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Dec 2011
  
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Pets Give Us Joy, Comfort & Meaning...
We Lovingly Help Them When There's a Need.


Welcome to Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc. (RFSC) We are an all-volunteer, non-profit organization devoted to finding homes for Golden Retrievers & Labrador Retrievers, as well as other breeds of dogs as space allows.

Can you provide a foster home or forever home to a pet in need? Heed the call to make a difference by opening your heart and your home, today!



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Visit our "NEWS" page.



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RFSC says a big THANK YOU to Mason

Mason's mom wrote this message to us:

"Mason has always had a love for animals. 

This year for his 5th birthday, he decided he wanted to help RFSC and ask for donations for the rescue instead of gifts at his birthday party.

In 2010, we sadly had to surrender our Golden Retriever, Colin, to RFSC due to losing our home. Our family has always been very grateful for their help in taking our dog. That is why Mason chose to give back to RFSC. It was so wonderful to see all of the donations."

Everyone at RFSC would like to thank Mason for his kind support of our program. 

Thank you to Mason, his friends and family for their donations.  The rescue now has toys, treats, beds, bowls and many needed cleaning supplies including mops and shampoo. 

THANK YOU MASON FOR BEING THE KIND OF KID THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!


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Educating Bear

  There was a very nice story about a Golden Retriever named Bear in the San Diego Union Tribune.  Bear was adopted from RFSC.

Click here to read the story.  This is a must read for all new rescue pet owners.

The story highlights how rescued pets need training and boundaries to be set by their new families. 

Bear is a rescued dog that needed love but also needed structure. His new family worked with him and he is doing well in his new home.

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Happy Birthday Mr. Peepers

Mr. Peepers ( formerly Victor) got a doggie cake for his 8th birthday.   Mr. Peepers is a  beautiful French Bull dog who was adopted from RFSC in June 2010. 


   


You can help Retrievers and Friends




Raise  money for RFSC Just by Shopping at Ralphs!!
During the last 3 months, you earned $184 to support the animals in RFSC's rescue program. 

The NEW TERM BEGINS on Sept 1.   If you are registered in Ralphs' community support program, you must RE-REGISTER to continue helping RFSC.

You can download the attached file and bring it to your local Ralphs to be attached to your Rewards Card. Alternatively, you can also go to www.ralphs.com to register your Ralphs Rewards Card with our organization. Simply use our NPO # 92563 and our name, Retrievers and Friends of So Calif. 

 

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RFSC's Mobile Vet Clinic...
Please visit our spay/neuter page for details and to take a look at our beautiful clinic on wheels!     Learn more...



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We are looking for Home Visit volunteers:

RFSC gets applications for all areas of Southern California.  Every one of our potential adopters needs to be visited by an RFSC volunteer.   There are several areas in Southern California where we need volunteers to assist with the home visits.  Currently, applicants in those areas must sometimes wait a long time before a home visit can be scheduled. 

If you think you can help  and would be interested in doing home visits for RFSC, please email us at info@retrieversandfriends.com



Thank you to Neighbors Newspaper

We would like to acknowledge and give special thanks to Diane Simones, Publisher of Neighbors Newspaper for the wonderful support of RFSC each and every month.  Neighbors Newspaper features several of our adoptable pets in each edition.

The awareness we receive for our available pets has been significant and countless adoptions have resulted from the postings in the paper. We have been working with Diane for many years, first posting one dog each month and it has grown to four in the Pet Adoptions of the Month section.

Neighbors has been supporting independent businesses in Southwest Riverside County since 1998 and serves the cities of Temecula, Murrieta, Canyon Lake, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore, Menifee, Sun City, French Valley and South Corona.

The paper is available at a number of businesses in these areas. Since Neighbors is offered as a free distribution, they depend on advertising dollars to publish the paper. If anyone has any advertising needs, it would be a great way to show support for Neighbors and all they do for Retrievers & Friends! Please contact: diane@neighborsnewspaper.com.

You can also follow Neighbors Newpaper on Facebook



RFSC Fundraisers:

Follow the links below to find out more about our fund raisers.

If you shop at Ralphs, register RRFS on your Ralphs Rewards Card

Purchase a Hand Made Blanket & Help RFSC!

Purchase a Handmade Birdhouse & Help RFSC!




OUR MISSION

Retrievers & Friends of Southern California, Inc., was formed to rescue and re-home Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers, providing an alternative to the animal shelter for owners who can no longer keep their dogs.

We are a full-service rescue, with dogs coming to us from all over the Southern California area for foster care services. RFSC not only provides care for dogs while they are waiting for adoption, but we provide follow-up assistance for the life of the dog.  If for any reason a family can not keep a dog, the dog is brought back to the organization for placement.

We have volunteers that perform home visits before each adoption.  Our geographic adoption area is Riverside, San Diego, Orange and certain areas of San Bernardino counties.   We cover areas of San Bernardino county that are 1 hour or less driving distance from Temecula.

In addition to Golden Retrievers and Labrador Retrievers, RFSC also accepts mixed breeds and other small purebred dogs as space allows. We accept Goldens and Labs of all ages, including seniors and those with special needs. All dogs are spayed and neutered and updated on vaccinations if not already done by the owner. Dogs with special medical needs are further evaluated by our veterinarian for treatment.

Your donations are always appreciated and help us to continue to care for these special dogs. Because we are an all-volunteer group, 100% of all adoption fees and donations are used for the care of the dogs in our program. Your tax-deductible donations are appreciated!

 

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