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Our dog Grace, the love of our lives, has been diagnosed with a pre-cancerous condition which requires expensive surgery. To to help us offset the costs we wanted to promote sales with this temporary offer. For a limited time we will be offering our PF02s at a substantial discount. All proceeds from this special will go towards her surgery. Please consider stocking up or mentioning these to your friends. We and Grace will always be grateful.

 

The first thing everyone does when a dog escapes is to chase it. Sometimes you get lucky, but usually this just makes matters worse. It’s the instinctive thing to do, and everyone does it, but you should force yourself to resist this urge. Almost any dog, no matter how small or feeble, can outrun the fleetest human. Your intention is to protect the dog, but think about it from the dog’s perspective: if you were a small animal that didn’t understand the language everyone was speaking, and you were in a strange place, and a stranger came running toward you, what would you do? You would run like hell! There are many techniques for luring a loose dog, including offering food, lying flat on your back, using a happy, friendly dog as a lure, and trapping a loose dog in a fenced yard. Chasing the dog almost never works, unless you just happen to get lucky. Also, calling the dog’s name usually isn’t helpful. For one thing, the dog may not even know his name yet. Don’t chase, and don’t call the dog’s name. Call us instead.  

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Please keep the information below to use and share with anyone in need of assistance for their animal companion(s).  The link is http://www.blinddogrescue.com/links/financialaid.html.

Veterinary Financial Help Resource

Nationwide/worldwide aid for pet owners:

AAHAHelpingPets-for vets who help abandoned animals and pet owners
Brown Dog Foundation-for pet owners whose pet faces a treatable life-threatening condition
Care Credit-for pet owners to apply for credit to pay vet bills
Feline Veterinary Emergency Assistance Program-for cat owners
Goldstock Fund-for pet owners and rescues
Good Samaritan Fund-for pet owners
Grey Muzzle Organization-for shelters and rescues, to help senior dogs
Help-A-Pet–for pet owners
IMOM-for pet owners and rescues
Jake Brady Memorial Fund-provides financial aid for vetwork for pet owners
Neuter and Spay-low cost spay/neuter programs worldwide
The Pet Fund-for pet owners who can’t afford vet care
Pet Lovers Online-Financial Aid in the UK
Protect My Pet-low cost vaccination clinic
Shakespeare Animal Fund-for pet owners who can’t afford vet care, focusing on seniors
Spay USA-low cost spay/neuter programs throughout the US
United Animal Nations-for rescues and owners
Veterinary Care Partnership Program-for IIADP assistance dogs

 Financial assistance/low cost spay-neuter clinics in specific locations:

Arizona:

Animal Defense League of Arizona-low cost spay/neuter in Tucson

 Arkansas:

For Pets Sake-helps senior pet owners in NW Arkansas

 California:

Acme Foundation-for seniors and disabled in Lake County, CA
Actors and Others for Animals-helps pet owners in the LA, CA area
Animal Assistance League of Orange County-for elderly, disabled and low income pet owners
Animal Guardian Society-for elderly and low income pet owners in Southern California
Marin Humane Society-provides financial aid and dog food for elderly, those with HIV/AIDS, and those in hospice
Orange County SPCA-has an Animal Rescue Fund to help low income pet owners pay for veterinary care
Pet Orphans of Southern California-helps low income families pay for veterinary care
Pets in Needlow and no cost veterinary care for needy San Mateo and Santa Clara County residents
Sue Freeman’s Guide to Rescue Cats-list of sources of financial aid for pets in the LA area
Spay Neuter Animal Network-Helps pet owners with vet care and offers low cost spay/neuter vouchers in Ventura County area
Sacramento Area Animal Coalition-low cost spay/neuter in the Sacramento area
Sacramento SPCA-low cost spay/neuter
Spay California-low cost spay/neuter programs in California

 Colorado:

Harrison Memorial Animal Hospital-helps low income pet owners with veterinary care
Maxfund-Low cost veterinary clinic in Denver

 Delaware:

Faithful Friends-low cost vaccines and spay/neuter, free spay/neuter for pit bulls and pit bull mixes, in Wilmington

Florida:

 St. Francis Veterinary Hospital-501(c)(3) vet office offering low cost veterinary care

Spay Shuttle-low cost mobile spay/neuter clinic in Palm Beach County
SPCA of Central Florida-low cost spay/neuter clinic

 Georgia:

Cherokee County Humane Society-low cost spay/neuter clinic in Cherokee County Georgia
Save Our Strays Atlanta-low cost spay/neuter clinic in Atlanta GA
Well Pet Humane-low cost veterinary care in Atlanta

