We thank you for visiting our wish list. We are in great need of the following items AT ALL TIMES to help successfully care for our dogs. If you can contribute even just one item, we and the dogs would be so grateful! If you are shopping and see something on sale, please consider buying a little and donating it to our needy pooches.

Please drop them off at one of two convenient locations: The Muddy Paw Wash, located in Annapolis next to Quiet Waters Park, 130 Hillsmere Dr, Annapolis MD 21403; or Xpress It! Studio, across from the Gates at Crofton in the Rt 3 Shopping Center, 1286 Rt 3, Crofton MD 21114.

Nutro Natural Choice Lamb & Rice Dog Food or other kibble
Collars: adjustable, size large
Leashes
Bleach
Blankets, towels, rugs

Sponsorships or donations can be made on a one-time basis, or you can donate monthly if you prefer. If you choose to donate to the care of a specific dog, you will receive regular updates on that dog and notification of the happy day when they find their new home. You will also receive acknowledgment on our website, or remain anonymous if you prefer.

All donations, however great or small, are needed and greatly appreciated. We receive no funding of any kind and exist solely upon the donations of dog lovers like you who want to help us save the lives of these wonderful dogs.

The following are some suggestions for donation or sponsorship levels, but not requirements. Please feel free to donate any amount you can afford. You can also donate in honor of or in memory of a beloved pet.

$25 - Tummy Rubs		$200 - Long Lap Naps
$50 - Treats & Ear Rubs		$250 - Trips to the Dog Park
$75 - Hugs & Kisses		$500 - Steak & Ice Cream
$100 - Play Buddy		$1000 - Guardian Angel
$150 - Sofa Cuddles		Pick your own amount and add a note!

Note: Donations via the buttons above are through Paypal. You do not need a Paypal account to donate through the service, just a credit card. Thank you!

Please send check or money order made payable to: Chesapeake Shepherd & K-9 Rescue, Inc.

Mail to: 550M Ritchie Highway #256
Severna Park, MD 21146-2925

	Additionally, you can support us through your regular online shopping by using iGive.
	We use Patented Kuranda Dog Beds because they are durable, chew proof and easy to clean. If you would like to donate a bed to us, click here.
	Shop through our links to Amazon!

Compiled by Kris Prichard of The Trinity of Hope Dog Rescue, Richmond, Ontario, edited by CSK9.

