NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT

All continues to be well on the transport. They will be spending the night in Connecticut and will be in Maine tomorrow.

ALL IS WELL ON TRANSPORT

Just spoke to the transport who was heading toward Durham NC.  They have a stop scheduled in Fredericksburg VA in the morning and will grab some sleep time in NC or VA later this evening.

THE PUPS ARE LOADED AND HEADED NORTH

Rocky met the transport and the dogs are headed north.  They will spend the night in Mississippi or Alabama.

LOOKS LIKE A SUNDAY ARRIVAL

The transport is running a little behind and it is now looking like a Sunday arrival in Maine.  All the dogs are doing great on their journey home.

SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE NIGHT

All the dogs are doing well and so far we are on schedule.  Paws crossed for a Saturday arrival in Maine.

PUPS WILL BE HEADED NORTH TONIGHT

Rocky has picked up all the dogs and will be meeting the transport in a couple of hours. Very soon they will be loaded and beginning their journey north to forever homes.

ANNUAL FUNDRAISER PRESS RELEASE

Puppy Love, Inc. held its second annual successful Silent Auction and Fundraiser on September 22 at the Orr’s Island Schoolhouse.

More than 100 people attended the event, traveling from New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and throughout Maine. Adoption alumni and friends of the rescue enjoyed a buffet dinner, live music and the silent auction. Proceeds from the event totaled nearly $7,000.

The money will help cover the organization’s costs, including veterinary care for dogs which are rescued from high-kill shelters in Louisiana and placed in new, loving homes in Maine and surrounding areas.

Puppy Love President Laurie Blain said the organization has an adoption fee of $375, but that does not cover all the costs of treating dogs who become ill with conditions such as parvovirus or heartworm infestation. A large dog treated for heartworm will result in a vet bill of $800.

“Turning our back on a rescued dog who has heartworm is unthinkable”, said Ms. Blain. “We treat all conditions once they come to the safety of our rescue organization. Sadly, heartworm is a preventable condition, and dogs who become infected are at risk of death when they undergo treatment.”

This past year Puppy Love treated 23 dogs for heartworm and 28 for parvovirus. Every dog receives comprehensive vet care, including wellness exam, spay/neuter, vaccinations, treatment for any identified acute medical issues, heartworm testing and preventive medication, and a health certificate for the transport to Maine. All treatment occurs in Louisiana prior to transporting the dogs to forever homes in the northeast.

SAFE AND SOUND AND FAST ASLEEP

We have all the dogs tucked in for the night. They were all very happy to be roaming around on solid ground. Once again the transport did an outstanding job. All the dogs were wagging their tails happily when they met us.

TRANSPORT UPDATE

The transport will hopefully be making it to New England tonight. If all goes as planned we will be receiving the dogs tomorrow. Sleep tight sweet pups, won't be long now.

THE PUPS ARE HEADING NORTH

All the dogs are loaded and are now on their way north!  Paws crossed that we have no delays but we will give a progress report tomorrow evening.

TRANSPORT IS HEADED TO LOUISIANA

This month's transport left Maine this afternoon.  They will be  picking up in Louisiana on Wednesday.  Won't be long now!

SECOND ANNUAL FUDNDRAISER SEPTEMBER 22 6 PM

Puppy Love is planning its second annual fundraiser, with a silent auction, live music featuring the Holy Mackerels from Boothbay and hors d'oeuvres on Saturday, September 22, 6 PM.  It will be held at the Old Orr's Island Schoolhouse on Orr's Island, ME next door to the fire station at 1600 Harpswell Islands Road (Route 24).  

Please let us know if you'd like more information. We also welcome your tax deductible donations of silent auction items.   Tickets are available $20 per person at info@puppyloveme.org. 

A list of auction items will be maintained.  Currently we have gift certificates for Cook's Restaurant, Lands End Gifts, two Pet Portraits - one for a painting and one for a graphite drawing.  Stay tuned for details as the list grows. 

TRANSPORT WILL ARRIVE TODAY

All is well and the pups will arrive today.  Thank you to all our adopters, one by one until there are none.

TRANSPORT UPDATE

THE TRANSPORT IS MAKING GOOD PROGRESS AS IT HEADS NORTH.   ALL THE DOGS ARE DOING WELL AND WE STILL ARE ON COURSE FOR THEIR ARRIVAL TOMORROW LATE AFTERNOON - ALL PAWS CROSSED!

JULY TRANSPORT

This month's transport is about to get under way in a nice and cool dual AC vehicle.  We expect arrival on the 20th.  Won't be long now!

COOKBOOK AND PHOTO PROJECT

Hello Puppy Love Adopters, Supporters and Friends.

