The creation of The Charlie Project Dog Rescue was motivated by the experiences of my cherished dog who was initially intended to be a stud dog. A Pomeranian, who looked beautiful but endured congenital health issues stemming from his background in micro and commercial breeding operations.
Not one record of health testing was done to prove he was a champion sire. A reputable breeder would've conducted multitudinous testing. This would include x-rays, dna structure analysis, on and on......
A reputable breeder goes for perfection, they desire to preserve breeds. Sadly, Charlie was just eyeballed for cuteness and at 10lbs he was considered too large to stud. His day was comprised of injections, pills, eyedrops, liquid medicines, many stays in the hospital in chronic pain. Rest in Peace my sweet boy.
I envision a future where breeding dogs is revolutionized by mandatory full DNA work ups, comprehensive health testing, hip evaluations, ultimately breaking this cycle. Let's leave Breeding to the Professionals. Let's put an end towards needless suffering, while also addressing the volume of dogs suffering due to lack of spay and neuter accountability issue.
All Dogs Deserve homes! Those eyes. Have you ever stared into a dog's eyes who is about to lose their life? A heartbreaking truth most choose to ignore is that the "pretty dogs" deserve a chance at life too. Many criticize that we rescue breeder releases, we show love and compassion for ALL. We choose all to save.
My heartfelt desire is for a society where spaying and neutering, are mandated. Curbing excessive litters and shelter dumping, holding those accountable who mistreat and abandon dogs. Eradicating cruelty and celebrate the dogs as the magnificent creatures they are. They deserve a new life and someone can help. That person is you, me, us, all of us. Did you ever notice a dog just simply loves?
Having no choice in who picks them, takes them. They simply love
My story, briefly... as a child growing up I brought home every stray animal I found. By age 15, I was spending weekends cleaning kennels at Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin IL. I continued my volunteer work through my children's youth, but when I became an empty nester I became heavily involved in different rescues.
I started doing transport for several different rescues when I moved to Twin Lakes, and if you ask me to this day, I wouldn't take it back. I enjoyed every rescue I worked with and tried to blend every different style of Rescue I have learned. I'm very thankful for each person who mentored me and still are actively helping me now! A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL WHO RESCUE!
More about our goal. In simpler terms, It is to seek the best interests of the dog and to find a home regardless of whether they are in a shelter, an owner surrender dog, or a dog coming out of a breeder situation. Several dogs such as unsold older puppies, wrong color or improperly coated puppies, may need more help than others to find their forever home. In addition, some dogs are surrendered by owners who can no longer take care of them for unforeseen circumstances. A large portion of our fees are transportation. You may notice higher fees on some breeds and that is because times are hard for everyone in the non profit and private sector. Food costs are rising, housing, gas. Let's face it times are hard and donations are becoming a strain on most people.
With some dogs, vetting can be in the thousands of dollars, and we have will ask for no cost for that dog. Just for a forever foster. Other pups run into costs far more than the adoption fee due their vetting , to surgeries, illnesses, medical needs. We also do this for other dogs and puppies based on age or breed to find them a great home. Our costs don't make us money, we are non profit, it literally goes back into the dogs. Our reward is seeing these companions go to fantastic homes
A large majority of our dogs are puppies. We insist, actually it's the law, that any adopted dog be altered! Therefore, reducing the population of dogs in shelters. We do also take in shelter dogs and owner relinquishments. One by one, if they all get altered, hopefully there will no longer be the need for shelters and rescues. People must stop believing that their dog of five different breeds needs to experience childbirth or that it will be fun for their kids to raise puppies. Or that they will "take away a dog's manhood". STOP! Really? Spay/Neuter helps prevent certain cancers, decreases aggressive behavior, marking, desire to roam and your pet will live a longer healthier life. Our animals will be altered by 6 months, and you will sign a contract at the time of adoption.
The Charlie Project's Mission is to provide loving homes where they are treated like family and have a warm place to lay their head at night with responsible pet parents. That is why we have such a lengthy application. I must reiterate our focus to educate on spay/ neuter to prevent unwanted litters. Encourage owners to utilize trainers and other resources to properly train and socialize your dog, resulting in less shelter dogs. If we used trainers, spay/neuter and stopped impulse buying think of what a wonderful world it would be?