 Idaho:

Idaho Humane Society-low cost vet care and spay/neuter in Boise

 Indiana:

FACE Spay Neuter Clinic-Low cost spay/neuter clinic in Indianapolis, IN

Massachusetts:

MSPCA SNAP Program-low cost spay/neuter throughout Mass.
The Sampson Fund-for pet owners who can’t afford vetwork for their critically ill animal

Maryland

Frederick County SPCA-financial assistance for vet care for pet owners, low cost spay/neuter

Minnesota:

Medipet-spay/neuter and emergency vet care funding for low income pet owners

Missouri:

Humane Society of Missouri-low cost spay/neuter program
Operation SPOT-low cost spay/neuter program

New Jersey:

Save Us Pets-for pet owners in New Jersey
STAF-financial assistance for vetwork for pet owners

New York:

Lollypop Farm-financial assistance for senior citizens, low cost spay/neuter in Monroe County

NY Save-for pet owners in the NYC 5 boroughs

North Carolina:

Ashley Fund-for pet owners in NC

 Oregon:

Bearen Foundation-for pet owners in Lane County, OR
Dove Lewis Velvet Assistance Fund-helps low income pet owners with emergency vet care, in Portland

Rhode Island:

Rhode Island Companion Animal Foundation-provides funding for vet care for pets with low income owners
Rhode Island Veterinary Medical Association-list of organizations that offer financial assistance with vet bills
Volunteer Services for Animals-information on low cost spay/neuter programs

Texas:

Capper and Chris Save the Animals Fund-helps pet owners with veterinary bills, in College Station

Utah:

Humane Society of Utah-low cost spay/neuter and vaccination clinic

Virginia:

Animal Welfare League of Arlington-low cost spay/neuter and vaccinations, offers loans for vet bills
Partners among Cats and Canines-financial aid for spay/neuter and vetwork

Washington:

Budkis Fund-helps seniors pay for emergency vet care
Concern for Animals-helps owners pay for spay/neuter and vet care in Thurston, Mason and Lewis County area, pet food bank
PAWS of Bainbridge Island-free and low cost spay/neuter program
Washington State University Good Samaritan Fund-helps pay for treatment at WSU for pets whose owners can’t afford treatment

Washington, D.C:

Pets-DC-helps people with HIV/AIDS keep their pets
Washington Animal Rescue League-helps low income pet owners with veterinary care

Pasado’s Safe Haven-low cost spay/neuter clinic

 

 

 

Assistance for pet owners of specific breeds:

 

 

 

 Doberman Pinschers:

Doberman911-helps owners with vet bills for senior or special needs Dobermans

Great Pyrenees:

Pyramedic-helps owners and rescues with vet bills for Great Pyrenees

Labrador Retrievers:

Labrador Harbor-for owners of Labrador Retrievers
Labrador Lifeline-for owners of Labrador Retrievers
Labmed-for rescued Labrador Retrievers

Pit Bull:

Pit Bull Rescue Central-for Pit Bull owners

Scotties and Westies:

Dougal’s Fund-for owners of short-legged terrier breeds (Scotties, Westies, Cairns, etc.)

 

 

Assistance for rescues:

 Art for Animals-financial aid for rescues in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and western Massachusetts
Cats in Crisis-for cat owners and rescues
CorgiAid-helps Corgis in rescue
Goldstock Fund-for pet owners and rescues
IMOM-for pet owners and rescues
Labmed-for Labs in rescue
Labrador Harbor-for Labs in 501(c)(3) rescues
Pit Bull Rescue Central-for pit bull friendly rescues
Pyramedic-helps owners and rescues with vet bills for Great Pyrenees
SOS-SRF-for Siberian Huskies in rescue

 

 

 

Assistance for specific conditions:

 

 

 

Cody’s Club-for owners of dogs needing radiation
The Magic Bullet Fund-for owners of dogs with cancer
Diabetic Pet Fund-for diabetic animals

 

 

http://www.mydogiscool.com/ Please check out the information on this website.  It is dangerous to leave your dog in the car as the temperatures rise.

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The poem on the middle flag reads:
“It was love right from the start
Nose to nose, heart to heart
Forever together our love lives on
I feel you here though you are gone ”

http://cats.lovetoknow.com/Cat_Massage_Therapist_Interview Lori Soard from www.lovetoknow.com  interviewed me about what it is like to massage cats, and the benefits they derive from massage.  It was great fun! Check out the link.  www.lovetoknow.com has information on “family, health, fashion and entertainment.  You can find useful, reliable information on the subjects most important to you, today’s woman.  Participate in LoveToKnow’s interactive communities to discuss hot topics, leave comments on articles and blogs, and ask questions of experts. ” Lori is a talented writer and animal lover! Thanks Lori.

