update: Tony

Update on Tony [ original post here ]:

Tony has suffered a severe cut while at the boarding kennel and required surgery to repair it. He desperately needs a foster home where he can recuperate. Please, if there is anything you can do to help this fantastic guy out...

Tony's Story


Once upon a time I had a home and a family, but the home was not a happy one. The man had a very bad temper. I tried really hard to please him but no matter how hard I tried it wasn’t good enough. I didn’t understand because I have always believed that people and dogs are friends but the man resented me. One day he got very very angry. I don’t know why. I’m a dog and I don’t tend to let things bother me. He went into a rage like a wild animal. I was scared and tried to hide but he found me anyway. When he did he took a baseball bat and struck me on the head.

I saw stars but not like the ones in the night sky. Everything went black and I thought I would wake up in Heaven but I did not die. I did not die because there is still that heart in me that believes there are very good people out there and my mission is to have a home with those kind of people and know true human love for the first time in my life.

My skull fracture healed without complications. The man got into big trouble for he did to me but while he was getting in big trouble I had to live in a kennel. I was finally released to a private rescue where they are working very hard to find me a home.

The volunteers are so very kind to me. They do not hurt me but praise me and play with me and I find that I am pleasing to them. The volunteers cannot adopt me.

This is the kind of home I need: I need a home where I am the only dog and the people will love me and be very patient with me. I am a bright boy and love to learn and I love people, even after what happened to me, I can forgive. I need a home without cats because I really like to give them a bad time and they don’t like that very much.

I need YOU. I know you are out there, hurting and wanting a companion who understands what it feels like to be lonely, for I am very lonely without a home. I know the pain of rejection but I also know love will cover it all. Will YOU be the one to step in and give me the home that I dream about all day and all night? I look for it in the face of every person I meet. If I could speak I would beg them to give me a chance. I know you need ME too, whoever you are.

My name is Tony; I’m four years old with so much life and love to give if you will just give me the opportunity.

If my story has touched your heart even if it is just to provide a foster home please go to www.doberescue-ne.org ; and fill out an application.


If you are interested in giving a Dobe a forever home, or maybe just volunteering or donating, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com or
contact Kirk and Holli at dobetaxi@cox.net

Doberman Rescue is a 501 (c ) (3 ) so all donations are tax deductible.

You may send donations to DRON, C/O Holli, 15107 Borman St., Omaha, NE 68138. Doberman Rescue is a 501 (c ) (3 ) so all donations are tax deductible.

Thank you!

Introducing Bella and her 7!! puppies

Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named Bella who was around two years old. Her ears were cropped but did not stand. One night, Bella fell in love with the wrong guy.( a Labrador mix.) He left her alone and pregnant. Her owner was very upset at her for having fallen into disrepute and took her and her seven puppies to a local shelter where they were sentenced to death.

A rescue worker took pity on the mom and her babies and brought them to Doberman Rescue of Nebraska. Bella’s babies are 5 boys: Bosco, Bruiser, Bowser, Baxter and Beeker and her two baby girls are Bliss and Breezy. The babies are just 3 weeks old. If you have room in your heart for this mom or any of her beautiful babies we ask that you contact Doberman Rescue of Nebraska.



If you cannot adopt but would like to help sponsor this little family you may send donations to DRON, C/O Holli, 15107 Borman St., Omaha, NE 68138. Doberman Rescue is a 501 (c ) (3 ) so all donations are tax deductible.



Thank you for your interest!

If you are interested in giving a Dobe a forever home, or maybe just volunteering or donating, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com or
contact Kirk and Holli at dobetaxi@cox.net

Our hearts go out to Pompeii and his family

From Pompeii's Mom and Dad:

To all of our friends at the rescue, we ask you to say a prayer for our beloved and wonderful Pompeii who passed away Friday evening from an unknown illness. We will miss him deeply and with all of our hearts. He was such a beautiful dog and a loving companion. Lola will miss him too. She seems like she is lost and waiting for him to walk through the door at any minute. He was my baby and there will never be another like him. He just celebrated his 4th birthday on the 28th. Far to young to be lost to us.


