NorSled
Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
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HONOR DONAR – “Pennies for Pups”
The idea of saving pennies, considered "useless" and throw-away even though they add up, is gathering steam. Donar (special boy of Norsled’s Adoption Coordinator Gail de Rita) is physically gone, he passed recently due to an awful cancer, but we can honor his spirit and his memory by not only eating more cookies but also by saving our pennies -- and other coins -- for Norsled.
The idea is so simple: everyone sets out a jar at work, home, school, etc. Gathering them will be amazingly easy. Put the word out. Collect. Go thru your pocket change daily. Pick up special pennies from the street! Bring coins to adoption fairs, Husky Club or contact Gail at junsomom1@yahoo.com if you have money to donate. Send earmarked checks to our PO box, donate thru paypal (click the PayPal icon below). We can get much needed monies to help homeless huskies in special ways ... maybe even concentrate on assisting northern breeds with cancer or other difficult diseases? The "Penny Fund/Honor Donar" can be an ongoing memorial to an extremely beautiful, smiley, irreplaceable boy. Start saving and we can start rolling. We are already off to a great start!!
We are a 501C3 non-profit, so donations are tax deductible.
Contact Us
Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
PO Box 5784
Vallejo CA 94591
Phone: 800-471-5822
Shop with Us!
Shopping via Norsled links will help to save more beautiful dogs like Harley.
Support NorSled
Support NorSled by purchasing items from Amazon via this search box. It costs you nothing extra, but NorSled will receive a small percentage of the sales.
Thank you!
NorSled Gifts
What's New!!
Thank You!
251 dogs adopted out by NorSled in 2008!
Many thanks to all of our supporters, volunteers, shelter works and sponsors. A special “shout out” to:
PetSmart for a wonderful grant in 2008 that helped us supply our foster homes and take care of our foster dogs.
Pet Food Express for hosting NorSled on their January 30, 2009 “Pets Around the Bay” program. What a way to start the year! And they also donate food to us monthly.
Cottage Kennels for their support in boarding our dogs and a discount when our foster homes overflow, and helping us to show our dogs to potential adopters.
Please check our Sponsor page to see more of the groups who have helped NorSled
VIP Fibers
VIP Fibers will take that precious fur your northern breed dog makes and turn it into yarn to be used in personalized keepsakes. Click HERE to view their site.
ShelterCare
Alleviate the financial stress associated with your pet’s unexpected medical expenses and generate funds for our rescue group at the same time! Simply apply for a ShelterCare Pet Insurance Program by using the ShelterCare banner-link above.
Here’s how it works: ShelterCare Pet Insurance Programs cover you when your pet needs essential veterinary care from an illness or injury. Also, every time a completed application for a ShelterCare program is generated through our group’s website, we automatically receive a $25 donation to help cover our costs. This donation is of no cost to you and provides us with essential funds. Make the right move and enroll today!
Pet Portraits
Custom pet painting by Linda Gillum. She will paint YOUR beloved pet like the gorgeous painting you see of NorSled alumni, Wyatt, above.
2010 Norsled Calendar
The Norsled Calendar for 2010 is now available. Click here for more information about how to get yours now. Makes a great holiday gift and it helps us save more dogs.
Help Dana
Please Help Dana
Donations are in desperate need for Dana the honorary NorSled Husky. Can you guess it by looking at her she is actually a purebred American Bulldog? She sure doesn’t think so!
Dana found her way into NorSled as a puppy last year when a foster home’s neighbor took her in and didn’t know what to do when they couldn’t manage keeping her. Dana originally came from an unknown probable backyard breeder then moved on to a home where a child’s allergies reined over all. The neighbors were well meaning by trying to help the first family out of their problem but ultimately ran into a problem of their own; orders to Alaska. Since they were going to be leaving abruptly they wanted to find a home as soon as possible and opted for posting Dana on a website for free. Of course the neighboring NorSled foster home could not bear to see Dana, a cute (large) little puppy be thrown into the hands of backyard breeders looking for their next money maker. No one wanted to see this perfect little un-spayed puppy’s destiny turn into that of being chained and bred until she could no longer.
With NorSled’s approval Dana became an Honorary Husky and started the process of training, vetting and spaying. She soon found a home and was off to what seemed to be her fairy tale ending.
After almost a year in her new home Dana started to experience swelling in her neck area. After a few visits to the vet’s office to find out what this swelling was the family found out that the hard soft ball sized lump was a blocked salivary gland. Unfortunately this happened when economic times had hit the family hard. Their only option even with offers of help was to surrender Dana back to rescue so she could get the care she needed without delay and find a new home since they would be unable to keep her.
