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TO THE RESCUERescued search dogs aid victims of disaster in Haiti and all over the world.By Debra J. White

BOOK REVIEWHealthy Dogs, Your Loving Touch: Accupressure Mas-sage for your DogBy Sherri CappabiancaReview by Debra J. White

DOG HOUSE DÉCORSlob-proofing your home.By Debbie Weiner

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The stray Labrador Retriever at a California shelter must have been a family pet. Young, friendly, and in good shape, she loved play-ing fetch with staff. An owner never showed

up to reclaim the dog that ran back and forth in her kennel. The portly pooch’s high energy drive deemed her unadoptable. Euthanasia was around the corner.

But the big playful Lab didn’t die. Instead, she now serves as a valued member of the California-based Search Dog Foundation (SDF). A trainer recognized that Trevor (her new name) had the focus and drive needed to succeed in search and rescue. She just need-ed someone to channel that raw energy.

Founded in 1995 by retired teacher Wilma Melville, SDF changed the way we respond to emergencies. Highly skilled teams composed of firefighters and their sniffing dogs climb through rubble of collapsed buildings, twisted steel of train derailments, and schools crushed by earthquakes to find survivors. The work is dangerous for both man and beast. Unstable buildings might cave in. Sheared-off metal in crushed rail cars can sever limbs. Weather conditions can be treacherous to work in. But search and rescue can’t pick and choose disasters. They are always ready.

SDF rushed to New York City on September 11, 2001 when terrorists brought down the Twin Towers into a smoldering pile of bent steel, shattered glass, and pulverized cement, burying over 2,000 employees. Few people were found alive despite days of exhaus-tive searching by hundreds of workers and K-9 teams breathing air choked with soot and ash.

December 6, 2007 brought tragedy to Jacksonville, Florida. A parking garage under construction sudden-ly collapsed. According to a witness at the scene, “the garage went down like dominoes.” Clouds of dust and debris shot through the air and were visible across the St. John’s River. At least 23 construction workers were rescued, some seriously injured. But one worker was unaccounted for. He lay buried under mounds of rubble. Six SDF K-9 teams responded.

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Emergency personnel stabilized the scene to prevent further injury and loss of life so the K-9 teams could search for the missing man. For the next two days, the teams worked around the clock. Finally, on the third day an audio/visual technician made a grim dis-covery, confirmed by cadaver dogs. The remains of the missing worker were eventually uncovered and identified.

A staggering earthquake rocked the island nation of Haiti on January 12, 2010. The magnitude 7.0 quake leveled much of Haiti, one of the poorest nations in the Western hemisphere. Homes, schools, hospitals, factories and private business were demolished. Reaching people in the rural areas was particularly difficult because the already shaky infrastructure was ruined. The government barely functioned after years of coups, fraud, and dictatorships so they could offer little help.

Nations from around the world quickly descended on Haiti with doctors, engineers, food, and medicine. SDF sent seven teams. Back home in California, at least 21 additional teams are on stand-by alert.

By January 15th, SDF had located three girls trapped alive for three days. According to a briefing issued by the SDF, handler Bill Monahan and his dog Hunter, a guide dog “failure,” searched a neighborhood near the Presidential Palace. They concentrated on a bowl-shaped area of rubble, the remains of a four story building. After criss-crossing the devastated area, Monahan neared the survivor’s scents beneath several feet of shattered concrete. Hunter’s bark pinpointed the exact location. Monahan reassured the frightened girls and passed bottled water through the debris. Soon the dust-covered girls were extricated from their nightmare. None had serious injuries.

“This is the moment that SDF Search Teams train for,” says Wilma Melville, SDF Founder. “When one SDF team succeeds, all our teams succeed. Our thoughts are with our teams in Haiti, who continue to comb through the rubble into the night. Their perseverance,

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skill, and strength in the face of extreme challenges make us all proud.”

In all SDF made ten live finds during their Haitian rescue mission. By January 22nd, the exhausted teams prepared to return home to the US.

How does SDF work? All search and rescue dogs track human scent. The canine nose may look be-nign as it wiggles at the scent of a dog biscuit but their olfactory sense is extraordinarily powerful. Ac-cording to Ed Presnall, author of Mastering Variable Surface Tracking: The Component Training Ap-proach, tracking judge and expert on the dog’s sense of smell, “A dog has up to 250 million receptor cells comprising an olfactory epithelium, depending on the breed.” Presnall says that dogs have the ability to follow people because humans leave a scent be-hind, tiny bits of skin cells. The human body sheds about 50 million cells each minute, plenty of scent for the dog to follow.

