The Daily Bark: Pleas From the Pound and Other Happenings Volume5,Issue3,July29,2013

Bed or Baxter? The Tough Choice the Homeless FaceBy Heather Phillips

Inside: Homeless with Pets 1 Upcoming Events 4 Pet First Aid Kits 2 Dear Miss Molly 4 Available Dogs 3 Contact Info 5Hot Cars & the Law 3 Silent Auction Date 5

Iamhomeless.It’snotthefirsttimeeither,buthopefullyit’llbethelast.Eachtime(therehavebeentwo)Ihavehadtorelinquishmydog(s)inordertofindshelter.

ThehomelesssheltersintheFargo-Moorheadareadonotacceptdogsoranyotherpets—serviceoroth-erwise.ThefirsttimeIwasluckyenoughtohaveaneighborwhowouldtakemytwobeautifulcom-panionsuntil4LuvofDogRescuecouldassessthemandplacethemwithfosterandthenpermanentparents.Thesecondtime,IwasabletoreturnmybelovedDuketohisoriginalowner.

AsIsaid,Iwaslucky.

Mostpeoplewhofindthemselveshomelessdonothavemanyop-tions.Theycanrelinquishtheirdogsorpetstofriends,familyormorethanlikelyalocalrescueorHumaneSociety.That’siftheydon’tfindthemselvesdesperateenoughtotietheanimaltoafence,treeorleaveitatthepound.AndIcantellyoufromexperience,thatisusuallyanactofdesperation.

Veryrarelyisitdonemaliciously,nomatterhowitappearstotheaverageperson,onewhowillgohometoasafeplace,awarmbedandfamilythatnight.

Manyhomelesschoosetoliveonthestreets,underbridges,orinthewoodsinordertonotbecomeseparatedfrompossiblytheonlytruelove,companionshipandloy-altytheyhaveleft.ThefirsttimeIwashomeless,Iwatchedawomanandherdaugh-terworktoconcealasmallfamilyfriend.Atoydogcarrierwasbur-iedunderthesepeople’sworldlybelongingsinthebackseatofan

ancientvehicle.Theyvisitedthedogseveraltimesaday,and,Ihoped,tookitforwalks,fedandgaveitwater.Theyleftthebackwindowcracked,butitwasAugustandthetemperaturewouldgethighduringtheday.Otherpatronsofthisshelterwouldconstantlyre-mindthesepeopletowaterthedogoftenandsomeeventriedtodoitontheirown.Whydidtheykeepthedoginthebackseatwhereitclearlydidn’tbelong?Becausethedogwasapartofthefamilyandgettingridofitisakintoleavingachildwithstrangers.

IlefttheshelterbeforeIfoundoutwhathappenedtothatdog,butmyferventhopeisthatthefamilydidtherightthing.Whatistherightthing?Well,theHumaneSocietysaysthattheyfindabandoneddogsattheirdooraboutthreetofourtimesayearandreceivephonecallsaboutabandoneddogsaboutonceamonth.

Theirrecommendationsonhan-dlingthissituationaresimilartomyopeningremarks.First,start continued on page 2

A man bundles up as he panhandles in Canada with his dog. (AP Photo/Ryan Remiorz)

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First Aid Kits Goes to the DogsBy Lauren Teske

continued from page 1withfamilyandfriends,orpostfliers,asthesearefreeoptions.Butifthatdoesn’twork,thereisthepound…ifthereisroom,andthisservicerequiresasmallfee.

Thefollowingthreewebsiteshavenamesandnumbersoforganiza-tionsthatdohelpthehomelessandtheirpets,butunfortunatelytherearenoneinthisarea,whichisashame:www.petsofthehomeless.org,www.ahimsahouse.org/direc-toryandwww.animalsandfamilies.org.

Canyouimaginebeinginthissitu-ation?Whatwouldyoudo?Andwhatcanwedoasacommunitysothatisn’tevenaquestion?