Now back with her NorSled foster home Dana has had her much needed surgery and is still recovering. It has not been easy for her by any means.
The surgery turned out to be more invasive and took twice as long than what was expected. What they found was an infected salivary gland that had grown to the size of a baseball even after numerous attempts at draining it. They also found infected duct that had to be transected.
Since her surgery Dana has been back to the vet 4 times because of complications and discomfort with her recovery. One of the visits she had to be anesthetized and re-sutured with stitches since the staples were not holding.
The surgery and following visits have increased the original quote of $2000 to roughly $2500. As of now she is doing better and recovering well but will have more visits for check-ups and suture removal which will incur more cost.
Contributions in Dana’s name payable to NorSled would be much appreciated. You can make donations by clicking on the PayPal logo on the left column and in the comments area put "For Dana". You can also send your donation to the address below.
Northern California Sled Dog Rescue
P.O. Box 5784
Vallejo, CA 94591
Dana will be available for adoption after her recovery.
Norsled is a 501c3 organization so all donations are tax deductible.
About NorSled
Northern California Sled Dog Rescue (NorSled) is an all-volunteer non-profit group dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding new homes for unwanted, abused and abandoned Siberian Huskies, Alaskan Malamutes, Samoyeds, and Northern-breed mixes in many Northern California counties including: Alameda, Butte, Contra Costa, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa, Sacramento, Solano, Sonoma, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba.
Read About Us for more information about our rescue organization. Please check our Events page; we have many fun events happening over the next several months and we would love for you to attend!
Visit our available dogs page to see the beautiful dogs that are available for adoption in the San Francisco East Bay Area and beyond.
Meeting NorSled Dogs
You can meet your new best friend at a NorSled Adoption Fair. Most adoption fairs are held in Contra Costa and Solano counties. Click on schedule to see the schedule of our adoption fairs.
To see the dogs in NorSled program, click on Available Dogs. This page also includes dogs in local shelters and sled dogs whose owners are trying to find them new homes.
Check our available page to learn about our adoption process.
How You Can Help
Rescuing Nordic Breed dogs can be expensive. Many come to us needing
medical attention, some need behavioral training, and most need attention and love to get ready to go to their forever homes. We are always
looking for foster homes, shelter monitors and people to help with adoption fairs and fundraising. The main requirements are a good sense of
humor and extreme tolerance of dog hair!
To contact us about membership information and volunteer opportunities, send an email to rescue@NorSled.org. If you would like to make a donation to NorSled, click on How to Help. Or go to your favorite shopping sites by way of our Shopping Links. NorSled receives a donation from the merchant for any purchases you make through this page.
Electronics Recycling Program
NorSled is now participating in the EcoPhones Recycling Fundraiser program. EcoPhones pays up to $300 per item that we submit!! Help us without spending any $$$$'s or time.
There's nothing to buy and nothing to sell. We simply ask that you and your friends donate your consumer electronics to NorSled:
- Cell Phones
- Ink Jet Printer Cartridges
- DVD Movies & Videogames
- Portable DVD Players
- Laptop Computers
- MP3 Players
- X-Boxes, Sony Playstations, Wii
- Digital Cameras & Digital Video Cameras (DVRs)
- Digital Picture Frames
- Portable Navigation & GPS Devices (Garmin, Magellan, Tom-Tom)
Please ask your friends and co-workers to help this cause. Bring your used items to one of our adoption fairs or contact junosmom1@yahoo.com or 800-471-5822 to arrange pickup.
Visit Our New NorSled Store!
Shopping via the links you see throughout this site helps NorSled tremendously. By helping us you are helping to save more dogs from high kill shelters. Know that every penny you donate or that is raised via our online stores is spent on caring for the dogs in our adoption program and ensuring that they find their new forever homes.
So please visit our new NorSled Store at CafePress. Wear your Nordic breed pride! We will be adding new items on a regular basis!
For a $25.00 donation to NorSled you can have your canine companion featured in the NorSled Store. Please send your request to photos@norsled.org. Remember that all donations to NorSled are tax deductible.
Shop via our Amazon Store for all of your canine companion needs.
Do You Need Help?
Questions about your northern breed dog? Do you need to find a home for your sled dog? Contact us via e-mail or call 800-471-5822 and leave a message. Most calls and e-mails to us are returned within one business day. Calls may be returned collect if not local.
Training and Other Articles
Introducing Cats and Dogs (from San Francisco SPCA)
So You Think You Want a Sled Dog (from Siberian Husky Club of American)