[Dailydrool] Daphneyland Update

[Marie28443 at aol.com]

Here's the latest update from Dawn at  Daphneyland.

Marie

It's Monday night - and how we are still  able to stand is rather beyond 
me.  The outpouring of love, effort,  networking, donations, labor and well 
wishers is so very humbling - the hounds  are without doubt so very well taken 
care of - how can we say thank you?   Thank you doesn't even come close.

Smoke residual is still around and  flare ups are happening - the fire is 
hot and burning at the east side - and our  thoughts go to the residents of 
those areas - still under heavy threat.   Air tankers continue their pattern 
over the ranch and local flare ups happen -  but the amazing fire crews have 
them out in nothing flat.  

The  recovery effort began this week when Cesar Millans staff arrived on 
Thursday and  volunteered to haul kennel laundry off and get it done - 45 
commercial loads -  well, you can read about it on their website  at:
www.cesarmillaninc.com   In addition to this link, a special  little link 
was put up on the LA Fire link on their web pages as well - that  link 
features a photo of a hound.  That hound is Clyde.  The night  that link went up - 
a very wonderful donor from San Diego drove up -2- air  purifiers for the 
main kennel area which were immediately put into use - and  adopted Clyde.  
Please visit that page and wish Clyde the happiest of  gotcha days ever.  
Makes me cry to see those links and pages - what an  incredible promo for the 
hounds.  On top of doing our laundry - they will  also be attending our 
Recovery Bath Day on 9/13/09 - volunteers are needed to  help us continue 
recovery efforts and the day will begin at 8:30 a.m. for  feeding volunteers, 10 
a.m. for recovery effort volunteers and 12:00 for bath  day volunteers - email 
in if you can help at all - every day is a recovery day  right now and lots 
of items need to be completed.

With the list and email  alerts from folks who have either brought up air 
purifiers or have ordered  them  - it appears the hounds have the air 
purifiers that are needed - or  will have soon enough an that is a MIRACLE!!
Packages have begun arriving for  replacing toys, bedding - so many items.

Nancy & Jackie of BHRSC came  up on Friday and assisted with bleach down - 
and BHRSC took home 3 hounds into  their rescue program - arriving with 
donation of eye wash, toys and smiles ready  to help, thank you ladies - your 
wonderful.

Friday night - Molly, a 14  year old girl began with some seizures - 
administering triage and keeping her  stable we loved on her and kept her calm - 
Saturday morning she again went into  distress and she was taken to the ER.  
We had to say goodbye to Molly and  Carol held her as she left us for the 
smoke free rainbow bridge - and that was a  very hard start to the weekend - 
having to say goodbye to a loved one is never  easy, never.  Molly is free of 
all that ails us, and is fur ever  romping.  I can;t write more - I know 
you guys  understand.....

Daphneyland Yahoo Group participants brought up  donations, volunteered and 
even adopted - 
This weekend Clyde, Candy, Sam  & Agnes went to new homes, and Chopper is 
pending an adoption. A special  adoption happened and Cletus has been adopted 
- he is still here, but his gotcha  day was Saturday. Lieben & Tueful will 
be heading out this week as well, and  DK will be going home to boot.  A 
possible placement for Clyde the Younger  is in the works.  Despite 4 incoming 
hounds (plus an additional 2 owner  surrenders) we are right this moment 
sitting at 86 hounds - heading down to 84  hopefully by the week's end.

Our hard working volunteers - Marie, Suz,  Denise, Carol, Rita, Bruce, 
Linda M - how ever would we have handled this  without you?  Jim Smith.  For 
those who know - Jim is my father and a  contractor as well - he has been 
arriving for weekend ranch duty and getting  things taken care of - this weekend 
was a very busy one - gathering dump loads,  scrubbing down, repairing and 
painting the food room, removing dead trees and  limiting fire hazards on top 
of recovery efforts - Dad - your the best.
Basic  Needs Foundation, www.basicneeds911 at aol.com -  the most amazing 
woman in  the world. 

We always have to remember - as we begin recovery, there are  still lives 
that need us - rescue does not stop due to tragedies, instead rescue  
escalates.  I'll try to keep up with posts as I can - this week will be a  
whirlwind. We still have 2 senior puppymill girls in Texas at Suz' home to  arrange 
transport for!

Much love to each and every one of you - thank  you.
Thank you for helping the hounds, thank you for helping us, and thank  you 
for all you support - yesterday, today and tomorrow - and there is a  
tomorrow.  Now the recovery effort begins.

Much love.....
Dawn of  the West
Scribe for the Homeless Hounds of
Barni at  Daphneyland


We are currently recovering from the Station Fire - email  will be 
forwarded to the appropriate volunteer, please be patient. Please help  us bath the 
hounds on 9/13/09!
Donations for emergency funding can be made  at:
www.firstgiving.com/ActonFire_BassetRescueNetwork  

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