Vol. 31 No. 1 Spring Issue - Published Quarterly Spring 2014

From the Executive Director ................................................ 2

Second Chances (continued) ............................................... 3

Our Mission ........................................................................... 4

How You Can Help ............................................................... 5

Reaching Beyond ................................................................... 6

Wrigley Writes ....................................................................... 6

Amazing Connections .......................................................... 7

Volunteer Corner ................................................................... 8

What’s Inside: Page What’s Inside: Page

by Carol A. Byrnes, CPDT - trainer for the Pawsitive Dog prison training program

A second chance for a new life, a better life than where you started. Perhaps, a chance to live at all.

The reasons people end up in prison or animals end up in shelters can be similar in many ways. Many of the faces be-hind bars in animal shelters or in prisons, come from similar disadvantaged starts in life. Parents fighting their own battles who couldn’t give their child or puppy a safe environment in which to thrive. Failure to provide rich and varied positive learning and social experiences early in life. Lack of proper guidance and a good education.

Attentive and focused parents take great care in teaching chil-dren and puppies proper manners and self control. To make eye contact, say “please” and “thank you” and how to take turns. To share. To wait quietly while adults are speaking. To do their homework. How to work to earn what they need.

Great parents make sure their kids and pets have healthy choices. A healthy diet, free of fillers, pesticides and chemi-cal preservatives. Exercise, fresh air, activities that expand their minds and help them grow mentally as well as physi-cally. Soccer, dance, gymnastics. A chance to play in the park. Frisbee, freestyle, agility. Toys. Games. A sandbox to dig in. Moms and dads teach their kids to catch a baseball and their dogs to play fetch.

Second Chances

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FRAIDY CAT! ........................................................................ 8

Purrs, Licks & Tailwags ........................................................ 9

Thank You Pet Sponsors ....................................................... 9

Upcoming Events ........................................................... 10-12

The Secret to Choosing a Dog for Your Child ................. 12

Past Events for the Animals .......................................... 13-14

Stanley Speaks ..................................................................... 14

In Loving Memory and Honoring Tributes ..................... 15

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~ OUR MISSION ~ SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. is pas-sionately dedicated to the place-ment, protection and health of animals through legislation, education and programs for pets and their people.

Board of DirectorsPres: Cynthia Schwartz

Vice President: Molly Lundberg Treas: Barbara Grant

Secretary: Angela Scheres Terri Atkinson Christel Carlson Suzy Dix Kathy Hull Carmen Murphy

Friends of SpokAnimal Terryl Black Sam Evans Frank Harrison Kim Kamel Regina Winkler

Location:SpokAnimal C.A.R.E.

710 N. Napa • Spokane, WA 99202

Phone:(509) 534-8133 • Fax: (509) 535-9630

Clinic: (509) 534-4253

Website:http://www.spokanimal.org

Shelter Hours: 11AM-6:00PM ~ Mon-Fri

Noon-4PM ~ Sat-SunVeterinary Clinic:

Vaccinations, microchips and well-care exams.

Sterilization by appointment.Walk-in Clinic Hours:2:30-4:30PM ~ Monday10:00AM-6:00PM ~ Tue.10:00AM-6:00PM ~ Wed.

2:30-4:30PM ~ Thurs.2:30-4:30PM ~ Friday

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From the Executive DirectorDear Friends, I am so excited and energized with our new model of operation I can bare-ly contain myself. We are traveling to many northwest shelters and rescues to bring at risk animals here to SpokAni-mal to be adopted. Your generous gifts enable us to continue with this won-derful program. Daily we receive a list from SCRAPS of the animals available there and take as many as we can. The program is working well and our com-munity statistics for saving lives contin-ues to go up. Additionally, we are making a dif-ference for those other shelters we partner with—Yakima, Moses Lake, Tri Cities, Walla Walla. In addition to the healthy, adoptable animals, we have begun transferring those with other special needs, both medical and be-havioral. Our A Team continues to do a fabulous job with attitude and minor issues in our dogs for adoption. So far in 2014, we have exceed our goal for saving lives—250 per month. As we near the Rachael Ray $100k Challenge, we will be assisting more and more, increasing our monthly goals for June, July and August to 512 per month. We are hoping you will encourage your friends, relatives—heck, even peo-ple you don’t know—to adopt, either at

SpokAnimal, PetCo Lincoln Heights, PetSmart Northpointe, or any of our offsite events. It is only with commu-nity engagement that we will be able to succeed in these goals. We appreciate the continued Tues-day Pick of the Litter segments on KREM, which we have been doing for about 30 years. Additionally, we are on KXLY on the 3rd Monday mornings at 610 am with their Pet Pals segment. Thanks for watching and supporting SpokAnimal. I want to remind you again, that I will personally help you find the pet of your dreams. Email me at gmackie@spokanimal.org with specifics, includ-ing your phone number, and I will be watching for the right pet for you. There is no charge for this service, it is a feel good service that does my heart good. I have been with SpokAnimal now for over 30 years, know many of you personally and love to help make that special match. Thanks for sticking with us through the years and welcome to new supporters. YOU are the reason we are able to help so many.

Gail B. MackieExecutive Director

Now that we are no longer in the animal control business, our adoption center is no longer filled with strays. Where do the animals in our adoption center come from? All over the Pacific Northwest there are shelters and rescues taking in animals every day. Some of these shel-ters have euthanasia rates as high as 80

percent. We are partnering with these shelters to help reduce their euthanasia rates and find animals forever homes. Our transport team makes weekly trips to bring animals to SpokAnimal for a second chance. Come visit us to find your new best friend!

SpokAnimal - Adoption Central

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become better members of society when they get out.

Programs like the Pawsitive Dog prison training program does just that. It teaches pro-social life skills for both ends of the leash. One of the most amazing things that I’ve witnessed while working with the Pawsitive Dog prison training pro-gram at the Airway Heights Corrections Center is the change in the faces of both the men and the dogs. Day one, the men are stone faced. There is no trust. Trust must be earned. There is no connection. Connections can be dangerous in prison. They are guarded. Dogs in the shelter are stressed. Their faces are strained. Their eyes, large and darting. They may be shut down or they may be frenetic. They pant and pace. Franti-cally looking for a way out, a way back home.