Through smell, search and rescue dogs are trained to track lost children deep into the forest, pick up the whiff of hidden narcotics being smuggled across the border, find traces of accelerant at suspected arson sites, and detect explosives in war-torn areas. Track-ing down even the faintest trace of a human scent can be life-saving.

Why is SDF unique? Nearly all their dogs are plucked off death row at animal shelters across the US. Some fail as guide or service dogs for the dis-abled. Others are rescued from breed rescue groups.

A few are donated by breeders. According to Celeste Matesevac, director of community relations for SDF, “These dogs demonstrate high energy, tenacity, and boldness, making them ideal for search and rescue, but unsuitable for a family pet.” They are, however, perfect for search and rescue. That is their redemp-tion.

SDF adheres to strict guidelines. For every 100 dogs tested, only one or two make the cut. Matesevac says that after passing the stringent screening and testing criteria, the dogs go through a six-month training pro-gram to harness their high energy, drive and tenacity into life-saving skills. Then, they are matched with a firefighter to complete the training. The handler and dog must attain the FEMA (Federal Emergency Man-agement Agency) Advanced Certification to perform search and rescue work.

In addition to testing search and rescue skills, the FEMA test judges obedience, direction control and bark alert. Dogs must show precision on an agility course, knowledge of building markings and safety concerns. Every two years they must be re-certified.

FEMA’s three-hour test weeds out ineffective can-didates. For example, both dog and handler have 20 minutes to find six victims in a 15,000-square-foot setting. Piles may be made out of wood, concrete, green waste or drywall. Handlers are judged on their ability to read their dogs and understand their cues. Dogs must ignore other scents tossed into the rubble as distractions. Only the most skilled pass the gruel-ing test. FEMA sets a national standard. A team with

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FEMA certification is ready for any disaster deploy-ment.

Wherever they are located, SDF handlers and their dogs train weekly to sharpen their skills. They do not slack off. Training is on-going for handlers and dogs so they are always ready for the next disaster.

SDF is dedicated to their canine staff. When a dog is too old or injured to work, she either retires with the handler or is placed with a loving family to spend her twilight years in style and comfort. “Once rescued it will never need to be rescued again,” says Matesevac. If the SDF program becomes too rigorous for a dog, he too is placed in a responsible home. Dogs like Jester—aka Mr. Hollywood—an Aus-sie-mix, rescued from a shelter, and Cody, a Golden Retriever that ended up with a breed rescue, will continue to sniff through buildings flattened by hurri-canes, trains torn apart in wrecks, and in thick sloppy mudslides searching for survivors. Once abandoned by owners as hopeless cases, these dogs were given a chance to be heroes when SDF stepped in. They have not disappointed either.

Besides its California base, SDF teams serve Florida, New York, Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Washington, DC

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No national training center exists for search and res-cue dogs to work, train and network together. That is one of SDF’s visions – to find a suitable location and build a national training academy for search dogs across the country.

Three hungry, thirsty and scared little Haitian girls struggling for life under a collapsed building, owe their lives to search and rescue dogs once destined to die. SDF is a proud and noble organization that is dedicated to saving lives, human and canine. Hun-dreds of people are alive today because of warm wet noses and the handlers who guide those dogs.

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The last time I had a massage, my body felt rejuve-nated and free from the arthritis nagging my joints. But canine massage? Yes indeed, your dog benefits from massage for the same reasons we humans do. Massage soothes arthritic dog bones, sore paws and increases circulation of blood and lymph.

Healthy Dogs, Your Loving Touch: Acupressure Mas-sage for your Dog is a guide to canine massage – how to get started, the various techniques involved and why it is good for your dog’s health. Massage is not a New Age, fad but a valuable contribution to canine health and healing.

Author Sherri Cappabianca always loved dogs but she earned her living as a software engineer. Her aging dog Rocky motivated her career switch. Arthritis slowed Rocky’s gait and caused pain and discomfort. Cap-pabianca wanted the quality of his last days to be as peaceful as possible. So she quit her job and enrolled in the Northwest School of Animal Massage. Certifi-cation came in September 2006. She opened Rocky’s Retreat to focus on educating dog owners about the benefits of alternative medicine for animals such as aromatherapy, Reiki, massage, and other treatments. Cancer stole Rocky’s life in 2007 but Cappabianca’s practice moved forward.

