Dalmatian Rescue of Tampa Bay is very lucky to have three monthly supporters who we'd
like to thank and recognize. LouAnne Moody & Chris Capkovic, Ilyse Robertson and
Sonya Martin (sponsor of Emily). With 21 dogs under our care right now
(17 being long-termers), it costs alot for monthly care. We very much appreciate all
of our supporters and thank you many times over for caring for those spots who
have no one else but us.
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Waldo Heads North |
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Four-Wheeling is now a Canadian Spot...Hey?
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Dal-O-Ween! |
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Spiders and Bats and Creepy Crawlies invade Lake Park at the DRTB Dal-o-Ween picnic!
Original Post October, 2007.
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This Time, Forever! |
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Domanic makes a perfect landing and starts her new life with all four feet on the ground!
Original Post September 30th, 2007.
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Doing the Puppy Dance... |
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Original Post: September 2007.
I just want to celebrate another day of livin!
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Two Lives Saved! |
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Original Post: September 5th, 2007.
A dose of love from DRTB volunteers made all the difference.
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You Throw it, I'll CATCH it. |
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Original Post: August 27th, 2007.
This "Sport" never drops a pass!
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Loveable Sid |
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Original Post: August 18th, 2007.
This beautiful boy is Sid, a DRTB resident. If you're thinking he is not 100% Dalmatian then you are 100% correct. Please click his photo for Sid's story.
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Saving One at a Time |
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Two senior dals were heartlessly abandoned at high kill shelters. With time running out, DRTB managed to save one ... new volunteer, Jennifer, has now taken 12 year old Domanic to temporarily share her home until a new one can be found.
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Dr. Zeus? |
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Big, Loveable and Goofy. Zeus at your service Please click on photo for story. |
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A Poem for Pongo |
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Saying goodbye to a cherished pup is never easy, but their spirit lives forever in our hearts. Please click on photo for a memorial to Pongo. |
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Treat Her like a Lady! |
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Ms Lady once roamed the streets of Plant City with no hope in sight. Now she has a plush new bed and a brand new start! Please click on photo for story. |
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Susie Crosses the Rainbow Bridge |
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Once abandoned and running scared, the old girl with sad eyes lived out her last year with caring DRTB volunteers. Please click on photo for story. |
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Daisy and Pirate! |
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Pirate and Daisy arrived at DRTB only recently from a high-kill shelter. Unfortunately, it has been discovered that Daisy has cancer. With treatment however, her future looks bright. Please click on her photo for an update to this continuing story.
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Honey Sweet! |
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The Spot that Haunted Us, "Honey", shows us what Mother's Day is all about. Originally left in a high-kill shelter to die, Momma and babies are safe in great hands! Please click the photo for story.
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April Showers! |
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April Showers bring more than flowers... It's raining Dals. Please click on photo for story. |
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Finally a Place to Call Home! |
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This little liver spotted boy is one sweet cookie and now he's destined to live one SWEET life. Please click on photo for story. |
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Sweetie Finds the Golden Egg on Easter! |
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A Special Easter Rescue! Please click on photo for story. |
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Clinging to Life, Little Depp fights Heartworms |
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Now undergoing heartworm treatments, Depp (no relation to Johnny or Jack Sparrow and as far as we know, is not a pirate) has his hopes set on a better life. Please click on photo for story. |
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Heartworms Strike Again |
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The male Dal from Miami tests positive for heartworms. Please click on photo for story. |
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Dr. DooLittle's North Bound Train |
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Two Dals are saved from Miami Shelter with just hours to spare! Please click on photo for story. |
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A Scary Start for This Newly Adopted Dal. |
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Bladder stones can strike without much warning, and quick action must be taken. Please click on photo for story. |
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Dreams Really DO Come True! |
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Sparkles finds love and hope with her new Mom. Please click on photo for story. |
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A Special Spot Remembered |
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Sadly SusieQ Joins Our Friends At The Rainbow Bridge Please click on photo for story. |
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Cindy Lou Meets Mama Joanne |
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Our First Adoption for 2007! Please click on photo for story. |
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Maxine the Mix Goes Home |
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Great Adoptions Always Make Us Smile Please click on photo for story. |
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A Letter to Foster Dad Pappa Lee |
