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Retriever Rescue of Colorado |
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HomePotcake Pups: From the Sunny Bahamas to Colorful ColoradoRROC was apart of a major rescue operation to help save dogs in the Bahamas. All of the dogs that come to RROC have a unique story but this may be one of the neatest stories yet. Check out the story Denver's 9 News did on these famous pups: 82 dogs Airlifted from the Bahamas to Denver First we should explain what "Potcake" means, Potcake is what people in the Bahamas call stray dogs because they are fed leftovers of what the locals have been cooking. The shelter in the Bahamas is working really hard to educate the public on responsible pet ownership and has even set up spay and neuter programs but unfortunately their shelter is still very full and they are only able to adopt out about 7% of their dogs and many spend their whole lives in the shelter without ever getting to live the life a dog should. RROC and other rescues in Colorado helped save a total of 82 dogs at this shelter in the Bahamas. RROC got 4 of those dogs and 2 are still available for adoption, check out the Available Dogs To see the journey these pups took check out the Tale of the Puppylift. Picture below is Bimini, one of the lucky dogs to come to us all the way from the Bahamas who is currently looking to find his forever home here is Colorado.  "Saving the life of one dog may not change the world, but the world will surely change for that one dog" Our MissionBelieving that all Retrievers deserve a safe, loving home, the mission of Retriever Rescue of Colorado is to rescue abandoned, abused, neglected and unwanted retrievers and to promote public education on animal-related issues. Rescued breeds will include Golden Retrievers, Labrador Retrievers, Curly Coated Retrievers, Flat Coated Retrievers, Chesapeake Bay Retrievers and Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers. All of our dogs are fostered prior to adoption. Our organization prides itself on providing safe and promising second chances to these dogs while they await their new homes. Our foster homes allow for social development and many times direction for learning basic commands, housebreaking and exposure to children, cats, and other dogs. Depression rates of puppies and dogs kept for long periods of time in a shelter rapidly increase with each day as they wait for a new home. Foster homing can assist in alleviating unnecessary stress for some of our dogs who have come to us under serious circumstances.
History of RROC"It all began with a passion to educate and help the animals" - RROC founders RROC began in 2006 with only a few volunteers on hand to spearhead the effort to create an incredible rescue organization. The expectation that RROC would achieve saving around 30 dogs was far exceeded within the first year of operation and today proudly touts more than 1100 retrievers saved and adopted as of 2010.
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