Cascade Beagle Rescue -

Completing families one beagle at a time

Mission Statement
Our mission is to take unwanted, neglected, abused, stray, homeless beagles, and beagles used in laboratory research and provide them with emotional, medical, behavioral and physical support so that they can be adopted into loving permanent homes.

Our program is funded by private donations. Your support is appreciated!

Happy Paws

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Picture Coming Soon		Lexus
		Lexus, along with her brother "Google" and their mother, Smooch, were sitting in a shelter in Georgia waiting to die due to space constraints. CBR volunteer, Carrie R. was commissioned to save them. Read More

		Bhel
		Pretty little Bhel was one of the "dumpster" beagles that we rescued from Illinois...but she'll never know a dumpster again in her life, that's for sure. Read More

		Jake
		A long journey from a dumpster in Illinois to the arms of his new dad, Frank G. of Klamath Falls, OR was well worth the wait. Jake, along with 7 other beagles were destined to die...homeless, hungry, belonging to nobody. Read More

		B.E.
		BE stands for "Beagle Eagle." She is living the high life with her new family, Lee & Hank, in Tualatin! Read More

		Copper
		CONGRATULATIONS to the Kiersteads of Portland, OR for opening their hearts and home to this wonderful 8 year old girl who was waiting for her perfect family to come for her. Read More

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“Just a dog”
By Richard Biby
Permission granted to reprint the text portion of the article Just a Dog
NAVHDA Feb 2006 issue (www.NAVHDA.org)

People have said to me from time to time things like “lighten up, it’s just a dog” or “that’s a lot of money for just a dog”. They say to me they don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for “just a dog”. Some of my proudest moments have come about with “just a dog”. Many hours have passed and the only company I had was “just a dog” but I did not once feel slighted. Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by “just a dog”, and in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of “just a dog” gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

For those of you who do not understand the whys and wherefores of “just a dog”, then you will probably understand phases like “just a friend”, “just a sunrise”, or “just a promise”. “Just a dog” brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy. “Just a dog” brings out in me the compassion and patience that make me a better person. Because of “just a dog” I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future. So for me and folks like me, it’s not “just a dog” but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment. “Just a dog” brings out what’s good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.