If you are interested in giving a Dobe a forever home, or maybe just volunteering or donating, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com or
contact Kirk and Holli at dobetaxi@cox.net

Meet Tony the Hero

Meet Tony. He is a 3 year old male with natural ears who recently arrived in Doberman Rescue. He is a very loving dog – look at that smile! - but came out of an abuse situation. His skull was fractured, apparently by a baseball bat, but he has recovered. Tony is a hero - waking his family up in the middle of the night when the house was on fire and making sure everyone got out safely. What a great guy!


If you are interested in giving a Dobe a forever home, or maybe just volunteering or donating, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com or
contact Kirk and Holli at dobetaxi@cox.net

Meet Reba - Rosie's sister

My name is Reba and I’m about 3 years old. I just arrived at Doberman Rescue with my sister Rosie. I am a very sweet girl who loves people and I get along with other dogs too. I need to learn some basic obedience but I am a willing student if you are a willing teacher. I am gentle with a great capacity to give and receive love. Please contact the folks at Doberman Rescue and ask to meet me!

If you'd like to adopt Rosie or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com or
contact Kirk and Holli at dobetaxi@cox.net

Rosie has a home!

YAY! Rosie has been adopted. We (rescue) still need to pay for her heartworm treatment though, which is hundreds of dollars even with our vet discount, so if you can respond to the post below this one, you'll be helping to save the life of a sweet sweet girl.

Meet Rosie - and please protect your pups against heartworm!

This is Rosie. She’s 5 years old and just arrived at DRON. She came to us with an advanced case of heartworm. Rosie needs your help. We are trying to raise money for her treatment and find her a foster home as well. She came in with Reba, who is a 4 year old red cropped and docked female. They are both sweet girls.



I have never had to send an email and ask for donations before and do not plan to make a habit of it. The DRON bank account is never padded and none of the money goes to the volunteers, it goes 100% to our dogs.



Because this is the first time I have had to do this I am making the following offer/challenge to you:



Anyone willing to donate $50 will receive a DRON tote.

Anyone willing to donate $100 gets their choice of a DRON Sweatshirt or Tee shirt.(S, M. L, XL).



Will you be willing to help us in this situation? The last time this came up several volunteers pooled funds to pay for the treatment but this time we really need your help.



Every dollar matters. Thank you for just taking the time to consider helping Rosie.



Donations can be sent to my attention at



Holli Sampson

DRON

15107 Borman St.

Omaha NE 68138



We are a 501 (c) (3) of the IRS so you will get a letter to use for tax deduction purposes.

Samz Clonez

Our beloved Samlet appears to have kicked off a rescue trend - our rescue friends Kirk and Holli sent us emails today announcing two new rescues they got in:

Anyone interested in fostering please let us know. We haven't had much opportunity to spend time with him yet. All we know is that he is very friendly and energetic and about 2...(Note: since we do not have an actual pic I borrowed one that was similar.)


My name is Maxwell Smart, but most folks just call me Maxwell. I’m a very smart and energetic guy who just arrived into Doberman Rescue. I’d make a very good detective for my mind is always going and I think sleuthing would be great fun. Would you go sleuthing with me?

I’m very friendly and love people and am anxious to have a family to love and keep track of, so if you’d like to “get” Smart, call and ask for me!






And also we have available:
Samson - He only weighs 37 pounds.

Hi! My name is Samson. My best female friend and I were found wandering and taken to a local shelter. She got adopted but the folks at Doberman Rescue came and took me in. Don’t let my skinny body fool you for I am strong in spirit. I intend to do the opposite of the Jenny Craig diet and put on a few pounds! Kirstie Alley and Valerie Bertinelli will be envious!



I’m a friendly guy and like other dogs. I’d love to be at home in your house too and will be content to have my wandering days behind me. A little love and some food and I’ll be one happy strong man!

I hope to meet you soon!

