Wow, I just checked my PayPal account and nearly shot Gevalia out my nose when I saw we have raised $2,863.86 in a day and a half, making Solha the most expensive dog we will ever own (and she hasn’t even been to an American vet yet).
Nowzad quoted us a price of $2,500 “plus in country costs” to ship her home. Not exactly sure what those additional “in country costs” are, but Jake and I will cover it, whatever they end up being.
To all you dog lovers and troop supporters out there, THANK YOU again for your time, generosity, compassion and donations. We are praying for a happy ending to this story. Our aim is to give this little stray a great dog life, filled with love, exercise, companionship and, considering her serious fence scaling abilities, agility training. (Look for Solha in the next USDAA championship.)
I’m going to ask that no more donations are made until I receive instructions from Jake for how to proceed. If you would still like to show your support for Nowzad, which rescues stray and abandoned animals in war torn countries, feel free to make a direct contribution to them here.
As always, stay tuned…
THANKS AGAIN!
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I went to donate and send the link out this am but lo and behold! I am sending the Nowzad link now to everyone I know. Thanks Jessie and I’m so happy for Solha.
Thank you, Michelle!
I am so happy for you! Congratulations!
I’m so glad to read this! Wanted to donate, but we had a death in the family this week and everything else takes a backseat. Congrats, Jessie! Praying both Jake and Solha arrives home safely soon.
What wonderful news! I’ve updated my blog and FB page to let everyone know the good new, and let them know they can still donate to Nowzad.
Can’t wait to see Solha home with your family!
Hey Jessie – did you see this organization? It looks like they help with transport once Solha is stateside…You might want to reach out to them?? http://pilotsnpaws.org/.
Hooray! I’m looking forward to the adventures of Solha on a chicken farm
Outstanding!!!!!!!!!! You have a terrific group of readers.
Crap, I missed the boat on donations, but let me know if you need help when the “in country costs” come in. So happy for you guys. x
congratulations on getting the money to get her in country! now you’ve got to put in a pen of all pens and figure out a way to exercise her before Jake can take over! better get her microchipped right away.
Just referred here by another dog lover. Glad to hear that you’ve raised enough to keep her.
Woo-hoo !!!! Nice…can’t wait to meet Solha!