Well, its been nearly two years since our baby steps into our first adoptions in September, 2010.  To date, we've placed over 280 very lucky pups with wonderful families.  We hear from many of you, and are thrilled that our Louisiana "throw-away" dogs have brightened your days and filled your lives with unconditional love. It warms our hearts to hear such sweet stories and humorous anecdotes -- naughty behaviors, too :)  Our rescue has given back to us so much pleasure, and its because of terrific people providing forever families to terrific dogs.  Some days we cry, most days we laugh, and every day we are grateful that so many lives have been saved.

We are writing to you today to ask for updates --- stories and photos -- of your Puppy Love pups.  They will be featured at our fundraiser event in September. Please email or mail any stories and/or photos you would like to share.  

We are also requesting your favorite recipes to be included in a cookbook featuring Louisiana/New England regional foods.  This will also include    doggy treats.  Our goal is to try to have it ready for the annual fundraiser, but certainly by the holiday season.  Recipes for your favorite appetizer, salad, entree, side dishes, desserts and/or doggy treats are needed.  Please include your name and city/town and state so we can publish it with the recipe.  These can be emailed or mailed to us.

If you choose to mail your information, please send to Puppy Love, 9 Briar Ledge Lane, Bailey Island, ME 04003.

Puppy Love is planning its second annual fundraiser, with a silent auction and live music, on Saturday, September 22.  It will be held at the Old Orr's Island Schoolhouse on Orr's Island, ME.  Please let us know if you'd like more information. We also welcome your tax deductible donations of silent auction items.   Tickets will be available as we get closer to the date.

We wish you a wonderful summer.  

Laurie, Rocky and Ed

DOGS ARRIVING TODAY

All is well on the transport.  The pups spent the night in Connecticut and are are expected to arrive in Maine around noon.

TRANSPORT IS ON TIME

Rocky will be meeting the transport at 8 pm our time, 7 pm in Louisiana.  All the pups will be heading north soon after boarding spending the night in Mississippi. Won't be long now folks.

PUPS ARE ON THEIR WAY

The transport picked up the dogs in Louisiana last night and are making their way north.  Won't be long now!

THEY ARE HERE

Picking up the pups this morning. We will try to get some photos up later today.

ALL IS WELL IN DC - - -

Well at least with the pups who are currently in the nation's capital. They plan to continue on and spend the night in Delaware or New Jersey. Their are several stops to deliver dogs so we will have our babies on Sunday morning. The photo is Baby who is on the transport.

CAROLINA ON MY MIND

All is well on the transport.  The pups will be spending the night somewhere in the Carolinas.

NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT

 - - -  Things are still going very well and the transport should be spending the night in Connecticut.  It is looking likely that the dogs will arrive in Maine tomorrow.  If that changes we will let you know, but all paws crossed for arrival on Saturday.  Here is a photo of Baby, a new pup who just came into rescue.

IN THE CAROLINAS

All the dogs are doing really well, as is the progress of the transport who left Charlotte, NC about an hour ago. Too soon to plan on this for certain but if things continue going this smoothly they think they will arrive in Maine Saturday afternoon! We will post another update tomorrow.

TRANSPORT IS ON ITS WAY

 Just heard from Rocky who is loading this months adoptions onto the transport as I type.  They will be heading north momentarily and will spend the night in Mississippi!  Stay tuned for more updates, won't be long now.

SAFE IN MAINE

What a spectacular group of dogs, each and everyone with a great personaity and good looks.  Everyone was very happy to get some outside air and set their paws on solid ground for awhile.  Right now they are contently hanging out, I imagine hashing over their great adventure.  But what is always in the air at this time is the great anticipation of forever homes.  With great confidence I can tell the adopters, there will be no disappointments. Sweet dreams for the pups tonight.

NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT

ust spoke to transport in New Jersey and all is well.  They plan to spend the evening in Rhode Island or Connecticut and will be arriving in Maine tomorrow. 

DELAWARE TONIGHT

All the pups are handling the trip well.  They will spend the night in Delaware and then continue their journey on 95 north.

PUPPY SLEEP OVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA

 Just spoke to the transport and all the dogs are doing fabulous.  They plan to be in South Carolina this evening for a few hours of sleep and then will be continuing the trek north.

HEADING NORTH

Rocky just called to let us know that all the pups have been transferred to the transport and they are officially headed north!

TRANSPORT IS ON ITS WAY SOUTH

The transport is making its way south to pick up this months litter of sweetness.  We are as excited as our adoption families - our new fotster pup is on the truck as well.  Her name is Gracie and she stole her heart the minute she entered into foster care a few months ago.  Won't be long now folks