Red Riding Hood Rescue Project - a wolfdog rescue

12/31/2024

We had a huge surprise today! 1000Lbs of human grade beef donated, and delivered to us, from JBS meats and Grand Island Express delivery! But with no freezer space, we gave a call to the friendly folks at Camden Locker LLC to see if they could help us out. Mike and Stephanie run a wonderful family business and even late on New Years Eve, met us at their shop to let us use their freezers! This is community!

Thank you Camden Meat Locker for letting us use your freezers! Thank you to Mike and Stephanie Truster for being willing to help. Thank you to JBS and Grand Island Express for the donation. And thank you to my husband for all your help! What a blessed way to end 2024!

12/31/2024

As we close out a successful year for our rescue and say goodbye to 2024, we are excited to see what 2025 will bring us at the Red Riding Hood Rescue Project! ✨

12/31/2024

The Red is proud to be partnered with some of the leading sanctuaries and wildlife advocates in the country through the Big Bad Rescue Network!

Yes, we have yet another thankful post before we close out 2024. What can we say? The support we’ve received this year has been unreal!

Our sincerest of thank you to the National Wolfwatcher Coalition, whose grant award at the beginning of this year was responsible for our introduction to Susan Vogt of Red Riding Hood Rescue Project and, ultimately, the founding of our initiative Big Bad Rescue Network.

Our rescue network brings together one of our core values here at the Big Bad Project: collaboration. Being able to work alongside so many like-minded individuals and organizations is what we’re all about.

Without this grant, we wouldn't be helping wolves and wolfdogs across the United States. Through this grant, we were able to fund our Conservation Conversations program, helping us ensure that our equipment was in good condition and that we broadcasted free conservation education to anyone who wanted to listen. That grant led to something much bigger, a network of dedicated individuals who share the same values we do.

We couldn't have asked for better results and it wouldn’t have been possible with the National Wolfwatcher Coalition!

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12/30/2024

It was a beautiful 50 degree, sunny day for a tour and Regan’s family were our lucky guests! We tossed liver treats to all the pups who were already thrilled over the morning venison breakfast! Look at these darling well behaved children! The last photo is a staff favorite!

12/30/2024

It’s not too often that you get someone with the dedication and heart, like our Onsite Cooperative Care Training Liaison & Intake Coordinator, Erin. ❤️

Erin shows up constantly for us, despite her other daily commitments, to dedicate time to each rescue, working at their pace, having a conversation with them about their care, and progressing them towards choice and control in their welfare.

Training is a conversation between two individuals, and we are grateful to have someone who listens, follows, challenges, and cares wholeheartedly!

Thank you, Erin for all you’ve done and still do for us!

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12/29/2024

Our famous 401 girls have some news to share!

To celebrate the new year, and honor the hopeful completion of our on-site veterinary clinic, we have something special in the works! 🧰

Wiley and Willow are two very special girls to The Red, these two, along with our 21 other rescues deserve to have the best health care. So, we have a surprise to help us ensure it and finish building our clinic on grounds. 🩺

We can’t wait to share it with you so stayed tuned…

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12/29/2024

Meet Sage!
She is one of our quite shy and more seclusive rescues. She’s curious, but cautious. 🐾

So, how do we set her up for success? 🤍

We create an environment she’s comfortable in. She has a well-known companion, Aspen, in a large enclosure with her.

We give her space. Our socialization work with her is more desensitization to us than anything, but we wait for her to approach us.

We go at her own pace. We allow her time to think about how she wants to respond to our presence.

We give her choice. If she wants to approach us, she will be rewarded but we don’t encroach on her space.

We treat her with respect. Although we don’t have a relationship established with Sage, she receives the same care and opportunities as our other rescues.

We love Sage, we are here to provide her a lifetime of care and do what’s best for her. Each animal is an individual who deserves this.

Let’s encourage putting an animal’s welfare as the top priority first and foremost, always.

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12/28/2024

Today’s team was strong! Morning walks! A surprise (awesome) meat delivery from the Pugh family, a tour, ivermectin meatball delivery to all pups, work shop organization, meat processing and biggest of all: wood chip spreading to combat the mud! What an amazing shoveling/wheelbarrel team we had. Thank you to all who showed up! 👏

12/27/2024

Team Early Bird was on duty and it’s a good thing …we beat the rain! Everyone got their lovely bowls of raw meats! It was a bit muddy but we still had fun and the pups are happy! All is well and as clean as it can be with all this rain!

12/27/2024

Before the year is over, we want to make sure we give you one last THANK YOU! 🫶🏻

If you did anything to help support our mission this year, this is for you. If you donated to us, purchased a calendar, shirt or hat, bought us kibble, food, treats, or toys, shared or liked our posts or even just talked about us to your neighbors, THANK YOU! 🫶🏻

Every dollar, like, share, sale, visit and recommendation makes all the difference for a small nonprofit rescue like us here at the Red Riding Hood Rescue Project! Our 23 rescues wouldn’t have what they do without you, so THANK YOU! 🫶🏻

We hope you know how thankful we are here at The Red! ♥️ We can’t wait to see what 2025 has in store for us!

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12/27/2024

It’s not too late to make a final tax deductible donation ♥️

🐺 Venmo us at -red
🐺 Donate online - https://www.rrh-project.com/donate
🐺Send us a check - 6955 Shurz Rd, Middletown, OH 45042

We can provide tax receipts!

Each of your donations directly supports our nonprofit rescue. We are working to complete our on-site vet clinic, restore our equipment and maintenance barn, and all while feeding, enriching and caring for our 23 hungry mouths each day! Thank you for your continued support.

12/25/2024

Wishing a very Merry Christmas from all of us at the Red Riding Hood Rescue Project! 🎄

We hope each of you are getting lots of treats and toys but most importantly, you’re getting to spend time with your pack! ♥️

12/24/2024

HAPPY HOWLIDAYS! ⭐️

The holidays are always a wonderful reminder to focus on what is most important and to slow down for the small moments in life. 🫶🏻

If you see us taking time from posting a lot in the next few days, just know our wolfdogs are still receiving their daily care, and we are just taking some time to enjoy these special days with our family, friends and loved ones. 🎄🐺♥️

We are grateful for our community, and we wish you all the happiest of holidays!

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12/23/2024

These 2 beautiful ladies, Amie Marmer and Darsha Arnold (our vet team) are enroute to climb Mt Kilimanjaro! Let’s wish this amazing duo success and safe travels!

12/23/2024

Jaye and I visited the Amigos, the puppies, Mesa and last, Bear and Charley. Jaye practiced training skills with both Mesa and Charley! Colin just came to fix stuff! 🤪

12/23/2024

Keep yourself cozy warm with a knit hat! ❄️

Shop here ♥️ https://www.rrh-project.com/product-page/winter-hats

For a purchase of 2 hats, you can support 25% of our kibble needs for up to one week, and that’s for 23 rescues! 🐺🐺🐺

Your purchase makes a difference, thank you! ♥️

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12/22/2024

Last chance to get gifts mailed before Christmas!

12/21/2024

Work, walks and training happened today. Our own Erin McCleary came to help our interested interns, and staff, learn the basics of cooperative care training! 👏 thank you for all who attended!