Put Chin in the sink, realize that the nozzle will not allow you get all body parts. Take dripping Chin through house, dance with golden while holding dripping Chin trying to get to bathroom without washing all the floors (though heaven knows they need it). Put Chin in tub. Have dapple Dachsie supervise procedure. Take dripping Chin out of tub in one hand, try to wrap towel around her, give up, put her on the floor and get towel around her with help of supervisor! Get out hairdryer, Chin is perfect and lets you dry her. However the procedure goes slowly because you are drying Chin through layers of two heat seeking Dachsies. Finally, throw towels in the laundry, put Chin by the fireplace, take off wet clothes, sit down, open a beer. After all it is 5pm somewhere in the world.

 

Two Year Anniversary for Through a Dog’s Ear Through a Dog’s Ear is celebrating our second year public anniversary. We officially released the book and our first CD on March 1, 2008. The CBS Early Show aired a fabulous feature on February 22. (Click here to view it.) Prior to our launch, there were two years of clinical research in shelters, veterinary hospitals, boarding kennels, service dog organizations, and homes. Original collaboration on the project between Joshua Leeds and myself started in 2003. It’s hard to believe that we’ve been on this project for seven years now. We are so grateful to everyone who has helped Through a Dog’s Ear become a meaningful force in the canine world. While the Through a Dog’s Ear music library of four CD’s is now played around the world and our fan base is larger, our mission stays the same: 1)      To help improve the lives of dogs worldwide 2)      To educate people on how our human soundscape affects canines 3)      To provide dogs and people with beautiful music that improves their sound environment   War Heroes  I love reading all the stories of how Through a Dog’s Ear is helping dogs. I have to admit, my favorite is hearing how this music is helping in ways I couldn’t have even dreamed of. Through a Dog’s Ear is even helping war vets integrate back into society. When Joshua Leeds and I presented at the Association of Pet Dog Trainers Conference this past fall, we met Beth Russell, who admirably started a non-profit called Freedom Dogs. This remarkable organization offers custom-trained specialty service dogs to wounded members of the military returning from armed conflict. Click here to read how Through a Dog’s Ear  has a significant impact on the Marines, dogs, and their trainers! Or click here to read it in Facebook notes. Shy and Reactive Dogs I’ve been hearing from more Certified Pet Dog Trainers who are playing Music to Calm your Canine Companion while working with shy and reactive dogs, both individually and in groups. The calming results, for both people and dogs, are quite obvious. Click here to read why Lyn Charlsen, CPDT,  from Reading, PA. says; “I’ll never teach another class without playing Through a Dog’s Ear music.”   Dogster Interview If you didn’t yet catch the Dogster interview with blogger, Maria Goodavage, click here for a priceless multi-media informative interview (followed by 54 comments!). I had the pleasure of meeting Maria and her Yellow Lab, Jake, last week in San Francisco. Sanchez, Jake, Maria and I all enjoyed a wonderful hike together followed by a delightful lunch with dogs near our side at an outdoor café. Maria is not only as warm, friendly, interesting, and funny as she is in her Dogster blogs, but she also wrote The Dog Lover’s Guide to California and The Dog Lover’s Guide to The Bay Area. So she knows of many hidden treasures where you may bring your dog.   Facebook Page We have 1,000 FANS now on our Facebook page!!! At the start of the year, we had a little over 500 fans. We are watching this community build itself as it has nearly doubled in the first two months of 2010. Through a Dog’s Ear is listening and we are so enjoying our conversations and discussions with you. Facebook is a wonderful vehicle for us to learn about you and your needs as dog lovers and dog professionals. To join in the conversation, click here. If you don’t have a Facebook profile, don’t be afraid to click either. You can still view the fascinating discussions, videos, photos, and personal stories. The only thing you can’t do without a Facebook profile is post a comment. Change of Format You may have noticed that we took out all of the wonderful dog photos we usually include in our newsletters. This is to aid in faster downloads for people viewing their email by mobile devices. We’d love to hear from you. How do you view our newsletter – mobile internet device or computer? Through a Dog’s Ear is listening and we want to know if you prefer the new format or want the dog photos back. I look forward to hearing your preferences via email at feedback@ThroughADogsEar.com Musically yours, Lisa Spector Co-Creator, Through a Dog’s Ear Lisa@ThroughADogsEar.com

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