Noodle - I don't think individuals can adopt a dog from a shelter on line from here. The shelters assess the dogs and post them on Petfinder. The Canadian rescues search PF either by breed or by shelters they can work with (either location or willingness on the part of the shelter to help - They don't all help! and some would rather euthanize than give a chance to the dogs). Friendly Giants helped dogs in GA/KY by sheer luck. They posted on the Canadian Transport message board asking if anyone knew someone who could introduce them to a shelter in GA. A friend of mine had been helping one and I put them in touch. That's how Midas, Otis and Lucy came to Canada. Otherwise, depending on the shelters, the transports are organized by a coordinator or the rescues themselves. The transports I help are put together by a group called Open Arms Dog Rescue. They are posted on the yahoo groups (http://www.openarmspoundrescue.com [
www.petfinder.com]) or on the Canadian rescue transport group (http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/CdnDogRescueTransport
You can register on these groups and you will receive the information regarding the upcoming transports.
Typically, the transports go Chatham - London - Guelph (Cambridge this week because the Humane Society is getting 7 dogs) - Toronto (Weston Road) - Port Hope - Belleville - Kingston - Pembroke - Ottawa (if I recall correctly).. or from Buffalo - St Catharines - Grimsby/Hamilton/ - Brantford to London or Hamilton - Toronto, etc. It is quite a job to organize the transports, make sure there are enough drivers for the number of dogs and monitor each relay. To give you an idea of the passengers this week:
Ivy, female JRT, <20 lbs., UTD, spayed. (Owensboro KY/Daviess Co. to Toronto ON/JRTRO)
Piper, female JRT, <20 lbs., UTD, spayed. (Owensboro KY/Daviess Co. to Toronto ON/JRTRO)
Ro & Duke, small JRTs, UTD, altered. (Owensboro KY/Daviess Co. to Toronto ON/JRTRO) IN OWN CRATE.
Sparky, male JRT, <20 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Stanford KY/Lincoln Co. to Toronto ON/JRTRO foster)
Phoebe, female Rat Terrier, 12 lbs., UTD, spayed. (Murfreesboro TN/temp foster to Kitchener ON/RTRC)
Spencer, male terrier mix, 20 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
Rasco, male ShihTzu, <20 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
3 Boxer mix pups, <10 lbs. each, UTD for age, to be altered by rescue. (Celina OH/Mercer Co. to Ann Arbor MI/Last Day)
Mickey, male JRT, 28 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Stanford KY/temp foster to Toronto ON/JRTRO)
Lee, male Beagle/JRT, 30 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
Angel, female spaniel mix, 25-30 lbs., UTD, spayed. (Kenton OH/Hardin Co. to London ON/Animalert)
Rocky, male Puggle, 29 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
Rambo, male Puggle, 36 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
Kyle, male Beagle, 30 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to London ON/Barks and Meows)
Blackie, female husky/black lab mix, 60 lbs., UTD, to be spayed by rescue. (Celina OH/Mercer Co. to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
Dempsey, male lab mix, 60 lbs., UTD, neutered. (Bowling Green KY/BGWC HS to Cambridge ON/CDHS)
They have always been nice dogs and some, yes, I could have been convinced to bring home with me! In early Jan., I transported a beautiful but skinny one year old Mastiff (he was going to a foster to adopt home in Hamilton). He was adorable and so gentle and calm, a lab and a rat terrier. Once I had 7 dogs...I crate them because I do not need the distraction. Most dogs are very friendly and behave very well during something that must be quite traumatic for them.
Frisco, when you are in Plantagenet, get in touch with Gloria and/or Kim. And if you go to visit, give a big hug to Midas!!
Stonehedge, not sure where you are (around Kingston ?), and you did adopt a GD, right? There is always a need for drivers. When there are more drivers, it is not always the same volunteering! When you get the transport sheets, it seems that the Cdn legs fill up very quickly, but the US ones always fill up at the very last minute (esp. the border crossing).
Transports are usually on weekends. They have needed overnights in Toronto area sometimes too. The last transport and this one are a bit different.as they leave KY early on Sat. and overnight before crossing the border. The final destination is TO on Sunday.
Sorry to go on like that.... I really enjoy doing my little bit and I have met wonderful people (rescuers and transporters).
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