And then they meet. The magic begins to happen. They look into each other’s faces.

They are guarded at first, but soon the faces soften. They begin to trust. Connections are made. Pretty soon both are smiling. Lines of communication open. Hardened criminals gently cradle their worried charges. They whisper, “It’s going to be okay.” Through their weeks in the Pawsitive Dog prison train-ing program they learn and use only positive training meth-ods with their dogs. Force in any form is forbidden. They provide the loving and respectful guidance that some never learned from their own parents. They help dogs who are bul-lies learn better ways to communicate and in so doing, learn how to better deal with anger and frustration in themselves. They learn cooperation, kindness and how to work together as a team for the common good of the program.

As the weeks go by, the men and dogs gain confidence. They smile and laugh and cheer their dogs’ successes - and each other’s. They help one another; they problem solve. The dogs who hid under chairs and strained against their leashes now trot confidently, sit proudly, and gaze attentively into their handler’s eyes with tails wagging. They blossom - on both ends of the leash.

Second Chances (continued)Animals and children who live in impoverished environ-ments without proper guidance struggle. Poor diet, lack of stimulating activities, absent (physically or mentally) or dis-connected parenting all contribute to lack of self control and making poor choices. We aren’t talking about treatment as damaging as abusive parenting or those who hang, kick and beat their dogs. Luckily those cases are rare. Harsh, punitive parenting filled with shame and blame and “rubbing their noses in it” damages relationships with kids and dogs. The adult who yells and yanks their kid by the arm in the grocery store also yanks their dog by the collar. Violence begets vio-lence. The child observes that it is okay to have power over someone smaller or weaker than himself. He mimics what he experiences. Dogs who are regularly bullied by other dogs, learn to bully as well. The Cycle of Violence.

Normal kids and animals do what they need to do. Ex-plore. Discover. Test. Try.

With guidance and supervision, these are great traits. With-out guidance and supervision, basic needs for stimulation and learning can get them into trouble. The kid learns to get what he needs and avoid punishment by stealth and lying. Bullying a smaller kid for his lunch. The principal calls. The bored dog left for hours in the backyard barks and annoys the neighbors and tips the trash. The kid sneaks out to be with his friends. The dog digs under the fence to explore the neighborhood. More punishment ensues. The dog kills the neighbor’s chickens, chases cars and bites the mail man. Ani-mal control steps in. The kid gets in with the wrong crowd. Lifting a candy bar from the store. Stealing a bike. Gangs, fights, drugs. Kids end up in juvenile hall. Repeat offenders land in jail. Three strikes your out. Prison. Dogs end up in the pound. Dangerous dog citations get issued. Sometimes lack of anger management and self control in either species leads to death sentences.

Puppy owners give up on their young dogs and re-home them, on average - world wide, at around 7 or 8 months of age. Adolescence. This is about the same corresponding age that young humans go through a really tough patch - 7th or 8th grade. This is the age when any deficits in early socializa-tion and structure really begin to show up. Even kids and dogs with a great start with fabulous parents and teachers struggle at this age. Growing up is hard. We’ve all made stu-pid choices. We don’t all get caught.

Really nice dogs in the wrong place at the wrong time end up biting people. Good people do really stupid things and end up in jail.

“What do you want to be when you grow up?” No kid or dog answers, “I want to go to prison” or “I want to be homeless in a shelter.” Incarceration is lonely and depress-ing. It’s frightening. Sitting in a kennel run or sitting in a cell, surrounded by strangers. Missing your family and friends. The common denominator is that these facilities should be places of rehabilitation and a second chance to do better. To

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Our Mission Our new model is going great, and we are saving even more lives!! We are picking up homeless dogs and cats from shelters, rescues and animal con-trol agencies that don’t have the space for them. In just the first two months of 2014 we took in 598 homeless pets, and found new homes for 513!!! The remaining kiddos are at the shelter or in foster homes until they are old enough to be adopted! Helping other shelters in the Inland Northwest has been wonderful for all involved. As we move forward with our new and improved SpokAnimal model, we will do our best to save as many homeless pets as possible from our partner agencies, and find them the forever homes they deserve.

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Contrators Bonding & Insurance Co.DellDelta AirlinesDow Agro SciencesEcolabEnterprise Rent-a-CarEli Lilly & Co.Express Employment ProfessionalsExxon MobilFedExFrontier AirlinesGAP FoundationGeneral ElectricGoodrich CoorporationGoodyearHewlett-PackardHome DepotHoneywellIBMING FoundationIntelJ.C. Penney CompanyJohnson ControlsJ.P. Morgan ChaseKaiser PermanenteKey Corp.K-mart Foundation

Matching Gift Employers:Kraft FoodsMacy’s Inc.McDonald’s CorporationMercedes-Benz North AmericaMerckMerrill LynchMicrosoftNational InstrumentsNordstromOppenheimer FundsPepsi ColaPfizer, Inc.Progressive InsurancePrudential FoundationQwest CommunicationsRed Lobster RestaurantsREIRings & ThingsSafco Corp.Safeway, Inc.Seattles Best CoffeeStarbucksTarget StoresTexas IndustriesThrivent FinancialTime Warner TelecomToyota Motor Sales

Shelley Sharp, SpokAnimal’s director of development and her newly-adopted Pawsitive Dog prison program graduate, Iggy.

