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This summer we flew down to Los Angeles to meet with animal lover, Carrie Ann Inaba. She welcomed us into her home with her generous aloha spirit and, surrounded by her rescued pets, talked with us about the important work of the Carrie Ann Inaba Animal Project.

Los Angeles is also home of Norman, the scooter dog, and his guardian, Karen Cobb. Norman delights in wowing audiences with his amazing skill. But Norman isn’t just a scooter dog anymore. He skateboards, surfs, and can even ride a bike!

Just south of Los Angeles, a group of dogs share Norman’s enthusiasm for sports. The “Surfurs” of the Southern California Surf Dog Club are hanging ten with their two-legged pals. They invite all levels to join in the fun.

Across the pond in the chilly waters of the Bristol Channel, you’ll find Whizz, the 180-pound Newfoundland water rescue dog and his young partner, Ellie, an accomplished seventeen-year-old lifeguard. This wonder team patrols the waters of the channel, saving lives whenever the need arises.

Right back in our own backyard, take a stroll on the vast property at Chaminade Resort in Santa Cruz, then enjoy lunch on the patio at Linwood’s. Take some time out to read about the adventures of Cejas in Carmel, the whimsical art of Nancy Schutt, and the life-saving work of the BirchBark Foundation.

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13In Every Issue:10 Rescue Me – King Cantona Cantona, the intimidating overgrown puppy, learns some manners

and makes good.

12 Wellness – Seasonal Allergies Learn how to bring relief to dogs suffering from allergies.

13 Dog of the Day – Whizz to the Rescue Meet Whizz, the number one water rescue dog in the United Kingdom.

30 Central Coast Dog Walks – Chaminade, A Santa Cruz Shangri-la

Just off Highway 1 in Santa Cruz lie the dog-friendly trails of Chaminade Resort and Spa.

Features:16 Norman: Upright Rider Norman is a dog who loves to train and learn new tricks, and he

astounds audiences with his unbelievable abilities—like riding a bike!

19 SurFURS Peter Noll and his dog, Nani, founded the So Cal Surf Dog Club so

dogs and people of all skill levels can safely enjoy the pleasures of surfing together.

22 The Curious Adventures of Cejas the Dog Award-winning writer, Maggie Van Ostrand, shares some amusing

anecdotes about her travels with Cejas, the dog.

24 Carrie Ann Inaba – Dancer for the Rescues Being a successful dancer, choreographer, and judge on TV’s

Dancing with the Stars has enabled Carrie Ann to follow her dream of helping animals.

34 The Art of Nancy Schutt Nancy creates custom paintings of dogs and their people in colorful,

whimsical settings.

Everything Else: 7 Business Spotlight

8 Community Board

32 Bits & Chews

37 Rover Reviews

38 For the Dogs

39 Beach Camping

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Six years ago Cindy Bell decided to combine her love of animals with her web design skills to help promote other animal-related businesses. Cindy started by providing pro bono and discounted services to local shelters and rescues. Soon she had calls coming in from all over the country to create websites for humane societies, rescue groups, groomers, trainers, and other animal-related businesses.

She just completed a website for the Coalition to Ban Horse-Drawn Carriages in New York City. Her client list also includes the El Dorado Humane Society, creativePAW Rescue, Holbrook Haven Hospice, and For Heaven’s Sake.

Cindy shares her life with an abundance of strays who have crossed her path and become part of

her family, including cats, chickens, and a horse. But her inspiration comes from her two dogs, Linda and Astro. Linda is a three-year-old Beagle mix she adopted from the El Dorado County Animal Shelter, and Astro is an eight-year-old Cattle Dog mix who was found abandoned in a barn. Her connection to her dogs is strong, and ever since childhood she has had the uncanny ability to know what they are thinking and how they are feeling.

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Dashing, masculine, athletic, edgy—Cantona, the Shepherd/Hound mix shares all these characteristics with the man he is named after—Eric “The King” Cantona, touted to be one of the greatest ever football (soccer) players in the United Kingdom. Cantona the dog, has an eternal puppy look, with his one ear up and one ear down. It endears people to him and softens his otherwise intimidating image. He was on a long and winding road to his current home and barely escaped with his life. His story starts when he was found as a stray in Salinas in April 2010 and taken to Salinas Animal Services. He was a big, bouncy, under-socialized, reactive young dog. His chances of adoption were slim.

