They also plan to use their trailer to quarantine new rescues until it’s deemed safe for them to reside with other dogs once they buy a new location. We don't have a central location to keep everything, so we have files at my house, a volunteer's house, Heidi's house and the trailer.”ĭue to these challenges, they intend to get a location that has room for office space, as well as space for a fenced-in yard. And one of the biggest problems we run into is that we have no office space. “So we want to build them suites that are bigger and more private. “We’ve built specially designed kennels that have worked out well, but they still don't have enough space,” Stein said. For charitable donations, adoption applications, dog fostering, volunteering, you may call Aaron Stein at (352) 571-0032, and for more information on the nonprofit, visit. An anonymous donor will match community donations made from now through the end of 2019 up to $25,000. To make a donation toward the non-profit’s goal to purchase a larger facility, visit /Polkadogzdoghouse. But operating out of a small trailer comes with its fair share of complications. At any given time, about eight to 10 dogs are kept in the trailer, and about 20 to 30 dogs are kept in foster homes, Stein said. Right now, the duo uses a modified travel trailer. But their success has brought on a new kind of challenge: the need to expand and buy a new facility to home the dogs. And we wanted to do the best job we could.”Īnd so they did. Some rescues, we feel, don't do enough vetting or research into potential adopters or don't do home visits. “Rescue organizations always have their challenges. “We decided we wanted to try and do things better than what we had seen,” Stein said. Polka Dogz Pet Rescue co-founder Aaron Stein and Polka Dogs pet mascot, Maverick.
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