Beingpreparedintheeventofanaccidentcanmeanthedifferencebetweenaminorinjuryandseri-oustrauma,whichiswhyeveryhouseholdshouldnotonlyhaveahumanfirstaidkit,butapetoneaswell.Petfirstaidkitscanbeveryexpensiveatabout$80forawell-equippedkit,whichiswhymanydogownerssim-plysay“whatarethechances?”andforgetaboutit.Insteadofbuyingapre-madecase,Icreatedmyownwithsuppliesthatwerebothgen-eraltodogfirstaidandspecifictomydog’sbreed.Adogfirstaidkitcanalsodoubleasahumankitbecausemanyoftheitemsareusedinboth,withtheexceptionofafewminorchanges.

Someofthemostbasicsuppliestohaveinapetfirstaidkitinclude:

•Adogfirstaidbook.Findonethatcoversawidevarietyoffirstaidinformation,especiallydogCPR.•Latexgloves•Emergencycontactnumbers.Foremergenciessuchaspoisoning,itisadvisedtoconsultaprofessionalbeforeapplyingfirstaid.•Tweezers•Cottonballs•Gauzepadsandroll•Firstaidtape.Forsecuringban-dages,firstaidtapeworksmuchbetterthanstickbandages.•Disinfectant•Salinesolution.Usingthisisaneffectivewaytoremovedebrisfrombothhumanandcanineeyes.

•Antihistamine.Consultavetbe-foreusinganymedicationonyourdogbothforanappropriatedosageandtoavoidaccidentalpoisonings.•HydrogenPeroxide.Thiscanbeusedtoinducevomiting,butshouldonlybeusedafterconsultingavet.Insomesituations,vomitingmaycausemoredamageandisnot

encouraged.•Antibacterialwipes•Rectalthermom-eter.Adog’sbodytemperatureis100to102.5degreesFahrenheit.•Amuzzlefittedforyourdog.Whileyourdogmaybefriendly,somedogs

becomeaggressivewhenscaredorinpain.•Asmallbagofcornstarchorflour.Boththesecanbeusedasaquickstopforbrokennails.•Asmallhandtowel

Theseitemsareimportantinabasicfirstaidkitandcanbeboughtatafairlylowprice.Iwasabletocompletemykit,withafewad-ditionalitems,for$22.Itisalsoimportanttohaveitemsforyourdog’sbreedanduniqueneedsspecifically.Forinstance,Iaddedanti-gasmedicationtomyownkit.

Havingfirstaidknowledgeonhandandthesuppliestoapplyitcansaveyourpet’slife.Whilemanyownerswillneverbeforcedtouseanemergencykitontheirpet,thepresenceofoneineverypetown-er’shomeisessential.Ifyouprefertobuyafullyequippedkit,visitanypetspecialtysite,Humanesoci-ety.orgorAmazon.com.

Photo: www.pettravelcenter.com

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Brittany & CoCoBrittanyandCoCoarelookingfortheirforeverhometogether.Theydorelyoneachotherforcomfort.Pleasecon-siderthiscuteduo!

TheseadultChihuahuas’fostersaystheyhavecomeoutoftheirshellsandaresweetlittleladies.Theyarelovingthiswarmerweatherandliketogooutsidetoworkontheirtans!Thesepupsarepottypadtrained,butareencouragedtodobusinessoutside,whichisaniceoptionwhenwearegoneforalongerperiodoftime.Becauseoftheirsizeandperson-alities,theystillgetnervouswhenmeetingnewpeopleanddogs,butoncetheyrealizeitisOK,handleitprettywell.Whilebothlovesnuggletime,BrittanywillbethefirsttoapproachyouandaskforhugswhileCoCopreferstodoatapdanceroutinetogetyourat-tention.Theyliketospendtheirdayssnugglingonthesofa,butarereadyforawalkordayatthedogparkanytime.Thesedogsarelittlesweetheartsthatwouldloveacalmhomeenvironmentwithsomeonewhowillgivethemtheloveandattentiontheycrave.

These, and many other dogs, are available for adoption with 4 Luv of Dog Rescue. Please fill out an adoption application today.

