| RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR Each year the NCWR Board votes for our favorite rescue dog and story |
NCWR 2007 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
Nemo was dumped on the streets of San Jose as a tiny pup, but his Guardian
Angel lived on that street, and she took him in and nursed him back to health,
then called NCWR to find him the perfect forever home. He has a neurological
disability and was named Nemo after the cute Disney fish with the “special” fin.
His hind legs don’t work independently, so he “bunny hops”. But his impairment
doesn’t slow him down! His foster mom, Dianne, in Stockton kept telling her
friends about this adorable pup with the great personality and spunk. Margot and
Alan Ray own a yellow lab that was very lonely after his special human, Daniel,
went away to college. After searching for the just the right playmate for a few
months, they came to visit Nemo. It was instant love! Nemo is now at his forever
home with Chance, the lab, and the Rays. He is special in every way, from the
mischievous look in his eye to his boundless energy and curiosity. Nemo gets to
visit a chiropractor every month so that his muscles and spine stay in alignment.
His owners dream of giving him a job as a therapy dog visiting children and adults
with disabilities. Nemo is an inspiration – his zeal for life can make everyone feel
better about theirs! His new family is very thankful for Dianne and NCWR!
Angel lived on that street, and she took him in and nursed him back to health,
then called NCWR to find him the perfect forever home. He has a neurological
disability and was named Nemo after the cute Disney fish with the “special” fin.
His hind legs don’t work independently, so he “bunny hops”. But his impairment
doesn’t slow him down! His foster mom, Dianne, in Stockton kept telling her
friends about this adorable pup with the great personality and spunk. Margot and
Alan Ray own a yellow lab that was very lonely after his special human, Daniel,
went away to college. After searching for the just the right playmate for a few
months, they came to visit Nemo. It was instant love! Nemo is now at his forever
home with Chance, the lab, and the Rays. He is special in every way, from the
mischievous look in his eye to his boundless energy and curiosity. Nemo gets to
visit a chiropractor every month so that his muscles and spine stay in alignment.
His owners dream of giving him a job as a therapy dog visiting children and adults
with disabilities. Nemo is an inspiration – his zeal for life can make everyone feel
better about theirs! His new family is very thankful for Dianne and NCWR!
NCWR 2006 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
When we spotted Wags on the NCWR website in November ’04, all we saw was his long tail, and
knew we wanted him. We were grieving the loss of our beloved Weimaraner, Mr. Peabody, who also sported a
long tail, and thought Wags might fill our void. Then we met this humongous goofy boy in person, and knew
he was the perfect soul to heal our hearts and make us laugh! He was such a clown, and just wanted to be
someone’s snuggle-buddy. He had a bad hip, but that was corrected with a total hip replacement in July ‘05,
and now our bionic boy acts like a pup again. His favorite activity is going to the park for a romp and lots of
sniffing and bird-chasing, followed by a nap on our waterbed! His second favorite activity is hanging out at
the NCWR Events Booth and enjoying the visitors. People of all ages are drawn to his gentle nature, so he’s a
perfect Canine Ambassador for Weimaraner Rescue. When people comment on his unusually large size, we tell
them he looked up Weimaraner in the dictionary, but did not know how to spell it, so he stopped at Walrus and
thought that’s what he was!
Wags lives happily with three canine siblings, all rescued. He is a love-muffin and snuggle-bug, and everyone
who meets him falls under his spell!
Wags was named 2006 NCWR Rescue Dog of the Year, but he is our “Rescue Dog of a Lifetime”! We adore him,
and can’t imagine life without him in it! Thanks to NCWR for bringing him into our lives and
hearts. Terry Larsen & Dianne Venzo
When we spotted Wags on the NCWR website in November ’04, all we saw was his long tail, and
knew we wanted him. We were grieving the loss of our beloved Weimaraner, Mr. Peabody, who also sported a
long tail, and thought Wags might fill our void. Then we met this humongous goofy boy in person, and knew
he was the perfect soul to heal our hearts and make us laugh! He was such a clown, and just wanted to be
someone’s snuggle-buddy. He had a bad hip, but that was corrected with a total hip replacement in July ‘05,
and now our bionic boy acts like a pup again. His favorite activity is going to the park for a romp and lots of
sniffing and bird-chasing, followed by a nap on our waterbed! His second favorite activity is hanging out at
the NCWR Events Booth and enjoying the visitors. People of all ages are drawn to his gentle nature, so he’s a
perfect Canine Ambassador for Weimaraner Rescue. When people comment on his unusually large size, we tell
them he looked up Weimaraner in the dictionary, but did not know how to spell it, so he stopped at Walrus and
thought that’s what he was!
