BBQ EXTRAVAGANZA
Our third annual BBQ will be on June 28th. Leash up your bullies and come down to visit us at Robson Park. There will be prizes, games, agilility, lots of bully love to go around. Mark it on your calendars. We'll see you there!
Green Zebra Books Aid Bully Buddies
Local Savings for Sustainable Living
www.greenzebraguide.ca
Bully Buddies is helping to sell a great new coupon book that is now available in the Lower Mainland! Not only does this coupon book promote sustainable
living, proceeds from each book sale will go to Bully Buddies! For every $25 book ordered, $10 goes directly to help the dogs in our care.
Check it out, it is promoting a greener way to enjoy life with the
added bonus of saving a few bucks !
If you are interested in making an order, there are several ways:
- email Bully Buddies and we can get them for you
- order on line at www.greenzebraguide.ca - please use our
organization code "BBRS"so that they we can collect the proceeds to
help the dogs in our care. .. please note that shipping charges of
$6.76 will apply
Take a moment to check it out, won't you? Feel free to cross post !
Behaviour for Bullies Obedience Classes
Hey guys! Interested in getting cheap training classes for your Pit-Bull? Well--you're in luck! Bully Buddies has teamed up with Sarah from RocketDog and we offer subsidized or free classes to help you get your Pit-Bull on the right track to becoming a stellar breed ambassador. Click here if you would like more information.
The Bully Buddies 2008 calendars are here....
Check out your favorite Bully Buddies alumni on the
Bully Buddies 2008 calendar!
http://www.cafepress.com/bully_buddies
Thank-you to Nautical Dog for designing some of our logos!
SPCA Open House- Sat. May 3
Come visit Bully Buddies, and other animal rescue groups at the Vancouver SPCA's Annual Open House! From 10 am till 3 pm. There will be a pancake breakfast until 1 pm. Find out more about the SPCA while gaining lots of useful information!
Vancouver SPCA
1205 East 7th Avenue
Vancouver, BC
Pitbulls For a Purpose
Fundraiser for Ella!
Ella has had a bit of a rough go of it as of late. First she came in as a stray to the Prince George SPCA, where she was considered unadoptable due to being a senior. Fortunately the staff fell in love with her, so much so that the Manager drove her down to the Lower Mainland! She quickly had the entire Bully Buddies crew swooning over her, and was doing great until one day she got sick and had a seizure. They found that Ella has a Grade 3 heart murmur and heart that is twice the size it should be. She is now on monthly heart medications . The vets then found a softball sized tumour on her adrenal gland. On Thursday May 8th she will be heading into the specialists at Can-West vet clinic, for further diagnosis, and to look at surgery possibilities for the tumour.
To date her vet bills have totaled $845.38 The Can-West bills are expected to total at least $300, with surgery costs to follow.
Ella is an amazing dog. When she gets through all of this we are hoping to get her registered as a Therapy Dog because she has a wonderful, gentle temperament. People are just drawn to her where-ever she goes. She has become our official PR dog at local events, and recently won-over the crowd at the SPCA Open House.
We are holding a raffle fundraiser for Miss Ella, in order to help cover all of her health needs. Tickets are 1 ticket for $2 or 3 tickets for $5!
Two amazing baskets are available- one for humans, the other for your beloved canines. See attached poster for pictures of these great prizes.
Tickets can be bought online through Paypal (bullybuddies@gmail.com), or via cash, cheque or credit card.
Draw will take place May 31, 2008.
Thank-you for supporting Ella and Bully Buddies!
This basket is all about pampering! A fantastic Satellite Salon Hair Make-Over and so much more!!!
This basket is all about your beloved pooch! Treats, toys, and games galore!
