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http://www.tennessean.com/article/20110120/FEATURES01/101200301/1076/NLETTER01?source=nletter-news Out in the field, the Labrador retriever is so focused that she shuns pats from her owner, Tom
Bulloch. "She doesn't want her line of vision obstructed," he explains. Last
summer, the university created Frankie's Fund to support such research. Frankie was one of Quimby's patients, a Siamese cat
that became ill with acute kidney failure and participated in a clinical trial in 2009. After the cat's death from other causes,
the owner donated money to create the fund. Burned Puppy Has a New Home and New Purpose
Burned Puppy Has a New Home and New Purpose For months, concerned North Carolina citizens and animal lovers across the nation have been following the saga
of Susie, a puppy found in a Greensboro park with burns on 60 percent of her body. An employee at the shelter where animal
control brought the dog said she had severe burns over her back, belly, and head, plus some broken bones, and wounds that
were infected with maggots, reports the WFMY News in Greensboro.
'Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle'When Maj. Brian Dennis of the United States Marine Corps met a wild stray dog with shorn ears while serving in Iraq, he had
no idea of the bond they would form, leading to seismic changes in both their lives. "The general theme of the story
of Nubs is that if you're kind to someone, they'll never forget you -- whether it be person or animal," Dennis tells
Paw Nation.  Excerpt, "Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle," "There he was, all beaten and chewed up," says Dennis. "I knew immediately that Nubs had crossed through several dog territories and fought and ran, and fought and ran," says Dennis. The dog jumped on Dennis, licking his face. Most of the 80 men at the camp welcomed Nubs, even building him a doghouse. But a couple of soldiers complained, leading Dennis' superiors to order him to get rid of the dog. With his hand forced, Dennis decided that the only thing to do was bring Nubs to America. He began coordinating Nubs' rescue effort. Friends and family in the States helped, raising the $5,000 it would cost to transport Nubs overseas. Finally, it was all arranged. Nubs was handed over to volunteers in Jordan, who looked after the dog and sent him onto to Chicago, then San Diego, where Dennis' friends waited to pick him up. Nubs lived with Dennis' friends and began getting trained by local dog trainer Graham Bloem of the Snug Pet Resort. "I focused on basic obedience and socializing him with dogs, people and the environment," says Bloem. A month later, Dennis finished his deployment in Iraq and returned home to San Diego, where he immediately boarded a bus to Camp Pendleton to be reunited with Nubs. "I was worried he wouldn't remember me," says Dennis. But he needn't have worried. "Nubs went crazy," recalls Dennis. "He was jumping up on me, licking my head." Dennis' experience with Nubs led to a children's picture book, called "Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle," published by Little, Brown for Young Readers. They have appeared on the Today Show and will be appearing on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on Monday. Was it destiny that Dennis met Nubs and brought him to America? "I don't know about that," says Dennis. "It's been a strange phenomenon. It's been a blessing. I get drawings mailed to me that children have drawn of Nubs with his ears cut off. It makes me laugh."