Cappabianca’s new book deals with acupressure and massage and the benefits to dogs. “The goal with acu-pressure massage is to prevent problems before they occur, leading to better health and longevity,” she says.

Acupressure rewards canine health for the following reasons:

• Decreases fear and anxiety• Maintains healthy coat• Boosts agility performance• Enhances muscle function• Reduces pain and swelling from arthritis

Massage is more than just stroking or petting your dog. Basic and more complex strokes work specific muscles and joints. As an example, the book describes in simple language how to perform the passive touch. That warms the muscles, relaxes the dog, and builds trust. The canine patient in the demonstration photo looks like she’s in doggie heaven. Other strokes and their benefits such as compression, petrissage and ta-potement are discussed as well.

What’s the difference between acupressure and mas-sage? Massage induces a state of relaxation while improving the dog’s range of motion and circulation. Acupressure is a form of traditional Chinese medi-cine tracing its roots back thousands of years ago. It is similar to acupuncture but no needles are used. Instead, pressure is placed on meridians or pressure points along the dog’s body to relieve stress, pain, or anxiety. Negative energy is released, thus allowing the dog’s body time to heal itself. Acupressure is par-ticularly helpful for dogs that spent years tied outside to chains or mistreated by owners. The soothing touch slowly breaks down the dog’s barriers and allows her to trust humans again. Imagine how the dog feels be-ing calmed with healing hands rather than kicked with a pair of steel-toed boots.

Many veterinarians accept acupressure and massage as complements, not replacements, to standard vet-erinary care. Massage is non-invasive, relaxing and

Healthy Dogs, Your Loving Touch: Accupressure Massage for your Dog

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productive for your dog’s health. Some situations, however, do not call for canine massage or acupres-sure and they are:

•Cancer•Fractures or broken bones•Fever or shock•Pregnancy•Bleeding or severe trauma•Parasitic infections

If your dog has any of these conditions, see a vet-erinarian. Do not attempt to self-medicate. These are serious conditions that need prompt care.

Chapter Three does a nice job describing canine anatomy. The information should be useful for new dog owners or anyone interested in pursuing a career working with dogs. The next series of chapters talks about traditional Chinese medicine and how it relates to dogs. For instance, if your dog has skin problems balance the lung or large intestine meridians during acupressure massage. That should provide relief. Easy-to-follow charts depicting the basic functions of the meridian points are shown along with sharp-look-ing dogs as models.

This book is for the interested dog owner who wants to know more about alternative medicine and the techniques for acupressure and massage. The pic-tures, charts and step by step instructions are much easier to understand than the instruction booklets that come with most appliances or electronic devices. Your dog, even if she is healthy, will feel better after a massage. If your dog is older, arthritic or struggling with a chronic illness, a fifteen-minute acupressure massage should perk her up. Alternatively, if you are a canine handler for the police department or work the agility circuit, your dog exercises more than the average. Help him relax with a few minutes of acu-pressure massage. He deserves a break.

Add Healthy Dogs, Your Loving Touch: Accupressure Massage for your Dog to your library whether you are into alternative medicine or simply want healthy tips for your canine family. There are many options now to treat pain and promote health in our four-footed friends.

Sherri Cappabianca is the author of the book “Healthy Dogs, Your Loving Touch: Acupressure Massage for Your Dog,” and the owner of Rocky’s Retreat Canine Wellness & Healing Therapies located in Central Florida. Improve the quality of life for both you and your dog today through acupressure massage! For more information, please visit www.offtheleashpress.com or contact [email protected].

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Okay, I admit it. I live with slobs. And, they’ve converted me into one of them. At any given moment, there are dirty dishes in the fam-

ily room, clothes scattered up and down the stairs, piles of papers all over the kitchen table and beds with blankets askew. You know what I mean. I work, I’m a mom, I walk our beloved Daisy three times a day and I’m busy. I have no time to straighten up the house each and every day, but that doesn’t mean I have let our home go to the dogs! Quite the contrary. My home cleans up in a snap, with every surface and seat looking new and clean….if I have the time and I rarely do, doggone it. To keep my sanity and protect my home investment, I followed my own time-tested design rules, choosing finishes and furnishings that are suitable for a dog house, but I used them in my house. Whether it’s cats, mice, canines, kids or, in my case, a very sloppy spouse, my design tips will keep your home from going to the dogs too. So relax. Let sleeping dogs lay (or is it lie?). If your home is slob-proofed, it’s dog-proofed.

