on Thursday, July 1st, 2010
Happy Tails Books is looking for great stories about adopted Cocker Spaniels and Cocker-mixes. Sending in your story has many benefits: Your dog will be immortalized in print, you’ll be helping to raise awareness about Cocker rescue, and each contribution moves our rescue toward a greater annual donation from Happy Tails Books’ annual sales.
It doesn’t matter if you believe yourself to be a good writer or not – the important thing is that your story is emotional, interesting, has a clear point, and gets submitted soon. Happy Tails Books will help you make it pretty (if necessary). Purebred and mixed-breed dogs welcome as are stories from fosters and forevers.
Lost Souls: Found! Inspiring Stories About Cocker Spaniels will be the fourteenth book in Happy Tails Books’ breed-specific series about adopted dogs. Story guidelines and a submission form are located at http://happytailsbooks.com/submit.htm.
The submission deadline is July 30, 2010, but don’t wait until then to submit your story! Earlier submissions have a better chance of making it in the book.
on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue is partnering with Castor & Pollux Pet Works in an effort to provide natural and organic food to pets in shelters and foster care. If you go to the Castor & Pollux page on Facebook, you’ll get reminders about our adoption events, and also become part of a growing pet parent community. But there’s more. If you become a fan of their page, they’ll donate a kibble meal to Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue.
Here’s how it works. Just go to http://facebook.com/castorpolluxpet. Click the “Like” button to become a fan. Then, simply send an email to facebook@castorpolluxpet.com. Put “Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue” in the subject line, and your name (as it appears on your Facebook account) in the body of the email. Castor & Pollux will take care of the rest!
on Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010
Colorado Animal Rescue Express (C.A.R.E.) arranges and provides the safe transportation of dogs and cats from high-kill shelters in Colorado and neighboring states that are going to rescue groups or adoptive homes. C.A.R.E. works with over 110 rescue organizations who commit to taking the homeless animals into foster care for proper assessment and placement. Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue depends on C.A.R.E. to transport Cocker Spaniels from Kansas and Missouri, otherwise we would not be able to bring these animals into rescue.
On Saturday June 5th, C.A.R.E. is holding a Wine Tasting Fundraiser from 4:30 – 6:30 at The Empty Bottle (1886 S. Pearl Street). Please come and share appetizers, wine and great conversation.
THEY NEED YOUR SUPPORT!!!!! On average, they are transporting 200 animals a month to safety and providing an additional 40 wonderful dogs and cats a month with Jake’s Fund payments to help cover spay/neuter and special medical costs.
We hope to see you at our fundraiser. Thank you!!! If you can’t attend, you can still donate on their website.
on Monday, May 17th, 2010
In addition to our regularly scheduled adoption events, we’ve added a few more to our upcoming summer schedule. Here is a list of our events for the remainder of May and for June:
Saturday, May 22 - 2 events:
Botanic Gardens Bow Wow Adoption Event from 9a-1p, 909 York Street, Denver, CO, Top of the new parking garage!
Petco at Southlands Mall from 9a-4p, E470 and Smoky Hill Road in Aurora
Sunday, May 23:
Petco in Golden, 12n-4p, 17132 West Colfax
Memorial weekend (May 29-31), no events planned!!!!
Saturday, June 5 – 3 events:
Petco in Highlands Ranch, 11a-4p, Highlands Ranch Boulevard and Lucent Boulevard.
Linnea Memorial Pet Walk and Adopt-a-thon, 8a-12p, Spring Canyon Community Park, Ft. Collins.
Brighton Culture Fest, 10a-5p, Downtown Brighton. For more information, click here.
Saturday, June 12
Petco at Southlands Mall, 11a-4p (note new hours), E470 and Smoky Hill, Aurora.
Sunday, June 13
Old Pearl Street Adoption Fair, 9a-1p, 1500 block of Old Pearl Street in Denver (south of I-25)
Saturday, June 19
Petco at Park Meadows, 11a-4p , County Line Road and Chester Street, north of Park Meadows Mall.