Wags lives happily with three canine siblings, all rescued. He is a love-muffin and snuggle-bug, and everyone
who meets him falls under his spell!
Wags was named 2006 NCWR Rescue Dog of the Year, but he is our “Rescue Dog of a Lifetime”! We adore him,
and can’t imagine life without him in it! Thanks to NCWR for bringing him into our lives and
hearts. Terry Larsen & Dianne Venzo
NCWR 2005 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
Jimmy James came into Rescue in January of 2003. He was young, unneutered, untrained,
extremely energetic and overactive and I hated him. He was so obnoxious, I thought the only way to
get him out of my house was to put some training into him and attempt to turn him into a normal
Weim, whatever that is. He responded surprisingly well and quickly won my heart and I adopted
him.
He loves training sessions and earned his Canine Good Citizen in only nine months. This year, he’s
earned his Companion Dog Title, his Rally Novice Title, his Rally Advanced Title, and his Rally
Excellent Title. Among his other accomplishments, he also was named “The Highest Scoring Dog
Obtained as a Rescue” and made the Weimaraner Club of America’s Top Ten List three times for
Competitive Obedience. Jimmy’s training and competition was recently set back while he recovered
from a 40 foot fall off a cliff at the beach on a Weim Club walk in July. Fortunately, there was no
permanent damage and he’s back in training. Thanks to Jimmy James, I have become part of the
wonderfully weird world of Weimaraners. Jimmy James is truly the love of my life
....Taria Sarkisian
Jimmy James came into Rescue in January of 2003. He was young, unneutered, untrained,
extremely energetic and overactive and I hated him. He was so obnoxious, I thought the only way to
get him out of my house was to put some training into him and attempt to turn him into a normal
Weim, whatever that is. He responded surprisingly well and quickly won my heart and I adopted
him.
He loves training sessions and earned his Canine Good Citizen in only nine months. This year, he’s
earned his Companion Dog Title, his Rally Novice Title, his Rally Advanced Title, and his Rally
Excellent Title. Among his other accomplishments, he also was named “The Highest Scoring Dog
Obtained as a Rescue” and made the Weimaraner Club of America’s Top Ten List three times for
Competitive Obedience. Jimmy’s training and competition was recently set back while he recovered
from a 40 foot fall off a cliff at the beach on a Weim Club walk in July. Fortunately, there was no
permanent damage and he’s back in training. Thanks to Jimmy James, I have become part of the
wonderfully weird world of Weimaraners. Jimmy James is truly the love of my life
....Taria Sarkisian
NCWR 2008 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
Hans was rescued from a high-kill shelter hours
before being put down. He was sent to dog rehabilitation
and socialization training at King's Kastle in Cloverdale,
and worked his way into the hearts of the staff. They then
gave him a job as a therapy dog, helping other dogs, where
he made a difference every day.
Hans was rescued from a high-kill shelter hours
before being put down. He was sent to dog rehabilitation
and socialization training at King's Kastle in Cloverdale,
and worked his way into the hearts of the staff. They then
gave him a job as a therapy dog, helping other dogs, where
he made a difference every day.
NCWR 2009 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
Logan was hit by a car and sustained leg & hip
fractures. He was in terrible pain for several weeks, but
his owners could not afford treatment, so nothing was
done. Animal Control convinced the family to surrender
Logan, and Oakland Animal Shelter (OAS) and Friends for
OAS arranged for a complex surgery. OAS also paid $3000
for this expensive procedure. Logan did fine in surgery He
now has a plate with pins on one side, and had a hip
salvation procedure ("FHO") on the other. Logan currently
is doing great and the wonderful foster family who saw
him through his long rehab adopted him.