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Another Good Looking Spot Finds New Love. Please click on photo for story. |
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A Spotted Mechanic????. |
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Dal learns new trade...... Please click on photo for story. |
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Two Handsome Spotted Dudes! |
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They make 46 spotted saves for the year..... Please click on photo for story. |
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Corona The Reindeer |
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Another DRTB Alumni Pays A Visit....... Please click on photo for story. |
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What the World Needs Now... |
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Non-spots get love too! DRTB saves another helpless pup. Please click on photo for story. |
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Home for the Holidays! |
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Bowzer gets his health back and a new home for Christmas! Please click on photo for story. |
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We Just Couldn't Say No. |
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Cleo, who was on death row, is saved by DRTB volunteers Please click on photo for story. |
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In Memory of Edison |
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Remembering a Special Boy Please click on photo for story. |
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One That Fell from Our Grasp |
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Times like these hurt the most. Please click on photo for story. |
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Older Boy Still Loved |
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The first of our Three-Dog Weekend trio, Mushu, now Oscar, finds a new home. Please click on photo for story. |
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Houston Comes up a Winner! |
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While the first years of his life have not been the greatest, with his new home and his new name "Blue", it looks as though there is nothing but blue skies ahead! Please click on photo for story. |
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Putting on the Ritz! |
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If you're going, you might as well go in style. That's how DRTB pups do it! Please click on photo for story. |
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Remember Three Dog Night? |
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Well how about a Three Dog Weekend?! Please click on photo for story. |
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Over the Rainbow... |
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Domino, just click your heels three times and say, "There's no place like HOME!" Please click on photo for story. |
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It's What We Do... |
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DRTB Chosen as a Rally to Rescue Ambassador Please click on photo for story. |
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Just a Little Bit |
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Dalmatians come in all sizes, and this "Little Bit" now has a new name and a new home. Please click on photo for story. |
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Driving Ms Daisy |
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Miss Daisy makes a brand new start with a beautiful new family and a beautiful new home! Please click on photo for story. |
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A Time for Reflection... |
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DRTB takes a moment to reflect on a past adoption, and a very special man. Please click on photo for story. |
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Playpals |
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Just hours away from the needle, DRTB spares two more lives. Please click on photo for story. |
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Spot's Now a part of the Tribe! |
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Abandoned in Jacksonville, this 10 year-old sweetie had no place to call home ... that is ... until Ted found out about his plight. Now "Spot" is part of Ted's Tribe! Please click on photo for story. |
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Georgia On My Mind |
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When this Dal's original owner became ill and could no longer care for him, things looked grim. But thanks to caring people in both Georgia and Florida, Sparky has a new home, and another chance at life. Please click on photo for story. |
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Waggles and Company |
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Nap time in her new home ... Waggles settles into her life on Easy Street. Please click on photo for story. |
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Playing Matchmaker |
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Ernie Earns His Spot! (no pun intended!) Please click on photo for story. |
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Walk the Walk, and Talk the Talk |
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Everything we do and say, every day, matters. Here's the proof. Please click on photo for story. |
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And Bingo was his name! |
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The second Island Dal goes to a new home -- and you just won't believe this story! Please click on photo for story. |
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Eddie has His Dream Come True |
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Pulled from Hillsborough County, Eddie not only has a big smile and a big heart -- he now has a new home! Please click on photo for story. |
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Island Pups! |
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If you get lost or abandoned on an island, the best that you can do is fall in love! Please click on photo for story. |
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The Snargler... |
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Going on three years, Smokey Bear has snargled his way deep into Rich's heart! Please click on photo for story. |
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Get a Taste of This! |
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Folks at the Taste of Pinellas saw spots before their eyes thanks to DRTB Volunteers. Please click on photo for story. |
