Step Up for the Pups

Good Victoria Day long weekend; It’s that time of year again! It’s our annual spring STEP UP FOR THE PUPS fundraising event! This year, we offer our walkers two choices: continue with the ‘COVID’ style walk and choose your own time and location OR you can join us at Woofstock.  The date is June 22, 2024. We’re hoping as many people as possible will support our efforts so we can continue to help the many dogs who come to need us. So far we only have 10 walkers, so we hope to bump that number up significantly in the next couple of weeks.  Please consider joining the Step-Up Team at: https://www.speakingofdogs.com/fundraising-events/step-up-for-the-pups/ (click the ‘participating’ link) Our theme is a RAINBOW walk to pay tribute to the dogs we've loved and lost  By joining the walk, you’ll help treat dogs like Lana, who came to us with a broken jaw, Gizmo who needed an urgent cystotomy operation, and Kenna, Rudy and Pumpkin who all had a genetic heart condition that needed surgery called a PDA to close the leaking blood vessel.  Flower, Gertie, Canella, Missy, Jelly, Bean and Lily all came to us from Northern Manitoba through our partner rescues and now have happy, loving homes to call their own.   We continue to help puppy mill survivors. Over the last year we've helped free 50 moms, dads, and pups from a life of misery, loneliness, and suffering.  They will no longer be used to line the pockets of greedy millers and backyard breeders.  Owner surrender forms come in on a regular basis as people struggle with affordability issues, lack of time and/or commitment and regret at acquiring a dog during COVID. Shelters contact us frequently because they are full of dogs who are getting no adoption interest, which seems to be an "across the board" challenge as adoptions sink to all time lows.   In 2023 we found homes for over 120 dogs, supported 28 Forever in Foster dogs, sponsored 31 dogs through Blackie's Fund and participated in several northern community spay/neuter clinics.  Please help us continue our dog rescue efforts by walking or sponsoring (here is the link to sponsor: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/speaking-of-dogs-rescue/p2p/walk-2024/ our Step up for the Pups - our coffers need replenishing, and many dogs need us.  Speaking of Dogs Rescue is run solely by volunteers. Our dogs are lovingly cared for in foster homes until we find just the right home for each one of them. We are an all-breed dog rescue with a focus on senior and special needs dogs.   PS It’s only mid May and we’ve already helped 70 dogs find a second chance at love and life.  This is thanks to our incredible foster program, our admin team, volunteer drivers and supporters. Yours in Dogs, Lorraine