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AUGUST 2008 pick is.....Support Military Working Dogs - Cooling Vests Project

   
Shiloh

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Barked: Fri Aug 1, '08 5:23pm PST 
Congratulations to the
Support Military Working Dogs - Cooling Vests Project


As described by our own N'walins Gang:

Starline Nunley, a member of the Gem City Dog Obedience Club, started with the idea of helping her son, Major Parker Frawley, who is a Longbow, Apache helicopter fighter pilot stationed in Iraq. She asked him if he would like a Cooling Vest to help him cope with the typically very hot temperatures encountered there. His reply was “Mom, I am and we (soldiers) are all right. The military provides for us very well, but dogs have different needs. It is so hot that they are having trouble doing their job and that puts us all in danger.”

Temperatures sometimes reach as high as 145 degrees. The dogs cannot work for more than an hour to an hour-and-a-half before being completely exhausted. Our troops are provided with proper equipment but the dogs are our first line of defense in many situations. They’ve been forgotten and have no protection against the heat, blowing sands and rough terrain.


They are attempting to outfit ALL 300 dogs in 45 Units across Iraq. We are sad and angry that our government is not providing adequate gear for our K9 troops who PROTECT and SERVE. "These dedicated dogs do this service selflessly and with great courage. Whatever we can do to help them do their job easier is helping to protect our sons and daughters.”
This project is solely dependant on PRIVATE donations.


What is the cost to outfit one dog?
$300 purchases one cooling vest, two cool packs, doggles, muttluks (foot gear), a water bowl and a toy. We do receive other requests for items such as extendable leashes which wear out, and sturdy storage containers for the dog food (the rats were eating through the bags and into the food faster than the dogs could be fed!)


The Cooling Vest Project has 3 ways to donate:
There are three ways to make a donation:

1.... Mail a check, made out to:
SupportMilitaryWorkingDogs.org
P.O. Box 122
Donnelsville, OH 45319-0122

2.... Visit any US Bank location and give the teller
a check made payable to:
SupportMilitaryWorkingDogs.org
Acccount #130110310088

3.... PayPal

Please consider donating to this wonderful project.
Don't forget to let them know you are part of Doggie Do-Gooders, and please p-mail me with your donation amount.

Thanks everyone!!
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Gibbon

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Barked: Sun Aug 10, '08 4:48pm PST 
We just sent our donation~ Wahoo!!!hamster dance
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Rex

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Barked: Wed Aug 27, '08 10:08am PST 
What a great organization! They do similar work like a previous DDG group pick, the United States War Dog Association.

Please consider a donation to this worthy cause!!

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Rex & family
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