TLC Newsletter - August 12, 2009
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Jayda
- Many of you all have been following Jayda's
progress via her blog -
http://tlc-jayda.blogspot.com/
If you haven't, she had her first 'visiting
day' with her new furever owners, Dawn and
John yesterday - it went excellent!
Jayda's next check-up with Dr. Novy is on
August 31st and we're keeping our fingers
crossed that the pin can be removed at that
time! X~X
Ruby,
Kimberly and Gorgeous won great furever
homes this past weekend - CONGRATULATIONS to
one and all! Gorgeous and Thor are still
too tiny to be speutered, so they'll be with
their foster mom for a few more weeks but
Jayda's puppies are going in to be spayed on
Friday. If the puppies are feeling up to
it, they'll be at adoptions on Saturday - if
not, the following weekend and available for
adoption then. Jayda's puppies are using
the pitty pads for the most part and are
nothing but bundles of fluff! This
week they've had another new item to learn
about - collars! Some handled that weird
thingie around their neck well - others
weren't too happy about it! ;)
Dogs are
as smart as toddlers (like we didn't already
know this???): The canine IQ test results
are in: Even the average dog has the mental
abilities of a 2-year-old child. The
finding is based on a language development
test, revealing average dogs can learn 165
words (similar to a 2-year-old child),
including signals and gestures, and dogs in
the top 20 percent in intelligence can learn
250 words. Read more of the article at
MS-NBC
HERE.
AKC
"CGC" program - We have started including
information in our adoption packets about the
'Canine
Good Citizen' program run by AKC.
Even if your pooch is not a purebred, you can
put them through this program. Basically
it is a 10-point test that most well mannered
dogs already know: sitting politely, walking
through a crowd, etc. but in detail, you can
find all 10 points on their website
HERE. Once your pooch passes and has their
CGC certificate, many hotels will allow dogs
to stay that don't normally, those
interested in doing pet therapy with their
pooch find doors opening for them to
participate in this great community endeavor
and so many other items too numerous to
mention! Eric Letendre has a good video
online
HERE that describes the 10 points in
detail (with tips as well). Eventually
we hope to be doing CGC evaluations at PETCO
in Moorpark as well. We at TLC strongly
encourage every TLC dog or puppy owner to look
into this program and create a world of great
canine citizens in our own little neck of the
woods!
Stem Cell
Therapy News: Veterinarians are starting
to use stem-cell therapy to treat dogs.
While there is numerous owner recommendations
for this form of treatment, over 1500 vets are
now licensed to administer stem-cell therapy.
Begun by Vet-Stem located in Poway, CA, about
80% of the owners report positive effects -
more details at MSNBC
HERE.
Bringing
Up Puppy (but it's just not for puppies ONLY)
- Dr. Deena B. Case-Pall holds a free
class on the first Monday evening of each
month at 8:10PM (Conejo Valley Veterinary
Hospital, 1850 Thousand Oaks Blvd - call
805-491-2337 to reserve your place). The
free class is designed for those you have a
puppy up to 5 months old, have their first dog
(any age) or are thinking of getting a dog.
For more in-depth details, see the flyer
HERE.
How Young
Is Your Dog? Take the free test
online
HERE to determine the true age of your
pooch. Gone is the myth that one dog
year is equal to seven human years... each
breed ages differently and your pooch may be
younger (or older) than you imagined!
Ø
Keep up with ALL of the TLC dog
and puppy happenings at our blog
HERE
Ø New section at the TLC website -
You're
adopted, Now what?
Ø
Don't forget our
Resources section
- it's loaded with information!
Ø Shop at the
TLC online store today and save a dog from
dying tomorrow!
Ø Donations are always needed - here's
how to do it online
Ø The number of foster homes we have increases our
ability to save more dogs - can you open up
your home and heart temporarily for a TLC dog
or puppy? Learn more
HERE.
REMEMBER ALWAYS
TO ADOPT AND NOT SHOP!
THE DOGS WILL THANK YOU FOR IT!
This is an
opt-in newsletter, so you're free to come and
go as you please. We're hoping you'll be
with us for a very long time. Feel free
to pass on our newsletters to other dog
lovers... and encourage them to visit us as
well! If you like to suggest a topic or
have a question, please
contact us. We'd LOVE to hear
from you!
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