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HOW YOU CAN HELPSpokAnimal is a non-profit and tax-exempt organization. All contributions, donations and gifts are tax-deductible.

by Shelley Sharp, SpokAnimal Director of Development

You may be receiving this newslet-ter because you have a beloved cat or dog in your family that you found at SpokAnimal. Maybe you one of our core volunteers, or perhaps you’ve had your pet spayed or neutered in our wellness clinic? Most likely, you’ve at one time given a monetary gift to assist with our operations or because you believe in one of the many services we provide. Now there’s a way to make your gift go even further…by becoming a Spok-Animal Constant Companion. It’s a sim-ple, convenient, and safe way to give and you will help us begin to save hundreds of dollars a year on printing, mailing, and postage expenses. Most of all, though, we will be able to use these additional saved funds to help more animals in need. If every annual donor turned their gift into a monthly sustaining gift, Spok-Animal could, literally, double or triple the amount of lives we save each year. Ask yourself, “How much do I spend on my morning coffee? Are the lives of at-risk animals worth the same price?” For more of you, the answer is “yes.” Think about this. If you already give SpokAnimal $100 each year, why not increase your donation to $120 an-nually by giving $10 per month? Not only is it a 20 percent increase in your donation, it saves us money, and mak-ing a smaller monthly payment instead

Your Monthly Sustaining Gift Helps SpokAnimal Save More Lives

of a larger one-time payment is actually easier on your pocketbook. A gift of only $15 per month, charged on the 20th of each month to your debit or credit card, adds up to $180 per year and will feed over two shelter pets. For as little as $20 per month, you can make an impact on feral and over-population problems in our region. Or, you may consider giv-ing $1 per day, approximately $30 per month, and know that you dramatically are assisting at-risk cats and dogs from regional partner shelters find homes with Spokane families. To help see the impact, here are some suggested monthly gifts:➢ $10 month = $120 year➢ $15 month = $180 year➢ $20 month = $240 year➢ $25 month = $300 year➢ $30 month = $360 year➢ $50 month = $600 year! At SpokAnimal, we value any con-tribution you can make, and we realize that each donor makes gifts based on causes that they feel close to, that they can relate to, or have impacted their family or friends. I feel fairly confident in saying that I would be hard-pressed to find a long-time Spokane resident who has not been impacted by SpokAn-imal over the past 30 years or has had a personal experience with our shelter, staff, health clinic, dog park, or other services. When you give to SpokAni-mal, you are helping our community be a better place to live and have pets. We work tirelessly to help the animals in our care and to bring awareness to own-ers the public about animal welfare. Please consider becoming a Spok-Animal Constant Companion. You can stop payments just by calling us and we will not increase your monthly amount unless you ask us to. To become a Spo-kAnimal Constant Companion, please call our business office at (509) 534-8133, ext. 211. Or, if you have more questions about our sustaining program, please contact Shelley at ext. 209.

Our Transporters Need:• Gas cards & food/restaurant

cards from various chains for our transports

Our Foster Animals Need:• Purina kitten/puppy food, hard

and soft• Litter pans• Litter scoopers• Food bowls (double sided)• Kitten nursing bottles• Large dog crates• Dog toys• Dog Kongs and Kong filler• Cat toys

The Development Office Needs:• Tall file cabinet• Yard sale items for SpokAnimal’s

sale on May 17 & 18• New items, services, and

experiences for Wags to Riches Benefit Auction, July 18

If you would rather donate money to these specific needs, why not have a garage sale, bake sale, or get a church or kids’ group together to raise money for SpokAnimal? We get many wonderful gifts from a variety of regular supporters who just want to give back. You can drop your gifts by our front desk dur-ing business hours, or to schedule a drop off of if you need help with a large donation, please contact Shelley at (509) 534-8133, ext. 209.

You can contribute to SpokAnimal in so many ways - everything helps.

Please give!

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Wrigley Writes

Happy Spring! I asked Wrigley if he wouldn’t mind if I stepped in for him for this edition of Wrigley Writes. He wishes you all a happy Spring and thanks you for your ongoing support. We have had a wonderful year with the Pawsitive Dog prison training pro-gram and are so excited to celebrate our second birthday this May. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank some of

our business supporters and take a look at where we are going in this next year. • Thank you to Prairie Dog Pet Mer-

cantile for donating all of the food our wonderful pups eat, and for of-fering discounts on other needed supplies!

• Thank you to Diamonds in the Ruff for providing wonderful training materials, handler training, and on-going training support for the dogs once they are adopted.

• Thank you to Shear Heaven and Hot Dogz grooming for getting our pups spiffy and ready to enter the pro-gram.

• Thank you to the Pet Emergency Clinic for taking such wonderful care of our pups when they are in need of medical care late at night and for put-ting their handlers’ minds at ease.

• Thank you to all who have donat-ed to our Amazon Wish List and to Shaping Better Behavior for provid-ing additional training materials and supplies as needed.

• And, thank you, to the shelter and clinic staff at SpokAnimal for as-sistance in identifying dogs for the program and getting them ready to participate.

This truly is a community program and it is through the support of the

businesses listed above and the pri-vate contributors like you that we can continue to provide this community service. If you have a business and would like to join the support team of the program, please contact us at pris-ondogs@spokanimal.org. We would love to meet you! As we go into our third year, we are able to focus on raising funds for some specific needs for the dogs. We were fortunate enough to be awarded a grant to help cover some of the admin-istrative costs for this year, but there are additional care items we need to be able to provide for our dogs and we can use your help. The different categories we are hoping to build over the course of the year are:1. Medical Care Fund – to help cover

costs of medical care beyond routine spay/neuter and vaccines.

2. Equipment Fund – to help cover costs of collars, leashes, and other training equipment as they become worn and need replacing.