Let’s start with the floor, which in a single day can collect enough twigs, leaves and grass to landscape a city garden. An area rug or carpeted room adds soft-ness, luxury and warmth to your home, but won’t last long if you don’t go shopping with your dog in mind. Long nails, shedding, drooling, even play time can easily pull fibers and make new carpets and rugs look old and dull. Here’s how to make the right choice for all the paws in your home:

1. Stay away from hooked area rugs and carpets. These are made by pulling yarns through the carpet backing, creating a looped effect. Wear and tear from dog nails will quickly pull the fibers out from the backing, ruining your flooring.

2. If your dog “Twinkle” is prone to indoor tinkle, have anti-bacterial, waterproof padding placed under your wall-to-wall carpet and area rugs, to prevent damage and odors.

3. Match the color of your carpet fibers to your dog’s shedding hair. Who has the time to vacuum every day? Choose rugs that camouflage shedding hair and preserve your sanity.

4. Consider synthetic fiber materials, like nylon, acrylic and polypropylene, over wool. These fibers clean up from accidents in a snap, don’t retain odors and don’t attract insects, such as moths and ants.

Not every room has carpet and not everyone wants carpet, but what are the best choices for a harder floor-ing surface? Kind to feet and paws, my Fido-friendly floor tips take the worry out of accidents, scratches or drool.

1. Tile floors: Almost any stone, ceramic or porcelain tile is a safe and durable choice- it’s the grout (a mix-ture of sand, cement and water) that shows stains and mold without proper care or unless you choose a very dark color. Use epoxy grout instead. Made of resin and hardeners with no water, epoxy grout stays clean- no matter what happens to it. A bit more expensive, but a lot more peace of mind.

2. Resilient floors: Softer than stone or ceramic tile, today’s vinyl, linoleum and cork offer affordability and hard-wearing performance with little care. But not every choice is suitable for dogs. You need to do your own scratch-test, knowing the more you spend, the deeper the top layer of color, which will hold up longer with active dogs. Check out “Dura-Ceramic” from Congoleum.

3. Hardwood: It’s the hardness rating and the finish that determine wood’s dog-durability. The higher the hardness rating (Brazilian Cherry ranks a 2820 while American cherry gets a 950), the less likely it is to be marred with scratches and dings. Hand-scraped flooring, which has an irregular surface, comes pre-distressed, making it another great choice for a dog house. See “Carriage House” hardwood floors.

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QOur Siberian husky, Tundra, is six years old and is always escaping from our yard. He used to dig out from under the fence, so we

removed some of the dirt at the base of the fence line and put cement there. This stopped him from digging out, but then he found a way to open the gate. We put a lock on the gate, and now he jumps over the fence. No matter what we do to stop him, he finds a way to escape. We have finally started locking him in the garage when we aren’t home because we got tired of going to the animal shelter to pick him up all the time. Why is he always running away? Should we take this as a sign that he doesn’t like living here?

ATundra sounds like a tenacious escape artist who is determined to spend his time checking out the neighborhood. It’s doubtful that this is

because he doesn’t like living with you. It’s more likely that when he’s alone, he feels compelled to provide his own amusement. The fact that Tundra is a Siberian hus-ky also contributes to his tendency to roam. Siberians were bred to travel vast distances pulling sleds and to think for themselves while they worked. When Tundra decides to leave your yard, he is responding to his in-bred urge to travel and be independent.

When I first adopted Chipper, her Husky heritage fre-quently helped her magically disappear from my yard, but the Golden Retriever in her seemed to coax her back home to my front porch. She has managed to open locks from inside grooming cages and once even pawed open the dead bolt and doorknob to exit a hotel room in Colorado. You can take several steps to curb Tundra’s roaming, in addition to the excellent measures you have already em-ployed. First, make sure Tundra is neutered. Male dogs are notorious for doing everything possible to escape their homes in order to search for females in heat. If Tundra is still intact, this could be the biggest source of your problem. Have him neutered right away and keep him confined until the raging hormones in his body subside.

