[chrisinoc]

Forgot to add other reasons why we avoid out of state. 1. Flying a dog out of LAX or SNA is hard. A volunteer would have to drive to the airport and wait until the dog leaves. Not easy when you have to earn a living. 2. Rescues only do non-stop flights (due to varying temperatures) and there is guarantee the dog will be picked up promptly by the adopter. The few times the rescue has done out of state the person had to drive to Chicago from western MI. 3. GSROC dogs are guaranteed a space in the lifeboat. If a dog has to be recovered from the adopter (death, change in lifestyle, disability, etc.), arranging transport back is hard and costly. Had to get a dog back from Hope AR and cost the rescue $600.

[Salamander]

The Ibizan Hound Club adopts out nationwide.
The Podenco Rescue brings in dogs from Spain.

They both have crazy-good funding, due to donations of cash and frequent auctions.
[which is why I never make money from my own art] :D

We also have an “underground railroad” of sight hound savvy transporters who relay the dogs.

Shoulda seen the well coordinated madness when we had *28* Ibizans rescued in Nebraska.

I organized a personal benefit auction to bring two Portuguese Podengo Medios from CA.

Raised over $1200 for their health checks, adoption fees airfare, etc. in a week.

Due to the rarity of the breeds, we no doubt have far fewer dogs in “the system” than y’all do, though.

Just a thought.

Keep up the great work!

:)