BULLYTIN 

February
The 2nd annual Bully Bowl was again a success at Fiero Lanes, with everyone enjoying the bullies making an appearance in the kissing booth. Valentine's Day was spent bowling and eating with other bulldog lovers. Brutus was both surrendered and adopted, Chevy and Koko went to their new homes, and Duke and Pearl were welcomed. We also joined Adopt a Pet.

January
January 16th was the rescue's official birthday, being an entire year old! We were very grateful for all of the birthday wished and donations from our supporters and managed through a very busy month. Annabelle was both surrendered and adopted, Ollie and Lucy found new families, and Emma and Koko found their way to us.

2009 Review
Our first year saw us welcoming 17 bulldogs into rescue. We registered our LLC, developed our website, and became members of Petfinder and Facebook. We also attended several events and held monthly fundraisers to support our work. Thanks so much to all of our supporters for enabling us to do this work for these deserving bullies! Read more here...

December
We are very proud of our last fundraiser of the year - a collection of the first 13 rescues in a calendar for 2010. Having lost Tilly to her battle with cancer over the summer, we made sure she was our cover girl to remind us of why we do what we do for these amazing little characters. Chase was adopted and Chevy, Harley, and Lucy were welcomed.

November
Friends of our family run Daffin's, a chocolate factory in PA, which includes a fundraising division. Who can argue with getting to eat candy bars AND helping bulldog rescue at the same time? With five flavors and chocolate covered pretzels, we were able to sell over 1000 bars and have continued the sale. Patty found a home and Chase, Ollie, and Mylo came to us.

October
Quite possibly the best time we had this year was at the 1st annual OctoBULLfest Bulldog Halloween Party that we co-hosted with the Detroit Bulldog Rescue at Best Friends Pet Care in Clinton Twp. We had 27 bullies enjoy a costume contest, photos, treats, and a maze. Click here to see more photos of the event. We also welcomed Patty and joined Facebook.

September
We were very grateful to be invited to three rescue events in the area. The Michigan Renaissance Festival, Motor City Harley Davidson 2010 Rollout, and Whitmore Lake Harvest Festival provided exposure to hundreds of pet lovers and many consequent donations. Sampson found his new family at one of these events, and Duke was adopted shortly after.

August
Three more garage sales were held in an attempt to beat the return of cooler weather. Hurley was lucky enough to meet his adoptive family at one of these sales, and Duke was welcomed in. We were able to get privacy fence installed to provide a safer play area for everyone as well. No more potty breaks on leashes!

July
Continuing with the sale of various pet related and novelty items, we put together a variety of $20 gift baskets that included toys, collars, bowls, toys, and clothing to sell on the website and at different avenues to the public. The month proved to be a relatively quiet one, with no bullies needing to be brought into the rescue and Bella being adopted.

June
With so many items left over from the garage sales, and still more being donated even afterwards, we continued to sell individual items on Craigsist and the website to bring in additional revenue. We welcomed Petunia and Sampson in, and were able to set up an adoption for Petunia only a week after her arrival.

May
With the weather finally starting to warm up, we were able to hold three separate garage sales with items donated from various supporters. From these, we were able to sell tons of items, ranging from pet items and collectibles, to books and movies, to toys and clothing. After receiving all of their vet care, both George and Princess were adopted out.

April
The idea of personalizing t-shirts and statues with individual's bulldogs led to the next project. We were able to sell sets for a total of to several owners. Our big accomplishment for the month was achieving our membership on Petfinder.com, where we began to post all of our available rescues. We also welcomed George and Princess.

March
This month was all about making the general public aware of our efforts. We traveled to 15 different Pet Supplies Plus locations to provide meet and greets with the rescues, where the patrons generously donated to our cause. We were excited to participate in the St. Patrick's Day parade in Royal Oak and welcomed Hurley and our little deaf girl, Bella.

February
We definitely needed more support, especially after Louden's costly arrival, so we began promoting monthly fundraisers to get more people involved. Fiero Lanes in Auburn Hills was gracious enough to open on a Sunday just for us bully lovers. The first annual Bully Bowl brought in many bulldog lovers, with Tilly's adoption paperwork also being finalized that day.

January
After traveling to a UP shelter to pick up a bully, Tilly, for friends, we learned she was terminally ill with cancer and they would not be able to care for her. Having rescued our girl Lola from a Kalamazoo shelter the year before, we were becoming aware of the breed's plight and made the decision to formally start a rescue. Bully for You, LLC was registered on January 16th, 2009. Selling a large quantity of items from my personal bulldog collection on Ebay and our website, we were able to raise our starting cash. Shortly after, Liza was welcomed in and we were well on our way.