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Ihave always had pets. From smallturtles and those goldfish we won atschool fairs to a parakeet and then

cats and dogs, animals have alwaysbeen part of my life. While mine havebeen rescue animals, they have oftenrescued me as much as I have them.

I had a cat named “Marmalade,” wholooked as though he’d stepped in a potof jam. He died six months after myhusband, and I had such a sense of notbeing able to keep those I loved alive. Itwas irrational, but it was there. I hadanother cat, “Memory,” and the two ofus looked a little lost.

One day, I walked into the vet’s office.He often had rescue animals foradoption. One of the vet techs hadfound an abandoned cat with a largesore on its neck. I took one look at him,and he came home with me.

I named him “Tickety-Boo,” after one

of my English husband’s expressions.When things were going well, he saidthey were “Tickety-Boo.” I called him“Boo.”

I closed “Boo” in my office at home,so he could get the lay of the land beforehe met “Memory.” He disappearedbehind the desk and shelves. I put out alitter box, food and water. The nextmorning, the food was eaten, the litterbox used and there was a dead waterbug on the floor that I didn’t thinkcommitted suicide.

I would sit at my desk each day,

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October 2012 FOREVER YOUNG

Rare encounter with bird prompts lifetime peace model for local resident

MERRITT ISLAND – Sometimesanimals stay with us for years,becoming members of the family.Other times, a chance encounterleaves its mark, changing our per-ceptions. For Elaine Christine andTom Gorsuch, that encounter hap-pened on Sept. 18, 2011.

“We were living in a condo acrossfrom Cocoa Village,” Ms. Christinesaid. “At 10 a.m., a bird came to theback patio. It was a rainbow-col-ored parrot, with a red-orange headand blue-green tail feathers. It wasa sweet little bird. We fed it sun-flower seeds, and it drank from thefountain on the patio.”

Ms. Christine, who has a doctor-ate in computer science, and Mr.Gorsuch, an engineer and inventor,were struck by the bird’s friendli-ness.

“It was very tame, as if it had beenhand-fed as a baby,” Ms. Christinesaid. “It stayed all day and hung outwith us. We took pictures of it on myhusband’s head and crawling on ourchests. We named the bird Coco.Tom and I went to the movies thatevening, and he was gone when wecame back. The last picture was at6:46 p.m.”

For Ms. Christine, who left theHarris Corporation to become ayoga instructor, the bird’s visit hadmeaning.

“I believe he was a messenger

with messages for me,” she said.“This bird had the ability to fly, andso do I. I have a private pilot’slicense. I believe all of life is a mir-ror, and I believe it was mirroringme.”

Ms. Christine said that she usesthe rainbow to help people findinner peace. She calls it the “peaceprocess.”

“I color steps like the rainbow andlike the parrot,” she said. “When Iteach children, they know we’regoing through the rainbow from redto blue. They know that when we’reon yellow, we’re going to green next.When you go through the peaceprocess, you gain clarity. The sixsteps go along with the rainbow.”

This past summer, Ms. Christine

held asmall camp,Camp Kayak, inher home, for the children offriends.

“I called it the ‘peace porpoise’because they love porpoises,” shesaid. “We took the issue of worldpeace and took it though the ‘peaceporpoise.’ We did crafts, had lunchand went kayaking on the river.Then, we spent 40 minutes on the‘peace porpoise.’ It was so muchfun, and the next day, the kids sawbaby dolphins in the river.”

Ms. Christine hopes that the chil-dren took away some life lessons.

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MELBOURNE - Sharon Crockettworked for Lockheed Martin at theKennedy Space Center for 48 years.

“I started in 1961,” she said. “I wasgoing to try for 50, but two years ago, Idecided it was time to go.”

It’s a move she doesn’t regret,because she is now able to devote hertime to Space Coast Therapy Dogs.She joined the group in 2000 and isnow its president. The nonprofitorganization brings trained teams ofdogs and handlers to visit adult daycenters, hospitals, schools, libraries,nursing homes and other facilities.

Ms. Crockett said that it takes a spe-cial dog and owner to make a goodtherapy team. Handlers must be atleast 18, and dogs must be at least 1year old to be tested. The breed ofdog is not important, its tempera-ment is.

“Common problems are dogs thatdon’t walk well on leashes, are toohyper and don’t like other dogs,” shesaid. “Any aggressiveness is a no-no.”

Dogs and handlers are observedseveral times in nursing homes andaround children. The observationsare performed by local residents, whoare testers for Therapy Dogs, Inc. –the national organization that testsand registers Space Coast TherapyDogs.

If the team passes, it becomes amember of Therapy Dogs, Inc., which

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responsible for the testing, Ms.Crockett emphasized that her groupis local.

