Escape Artist Contained

Two dogs,

with two very different personalities...

Logan is a homebody.
He just stays close to his humans,
never wandering







Striker is a social guy.
He loves adventure and seeks it often.
Unfortunately, adventure isn't always a safe thing for him to do.
A busy road, new neighbors, and new sights made it dangerous for Striker.
Since he would dig or squeeze his way out of enclosures,
his family had no choice but to chain him outside.

Thankfully, this family learned about Fences For Fido and reached out for help.
This is exactly what we're here for!
So a group of us went out and made a safe places for these two guys to be safe outside.
I had a fun job working with their daughter to decorate dog houses for Logan and Striker.

 How cute are these?! Seriously cute!

Enjoy a look at this day for Logan and Striker-

Logan and Striker

This is my favorite part about FFF...

We not only help the dogs, but we help families too.

Is that what community is all about?

I sure think so.

Want to volunteer or donate?

www.fencesforfido.org

Bomber & Jake

April 4, 2015

At some builds, I meet the dogs and
they are bouncing and happy-go-lucky fidos.
While at other builds, the dogs are nervous...
I totally understand nervous dogs.
My sweet boy is a nervous fido too.

So when we arrived at this build and I met Bomber,
the sweet grandpa of Jake and saw his nervous little shy tail,
I hoped to see something special.
And I did.

At the beginning of the build,
Bomber was hiding,
trying to stay away from all of us.
Jake, the grandson, was just a happy guy,
showing not much concern for anything.

The most amazing thing happened that day...
It's one of my favorite things about working with Fences For Fido.
Dogs change when they are no longer confined.
Wait until you see it!
Bomber went from a shy nervous dog, to a prancing fido greeting each volunteer.
And the BEST part?
Bomber and Jake have smiles that stretch a mile long.

 Just watch and feel your smile spread across your face too.

Bomber & Jake

Cupcake~ Fido #1000

Cupcake: Before & After

What the difference a couple hours and many hands make. 

March 28, 2015 was a day for celebrations
We celebrated...

• Cupcake, who was unchained
• the 1000th Fido 
• Melinda and her 100th Fence Build
• Rob and his 101st Fence Build
• All of the amazing volunteers that spend their weekends helping others
• the families that reach out to us for help with their dog
• Donations supplied by the numerous hearts around the country

Thank you!

Take a look at the day of celebration and feel the love.
Cupcake~Fido #1000

With Fences For Fido, every fence build is a celebration,
but over the weekend the organization reached a milestone.
On Saturday, March 28, 2015 volunteers gathered
in Gaston, Oregon to unchain the 1000th fido.
How cool is that?!
So many fences constructed throughout Oregon and SW Washington
equals 1000 dogs who have had their lives changed
because people saw and people cared.
This special fence was built for a sweetheart of a dog named Cupcake.
With this fence we not only built a safe place for her to run,
but a safe place for her to play with her favorite humans too.
Enjoy a look into love and the simple things
that people do together that make a difference in the world.

Ranger the BC

I love border collies.
They are the best dogs in the world...
You'd have to be super new to my blog,

if you didn't know that. ;)

And if you are new, WELCOME!

But for all of you new folks,

I ADORE BORDER COLLIES!

So when I heard that there was going to be a fence build for a border collie,
I knew that I would be there.
Actually, I think that all of my FFF family knew that I would be there,
and that I would spend the build with the dog.
They were correct.
I spent the entire time with Ranger.
How could I not?!
Look at this face!
Adorable...
and this sweet boy hadn't played frisbee yet.
So what did I do?
I taught him how to play with a frisbee,
not catch...he still needs practice with that. :)
This was such a great build, with so many amazing people.
Enjoy a look at a fun day in the rain playing with Ranger
and building him a safe place to run.

March 14, 2015-
Volunteers gather in the rain to build freedom for Ranger the sweetheart of a border collie.
Ranger

Ranger is a well-loved Border Collie who needed to be chained outside 

while his people were at work.  

