Yesterday, Jeremy and I drove our first rescue transport, and I am absolutely hooked! We got involved when
driveforlife was spotlighted a few weeks ago, and I've been waiting for an empty Madison run to come up. I thought it would be something fun for us to do on our one day off together, and a chance to use the Forester for the powers of good!

We drove Mercy, an English Setter, from Madison, WI to Rockford, IL for Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue. Mercy went from Zimmerman, MN to Haverton, PA to a permanent home, which she should reach some time today. She is tiny for an English Setter - I'm guessing some breeder decided she wasn't show material and abandoned her, and there's evidence that she's already had a litter, even though she's only 18 months.

She was really smart and well-behaved - as soon as she got out of the truck at the hand-off station and saw our Forester with the hatch open, she ran right over to it and jumped right in like she knew the drill already. She rode beautifully, chewing on the treat we bought her and finally settling in for a nap. At one point we stopped at a Culver's drive-through for a lunch on-the-go, with silly me not thinking that the tantalizing smells of fast food would be a bit distracting for a canine, but after a quick investigation she realized she wasn't getting any french fries, and she settled happily in the back again with her bone.
We were sad to hand her off again - she's going to make someone a fantastic companion!



We drove Mercy, an English Setter, from Madison, WI to Rockford, IL for Above and Beyond English Setter Rescue. Mercy went from Zimmerman, MN to Haverton, PA to a permanent home, which she should reach some time today. She is tiny for an English Setter - I'm guessing some breeder decided she wasn't show material and abandoned her, and there's evidence that she's already had a litter, even though she's only 18 months.

She was really smart and well-behaved - as soon as she got out of the truck at the hand-off station and saw our Forester with the hatch open, she ran right over to it and jumped right in like she knew the drill already. She rode beautifully, chewing on the treat we bought her and finally settling in for a nap. At one point we stopped at a Culver's drive-through for a lunch on-the-go, with silly me not thinking that the tantalizing smells of fast food would be a bit distracting for a canine, but after a quick investigation she realized she wasn't getting any french fries, and she settled happily in the back again with her bone.
We were sad to hand her off again - she's going to make someone a fantastic companion!

