From Maggie's (fka Honey) Mom - 
Hi,
Thought you would like to see Maggie on her graduation day from Level 1 Obedience Class. She is a very smart dog and performed very well.  I guess she received the watermelon bandanna be cause she is from the South? (But we love it up here, too.) She has settled in quite nicely and is gaining more confidence each day. She is much better with other dogs. We love her so much and she is so sweet with everyone she meets.  Our grandkids love her! We will keep in touch to let you know how Maggie is doing. 


Great job Maggie!  Your Sunshine family is proud of you!

Rescue is definitely a team effort – from our volunteers in the South who pull our dogs from the shelters and start them on their journey home, to our volunteers do intake in the North, to our volunteers who help with the application process, to our foster families who open their homes to dogs in need, to our adopters who lovingly give our dogs their furever homes.

Last week was a key example of how important this teamwork is! 

Due to a mixup with our usual transport company, we ended up with 3 of our Sunshine Seniors without a ride north to their families!  Our Southern volunteer Lisa sprang into action and pulled everything together to use our new Sunshine Van for a private transport for seniors Magnus, Big John and Molly directly to their new homes – how’s that for service!  The two volunteer chauffers were from a fellow rescue in Mississippi that we’ve collaborated with before.  They started their journey North on Thursday morning, and delivered the pups to their new homes on Friday.  As two of the three have some medical problems, getting the private ride helped ensure they received the special treatment that they needed. 

Without our Van, this would not have been possible.  So big thank you to Lisa for pulling it all together, to our volunteer drivers, and to YOU our Sunshine supporters for your help in our getting the Van.  We could not do it without all of you!

(The picture is the drivers’ view from the van as they headed home: “Beautiful drive, thank y’all for letting us be a part of this amazing, rewarding trip.”)

The dog formerly known as Lady Phoebe Summer Lucy Baby-Girl, is now and forever known as ZELDA! This beautiful Golden girl wound up being returned to SGRR several times, through no fault of her own. She spent some time with trainer, Eddie Simon, to regain her confidence. She is doing wonderfully now in her forever home. Her new mom wrote, "I just wanted you two to know that I LOVELOVELOVE this dog. She lets me sleep as late as I want (not a morning person). She sits at my feet when I'm relaxing on the deck. The highlight of both our day is the hour hike in the woods. I am so happy that she came to live with us! Thank you!"