[Dailydrool] Daphneyland update - recovering

[Basset911 at aol.com]

Hey guys, whats rockin?
 
I want to start off by thanking Marie, who actually was the first to inform  
me of where the epicenter of this earthquake was, and to get the word out when 
 we had no electricity - which is such an amazingly complicated problem.   
Here in the country where the hounds frolic - we are on well systems and they  
are antiquated as is the whole area.  Well pumps cannot work without  
electricity - and on a non-profit budget, there is never extra funds to cover  things 
like generators or solar power - those are dreams.  One day we might  have 
them, its not today and most likely not tomorrow either.  When power  goes out, so 
do phones, well pumps, pressure pumps, computer, gate motors,  lights... well 
you get the drift. 
 
I can not begin to thank supporters enough to help us offset the sudden and  
unexpected costs of loosing power - thank heavens it was for only a day, but  
recovery of our holding tanks in this drought year is going to take some  
time.  You guys have made it possible for us to be able to handle it  without it 
being a financial nightmare - and for that I just have no words to  express our 
gratitiude.
 
What many may not realize, is that due to a recipe change and manufacturing  
change in our regular food - which had been for many years Canidae, we are 
going  through a food transition at this time.  Switching over to Healthwise (by  
Natura) which was the result of 3 weeks of research and nutritional 
evaluation  by a great team of folks.  By the way, I would highly recommend everyone  
read Ann Martins "Foods Pets Die For" available at newsagepress.com - this book 
 would have saved our team about 2 weeks of hard work!  When this power  
outage hit, we are in the middle of a forced food change and have 90 hounds that  
have runny stool.  A heat wave that makes cleaning our hound areas so  joyful 
to being with - but which coupled with no water for bleach down - Can you  
just imagine?  We had 7 new intakes this last week, and between everything  
combined it is truly amazing that we have not ran naked up the mountain singing  
random songs of the 60's while cackling with the ravens.  Come to think of  it, 
maybe we can schedule that one of these days.
 
We actually are north of the town of Chino, by about 30-40 miles as the  crow 
flies - and this quake was very strange - it hit some areas hard, and  others 
barely felt it.  The hounds here actually acted as if annoyed that  their sun 
bathing was interrupted and Barnaby actually got up and yawned.   It truly 
takes an act of god for Barnaby to awake before noon in his golden  years.  He 
must have been hoping for a pantry catastrophe.
 
To everyone who has donated to our emergency water situation -  thank you a 
million times over.  You have no idea how it feels to suddenly  be faced with 
huge bills to get thru a few days when the budget just does not  have an extra 
dime in it.  I must apologize to Marie - I think I most  likely panicked her 
when the old dial tone non-electric phone rang on a little  known extension 
line - she caught me in the middle of a huge crying jag and I'm  afraid I poured 
my heart out.  Yes, the economy has been very hard on us  here.  Yes, we are 
all over worked when fuel prices dry up additional  volunteer help.  Yes, we 
have more hounds than ever requiring rescues  assistance and less funds than 
ever being donated.  We are not unique in  these problems I know - they exist in 
every rescue group nationwide.  Its a  very hard year for everyone.
 
I shall send out personal thank you's to the donators in a few days  - the 
weekend procedures begin tomorrow with the arrival of a troup of girl  scouts 
for an educational program and  90 hounds tonight that will be  demanding 
breakfast in no uncertain terms come morning.  I am fairly  certain that this 
prearranged girl scout outing did not plan on pioneer badges,  lol.  
 
Thanks to you - this too shall pass.
Thank you for helping. Thank you for always opening your hearts for the  
hounds.  Thank you for calling, for checking on us and most of all - thank  you 
for your support.
 
Dawn of the West
_www.barniatdaphneyland.org_ (http://www.barniatdaphneyland.org/) 
Where the wild bassets snore loudly.




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