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WHO IS A RESCUER?
Who is a rescuer? Each of us is a rescuer. We take responsibility for those puppies we breed and take them back without question. If we hear of a dog in crisis and know who the breeder is, we contact the breeder knowing that they will handle the situation well. If a dog from a back yard breeder or puppy mill comes into rescue, we hurt for the dog; we offer assistance as best we can, we are all rescuers. Whether you are one of the unsung heroes who fosters a needy dog, makes a home visit, raises money, donates money, transports a dog to a new home, says a prayer, you are all rescuers. Not everyone can do the day to day work of a rescuer because they know, in their heart, that they couldn't deal with the pain seen in the eyes of a Cavalier in need without suffering deeply themselves. But they are also rescuers, because they are the ones who give the moral support to those who, in their hearts, know they couldn't do less than to deal with that pain. This doesn't mean that one is a lesser person or one a better person, it just means that we know our own limitations and what we are personally capable of dealing with in this particular situation.
I salute each of you as my heroes. You are all rescuers and for that I thank you. Just keep one thing in mind, when you see an email, a post on a list, or an article with "rescue" in the subject line or in the title, don't delete it or skip that article, take a moment to read it to see if, by chance, there is something you can do to help one of our less fortunate Cavaliers. That to me is the definition of a rescuer.
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