His future started to look brighter when a sneaky but well-meaning Animal Friends Rescue Project volunteer slipped him onto a van headed to the San Francisco SPCA, an organization known as the birthplace of the no-kill movement. The van had a number of dogs on board, who had been approved by the SF SPCA to come into their program. Cantona, however, was not one of the approved dogs.

As soon as he arrived, he won the hearts of the shelter staff and volunteers, and they took a chance on training and socializing him to make him adoptable. The dog runs at the SF SPCA adoption center are glass condos, and Cantona would stalk up to the front of his condo like a wildcat and bark like crazy at anyone who stopped by to view him. Not a great first impression!

Beccy Breeze was volunteering at the SF SPCA at the time. She had worked in the wine/hospitality industry for years, often putting in close to 80 hours a week. Her time with the dogs was a rewarding departure from her work life.

Beccy had no background in dog training when she started with the SF SPCA, but she was drawn to working with the big, leash-reactive, unruly, mouthy, jumpy, shy dogs. Cantona was the exact type of dog she loved to work with. At 90 pounds, with lots of puppy energy, Cantona would run full speed into other dogs as a way of playing. That didn’t go over well with most of them.

Beccy worked under the tutelage of world-renowned trainer, Kim Moeller; and Cantona graduated from Moeller’s “Reactive Rover” class and finally made a doggie friend. He learned to play nicely with a little

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Over the several weeks that Beccy volunteered to train Cantona, she fell in love with him. She was planning a move to Monterey and decided to make Cantona a part of the family and bring him along. Beccy was so inspired by her work with Cantona that she made a career change. Once in Monterey, she started volunteering with the “Take the Lead” program at the SPCA for Monterey County. She was soon hired as a part-time employee and is now a full-time assistant pet trainer.

Cantona got a job at the SPCA for Monterey County as well! He works to socialize dogs who have a rough and tumble play style. He has played with hundreds of dogs and gently but effectively corrects them when they get too rough. Teaching a juvenile dog proper manners goes a long way in creating a stable, adoptable family member.

Cantona is also the SPCA’s demo dog for their “Take The Lead” program that matches at-risk youth with shelter dogs in need of training. On the first day of class, Cantona demonstrates all the commands the dogs and their young trainers will be striving to perfect.

This once under-socialized big dog has earned his Canine Good Citizen certificate, is a member of the doggie dance team, Dance-A-Bulls, and had a starring role in the Carmel Dog Friendly Harlem Shake video.

Cantona has come a long way, and he and Beccy have both been diligent about his training to get him to this point. Beccy likes to remind people that no dog is perfect. They are perfect in their imperfection. What you are willing to put into your dog in the way of time, training, and love will result in a cherished and lifelong family member.

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The most common cause of skin problems in dogs is allergy. There are several different kinds of allergies, and these include environmental, food, contact, and flea or insect. The most common allergy in dogs, by far, is environmental, also known as seasonal or pollen allergy. However, some poor dogs suffer from multiple allergies, with environmental and flea allergies being the most common combination.

What causes allergies in pets?Allergy season has arrived and many people and pets are suffering. Although there are many things in the environment that can trigger allergies in pets, pollen is a very common culprit. The pollens from grasses and trees float through the air, land on the skin and in the airways of allergic pets, and trigger signs such as scratching, licking, chewing, and rubbing.

Many pets with pollen allergies will also have allergies to other things in their environment, such as house dust mites, wool, dander, mold, and insects. These poor guys usually show signs of itching and/or recurring infections all year round, and it may get worse in the spring and fall. The treatment options and prognosis are the same for pets with seasonal allergies.

What signs do pets show when they have allergies?Pets with environmental allergies most commonly rub their faces, lick their

Pets have seasonal allergies too!By Alison Flynn DVM, DACVD

paws and bellies, and scratch under their shoulders or front limbs. They often have watery, runny eyes and nose. Sometimes you will see a bumpy red rash and hair loss—these can be signs of a bacterial or yeast infection, which may develop from the combination of self-trauma and changes in the inherent structure and function of the skin that is seen in allergic pets.