“You fill out our forms and join us,”she said. “We have a lot of teams inBrevard County. We visit as groups,five or six at a time, so that there areseveral teams in a building. Our cal-endar is published every month withthe times of the visits. Each visit has acoordinator.”

Pet therapy benefits both the bodyand spirit.

“There is a healing effect to therapydogs,” Ms. Crockett said. “Theyrelieve stress and lower blood pres-sure. They raise the spirits of the peo-ple they visit. Maybe someone is allalone, with no family. Their facelights up.”

Visits from therapy teams are bigdays at the facilities.

“For the most part, they’re waitingfor us,” Ms. Crockett said. “It’s postedon the activities, and families knowwe’re coming, and they’ll be there.The staff can’t wait. The dogs walkdown the aisles with their tails wag-ging. They love the attention, andthey get a lot of loving. Patients can’tget enough of them.

“A lot of times, we just sit down,”she added. “You can often tell whensomeone needs a little attention.We’ve all had an ‘aha’ moment whenan unresponsive person’s face lightsup or people who have not evenmade sounds, respond to something.It’s amazing, but we see it every time.”

Ms. Crockett travels with herLabrador/Australian shepherd mix,‘Josie.’

“She’s black and white, and shelooks like someone threw her in atumbler,” Ms. Crocket said. “We haveChihuahuas, a mastiff, three New-foundlands and toy poodles. It does-n’t matter what size. The little ones

are fun because we can put them onthe bed if the patient wants, or theycan curl up in a lap.”

The group is always seeking volun-teers, especially in North Brevard.There, they are using furry friends,who make good listeners, to help stu-dents with their reading.

“We’ve started a ‘Read to a Dog’program in Titusville,” Ms. Crockett

said. “Josie and I go to Creel Elemen-tary School to work with students. Wehave 19 teams in all the schools. Theteachers love it, the students love it,and it really does help.”

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Photo provided by Sharon CrockettDaisy, one of the therapy dogs at Space Coast Therapy Dogs, is beingled by her owner Kim Pundai on a visit to Mila Elementary School.

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Paw PalsPaw Pals program brings measure of joy to hospice patients, families

MELBOURNE – While most of thetherapy animals that make visit toVITAS Innovative Hospice Carepatients are dogs, that isn’t arequirement. Susan Blakeslee,VITAS volunteer services manager,has seen some other animals, too.

“Most of our animals are dogs,although there have been cats andone time and a pot-bellied pig,” shesaid.

Dogs are more amenable. We haveall different sizes, shapes anddescriptions. Many of the smallerdogs visit patients at inpatient facil-ities, such as assisted living or nurs-ing homes.”

For people in these facilities, thevisits make their surroundingsseem more like home, if only for ashort time.

“When people go into the facility,they have had to give up pets,” Ms.Blakeslee said. “They miss theirfurry creatures, and it’s a wonderfulbenefit to have a new friend.Patients with dementia or thosewho have not moved or reached outwill often reach out to a dog and petit.

“Not only does it ease the pain ofmissing a pet, it can be a positiveinfluence. The nurses and staff loveit. They request visits all the time.They know the benefits.”

It isn’t only the patients who ben-

efit from the visits.“We have 18 volunteers,” Ms.

Blakeslee said. “They’re a delight.Volunteers have been throughtraining and know how to talk toterminally ill patients and theirfamilies. It’s touching for our volun-teers to bring meaning into thepatients’ lives. It’s the combinationof the volunteer and dog.”

It takes a special dog to be a ther-apy dog, or Paw Pal. There arerequirements even before the ani-mal is accepted for therapy dogtraining.

“We meet the dog and do anassessment,” Ms. Blakeslee said.“They have to have a temperamentthat’s accepting of strangers and

what might go on in a facility set-ting. They have to be calm, so awheelchair or noisy cart doesn’t dis-turb them. They have to like people,be gentle and obedient, follow com-mands and be leashed-trained tostay on the leash.”

Hospice has an inpatient facilityfor those with acute care needs, andthere is a special dog for that unit.

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Dog rescue benefits more than just the animal

SUNTREE – When June Mikell decid-ed she wanted a dog, she looked on theInternet. She was planning to buy a dog,but a search took her to the website ofthe Florida Little Dog Rescue.

“Something kept bringing me back tothat website,” she said. “They put thedog photo with a bio. There was a 5-year-old dog that had been seized froma puppy mill in Polk County. He wasused for stud, and he was out on thepatio in the freezing cold. I read hisbiography and started crying. I said tomy husband, ‘We have to go see thisdog.’”

Ms. Mikell and her husband, Phil,drove to Orlando, where the dog, whichseemed to be part Yorkie and part Mal-tese, was in a foster home.

“He wasn’t housebroken and wouldn’tlook at you,” Ms. Mikell said. “He finallytook a treat from my husband, and he

said, ‘We’ll take him.’”Although they had three days to check

out the dog’s health and change theirminds, they knew the dog had a home.