Logan was hit by a car and sustained leg & hip
fractures. He was in terrible pain for several weeks, but
his owners could not afford treatment, so nothing was
done. Animal Control convinced the family to surrender
Logan, and Oakland Animal Shelter (OAS) and Friends for
OAS arranged for a complex surgery. OAS also paid $3000
for this expensive procedure. Logan did fine in surgery He
now has a plate with pins on one side, and had a hip
salvation procedure ("FHO") on the other. Logan currently
is doing great and the wonderful foster family who saw
him through his long rehab adopted him.
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Jakey was rescued from a shelter. He seemed to be a normal, loving Weimaraner
with a lot of energy. But he had a secret - a very strong prey drive that would take
over his common sense to where he would throw tantrums to get going, when on leash.
After several foster homes, a couple of adopters and two trainers, he was matched with
a hunting dog trainer to see exactly what kind of prey drive Jakey had. She found that
while he has these fits on leash and loves to run, he was non-reactive to the birds used
in training. So the only answer was to get his excitability under control so he could be
calm and focused and live a normal life. The trainer used an electronic (shock) collar to
STOP and REDIRECT him with each "tantrum". After a just a couple of mild impulses,
he was ready for the collar to be set on vibration. After a few vibration reminders, he
started to settle down overall and could focus on the command he was being given. And
very quickly, Jakey became an adoptable dog! In his new home, Jakey is entertained
and loved by two boys ages 4 and 6, and he goes on very long trail runs with the adults
every day. We are very proud how far Jakey has come, and that he is now living in a
wonderful home and is able to give as much as he receives.
NCWR 2010 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
NCWR 2011 RESCUE DOG OF THE YEAR
Dean was adopted from Northern California Weimaraner Rescue in August
2007 and has never been one for confinement. Since his first days in Casa de New
Mama (which had just been purchased 2 months prior), he had proven himself to be
quite the Houdini: escaping AIRLINE APPROVED kennels (seriously, who approves
those?), making blinds vanish, and doing disappearing acts from inside the house and
reappearing outside on the front door step hours later. As confinement was useless, he
was given reign of the house until I could meet The Wizard. Nostradamus himself
couldn’t have predicted what was to come... and as a first time Weim parent, I didn’t
know any better.
2½ years later, Dean is a “Mission Ready” Search and Rescue (SAR) dog and is mutual
aid for the state of California. His job has transformed him from the male-shy, skittish
and un-trusting puppy he was to the fabulous couch lounging, non-house destroying,
male-loving fabulous goofball he’s become. He has decided to become a mentor to a
(crazy) blue Weim, dedicating his free time to little brother Toby, who was also adopted
through NCWR. Toby, who has only 3 feet, is also on his way to becoming a SAR dog and
a therapy dog for children and veterans with disabilities.
Dean was adopted from Northern California Weimaraner Rescue in August
2007 and has never been one for confinement. Since his first days in Casa de New
Mama (which had just been purchased 2 months prior), he had proven himself to be
quite the Houdini: escaping AIRLINE APPROVED kennels (seriously, who approves
those?), making blinds vanish, and doing disappearing acts from inside the house and
reappearing outside on the front door step hours later. As confinement was useless, he
was given reign of the house until I could meet The Wizard. Nostradamus himself
couldn’t have predicted what was to come... and as a first time Weim parent, I didn’t
know any better.
2½ years later, Dean is a “Mission Ready” Search and Rescue (SAR) dog and is mutual
aid for the state of California. His job has transformed him from the male-shy, skittish
and un-trusting puppy he was to the fabulous couch lounging, non-house destroying,
male-loving fabulous goofball he’s become. He has decided to become a mentor to a
(crazy) blue Weim, dedicating his free time to little brother Toby, who was also adopted
through NCWR. Toby, who has only 3 feet, is also on his way to becoming a SAR dog and
a therapy dog for children and veterans with disabilities.