Some pets will develop ear infections as well because the skin inside the ear canal also becomes inflamed when the skin is exposed to environmental allergens. Ear infections typically cause a pet to shake its head or scratch at its ears. Sometimes you have to look inside the ear to know if your pet has an ear infection; you may smell a foul odor or see a lot of brown, waxy material or even yellow-gray soupy material inside the ear. It is never normal to see this kind of material inside the ears of your pet!

Skin and ear infections do require specific treatment to alleviate signs and prevent progression to more serious disease. In addition, the underlying allergies should be treated to prevent the infections from returning.

What can I do to help my pet?The good news is that there are many treatment options available

to alleviate your pet’s symptoms. The most appropriate treatment is usually determined by the severity of your pet’s symptoms and the specific details of your lifestyle. A dermatologic exam and open conversation with your veterinary dermatologist will help find the right solution for you and your pet. Most pets do very well once the right treatment plan has been determined. Although some type of lifelong therapy is usually needed, the intensity of treatment is almost always reduced over time. Allergy shots, also known as “immunotherapy,” have been shown in some cases to cure allergies after one to two years of treatment. Although uncommon, immunotherapy is the only treatment option that has the potential to cure allergic signs without lifelong therapy.

There is no need for your pet to suffer. Speak with your family veterinarian about referral to a dermatologist. Your pet can be comfortable during allergy season!

Dr. Alison Flynn is a boarded veterinary dermatologist with extensive experience and success helping pets in the Monterey area with skin and ear disorders. She practices at The Pet Specialists of Monterey www.thepetspecialists.com.

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Our dog of the day is a really big deal (both figuratively and literally)! He is a world-record holder, a member of the Royal Navy Reservists’ Swansea rescue team, and is considered to be the world’s number one life-dog. In addition, as a Newfound Friends dog, he helps promote water safety through the Royal Life Saving Society. And at a very lavish ceremony at Guildhall in London, he was awarded the very first Dogs Trust Honour, the top canine award in the UK.He is also REALLY big. An eight-year-old male Newfoundland, weighing 180 pounds, ”Whizz” stands six feet tall when on his hind legs and can drag 12 people from the water at a time.

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David Pugh, Whizz’s guardian, who has kept “Newfies” or “Newfs” (as they are affectionately called) for more than 25 years, says, “When you tell people a dog can rescue a dozen people they don’t believe you—that’s why they come and see it.”

The Bristol Harbourside Festival takes place every summer in England’s Bristol Channel, where Whizz trains and rescues people. Because of his history of hundreds of rescues at the yearly festival, Whizz is a crowd favorite. Accompanied by Ellie Bedford, a 17-year-old who has been working with Whizz since she was 11 years old, Whizz leaps from boats, flies through the air, plunges into the water, identifies struggling swimmers, and pulls them to safety—all with a smile on his impressively huge face.

But perhaps for Whizz, he is the dog of the day when he is actually rescuing someone....human or dog!

One of Whizz’s most famous rescues was in 2007. Topper, an Irish Setter, had run off and fallen into a

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large water-storage tank in the dead of winter. Whizz sensed the danger and found Topper half dead in the middle of the tank. He jumped in, pulled Topper to the side, and David helped both dogs get out. Whizz’s status as a hero was well-established not only because of the rescue, but because he did it without being told. Whizz has been credited with nine real-life rescues, mostly children who ended up in water too deep or were pulled offshore by a strong current.

How and why are Newfoundland dogs so courageous? It’s in the genes, but also in the training.

Their homeland is Newfoundland, Canada, where they were bred to withstand freezing water temperatures and to rescue swimmers off the Atlantic coast. Flaps of skin between their toes turn their feet into webbed paws, enabling them to swim more efficiently. Thick layers of soft oily fur make them not only irresistible to pet, but provide vital insulation and the ability to stay afloat. Their size and astonishing strength are the qualities that round out the recipe for an incredible canine. But perhaps most of all, an endearing personality that wants more than anything to save someone, is the final ingredient that drives a Newfoundland to perform such amazing feats and gives Newfies the nickname, “the Saint Bernards of the sea.”

Training has a lot to do with Whizz’s success. Since he was a pup, rigorous training exercises have been part of his routine. And training with a human partner has been essential. David says that Whizz and Ellie are an amazing team. “In my 25 years in rescue work, I have never come across anything like them,” he remarks. “When Ellie first started working with Whizz, she was not that confident in the water, but my instinct told me that Whizz could inspire her and give her the confidence she badly needed.”

