Michael,here is a place you may want to sign up for,its free and you can create your own group or a personal or business.CK it out.
http://www.webs.com/groups.htm
Welcome and my hat is off to you.You can do this,there are free websites you can use to get a web page going.Do you have a free paper in your town?One where you could start advertising for scrap metal and so on?Could you make some fliers perhaps,one has to start somewhere,i wish you all thebest.
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My dad was not too keen on having yet another animal in the house, but Indy climbed onto his chest and groomed his beard that night, cementing his place in our household.
He is a cutie and your pup too.I love dogs as well.