ChiChi the Chihuahua-Mix Named Hero Pet of the YearCategories: Dogs, Pets in the News, Small Pets, Hero Pets  Photo: Mary Lane / Reader's Digest As a puppy, ChiChi was rescued from abusive owners. Years later, at the ripe old age of 13, the Chihuahua-mix returned the favor by saving the lives of two elderly women in danger of drowning at a beach. This month, ChiChi was voted Reader's Digest Hero Pet of the Year. Before he became a hero, ChiChi had been living with cruel owners who thought it entertaining to beat, kick, and throw the little dog out of a moving car. Mary and Rick Lane's niece Heather saved the pup and soon moved in with her aunt and uncle in Greensboro, North Carolina, while attending a nearby college. Aunt Mary wasn't looking to bring a dog into her home, but when ChiChi came into the picture, something all too common happened. "I fell head over heels in love with him," Mary told Paw Nation. "He's so smart and expressive," she said. "His ears perk up and do one of about 50 different things. He has so many ways of telling me what he wants to do, exactly how he wants to do it, and when he wants to do it." She fell so hard for the guy that when Heather eventually moved out, her niece graciously allowed ChiChi to stay with the Lanes. And now, Mary and Rick have even more reason to love little ChiChi: he is a literal life saver. Last October, Mary, Rick, and ChiChi were enjoying a day at Indian Beach on North Carolina's Outer Banks. The Lanes set up a blanket and umbrella for their dog, tying his leash to the beach chair they brought for him because, "He doesn't like to lie on the sand," explains Mary. The three sat in a row on their beach chairs, the Lanes reading and ChiChi dozing. It was late morning when the Lanes heard a little boy in the water shouting, "Help! Help!" Alarmed, the Lanes looked up, but the boy was only joking. The boy played this frightening trick several more times, and each time, the Lanes looked up worriedly. But ChiChi didn't stir. As the day turned to dusk, the beach emptied. Deeply engrossed in their books, they didn't notice two women in the water. Suddenly, ChiChi leapt out of his chair and started barking furiously. "He was whirling in circles, dragging the chair behind him and making a sound we'd never heard before," Mary recalls to Paw Nation. "It was very sharp, loud, and fast. He seemed panicked and was almost twirling on his leash." Startled, Mary looked up. "A hundred yards down the beach, in the surf, I could see two women," she says. "They were struggling. One was on her back with her head in the surf and the other woman was trying to support her head." Rick and Mary took off running down the beach. "We're coming! Hold on," they screamed. "When we got there, the one woman was about ten feet in the surf on her back," Mary says. "There had been such a terrific storm that weekend and the night before that the waves were really loud. There was a three-foot wall of sand then the beach sloped down." The women appeared to be in their nineties. Mary grabbed the frail-looking woman who was desperately trying to keep her friend's head above water and helped her to shore. Rick went to the woman struggling on her back and dragged her up. She was disoriented and said she had fallen in the water when she lost her balance bending over to roll up her pants. "Thank you for rescuing us," the woman gasped, explaining that she had just had knee surgery and would not have been able to right herself and crawl up the sloping wall of sand to shore. "It wasn't us, it was the dog," Mary replied. "He's the one who told us you were in trouble." Had ChiChi not alerted them, the women would likely have washed out to sea. "There was a riptide," Mary says. "And as far as you could see in either direction, there wasn't one human being on the whole beach." Mary cannot explain how ChiChi knew something was wrong -- remember, the pup didn't look up earlier in the day when the little boy cried wolf -- but he sounded an alarm when the two elderly women, who hadn't made a sound, were struggling in the surf. "I think ChiChi has some sort of sense that we don't have. It's the only answer," says Mary. "In all the pet stories I've ever read, the animals were always saving someone they know, like their family or friend. ChiChi wasn't. He was saving strangers. I didn't know I had a dog who could do such a thing." ChiChi meanwhile, had jumped back onto his beach chair and fallen asleep during the dramatic rescue. When the elderly women tried to pet him, he growled. "He's a funny little dog," says Mary, laughing. "He'll save your life, but you can't pet him." A LITTLE FAITH !!! This dog was born on Christmas
Eve in the year 2002. He was born with 3 legs -
2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which had to be amputated. He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.
His first owner also did not think that he could
survive and he was thinking of 'putting him to sleep'.
But then, his present owner, Jude Stringfellow, met him and wanted to take care of him. She became determined to teach and train this little dog to walk by himself. She named him 'Faith'.
In the beginning, she put Faith on a surfboard to
let him feel the movement.
Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and reward for him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dog at home encouraged him to walk. Amazingly, only after 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his hind legs and to jump to move forward. After further training in the snow, he couldnow walk like a human being.
Faith loves to walk around now.
