Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue

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TG K9 Reunion – Cynda

August 24th, 2010

I just heard Yvette is bringing little Audie down with her. He is the special needs pup with canine megaesophagus.
This is just another example of how selfless and caring Yvette is with her canine crew. Audi is one lucky pup!

For those who didn’t get a picture of the Olympic torch, here’s your chance – Yvette is bringing her torch down to the reunion – everyone will have a photo op! How cool is that?

Yvette and 2 of her loves, Dave & Jillian

BTW – The entrance to Everett Crowley Park is just south of 63rd Ave on the East side of Kerr. The parking lot is quite small but there is plenty of parking on the street.

FYI – Washrooms are not located in the park, but are across the street from the parking lot.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Saturday!

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Update on Bella, the border collie mix formerly known as Pepsi

August 24th, 2010

Hi Yvette – I just wanted to share another success story for Turtle Gardens.

This is my Bella – the cat loving, housebroken, waits for her dinner border collie mix I adopted May 1st. As you can see, she is also a quilter and must test-drive all quilts (with her pal Otis the cat) before the quilts leave the house.

She has just learned how to run along side my bicycle on the trails for exercise and has shown potential for the Superdogs. She arrived with some very good basic training, and I think I have Turtle Gardens to thank for that.

Finding Bella was like winning the lottery and we can’t wait to meet everyone next week at the reunion. See you there.

Colleen and Bella the Wonderdog

bella aka pepsi
bella aka pepsi 1
bella aka pepsi 2

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Dill’s Been Adopted! – Cynda

August 24th, 2010

Foster puppy Dillon (now named Riley) has been adopted! Riley will live in Vancouver with a 4-legged sister named Ginger. We’ll get some pictures for you soon. In the meantime, here’s some pictures of Riley while he was still in foster.


Puppy Dillon (Riley) chewing on Teya’s favourite toy	What !! ?? You want me to puppysit AGAIN?

Teya thinks -Oh, alright, I will.	Yes! Of course! I’m paying attention!

Gryphon thinks – Puppysitting is easy!	Nothing to it.

Told ya’ it’s easy!	Yaay! No more Puppysitting!
Have a Great life in your New Family Riley!

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Update from Trixie!

August 23rd, 2010

Hi Yvette,

It has been almost seven months now since Trixie joined our family. When we chose Trixie, her bio indicated she’d be a great companion for an older couple who liked walking and puttering in the garden. We’re the “older couple” and Trixie is the perfect dog for us. She takes us for an hour hike every morning through the bush and lets us know about every squirrel and rabbit and all the other important things her nose observes. In the afternoons, it’s ladies’ walk and we go through the neighbourhood so we can gossip with the neighbours and meet other dogs. Trixie’s little black body can’t deal with the heat so our afternoon summer strolls have been quite short and, unfortunately, a bit of weight of has snuck up on her. The poor girl is on a diet, but don’t worry, she’s really not suffering.

As far as gardening goes, Trixie has lots of flower beds. She scrapes the mulch and dirt aside to make a nice little hollow and lies in her “bed” to watch us or the birds or have a little snooze. Amazingly, she can motor through the gardens and make beds without damaging anything. It’s us, with our big feet, who tromp down the plants.

Trixie’s temperament continues to be extraordinary. Back in June, she had a little accident. Unbeknownst to us, she had climbed into the compost bin and was frantically digging for critters. By the time we noticed her whereabouts she was covered in rotting garden and kitchen scraps and had managed to tear a toe nail almost down to the quick. We had one very stinky dog with a sore, bleeding foot. The best we could do was a sponge bath before we took her to the vet. It turned out that her toe nail had to be removed. She was given a mild sedative and a local anaesthetic and the vet pulled the nail out. Trixie didn’t fuss or flinch, just lay politely while her nail was pulled. Afterwards she had to go for a couple of bandage changes and she trotted happily into the vets office and was totally cooperative. We had to keep her foot dry for about two weeks and she politely offered up her foot so we could put her bootie on. I’m afraid that, under the same circumstances, I wouldn’t be nearly as cooperative.

Unfortunately we can’t attend the reunion but we’ll be there in spirit and look forward to seeing your photos. The attached photos are of Trixie in one of her flower beds and Trixie supervising our gardening.

