Sunday, October 7, 2012

And our next contestant is...... Jackson


Jackson has been with me for three months now and his personality has really come out. He has his quirks like the rest of us but his attitude and resilience are amazing. I say that because Jax (my kids shortened Jackson to Jax) came to us from a shelter after being picked up as a stray. All we knew for certain at that time was he is about 4 years old and blind in one eye. We believe that whatever his background was it was not always the best. When we first took him in at times he was wary and when you raised your voice he tried to shrink himself, this doesn't happen at home anymore.

If he was mistreated or harmed he has overcome it and wants nothing more than to love and be loved. He doesn't let it stop him form making friends and loving people.








He plays with my dogs like they grew up together.









 Last weekend he played with a Dane that outweighed him by 150 lbs and two weeks before that he spent the day playing with an 8 week old blind BT puppy.
I'll boop your nose


I love you

He is house trained and crate trained, walks pretty good on a leash, but he's not much of a runner. If you give him a Nylabone while he's in his crate he's a happy little dude. Really he's a happy little dude all the time, he just wants to be with his people.


He snuggles in my bed in the morning while I get ready for work.




















And if we are watching TV or in my office he finds a soft spot to curl up. He even snuggles into my office chair while I practice piano.


When he's playful he likes to jump at my dogs who happily comply and "bitey face" ensues for the next 20-30 minutes when shiny ball syndrome kicks in and they want to watch TV again.
He is a very adaptable little guy who wants a family to love and a playmate to roughhouse with.




Jax asleep on the floor of the car after a day at the park. 


Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Shop to Save Abandoned Dogs

We would like to introduce (or reintroduce) you to iGive. This is a way for you to help Coastal Carolina Boston Terrier Rescue (CCBTR) financially without it costing you one penny. This should be of interest to everyone that cares about CCBTR and the Boston Terriers that we rescue and rehome.

So get ready to help! The holidays are just around the corner and we will all be “on-line” shopping. Let’s make sure that CCBTR receives a “gift” while we are gifting ourselves and others.

What is iGive.com?
iGive.com is an organization that works with businesses so that shoppers can give to their charity of choice without any personal extra cost or effort.

How does it work?
The only thing that you have to do is sign up with iGive.com. There is no cost for you. There are no minimum shopping dollars that you have to spend. There are only 3 things that you have to do to begin giving. 1. Sign up with iGive.com (see instructions below). 2) Choose Coastal Carolina Boston Terrier Rescue (CCBTR) as your cause. 3) Choose the store that you want to shop at and “get shopping”.

Click to see the list of over 1000 stores.

If you already have an iGive account but you are supporting a different cause, you can change your cause to Coastal Carolina Boston Terrier Rescue (CCBTR).

The only requirement is that you navigate to the iGive.com website and then pick the store that you want to shop at. If Pottery Barn is your choice, go to iGive.com, choose Pottery Barn and you will automatically be taken to the website for Pottery Barn. This is the same website you would navigate to if you chose Pottery Barn.com. The only difference is that CCBTR will only get the benefit if you go to iGive.com first.

What does CCBTR gain from my shopping through iGive.com?
When you get onto the iGive.com page you will be able to see the list of stores and on line shopping venues that are a part of the iGive family. Each venue offers its own benefit. The percentage listed next to the store name is the amount of the gift that will be transferred to CCBTR once your purchase has been confirmed. This percentage is based on the “cost” of the items that you buy. It is not paid on the taxes or shipping charges.

Example: Purchase price                       $200.00
Tax on purchase                                        $8.00
Shipping charge                                      $15.00
Order total                                              $223.00
1.5% paid to CCBTR on                        $200.00 is $3.00

Please sign up to help CCBTR receive a benefit from your shopping. And share this with others that will be purchasing gifts for you! But remember, if you are giving your gift list so that “others” will shop to help CCBTR, the “others” must also be registered with iGive.com.


This is how easy it is.

www.igive.com brings you to a login screen

 

To find our cause type in Coastal Carolina Boston Terrier Rescue *by the time you type in Boston it pops up. Then fill in the rest of the blanks

This is what you should see next.

Click install Now (The big green button)

I use chrome so I clicked the green button again and the iGive flower is added to my tool bar.













When you click the flower you get a dropdown menu to go to either your favorite stores or the entire store list you can shop from .




Click on the store where you want to shop and make your purchases, iGive automatically tracks and sends the donation.