“He was dirty, and we thought he wasdeaf because he wouldn’t respond,” Ms.Mikell said. “He didn’t know how to play.The vet said he was OK and wasn’t deaf.He was just conditioned not to respondto humans.”

They named the little guy ‘Cody’ andbegan letting him know he had a foreverhome.

“It was two to three months before hewould play,” Ms. Mikell said. “I wouldtake a sock and put it in his mouth toshow him. Now, he plays.”

Eighteen months later, ‘Cody’ rulesthe roost. He still has some skin prob-lems because of the years of neglect, butoverall, he’s a healthy, happy dog.

“He’s a darling, darling little dog,” Ms.Mikell said. “He looks at you, and he’s sograteful. I want him to be happy and

healthy for the second half of hislife. He had a miserable first half,and he deserves a happy one.”

Ms. Mikell said that she believesin adopting rescue dogs.

“Rescue is an awesome thing,” shesaid. “I know others that have no healthissues. I meet people all the time withperfectly healthy rescue dogs. They usu-ally have been mistreated and neglectedand need loving care to bring out thebest.

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Garlic is commonly added todog and cat food, dog and cattreats, and gourmet dog and

cat foods. Why? I don’t know. Butwhat I do know is that if you wouldwrite a letter, email or tweet to thecompanies making these productsthat soon they would remove garlicbecause high levels of it can be toxicto your pets.

Ready. Set. Write!Haven’t you ever wondered whether

it is safe to feed garlic to your dog?And how about garlic found in catfood, cat treats and gourmet catfoods? Supplements can also containgarlic.

It’s about time that you know thetruth about feeding dogs and catsgarlic, also known as “the stinkingrose.”

The stinking rose certainly doesstink of sulfur compounds found ineach clove or toe. And garlic has been

used in cuisine over for more than3,500 years, first recorded by theGreeks. As to the rose reference, thisis a misnomer, since it is from theliliaceae family known as the lilyfamily and the genus allium.

Allium is Latin for garlic. Otherplants that are alliums are onions,leeks, scallions, shallots and chives.

Sulfur compounds in garlic includeallicin, also known as diallyl thiosul-fate or DATS.

Allicin is toxic (poisonous) wheneaten by dogs, and cats are even moresensitive to it.

But how much does a dog or cathave to eat to experience toxic

effects? A formula is known and theamount can be calculated to thegram. Toxicity can be caused byeating lots of small amounts overtime, or eating a large dose once.

The toxic effects are caused byallicin attacking the red-blood cells.

The hemoglobin, oxygen-carryingprotein, clumps and causes cellrupture. When enough red blood cellsrupture, anemia ensues leading tolow oxygen content of the blood(hypoxia) and the death of the dog orcat.

Prior to death, a dog or cat canexperience symptoms of weakness,then trouble breathing (dyspnea),followed by collapse and blue gums(cyanosis) with an increased heartrate.

In some cases, garlic toxicity can bemore subtle causing vomiting anddiarrhea, reddened skin (contactdermatitis), asthma or even stomach

ulcers (gastric ulcer and perforatedulcer).

Have you fed your dog or catanything with garlic in it? And if youranswer is yes does your dog or cathave any of the symptoms or diag-noses I have mentioned?

To avoid the possibly fatal conse-quences of garlic toxicity, one mustbe conscientious about the foods oneis feeding their dog or cat. Thisincludes processed pet foods and petsupplements such as arthritis supple-ments, vitamins and flea productspurported to prevent fleas.

Some people foods that have garlichiding within them include bouilloncubes, soup, spaghetti sauce, hotdogs and even some cheeses to namejust a few. When in doubt just readthe label and look for garlic.

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Herbs play an important role inthe prevention of virusesboosting the body’s own ability

to produce the natural killer cells thatdestroy viruses, increasing the activityof the whole immune system, includingthe cells that trigger an immuneresponse in the thymus, tonsils, bonemarrow, white blood cells, the lymphat-ic system, the spleen and your naturalproduction of stem cells, helping toblock the replication of viruses so theycannot affect healthy cells; in effectout-smarting the virus.

In my opinion, herbs have theadvantage here because they are socomplex; containing upward of 100different compounds in a single herb,engaging all of the immune system.

For instance Echinacea has had over200 scientific studies done finding it toenhance the production of interferonplus it contains compounds that helpto deactivate and destroy viruses

making it an excellent herb for fightingthe flu especially if you begin using it atthe first sign of feeling ill.

For thousands of years, garlic hasbeen known as one of the top herbs inthe fight against many strains of virusesand bacterias. It activates the immunesystem helping to prevent infectionsfrom tacking hold, especially within therespiratory system. Garlic containssulfur compounds that are activeagainst many viruses, especially theinfluenza virus. It was the herb ofchoice long before the discovery ofpenicillin. I use garlic on a daily basissince I am around many sick people inmy career.

