Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Blog the Change - transports

Most of you know by now that mom drives transports sometimes on the weekends. We thought we would take this Blog the Change moment to walk you through how she gets noticed and what is involved.




When mom first got interested, she just put "dog transports Ohio" into a search engine. That led her to a yahoo group and she joined that group.

Now, starting Sunday night she gets about 15 emails that have states in the subject line. This allows her to easily filter out and delete the emails that she isn't even close to. Then it is a matter of reading each and seeing the number of dogs in transit and if they are actually going through where we live. Keep in mind, mom drives a small car so she is limited to how many fit. And the Beetle isn't exactly crate friendly.

As part of this group, mom was introduced to Ontario Bloodhound Rescue. That is who she drives for the most....the tend to send one dog at a time and it is easy to fit into a schedule.

Generally run sheets are completed and sent out to drivers on Fridays. This includes the information about the dog being moved and each driver on the transport - so you know who to look for in parking lots. Most hand over spots are restaurant parking lots since there is enough space and those are usually right off of major interstates. One of mom's friends used to drive and joked that she and her husband were seeing Ohio one Cracker Barrel at a time.  :)

On the day of transport, mom checks the car....cover for the backseat, water dish and water, extra towels, paper towels (she has a box she throws in the hatchback). Then it is off to the pick up spot. Get the dog and paperwork and anything going along and then take off for the next spot.

Mom figures on the list she belongs to, there is probably about 100 dogs moving each weekend. And there are so many groups out there. Just be sure when you agree to drive that you understand the time commitment and safety issues driving with dogs in your car. Follow the rules set by the coordinator (some dogs can't be let out of crates, puppies are usually no paws on the ground). Be on time - or early - to your meeting spot. And most important have fun - you are helping to save a life.


And it isn't just dogs....there are cat groups out there too helping to save lives!!


14 comments:

  1. Fantastic! Thanks for giving your time (and gas!) to help these goggies!

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  2. Your mom so totally ROCKS!!!!
    Yours sincerely,
    Margaret Thatcher

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  3. guys...it be total lee awesum oh yur mom ta help theeze pupz....we haz said it bee fore N we will say it again coz we can, we hope her bee blessed ten fold for everee thing her doez for ALL animalz ♥♥♥♥ high paws two her ♥♥♥

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  4. I love that your human does these transports! They don't seem to be as prevalent here in California, at least not for cats.

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  5. A worthy cause, and one that takes some commitment!

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  6. Our mom loves reading about the transport groups! Thank you for helping!

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  7. Your mom is pawesome! We didn't know that the community moving dogs that she belongs to is so active! The head peep loves driving transports and was scheduled to drive one this weekend before it was postponed. Hopefully she'll be driving another in the next few weeks instead.

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  8. your Mom is BEYOND PAWESOME!!!! You soooooooooooooooooo rock! xoxo

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  9. This is very informative! Thanks for sharing this. And yes, your mom is awesome and pawesome!

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  10. You has the most pawsome mom efurrybody!

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  11. We had no idea how many dogs get moved from state to state. Paws up to your mom for helping them.

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  12. This is such a critical part of rescue...getting pets to where they have fosters or homes waiting. You save lives and give the miracle of second chances. Thank you. Thank you. thank you.

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