Brittany & CoCo

We’veallseenitwhilerunningerrandsonahotday—adogleftinacar,sometimeswiththewindowscracked.It’sadangerouspracticethatcankillafour-leggedfriendinthetimeittakestogetthroughashortshoppinglist.Perhapsthepetownerthinksthatit’skindertobringFidoalong,ratherthanleavehimhomealone.Buttherealityis,onamild70-degreeday,theinsideofacarparkedintheshadecanquicklyreachmorethan90degrees.Whentheweatherrisesintothe80or90-degreerange,theinsideofacarcanreachnearly120degreesinfewerthan30minutes.

Sincedogsdonotsweat,theycannotcoolthemselvesinahotvehicle.Caninespanttoreleaseexcessheat.Theycanalsoreleasesomeheatfromtheirpawpads.However,beingtrappedinthehot,stuffyairinsideofacarpreventseitherofthesefunctionsfromef-ficientlyreducingadog’sbodytemperature.Anydogcansufferfromheatstroke,butdogswithflatfacessuchasBulldogs,PugsandPekingeseareparticularlysuscepti-bletooverheatingquickly,accord-ingtoWebMD’sonlineDogHealthCenter.Thesignsthatadogisindistressincludeexcessivepantinganddrooling,troublebreathing,fastheartbeat,vomitingordiarrhea,seizuresandunconsciousness.

N.D. and Minn. LawsNorthDakotaandMinnesotaaretwoofjust14stateswithlawsonthebooksaboutleavinganimalsinparkedvehicles.AccordingtoNorthDakotalaw(NDCCST36-21.1-03.1),“Nopersonmayleaveadogorcatunattendedinastation-aryorparkedmotorvehicleina

Dogs in Hot Cars and the Law: What You Can Do to Save a LifeBy Heather Syverson

mannerthatendangerstheanimal’shealthorsafety.”Minnesota’slawiswordedsimilarly.However,neitherstatehasputmuchbiteintothelaws.AviolationinMinnesotaisapettymisdemeanorwitha$25fine.InNorthDakota,itismerelyconsideredan“infraction.”

UnderMinnesotalaw,apeaceof-ficer,humaneagent,dogwardenorvolunteer/professionalmemberofafireorrescuedepartmentmayuse“reasonableforce”toremoveadogorcatthathasbeenleftinsideofavehicle.Thelawalsostatesthattherescuerneedstomakeareasonableattempttocontactthepet’sowner.Iftheownercannotbefound,therescuermaytaketheanimaltoashelter.NorthDakotadoesnothavespecifiedrescueprovisionstoguideresidentsinthissituation.

How to Help a Dog in DistressInMay,localmediareportedthataFargopoliceofficerforcedthewin-dowofavehicledowntorescueadogoutsideofamovietheaterafterawitnessreportedthattheanimalhadbeeninthecarformorethananhour.“Concernedcitizenscancall911ifadogorotheranimalislockedinsideofavehicleandisshowingobvioussignsofdistress,”saysSgt.MikeBernieroftheFargoPoliceDepartment.“However,wecannotforceourwayintoave-hicleunlessthereareobvioussignstheanimalisinalifethreateningsituation.”BerniersayspeoplecanalsocontactFargoPolicethroughthenon-emergencylineat(701)235-4493.Press2toreachtheRedRiverRegionalDispatchCenterandrequestanofficerbedis-patchedtocheckonthewelfareoftheanimal.

Available Dogs

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Upcoming EventsMeet the Dogs: Tuesday, August 6, from 6 to 8 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

West Fargo Parks Dog Show: Tuesday, August 13, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at N Elmwood Park Shelter

Dog Fair: Saturday, August 17, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 4 Luv of Dog Moorhead Facility

Meet the Dogs: Saturday, September 7, from 1 to 3 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

Gigantic Rummage Sale: Saturday, September 21, from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at West Fargo Vets Arena

Meet the Dogs: Saturday, September 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at West Fargo PetSmart

Dear Miss Molly ...QDodogsgetbored?

AWedogsareveryintelligentanimalsandweliketohave

plentytodo!

Dogslovetosolveproblems,es-peciallyonesthatinvolvefood.Tokeepyourdogbusy,buytoyswithholesinthem(suchasaKong),putbothbigandsmallpiecesofkibbleinthetoyandgiveittoyourdog.Thiswillkeephimbusyforquiteawhile,presuminghehasafewsmallonesthathegetsoutquickly.Youcanalsowedgebiscuitsintheholeswithasmearofpeanutbutter.

