Teton, a 15-year-old rescued
Huskey mix, died of liver cancer
Good Friday, April 10, 2009 in
the loving arms of his owners.
-Treasure each day you
share with your dog.
Love him, care for him.
He is truly your devoted
best friend.
Otis
E-mail: Linda@AdoptingaDog.org
A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; but the tender mercies of
the wicked are cruel." ( The godly are concerned for the welfare of their
animals.)
- Proverbs 1 2:10
"Even the animals...know their owner and appreciate
his care." - Isaiah 1:3
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BRAD HOWE
Dog Behavioral Therapist
and Trainer will help you
with any dog problem,
any age dog. Brad is with Bark Busters, Home Dog Training.
Call Brad today at
847-298-7988
Behavioral Therapist & Trainer
Office: (847) 298-7988
Mobile: (847) 274-0613
Home & Fax: (847) 991-2399
BarkBusters.com
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NEW BOOK IS A MUST FOR ALL POTENTIAL DOG OWNERS:
Second Chance, A Tale
of Two Puppies
Author: Judy Mansrud
Illustrator: Cathy Pool
*Read our review and how to buy the book on our
RESOURCES page. Just click on the icon
at the top.
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For your free booklet:
How Not to Buy a Puppy,
printed by the Humane Society, please e-mail our staff.
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Dog or cat driving you crazy? Go to www.PetsforLife.org
and check out their many information sheets with solutions on common dog and cat
behavior issues. Click on our RESOURCES page for more information.
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Start a Neighborhood
Watch for Animals program. Go to our RESOURCES page to
find
out how from the Humane Society.
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Order the booklet "Searching for Your Lost Dog" by contacting the WI Border Collie Rescue. Go to our RESOURCES PAGE and see Sandy Faut's story from her column "The Buddy Beat" (Daily Herald) on losing a dog.
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There are many deplorable and shockingly cruel things happening to dogs every day. Yet, countless volunteers are doing everything they can to rescue and find homes for dogs. They are indeed ascribing to the following:
"Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."
-Romans 12:21
Whatever way you can make a contribution to the effort to save more
un-
wanted pets will also be helping to over come evil
with good.
"Commit to the Lord what ever you do, and your plans will succeed."
-Proverbs 16:3
"God is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to hope or ask."
-Ephesians 3:20
"Look not to your own interests, but to the interests of others."
-Philippians 2:4
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YOUR PAL, STEVE
By Steve Peifer
Follow the daily challenges of Steve & Nancy Peifer and their family as
missionaries in Kenya for Africa Inland Mission. The Peifer's School Lunch
Program and Computer Centers are making an impact on the devestating hunger and
poverty in this Third World Country. Steve's insights and writing style
will keep readers involved. Go to
www.Amazon.com and enter the book title to
find out more. See the website at www.KenyKidsCan.org
to witness the impact their ministry is having on the children of Africa.
Steve is the recipient of a CNN Hero
Award.
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Go to our RESOURCES
for the Humane Society's "Pets for Life Behavior CD-ROM." (See
#13 in list.) Get help on many behavior issues instead of giving up your dog!
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DID YOU KNOW that
about 70% of all antibiotics sold in America are fed to farm animals just so
they can be kept in overcrowded, stressful, unsanitary conditions? This
practice results in antibiotic resistance, so the drugs are less effective for
people and animals AND helps create power ful super germs. Please contact your
U.S. senators and reps to ask them to support
S 1460/HR 293, which will curb "non- therapeutic" antibiotic
use. The Capitol switch board is as follows: 202-224-3121.
To find out who your legislators are go to www.senate.gov
and www.house.gov
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Looking for a dependable, detail-oriented, caring
Christian insurance agent who will follow through no matter what your insurance
needs or crisis? Call
Russ Fierce
Farmers' Insurance
847-358-1600
RFierce@FarmersIns.info
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DON'T DELAY.....
Get your dog or cat
spayed/neutered and
help decrease the pet over-
population problem.
