ADOPT! - Many great dogs are awaiting a new home with just the right family. See those currently available and contact us by phone or email to discuss your situation and wishes. An Adoption Application Form can be found HERE. Please include a note about your particular interests and situation.
FOSTER! - Could you care for an abandoned senior dog for 2 to 12 weeks? This would involve giving gentle attention to a dog who might have special needs and might at first be confused or frightened, evaluating that dog's temperament, and helping us select the right adopter. The more homes we have available, the more dogs we can help! Contact us if you might be interested; you may download the foster/final refuge home information package HERE. Please include a note about your particular interests and situation.
Provide a FINAL REFUGE! Could you provide long-term care to one of the oldest dogs? Many of the dogs needing our help are too old for normal adoption, perhaps in the last months or year of their lives or in fragile health. We take in as many as we can but have to say no when space is full. If you could provide the TLC to the end of the dog's life we could cover veterinary expenses. There is such reward in giving comfort and love to an old creature who really needs it. If you might have room in your heart and home to do this, please contact us. (Download the application form HERE.)
See current dogs in this program HERE.
Foster and Final Refuge care: how are they different?
OldDog Haven is able to care for senior dogs by using Foster and Final Refuge homes. Foster families provide much-needed loving care to adoptable senior dogs rescued from animal shelters and from owners who can no longer care for them. Foster families will care for the dog for 2 to 12 weeks, until he is adopted.
It is important to keep in mind that these senior dogs are loving companions but may have medical issues undiagnosed when they are placed in foster care. We try to evaluate the dog's health before we make the decision to send him to a foster family, but it is possible that a dog in foster care may not be adoptable after all, and may even die in your care. It is sad when an older dog has an illness that we cannot cure, but it is such a wonderful thing to give an old dog the loving home that they so deserve for their final days.
Final Refuge care is for dogs who are too old or medically fragile for normal adoption and need a safe loving home in the last months or year of their lives. This home will provide a loving final refuge and keep the dogs comfortable and safe so they do not have to spend their last days afraid in a shelter or alone in a backyard. If you can see them through to the end you will find that the rewards outweigh the pain of losing a friend.
DONATE! (All donations are tax-deductible.)
OldDog Haven is an IRS-approved 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable organization and relies on donations and fund-raising activities for its income. We do not receive any state or federal funds.
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Buy or sell a home!
R. Craig Purfeerst of Windermere Real Estate in Edmonds will donate 20% of his commission to anyone referred by OldDog Haven. This is a wonderful offer which is much appreciated. Contact Craig at 425/672-1118 x209 or email him here.
Tava Goldstone is a residential real estate specialist located in Seattle, Washington. Tava has been representing buyers and sellers since 2004. Prior to that she was professionally involved in the animal welfare field, and still stays very active in animal welfare and rescue. When you buy or sell a home through Tava she will donate 5%, up to $500, of her commission to Old Dog Haven. Please call her for more information at Wilson Realty Exchange, Inc., 206-551-4193 or email her here.
Jennifer Dameral of John L. Scott Edmonds/Mill Creek will donate 25% of her commission on any transaction. Contact her at 425-218-4951 or email her here.
James Salay is donating 25% of his real estate proceeds to ODH. James is an animal lover who specializes in investment property as well as houses, condos, and land, and can be reached at (206) 915-8827.
Gifts of stocks, bonds, etc. can be accepted through our account at Edward Jones. Please contact us for details.
Help Us Get The Word Out - as new dogs arrive, we produce a Flyer for posting around (at dog parks, accomodating vet clinics, work places, etc.) If you can help by posting this flyer, please email us and ask to be included in the adoption flyer email we distribute regularly -- or you may access the current version and a generic poster (both are in Adobe PDF format) by clicking on the below pictures.
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Support -- Artist Tanya Amberson has designed a set of Pet Sympathy Dog Notes. Part of the proceeds from their sale, and other items, benefit ODH. Order items HERE.
We are lucky to have two groups of artists helping us by donating part of the proceeds from auctions to us. Talented members of Art Helping Animals (their website can be found HERE) and Art for Critters (check out their website HERE) are focusing their efforts on supporting OUR efforts. Their generosity with their talents is really appreciated.
FIRST LIGHT: Animal Voices in Concert is a collection of stories about what animals teach people. This book by OldDog Haven board member Ardeth De Vries is a perfect gift for the animal lovers in your life. All proceeds from book sales will be donated by the author to animal welfare organizations, including OldDog Haven. Click HERE to Order (also available through major online book sellers and most book stores on Whidbey Island.)
Shop Online - OldDog Haven is a participating charitable organization with iGive. You can support Old Dog Haven just by shopping online for brand-name stuff at over 651 well-known online stores. And you get free deals and coupons just by being an iGive.com member. If you join iGive.com and make a purchase within 45 days from one of 651 or so participating stores, iGive.com will donate $5 to Old Dog Haven!
HOW IT WORKS
1. Join iGive to Support OldDog Haven. It's FREE, private, & easy.
2. Shop the Mall at iGive.com. You'll see familiar stores like Lands' End, HomeDepot, Office Depot, J.C. Penney, PetSmart, PetCo, Expedia, Barnes & Noble, eBay, and more. (Note: Amazon.com is not a participating retailer. They are listed on iGive as a convenience for shoppers and do not donate part of their sales to registered charities.)
3. Watch the $$ roll in for Old Dog Haven! Up to 26% of EACH purchase gets donated but most stores are in the 1 - 3% range.
* You can find cool dog stuff not found in stores -- plus support OldDog Haven or other rescue groups -- by shopping at Helping Udders. HERE is their web site.