All the best,

Margaret, Hubert & Trixie

Trixie Trixie1

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Turtle Gardens K9 Rescue 2010 Reunion Info – King

August 23rd, 2010

August 28th

Everett Crowley Park

8200 Kerr Street (@ SE Marine Drive)

At the foot of Kerr St & Marine Dr. in Vancouver.

Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

Can you believe it?

It’s been another year already! Here it is again, time for the reunion of all those TG Alumni. Reuniting and meeting all the new paws who have been fitted with new families.
If this is your first reunion and you’re wondering what happens, we do a group walk around the park. Or you may wander at your leisure and just mingle with others. Its a great time for the dogs to play, socialize and reunite with their old TG buddies. Of course it also allows us to brag about what our loved ones have been up to over the last few months or year.

We finally get to meet all those furries we read about every day. We get to catch up with the dogs and their people we met last year. Talk about experiences of being a foster family. Discuss challenges of fitting an adoptive pet into the household. Ask all the questions that have been plagueing us. Am I the only one who . . . ?

And BEST of all.
Our guest of honour – Yvette

Reunion with King 2009

Yvette herself, will be coming away from the smoke filled skys up North to join us!

I have it on good authority that her hard working son – Stan,
will be able to take some time to join us as well !
(How cool is that?)

I still remember Yvette’s face last year as she once again had the chance to reunite with all the dogs and their new families.
(we better bring lots of tissues)
I am so looking forward to it.

Remember to bring your camera because we need pictures to post on Yvette’s blog so everyone can enjoy.

Click a link below here to see Previous TG K9 Rescue Reunion Posts

2009 Reunion Photo Blitz
2009 Reunion Again
More 2009
Yet More 2009

2008 Reunion

Entrance to Turtle Gardens 2009 Reunion Walk

A choice of small items were available for free with a donation.

Those donations all went to suppport the dogs of TG K9 Rescue.

This year the organizing (Thank you Friends Of Turtle Gardens) started again by putting together a table with a few more items to offer for the same purpose.

However, F.O.T.G. have been told that due to the Parks Board Policy, it is not permitted. It is classed as solicitation. In order for TG K9 Rescue to offer any items, they would need a permit costing $300. Then, and only if it’s approved, there would have to be insurance provided. Any donations made by the offer of items, would end up being eaten by the costs to have the proper papers to do so.

I know, this is such a drag! Do you recall the two young boys from Port Coquitlam selling lemonade a few weeks ago. Well, this is the same issue.

ps – TG K9 Rescue always accepts donations.

Molly & I have been at the sewing machine frantically getting all the fresh new TG Bandanas ready for the reunion. They will have them for you at the reunion. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every TG Alumni & supporter had on a bandana or
T-shirt? I sure hope we made enough for everybody!

What a way to Promote Turtle Gardens K9 Rescue Society
We plan to wear ours!

If you want to ensure your T shirt or Bandana will be waiting for you at the reunion please send an email to King @ kingsurvives2008@yahoo.ca
or to Cynda @ cyndasgot3@gmail.com

We will have it ready for you to pick up at the start of the Reunion walk.

Some T-shirt colors have limited sizes left.
Choose your size and we’ll tell you the colors left for that size.

See You There!

Everett Crowley Park

August 28th

8200 Kerr Street (@ SE Marine Drive)

Time: 12:00 – 2:00 pm

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TG K9 Raffle – We have another total! – Friends of Turtle Gardens

August 22nd, 2010

We have a new total – $15,225.

Thank you to ALL who’ve supported this raffle !
You’ve done a Fantastic job!

Our grand prize winner of the trip to Puerto Vallarta, Jim Cook, picked up his prize voucher from Chris at Escapes.ca

Here’s Jim telling us about his ‘lucky day’.

“It was going to be a hot day at the Abbotsford Air Show so I wore an old Mexican shirt that had not seen the light of day from my closet for years. While at the air show Cynda and Jude called to inform me I was the grand prize winner of the Mexican vacation. I seriously thought they were joking with me as I was just hoping to win a gas card. So the old Mexican shirt must have brought me luck! I wore my lucky shirt to meet Chris at Escapes.ca. Thank you to Chris and Escapes.ca for generously donating the grand prize to such a worthy raffle in support of Turtle Gardens.

Now where did I put my lottery tickets I bought that day?”

Congratulations Jim!