1. Transport a dog from a shelter to a foster home
2. Donate a dog bed or towels or other *bedding* type items**
3. Donate MONEY
4. Donate a Kong, Nylabone, or other dog toys
5. Donate a crate
6. Donate an exercise pen or baby gate
7. Donate a food dish
8. Donate a leash
9. Donate a collar
10. Donate some treats or a bag of food
11. Donate a halti or promise collar or a gentle leader
12. Walk a dog
13. Groom a dog
14. Donate some grooming supplies (shampoos, combs, brushes, etc.)
15. Go to the local shelter and see if that dog is the breed the shelter says it is or go with rescue to be a second opinion on the dog
16. Make a few phone calls
17. Mail out applications to people who've requested them
18. Provide local vet clinics with contact information for educational materials on responsible pet ownership
19. Drive a dog to and from vet appointments
20. Donate long distance calling cards
21. Donate the use of your scanner or digital camera
22. Donate the use of a photocopier
23. Attend meet and greet events and try to educate people on responsible pet ownership
24. Donate a gift certificate to a pet store
25. Donate a raffle item for a fundraiser
26. Donate flea stuff (Frontline, etc.)
27. Donate heartworm pills (Interceptor, Heatguard, etc.)
28. Donate a canine first aid kit
29. Provide a shoulder to cry on when the rescue person is overwhelmed
30. Pay the boarding fees to board a dog for a week or two
31. Be a Santi-paws foster to give the foster a break for a few hours or days
32. Clip coupons for dog food or treats
33. Bake some homemade doggie biscuits
34. Make book purchases through Amazon via a web site (iGive.com) that contributes commissions earned to a rescue group
35. Host rescue photos with an information link on your website
36. Donate time to take good photos of foster dogs for adoption flyers, etc.
37. Conduct a home visit or accompany a rescue person on the home visit
38. Go with rescue person to the vet to help if there is more than one dog
39. Have a yard sale and donate the money to rescue
40. Be volunteer to do rescue in your area
41. Take advantage of a promotion on the web or store offering a free ID tag and instead of getting it for your own dog, have the tag inscribed with the rescue's name and phone # to contact
42. Talk to all your friends about adopting and fostering rescue dogs
43. Donate vet services or you can help by donating a spay or neuter each year or some vaccinations
44. Interview vets to encourage them to offer discounts to rescues
45. Write a column for your local newspaper or club newsletter on dogs on dogs currently looking for homes or ways to help rescue
46. Take photos of dogs available for adoption for use by the rescue
47. Maintain web sites listing/showing dogs available
48. Help organize and run fundraising events
49. Help maintain the paperwork files associated with each dog or enter the information into a database
50. Tattoo a rescued dog
51. Microchip a rescued dog
52. Loan your carpet steamcleaner to someone who has fostered a dog that was sick or marked in the house
53. Donate a bottle of bleach, rug cleaner or other cleaning products
54. Donate or loan a portable dog run to someone who doesn't have a quarantine area for quarantining a dog that has an unknown vaccination history and has been in a shelter
55. Drive the fosters' children to an activity so that the foster can take the dog to obedience class
56. Use your video camera to film a rescue dog in action
57. Pay the cost of taking a dog to obedience class
58. Be the one to take the dog to its obedience class
59. Go to the foster home once a week with your children and dogs to help socialize the dog
60. Help the foster clean up the yard (yes, we also have to scoop what those foster dogs poop)
61. Offer to test the foster dog with cats
62. Pay for the dog to be groomed or take the dog to a *Do It Yourself* Grooming Place
63. Bring the foster take out so the foster doesn't have to cook dinner
64. Pay a house-cleaning service to do the spring cleaning for someone who fosters dogs all the time
65. Lend your artistic talents to your club's newsletter, fundraising ideas, t-shirt designs, etc.
66. Donate printer paper, envelopes and stamps to a rescue
67. Go with a rescue person to the vet if a foster dog needs to be euthanized
68. Go to local shelters and meet with shelter staff about how to identify your breed or provide photos and breed information showing the different types of that breed may come in and the different color combinations
69. Go to local businesses and solicit donations for a rescue's fundraising event
70. Offer to try and help owners be better pet owners by holding a grooming seminar
71. Help pet owners be better pet owners by being available to answer training questions
72. Loan a crate if a dog needs to travel by air
73. Put together an *Owner's Manual* for those who adopt rescued dogs of your breed
74. Provide post-adoption follow up or support
75. Donate a coupon for a free car wash or gas or inside cleaning of a vehicle
76. Pay for an ad in your local/metropolitan paper to help place rescue dogs
77. Volunteer to screen calls for that ad
78. Get some friends together to build/repair pens for a foster home
79. Microchip your own pups if you are a breeder, and register the chips, so if your dogs ever come into rescue, you can be contacted to take responsibility for your pup
80. Donate a small percentage of the sale of each pup to rescue if you are a breeder
81. Buy two of those really neat dog-items you "have to have" and donate one to Rescue
82. Make financial arrangements in your will to cover the cost of caring for your dogs after you are gone - so Rescue won't have to
83. Make a bequest in your will to your local or national Rescue
84. Donate your professional services as an accountant or lawyer
85. Donate other services if you run your own business
86. Donate the use of a vehicle if you own a car dealership
87. Loan your cell phone (and cover costs for any calls) to someone driving a rescued dog
88. Donate your *used* dog dryer when you get a new one
89. Let rescue know when you'll be flying and that you'd be willing to be a rescued dog's escort
90. Do something not listed above to help rescue
91. Donate a doggy seat cover for the car
92. Donate a grid for a van or other vehicle
93. Organize a rescued dog picnic or other event to reunite the rescued dogs that have been placed
94. Donate other types of doggy toys that might be safe for rescued dogs
95. Donate a roll-a-treat or Buster cube
96. Donate books on dog training
97. Donate materials for a quarantine area at a foster's home
98. Donate sheets of linoleum or other flooring materials to put under crates to protect the foster's floor
99. Donate tennis balls
100. Remember that rescuing a dog involves the effort and time of many people and make yourself available on an emergency basis to do *whatever* is needed

**gently-used dog equipment is always welcomed.

"A harbor, even if it is a little harbor, is a good thing, since adventures come into it as well as go out, and the life in it grows strong, because it takes something from the world and has something to give in return." -Sarah Orne Jewett, from "River Driftwood" (1881)