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Have
a fabulous Fourth!
Happy
Birthday, Rock!
Pet
Parade
What
Degree Has Your Hound Earned?
Greyhound
Lovers' Picnic--Last Chance!...and a SURPRISE!
Keep
Those Votes Coming!
Have
a fabulous Fourth!
Many pet lovers have a
love/hate relationship with the Fourth of July. We enjoy the festivities,
but we fear the effect that they have on our animals!
These reprints from the
Greyhound-L, the huge mailing list of greyhound lovers, offer some suggestions
for making your Fourth fabulous for your WHOLE family:
The
fourth of July is right around the corner. Everybody love
the fireworks: Well, almost everybody. How about your hounds?
Inevitably, this time of year results in lost hounds, scared by fireworks,
running in terror: some to be hit by cars, others never to be found. The
Greyhound List, and the Greyhound Amber Alert have seen far too many of these
over the years.
Some of the things you can do to keep your hound safe this year:
1) Don't let your hound stay in the yard alone. Fireworks can terrify them, and
the adrenaline rush can be enough to propel them over fences you never imagined
they could clear.
2) Keep your hound indoors, play the stereo or TV and keep the air conditioner
or fans going to keep outdoor noise muted.
3) If your hound is especially fearful, and frightened of noise, see your vet
about medications that may help to keep him calm.
4) If you are leaving your hounds with someone, make sure they are savvy about
your hound's reactions to noise, and sensitive to their needs. Many,many lost hounds get loose
from caretakers.
5) Make sure your hound is wearing identification. Too
often people never see their hound again, just because that when found, the
rescuer didn't know where to bring the dog or whom to call.
Have a wonderful, safe holiday everyone, Michael
McCann,
I have a suggestion that just
may help your hound get through the holiday. Our Minnie is terribly afraid
of fireworks, and on July 4 we can see and hear displays from three venues. We
use DAP Comfort Zone spray and the supplement melatonin
to calm Minnie, and this year we're adding something new. My husband has
recently been in classrooms with autistic children. Since heavy blankets are
used to help calm a stressed-out child (only if the child wants the blanket
used), he covered Minnie with a dog bed during a particularly fierce t-storm
this month. She was lying on her belly against a wall, and only her head was
left uncovered. Within a couple of minutes she stopped panting and shaking, and
put her head down. Five minutes later, when she seemed to be quite comfortable,
he lifted the bed off her. She immediately raised her head--panting and
trembling. He covered her again, and she was calm. A
"eureka!" moment. We're praying this will work with fireworks
too, as the 4th is celebrated
all month in our neck of the
Happy
Birthday, Rock!
On June 3rd Rock Kressler celebrated his 7th birthday with a party at the
local doggie day care, For the Love of Dogs. His hound sisters,
Rosie and Lily, and 7 of his friends from weekly Meet & Greets
attended. There was music, games for the hounds, lots of prizes and
treats, and food for the people guests. It was the first time we
"unleashed the beasts" together in one spot, and they behaved very
well. (Even Oreo.) Guests included Bailey Dawg and her mom and dad, Lori and Dailis Melbarde; Mavis and her mom, Ellen;
Pet
Parade
On June 9th, FSGR volunteers
from the
What
Degree Has Your Hound Earned?
Most of us know about the great
titles your dog can earn through the American Kennel Club and other
organizations . . .
We all are familiar with the:
CH (champion)
CD (companion dog)
CDX (companion dog excellent)
UD (utility dog)
UDX (utility dog excellent)
TD (tracking dog)
TDX (tracking dog excellent)
OTCH (obedience trial champion) and so on...
Well some of the dog owners out there in cyberspace have a few of their own
titles that even your family dog can earn -without any special training! Most
are naturals.
Here is a list of just a few of them :
AD ( attention deficit )
ABRM (all beds are mine)
ARB ( ace refrigerator bandit )
BW ( butt wagger )
BWX ( butt wagger excellent )
CC ( cat - courser )
CCX ( cat - courser excellent )
CP ( couch potato )
CPX ( couch potato excellent )
CRX (cockroach extreme)
CSX ( counter surfer extraordinaire )
DIVA (Divine, Intelligent Very Annoyed)
EAX ( escape artist excellent )
FC (Fly catcher)
FCX (Fly cather
extraordinaire)
GFIY ( go fetch it yourself )
GP ( garbage picker )
GPX ( garbage picker excellent )
HD ( hole digger )
HDMX ( hole digger major excavator )
IDDI ( I didn't do it )
ILF ( I like food )
ILLF ( I like lots of food )
IWFF ( I work for food )
KOTT (killer of the toys)
LD ( lap dog )
LDX ( lap dog excellent )
PHD ( puddle hopper dog )
RPA (Royal Pain in the A**)
SBDF (silent but deadly fumigator)
SC ( skunk courser )
TBF ( thick but friendly )
SBDF ( terribly good snorer )
TGAN ( terribly good at nothing )
TSIM ( that seat is mine )
TTIM ( that toy is mine )
UNCD ( under the covers dog )
UNCDX ( under the covers dog excellent )
WM ( who me ? )
Which ones have your dogs earned? My Gopher is definitely "Gopher, SBDF, FCX, TBF"...and proud of it!
Greyhound
Lovers' Picnic--Last Chance!...and a SURPRISE!
It's nearly time for the
yearly picnic...do you have your RSVP in yet? For more information, go to
the
Don't miss your greyt chance for food, fun, games, gab, and your chance to
win this fabulous framed print:
And the surprise??? The return of the First State Store!!
Under the enthusiastic guidance of April & Tina Esterly,
the Store is BACK, and better than ever!
Keep
Those Votes Coming!
So far, over 500 votes have
been cast in the first ever FSGR Calendar Contest! Keep voting...no more
than one ballot per email address per day. Voting will conclude at the
FSGR picnic
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