Saturday & Sunday, July 23 & 24, 2005


****DOG TRANSPORT NEEDED!! Marion, AR to Westminster, MD****
***********PLEASE CROSSPOST!!************************

Transport needed for a 2 year old female black lab with. Onyx is in a kill shelter and is now looking forward to being in a foster home before finding her forever home. She is sweet as can be and just wants to live in a home and be loved.


Start Date: Saturday, July 23, 2005
End Date: Sunday, July 24, 2005

- SENDING FROM SHELTER/RESCUE: Marion Animal Shelter
SHELTER CONTACT INFO: http://www.petfinder.org/shelters/AR61.html
Marion Animal Shelter
1001 L. H. Polk
Marion, Arkansas 72364
Phone: 870-739-5412 or 870-739-1145 or 870-733-5198
Joan Welch at marionk9keepers@aol.com or maspetadoption@excite.com
Joan Welch direct numbers: 870-739-1145 or 870-733-5198

TEMPORARY FOSTER UNTIL TRANSPORT marionk9keeper@aol.com or maspetadoption@excite.com
Joan Welch
870-739-1145 or 870-733-5198

ONYX BEING FOSTERED THROUGH LOLIN RESCUE: www.lolin.org
Love of Labs Indiana (LOLIN, Inc.)
P.O. Box 237
Noblesville, IN 46061-0237
317-727-7392
Linda Acup
lolin05@aol.com or lindaacup52@aol.com
RECEIVING FOSTER HOME:
Charlene Newman
213 Montpeller Court
Westminster, Maryland 211157
410-840-4940
bryancharnewman@netzero.net


The Passenger(s): Onyx
Breed: Black Labrador Retriever
Age: ~ 2 years
Gender: female
Name: Onyx
Altered? Yes
Size/Weight: about 60#
ShotsUTD/RabiesUTD? Yes
General Temperment: Very sweet and timid
Any special needs? None
Items Provided: leash, collar, vet records
Crate provided: No
Reason for transport: From Shelter to foster home


TRANSPORT COORDINATOR:
Penny Lehner - email penj @ frontiernet.net cell # 515-570-0423

If you are able to help with this transport, please contact the transport coordinator, Penny Lehner – penj@frontiernet.net Please email directly so I don't miss anything on the message boards. Make the subject line obvious so I can identify easily. IE: "TRANSPORT" - thank you!

Legs are flexible - let me know what you can do and we will adjust – thanks!!

Please note that 15 minutes have been added to each leg for potty breaks and such.
There is a time zone change during this transport.

Saturday, July 23, 2005

NEED!!!
Leg 1) Marion, AR to Brownsville, TN
TIME: 8:00 am – 9:30 am (CST)
76 miles – 1 hour 30 minutes

NEED!!!
Leg 2) Brownsville, TN to McIllwain, TN
TIME: 9:30 am – 11:00 am (CST)
72 miles – 1 hour 20 minutes

NEED!!!
Leg 3) McIllwain, TN to Nashville, TN
TIME: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm (CST)
85 miles – 1 hour 30 minutes

NEED!!!
Leg 4) Nashville, TN to Buffalo Valley, TN
TIME: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (CST)
60 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 5) Buffalo Valley, TN toCrab Orchard, TN
TIME: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (CST)
62 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 6) Crab Orchard, TN to Knoxville, TN
TIME: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm (CST to EST, 1 hour added)
60 miles – 1 hour (1 hour added for time zone change)

NEED!!!
Leg 7) Knoxville, TN to Bulls Gap, TN
TIME: 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (EST)
61 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 8 ) Bulls Gap, TN to Bristol, TN
TIME: 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm (EST)
61 miles – 1 hour

OVERNIGHT NEEDED HERE!!!!!!


Sunday, July 24, 2005

NEED!!!
Leg 9) Bristol, TN to Wytheville, VA
TIME: 8:00 am – 9:15 am (EST)
70 miles – 1 hour 15 minutes

NEED!!!
Leg 10) Wytheville, VA to Salem, VA
TIME: 9:15 am – 10:30 am (EST)
68 miles – 1 hour 15 minutes

NEED!!!
Leg 11) Salem, VA to Lexington, VA
TIME: 10:30 am – 11:30 am (EST)
53 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 12) Lexington, VA to Harrisonburg, VA
TIME: 11:30 pm – 12:30 pm (EST)
61 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 13) Harrisonburg, VA to Strasburg, VA
TIME: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm (EST)
53 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 14) Strasburg, VA to Hagerstown, MD
TIME: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm (EST)
62 miles – 1 hour

NEED!!!
Leg 15) Hagerstown, MD to Westminster, MD
TIME: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm (EST)
59 miles – 1 hour

Come on guys, I'm bumping this for Onyx to get to her foster home with Charlene in Maryland.

I just emailed some rescue contacts in TN, MD, and AR., and asked them to cross post and forward if they can not help.

-Marion

Thanks Marion. I appreciate it.

Bumping this for Onyx!

penny - besides the volunteer driver list on acme.. check the drivers & flyers available section. Quite a few people going on vacation have offer to take a 4-legged passenger along for the ride - at times that can be almost the whole trip or a good portion of the transport.

Email all those people in the volunter driver list - I know we have quite a few in VA

good luck! :)

If we can't get volunteer drivers, doesn't the puppy bus take this route? Is donating the fee an option for anyone to help Onyx?

Hi everyone. Just talked to Joan at the shelter about this. There is a transport bus that leave Memphis every Thursday after lunch. They're names are Kyle and Pam. The number is 615-218-1589. The shelter has used this bus to get dogs to their forever homes. It's a very reputable transport business. It's from Memphis all the way to Maryland. They charge a fee of $100 plus the dog has to have a health certificate. They would arrive in Maryland on Saturday evening. Joan would pay for her health certificate. I would chip in $25 toward her passage. What does everyone else think.

Susan

I can help with some money also- this is wayyy west of me so I wouldn't be able to help with the transport. Please let me know if the bus is an option and if so where to send the money.
Thanks!

I am not having very many offers to drive and another transport along the same route was just cancelled due to lack of drivers. I think I mentioned the puppy bus in Onyx's original thread as an option and it may be the best bet to get Onyx to Maryland. Do what you think is best but I do not see this transport being filled for this weekend. It may be a possibility for the following weekend but I can't say it will fill then either. You won't hurt my feelings any if she goes on the bus...I just want to see her safe and happy in a home.

Penny

Hey Penny, just e-mailed you an update for Onyx. Thanks again for trying to get the transport together for her. I know it's been hard to find people because of the gas prices being so high, but I've contacted Pam for the puppy bus. Onyx should be on her way to Charlene next week Thursday. Keep your fingers crossed.

Like I said before, Linda is not charging us a pull fee for Onyx. It's just going to cost the $100 for her transport. I'll take care of this.

Thanks to all for your help and for all the thoughts and prayers for Onyx. I'll keep you posted.

Susan