3. Reward Fund – to help cover costs of treat rewards when the supplies run low.

4. Fun Fund – to provide toys, chew bones, and games for the dogs.

SpokAni-m a l ’ s p a r t -nership with the Airway Heights Cor-rection Cen-t e r r e a c h e s b e y o n d o u r local commu-

nity. The Pawsitive Dog prison train-ing program is one of many DOC pro-grams across Washington State. The dogs our handlers train come from Spokane, Yakima, Walla Walla, the west coast, Idaho, Montana, Oregon. Our trainers are in contact with many trainers who work in prison programs across the country through trainer con-tacts and an online group, exchanging ideas and offering assistance to those just starting out. We are encouraged by members of the Washington Coali-

Reaching Beyondtion for Responsible Justice, “an or-ganization in Washington State that gets involved with every aspect of the justice system and the people who are involved in it. We care about the conditions for officers and offenders, for the victims and the prosecutors. We are working to bring together the great minds and hearts that exist in Washington State to create a justice system where the outcome is positive for everyone. We aspire to use mod-ern day science and traditional values to make Washington State a safe and healthy place to live.” Our work has been recognized around the world. We have received requests for information and guid-ance on starting prison training pro-grams from Canada, Spain, Ireland, India and most recently contacted by a writer in the Czech Republic!

Hello, I found your contact on internet. My name is Kristyna Makovcova, I work as an external journalist for one magazine about dogs in Czech republic. Once I have seen interesting program on Animal Planet about programs in prisons when inmates taking care about dogs to give them bigger chance to adopt. I am now trying to get know more information, do you think you could send me some materials, information, anything that could help me to write an article about this program? Thank you very much!Best wishes,Kristyna Makovcova

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by Nina E. Kearney, AAS, CDP(T), USAF (ret)Dear SpokAnimal, I am a retired combat veteran who struggles with PTSD, anxiety, agoro-phobia and panic attacks. They are crip-pling for me; often keeping me from doing those things I enjoy doing. Often I stay home in familiar surroundings. It was suggested that I get a service dog. For the better part of three years (according to those around me), I have been searching for a dog to train as a service dog. However, I had specific requirements: they needed to be a pup-py, preferably GSD or GSD mix, and a female. The reason is I already have a rescued 10+ year old GSD/Chow-Chow mix named Princess. She is a wonderful dog who, without formal training, wakes me up from nightmares or catches my attention prior to panic attack or when my anxieties are in full swing. Unfortunately, an injury several years ago to her ACL prevents her from becoming a service dog. So, I wanted a puppy Princess can mentor with good positive behaviors and I didn’t have to work exceptionally hard to undo nega-tive ones. Sadly, there were few dogs - if any - that fit my requirements and would not be costly. On a whim I came to SpokAnimal

Amazing Connectionson 28 January after receiving some un-settling news. I knew being around ani-mals for a moment would be helpful, though I had absolutely no intentions of getting a dog. Quite honestly, I re-signed I would have to go into debt to get what I wanted. I wasn’t in SpokAni-mal five minutes when I saw Nala. She was one of your recent GSD-mix pup-pies who had been returned from foster care after being nursed back to health; having been abandoned shortly after being born. I held her and I knew - I ABSO-LUTELY KNEW - SHE was MY dog. I just knew. I can’t explain it. I have looked and looked. Nothing in my spirit was at peace as when I held her. Imme-diately the name Nala came to mind. After a few questions and help from SpokAnimal, I will be picking Nala up from SpokAnimal on Thursday, 29 Jan-uary as the newest addition to my fam-ily. But most of all, I will be able to have a normal life again once she is trained. When I shared my fortune with my military friends they felt positive, not just for me, but for Princess, too. She can mentor and guide Nala, which is important with pack animals since they learn from each other. Thank you so much for uniting me with Nala.

You can contribute to any of these funds by mail or on line. By mail, send to 710 N. Napa, Spokane, WA 99202 At-tention: Prison Program. On line you can visit our website a spokanimal.org and click on the Prison Pups link. Click on the blue “donate” bone to make sure your contribution goes to the Prison Program. Additionally, you can donate through the Pawsitive Dog prison train-ing program Facebook page by clicking on the blue “donate” bone at the top of the page. You can mark your donation with the fund you wish to contribute to, or simply leave it blank in which case it will go into the prison program general fund. With help from you, our business partners and our adoptive families, we will be able to continue the work of this incredibly valuable program for years to come, saving and changing countless lives. Thank you all in advance for your support. Thank you, Wrigley, for let-ting me take over the column this edi-tion. Please go and enjoy spring and have fun with your dogs! Wrigley will be back this summer.Kim Imel, LVT, CPDT-KAPawsitive Dog Prison Training Program Coordinator

Wrigley Writes(continued)

Our animals need homes too! Become a Sponsor!Your one-year Sponsor helps us care for the thousands of homeless dogs and cats that come through our doors each year. Every animal is a unique individual with their own hopes and needs. Through our Sponsor-a-Kennel Program you can be part of the work we do and make a difference for our animals. We provide tons of love, and your sponsorship will help to provide food and shelter, vaccinations, treatment and medications, blankets and toys.

$100 to Sponsor a Dog Kennel $100 to Sponsor a Cat Kennel

$250 to Sponsor an Outdoor Play Area $500 to Sponsor a Vehicle

Name ____________________________________________

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Payment Method: Check Cash Visa/MasterCard

Card #________________________ Exp. Date: _________

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Please print your message below:

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Volunteer of the Quarter! Bernice Furukawa is our wonderful Volunteer of the Quarter! She has been with SpokAnimal since she retired in 2008. She has been a huge part of our foster program and has fostered OVER 100 animals! If you have ever been to our adoption booth at Petco South, you have probably seen Bernice. She man-ages our Petco placement program and is forever up there loving on all of the kitties. She even got a second washing machine at home so she can handle the bulk of laundry for that program. She is also a part of our A Team advanced training group, where we work with animals that have problem behaviors and try to rehabilitate and facilitate their adoptions. Bernice’s heart for kit-ties, though, knows no bounds. She is our adoption specialist when it comes to our older, nervous, or more hard to place kitties. Bernice will exhaust all resources until that cat finds it’s new home. Thank you, Bernice, for your 6

Volunteer Corneryears of hard work and devoted service to our animals. We love you!

Volunteer Orientation Volunteer orientations are held twice per month at SpokAnimal- on the second Saturday at 10:30am and on the 4th Thursday at 6pm.