Did you know that 1 female cat and her
offspring are capable of
producing 420,000 cats in 7 year? One female dog can produce 67,000 dogs
in 6 years.
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March is Nat'l. Adopt-a-Rescued-
Guinea-Pig Month. TailsInc.com
tells us that guinea pigs are not pigs and don't come from Guinea.
They're rodents and originated in
South America. Source of the name? Their piggy-type squeals
and that they arrived in Europe as pets via Guinea in Africa or Guyana in South
America. They
were once sold for a mere guinea in the marketplace. Need we say how cute
and social they are? So
consider adopting a guinea pig
from a shelter or rescue group!
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RELATED SITES
Please visit these sites on puppy mills. You simply cannot make an intelligent decision about a dog until you've learned more about puppy mills. These sites are described in more detail on our page "Puppy Mills" -- just click over to it.
HELPFUL SITES:
www.unitedagainstpuppymills.org
www.angelhalls.org -- An education service for those interested in animal assisted therapy. This group also provides elementary education reading encouragement programs with dogs as well as community programs in humane education and involvement with therapy pet visitation. Contact Kathleen Mill, MS, therapy dog team/educator, founder/operator of Angel Halls, 703-424-7238.
www.SaveaPet.co.uk/dogs -- Important information in many different categories (e.g., what to do when you find a stray). Check out this easy-to-use, very helpful site!
Is your dog driving you crazy? Are you climbing the walls
because your cat won't stop climbing the curtains? Then GO NOW to this
site, produced by the Humane Society. You'll find many information sheets
with solutions to common dog and cat behavior issues, dog training basics,
living with pets and more . You can also get the Pets for Life Behavior
Information CD-ROM. Contact Stephanie Shain, director of Outreach for
Companion Animals at the Humane Society, if you want also: sshain@hsus.org
or phone her at 301-258-3121. Pass along this information to others
too. You know that behavior-related issues are one of the top reasons
animals lose their homes.
www.DogsAdverseReactions.com features vital information for dog owners regarding drugs such as Proheart 6, Rimadyl, Deramaxx, flea and heartworm meds, annual vaccines and much more.
www.badveterinarianlist.com If you've had a bad veterinarian experience, please go to this site and give them an account of it.
www.petdental.com Learn the importance of keeping your dog's teeth clean, how to do it, signs of dental/gum disease and the other diseases they can lead to in your dog or cat, what foods to feed to promote gum health, etc.
www.stop-puppy-mills.com
www.ASPCA.org
www.caps-web.org (Companion Animal Protection Society)
www.hua.org (Hearts United for Animals)
www.msnbc.com/news/399912.asp?cp1=1
(Important! Read the April 26, 200 Dateline story on puppy mills.)
www.athomevet.org (American Assoc. of House Call Vets)
www.Find-a-Dog.com
(info. on breeders, handlers/trainers, lodging, vets, etc.)
www.geocities.com (shelter for senior dogs)
www.petfinder.com
(Offers a national pet search by breed, special needs, only dogs good with kids,
etc; also features a library section, place to post classified ads and more.)
www.theanimalspirit.com/featureshelter.htm
(Promotes compassion for all animals through education; topics you can search
under include animal abuse, adoption & rescue, animal safety, living with
companion animals, spay/neuter, and humane education to name a few.)
www.helpingpaws.org
(A "volunteer-based nonprofit organization whose
mission is to further the independence of people with physical disabilities --
other than blindness or deafness -- through the use of service dogs."
The group has been part of the Minnesota community for more than a decade and
part of northeastern Wisconsin since the fall of 2000, according to their
site.
www.worldanimal.net
(world's largest network of
animal protection societies)
FOR ALL YOUR BIRD LOVERS....
A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife Inc.
A rescue, rehab, adoption & sanctuary for parrots.
Richard S. Weiner, Executive Director
853 Sanders Road, Suite #229
Northbrook, IL 60062-2901
(847) 509-1026
Cell: (847) 815-9379
Director@RescueTheBirds.org
www.rescuethebirds.org