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If you are interested in fostering or adopting Maxwell or Samson, please contact Kirk and Holli at dobetaxi@cox.net

Mission: Basement

Yay! Sam has finally conquered the evil basement stairs. We had to physically pick him up and "encourage" him to get started, but once he figured out he wasn't going to die instantly as a result, he managed to finally get down there and eat that kibble that's been taunting him lo these many days.

He's since been up and down the stairs numerous times. It's like he has a whole other house down there, so we're really glad he got over that hurdle.

Next: The Treadmill.

Transported a really nice dog named Drakkar ("Drake") down to Omaha today, just a young guy 1yo. Beautiful, active, playful dog - he's going to make someone a great running partner. It was neat to actually meet some more of the NE rescue people face-to-face, and we got Samlet's microchip, though not inserted (installed?) since he and Drake and Drake's stuff wouldn't all fit into the back of the Jeep.

New photos as promised:


Da Nose


You could put a whole 'nother dog in there


The dogs have no shame!


Echo is very pleased Sam has come to live with us


Perfectly Content

And a special treat for those of you who aren't stuck with dialup:

Video of Echo and Sam playing in the snow

It's Inevitable

It's inevitable when you do foster/rescue that you run into dogs that you just fall in love with. We're just all nuts about Sam and can't imagine our home without him now, so we've asked to adopt him.

It was a very hard decision for me because of the tradeoffs. Sam would make a great dog for a first time dobe owner because he's so mellow, and then we'd have room for another foster. But I can also very realistically see us 6 months down the road, still no puppy, saying 'I wish we still had Sam', and after having been through that before with Sunny (another big red fosterguy, oddly enough), I don't want to regret not spending time with the ones that I love while I can.

We can still help out with short term fostering, transport, and events, so it's not like we're going to completely stop helping other dogs. I keep feeling selfish, but my lovely husband reminded me: "There's nothing selfish about giving a great dog a good home".

I should have some more pics and a couple really cute videos to post later today!

Also later today, Sam gets to meet his cousin Jason for the first time. Jason's always been great with all of our dogs, and I'm sure he'll adore Sam as much a we do.

Soooo close

It's kind of evil, but I've been trying to lure Sam into the basement (so he can play with Echo and romp around), but he's still completely petrified of the stairs.

HOWEVER - he manages to go up and down the other staircase with no problems, I'm guessing because there's catfood at the top of them

SO... I put some catfood in a bowl in the basement today right at the bottom of the stairs.

Poor Sam sat at the top of the stairs and drooled for a while. Then laid down. Then left. Then came back.

THEN managed to knock the recycling bin down the stairs somehow, spraying plastic and paper and cans everywhere and giving himself a right old start. Poor guy, now he'll never go down those stairs!

Family Weekend

Sam is having a great time this weekend hanging out with the kids and Gramma. He's very good and gentle with Gramma, and listens to the kids. Such a good boy.



He's gaining a little weight and is slowly starting to fill out and look like a normal boy.

It's been so very cold outside, so we haven't walked at all, but have been getting our exercise running through the house and playing with Echo:













We're still working on getting along with kitty as well as he gets along with everyone else.

Go Colts!


If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com

Cool Like the Other Side of the Pillow

Sam is settling in great! His coat and skin are already looking better and he's just starting to put on a little more weight. He and Echo play outside, in the office, on the bed, on the couch.


Looking pretty shiny in this photo

Some things you must know about Sam:

1. He points with his right hind leg. I know, it's weird. It's funny that he points at all (Echo doesn't, Javert and Emma never did), but especially cute that he has his own flair.

2. He's a big baby. Echo plays too rough for him and makes him yelp. Kitty did the same thing last night.



3. He's fascinated by cats. He's actually pretty good with them (in that he doesn't try to kill them or eat them, and only chases them when they run like squirrels), but he acts like no other dog we've ever seen with the cats: He looks for all the world like he's stalking the cat. He moves slowly, puts his feet down deliberately and softly, keeps his eyes fixed on the kitty - which is generally very bad news for kitty, but it doesn't mean with him what it seems to mean with other dogs. He just sniffs the kitty and jumps back whenever she turns around and sasses him. We think he's trying to sneak up behind her and sniff her.