Sunday, June 20
Petco in Golden, 12n-4p, 17132 West Colfax
We hope to see you at one or more of these events. If you need more information, or are interested in helping us at any of these events, call us at 303-617-1939 or email us.
on Monday, March 29th, 2010
Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue has joined The Colorado Nonprofit Association. The Colorado Nonprofit Association is a statewide membership organization representing Colorado’s nonprofits. They are dedicated to making Colorado a better place for people to live by fostering an environment that supports nonprofits and recognizes the benefits they provide to our communities. They help raise awareness about the important role nonprofits play in bettering our state and the critical need to financially support their efforts. Through their training, support, lobbying and leadership, they help their members achieve their missions more efficiently and effectively. This coalition unites more than 1,300 human services providers, health care facilities, arts and cultural organizations, educational institutions, animal and environmental agencies, and more. Visit them at www.coloradononprofits.org.
on Monday, March 15th, 2010
Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue currently has three sight-impaired dogs in our rescue organization. Most humans turn away when they hear the word “blind”, however these wonderful animals have adjusted extremely well to their disability. We thought it would be nice to include a link to another resource that supports blind dogs. Please visit the Owners of Blind Dogs website for more information and perhaps you will consider adopting one of these loving dogs to be your “fur-ever” companion!
on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Earlier this year, RMCR announced that we would be attending an adoption event at Wilmore Nursery every third Saturday of the month. As it turns out, the adoption events at Wilmore fluctuate and are not consistently every third Saturday and the schedule often conflicts with commitments we have with other events.
Consequently, we’ve agreed to extend our relationship with Petco. The Petco store at Park Meadows has invited us to be present every third Saturday of the month at their location. Our standing monthly adoption events at Petco are as follows:
First Saturday – Petco – Highlands Ranch, 1265 Sgt Jon Stiles Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, 303-346-0471
Second Saturday – Petco – Southlands, 24101 East Orchard Road Suite C, Aurora, CO 80016, 303-627-5710
Third Saturday – Petco – Park Meadows, 9425 East County Line Road, Englewood, CO 80112, 303-708-0616
We will be at each of these events from 9:00am until 4:00pm, either inside or outside depending on the weather. We invite all interested parties to stop by and visit. We also encourage previous adopters to bring their dogs for a visit so that we can catch up on how they are doing in their fabulous new lives!
In addtion to these regularly scheduled events, we will also have a second team that will attend other special events such as the Pearl Street Fair as we are invited. Please check back often to see when these additional events will be held.
on Monday, February 15th, 2010
On Sunday, June 13, 2010, the Old Pearl Street Association will host the 2010 Old South Pearl Street Pet Fair at the 1500 block of South Pearl Street in Denver. Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue will once again take part in this event along with some of our most eligible Cocker Spaniels.
Please feel free to bring your pets along with you, but bear in mind that the weather in mid-June can be quite warm! If you are bringing animals, you may want to bring something to put on the pavement for them to stop and stand on, or perhaps an umbrella for shade, and don’t forget to bring plenty of water for them and for you!
We will be offering low cost micro-chipping and would love to talk to you about Cocker Spaniels and animal rescue. The event will take place from 9:00 – 1:00 between Florida and Iowa Avenues on old South Pearl Street. Be sure to stop by and say hi!
on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
One of our volunteers has received the 2009 President’s Volunteer Service award for his work with Rocky Mountain Cocker Rescue. The President’s Volunteer Service Award is an initiative of the Corporation for National and Community Service and is administered by the Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network.
John works for Qwest Communications. The Qwest Foundation will match volunteer hours at eligible 501(c)(3) programs with a monetary contribution. Employees must volunteer for a minimum of 40 hours in a six-month period to qualify for the program. John volunteered for an excess of 300 hours in his first six months with RMCR.
Because of his effort, he received a pin, a certificate, and a letter from President Barak Obama congratulating him for his service to the community. President Obama stated in his letter “While government can open more opportunities for us to serve our communities, it is up to each of us to seize those opportunities. Thank you for your devotion to service and for doing all you can to shape a better tomorrow for our great Nation.”
RMCR also adds their thanks to John for his work to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome eligible Cocker Spaniels. Find out more about The President’s Volunteer Service Award at http://www.presidentialserviceawards.gov/. If you are interested in volunteering with RMCR, check with your employer to see if they offer a similar program. It’s an easy way to increase your efforts and help non-profit organizations.