Orientation Dates:➢ April 12th and 24th➢ May 10th and 22nd➢ June 14th and 26th➢ July 12th and 24th➢ August 9th and 28th➢ September 13th and 25th➢ October 11th and 23rd➢ November 8th and 27th➢ December 13th and 25th

Volunteers are invited to attend the “What is My Dog Saying?” body lan-guage lecture at Diamonds in the Ruff. FREE admission! Lectures are held monthly. Upcoming dates: April 11, May 9, June 13, July 18, (skip Aug) Sept 12, Oct 10, Nov 14. Contact Christy for a free pass at volunteers@spokanimal.org or (509) 534-8133 x 212.

“Cats can’t be trained. Cats aren’t as smart as dogs. Cats are smarter than dogs.” Cats may not tolerate force training, but they certainly are trainable using reward-based training! Cats are excel-lent problem solvers and they love in-teraction and challenges. Cats can learn to walk on leash, jump through hoops, come when called. You just need to take the time and have the patience to gently show them what you want and reward it generously.

“Cats are anti-social, skittish, aloof, independent.” Under-socialized cats are all of the above. (So are under-socialized dogs.) If you socialize a young kitten the same way you should socialize a puppy - make sure it has positive experiences with 100 new people of all ages by 12 weeks. Take it for rides in the car, to visit friends, to the park, to the pet store with you. If you continue socialization and exposure into adulthood, your cat will be relaxed and comfortable in new situ-ations with new people. Well-socialized

FRAIDY CAT!There are many myths about cats that are simply not true.

cats don’t freak out in the car, hiss at the vet or hide under the bed when guests come.

“Cats don’t get along with dogs or oth-er animals.” See above. Cats who are socialized with dogs and other animals at an early age become comfortable with them. Like dogs, cats vary in degree of prey drive. Some are avid hunters. Some aren’t. Introduced early, some cats can become best friends with your dog and even the family pet rodent.

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Purrs, Licks & Tailwags Thank you!

Spokane Estate Attorney Scott Miller drops by a generous donation bequest to SpokAnimal from a long-time cli-ent and animal lover. To discuss ways of honoring SpokAnimal in your es-tate plans, please call Director of De-velopment Shelley Sharp at 534-8133, ext. 209.

Windsor Elementary for their annual food and supply drive.

KREM for 30 years of featuring Pick of the Litter.

5th Element for sponsoring the Canines on the Catwalk.

Inland NW Bank for auction sponsor.

HUGE thanks to Steve Borchard from the Latah Creek Trading Co.! “Spring cleaning means I get to deliver the Winter donations of cat and dog food and supplies that have been collected at the Latah Creek Trading Co. Store. For over 5 years the people who shop at the store have given generously to the donation barrel located at one of the exits. 2014 finds them continu-ing that support. Today SpokAnimal C.A.R.E. got the following: 234 LBS of dry cat food, 94 LBS of dry dog food, 35 dog/72 cat canned food, 18 LBS of dog biscuits, 24 rolls of toilet paper and 24 rolls of paper towels, a 2 boxes of assorted cat/dog toys and leashes, 22 bottles of bleach, and finally 200 LBS of clay cat litter.”

In our last issue we featured an article about the Koko Lifesaver Fund which was created by the Pelle family in honor of their dog, Koko. Their dog was sav-agely attacked by 2 Pit Bulls running at large and had to be euthanized. This fund was set up to collect funds for emergency veterinarian care for fami-lies who need assistance when their family pet has been injued.

Response to Koko FundLinley Burt wrote: What a gracious and wonderful approach to such a tragedy! I am proud to support SpokAnimal and the Koko Lifesaver Fund. I hope we can also educate the public on the impor-tance of leash laws.

Janet Orr wrote: What a perfect way to remember a special innocent pet. Good for you, Pelle family.

Donations to the Koko Lifesaver Fund can be made to SpokAnimal, 710 N Napa, Spokane, WA 99202. Contacts: Gail Mackie, SpokAnimal - 534-8133, ext 202 or Dan Pelle - 710-7356.

Koko Fund

Thank You, Pet Sponsors!The following amazing pet lovers have donated $25 or more to sponsor homeless pets in our adoption center. Thank you, so very much, for helping us find homes for these wonderful animals.

SpokAnimal thanks you for your generosity!

Susan Burke x 1Pam Pierce x 1Sean Maione x 1Edythe Coyle x 1Will Parks x 8Bernice Furukawa x 11Debbie Walker x 2Shirley Alexander x 16Eric & Leann Scott x 10Ruby McNeill x 13Claudia Kuttner x 1Peter & Paula Sturm x 1Stephen & Janet Drennon x 2Brad Humphrey x 1Christine Kaufman x 4Roger Villareal x 5

Pam Whitcomb x 2Carole Zuppe x 1Ruth DeWalt x 2Mary Bliesner x 4Shari Hemmerling x 1Anita Lamp x 2Dorothea Stecker x 1Robert & Micaela Sutphin x 4Gary Brady x 2Romie & Jean Hilderbrant x 2Beverly Maerk x 1Jim & Lois Weinstock x 1Jan & Johnny Humphreys x 4Joel Chopot x 1Marjorie & Mark Winters x 1A.J. Boman x 1

Mr. & Mrs. Rader x 1Holly Renga x 4Barbara Prokopich x 1Mary Lou & Allen Wolter x 1Dan & Carla Keefe x 1Joan Rockwood x 1Robert Shelton x 1Kenneth Norikane x 1Jim Reierson x 2Donnetta Havens x 2Esther Payne x 1 Linda & Lad Flowers x 1MaryEllen Wall x 1Truella Stone x 4Pam Whitcomb x 1Raine Stephens x 2

Ruth DeWalt x 2Kirk Jackson x 1Peter Grundt x 1Boyce Clark x 6Thomas & Mary Fuget x 1Elicia Spotts x 8April Dauenhauer x 1Christine Mark x 1Teree Myrhang x 8Kay Chindapradist x 1Susan Ferderer x 1Diana Sabastian x 2Brian Lehrman x 1

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Clean out Your Clutter to Benefit the Animals!

