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Greater Illinois, Inc.
PO Box 4169
Lisle, Illinois 60532 (630) 415-1206
Greater Illinois, Inc.!
Thank you to our Donors
Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois, Inc. would like to thank the following people for their donations for the Missouri collies. Since all of these angels are heartworm positive, have had no medical treatment for a very long time and not properly socialized, these babies will be with us for awhile, especially through the heartworm treatment. Your donations are tax deductible. We thank EVERYONE for the help and support, not only in monies but in other ways now and in the coming months. Donations are still welcomed and this list will be updated.Full list of donors here. Too many to fit on the front page!
Update on the Missouri Dogs
Wow we have been very busy taking care of the needs of our girls from MO, and apologize for not getting this update on them out to you sooner.We have named the girls and you will soon be seeing them pop up on the website. All of the girls have tested positive for heartworm so my next goal is to find proper foster care for them through their treatment. If you would like to foster or foster to adopt one of these beautiful girls please contact Collie Rescue of Greater IL ASAP! I would like to see them in a home for their treatment rather than a kennel situation. Here is a list of the girls.
Kari: 2 to 3 yr old female sable and white, has gone into a foster to adopt for her treatment.
Bobbi: 2 to 3 yr old female sable and white
Pandora: 8 yr old female sable and white
Ginny: 8 yr old female sable and white
Trixie: a petite 2 to 3 yr old sable and white female, has gone into a foster to adopt for her treatment.
Thanks to Motif Grooming in South Elgin Kari and Trixie are feeling great with all of that dead coat off of them and we all know how good it feels to have a bath when it is long overdue. Kari is a stunning beauty, and Trixie is the cutest petite collie girl and so sweet. Kari and Trixie are lucky girls they found homes to go to for their heartworm treatment. Both have been placed there on a foster to adopt, this means when their treatment is over and they have regained their health these lucky families will have a wonderful collie to call their own.
A special thank you to all of you who have donated to the medical needs of these girls, we have not quite reached our goal to be able to meet the needs of the large amount of medical attention these girls need and hope to see more donations coming in.
Thank you to the Kijek Family and the Rogers Family for coming out and helping to keep the kennels clean and neat for the girls! It's a big job to clean up after these five girls along with Prince and Lucky. Your help has been so appreciated! If you would like to foster one of the girls please contact us ASAP, I would be happy to give you the details of fostering a heartworm positive dog. We would love to see Lucky and Prince get into a foster home also, these poor boys have been with us since April and for the life of me I can't figure out why? They are loving wonderful boys, who would love to have a home with a sister to call their own.
Vicki
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Microchips in the News
There was a story in the local news this week about a rescue collie reunited with his owners after being missing for five years.All CRI dogs are microchipped as soon as they come into rescue. If you've adopted a CRI collie, please be sure to update your address with the Avid microchip registry if you have an address change (call Avid at (800) 336-2843 ext 4). Please update your address with us too (just drop us a note at info@collierescue.org). If Avid cannot find you, they will contact CRI if a dog is found and if we have up to date information we'll be able to contact you to reunite you with your dog.
Flood Relief in Iowa
The American Kennel Club is organizing relief for animal shelters and other organizations affected by the flooding in Iowa. If you want to help out by volunteering or monetary donations, the AKC is providing contact information in this article on their website.
Heartworm Testing and Prevention
Speaking of floods, you've certainly seen the huge increase in mosquito populations lately. Have you gotten your dog's heartworm check yet this year? Don't forget to do that and to keep your dogs on their monthly dose of heartworm preventative. Heartworm infections are all too common and are painful and costly to treat.Remember that if you have a collie that you should not use a preventative containing the drug Ivermectin, as it can cause a fatal reaction in some collies. CRI uses Interceptor on the dogs that come through rescue.
Have you seen me?
My name is Harley. I'm missing, last seen in Genoa, IL. If you have seen me please contact my owners:Suzy & Steve VanBuren
815.784.3183 Home
815.561.5094 Cell
815.748.1410 Work
Adopters, save the date!
The annual CRI picnic for adopters is going to be on Sunday, September 21, this year. Look for your invitation in the mail in August.
New newsletter
A belated new newsletter is up with a big list of thank yous to all the folks who have donated over the last year or so. We couldn't do it without you!
Have you moved?
Please let us know if you've moved or your phone number or email address has changed - not only would we like to be able to invite you to future picnics, but we also rely on that information to reach you if your dog has gotten lost and someone calls the number on his rescue tag.
Your CRI collie is wearing his collie rescue name tag, right?
If you have a change of address or other information, or need a new rescue tag, please write us at info@collierescue.org.
Help Needed
We are in great need of foster homes. If you are interested in fostering for us, please send us a note at info@collierescue.org or call (630) 415-1206.
Collie Rescue of Greater Illinois, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation established in 1995. We provide shelter and care to purebred collies which have been abandoned or turned in to shelters. The collies are placed in temporary foster homes until a permanent home can be found. Our commitment is to place the collies in the best possible permanent home to give them a second chance in life.
If you'd like more information, feel free to contact us via phone, email, or paper mail.