Marley Displays Some Cattitude!

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HPPR Newsletter, January 2016 Volume 4, Issue 1
Happy Mew Year! ............................... 1
Find Us On Facebook ........................ 1
Marley Displays Some Cattitude ....... 1
HPPR Pet Sponsor Program ............. 2
7 Ways to Support HPPR................... 3
Adoption Specials...............................4
Curby Struts His Stuff! .......................5
It Must Be A Guy Thing ......................6
HPPR Xmas Photo Shoot ...................7
Mark Your Calendars! .........................8
Find Us on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Helping-PAWS-Pet-Rescue-Inc/136862926387348
Marley Displays Some Cattitude!
Marley’s mom uses one of those natural-substance
litters that is ground corn cobs. He sat their sniffing his toes
for minutes on end the other day... I think he finally
discovered that lovely corn chip smell!
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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Helping PAWS Pet Rescue January 2016
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue Sponsor Program
Want to make a difference in the life of a homeless pet, but can’t adopt another into your home? You can help by
sponsoring a pet awaiting adoption into a permanent and loving home for a small monthly fee.
Don’t know what to get for that person on your gift list that has EVERYTHING?? Please consider an HPPR Gift
Sponsorship!
Did you know that…
• $3.00 – buys a can of puppy or kitten milk replacer
• $8.00 – buys a small bag of super-premium dog or cat food
• $10.00 – covers most of the basic preventive vaccinations such as rabies (important for horses, too!) and
combination vaccines for cats, dogs, and horses.
• $20.00 – buys a case of super-premium dog or cat food or a 10 pound container of horse treats (very helpful for
giving medications!)
• $25.00 – covers many common lab tests such as Heartworm for dogs, Feline Leukemia for cats, or Coggins for
horses.
• $50.00 – eases an arthritic dog's pain for an entire month, covers spay or neuter for a cat or smaller dog, feeds a
horse for over a month.
• $100.00 – provides diagnostic x-rays for hip problems or pregnancy confirmation, covers many of the expenses
associated with the spay or neuter of older or higher risk cats and dogs.
• $325.00 – supports a cat, dog or horse with a full sponsorship and displays your name as sponsor on our Web
page for an ENTIRE YEAR!
Or….for just $30.00, you can sponsor a cat or kitten waiting for adoption for one month. 100% of the donations go
directly to the animals, and will defray the cost of their routine daily care. You can pick a pet from our list to sponsor,
or we can choose one for you. You will receive an email about your pet once a month, and also when we find your
sponsored pet a good home.
Your tax deductible donation can be for a single or recurring donation, and truly makes a difference. We are small and
dedicated Rescue, and every dollar helps stretch our budget. We are grateful for YOUR support of the Helping Paws Pet
Rescue, and appreciate your generous gift.
Please complete the sponsorship form that can be found on our website at http://ourhelpingpaws.com/sponsor.html,
and return it to us with your preferred method of payment (check, credit card or Paypal to helpingpaws@ncis.net).
Daffodil wants you to know
that there are angels
amongst us, and one of them
is HER Sponsor! She is
thrilled beyond belief!
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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Helping PAWS Pet Rescue January 2016
7 Ways You Can Support Your Local Animal Shelter Without Spending a Dime
Here are seven ways to show your appreciation (and the appreciation will be returned many times over!).
1. Volunteer your time.
Animal shelters are often understaffed and can always use volunteers in various capacities. Just an hour or two of your
time each week can really make a difference.
“Whether you walk dogs at your shelter, stuff envelopes for an educational mailing or assist with a fundraising event,
you can make a difference in the lives of animals,” says the Humane Society of the United States.
To find out about volunteer opportunities, contact your local animal shelter or do a search on volunteermatch.org.
2. Foster OR Sponsor a pet.
Pets have a much better chance of finding forever homes when they can be taken
from scary shelters and placed in loving foster homes where they learn basic
obedience skills and good manners.
When you foster a cat, dog or other pet, you will provide love, care and attention for a
certain period of time or until the pet is adopted. You also open up a space in the
shelter for another homeless pet, possibly saving a life. Sometimes the cost of food
and veterinary care is covered by the shelter or a local rescue, or it may be tax
deductible.
Fostering “is one of the most rewarding experiences you can have (other than
adopting, of course),” according to Petfinder.com. For information on HPPR’s Pet
Sponsorship program, see Page 2 of this newsletter or click on the Become A Sponsor
link on the HPPR home page. Sponsoring a pet provides financial support for the
animals until that PURRRfect FUR-ever home comes along!
Volunteers Rose (Mom),
Ophelia, and Roland Lawyer
spend some quality time with
several of HPPR’s rescue cats.
3. Donate old towels, blankets, pet items and more.
Along with towels, blankets, sheets and old newspapers, you can donate your pet’s
gently used bed, bowls, toys and other items. Be sure to call the shelter first or check its website for a wish list to find
out exactly what is needed.
4. Share photos of the shelter’s pets on social media.
Use your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and other social media accounts to post photos and information about pets
available for adoption from the shelter. Ask your friends and followers to share the photos so they’re seen by as many
potential adopters as possible.
5. Make pet toys from scratch.
Even if you’re not especially crafty, you can create toys for shelter dogs and cats from old sweatshirts and other
materials you probably already have around your house.
6. Host a fundraiser.
On behalf of your pet’s birthday or another special occasion, throw a party and ask your guests to bring cash donations
– and/or pet food — for your local shelter. For your own birthday, you can launch an online crowdfunding campaign on
a site like GoFundMe.com and ask for shelter donations instead of gifts.