No matter where he goes,he attracts people to him. He is fast becoming famous on the international scene and has appeared on various newspapers and TV shows. There is now a book entitled'With a Little Faith'being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of the Harry Potter movies.
His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up
her teaching post and plans to take him around the world
to preach that even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul'.
In life there are always undesirable things, so
in order to feel better
you just need to look at life from another direction. I hope this message will bring fresh new ways of thinking to everyone and that everyone will appreciate and be thankful for each beautiful day. Faith is the continual demonstration of the strength and wonder of life. A small request: All you are asked to do is keep this story circulating.
July 7, 2009 : 9:06 AM ET The sea of rolling green at any respectable golf course must look like a virtual heaven-on-earth
for rabbits. Maybe they enjoy the buffet bar growing as far as the eye can see, but it’s not a safe place for them.
Not one bit. Predators, the elements, and the occasional three-wood tossed by an angry golfer all take their toll. Domestic
rabbits need to live in a home environment, period. It’s a good thing there are folks who help. Brandy Hill of Las Vegas, Nevada is part of an informal group of friends that call themselves Rabbit Rescue. Working with the Nevada SPCA, they are always on the lookout for domestic rabbits dumped at golf courses or city parks. Sad to say, that happens more often than you might think. At least this small group is making a difference. One local golf course, for example, used to be crawling with domestic rabbits. Now there is only one left. He’s a sneaky little guy, but they’re determined to grab him soon! All the rabbits are fixed, treated medically, and then placed in foster homes or rescues until adoption. A year and a half ago, on that same golf course, there were four special baby bunnies who needed help. When Brandy first found them underneath a shed, they didn’t want anything to do with her. A little persistence paid off, though. Well, that and a handful of greens! Soon she trapped all four of the babies by hand and they were ready for a new life ahead. A life that, thank goodness, didn’t involve circling hawks or irate golfers. The rescue group’s foster network at the time was nearly maxed and as it turns out, space had just become available at Best Friends. So the four bunnies came to live at the sanctuary. You might remember them, in fact. At the time there was a big naming contest with a whole bunch of suggestions sent in as ideas. The winning names were Bogie, Putter, Tiger, and Pebbles. Needless to say, these four were very popular from the beginning. Time marched on and the rabbits settled into their new life at the sanctuary, but Brandy never forgot about them. Rabbits came and went through her rescue, yet these four stayed in her thoughts even though she had barely gotten to know them earlier. After a year and a half of daydreaming constantly about them, she finally wondered if maybe they were meant to live with her. As luck would have it, the friendly four were still available. Brandy decided to adopt. After the eighteen-month absence, Brandy cried when she was reunited with her four castaways. She says they are all doing great in her home, and she’s thrilled to have them back in her life—this time for good. The four siblings are bonded closely, and Brandy is thrilled they will now always be together. You know, sometimes when things are meant to be, they just have a way of working out. Congrats! Story by David Dickson A golf course is obviously no place for a bunny to live. See the online Best Friends pet library for information about the proper care and behavior of rabbits.
July 6, 2009 : 8:35 AM ET There’s a good reason Jack’s first order of business after climbing the beanstalk wasn’t
to tap the giant on the shoulder and scowl him down. Giants are big! Probably best that Jack wasn’t a Chihuahua or the
story may have turned out quite differently. … At Best Friends, there hasn’t really been a place for small dogs before, other than one small laundry room. It’s not always a great idea to mix large and small dogs together if they don’t already know each other. For one thing, yes, the big dogs can pick on the smaller dogs. That’s the obvious part of the equation. But the other side of the coin can also turn up: small dogs picking on bigger dogs. Many of those pint-sized pups seem to believe they’re great Danes just waiting for their growth spurt to kick in. Since they never really had a landing place at the sanctuary, most small dogs in the past who’ve come to Best Friends have gone straight into foster homes or other rescues. Now, however, that’s all starting to change. An entire octagon is going to be set aside for the, um, vertically challenged. And guess where they are taking up residence? Right next door to the Vicktory dogs! Aside from an obvious difference in size, these new neighbors have a lot more in common than you might expect.
