Sigh – Drooler in need
Howllo Fellow Hound Lovers: I just this moment received this post from a fellow daily drooler. I had not read this on the drool so I am assuming that many of you did not either. Also, I know some of you have no idea what the drool even is. So please, if you can help here is the post. Also, if you are on any other boards and can post this, please do. Sigh
POST –
I wasn’t sure if y’all got this. Debbie is a long time drooler, who
recently wrote in saying that her house had burned down, killing all of
her pets, except for one. Sabrina has spoken with her to find out what if
anything can be done to help her. She didn’t ask for help, but did
indicate that clothing is what they are in most need of. Debbie wears an
XL in tops and 18-20 in pants. Her husband wears 34/40 pants and Large
shirts. I don’t know shoe sizes, but I’m sure we can find out if need be.
They did lose everything in the fire, so I’m sure anything you felt like
sending would be extremely helpful.
Just e-mail me via the contact page and I will help you. Cat
You can pass this along to anyone you think might be interested.
Beth
—– Forwarded by Beth Fuller/ALND/11/USCOURTS on 03/12/2007 10:53 AM
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Sabrina
03/11/2007 10:48 PM
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brii@sprynet.com
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Subject
Daily Drooler needs help
One of the Daily Drool members who has been with the group for over ten
years, Deb Kozik (some of you remember her as Sneakers and Troopers Mom –
Debbie) recently suffered a tragedy. Her home burned downed, kill her
Basset Trooper, her doberman/beagle, and three cats. She and her husband
lost everything; they have only the clothes they were wearing. Here is her
post.
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 01:35:34 -0600
From: “Deb Kozik ”
Subject: [Dailydrool] Its with a sad heart….
To:
It is very hard for me to type this email. I know I have not been
actively posting since we lost Sneakers a few years back, but I have some
very sad and heartbreaking news. On February 4, 2007, My husband and I
were at a friends house to watch the superbowl. Upon returning home we
found our house had caught fire while we were gone. We quickly got out
of the car and asked the police officer if they were able to save any of
our animals. It is with a very very sad heart that I must say that we
lost 5 furbabies that day. Trooper, our 13 year old Basset Hound, Doby,
our 8 year old Doberman/Beagle mix, and 3 of our precious cats, Abby, K.C.
and Taz. The firemen were able to rescue Sammy, our chihuahua, and gave
him oxygen in the ambulance outside of the house, and took him to the
animal welfare until we could pick him up the following morning. We
lost everything. The house can be rebuilt, and material things can be
replaced, but nothing can take the place of the large hole in our heart
that losing five our our “furkids” has left. We do know they did not
suffer. They were all in a sleeping position with no burns on their
bodies, the firefighter told us that he believes that they succombed to
the carbon monoxide well before the flames and smoke got out of hand, and
the carbon monoxide made them tired and they just went to sleep, and never
knew what happened.
We found out the furnace flue was the cause of the fire. Due to the age
of our home, the wood inside the walls next to the flue got dry and over
the years it was so dry that it caught fire from the heat. The fire
spread fast, and the firefighters had said that if we were home, its a
possibility we would not have gotten out in time because of how quickly it
spread through the walls. Our entire house is a loss, it has to be
torn down to the foundation and rebuilt. We only had the clothes on
our backs, and Sammy, our beloved chihuahua. We were in an Extended stay
hotel for a week, and the insurance has put us in a rental condo until our
home can be torn down and rebuilt.
We had all of our furbabies cremated, a good friend of ours took care of
that expense for us, and we are in the process of getting all of life’s
basic necessities.
If you could please keep us in your thoughts and prayers, we would
appreciate it. I am not sure how often I will be able to get online and
get to emails, but I’ll still remain here, as I know that at some point,
when we are ready, we will be looking into basset rescue for another
basset hound who needs a good home.
Debbie
I wrote and she asked what she needed most; she said clothes (but of
course there is lots more). She DID NOT ASK FOR HELP and DOESN’T KNOW that
I’m sending this e-mail message, but I know that we Droolers do help one
another in many ways. If you would like to help, I have the address and
sizes. Also, feel free to pass on this message. If not, please just
delete it.
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