IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING STATUS OF BONE

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Greetings BONEheads, it is with an overwhelming sadness that BONE, as an official non-profit rescue organization, has decided to bring the final chapter to a close. Without an influx of ready volunteers, and foster homes, BONE was not viable.
Thus, in keeping with the wishes of Mia, BONE’s original founder, and BONEhead extraordinaire, BONE has folded, and the balance of the funds will be transferred to BCCA Rescue, and Beacon. That said, it was also the wish of the current Board of Directors, that we keep the Facebook page, and Yahoo group, and webpage as they are, welcoming all of our Neardie friends, cohorts, and aficionados to act as ombudsman, facilitating, aiding, and connecting dogs in need with rescue groups and adoptive homes.
Carry on dear rescuers. Post away. Plan the work. Work the plan. There is still work to be done, and we can still play a vital role in saving our beloved furry faces in need.
Your Bone Board

B.O.N.E. is Recruiting!

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The (new) Board of Directors is currently recruiting for 2 positions and we need your help!

  1. Treasurer. Our wonderful and long-serving Treasurer needs a break, so we are urgently searching for someone to take her place. She has been doing this job wonderfully for many, many years and we hate to see her go, but everyone needs a break at some point. Ideally this person would be familiar with 501(c)3 Non-Profit accounting and be bonded. If you are interested, please contact any member of the Board of Directors!
  2. Legal Representation. Again, the person filling this role has been doing it for many, many years and is ready to let someone else take over. Again, the ideal person would be licensed to practice law in more than one state, and be familiar with 501(c)3 and/or animal rescue organizations, but we’re always open to suggestions! Please contact the Board if you are interested or have any friends or relatives who might be interested.

Council Bluffs Iowa Neardie 1-11-12

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This Neardie (perhaps?) broke my heart when I heard about him. He’s in a
very crowded shelter with a very limited time left..at least they put him on Petfinders. He’s in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Is there any help available for him?
Please contact Monica (twaymatcoxdotnet) for more information about this pet. As per the shelter:
This guy is very scared at the shelter. He was picked up as a stray and is looking for his onwer to rescue him.
NOTE: We can NOT return long-distance phone calls and we can NOT ship or hold animals (sorry). Due to lack of space, animals may not have as long as we would like to get adopted. If you would like more information, please call the shelter between 1 and 5 pm (M-F) or Noon to 4 pm on Saturday to make sure the animal is still available. Please have the animal’s ID # available when you call. Adoption fees and directions to the shelter can be found on our petfinder website (see SOLAS link). The Shelter is located at 2821 S. 15th St., Council Bluffs, IA. 51503
– ID#2965

Merry Nose Bumps

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I hope everyone has a lovely Christmas filled with Fuzzy faces, big beardie and neardie  kisses, soft nose bumps and wagging tails! Give thanks for the four-footed ones with whom you share your lives.

 

 

Let us all remember the lives we have saved — both dogs and the people who have adopted those dogs — over the years. Every rescue is 2 lives saved, and isn’t that what this season is all about?

Kelly and Bailey

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Kelly and Bailey in Atlanta, Georgia

Kelly

Bailey

Kelly and Bailey

Need a Home

29-Nov-2011
Kelly and Bailey were loved and well cared for by their owner, whose life was cut short by a car accident some months ago.   Following her death, the dogs lived alone for FIVE  TO SIX months and only once a day a relative would come over, feed them McDonald’s food and let them out.  They survived in this kind of isolation until BONE was able to find them a loving foster home where they have gratefully been since the day before Thanksgiving.

They are supersweet, loving dogs-for many the fact that they are 9 years old is a deterrent  But they have so much to offer.  Both are neutered, healthy males and are great with their foster Mom’s own dogs.

Bailey

Bailey is some kind of shaggy mix, and is just 40 pounds–he might be part Old English Sheepdog, Bearded Collie or other shaggy breed like Wheaten –we just don’t know for sure.

Kelly

Kelly appears to be a shetland sheepdog and rough collie mix and just 45 pounds.

Because these two have survived together we felt that we owed it to them to try to find them a loving home as together as they have already lost all that was familiar and secure to them.

If you have a home, a heart and a love of herding dogs, please fill out a BONE application and email Laurie at:  nclsatwindstreamdotnet  (nclsatwindstreamdotnet)