It sounds like Tundra performs his escape routines when you aren’t home and he’s alone in the backyard He is probably bored or lonely or both. Before you leave him for long periods of time, give him some vigorous exer-cise to tire him out. A rousing game of fetch or a long jog (if you are so inclined) can do wonders to burn off some of his excess energy and make him less likely to run away.Loneliness can also motivate a dog to escape his yard in the hopes of finding companionship. Huskies, more than many breeds, are pack animals, bred to work in a group and to be around other dogs. Try hiring a profes-sional pet sitter or a responsible, dog-friendly neighbor-hood teen to come over in the middle of the day to take Tundra for a walk or play fetch with him in the yard. Breaking up the isolation of his day will help reduce his desire to leave your yard in search of companionship. If you have the room and the financial ability, a second dog might be the perfect solution.Tundra’s attitude will also benefit from some obedience training. Enroll him in an obedience class so both you and he can learn the basics. Obedience training will re-inforce the bond between you and Tundra and help him see you as his pack leader. If Tundra feels more con-nected to you emotionally, he’ll be less likely to want to leave your home. Obedience training will also give him more confidence and may reduce escape attempts that might be motivated by separation anxiety.In addition, you might want to secure your yard even further to help stave off any more of Tundra’s escape attempts. Since he has taken to jumping over the fence, consider adding wire at the top that is slanted inward at a 90-degree angle to the fence. Tundra will find it very difficult, if not impossible, to jump over the fence with this extension blocking his exit.

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for a night. I have friends who stop by to feed him if I am gone more than overnight, but he is still alone more than he used to be. When I came home from my last trip, he had shredded the toilet paper, clawed a corner of my couch, and tipped over a container on my desk that sent paper clips flying all over the floor. When I saw this, I marched up to him and yelled at him. He fled and hid under the bed for a while. Are cats capable of plotting revenge, and do they feel guilt when they do something we don’t want them to do?

A In the animal kingdom, humans have a mo-nopoly on feeling guilty. Cats, dogs, and other animal companions do not experience or ex-

press guilt. It is tempting to anthropomorphize your cat, giving him human reasons for his misdeeds and for running away when you chastised him. But the truth is that guilt is self-reflective, an emotion only people feel, according to top psychologists.Guilt is a human response to behavior that we recognize as wrong or socially unacceptable. Cats do not have the capacity for that type of abstract thinking. However, cats are definitely capable of experiencing fear and sub-mission. It is easy to confuse feline fear as guilt.In Keeper’s case, he is bored by those long stretches of being home alone. Bored cats, especially active breeds like Bengals, will look for ways to amuse themselves, even if that something (clawing couches, turning toiletpaper into confetti, and pawing piles of paper clips) is

not a desired deed from your point of view. In other cats, these actions could illustrate separation anxiety. Whether a cat is bored or anxious depends on his temperament and relationship with his owner.Keeper cowered and hid under the bed when you yelled because he was frightened of your angry voice, not because he was feeling guilty about his “bad” be-havior. He has no idea why you are angry, only that you are acting scary and threatening.My recommendation is to first take away feline temp-tations. When you’re not home, shut the bathroom door, put a covering on your couch to stop his claws, and tidy your desk. Next, provide Keeper with accept-able outlets for his boredom. These might include bat-tery-operated toys that move when he touches them, a sturdy window perch for him to keep tabs on the neighborhood, or a circular trackball toy that encour-ages him to try to paw out the ball. You could try turning on the radio or television to add some sound to ease his solitude. There are videos of fish and birds and other cat-enticing images that might occupy his attention in your absence.When you do come home from those business trips, ignore any messes and greet Keeper with happiness and affection. Spend some time playing with him and petting him so that he doesn’t feel alone even with you back in the house. You may discover that he comes rushing up to greet you after an absence.

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In Sumter County, as in most communities, com-passionate volunteers provide care for homeless, in-jured and lost animals. What makes this county dif-ferent is that for the past 26 years, volunteers with the Humane Society/SPCA of Sumter County have met the needs of these animals without their own build-ing. Animals, mostly dogs and cats, live in a network of foster homes until adopted or reunited with their families. Finding enough qualified people to care for so many dogs and cats, sometimes on short notice, is always a struggle.