SpokAnimal’s Event Center at 715 N Crestline Street

Saturday, May 17th from 9am to 4pmSunday, May 18th from 10am to 3pm

Yard sale items are needed! We are accept-ing all sorts of goodies that are in good condi-tion that we can resell at our big yard sale! No clothing or computers, please. Drop off your unwanted items at 715 N Crestline, right next to or veterinary clinic!

Make sure to save the date to attend this huge first annual weekend sale

All proceeds benefit SpokAnimal C.A.R.E.

Upcoming Events!What is My Dog Saying

at the Dog Park?Friday, May 23rd, 6:30PM at Diamonds in the Ruff

2925 N. MonroeA benefit for the Pawsitive Dog Pris-on Training Program hosted by Shap-ing Better Behavior and Diamonds in the Ruff. Suggested donation $10 will go to SpokAnimal’s Prison Pup fund which provides health care, food, training supplies and more for the dogs in the prison training program. Come learn about canine body lan-guage, dog-dog play and dog park safety. For more info contact shap-ingbetterbehavior@gmail.com.

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Upcoming Events! (continued)

Wednesday, May 28, 20147:30pm Curtain

The Spokane Civic Theatre1020 North Howard Street, Spokane

$50 VIP Golden Circle tickets / $35 general admissionTickets only at: www.EventBrite.com

The Spokane Civic Theatre Presents Gypsy to Benefit SpokAnimal

We invite you to attend a very special performance of the hit Broadway musical, Gypsy, Wednesday, May 28, 2014 to support the programs and services of Spok-Animal. The benefit will be held at the award-winning Spokane Civic Theater and directed by Spokane’s Troy Nickerson. Tickets are $50 for Golden Circle tickets, which give patrons VIP treatment, including premiere seating in the front center section of the theatre with a wine/dessert reception beginning at 5:30pm; Gen-eral admission tickets are $35 with entry to the event at 6:30pm. All ticket holders will have the opportunity to participate in drawings and a tasteful silent auction in the lobby throughout the evening. The performance will begin at 7:30pm. Tickets for the Gypsy performance are not available at the Civic Theatre box office, but on-line only at: www.EventBrite.com. According to critics, Gypsy, with music by Jule Styne and lyrics by Steven Sondheim, is considered to be the “greatest American musical” ever written in the history of musical theater. The stage play is based on memoirs of Gypsy Rose Lee and takes place when 1920’s vaudeville reigned. It follows the journey of the famous striptease artist and her mother who attempts to raise two daugh-ters to become stage performers. The role of Rose has been made famous over the years by Broadway veterans Ethel Merman, Angela Landsbury, Bernadette Peters, and Bette Midler. Gypsy’s memorable songs include: “Together Wherever We Go,” “Everything’s Coming Up Roses,” and “Let Me Entertain You.” Don’t wait to get tickets to this popular perfor-mance. Not only will you have a wonderful evening in the company of fellow SpokAnimal supporters, but you will also be assisting the programs and services of this non-profit organization, which has been in the business of saving lives for 30 years.

April 19 Easter Egg Hunt at SpokAnimal Dog Park at High Bridge $10 suggested donation per participant 9:00 Upper Dog Park Closes for Registration 10am Doggy Egg Hunt Begins & Kids’ Activities May 17-18 SpokAnimal Community Yard Sale at the SpokAnimal Event Center Plus Pets for adoption, food, and music Saturday 9-4 & Sunday 10-3 To donate, call 534-8133, ext. 209

May 21 Cuisine for Critters Monterey Café, 11:00 am - midnight All day, a portion of food and drink proceeds benefit SpokAnimal.

May 28 Spokane Civic Theatre Gypsy Performance to Benefit SpokAnimal $50 VIP Golden Circle / $35 General Seating Tickets on sale now at: www.EventBrite.com

June 21 SpokAnimal Pup Crawl Tickets on sale at SpokAnimal in May

July 18 SpokAnimal Wags to Riches Benefit Auction Tickets: $80 individual/$150 per couple/ $600 table of eight To receive an invitation or to donate call Shelley at 534-8133, ext. 209

2014 SpokAnimal Spring Fundraising Event Calendar

More Upcoming Events on page 12

Plan to Attend These Fun Events

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Friday, July 18, 2014, 5pmMukogawa Fort Wright Institute

$80 Individual / $150 Couple / $600 Table of EightFour-course plated meal from Feast Catering

Spend a summer evening sip-ping champagne and mingling with other SpokAnimal supporters at the first annual SpokAnimal Wags to Riches Benefit Auction, July 18, on the beautiful campus of Mukogawa Fort Wright Institute next to Spokane Falls Community College. On a bluff overlooking the Spokane River, you will be treated to live music, passed appetizers, a selection of wonderful silent auction items, and the chance to try your luck at the Wall of Wine and 50/50 raffle beginning at 5pm. At 6:30pm, guests will sit down for an amazing four-course meal prepared

by Sylvia Fountaine from Feast Cater-ing featuring fresh summer ingredients, along with a selection of wine. Shortly before 7pm, a short video presentation will kick off the exciting live auction fea-turing Auctioneer Kip Toner where you will have the chance to raise your pad-dle for some outstanding trips, experi-ence packages, and unique items – all to benefit SpokAnimal. This year, the Wags to Riches auction was designed to bring in revenue mid-year as adoptions sometimes slow and families take their vacations. Projected to raise tens of thousands of dollars for the shelter and clinic, we hope that this

gala fundraiser becomes a mainstay in the SpokAnimal annual event lineup. To add your name to the invita-tion list or to purchase a seat, please contact Shelley Sharp, director of de-velopment, at 534-8133, ext. 209. We are also looking for all kinds of items and services that could help us to raise money, as well as businesses to become Wags to Riches sponsors for a variety of benefits. If you would like the chance to participate in the bidding, but won’t be able to attend, please call Executive Director Gail Mackie at extension 202 to make ar-rangements.

