<p> Yorkie Friends Rescue Monthly Newsletter</p><p>June 2007 www.YorkieFriendsRescue.com</p><p>“And all around you are the ones that check the pounds, And those that share their home after you’ve been found, And all the other folk are searching near and far, To find the perfect home for you, where you can be a star.” She said, “There is a family, that’s waiting patiently, And pretty we’ll find them, just you wait and see. Then they’ll join our circle they’ll help to make it grow, A Poem About a Rescue Dog So there’ll be room for more like you, who have no place to go.” Once I was a lonely dog, just looking for a home. I waited very patiently, the days they came and I had no place to go, no one to call my own. went. I wandered up and down the streets, in rain, in heat Today’s the day I thought, my family will be sent. and snow. Then just when I began to think it wasn’t meant to I ate whatever I could find, I was always on the go. be, My skin would itch, my feet were sore, my body There were people standing there, just gazing ached with pain. down at me. And no one stopped to give a pat or to gently say I knew then in a heart beat, I could tell they felt it my name. too. I never saw a loving glance, I was always on the They said, “We have been waiting for a special dog run. like you.” For people thought that hurting me was really lots Now every night I say a prayer to all the gods that of fun. be. And then one day I heard a voice…so gentle, kind “Thank you for the life I live and all you’ve given and sweet, me. And arms so soft reached down to me and took me But most of all, protect the dogs in the pound and off my feet. on the street. “No one again will hurt you,” was whispered in my And send a Rescue Person to lift them off their ear. feet.” “You’ll have a home to call your own where you will know no fear.” When I (Arlene Pace) wrote this poem it was “You will be dry, you will be warm, you’ll have inspired by my foster Sheltie, Patchie, who by the enough to eat. way is in a home where he is the light of their eyes. And rest assured that when you sleep, your dreams I think now that it is more in the way I see the will all be sweet.” rescue efforts of all the people that are doing a I was afraid I must admit, I’ve lived so long in fear. great a job all over this country. So I wish to I can’t remember when I let a human come so near. dedicate this poem to all of you in rescue, the And as she tended to my wounds and bathed and doers, the helpers, the donors of money and/or brushed my fur time and tears. She told me ‘bout the rescue group and what it meant to her. She said, “We are a circle, a line that never ends. And in the center there is you protected by new friends.” YFR Dogs still needing new homes. Katlyn Tag</p><p>Amigo Kelly Taylor</p><p>Baboush Maggie Tinkerbell</p><p>Barkley Mickey Troy</p><p>BJ Misty Tucker</p><p>Graham Mitsy Tyler</p><p>Fival Sadie Scooter</p><p>Heather Sammy Uzi</p><p>Jersey Weeble Sunny</p><p>Yorkie’s successful adoptions to date Since Yorkie Friends Rescue Corporation began on March 30, 2005, we have successfully adopted over 215 dogs to forever homes! THANK YOU!</p><p>Volunteers Needed</p><p>If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer for Yorkie Friends Rescue, please feel free to fill out a membership application on our website. We need you and the dogs need you. Even if you cannot Winner of the American Flag Afghan foster dogs in your home, there are many ways you can help.</p><p>Congratulations to the winner of the American Flag Afghan! Drumroll please…………..Shirelle Sharpley of Alabama! Thanks to all who participated!</p><p>Yorkie Donations Friends Rescue is a 501 © (3) and currently runs on the generosity of others. Funds are dwindling quickly due to the extensive vet bills we incur. We do not have any grants to assist us with our needs. </p><p>Dog Quote "You do not own a dog, the dog owns you." – Unknown</p><p>Featured YFR Dog Uzi is in Wisconsin. He is a little over 17 months old. He loves to play, sleep with you at night. He is completely potty trained. He is very well behaved and has gone to puppy school. He will amaze you with his endless tricks. He is up to date on all shots. Won’t he make a great addition to your family? Contact: [email protected] Send Donations To:</p><p>Nancy Doherty Yorkie Friends Rescue Corp. 3060 N. Atlantic Ave #204 Cocoa Beach FL 32931</p><p>Pay Pal also available on www.YorkieFriendsRescue.com</p>