For more than 2,500 years, Elderberryhas been used for respiratory infec-tions. Could it be our ancestors knew itcontains compounds that prevent thespread of viruses from infected cells tohealthy cells. Recent studies found it tobe effective for all forms of the influen-za virus. I guess they were onto some-thing 2,500 years ago. St. John’s Wort istypically thought of as an anti-depres-sant herb, however it also has stronganti-viral activities. Glycyrrhizic acid inlicorice helps the body to keep up itsproduction of natural interferon, whichis a potent anti-viral found to inhibitthe replication and growth of manyviruses. Astragalus contains polysac-charides that strengthen the immunesystem, boosting the production ofbone marrow, increasing the levels ofalpha and gamma interferon the stronganti-viral compounds. The anti-viralactivities in green tea are believed tocome from catechins, which inhibit thereplication if influenza viruses. Accord-

ing to the PubMed publication(PMID16137775), it is believed to beequal to Tamiflu. Pau d’ Arco containssome 20 active compounds, includinglapacho, beta-carotene and beta-sistosterol that are effective in fightingmany viruses.

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I’ve put together a tea made with 1/2part licorice, one part boneset, threeparts rosehips, one part astragalus, onepart calendula and 1/2 part pepper-mint. It’s tasty tea, and it helps keep myimmune system nice and strong.

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Florida. A visitto the websiteg u a r a n t e e stears because

it is difficult to imagine that anyone could abuse or neg-lect these adorable creatures.

While the animals are rescued throughout the state,most are fostered in the Orlando area. First, they aregiven medical assessments, spayed or neutered, vacci-nated and treated for any medical conditions that arepresent. Some require expensive surgery or medica-tions to restore them to health.

When they are healthy, the dogs are fostered to helpthem adjust to being pets, before they are adopted. Thisalso enables the foster parents to evaluate tempera-ment and behavior and see how the dog behavesaround children and other challenges. They are not putup for adoption until they are ready for a new home.

For June Mikell, these dogs deserve all they can get.“Each and every one of them needs the chance to

have a nice home,” she said. “You get such uncondi-tional love. It is like they are saying, ‘Thank you for res-cuing me’ every day.”

For more information about Florida Little Dog Rescue,visit the website www.floridalittledogrescue.com or call(407) 279-1127. Donations are welcome and may bemade at the website.

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Photo coutesy of June Mikel lJune Mikell and ‘Cody,’ her rescue dog. ‘Each andevery (rescue dog) needs the chance to have a nicehome,’ she said. ‘It is like they are telling you ‘thankyou for rescuing me’ every day.’

unteers, including those who wantto get involved in pet therapy.

“I’m always happy to talk withpeople and tell them what’s expect-ed,” Ms. Blakeslee said. “The volun-teers have to be at least 18. Thedogs have to be at least 6 monthsold. They have to be able to remaincalm and obedient.”

If the dog is accepted as a pettherapy animal, both volunteer andanimal bring joy into the lives ofpatients and families, who arebearing a heavy burden. It’s a win-win situation for all.

For more information about vol-unteer opportunities at VITASInnovative Hospice Care, callSusan Blakeslee at (321) 751-6671,send an email to susan.blakesleeat vitas.com or visit the websitewww.voluneteermatch.org.

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The storm passed that area with littlefanfare, although some power outageswere reported from some of the moreintense rainsqualls and feeder bands.

Isaac was a tough system to predict asit approached the Caribbean because ofthe uncertainties in the strength of thesub-tropical ridge that was steeringhim. The forecast models kept bouncingback and forth from Florida to the Gulf.It was a very uncertain track.

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clear that Isaac would miss mainlandFlorida but pass right over the FloridaKeys. The ridge was a bit stronger thanoriginally thought and the breach wouldhappen after the system passed main-land Florida.

Even with Isaac a couple hundredmiles away in the Gulf, the east coast ofFlorida had tremendous flooding andvery heavy tropical rainfall. A feederband breaking off from the main part ofthe cyclone and stalling right oversoutheast Florida caused this rare sce-nario. The bands kept “training” overthe same locations over and over almostthe entire day catching commuters,schools and forecasters by surprise.

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Once Isaac got a taste of the warmGulf waters he finally became a minimalhurricane heading toward the Louisianacoast. Isaac hit on the anniversary day ofKatrina in almost the same location.Although not a tremendous wind event,the rains and storm surge caused seri-ous flooding along the Gulf Coast.

Isaac created a whole new concern asit barreled through the Gulf Coast.Because it was only classified as a mini-mal Cat. 1 storm, many residents tookthe threat lightly. Storm surge floodingcaused most of the damage from Isaac.

