June 1, 2005 

Senior Pets for Seniors Homes www.7bellssanctuary.petfinder.com

We start this month offering sympathy to Kathy and her husband on the loss of Tiny, a tiny chihuahua with her nose always in his armpit to snooze. She was lying on his chest when she died. She gave one last little sigh, then passed on to the Bridge.

Our special adoption for the month was Lil Buddy who now waits patiently for his guardians to arrive from California. He may have lost his eye due to an old injury, yet he has found a special family willing to love him just as he is. Also adopted were Savannah Spring, Lil Freddy Mercury, Princess and Monique. Monique waits patiently with Marti, her foster mom, for her guardian to arrive from Florida. Some of the dogs listed for veterinarians and other rescues also found homes. We are grateful for the volunteers willing to help veterinarians help us place good dogs in good homes.

Visits to the Good Samaritan Care Center were made by Lil Freddy Mercury, Princess and Monique with Marti. On May 21 we helped organize a Pets on Parade Spring Fashion Show at the care center. It was preceded by an obedience class held by Trina's Obedience and Behavior Modification in the care center courtyard. There were 13 dogs, 1 cat and 1 hampster in attendance at the fashion show. Queen, one of the adopted dogs, was in the show. Monique was also in attendance. Several family members and friends of the resident judges and MC attended. Marti and her friend, Ruby M. Kriesel, handled the registrations. The 2PM fashion show began with a group of Red Hat Society ladies from Bolivar singing B-I-N-G-O, the dog song. There were prizes and refreshments. It seemed as if everyone had a really good time.

Trina came to the rescue to evaluate the Magnificent 7, a group of breed dogs we took into our rescue on May 12. We have Billy Bob, Lacy, Peaches, Monique, Lil Joe, Lil Matt, and Shadow. We are surely learning a lot from this experience! We updated each profile with Trina's behavior modification tips. Most of these dogs will need patience to develop trust of humans. Trina has also been holding an obedience class every Sat. 1PM Stover Park. Now, when folks call to ask us to take their problem dog, we encourage them to take advantage of her complimentary lesson to help them keep their dog. They find that one lesson by Trina does help. Those folks have then returned for her complete series of lessons. We are getting much positive feedback. The dog that the family thought was a problem child has turned into a well behaved dog, a delight to walk and enjoy. We are so grateful for Trina's help.