Many of the small dogs coming to Best Friends are puppy mill rescue dogs. These are dogs who haven’t had much in the way of friendly human contact. They’re dogs who have lived in horrible conditions and have had little or no health care. Dogs who have had to struggle just to stay alive. Sound familiar? Truth be told, the big dogs and little dogs don’t even seem to notice each other all that often, especially the little dogs. They’re way too busy exploring this vast, uncharted wilderness stretching out in front of them. On those short little legs, a "normal" sized play area for bigger dogs sure seems like an endless stretch of ground. Some of the areas have been cut in half in order to more easily catch the really shy dogs when needed. Even those smaller areas are plenty huge to this crew, affectionately dubbed "The Littles" by the caregivers. Guess there’s just one thing left to sort out. What size lounge chairs should the two groups of neighbors set out for their first block party? Story
by David Dickson Big or small, there are plenty of dogs at Best Friends who would like nothing more than a loving home. Please see the Adorable Adoptables to learn more. And learn more about puppy mill rescues by visiting the Puppies Aren’t Products website. 
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If you want someone
who will eat whatever you put in front of him and never say its not quite as good as his mother's
If you want someone always willing to go out, at any hour,for
as long and wherever you want ...
If you want someone
who will never touch the remote, doesn't care about football, and can sit next to you as you watch romantic movies
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If you want someone
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word you say is especially worthy of listening to, and loves you unconditionally, perpetually ..
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the place, walks all over you, runs around all night and only comes home to eat and sleep, and acts as if your entire existence
is solely to ensure his happiness .,
Now be honest,
you thought I was gonna say... marry a man, didn't you?
THEN ADOPT Dear Friends and Family, Most of you already
know my personal rescue efforts of thoroughbred horses that are coming out of a racing career to transition into wonderful
show horses and find good homes. As a matter of fact most of you might have met my three(Anatolia, Zilla's Luna and Truffles)
who came from very bad situations and turned into wonderful pets in our Zilla's Dream Farm. The reason I am
writing this e-mail is; a dear friend of mine Kim Clark that has a beautiful farm very close to mine just started her
amazing rescue. She placed over 150 horses last year with her own efforts and funding and is doing amazing things helping
these horses find new homes and jobs. This year she got her non profit status and I personally would love to help her
with re-training of these wonderful horses, to be able to find good loving homes. I am hoping with added help she may be able
to help more this year. As a horsewoman myself, I also know too well that these horses will need to be fed, shod
and will have veterinary expenses while we try to make this transition possible. The rescue will also need funds to be able
to reach the owners and the trainers at the race tracks and extending them a hand in finding good homes for their retiring
horses. In this effort, even giving them cameras to take pictures of their horses to be retired would make the biggest difference
for these beautiful horses. With all these in mind, I would love to start Zilla's Dream Fund to
assist Thoroughbred Placement and Rescue, Inc. with all their efforts. What I ask of you is, please visit TPR website at www.helpfortbs.org and if you can
(at all )make a donation to the Zilla's Dream Fund. Please know that every donation counts and there is no donation that
is too small. $12 pays for a 50lbs bag of feed that will feed a horse for about 7-10 days. Every penny truly counts. Please support
Zilla's Dream and Vet Taxi to be able to help TPR and thoroughbreds in need of a helping hand. Kim has done an amazing
job so far with her own funds and this rescue is for REAL. Thanks for all your support of me and my dreams over the years. ilkim Boyle www.vettaxi.com 202-276-5744
Dear Friend of PetSmart Charities®,