Because of this, the National HurricaneCenter is planning on changing the wayit warns people of tropical cyclones.They plan on implementing a newwarning system that includes not onlythe wind threat, but also a separategraphical warning that shows the stormsurge danger.

Remember, most hurricane deaths arenot caused by wind but rather by stormsurge and flooding.

Since Isaac, there has been Kirk,Leslie, Michael and now Nadine. Noneof these systems posed any threat toany land areas and they simply re-curved out to sea as a fish storm.

As we pass through September weare just slightly passed the absolutepeak of the season. Now we start tolook closer to home for developing sys-tems instead of off the African coast.

Things we watch carefully are slowmoving tropical waves and stalled coldfronts or troughs that get to Floridaand then sometimes come back aswarm fronts from the opposite direc-tion.

In short, the season is still very muchactive and we really can’t even start tolet our guard down till at least Novem-ber. Do not put away those hurricanekits just yet. Remember hurricane sea-son lasts until Nov. 30.

HurricaneFrom page 10

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“About six years ago, I foundmyself with a lot of free time on myhands,” said Julie Shipley, owner ofThe Soup Shop, Inc. “My husband isan airline pilot, and he and my sonlike to do a lot of hunting and fish-ing. I realized I’d better think ofsomething to fill up my time.”

So, she started cooking.Mrs. Shipley took several classes

at the Keiser University Center forCulinary Arts and at the CulinaryInstitute of America in New York.

She then spent the next severalyears cooking extremely elaborateFrench-inspired meals for her fami-ly, whom, she said, didn’t seem tomind one bit.

Soon, she began to focus her culi-nary skills on the art of makingsoup, and in March 2009, createdher own business, known as TheSoup Shop.

Mrs. Shipley launched The SoupShop, while working inside theSnack Shack Café at Pro-Health &Fitness Center locations. Aftermeeting with local restaurateurs,she began providing several SpaceCoast restaurants with varieties ofhomemade soups. But, as wordspread of her venture, it wasn’t longuntil she outgrew the facility.

For several years, the Soup Shopwas located in a quaint businessplaza off Post Road in Melbourne.

But in April, the shop moved to itscurrent location at 4100 N. Wick-ham Road in Melbourne, in the

Publix shopping center andincreased in staff from four to 12and in size from 600 to 1,500 squarefeet.

Within the new facility’s kitchen,Mrs. Shipley and her staff createmore than 60 varieties of home-made soup, which include suchfavorites as cheesy potato, tomatobasil bisque, broccoli cheese, chick-en and dumplings, garlic tomato,Moroccan chicken, sausage andescarole, spicy mulligatawny,stuffed cabbage, white chicken chiliand tomato Florentine.

Soups that were once sold on astrictly wholesale basis to arearestaurants are now sold on-site fordiners, who can choose to purchasesoups to-go by the quart or via a hotsoup bar, which is open Mondaythrough Friday from 11 a.m. to 2p.m.

“Guests can come in and buy abowl for lunch and dine on ourpatio, which we are in the processof expanding,” Mrs. Shipley said.

In order to gain a true perspectiveon her talent, I had the pleasure ofsampling three of Mrs. Shipley’ssoup varieties: chicken gumbo, beefbarley and a restaurant favorite,enchilada.

The chicken gumbo was a blendof tender chicken, sausage, onions,bell peppers, okra, celery and sea-sonings. It was so fresh and flavor-some that I could taste every ele-ment in each spoonful.

The beef barley, which has alwaysbeen a favorite soup of mine, wasabsolutely delicious and containedno shortage of meat, barley or veg-etables. I couldn’t get enough of thesavory taste.

While it was a tough call, it mayhave been the enchilada soup thatstole the show. It was made up of allmy favorites – chicken, black beans,fresh sweet corn and the perfect

amount of cheddar cheese. It wasfull of flavor and had just the rightamount of kick that you’d expectfrom a Mexican-inspired soup.

Some local restaurants purchasesix or seven different varieties ofThe Soup Shop’s soups each week toserve to their customers, and now Isee why.

Mrs. Shipley delivers the soupsherself in large freezable containersor bags – a process, she said, sheenjoys almost as much as cooking.

“I love interacting with myclients,” she said. “They’re all sogreat. I think if I had a delivery per-son, I’d still find a way to come inand visit with them.”

Mrs. Shipley and her staff, whomake all of their soups entirelyfrom scratch, currently servedozens of Brevard-based business-es and are always looking for more.

“Making soup can be an elaborateprocess,” she said. “It can involve a

lot of space and a lot of time, whichmany restaurants don’t alwayshave. When you serve soup fromthose frozen bags from wholesalers,you lose those homemade flavors.”

While The Soup Shop has gainedpopularity in the past few years,Mrs. Shipley also discovered a wayto open up her shop to more thanjust local customers and business-es. Now, anyone can taste her fla-vorful soups.