In September 2008, Humane Society volunteers were stunned to discover at least 30 abandoned hun-gry and frightened horses in need of medical care. The group hustled to place all the needy horses into a safe haven. On May 19th, according to Claudia Labbe, board member and fundraising coordinator, the Hu-mane Society gained full custody of the horses.

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Sumter County joins a growing list of American and Canadian green shelters. The Tompkins County SPCA in Ithaca, NY led the way in 2005, the first shelter to earn LEED certification (Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design). Others followed in Winnipeg, Rhode Island, Dallas, and California. Green shelters are under construction in Michigan and California. Architect James Owens of RFA Ar-chitects in Boston designs green buildings, including animal shelters. Owens says, “Over 75% of the calls we receive regarding design or renovation of an ex-isting shelter express interest in green. The trend is consistent – shelter managers and board members not only have a passion for helping animals but in helping the environment.”

Last spring, the Sumter County Humane Society kicked off its multi-million dollar capital campaign. Although the non-profit organization will seek coun-ty, state, and federal grants to assist with the construc-tion, private contributions will finance the bulk of the

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project. A five-acre site near Lake Panasoffkee was bought with private funding. Offices and a teaching li-brary will be located there. According to Labbe, “The perimeter fencing was purchased and installed. Small storage buildings (were) donated and also installed.” Phase 4 – the purchase of the equine/livestock barn – was celebrated on Earth Day in April 2009.

Green features expected at the new shelter are:•Motion detectors to cut down on electricity use•Energy efficient HVAC system•Toxin-free paint•Recycling of construction waste •Drought-resistant landscaping to reduce water us-

age•Energy-conserving quality insulationWorking out of a shelter will let the Sumter County

Humane Society step up their work. More cast-off, abused and lost animals will have refuge. Valuable humane education programs will be expanded. Ani-mal cruelty investigations will continue with more seizures. The shelter will be able to offer on-site spay/neuter services to the public. Hurricane and other natural disaster preparation will reach more members of the public.

Donations dipped since the economy tumbled last year, says Labbe, but she hopes the community will rally around their efforts to save unwanted animals

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A Better Life Pet Rescue................... 407 - 595 - 7720Angels Have Wiskers............................... 386 - 212 - 2160A New Beginning Pet Care & Rescue, Inc.... 407 - 251 - 5458ARNI Foundation............................. 904 - 267 - 0277Cat Protection Society..................... 352 - 589 - 6228Greyhound Rescue............................ 407 - 332 - 9209Guardian Angels Pet Rescue, Inc..... 407 - 568- 8168Houndhaven Dog Adoption............. 352 - 243 - 9795www.houndhaven.orgPet Rescue by Judy...................... 407 - 302 - 4497South Lake Animal League.......352 - 409 - 7231www.slal.org

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Florida Great Pyreness Club............ 866 - 728 - 2797Greyhound Pets of America - Orlando.. 407 - 332 - 4754Greyhound Ranch.............................. 407 - 461 - 7379Gold Coast Greyhound Adoptions.... 407 - 797 - 6380Humane Society ~ Apopka................ 407 - 836 - 3111Humane Society ~ Lake County......... 352 - 589 - 7400Humane Society ~ Leesburg.............. 352 - 669 - 3312Humane Society ~ Orlando............... 407 - 351 - 7722Humane Society ~ Seminole County.. 407 - 323 - 8685Humane Society ~ South Brevard...... 321 - 259 - 0601Humane Society ~ West Volusia........ 386 - 734 - 2450Mid-Florida Sheltie Rescue............... 407 - 699 - 0802Poodle & Pooch Rescue..................... 321 - 277 - 3089Yorkie Friends Rescue....................... 239 - 574 - 9253

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CASSELBERRYPawmosa Dog Park - 140 Plumosa Avenue, is very easy to find, Plumosa Ave intersects with 17-92 in Casselberry. The park is in outstanding condition since it’s a new park! It has areas to hose your dog down, give it water, as well as toy hydrants to do their business on. The most peaceful time is the middle of the day during weekdays. A lovely park to be enjoyed by dogs & humans.

LAKE COUNTYPear Park - Go north on Hwy 27 past Spanish Village, make your first left on University Blvd. Go about one mile; Pear Park is on the left. Proof of current rabies vaccination is required. Fenced in park with one side of the park set aside for larger dogs and another for smaller dogs. Open Daily.

