NORTH CAROLINA SCHNAUZER RESCUE, INC. (NCSR) is a 501c3 non-profit, all-volunteer group that works in North Carolina to rescue, assess through fostering, care for medical needs, and adopt out pure-bred miniature schnauzers. We also strive to educate the public on schnauzer-specific and other canine issues, and support spay/neuter for all family pets to help reduce pet overpopulation. NCSR does not have a central shelter location - our rescue group is made up of foster homes throughout the state of North Carolina , with concentrations of membership in the greater Raleigh , Greensboro , Winston-Salem , Charlotte , Asheville , and Wilmington areas.

The Schnauzer Browser

This newsletter is designed to help keep our members and supporters informed on what is going on in the rescue, as well as provide schnauzer-specific and NCSR-specific info. We are planning to publish the newsletter quarterly and hope to include features such as "Foster Home Spotlight," "Recipes," "Recent Adoptions," and much more. This is our first crack at it and we have plenty of room to grow! If you would like to help with the next newsletter by submitting an article, or suggesting a topic, please do! Send an e-mail to rescue@ncschnauzers.org!

We hope you enjoy the newsletter! Feedback is always welcome. Help make our next issue even better! Happy Reading!

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Issue #2
In this issue ...

• NCSR Events - Help Wanted
• NCSR Foster Dogs
• Foster Home Spotlight
• Gardening?
• House Training
• Calendar of Events

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Mark Your Calendars!

Monthly Meetup and SchnOctoberFest 2009 Planning Meeting

	The SOF planning committee will meet to finalize the committees and jobs. If you are interested in leading an SOF committee, or volunteering at the event, please plan to attend. We can't carry out such a large event without the help of many members! It's a huge job! Once the committees are finalized, we'll be sending out another e-mail requesting help in more specific areas. The monthly Schnauzer Meet-up will follow the event from 3:00 to 4:00.
	Date:	Sunday, June 28th
	Time:	2:00 am - 3:00 pm - SchnOctoberFest Planning Meeting 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Monthly Meetup
	Location:	2234 Walnut Street Cary, NC 27511
	Contact:	email

Ed McKay Used Books

	Meet and Greet at Edward McKay Bookstore on Capital Blvd in Raleigh. We are looking for members and foster dogs that can attend!
	Date:	Saturday, July 11th
	Time:	11:00 am - 3:00 pm
	Location:	3514 Capital Boulevard Raleigh, NC 27604
	Contact:	email

Petpourri

	Meet and Greet at Petpourri in Cary. We'll need some members and foster dogs for this event as well.
	Date:	Saturday, July 25th
	Time:	11:00 am - 2:00 pm
	Location:	1265 Kildaire Farm Rd Cary, NC 27511
	Contact:	email

Give a gift that keeps on giving the whole year round through the lives of the dogs you help! Donate items from our Wish List to our current and future dogs in foster care. If you would like to make a monetary donation as a gift to a schnauzer owner, in memory of a special schnauzer, or in honor of a friend or friend's schnauzer, you may make a contribution online by clicking the Donate bone anywhere within our website, or by mailing in a check or money order to NC Schnauzer Rescue. For donations made in honor or memory of someone else, we will make a custom card to send out to the designee notifying them of your gift, and (for donations of $50 or more) can also include them on our Memorials page if you send us a picture. North Carolina Schnauzer Rescue is a recognized 501c3 non-profit so your contribution is 100% tax deductible! For more information about donating, please read our DONATE page or email rescue@ncschnauzers.org.

We thank you in advance for your care and support of needy miniature schnauzers in North Carolina!

OUR MISSION AND RESCUE BELIEFS:

To rescue, rehabilitate, and re-home abandoned or displaced purebred miniature schnauzers in North Carolina.

Our goal is to help displaced mini schnauzers find permanent adoptive homes, no matter what situation they may have come from - owner or breeder turn-ins, family homes that can no longer care for them, or shelters where they have ended up as strays. We promote responsible pet ownership that includes training, proper nutrition and veterinary care, and a lifelong commitment on the part of adoptive families.

We believe all family pets should be spayed or neutered to help control the pet overpopulation problem, and we hope this will someday put ourselves out of having to do rescue!

Having a dog as a family member is a privilege, not a right. You must be prepared to care for your dog emotionally, medically and financially, and all our rescued dogs must go to homes where they will be kept as indoor dogs, not left outside alone for long periods of time.

A fence is not a requirement for adoption, but all rescues should be either leashed or confined by a fence when they are out of doors.

OUR RESCUE PHILOSOPHY:

The dedicated members of NCSR spend many personal hours devoting their time and energy to every dog, and as a smaller rescue group that specializes in miniature schnauzers as a breed, our goal is to provide one-on-one attention to our dogs in foster care so that we can more thoroughly assess their behavior, and be more capable of making the best possible adoptive match for each one.  We do not have a centralized shelter location - all our adoptable dogs are fostered with our members (all across NC) so that they can experience a loving home environment while awaiting adoption. We greatly appreciate your interest in rescue - we are always looking for new members to help, and for wonderful adoptive homes for miniature schnauzers!