By visiting www.thesoupshop.net,customers can purchase 64-ouncecontainers of any of Mrs. Shipley’ssoup varieties, which she said aredesigned to feed approximatelyfour to six “hungry folks.”

To reheat, the specially ventilatedcontainers can be thawed in therefrigerator or under cool, runningwater, she said. They can then bepoured into a bowl and heated inthe microwave or on the stove until



DiningDiningSavor the flavor at Space Coast favorite, The Soup Shop

Staff photo by Tammy RobertsMelbourne resident Julie Shipley opened “The Soup Shop” in March2009. “I could eat soup for every meal of the day,” she said.

Melbourne-based business expands to include soup additional varieties,increased staff and dine-in location

By Tammy RobertsAssociate Managing [email protected]

See SOUP, 14



working and talking to “Boo,” eventhough I couldn’t see him. He neededantibiotics for the sore, but since Icouldn’t apply it, I crushed it and addedit to his food.

One day, a little white face and pinknose peeked out at me. I said, “Hello.”

When he saw me move closer, hedisappeared again. This went on forseveral weeks. A few times, he seemedas if wanted to come out, but hechanged his mind at the last minute.Still, I talked to him. After a time, I didn’teven feel silly talking to my computerscreen.

Eventually, enough of him peeked outthat I was able to touch him. He wasunder a dresser and I stretched out onthe floor, sticking one hand under thefurniture to stroke his head. He seemedto like it, but wouldn’t let me closer.

Then one day, “Boo” appeared. Hebatted my leg as I walked by and ran

away. I left the door open and he wentinto the other rooms. He met “Memory”and the two of them seemed to getalong. Boo had found a home, and I hadfound “Boo.” We were both very lucky.

Today, pets are often found inunusual settings. Dogs visit nursinghomes and hospitals. Often, a residentwho hasn’t responded to anything elsewill respond to an animal and begintalking about a dog or cat they oncehad. Dogs are used in reading pro-grams, too.

Children who are having troublereading will sit down with a dog andread to the animal. With the focus offthe child and with a partner who iscuddly and non-judgmental, the childis often able to relax. Reading skillsimprove.

In this issue, you will meet peoplewho love animals and share that lovewith others. Many have multiple petsbecause they are a bit like potato chips.You can’t have just one.

Shelley Koppel can be reached [email protected]

SpiritFrom page 2

1. Make sure your pet wears an identification tag. 2. To prevent animal behavioral problems, enroll anew puppy or dog in behavioral training classes.3. Make sure your pet has a complete medicalexam at least once a year.4. Prepare for disasters. Have a plan for your petin the event of a hurricane, tornado, fire or flood.5. Plan for you pet’s future if something happens toyou. Visit the websitewww.humanesociety.org/petsinwills for more infor-mation.6. Learn how to avoid dog bites and how to pre-vent your pet from biting.7. Have a heart, be smart and make sure your petis spayed or neutered.

The Humane Society of the United States’ “Seven Steps to a Happier Pet”

powders. Many forms of garlic are used in a

myriad products specifically madefor dogs and cats.

William Shakespeare wrote ofgarlic in “A Midsummer’s NightDream,” “Eat no onions nor garlic,for we are to utter sweet breath.”

He knew that garlic was stinky.When it comes to feeding dogs andcats, “the stinking rose” really doesstink.

Amy Cousino is a veterinarian andthe owner of The Cat’s Meow CatClinic in Sebastian. She is also theauthor of a dog food/cat food cook-book “How to Ccook for your Pet,”which can be found at www.strategic-bookpublishing.com/howtocook-foryourpet.html.

For a mini-list of foods that are safeor not safe to feed pets, send an emailto [email protected].

GarlicFrom page 7

and continues for three monthsafter.

Medicare consists of four parts:Part A, hospital insurance; Part B,medical insurance, including doc-tor visits and outpatient testing;Part C, Medicare Advantage plans;and Part D, prescription drug cover-age.

Jeff Johnson, state director forAARP Florida, said that each has aseparate role.

“Medicare Part A and B are some-times referred to as ‘originalMedicare,’” he said. “Most peoplehave this. It’s the traditional pro-gram run by the federal govern-ment. Original Medicare covers 80percent of the cost of most services,but does not cover the full cost ofyour care.”

Part C is often referred to asMedicare Advantage, which offersprivate managed care health plans,such as HMOs or PPOs. You must

have Parts A and B to enroll in partC. You receive all of your health careservices through a provider organi-zation.

While the costs for Part C may belower and there may be additionalbenefits, you are usually required touse “plan” doctors and hospitals,and there may be limits on cover-age. The plan may have drug bene-fits.