Dog Park - Take Highway 27 north to SR 19 north. Go through Howey in the Hills; make a right at the stoplight and continue on SR 19. Proceed four miles to Lake Idamere and turn right (across from the large Boat Storage) Dog Park is on left.

ORLANDO - DOWNTOWNTake the 408 to the Mills Road exit and turn right to Anderson. First parking area on the right. Park is around back. Urban Wetlands Park is next to a cemetery. Dog Park has a few nice ponds, walking trails and grassy hills.

ORLANDO Barnett Dog Park, 4801 W Colonial Dr. open 8am to 8pm,, 407-836-6248. Turn off Colonial Dr. where you see the giant 4801 Barnett Park sign at the west end of the Fairgrounds. Head north onto Ferrand Dr., then turn left onto Dolores Dr. and go west until the short road ends. You’ll see a small footbridge just north of the parking. Cross the bridge and you’ll find Barnett Dog Park!

WINTER GARDENGo west on Highway 50 toward Winter Garden; turn left on Beulah (street is between Mobil Gas Station and Shirley’s Antiques). Go under the overpass to Beard Street and turn left; Dog Park is on the right, directly behind West Orange High School. Park is fenced in.

WINTER PARKTake 436 to Aloma, left to Lakemont. Turn left; pass by the hospital on the left. Continue straight through two lights, Dog Park is on the left. Park is fenced in and has a nice lake, grassy area, boat ramp, picnic area with grills and bathrooms.

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Cat & Dog ResCue

A Better Life Pet Rescue................... 407 - 595 - 7720Angels Have Wiskers............................... 386 - 212 - 2160A New Beginning Pet Care & Rescue, Inc.... 407 - 251 - 5458ARNI Foundation............................. 904 - 267 - 0277Cat Protection Society..................... 352 - 589 - 6228Greyhound Rescue............................ 407 - 332 - 9209Guardian Angels Pet Rescue, Inc..... 407 - 568- 8168Houndhaven Dog Adoption............. 352 - 243 - 9795www.houndhaven.orgPet Rescue by Judy...................... 407 - 302 - 4497South Lake Animal League.......352 - 409 - 7231www.slal.org

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Florida Great Pyreness Club............ 866 - 728 - 2797Greyhound Pets of America - Orlando.. 407 - 332 - 4754Greyhound Ranch.............................. 407 - 461 - 7379Gold Coast Greyhound Adoptions.... 407 - 797 - 6380Humane Society ~ Apopka................ 407 - 836 - 3111Humane Society ~ Lake County......... 352 - 589 - 7400Humane Society ~ Leesburg.............. 352 - 669 - 3312Humane Society ~ Orlando............... 407 - 351 - 7722Humane Society ~ Seminole County.. 407 - 323 - 8685Humane Society ~ South Brevard...... 321 - 259 - 0601Humane Society ~ West Volusia........ 386 - 734 - 2450Mid-Florida Sheltie Rescue............... 407 - 699 - 0802Poodle & Pooch Rescue..................... 321 - 277 - 3089Yorkie Friends Rescue....................... 239 - 574 - 9253

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See our Ad on page 26Orange County Animal Services.......... 407 - 254 - 9140

The National Disaster Search Dog Foundation www.searchdogfoundation.org ............ 888 - 459 - 4376

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Back to Nature Wildlife Refuge.........407-836-3111 Wildlife Rehab Center of Central FL..407 - 568 - 3200

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CASSELBERRYPawmosa Dog Park - 140 Plumosa Avenue, is very easy to find, Plumosa Ave intersects with 17-92 in Casselberry. The park is in outstanding condition since it’s a new park! It has areas to hose your dog down, give it water, as well as toy hydrants to do their business on. The most peaceful time is the middle of the day during weekdays. A lovely park to be enjoyed by dogs & humans.

LAKE COUNTYPear Park - Go north on Hwy 27 past Spanish Village, make your first left on University Blvd. Go about one mile; Pear Park is on the left. Proof of current rabies vaccination is required. Fenced in park with one side of the park set aside for larger dogs and another for smaller dogs. Open Daily.

Dog Park - Take Highway 27 north to SR 19 north. Go through Howey in the Hills; make a right at the stoplight and continue on SR 19. Proceed four miles to Lake Idamere and turn right (across from the large Boat Storage) Dog Park is on left.

