Happy New Year!
Make a toast, friends! What a year it’s been! These are just a few of the moments that made 2015 such a great one. Thank you to all of the volunteers, fosters, adopted parents, and sponsors who make this rescue a reality everyday!
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Toys for Spot Kicks Off
City Dog Market kicks off its Toys for Spot donation drive today! Between now and Dec. 23, you can purchase a toy to donate to our rescue for 20% off. They’ll put it in Santa’s sack, and Santa will deliver the goodies for Christmas. Visit their store at 4244 Peachtree Rd NE in Atlanta or call in a donation from anywhere at 404-816-8050.
Terrier Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and we at rescue have so much to be thankful for this year. Like every year before it–and any year in dog rescue, to be quite honest—it has been both a fulfilling and a challenging one. We’ll start recapping 2015 soon enough, though, in separate blog entries. For now?
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the rescue gang! All of these cuties are available for foster, adoption and/or sponsorship. Visit Our Dogs Page to learn more about each one.
Year in Review 2014: December
December was all about fundraising. Between our Angel Tree Drive, the awesome people we met at Whole Foods, and lots of individuals and businesses wanting to get in those last-minute tax-deductible donations, we were able to hook all of the dogs up with everything they needed … and pay off some overdue vet bills. Woo-hoo! What an amazing end to an amazing year.
Holiday Dogs
Help us share the holiday spirit and our rescues in their search for a forever home!
Year in Review 2014: February
February was the month of love! Our dogs kissed so many folks at Smooch-a-Pooch and we, unfortunately, kissed our sweet Skip goodbye.
Angel Tree Drive Underway
Our annual Angel Tree Drive has officially kicked off again! For the past two years, Intown Healthy Hound in Grant Park has graciously sponsored our tree and will do so again this year. Dog City II in Sandy Springs will also be hosting a tree, which we set up today (pictured). Thanks so much to Olive and Lily, owner Marcia’s insanely-adorable Boston Terrier rescues, for helping us get the job done!
Home for the Holidays Online Auction
Our Home for the Holidays Online Auction is now underway! All proceeds from this auction will help us continue helping them until they get their second chance.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
An oldie, but a goodie – Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Eli and the gang! Stay safe out there.
Fling into Spring Photo Contest
We would like to invite everyone to join us in our online “Fling into Spring” photo contest. Whether you are an amateur or a professional, a contestant or a voter, your efforts will help us raise some much-needed funds to keep doing what we do: Rescuing those rascally Russells. (Say that 5x really fast!)
Smooch a Pooch Kissing Booth
Pucker up! Valentine’s Day will be here before we know it. To gear up for this holiday of love, a few of our rescues have agreed to share their kisses for a donation to the rescue. They will be doling out pooch smooches in the kissing booth at City Dog Market, located at 4244 Peachtree Rd. NE, in Atlanta. Donations can be as small or as large as you’d like. They’ll still plant one on you!
The pups will be at the booth (outside, if it’s pretty; inside, if it’s not) between 10am and 2pm.
Stop by for a smooch, then do some shopping for some healthy, all-natural treats for your own pooch in the store. And, hey, if you fall in love with one of them, remember: They’re available! 😉
Happy New Year!
Happy new year, everyone! The new year has officially begun, and we wish everyone a wonderful one! We didn’t want to move ahead without looking back on the incredible year that was 2013, though. Read our month-by-month roundup in the JACK FLASHBACK 2013 series.
Jack Flashback 2013: December
‘Tis the season for a month of miracles. December was amazing in all aspects – from incredible fosters/adoptions, to an outpouring of donations and voting support, to an awesome and much-overdue party. It ended a year that we will never forget at rescue.
Jack Flashback 2013: November
November simply blew us away and gave a whole new meaning to the word “Thanksgiving” for us. We have never, in our history, had such an incredible month of donations, volunteer help and support, locally and across the country and globe.
Jack Flashback 2013: October
October was the beginning of what would become three solid months of good stuff – miracle adoptions, fantastic fosters and donations by the dozens! And, of course, we had to have a little Halloween fun …
Angel Tree Donations
How do we say thank you? With a lump in our throats and happy tears in our eyes, that’s how.
Intown Healthy Hound in Atlanta offered to host our Angel Tree in their store for the second year in a row this month. Every day in December, we posted one of our dogs and his or her special needs or wants on our Facebook page. We accompanied the local request with online requests via our Amazon Wish List … and you guys came through ten-fold!
We have been posting all of the amazing online donations and in-person/mailed donations on our Facebook page and now we would like to recognize IHH for their participation.
Not only did our local supporters help our rescue this season with tons of food, treats and toys, you also supported a wonderful local business that offers natural food and treats that are unbeatable.
Thank you to IHH and to all of our local supporters for doubling the cause this season. You are amazing, and we thank you!
Billy Stalker, IHH employee, with the Angel Tree and some bags of food that were donated.
Your awesome lot of toys, treats and food!
Jack Flashback: February 2013
February was a relatively calm month at rescue. Those are very rare and we are always thankful for them. Donna celebrated her birthday … and we celebrated her and the rescue by putting together our “Home” video as a gift. Haven’t seen it yet?
Merry Terrier Good Time!