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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7 Ways You Can Support Your Local Animal Shelter (Cont’d from Page 3)
7. Spread the word about the importance of spaying and neutering pets.
Every year, millions of homeless cats and dogs are euthanized in shelters. This could easily be prevented if people would
spay or neuter their pets to prevent unwanted litters. Tell your friends, co-workers, neighbors and everyone you know
to spay and neuter their pets.
“Cats are 45 times as prolific, and dogs 15 times as prolific, as humans,” notes SpayUSA, North Shore Animal League
America’s nationwide network and referral service for affordable spay/neuter.
“They do not need our help to expand their numbers; they need our help to reduce their numbers until there are good
homes for them all.”
Adoption Specials!
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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Helping PAWS Pet Rescue January 2016
Curby Struts His Stuff!
Curby, at his first horse show at the Fair. He
earned 3rd in Halter and 4th in Hunter Class
(jumping). Mackenzie and Curby did quite well
and a good time was had by all!
Curby has come a long way. Go to Facebook and
search for
Make All Time Treasures....
We had so much fun with Curby at the Salvation Army
Red Kettle Campaign. Carleigh, on the left, is the one
who is working with him. They are a good fit.
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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It Must Be A Guy Thing…
By Debbie Franks
This morning, Rich was headed up the antique, iron, spiral staircase leading up to the loft. The loft is our office area. Our
youngest collie, Whiskey, attempted to follow him and managed to climb up the first two steps before not feeling sure
enough to continue. Rich laughed and started to encourage him. I reminded him to be careful of what you teach him.
Once he learns it, it will be difficult to correct. Now, Whiskey knows how to take stairs. He flies up and down the regular
staircase like it was a NASCAR short track. But the spiral staircase is different. It is open in-between the steps and all
around the staircase. Easy to slip and fall on, get hurt on, and require a trip to the vet. So I’m glad that Whiskey is being
cautious. But back to Rich……
Rich is a bit of a torment. He loves to tease. Like when our collie, Timmy (pictured at right),
was alive. Rich bought a remote control car. He would play with it in the living room.
Timmy was, of course, curious. So, Rich started teasing him with the car, chasing him
around the living room with it and not letting him get used to it. Rich thought it was funny.
I warned him to put it away or, when we weren’t around, Timmy would retaliate. Rich, of
course, didn’t listen and left it on the floor. The next day, when I got home from work, the
car was in pieces all over the living room and Timmy was one happy boy. Timmy – 1,
Rich – 0. Can you say: “I told you so?”
Our first smooth collie, and Daddy’s little girl, Kira, was about 12 weeks old. I was away on
a business trip. I called home one morning to check on things. Rich told me that he let Kira loose, instead of putting her
in her pen in the kitchen for the night. No accidents, which is always a good thing, but when she came around and
jumped up on his side of the bed, instead of teaching her to go lay down, he scooped her up in bed where she stayed
the night. I warned him that he was creating a monster but, what did I know. Right?
A few weeks later, after returning from a business trip, Rich showed me the new trick that he
had taught Kira. As we get into bed, Rich tells Kira to “go under cover”. He lifts up the blankets
and Kira heads to the bottom of the bed but under the blankets. He doesn’t tuck his feet in so,
when she got warm during the night, she just crawled out the bottom of the bed. Well, the
puppy got bigger and she eventually took up more room in the bed. Since Rich sleeps in his
undies, her paws scratched his legs. He complained that he couldn’t sleep like that so poor Kira
was no longer allowed in bed. But, she thought it was her bed too so, keeping her out of it could
only be achieved by keeping her out of the bedroom. Rich put a baby gate across the bedroom
door.
What happened next was nothing more than separation anxiety. When we got up in the
morning, poor Kira had peed and pooped on the living room floor because she was so upset. She
never had an accident in the house before. Never. So, I talked to a behaviorist/obedience trainer. She gave me a
wonderfully simple program that only took about a week to implement. I made a bed for Kira at one end of the sofa.
Every night I called her up, covered her with her own blanket and sat with and petted her. We started with ten minutes
and each night I shaved off two minutes. By the end of the week, I put her in her bed, gave her a kiss on the head and
went to bed. In the morning, no more accidents. The problem seemed to have been solved. The following Monday, I
headed out on another business trip. I had shown Rich what to do for Kira before bed so, I thought all would be fine.
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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It Must Be A Guy Thing…(Cont’d from Page 6)
Silly me. I called the first morning away, with my fingers crossed, and asked Rich how it went. Bad news….he woke up
to pee and poop. I asked, already knowing the answer, if he had followed the program. Nope. He just went to bed.
Each morning after that was the same. So, when I got home, I started the program again. All was fine by the next time I
had to travel. The same thing happened once I hit the road again. So, when I got home, the baby gate came down and
Kira was allowed back in bed. If Rich wasn’t willing to follow the program, than he can’t complain about the monster he
created. Two can play that game.
I could go on but I think you get the general idea. And I bet you know someone who is just like that. (Smile)
The HPPR Christmas Photo Shoot, Take 1
Word is that some participants were a bit camera shy, but not the slightest bit reluctant when it came to the TREATS!
Ursula (orange vest), our
AMAZING photographer, gets
help wrangling pets for the
photo shoot.
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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Mark Your Calendars!
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January is National Train Your Dog Month
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January is Walk Your Pet Month
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January 2 Happy Mew Year!
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January 2 National Pet Travel Safety Day
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January 14 National Dress Up Your Pet Day
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January 22 National Answer Your Cat’s
Question Day
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January 24 Change A Pet’s Life Day
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January 29 Seeing Eye Guide Dog Birthday
Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc.
939 W. Bayfield St.
Washburn, WI 54891
715-373-2222
ourhelpingpaws.com
helpingpaws@ncis.net
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