50/50 Raffle

Live Music

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by Robin Bennett Many children love dogs. Mov-ies such as 101 Dalmatians, Beethoven, and Lady and the Tramp can leave chil-dren wanting a dog. It’s often a dream of families to have the Lassie/Timmy bond between child and family pet. We can talk about whether or not these are realistic dreams, but that is not the point of this post. Instead, let’s focus on the first secret to choosing the best dog for your child.Kids and Dogs Can Be A Good Combination. Here is simple advice to choosing a dog for a family with children: Choose the dog the mom wants. It’s a simple start. And it’s my one non-negotiable point in choosing a dog. Perhaps you are now thinking, “But I don’t want a dog.” Yep…then that’s the dog to get..none. Because the reality is that no matter how much you want that Timmy/Lassie relationship, if the

adults in the house don’t want the dog, it will rarely work out well. Don’t get a dog for your child. Get a dog because you really want a dog, and then let your child partner with you in raising your dog. For more information on choos-ing a dog, check out “Living With Kids and Dogs, Without Losing Your Mind” and “Puppy Training for Kids” by Colleen Pelar. www.livingwith-kidsanddogs.com.

“Pets can be wonderful companions for children and families. They offer many benefits and countless hours of fun and laughter. They require considerable care and commitment, and so the decision to add a pet requires much thought. Once acquired, however, the right amount of parental guidance and supervision, with reasonable sharing of pet care tasks, can help everyone live happily with the new family member!” - Rise Van Fleet, PhD

The Secret To Choosing A Dog For Your Child

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Past Events for the AnimalsWe’ve been busy this year. Thanks to all who helped make these events a success!SpokAnimal and Mobius’s First Collaboration a Big Success On Saturday, March 8, Mobius Sci-ence Center opened its doors for Pet Science Saturday, a first-time event to bring families together through their love of animals and hands-science expe-riences. Don Riefler, Mobius’s director of education and programs said, “We estimate that 500 people came through our doors that day, which is fantastic.” SpokAnimal’s Director of Development Shelley Sharp concurred. “We really didn’t know what to expect from a first time event,” she said. “We reached out to Mobius because pets and science just seems to make sense and SpokAnimal is continuously looking for community partners to help us bring awareness to the public about the importance saving the lives of shelter animals and keeping them healthy.” Through the course of the busy day, SpokAnimal Outreach Coordi-

nator Christy Kruse and her fantas-tic team of volunteers found loving homes for 12 cats and dogs, the on-site vet clinic served over two dozen pets with vaccination and microchip services, the Ruff Revue Dog Dancing Troupe performed to two full houses, officers from the Spokane Police De-partment discussed the jobs of the K9 unit, Chance the burro enticed patrons to find out more about horse rescue in the area (while receiving kisses and pets), Mobius staff gave lectures and showed up-close-and personal slides of fleas and tapeworms, and cat lovers were able to pose in front of a green screen for crazy cat photos with Mr. B, then take them home. The event was such a success that the two organizations are already dis-cussing dates for a second event in the fall. Keep an eye on the SpokAnimal website for more details later this year. www.SpokAnimal.org.

Frigid Temperatures Didn’t Keep Die Hard SpokAnimal Supporters from Paws & Poles Icy roads. Check. Wind chill below zero. Check. Wacky winter conditions didn’t keep a dozen people and their pups from participating in Mountain Gear’s fun winter benefit for SpokAni-mal, Paws & Poles, on Saturday, March 1. SpokAnimal supporters, mostly snow-shoers, braved the frigid weather to race along 49 Degrees North’s Nordic trails for prizes from local businesses then gather in the warming hut to enjoy cof-fee and company. Special thanks go out to Mountain Gear, 49 Degrees North, and Spokane Parks and Recreation. More Past Events on page 14

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Baffled By Behavior?

Past Events for the Animals (continued)Doggy Models Strut Their Stuff for SpokAnimal in Second Annual Canines on the Catwalk Small dogs with feathers, big hound dogs in tutus, medium-sized dogs in biker ensembles, along with the fierce human models from The Fifth Element Talent Productions took to the runway to benefit SpokAnimal on Friday, March 21, at The Service Station Event Center. This second annual event featured 92.9 ZZU emcee Jackie Brown, pets for adop-tion, drawings, and a silent auction for a crowd of hundreds. Event Producer Wendy Jordan, creator of Canines on the Catwalk, once again pulled off an excit-ing evening filled with local and cou-ture fashion, choreography, and glitz to support the shelter. Final totals are still coming in from the evening’s ticket sale

proceeds, but to date, three dogs found new homes, and over $700 was raised in the drawings and silent auction. A

very special thank you goes out to the individuals and local businesses who contributed to the event’s success.

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Dear Stanley,

I am writing regarding my Bichon who is six months

old and exhibiting some nuisance barking - to put it mildly!

She was recently spayed as of two weeks ago and during

that time we had to tether her or have her in her crate

to prevent the jumping, running and rough house play that

she was restricted from doing. She began to really bark

very loudly when I would put her into the crate for the

night. She seems to want my attention or to keep play-

ing. I am at my wit’s end as to what to do to prevent or

diminish the barking. We have never had this issue before

and she used to love to go into her crate at night and she

would curl up and sleep through the night. Now she will

bark for up to thirty minutes, even when she has pottied,

and will wake me two to three times a night as well.

If you have any suggestions or tricks you have learned

to express to a dog not to bark, I would deeply appreciate

the help. I am willing to enroll in a class, pay for help or just

try any suggestions. I don’t know what to do so I was go-

ing to simply try sleeping away from her or move her crate

from where she can see me now as it is at my foot of my

bed, to another spot, or just try treats, etc. Any ideas?

Thanks for your time! Please let me know if you have

any trainings or lectures you suggest?

