Mariah's Promise

ALL THAT WE CAN, WE WILL
A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) Non Profit Animal Rescue Organization
Divide, Colorado

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Archived Newsletters

•	Promises Kept Name Announcement
•	Christmas 2010
•	November 2010
•	We Have the Keys!
•	A new home for Mariah's Promise
•	Christmas 2009
•	Summer 2009
•	Digital Photo Fund Raising - Jan. 2009
•	Christmas 2008

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September 2011 Update

Dear Friends ~

WOW!! It's almost mid-September already!!! We had a very busy Spring & Summer due to our adventures with the state ... we went through some serious hoops to keep the dogs out of their clutches!! Boarding, doggy day care, extra vetting, a few unexpected medical emergencies - it was an expensive summer!! Plus attorney fees ... we are really grateful to the donations that helped cover those costs!! THANK YOU!!

What's really cool is many of our dogs went to GREAT homes!!! Thank God for a few 'failed fosters' too ;o) It was frantic for a time, but the dogs are safe and we lived to tell!! By the Grace of God!!!

After we spent weeks working to get Guffey into compliance, the State held to the fact that we weren't licensed & had more than (15) dogs on the property! Plus they said we can't re-apply until February 2012. So that was rather a 'fire drill'. BUT... Guffey looks GREAT!!! The dogs are in secured areas & have a second large play area. Even the BEAR came to check it out ... sat on the trailer, tipped it into the fence ... Mike fixed that easily. He's become an expert fence putter-upper ;o)

Honestly, after all the bashing, falsified reports, selective enforcement that goes on in Colorado, we have decided NOT to be licensed by the state. This limits us taking in dogs, but after the past two years of needless harassment & embarrassment ... we'll operate within the parameters of fewer dogs for now. I cannot begin to tell you how brutal it was. The laws they impose are so high for rescues, but are much lower for breeders, pet stores & puppy mills ... it's just wrong. The state went after all us rescues who helped the pit bulls, while dogs died on the ends of chains, or were abandoned in their kennels or are killed with dish soap injections in their hearts. GEEZ!!! Favoritism & selective enforcement abounds. No thanks!!

One of our ever faithful friends & supporters, Paula Terifaj, DVM, has done so much for Mariah's Promise over the years!! Dr. Paula purchased the Woodland Park house in 2010 & leases it to us under a lease/option. Dr. Paula has Founder's Vet in Brea, CA and just recently opened a way cool dog spa for dogs & their people in Desert Hot Springs, CA called Dog Spa Resort. Check it out http://www.dogsparesort.com. Wish we lived closer!!! Our West Coast friends can partake! Also, check out Dr. Paula's e-books on holistic health care for your pets. Dr. Paula also founded ROVERlution, the first 'pit bull awareness' March in 2006 and then created the website Denver Kills Dogs. That woman is AMAZING!!!

So, as if Dr. Paula hasn't done enough, she sent us two large boxes of shirts from Denver Kills Dogs to sell in honor of October's PIT BULL AWARENESS DAY. We have a wide variety of sizes. We are asking $10 for the shirts. Please provide a mailing address & size(s) & we will mail them to you upon payment receipt. Postage is included.

Please make your check payable to Mariah's Promise and mail to: P.O. Box 1017, Divide, CO 80814

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Some may have seen the episode that Mariah's Promise participated in with Pit Boss. For those who haven't, click the link to watch it commercial free [www.free-tv-video-online.me]. Our hope was to show just how difficult it has been for people to relinquish their beloved pets AND how it was. Animal Planet captured it!!! In 2005, Mariah's Promise took an average of 3-5 dogs PER WEEK from homes or dogs who had been confiscated being held at Denver Municipal Shelter, narrowly escaping death. Approximately (52) people returned for their dogs once they moved to a safe town. THIS is what galvanized us in helping the people with their dogs. It was life changing for ALL!!! Few people saw what we experienced ... until now!! Hats off to Pit Boss!!

Link: Project Free TV - Watch 'Pit Boss Season 4, Episode 2 on videoweed for free.
www.free-tv-video-online.me

I'd like to share another piece that really struck home with me - it's truthful & honest.

Cruelest Trick Ever Played On A Breed of Dog

WHAT BREED OF DOG DID CORPORATE AMERICA BANK ON AS THE SYMBOL OF FIDELITY, RELIABILITY, INTELLIGENCE AND UTTER HARMLESSNESS TO CHILDREN? PIT BULLS!
Visit this website: http://www.ywgrossman.com/newblog/?p=774

October is PIT BULL AWARENESS MONTH and October 22nd is PIT BULL AWARENESS DAY. Mariah's Promise is an ALL BREED RESCUE, but we do love our bully buds!!! Check your local area for one near you, even if you don't have a bully breed - show your support!! As everyone has said, WHICH BREED IS NEXT!!???

http://www.blessthebullys.com

As always, we are forever grateful to our friends & supporters!!
We pray that all is well with you & yours!!
God bless you!!!

Mike, Toni, Paula & a bunch of great dogs!!!!

When you hear "PIT BULL", think ... Pleasing, Intelligent, Treasures, Beloved, Unconditional Love, and Loyalty ...
this puts you closer to the truth about these awesome dogs.