Part D is the prescription drugplan. It is provided by privatehealth insurance companies, andyou pay premiums as you would forany other insurance.

Navigating the Medicare shoalscan be tricky, and it is a good idea toplan.

“When you’re about to celebrateyour 65th birthday, it’s very impor-tant that you take the time to thinkthrough your Medicare coverage,”said Dave Bruns, AARP Florida’scommunications manager. “Sign uppromptly, and make sure you doyour research on the options avail-able to you. It can take a while tosort though this complicated issue

and make the right choices.”The SHINE program helps seniors

sort out the complexities in theMedicare system. Standing for Serv-ing Health Insurance Needs ofSeniors, SHINE is a state-wide, vol-unteer-based program offering freeMedicare and Health insuranceeducation, counseling and assis-tance. In Florida, SHINE is admin-istered by the Florida Departmentof Elder Affairs.

To locate SHINE assistance inFlorida, call the Elder Helpline at 1(866) 963-5337 or visit the websitewww.floridashine.org. Medicarerecipients should be aware ofchanges in the program from yearto year and keep alert for benefitsthey may be overlooking.

In 2012, the beginning of the OpenEnrollment Period, when recipientscan change health and drug plans,was changed from November toOctober. For 2013, the AnnualEnrollment Period will take placefrom Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, 2012.

MedicareFrom page 11

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peace, this is a problem-solvingmethod they can apply to anything.Everybody wants world peace, butno one has a plan. I ran it throughmy model and thought it’s the sameas inner peace. If enough peoplethink this, we will have worldpeace.’”

Ultimately, Ms. Christine wouldlike to share her process with teach-ers, so that they can teach it to theirstudents. She hopes it will be taughtin schools throughout the country.

A year after Coco’s visit, Ms.Christine is inspired to share herstory, especially with children.

“It’s very exciting,” she said. “Ein-stein said that you can’t solve aproblem at the level created. Youhave to rise above it. The bird risesabove. You have to see a problem orcircumstance from a different per-spective.”



‘Coco’ the parrot and ElaineChristine on the night of his visiton Sept. 18 last year. Ms. Chris-tine said ‘Coco’ was ‘very friend-ly and ate sunflower seeds andbreadsticks.’

BirdFrom page 3

165 degrees.The best part is, her soups can

be shipped anywhere in the U.S. –even over-nighted.

In addition to feeding your ownfamily, Mrs. Shipley said her soupsalso make great gift ideas, whetherit’s a birthday, work function, an illfriend or relative or a heart-warm-ing gesture for the holidays. Sheeven adds other items such asAsian soup spoons and confetti toall her gift baskets.

“Why send flowers when you cansend soup?” Mrs. Shipley said.“There’s just something very com-forting about a warm bowl ofsoup.”

While she is constantly keepingup with her growing business, Mrs.Shipley still leaves some time toexperiment with new recipes and

flavors for her soups.“Making soup is an opportunity

for me to create something I canreally improve on,” she said.

Mrs. Shipley said her future goalis to continue to develop new tastysoups that are regional favorites orthat cater to special populationgroups, such as those with gluten-intolerances, vegetarians and veg-ans.

“I get a lot of personal satisfac-tion from doing this. And me, Icould eat soup for every meal ofthe day,” she said.

The Soup Shop is located at 4100N. Wickham Road, Melbourne.

Hours are from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.every day. The hot soup bar isavailable Monday through Fridayfrom 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

For more information, call TheSoup Shop at (321) 622-6914 orvisit www.thesoupshop.net.

SoupFrom page 12

In the last few years, Medicare hasinstituted several programs thatpeople don’t use because they arenot well-known.

Medicare now covers smoking ces-sation counseling, even for those whodo not have health problems fromsmoking. The coverage allows for upto four counseling sessions, twice ayear for a total of eight in a 12-monthperiod. There is no co-pay or

deductible for the counseling if thepractitioner accepts the Medicarereimbursement as full payment.

Anti-smoking medications pre-scribed to work with the counselingare covered in the Medicare Part Ddrug program, but each plan’s costsand co-payments depend on theparticular plan.

Medicare also covers a wellnessvisit. Many people think this is anannual physical. It’s not; in fact, youkeep your clothes on. It’s a chancewe’ve all wished for, the opportunityto sit down with your doctor and talkabout steps to take to stay healthy,instead of taking about what ailsyou.

This might be a discussion of diet,exercise, stress reduction, fall pre-vention and other measures to keepyou healthy and in your home for aslong as possible.

Finally, as a result of the newhealthcare law, many Medicarerecipients with Part D drug coverageare finding their costs reduced whenthey hit the dreaded “doughnut

hole,” the gap in coverage where theplan is not in effect.

For those people whose drug costshave put them in that gap, the newlaw provides for a 50 percent dis-count on name-brand prescriptiondrugs and a 7 percent reduction forgeneric drugs. The discount rate willrise each year until 2025, when the“doughnut hole” is closed.”