Even as you read this issue of PetsAlert, our efforts in North Dakota and Minnesota continue. Thanks to your generous support, our Emergency Relief Waggin® vehicle remains in the region providing vital resources to care for companion animals in need. But the danger is not over. The Associated Press reports that the Sheyenne River, which feeds into the Red River, is rising. When the Red River crested last month it was just short of 41 feet above normal. The second crest is projected to reach 38 to 39 feet. This poses a tremendous threat to residents of the area and their beloved pets. That is why PetSmart Charities has vowed to stay as long as we are needed...and to provide additional life saving resources should the situation become more serious. No one knows what the coming days will bring. But with generous support of our emergency relief efforts, PetSmart Charities will care for the displaced pets of North Dakota and Minnesota until they can be reunited with their loving families. And while our rescue efforts go on, we also continue to address another dire situation… but sadly, one that often doesn’t make headline news. Homeless pet overpopulation is one of the reasons why so many homeless pets end up at animal shelters every year — and why millions of lives are lost to euthanasia. At PetSmart Charities, we know that the most effective way to prevent this tragic loss of life is through spay/neuter programs. And over the last two years, we have launched major new spay/neuter initiatives in areas where pet overpopulation is the greatest. I hope you will take a moment to read about these initiatives in this issue’s Focus On – and learn how PetSmart Charities is helping put an end to unnecessary euthanasia one pet at a time. Once again, thank you for helping our efforts in North Dakota and Minnesota, and for supporting ALL of our life saving programs. Sincerely,
Thought you would like to see Miss Jessie, She has made it safely into her new quardians care.
Her guardian recently lost her wheelchair dog and really felt the need to help another. She is an extraordinary
person! I think Jessie will be spending some time in Yellowstone,
before she gets back to LA. There were tears in this womens face when she met Jessie, great story and wonderful
ending for Jessie! Thanks to all that helped get Jessie to us and helped with transport donations. Jessie
is an awesome dog! Joyce Please save this for the next time you hear
someone say: They have to get rid of their pet when they have a baby.
Have A Great Day Within the heart of every stray Lies the singular desire to be loved.
 A BIG DOG HELPS A LITTLE GIRL Just 10 years old, Laura* had been the victim of sexual and emotional abuse. Her difficult road to healing would take time and support, as well as the help of another specialist trained in such matters -- a dog! After being removed from her unsafe home, Laura was placed in foster care, but the emotional
scars from her ordeal were taking a toll. Her behavior suffered, and she was unable to function in a regular school, so she
wound up in a mental health program. It was there that she met a therapy dog named Rigo and his handler, Diana -- a trained
Pet Partners® team that would help Laura take her first step toward healing. Animal-assisted therapy can provide the spark that helps children and adults recover from
physical and emotional injury. Your gift to American Humane will help us provide these services to those in need. When Laura first saw the big, black dog, her eyes lit up. She was thrilled to make a new, furry friend. Over the weeks and months of Laura’s counseling, her trust in Rigo and Diana grew steadily. And one day, a breakthrough occurred. With her arms wrapped around Rigo for comfort and security, Laura whispered in his ear, describing in graphic detail her horror of abuse. Opening up about her experience opened the door to Laura’s healing. During her year of working with her therapist and Pet Partners team, she learned how to build a healthy relationship with another being, how to feel safe and how to stay safe. Laura was able to re-enter public school and lead the type of life every child deserves. Soon after, she began preparing for adoption into a loving family. The value of the human-animal bond is perhaps no more evident than in situations like Laura’s. That’s why American Humane has joined forces with Denver Pet Partners to provide direct services in animal-assisted therapy and animal-assisted activities. Since 2001, Denver Pet Partners has been enhancing the life of people and promoting the human-animal bond through animal-assisted activities and therapy. The program currently consists of 140 trained and registered handler/animal teams serving 35 facilities. Please
help us build on this well-established program’s success and get it off to a strong start as a new program of American
Humane! Your gift will help many more children and adults -- in hospitals, schools, hospices and mental health centers -- benefit like Laura did, from the comfort and healing that only animals can provide. Thank you for caring. (*This is a true story. The child’s name was changed to protect her privacy.) |
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