Signed,Sleepless in Spokane

Stanley

Dear Sleepless, It appears that the source of her behavior is a bit of “cabin fever” due to her restricted exercise following her surgery, coupled with short winter days and normal behavior roller coaster that goes along with being a budding adoles-cent. All teenagers (human or dog) have a difficult time with their emotions and impulse control - especially when bored and under or over-stimulated. You are her favorite play mate. And she needs a job so she can expend her mental & physical energies appropriately and go to bed tired at the end of the day!

Brain toys and food puzzle toys; hide and go seek to find hidden toys, food or family members. Now that she’s healed, active games like fetch, frisbee and tug and long walks in the park to search and sniff will leave her feeling less frustrated and more satisfied. Estab-lish structured routines of rest and play

and clear expectations so she works to earn the things she needs, rather than demand barking to get them. A training class would be a great idea!

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In Loving Memory and Honoring Tributes

of “Kiowa” & Don Spencer- Will Parks

of Helen Crosby, Grizzabella & Annie- Maureen Love

On March 8, 2014 the animal protection movement lost a truly great hero. Paul Jolly fought valiantly against ne-glect and abuse, ignorance and unfairness, abuse and cruelty. He gave his all per-sonally, and raised and gave millions through the Petco Foundation to grassroots groups that may well not have succeeded without his support and mentoring help. We will sorely miss his kind-ness, his eloquence, his bril-liant mind and his lively wit. He was too short a time on this planet – but while he was with us he changed the world. He showed us all just how much one person can do.

of ‘Koko’- Theresa Schimmels- Marcella Chronister

of ‘Elmo’- Granny

of JB- Debbie Sheil

of my sweet Molly- Dr. Robinson

of ‘Mia’- love David & Gaye

of Greg Johnson- Claudia Bjorklund

of Sandra Steeves- Lindarae Watts

of Ruth Linden- Christi Smith

of Ralph & Peggy Scott, especially at Christmas- Jan & Johnny Humphreys

of my angel kitty, Bootsie Kaufman- Christine Kaufman

of ‘Cleo’ Kennedy- Mary Monroe

of Dolores Ann Weatherby- Kathryn Richmond

of Elizabeth “Betty” Cavanagh- Anne Troyer- Mary Driscoll

of my Hilary Poodle- Neil & Patricia Wright

of ‘Lance’- Charlene & Robert Christenson

of Barbara Brumbley- Frank & Ann Blum

of Toni Miller- Centennial Middle School

of Dolores Minor- James & Lisa Quigley

of Belle, Barney, Finn, Wheels & Pal- Anne Pluth

of Maryellen Arvish- Mr. & Mrs. Smet- Marilyn Barnes

of Sherman, loved and missed by Nan & Jack Huey (& Cruiser & Charley)

of Bonnie Sagissor- Donald Rosemarie Rader

of Sidney Siemer- Mary Jensen- Monica & Bill Stokes- the Ward Family- Michael & Annie Horey- Florence & Shawn Holbrook- Nancy Barri- Patricia Wright

of Maryellen Henriksen Arvish- Maureen Riley

of Dean Lydig- Janice Tulloch

In Honor & Tributeto Jane Timberlake and her love of animals- Ann Corbett

to Gary & Debbie Shea- Deidre Darling-Shea

to Elicia Spotts- Scott Snowden

to Emily Vanskike- Virginia Vanskike

to Maya Dunstan & Terra Primavera- Jan Worstell

to Amy Felgenhauer- Matthew Felgenhauer

to Judy Killin- Linda Peterson- Alan Kiefer

to Adele Lordan, Merry Christmas- Lisa Lordan

to Carly Demers, the best auntie to have, Merry Christmas- Alicia Smith

to Cindy Youtzy’s birthday!- Kathy Hull & Janet Walker

to Mary Rosman- Joan Spilker

to Lori Humphrey- Brad Humphrey

of Don Wolfe- Elisia Oka- Jack & Janice DeBaun- Patricia Battan- Jerald Blankenship- Rhonda Johnson- Overland Solutions

of Belle, Barney, Finn, Wheels & Pal- Anne Pluth

of Kelly Rosman- Ardith Schack

of Hazel Grace Wilks- Barbara Harder-Lyons

of Lois Simmons - Carol Byrnes

of Angel, Lucy & Wally-missed by Ann-Luise, Craig & Christian - all of us at Diamonds in the Ruff

Our Beautiful big German Shepherd boy, Kahlua, went on to the Rainbow Bridge on Christmas Eve. He was such a wonderful companion, a furry guardian angel, the life of the party, and a big presence! We miss him, but we feel so lucky to have had him in our lives! We adopted him when he was 6 years old and he was a joy in our lives every moment from that day to his last. - Bill & Nola Hansen

to Linda Lael Miller- Donna, Craig, Loriana, Margaret, Paula, & all your friends at Harlequinto ‘Jack’- Susan Williamsto Jennifer Leinberger- Lisa Leinbergerto Melany Box- Roberta Cosseyto Kive Samsell, loyal companion and beloved friend, you will be missed- Ron and Kendal Perezto Amy Maib- James Thiessen

to Rob Dyrdek Day- Joan Baechler

to Mike- Helen Watson

In Honor and Tribute to mem-bers of Intermountain Search Dogs here in Spokane and Coeur d’Alene left on March 28th for Oso, Washington to help search for victims in the terrible landslide. This is not just sad, but dangerous work. Thank you for your dedica-tion: Alida & Dezzi, Andrea & Bo, Phoebe & Porter, and Robyn & Max.

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Upcoming Events

Issues of SpokAnimal’s Companion Animal News are now available

for download online at www.spokanimal.org!

For more info, call Christy Kruse at (509) 534-8133, ext. 212 or

email: volunteers@spokanimal.orgTUNE IN!

SpokAnimal is featured on:KREM Ch 2 - Tuesday noon news KXLY Ch 4 - Monday on Good Morning NW

Volunteer & Foster Orientations - Meetings are held twice per month on the 2nd Saturday at 10:30am and the 4th Thursday at 6:00pm at SpokAnimal, 710 N. Napa.

See page 10, 11 and 12 of this newsletter for details on the upcoming events.

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