Welcome to the latest edition of our newsletter!  We are going to be making some changes in our newsletter.  Since we are spread out across 3 states and all of us have very diverse lives but a lot of common interests too, we thought it would be great to make our newsletter more interactive.  All of you who volunteer with us have stories to tell, those who own Dobermans that they have gotten from us have stories to tell.  In each issue I want to feature a dog story from at least one of you and a volunteer story too.  How did you get interested in Dobermans?  Send pictures too. Tell us about yourselves and your dogs. We all need to connect with each other.      

Please send your pictures and stories to dron95@aol.com and mark them “newsletter” and we will feature them in the issues ahead.  We also want the newsletter to be sent through the internet as much as possible.  This makes is faster and more cost effective, plus, we can make it bigger and better.  We look forward to hearing from you!

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My name is Holli Sampson.  I joined the team this past summer.  Dobermans have been a part of my life for the past 14 years but dogs have been a part of my life since the day I was born.  The reason I got involved has to do with a lovely dog that I had the privilege of owning for 13 years.  Her name was Audrey Hepburn and that is her picture above.  Audrey never met animal or person she did not like.  She was a good will ambassador and sometimes quite a drama queen.  She lived up to her name is so many ways that I couldn’t begin to explain it here. 

I always knew that when she died it would be difficult but when the Good Lord called her home last May 22^nd, I found out just how difficult it would be.  For 13 years she had been a dear friend who listened to everything I had ever talked about(even the nonsense things!)and always been at my side.  She had “starred” in stories I wrote about her and had a human fan club.  My husband and I were devastated.

Now, we weren’t alone.  We had adopted our 1 ½ year fawn colored male from Doberman Rescue in March to join our 2 year old Gracie and Audrey.  Gracie and Daniel were wonderful even as they dealt with their own grief in losing their old companion.  Gracie licked our tears and Daniel gave us lots of snuggles.  Friends and family were supportive.  Kirk and I had a new challenge of learning how to live with young dogs again!

We all dread the day that we see the first signs of age in our dogs(and ourselves too!).  Audrey grew old but part of us never noticed her age.  We noticed her beauty, her wisdom and her sweetness.  She grew softer and more loving with each passing day.  Her health remained relatively good until the last 10 months of her life when arthritis started to get the best of her rear legs but it never got the best of her warm heart.

A friend of mine once told me that there is nothing more beautiful about a dogs life than old age.  I really wondered when she made that statement but also she made it from a good knowledge base because her call in life was to rescue old dogs that were no longer wanted.  It wasn’t until I experienced it with Audrey that I understood what she meant.  If one looks beyond the obvious signs of aging there is a real beauty beyond all of that.  It applies to humans too.  Those who are older should not be cast off and ignored.  Inside of every living creature, whether it be dog or human, that lives to old age is the child full of life and love and mischief and humor.  Look for it and you will soon see.

What does all of that have to do with Doberman Rescue?  After Audrey died I kept in touch with Mary Gibilisco and her gentle persuasion got me to join the team.  Mary has a way about her.  She doesn’t brow beat or offer guilt trips.  For me, she was just there and kept in touch with me.  One day I was going through my pictures and found the one of Audrey above and I could almost feel her telling me to go help the others find homes.  I called Mary and asked her how I could help and here I am!

We have had an exciting new adventure come to us at Doberman Rescue.   Applications for adoption always excite us.  We are always overjoyed to see our dogs find their forever homes and to make new friends of the people that adopt.  We now have our very first nursing home request!  Tim Knutsen, the administrator of the Wisner Care Center, loves Dobermans and has requested one for the nursing home.  We are in the process of matching up the perfect dog and we hope Tim will keep in touch with us in the future with all kinds of updates as one of our dogs reaches out to hearts in need.  We hope to keep you updated in future issues.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS!  No matter how much spare time you may or may not have you  DO have talents we can use!  Contact us at dron95@aol.com, or 402-397-1742 and ask how you can help.  Small blocks of your time, an hour here or there, makes a BIG DIFFERENCE to us, not to mention our dogs.  You will be rewarded with lots of wet dog kisses and some new people friends too!  We can train you and will work to put you into an area where you feel comfortable in what you are doing.  Please give some thought to the matter and give us a call!

“A RIGHTOUS MAN CARES FOR THE NEEDS OF HIS ANIMAL.”

PROVERBS 12:10

Dear Friend,

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska needs your help.  We have a plan to build kennels for our dogs that are not in foster homes prior to going to their forever homes.  We have the building we need and a donated heater.  Funds are needed for the concrete, air conditioning and materials to finish off the project.  We are trying to raise $10,000.

We also need funds for medical care, boarding and food for our animals.  Every dollar you send goes directly to helping our animals.  No one at Doberman Rescue of Nebraska earns any kind of salary.  We are all volunteers.

Would you please consider helping us? 

Thank you in advance for your support!  We at Doberman Rescue of Nebraska wish you all of the best in the upcoming holidays and brightest hopes for the new year!

____  Yes, I would like to help you in your goal to build the kennels and to care for the animals.  Enclosed is my gift of $_________.

_____  I would like to make a monthly pledge to support Doberman Rescue of Nebraska.  I will pledge a monthly amount of $________.

______ I know of  a business who would do a corporate sponsorship.  Here is their contact information:  ____________________________________________________________________

DRON is a 501 (c ) (3) so all donations are tax deductible!

PLEASE MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE TO DRON ,, ATTN:  ALICE  1018 S 92^ND ST, OMAHA, NE  68114

PLEASE COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT DONATING:

NAME:_________________________________________

ADDRESS:_________________________________________

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EMAIL ADDRESS (WE WILL NOT SELL THIS TO ANYONE!)_______________________

PHONE NUMBER: (_____)- _______-_____________

_____  I AM INTERESTED IN BEING A VOLUNTEER.  PLEASE CONTACT ME!

THANK YOU AGAIN!!!