ORLANDO - DOWNTOWNTake the 408 to the Mills Road exit and turn right to Anderson. First parking area on the right. Park is around back. Urban Wetlands Park is next to a cemetery. Dog Park has a few nice ponds, walking trails and grassy hills.

ORLANDO Barnett Dog Park, 4801 W Colonial Dr. open 8am to 8pm,, 407-836-6248. Turn off Colonial Dr. where you see the giant 4801 Barnett Park sign at the west end of the Fairgrounds. Head north onto Ferrand Dr., then turn left onto Dolores Dr. and go west until the short road ends. You’ll see a small footbridge just north of the parking. Cross the bridge and you’ll find Barnett Dog Park!

WINTER GARDENGo west on Highway 50 toward Winter Garden; turn left on Beulah (street is between Mobil Gas Station and Shirley’s Antiques). Go under the overpass to Beard Street and turn left; Dog Park is on the right, directly behind West Orange High School. Park is fenced in.

WINTER PARKTake 436 to Aloma, left to Lakemont. Turn left; pass by the hospital on the left. Continue straight through two lights, Dog Park is on the left. Park is fenced in and has a nice lake, grassy area, boat ramp, picnic area with grills and bathrooms.

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Hula is a friendly White and Brindle Greyhound, March 2007. Hula is very sweet and friendly without being overbearing. While we were tak-ing pictures of her, someone was throwing a ball in the background. She was so funny watching that ball, just waiting for it to come her way. She is sure to provide hours of laughter. Hula also appears to be cat friendly. If you are looking for a gorgeous female with a great personality, Hula may be your girl. Hula is up-to-date with routine shots and spayed/neu-tered. Please contact us with any questions you have about adoption.Greyhound Ranch, please call Leslie at [email protected]. greyhoundranch.orgHula

Hercules

Hercules is a three-year old white and red male. He is small for a male weighing about 68 lbs. Hercules has a happy go lucky personality. He is playful and has a lot of personality. He is not cat friendly but he is good with other dogs. He would do well with a Lab or Shepherd that has lots of energy to play with him. He is a confident boy and loves life. Hercules is up-to-date with routine shots, housetrained and neutered.Gold Coast Greyhound Adoptions Inc., Winter Park, FL407-797-6380 judy@goldcoastgreyhoundsorlando.comwww.goldcoastgreyhoundsorlando.com

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Frostys O’Leary (Max) & See Ya Magic (Magic). It is heartbreaking when one of our beloved Greys loses his/her home and is returned to GPA/GO. That sadness is double when two Greys are returned! Both boys were surrendered when the adoptive owners were no longer able to provide proper veterinary care. Max will be seven in March and Magic five. Max is confident and self-assured, Magic is not and he depends on Max to give him the support he needs. The boys are great in the house, perfect in every way. Magic is cat safe, Max is not. We want both boys to remain together, we just do not want them to lose each other. Greyhound Pets of America/Greater Orlando, 407-332-4754www.greyhoundpetsorlando.org

Duke was found as a stray. He was pretty timid, but a roast beef sand-wich lured him in! No owner was found so he came to HH to live. Duke is a handsome sweet boy who looks like a lab mix. He is a bit timid at first, but once he knows you mean no harm then he is all kisses. Duke loves to play with stuffed toys and is learning to enjoy the atten-tion and care he should have always had. We think he is about 3 years old. He doesn’t mess in his kennel, and he rides well in a car. He has now been neutered and microchipped and brought up to date on vaccines and heartworm prevention. If you would like to give Duke the life he deserves, review our adoption policies at...www.houndhaven.org

Rebbie is a male Domestic Short Hair / Tabby brown in color. He’s just a kitten and weighs only 3 lbs, but we think he’s going to reach approx. 10 lbs. Best estimate is Rebbie’s about 6 months old and highly active. Rebbie is very friendly and fantastic with people, dogs, cats & children. He still has his claws, which he needs for protection just in case he was to wander outdoors. He is housetrained and micro-chipped. Rebbie’s whole family is for adoption…. His three sisters, Bindi, Hazel & Tootsie and his two bothers, Tucker & Chippy, even his very sweet mother Zsa Zsa needs a forever home. Please consider adoption, it’s the one gift that continues to give! Pet Rescue by Judy, [email protected] or www.PetRescuebyJudy.com

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