Ownerswithhigh-energydogscanenjoyincludingtheirdogsintheirownexerciseprograms,suchasrunning,rollerbladingorcycling.Forownersaversetophysicalexercisethemselves,fetchgamesaregreat,buttakecareifyourdoglikestocatchairgoingafteraFris-beeorball.

Trainyourdogtorunonatread-milldesignedforhumans.Oftenthesetreadmillshavebeencollect-ingdustinthebasementforyears!

Useacube.Onlykibbleandsimi-

Have a question for Molly? E-mail dearmissmolly@4luvofdog.org.

larsizedhardtreatsshouldbeused.Asthedogrollsthecubearoundthefloor,thefoodfallsout.Itcanbesetto“easy”forthedogtolearn,then“hard”oncehe’sfigureditout.Sometimeshe’llgetsointoitthathe’llforgettoeatthefood!

Teachingyourdogtricksisanotherfunactivitythatwillstimulatehim!Manydogsenjoyrunninganob-staclecourselikeatagilitycom-petitions.Youcancreateyourownagilitycourseinyouryard.Tunnelscanbeboughtfromchildren’stoystores,andyoucanmakejumpscheaplyandeasilywithPVCpipefromyourlocalhardwarestore.Youcanuseyourpicnictablebenchestogooverandwalkalong,atabletogounderorgardenstakestoweavearound.

Inadditiontoobedienceandagil-ity,thereareunlimitedactivitiesforownersandtheirdogs,suchastracking,searchandrescue,flyball,pettherapyandclickertraining.

Keepinmindthatanytimeyou’rewarm,yourdogmostlikelyis,too.So,whenyoucomebackfromalongwalk,orreallyworkupapantbycompetinginagilityorfly-ball,homemadefrozendogtreatsare

suretohitthespot.Whenusingicecubetraystofreezetreatsforyourdog,youmaywanttobuyasetjustforyourdog.Youcanmakethemadifferentcolororstylethanthetraysyourfamilyusessoyoudon’tputchickenbrothicecubeinyourglassofwater!Oryoucanusepaperlinersinsteadtofreezetreats.Oncefrozen,letthemsitatroomtemperatureforafewminutes.Thensimplytearawaythepaperlinerandwatchyourdogenjoythetreat.Youcanusebroth,nosugaraddedfruitjuice,plainlowfatyogurt,babyfood,orfreezeslicesofvegetablesandfruitlikegreenbeans,squashandsweetpotato,whicharefuntofreezeandgiveasacoldtreat.Justasfunareicycoolbananas,strawberriesandapples.Trysomeoftheseideasoutandkeepyourdogbusy!

Contact Information 4LuvofDogRescuePOBox9283Fargo,ND58106-9283

Phone:(701)205-0190

Pleaseunderstandthatourphoneismonitoredbyvolunteers.Ifnooneanswers,leaveusamessagethatincludes:

•Yourname•Phonenumber•E-mailaddress•Whyyouarecalling•Thebesttimetoreachyou

Wewillmakeeveryattempttorespondtoyourinquirywithin48hours.Ourpreferredmethodofcontactise-mail.E-mailusat:

info@4luvofdog.org—generalquestions

foster@4luvofdog.org—informationonfostering

volunteer@4luvofdog.org—tofindouthowyoucanhelp

donate@4luvofdog.org—informationondonationsofmoneyand/orsupplies.

Becoming a foster home is one of the most important things you can do to help our organization. Please consider becoming a foster today!

Applyonlineat:www.4luvofdog.org

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SAVE THE

DATE5th Annual

Silent Auction & Gala

November2,2013

Ifyouwouldliketodonate,volunteerorhelpwiththisyear’ssilentauction,pleasee-mailvolunteer@4luvofdog.orgtobenotifiedaboutauctionplanningmeetings,orforinformationonwheretosendorarrangepickupofdonations.

Yourhelpandsupportisgreatlyappreciatedatthisimportanteventforourrescue!