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Like a Rhinestone Cowboy... |
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Egor goes fancy dress and takes home a blue ribbon! Please click on photo for story. |
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Friends in High Places |
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When you are out of room, transfers from high-kill shelters to no-kill shelters make all the difference! Please click on photo for story. |
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Snatched From the Jaws of Death |
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Remember the cute 8-month-old pup on death row because his owners no longer wanted him? Thanks to DRTB volunteers, and his new People mom, Pecas has a new chance and a new home! Please click on photo for story. |
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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother... |
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Happy in their new home, these sibblings will be together for life! Please click on photo for story. |
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Comet Loses His Fight with Cancer |
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A young Dal, Comet, came to DRTB in December of last year. Shortly after, it was discovered he had a deadly form of cancer. Today, his passing brings many tears to DRTB volunteers, but especially his foster dad, Lee. We remember Comet here. Please click on photo for story. |
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A New Beginning! |
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Rescued from death row, the fabulous foursome of sibblings are on the road to happiness! Please click on photo for story. |
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A Letter From Home |
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Letters from previously adopted pups are always welcome! Please click on photo for story. |
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In Jail no More! |
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Though she spent the holidays at a high-kill shelter, Sammi puts a horrible past behind her to begin her new life. Please click on photo for story. |
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Hit by a Car. |
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Now fully recovered from the ordeal of being struck by an auto, Dali Mae (renamed Daisy) has found complete happiness with her new owners. Please click on photo for story. |
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DRTB Volunteers Rescue Two Girls in Distress. |
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It's the Boys to the Girl's rescue as these two Dals are saved from a high-kill shelter. Please click on photo for story. |
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Dottie Finds Her Special Companion. |
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Dottie was present when her owner was murdered. In desparate need of a home, a friend of the family steps up to the plate and adopts her. Please click on photo for story. |
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Remembering Sweet Lucy |
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Though her life was cut tragically short, in her last days, Lucy knew love. Please click on photo for story. |
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Dozer Goes Home! |
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DRTB completes our 2nd Adoption of the Year. Following in Merlin's footsteps, Dozer goes home! Please click on photo for story. |
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He'll Cast a Spell on You! |
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Turned into a high-kill shelter by uncaring owners, Merlin works some magic of his own to become our FIRST ADOPTION OF 2006! Please click on photo for story. |
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We've Got Mail! |
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Letters like these make all of us at DRTB feel so good! We're real suckers for happy endings! Please click on photo for story. |
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Helping Make Room for Hurricane Victims! |
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Pups were being shuffled all over the state in order to help the overcrowding caused by Hurricane Katrina. Andy and Peebles were two such pups. Here's an update on their status. Please click on photo for story. |
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DRTB Off to a Fast Start in 2006! |
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Already this year, we have been able to save the lives of three more spotted dogs.
One has been adopted, Merlin, who you will hear all about. The other two, one being
the pretty 5 year old shown here, are being transported and cared for until we get
them into a no-kill shelter where we have made arrangements for them. Please click on photo for story. |
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Remember the Young Lady from Polk County? |
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Found starving, her skin covered in fleas, this blue eye, brown eye girl has recovered, and becomes DRTB's 50th adoption of the year! "Lady" will now spend Christmas with a new Dad in her new home! Please click on photo for story. |
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Spotted Snuggle Bunny |
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This Dal, Taser, was about to be put down, but DRTB volunteers say, "NO!" Please click on photo for story & updates. |
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"Sleepy" Goes Home. |
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When her family moved, they took the hunting dogs, but abandoned this poor girl. After several months of recovery, Sleepy is now sleeping in her new home! Please click on photo for story & updates. |
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Half-Pint Puppy! |
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So small she could be a sideshow attraction at the fair, this little sweetie with a big heart now has a new HOME. She's been adopted! Please click on photo for story. |
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Hurricane Katrina Victim |
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Amongst the ruins, animals like this one, have clung to life. A DRTB volunteer steps up to the plate to help. Please click on photo for story. |
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The Rescue that Was but Wasn't! |
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No two rescues are alike ... and this one was definitely different! Please click on photo for story. |
Volunteers are always needed! Click on the photo
for more information.