Then when his human heard about Fences For Fido, 

she reached out for help.  

Ranger is now enjoying his days running in his new fence 

thanks to the volunteers at FFF.

Live Life Free, 

Sweet Ranger!

Margo is FREE

I strive to live simply,
and add sparkle wherever I go.
But life isn't as simple as I would hope.
The world is constantly throwing curveballs our way...
some times we can quickly grab a bat, swing, and
knock that ball out of the park.
Other times,
you just look up and the ball is headed straight at you...
no warning,
no signal flashing it's presence.
Nope.
Just a curveball smacking you right in the face.

But there is something that makes
going through challenges a little easier,
a dog.
A dog can make life a little easier to handle.
No matter what,
you have a friend that is ready to love you through it.
And I agree with Margo's human...
I'd live in my car and be happy if it meant that I could keep my dog.
I feel that, right down into the center of my heart...
that's love and devotion.

Margo is lucky, because he is loved.
He (yes, he) is loved a lot.
His human was connected with Fences For Fido,
and we made it possible for Margo to live, life, free.
There is nothing I like better!

Want to see this love in action?

Of course you do!

Take a look and soak in the unbridled love.

MARGO

Silly picture time! Why? Well, because I'm a weirdo and proud of it!

~LIVE- LIFE- FREE- and SPARKLY~

Now go spread it around the world!

Gift of Love

 Love is a simple gift, but so vital.
At Fences For Fido we do so much more than build fences,
we build love and trust.
Here is a look of the dogs that we've loved and the hugs we've given.

Gift of Love

Thank you to my Fences For Fido family for another fantastic year! <3 

Summer Love with FFF

Summer flew by for me!
It always does,
but halfway through the summer my computer screen pooped out.
This really put a damper on my ability to create blog posts,
so some of the very special fence builds didn't get the time that they were due.
To try and give a beautiful light on these incredible dogs,
I've created a video to celebrate their new freedom.

Please enjoy a look into pure and simple love.

http://youtu.be/I_AHUsL5t7Y

Doesn't that make your heart all warm and fuzzy?

If so, you should come and experience it with us by volunteering.

Once you join the fun, you'll be hook on the joy.

www.fencesforfido.org

Lovin' DJ

There are so many times that we go to build fences 

and we never see the families that we are helping. 

For whatever reason they don't want to come out a see or talk with us. 

But other times, like yesterday, you have a family that is there every minute of the build. 

They greet you at your car to introduce themselves and hug you at the end. 

We don't build fences for the humans, though they benefit too...

We're there for the dog/s,

But it's sure nice when the families love their dog as much as we do.

And that's exactly who DJ's humans are...they love their dog.

And who couldn't adore this sweet face!! 

Jerry sure couldn't! A smooch encouraged with a cookie. :)

Circumstances made it so that DJ could no longer be an indoor dog.

It happens.

Landlords don't want dogs inside their homes...

So families do what they have to do to keep their furry family member safe...

And it hurts the humans' hearts.

Luckily for DJ he lives in an area that has Fences For Fido,

and we're always ready to build a fence for a needy fido.

After a day building a fence for DJ 

and hanging out with all of the family member...

It was time for the best part of the day,

The RELEASE!!

DJ's humans did the honor.

And everyone could feel the joy!

DJ made sure to thank all of us. :)

And then it was time to live it up and enjoy his freedom.

Melinda, our amazing Client Outreach Coordinator ever brought DJ a splashy pool.

I think he and the little humans will enjoy it too.

Now doesn't that make you smile?

This was a build to remember, for sure...

Awesome family, loving dog, and the best crew of volunteers.

A perfect day.

Do you want to help unchain more dogs around Oregon and SW Washington?

Go to Fences for Fido and donate.  

Remember that every dollar counts.

Or better yet, come out and volunteer with us! 

Who wouldn't want to cuddle a Fido and change their life?

Live-Life-Free