We celebrated our first Merry Terrier Holiday Party last night in Atlanta and had a terrier of a time! What started as a year-end celebration with just a few volunteers grew into a big gathering of our extended family at rescue, including volunteers, supporters and foster/adopted parents … and, of course, Mama Donna.
It was a great evening of incredible food (so much food!), drinks, music, new rescue videos (debuting shortly), raffle giveaways, an adorable custom JRT ornament tree, and good old conversation about all of our four-legged kids.
We also hosted a raffle drawing for a barnhunt donated by Meredith Minkin with Canine PhD and B.D. Malone from Beastie Darlings. One of our volunteers won the drawing and donated it back to the rescue!! It looks like little Frazier (who knows how to “go to ground” like no one you’ve ever seen) will be enrolled in the class! We can’t wait to follow his progress.
Thank you to everyone for making 2013 such an incredible year. As Mama Donna briefly said before the tears kicked in, everyone brings something special to the table that makes this thing work and we couldn’t do it without you.
Special thank you to Sheryl Cherico and MD Tech Pro/Tier 3 for loaning us the beautiful space!
The Angel Tree Returns
December has arrived, and we are excited to announce that Intown Healthy Hound is hosting another angel tree for us this year in their store. Beginning tomorrow, we will feature a dog or two a day on our Facebook page who is looking for an angel like you this season. Some like toys or treats, while some could use specialty foods or collars.
Merry Terrier Holiday Event
It’s been a big year for the rescue, so we’ve decided to celebrate the year with an end-of-year holiday bash: The Merry Terrier Holiday Party!
Scheduled for 5-9pm Dec. 14 at MD Tech Pro/Tier 3 (3580 Pierce Dr., Suite 160 in Atlanta), this potluck event is open to all volunteers, foster parents, adopted parents and supporters who have made 2013 (and the preceding years) such a great success. We would also like to invite potential adopters, supporters and/or volunteers to come out and meet everyone.
We’ll have music, food, drinks, holiday items and more. We are also hoping to have a raffle and/or silent auction. (If you have items you would like to donate, feel free to PM us or email us at jrtadoptions@gmail.com).
Admission is free, but because the rescue has no entertainment budget (except the volunteers’ personal pockets, which are pretty lean this time of year), we ask that everyone bring a dish or drinks for the evening.
If you plan to attend, please RSVP and fill in a potluck slot. Can’t wait to see everyone there!
Thank you so much to MD Tech Pro/Tier 3 for loaning us their beautiful space to celebrate!
Photo Contest Winner
CONGRATULATIONS! Our “Jack” O’Lantern Photo Contest has officially ended! Sue Graziani won with her wonderful photo of Witch Milly & Witch Milo at a whopping 445 votes! Thank you to Sue and all 32 participants for taking the time to submit your beautiful photos and ask for votes. It was great to see all of the creativity and, of course, cuteness! View all of the entries >>
Witch Milly & Witch Milo
Although we did not have enough donations to offer a second place prize in our photo contest, we wanted to give an honorable mention to Cathy Frost and Cleo for coming in a very close second place by a mere 8 votes!
Happy Halloween from Cleo
Daffy’s Day
Looking for something fun to do this Saturday in Atlanta? Grab your two- and four-legged babies and head out to the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds for the 6th Annual Daffy’s Day Celebration. We will have a booth and some dressed-up dogs of our own for this awesome annual event, which boasts food, live music, a car show and more.
There are tons of events on tap, including a costume contest for both pets and kids, a petting zoo and a bounce house. There will be pet adoptions, as well as dog agility and training demos. Julie Gribble will be making special live appearance from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm
Admission is free; however, a donation of food for Daffy’s Pet Soup Kitchen is requested. Hours are 10 am to 5 pm. The fairgrounds are located at 2405 Sugarloaf Pkwy in Lawrenceville (use the Sugarloaf entrance).
“Jack” O’Lantern Photo Contest
It’s October again and you know what that means: It’s time for another Halloween costume pet photo contest! Want to play?
Just upload your photo and description below. Don’t forget to tell your friends and stop back every day to vote. Deadline is October 29.
This year’s prize is an awesome goodie bag of human treats (candy and a $25 Starbucks card); dog treats (the good stuff!); a long-sleeved GA JRT rescue shirt (your choice of color and size); and  GA JRT coffee mug for your coffee.
We may be adding additional winning slots/prizes as well, but we are currently relying on our volunteers/supporters to donate them, i.e. we are not using and will not use any rescue donations for this contest. It’s just something we wanted to do for fun. If you have something you’d like to donate as a prize (gift cards are always awesome!), please contact us.
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Happy Labor Day Weekend!
Happy Labor Day weekend from Eli and the rescues! Stay safe out there.
The Birthday Video
Tomorrow is Donna’s birthday. We tried to keep this video under wraps until then, but just couldn’t …
Here’s the personal home video the volunteers put together for her for her birthday. It’s a short glimpse into the life of the rescue she and Jimmy founded more than 10 years ago and that we, the volunteers, are so proud to be a part of. We are missing so many dogs and will probably create more of these, but … for now … Welcome to our world and thank you for supporting us.
If you would like to wish her a happy birthday or leave her a gift (donations to the dogs only, please), you can do so by signing her page and/or visiting our donations page and mentioning “Happy Birthday” in the special notes.
Happy Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day from Eli and Elanor!