[Roger_W_Isom]

This MAY BE a losing cause here but I HAVE TO SEE if anybody here in the Free Republic Organization can help out...

my old Grade school teacher has heard that the dogs doing the rescue work at thw WTC are finding that their paws are being cut by all the glass. is it possible for somebody out there to publish a pattern to help protect these dogs so that people like her can cut protective boots for these dogs and show their support for these people in at LEAST a minor way??? ALLL info would be GREATLY appreciated here!!!

[wysiwyg]

Reported on Fox yesterday: Search dogs have enough protective foot (paw?) wear. Don't send any more. However they do need dog food donations.

[Orual]

Earlier this week, perhaps a day after the tragic attack, I saw a piece on TV about a company that makes this type of protective footwear for dogs. They are donating the products and have sent them to New York.

[truth_eagle]

Kevlar paw boots.

[freedom9]

soft leather with velcro backing for wrap-around on leg

[MarMema]

It was reported on my goat list that one of our major suppliers of equipment (Jeffers) has stepped in and is sending doggie boots to the rescue workers.
I do have a pair here that I would be happy to mail if someone gave me an address. My husband trained dogs in search and rescue years ago and we have an extra pair of unused dog boots. I just don't know where to send them.

[Senator Pardek]

Nice post. There are some animals that deserve our pity.... and some that don't.

[MarMema]

Here is the post from my goat list.

For those of you that didn't get a post from Jeffer's this morning, here is a link to donate to the efforts in New York City to help provide the doggie booties and supplies that are needed for the rescue dogs to protect their feet in the rubble. click here

Jeffer's has given many goat breeders that $5 discount on orders through the cybergoat.com website links and the links on cybergoat.com sponsored list emails... I am personally donating *at least* the $5 discount I got, back to the efforts in the disaster to keep the dogs working...

The miracle this morning of finding live firefighters and having them walk away after being uncovered was enough to bring tears to my eyes... tears of joy and relief for these brave men mixed with the tears for those who haven't been found yet and the families who have lost loved ones.

On the website it states: One box of Doggie Boots costs $3.50

In looking at the links for doggie boots on Jeffer's, the retail price is above this amount so I am *assuming* Jeffer's is sending the boots at cost to the effort as well as other supplies needed to keep the dogs working. The highly trained dogs are playing a very important role in finding victoms of this disaster... let's help keep them working...

And I personally want to thank Jeffer's for taking the initiative on this.

Thanks, (Listowner, goat list)

[MarMema]

Here is a follow up post to the one I just posted -

I contacted the National Disaster Search Dog's Foundation directly and they do NOT need anything except money :) They travel with their own supplies and their own personal veterinarian and they really are okay at the moment. They do not need a repeat of the OKC situation where the city had to deal with mountains of stuff people donated in their eagerness to help.

They'd appreciate it if we'd put the word out to ignore the calls for booties and instead ask for $ donations to be sent or called into:

National Disaster Search Dog Foundation 323 E. Matilija #110-245 Ojai, CA 93023 1-888-646-1242 NDSDF

Even though they don't need "stuff" at the moment, we all know that training and supplying dogs to this level is expensive. Maybe donations we make now will save lives in future disasters.

[Rocko]

Bump.