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Sittin' Pretty ... is NO LONGER in Jail. |
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Adopted into a loving home, "Purdy" as she is now known, frolics and plays in the Dalmatian way! Please click on photo for story. |
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Handsome Bo Finds the Perfect Home! |
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Bo had been taken to a hi-kill shelter because his owner "didn't have time for him." We are happy to report his new owners don't have that problem. With a brother Dal to romp with, and horses to run alongside, Bo just loves his new home! Please click on photo for story. |
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The Putnam Dal |
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Rescued out of Putnam County, this "once abused" Dalmatian is leaving the past behind! Please click on photo for story. |
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Howie Asks: Howie can You not Love Me? |
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Another victim of our throw-away society, Howie hopes for another chance. We are saddened to tell you this sweet little pup died last night (7-23-05) from a heart attack caused by heartworms. Susan Weber adds an Open Letter to his previous owners on his page. Please click on photo for story. |
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Mocha likes her New Name, and her New HOME! |
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Rescued by DRTB, and then Adopted! Mocha is now Sadie. She has it all! Please click on photo for story. |
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A Last Act of Kindness |
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Mystic, you will be remembered as a sweet, gentle soul, and we love you. Please click on photo for story. |
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Living it Up! |
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Sharmin, now Carmen, tests out the waters in her new home! Please click on photo for story. |
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Dottie Is Adopted. |
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This deaf girl finds love and a new home! Please click on photo for details. |
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The Pup who came to Breakfast ... Has been Adopted! |
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The intruder that startled Susan early one morning has his dreams come true!!! Please click on photo for details. |
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Dancing in the Sun! |
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For Sundance, it will be a HAPPY 4th of July! Please click on photo for story. |
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Looking Much Better! |
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Petey finds a new home, a new Dad, and has begun heartworm treatment. Please click on photo for story. |
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Another Happy Ending! |
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Finding his new home last January, Dylan (now known as "Captain Morgan") sends his greetings. Please click on photo for story. |
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Saved Before Time Ran Out! |
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Safe for now, but a MAJOR heartworm treatment lies ahead. Please click on photo for details. |
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He's the Boogie Woogie "BeagleBoy" of Company B! |
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Caught in a life-or-death situation, DRTB joins another rescue group to save this non-spotted Beagleboy. Please click on photo for details. |
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Waiting for the "Sparkle" to Return |
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Believe us ... it HAS! With a new name, Sara, and a new home, this girl now has it all! Please click on photo for details. |
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Krissie Begins Treatment. |
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Pulled from Miami Animal Services last month, Krissie has begun her heartworm treatments. Please click on photo for details. |
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This is Homer! |
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Just a big ole boy with a handsome face and a lot of heart! He's ready for a new home ... well, ALMOST ready. Please click on photo for details. |
Our Dals will be enjoying the hot summer in comfort this year with many, many heartfelt thanks (and 100 puppy mooches!) to Tara & Doug Bravata of Weichert Realtors in Clearwater. Due to the beating our shelter AC has taken in just one year, it needed a major overhaul in order to keep functioning. Without their generousity, we would have had to take money out of our constantly strained operating funds that only keep us going Day by Day. In Rememberence of a loving father and friend who was a softie for strays ... especially his beloved Dalmatian "Dalton", donations have been made in Memory of Seymour L. Honig by his daughter Catherine Honig and family friend Ronald Lehman. We thank them for remembering the Dals who aren't lucky enough to have anyone who cares about them. The donations will go to make sure that at least one or two more homeless pups WILL!
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The Cutest Ever! |
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Three weeks ago, this puppy was on death row. Today, she's in the arms of her new mom, Lynn! Please click on photo for details. |
Some of you may remember the 2 year old mix that we recused last year who was beat so severly in the head with a hammer, his skull was cracked open. We have just found out the cruel person who did this had his day in court earlier this week. Although the case was won, there was little justice in it. Sadly as in most animal cruelty cases, no one would come forth as a witness to say they saw him beating the dog (although everyone heard it happening). He was only slapped with a $263 fine for failure to provide medical treatment to his animal. Hopefully, this man will have bad karma for many years to come. The best revenge we feel we got for little Max was putting him in a perfect home with people who just say they can't love him enough. He's the dog they have always wished for and will never suffer abuse again. (Max will be featured in our 2006 DRTB calendar so you will get to see just how wonderful he lives now.)
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Play for Strays! |
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Play for Strays was a big success for our spots! Please click on photo for details. |
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Dottie Finds Happiness! |
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We love to get letters like this! Please click on photo for details. |
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An Amazing Reunion |
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Why is this Dal smiling? Check it out! Please click on photo for details. |
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22 & Counting |
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2005 has been a busy year for DRTB. Once again our volunteers get into gear and the result? Sam, Dal #22 is rescued and adopted! Please click on photo for details. |
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A Special Rescue for a Senior Dal. |
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When not even radio ads could find the owners of this senior Dal found wandering around in a head collar, DRTB comes to the rescue. Please click on photo for details. |
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Jesse: |
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It's been a year since Jesse teamed up with his new Dad Terrence. 50,000 miles later, the road ahead still looks bright. Please click on photo for details. |
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DRTB Volunteers! |
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Make no mistake about it. DRTB volunteers are our lifeline! Please click on photo for details. |
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A Sad Farewell |
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Our favorite little pup in a raincoat, Tramp, has crossed the rainbow bridge. Please click on Tramp's photo for a personal message from Susan. |
Hope's rescue and the months that followed have been archived. Please click on the photo above to return to that incredible day, and the little spotted girl who stole our hearts!
Hope found her new "forever home" August 2004.