4. He's pretty much petrified of the basement stairs. He'll come down to the landing and that's it. Echo runs down the stairs and pleads with him to come and play, but he's just not up to it yet. He ran up the stairs to the second floor once, happily started eating the catfood and nearly had to be carried back down. Granted, they are a particularly bad flight of stairs, but the basement isn't so bad.

5. He's super affectionate. He gives kisses, he's a leaner, a snuggler, a lapdog. He wants to be with you! You'll never again be lonely in the kitchen. Or the home office. Or the bathroom. Or on the couch. You get my drift.

6. He likes yoga. He'll just plop down on your yoga mat and kiss you while you're trying to hold boat pose. That will definitely challenge both your balance and your concentration. I fell out of the pose giggling today and instead did "snuggle the doggy pose" with him for a minute.

7. He knows to sit and wait for his food, and he's very good about it, but he drools like *crazy* while he's waiting. Bring a towel. Seriously.

8. He's got the biggest head, feet and sturdiest legs we've ever seen on a Dobe. It seems especially mismatched with his body right now because he's too skinny.



9. He's got some scar tissue in his ear that feels like he caught some buckshot in there or something. I cringe to think of someone doing that to this sweet guy.

10. He loves his stuffed bird. Echo has already chewed the beak and wings off the poor thing in an artistic fit, but Sam takes it to his bed and just makes it squeak.

I think that's all for tonight, we'll keep in touch!



If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com

Introducing SAM, a 2yo red male

Welcome Sam!







We picked up Sam last night from the kennel in Omaha and after taking a chilly "settle-down" walk, he hopped up into the Jeep, investigated it, and then promptly fell asleep for the entire nearly 2-hour ride.

He's immediately settled into our household, and is possibly the calmest first-day foster we've ever had. We're just in love with him - he's big and gorgeous, friendly, silly, snuggly and intelligent.









He spent his first night in the crate with no complaints (new dogs never get free run of the house at first, no matter how good they are) though i think he would have preferred to sleep in our bed with us. We don't think he's crate trained, but he was very trusting and hopped right in when we askd him to. He seemed a little too interested in the cats, and when he met one he was a combination of nervous and curious, and his first instinct was to put his mouth on the cat, so we're gonna have to work on that. I don't think his intention was to kill the cat, but i'm certainly not going to risk it. We'll introduce him to kitty slowly so he can learn to just ignore her, like Echo does.








He's pretty underweight and his coat has suffered as a result, so we're going to get him up to snuff and looking amazing, and I am sure he'll get adopted right away. A dog with this amazing temperment is a gem.








He knows some basic obedience commands like come, sit, down, and someone taught him to shake, so that's what he does when he's confused. We'll work on *not* encouraging that (we don't like any "tricks" that encourage a big dog to put his feet on a person - it's problematic when it's your 6yo that gets pushed over, etc.). He eats like someone is going to take his food from him, so hopefully as he gets accustomed to the routine here he will feel more comfortable slowing down. He does not walk all that well on a lead, so that's definitely something we need to work on with him - weather permitting. It's been in the 20's or lower lately, so walks are not very long.








Some details from his rescue profile:

Date of birth (whelped) 01/2005 estimated

Sam is a red, male Doberman. This young male was surrender to DRON by his owner. His tail is docked and has natural ears. Sam is stated to be good with children and dogs. Sam was neutered about three weeks ago.

Please remember every animal for adoption through D.R.O.N. is fully vetted for their age and only needs routine preventive care. Dogs older then 6 months of age are heartworm tested, all dogs are kept on heartworm preventative, along with being vaccinated (age appropriate), microchipped, de-wormed, in addition to being spayed/neutered.

Please understand that DRON does not place dogs outside of the DRON adoption area (Nebraska, Iowa, & South Dakota).








If you'd like to adopt Sam or are interested in giving a different Dobe a forever home, please contact us at:

Doberman Rescue of Nebraska Inc.
Omaha, NE
402-397-1742
DRON95@aol.com