Wading your way through theMedicare maze is a challenging task,but it’s important to get the bestinformation to make informed deci-sions. AARP’s David Bruns summedup why.

“You’ve worked a lifetime for thisbenefit,” he said. “Make sure you getthe most out of it.”

For more information aboutMedicare, visit the AARP websitewww.aarp.org.

The website for Medicare iswww.medicare.gov.

Thanks to Dave Bruns of AARPFlorida for assistance with this arti-cle.

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canines. As a retired Police K9 handler, I get asked quite

often for tips about training dogs and generalcanine-related questions. I don’t consider myself anexpert with dogs, but have the experience from yearsof working with police dogs, training from myprior K9 mentors and hard work serving my com-munity, while responding to thousands of calls,with a dog, and apprehending more than 100 crim-inal suspects – many who were violent.

First and foremost, the most important part ofcanine training is realizing that most problems aredeveloped from humans and their misunderstandingof how a dog thinks and processes input.

Dogs are pack animals and rely/operate on instinct,primarily using body language to communicate.

Dogs are like people, and no two are the same.They start out young and playful, with a shortattention span, and as they get older, pick up badhabits and become set in their ways. Sound familiar?

Once you understand that dog training is infinite,you are ready to begin.

Building the foundation of a well-behaved petstarts from bonding. I cannot stress this enough. Ifyour dog does not like or respect you, then good luck!

Drawing from the knowledge of pack animals, it isyour job and goal to identify yourself as the “packleader.”You do this by feeding and grooming your dogand using every situation as a training opportunity.

Take frequent walks with your dog on a leash tobuild rapport. Never allow your dog to run aroundmisbehaving. It is natural for him or her to beinquisitive to its surroundings. This is OK.

If your dog acts up, immediately turn around andtake the problem out of the equation. Use a quickstern voice when saying, “No.”Remember, when yourdog does something good to quickly praise andreward him or her. Timing is crucial and will helpthe dog identify good and bad behavior.

A dog will test you. Will you be ready? Once youidentify the type of reward that your dog likes, give thereward on an intermittent schedule. Too many times Isee people let their dog keep the toy. Big mistake!

The toy is yours and not theirs! It is no differentthan a child with a room full of toys. After a whilethat child will be bored with nothing to play with.

Misbehaving dogs are far greater liabilities, espe-cially in today’s society. Remember that all dogs dobite. When dogs are home, they are in a defense modeand exhibit defensive drives. In the past when Iresponded to calls I heard many people say, “Oh, mydog doesn’t bite,” while the dog was showing itsteeth. To me, the dog was clearly saying to not comeany closer and waiting for my response.

Many insurance companies now exclude ani-mal liability in the insurance policy. Most com-panies also have a dangerous dog list in their

underwriting guidelines. I can attest that myfirst police dog was arguably the most successfulwork dog in Melbourne history, and his breed ison that list.

But I knew through hard work and countless hoursof obedience, our foundation was strong, and I was incomplete control, even without a remote collar. Thiswas extremely important during school exhibits,deployments and public demonstrations. My dogswere always better behaved than the spectators.

People post signs on their property indicating“Beware of Dog”to immune themselves from lia-bility. Unfortunately, Florida State Statue767.04 says that “Beware of Dog”sign is useless.The sign must state “Bad Dog.”Florida law alsospecifically states that the owner of a dog is liablewhile in a public or private place including theowner’s property. Any negligence by the personbitten reduces the owners liability by a percent-age based on the amount of negligence of theparties involved, except of course small children.This “Bad Dog”sign is a must and without it youmay not have a defense during a legal proceeding.

If you have children or grandchildren, teachthem how to react around any type of animal. Itaught my daughters at a very young age to respectany animal’s space and how to react if approachedby an aggressive dog.

Don’t put an animal in an uncomfortable situa-tion without knowing how it will react first. Also,know how you will react if approached by anaggressive dog. If this happens to you, simply ignorethe dog and do not make eye contact unless youabsolutely have to. Stand your ground, and do notrun. If you run, the dog will likely go from defenseto prey drive, and now you are in real trouble!

The fact is dogs can give you and your family alifetime of wonderful memories. It certainly hasblessed me and taught me the true meaning of“man’s best friend.”A dog is a lasting part of thefamily. Dogs can teach a child discipline or protectyour home from intruders. Dog training is similarto life. A lot of work, but with the proper founda-tion and training, you can reach your goal of well-trained and disciplined. If you have issues withtraining, remember to look into the mirror firstbecause the fact remains – the dog is an image of themaster who commands it.

If I can be of assistance to you, contact me atwww.WindDiscount.com or (321) 253-3100.

Bonding is key to training a well behaved pet

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