Hat's Off Day Parade
Bully Buddies participated in the Hat's Off Day Parade with Big Dog Little Dog Bakery. Our newest adoptable Tenessee came out and charmed her way into the hearts of all the people there, with her cute little prance and her willingness to cover all she met in kisses! And Miss Sadie also came and in true Sadie fashion was a good ambassadog for the bully breeds. Thanks so much to Big Dog Little Dog Bakery for inviting us out to join in the fun. And a big thanks go out to Sam, Shayla, Mike and Wendy for heading out and representing Bully Buddies and showing off these fantastic dogs. We had a blast and can't wait to do it again next year! If you would like to see pictures from the parade, click here.
SPCA OPEN HOUSE
Thanks for having us out!
Bozwell Got Your Help!
Our St. Paddy's Day fundraiser was a huge success! A good time was had by all. Thanks everyone for coming out and showing your support for Bully Buddies.
To date we have raised $2890 through direct donations of Bozwell's care. This completely covers the costs of both of his leg surgeries!!!! Donations are no longer needed. A HUGE thank-you to everyone who helped out. We never dreamed that we would be able to cover the costs of his surgeries, let alone in just 3 weeks time.
On top of that, the St. Patty's Day fundraiser generated another $1883.50. We are floored by everyone's generosity. This will be used to cover the medical needs of Pop-Tart (now Jayda) who needed a blood transfusion and emergency surgery after she almost bled-out from a routine spay, and Peppermint Patty who has a badly healed broken leg that requires surgery.
Update March 17th- Bozwell headed home today! Thank-you to Pacific Coastal Airlines (http://www.pacific-coastal.com ) for flying him back to his family. Bozwell has been fostered by Jaynee and Tony since he was 6 months old. They love him and they have become his permanent family.
Here is a letter from them:
Update March 13th- Bozwell is doing GREAT! Tomorrow his stitches come out and later this week he should be heading home! Check out this link for new pictures of him.
Update March 2nd- Bozwell has just under-gone surgery on his right leg, and is starting to recover well. While under they x-rayed his head. He has dents in his skull and a healed broken jaw. He is an amazingly resilient creature who amazes us all with his good cheer and penchant for life.
Bozwell is scheduled for femur head removal surgery, for his right leg, on March 1st. He will need the same surgery performed on his left leg about 6 months later. The estimated costs of these surgeries is over $3000.
Stay tuned as we continue to raise funds to improve Boz's well-being!
A huge thank-you to Trenant Park Pet Clinic for taking on Bozwell's surgical needs, and providing him with such great care!
We couldn't have done this without the help of Dave and Cathy from the Royal City Curling Club. Not only did they donate the lounge for the party but Cathy donated her wages for the evening to help out the cause--thank-you guys so much for your support!
A huge thank-you to Gail whose donation amazed us all!
So far Bozwell has been sponsored by Care Collars (http://www.carecollars.com), Animal Advocates (http://www.animaladvocates.com),
Bullies In Need (http://www.bulliesinneed.ca), Citizen's Pet Population Control Society, Marina Figurelli , fellow rescue Pit Bull Hope, BB's alumni Silver, Dutch Dog Bed & Breakfast (www.thedutchdog.com ), Sunset Gourmet (www.sunsetgourmet.ca), Soggy Dog (http://www.soggydog.ca), Zen Dogs Daycare (www.zendogs.ca), the staff of Burnaby Now, Kitty Kompany Pet Sitting Services (http://www.kittykompany.com), Action for Animals (http://www.actionforanimals.net), Denyse Chambers, Sue Turnball and family, Planet Hair, Wild Thyme Dogs (http://www.wildthymedogs.com), Suzi Beber and Smiling Blue Skies (http://smilingblueskies.com), Pet Agree Massage (http://www.zendogs.ca/massage.html), the Dziak family, Cheryl and Silver, Hair to Dye For, BB's alumni Sula and family, BB's alunmi squishy-faced Roxy's family. Melissa and Eric, in memory of the wonderful Marz, BB's alunmi Quiggley, and many others.
Thank-you to Burnaby Now, The New West Record, and CTV for covering his story, and spreading the word about this lovely boy!
