b'reality sound bites.The Social Lives Of Dogs.We had our first Holiday Card Contest on The New Barker the very end. Wed like to thank everyone who posted photos ofFacebook page in December, 2014.We asked fans to post a pic- their dogs.ture of their dogs Holiday Card.The top two with the most Be sure to like or follow The New Barker on Facebookvotes are Charming and Chompers. It was an exciting race to for more opportunities to have your dog featured in the magazine.667 TOTAL VOTES FOR CHARMING: SUNSHINE CORGI RESCUECharmingwasrescuedfromDAREwhen he was four years old.The shelter MISSION:Sunshine Corgithat originally had Charming was plan- Rescue is a Florida-based 501 (c)ningtoeuthanizehimbecauseofhis (3) non-profit organization, dedi-poor health, including vision problems, cated to the rescue, rehabilitationbeing heartworm positive and very mal- and re-homing of Corgis.nourished.Luckily, DARE stepped in STARTED IN: 2009andrehabilitatedhimbacktohealth. 2014 ADOPTIONS:35 CorgisCherylScripter,VicePresident& adopted.Secretary of DARE eventually adopted FUN FACTS FOR 2015: This year,Charming, who is now nine, and consid- Sunshine Corgi Rescue had theirershimselfaprolifichunter(lizards first online fundraiser for Jasper, abeware).He enjoys car rides and recent- special needs Corgi, which waslywentonhisfirstroadtripover very successful. Thanksgiving,withstopsinSt. WISH LIST: Foster homes, dona-Augustine,Florida,Savannah,Georgia tions and volunteers.and also Blacksburg, Virginia.Charmingwould like to thank everyone who voted Send inquiries tofor his Holiday Card and would also like Julie Mullen, President & Intaketo thank DARE for saving his life. Coordinator, via e-mail atsunshinecorgirescue@gmail.com.www.sunshinecorgirescue.orgDACHSHUND ADOPTION RESCUEAND EDUCATION (DARE)MISSION: DARE is a Florida-based 501 (c) (3) non-profit organ-ization, dedicated to the rescue,rehabilitation & re-homing ofDachshunds.STARTED IN: 20032014 ADOPTIONS: 97Dachshunds adopted.FUN FACTS FOR 2015: This yearis the 10th anniversary for DOX-A-PALOOZA and will be held onNovember 21, 2015 at the Sun nFun Pavilion in Lakeland, Florida.642 TOTAL VOTES FOR CHOMPERS: DARE is anticipating this to beChompers has become one of the most followed Corgis on social media. At first Katie(Chompers Mom) was posting his photos on her personal Facebook page.She real- their biggest event to date.ized that not everyone wanted to see multiple pictures of him a day (no matter how WISH LIST: Foster, donations andcute he is).So, Katie created a separate Facebook page for Chompers, where she could volunteers. Send inquiries topost photos, and document Chompers puppy adventures. One thing led to another and Cheryl Scripter, Vice President &now Chompers has more than 6,500 followers on Facebook, and an Instagram account Secretary of DARE via e-mail atwith more than 39.8K followers. cheryl@daretorescue.com. Facebook: Chompers the Corgi; Instagram: ChompersTheCorgi www.daretorescue.com20 THE NEW BARKER www.TheNewBarker.com'