again for all your support to this very worthwhile cause and supporting Cindy. 💗
If you wish to help her out please head over to her page at
https://www.facebook.com/100002624314084/posts/7121645004599573/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
and vote for ABHDR at MyGivingCircle to win some grant money. Every little bit helps.
Each year MyGivingCircle gives $1,000,000 in grants and donations
Each year MyGivingCircle gives away $500,000
Each year MyGivingCircle gives $1,000,000 in grants and donations
**CROSS POSTING**
https://www.cochranehumane.ca/animals/violet
Please click on Violet's link for more information and the CAHS adoption form link.
Meet Violet!
Everyone who is thinking of getting dogs should read this because you need to understand this reality:
***I am a 21st century dog.***
-I'm a Malinois.
Overskilled among dogs, I excel in all disciplines and I'm always ready to work: I NEED to work.
But nowadays I get asked to chill on the couch all day everyday.
-I am an Akita Inu.
My ancestors were selected for fighting bears.
Today I get asked to be tolerant and I get scolded for my reactivity when another approaches me.
-I am a Beagle.
When I chase my prey, I raise my voice so the hunters could follow.
Today they put an electric collar on me to shut up, and you make me come back to you - no running - with a snap of your fingers.
-I am a Yorkshire Terrier.
I was a terrifying rat hunter in English mines.
Today they think I can't use my legs and they always hold me in their arms.
-I'm a Labrador Retriever.
My vision of happiness is a dive into a pond to bring back the duck he shot to my master.
Today you forget I'm a walking, running, swimming dog; as a result I'm fat, made to stay indoors, and to babysit.
-I am a Jack Russell.
I can take on a fox, a mean badger, and a rat bigger than me in his den.
Today I get scolded for my character and high energy, and forced to turn into a quiet living room dog.
-I am a Siberian Husky.
Experienced the great, wide open spaces of Northern Europe, where I could drag sleds for long distances at impressive speeds.
Today I only have the walls of the house or small garden as a horizon, and the holes I dig in the ground just to release energy and frustration, trying to stay sane.
-I am a border collie
I was made to work hours a day in partnershipwith my master, and I am an unmistakable artist of working with the herd.
Today they are mad at me because, for lack of sheep, I try to check bikes, cars, children in the house and everything in motion.
I am ...
I am a 21st century dog.
I'm pretty, I'm alert, I'm obedient, I stay in a bag...but I'm also an individual who, from centuries of training, needs to express my instincts, and I am *not* suited for the sedentary life you'd want me to lead.
Spending eight hours a day alone in the house or in the garden - with no work and no one to play or run with, seeing you for a short time in the evening when you get home, and only getting a small toilet walk will make me deeply unhappy.
I'll express it by barking all day, turning your yard into a minefield, doing my needs indoors, being unmanageable the rare times I'll find myself outside, and sometimes spending my days sunk, sad, lonely, and depressed, on my pillow.
You may think that I should be happy to be able to enjoy all this comfort while you go to work, but actually I’ll be exhausted and frustrated, because this is absolutely NOT what I'm meant to do, or what I need to be doing.
If you love me, if you've always dreamed of me, if my beautiful blue eyes or my athletic look make you want me, but you can't give me a real dog's life, a life that's really worth living according to my breed, and if you can't offer me the job that my genes are asking, DO NOT buy or adopt me!
If you like the way I look but aren't willing to accept my temperament, gifts, and traits derived from long genetic selection, and you think you can change them with only your good will, then DO NOT BUY OR ADOPT ME.
I’m a dog from the 21st century, yes, but deep inside me, the one who fought, the one who hunted, the one who pulled sleds, the one who guided and protected a herd still lives within.
So think **very** carefully before you choose your dog. And think about getting two, rather than one, so I won't be so very lonely waiting for you all day. Eight or ten hours is just a workday to you, but it's an eternity for me to be alone.
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Congratulations going out to Charlie (formerly known as Thomas) & his new family, Crystal & Trevor. Here are some pictures from their trip home to Yellowknife & enjoying the wide outdoors with his new sister, Dakota.
Day 2 of our annual Herding Clinic. Some of the young ones that showed little interest yesterday turned on today! Blair (kelpie, ~11 months) - Andy (R&W BC ~2 yrs) - Leia (cattle dog, ~ 2 yrs) - Bailey (smooth tri BC, ~ 18 months - yesterday's pix) - Psyche (B&W, NOT a foster - mine, mine, mine!) Thanks again to Nancy Thornton for taking photos when she wasn't working her own pup. Thanks to Louanne Timmons Twa of Phantom Ridge Ranch for hosting us again!
These are a few of our current foster dogs at our annual herding clinic. Andy (R&W, ~ 2yrs old), Bailey (smooth tri, ~ 18 months old), Thomas (B&W, ~ 6 yrs old) & Blair (kelpie, 11 months old) Photo credit to Nancy Thornton.
Here is a sampling of the newest dogs to the rescue. Albums & profiles are available on the website (www.albertaherdingdogrescue.com) for some & will be up in the next for days for others. In order: Sally - Angel & Roper - Samantha - Ollie - EmmyLou - Duke - Blair - Andy - Ace - Cowboy, Festus & BJ.
Look what Toni sent us!! Quiz, one of the very few puppies born in our rescue, is now competing in agility. Here she is doing a NADAC tunnelers course! Toni says she makes a great agility partner & is going to be awesome! WooHoo!
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For almost 25 years, with friends in ranching, herding and agility (and other dog sports), Cindy has taken in, fostered and found homes for many herding breeds or herding breed crosses. The dogs are primarily Border Collies, Australian Cattle Dogs, Australian Kelpies, Belgian Malinois & German Shepherds, to list just a few.