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David’s instinct was correct. Ellie is now one of the top lifeguards in the UK.

It’s Whizz’s job to provide the strength and ability to help people in trouble, but as this big “bear” bears down on frantic swimmers, Ellie provides the human touch and is the one who calms them and tells them what to do. “A drowning person has the strength of 10 people, and in a panic would most certainly pull the dog under. The role of the lifeguard is to make sure the drowning person is well and to convey that the dog is there to help. Thereafter, the dog performs the rescue,” David explains.

Whizz is not the first dog to save lives in the Bristol Channel. We must give a paw salute to Swansea Jack, a Labrador who rescued no fewer than 27 people in the 1930s. The yearly festival in Bristol is named after him, as is a Swansea pub.

I have a feeling Whizz will be equally acclaimed, and that we will see his name in many prominent places in the future. For now, Whizz, the giant Newfoundland, the “gentle giant,” is the Whiz K-9 of the sea and Coastal Canine’s big Dog of the Day!

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Ellie and Whizz in action

Norman the Scooter Dog has outgrown his moniker. He doesn’t just scooter anymore—he skateboards, surfs, rides a bicycle, and pretty much anything else you ask him to do. There are at least 100 behaviors Norman can do on cue: open cabinets to get a treat, dry off his face on a towel, and wipe his feet before coming in the house, to name a few . . . better than most kids.

Norman just does not look like a real dog; he looks more like the offspring of Chewbacca and Fozzie Bear. Norman is a Briard, an ancient French herding breed, and he was born on July 14, 2009. Professional dog trainer Karen Cobb got Norman as a pup from a reputable breeder, and he was welcomed into the family by Karen’s husband, Chris, and their kids Kaylee and Bryson.

In 20 years of training dogs, Karen has never had a dog yearn to learn as much as naturally curious Norman. Starting around 12 weeks old, he learned obedience, agility, and herding. Karen uses positive reinforcement methods that reward a dog for what he does correctly and, and she ignores his mistakes.

“We do a lot of free-shaping.” Karen explains that she rewards Norman for demonstrating interesting behaviors without being asked to or cued, then shapes those behaviors into tricks. When Norman saw his family riding scooters, he tried riding a Disney Princess Scooter and the rest is history. “The scooter thing just happened,” Karen laughs. “It wasn’t in the original plan.”

“The key is to make it fun for the dog. If they are having fun, they will want to learn and will try their

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very best. Failure is not fun for your dog.” Karen continues, “It was easier to teach Norman to ride a bicycle than it was to teach my daughter.”

Before Norman joined their family, the Cobbs had started planning a yearlong exploration of the U.S. and Canada, to begin in April, 2011. In February of that year, Norman appeared on David Letterman’s “Stupid Pet Tricks” riding his scooter, and it started a storm of public appearances: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Rachel Ray, Good Morning America, Inside Edition, TMZ, Dogs 101, Wheel of Fortune, and over forty different local news programs throughout the country. Norman even became a cartoon, Super Scooter Dog, on the Cartoon Network.

The Cobb family and Norman left on their trip as planned, but after seven months the trip was cut short when Natural Balance Pet Foods asked Norman to co-star in the TV show “Who Let the Dogs Out” with Tillman, the skateboarding Bulldog. The two canines tour the country searching for other inspirational or uniquely talented dogs.

Norman’s fame has given the Cobb family some incredible adventures. They have been backstage at Universal Studios, taken a behind-the-scenes Safari tour at the San Diego Zoo, and ridden in the Rose Parade on the Natural Balance float that was specially designed so that Norman and his pals could surf real waves atop the float!

Norman knows not all dogs are as fortunate as he is – they are sitting in local shelters or with rescue groups, just waiting for a loving family to

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come adopt them. These dogs really appreciate a good home, just like his canine sibling Zsa Zsa, a rescued Pomeranian.

Norman came from a reputable breeder—someone who breeds to improve a breed and ensure that a pup’s health will be as good as possible. Norman says if you must buy from a breeder, only buy from a breeder listed on the National Breed Club’s Breeder Referral list. Please do not buy from backyard breeders, puppy mills, or pet stores! (Pet stores that adopt out pets from local rescue groups are acceptable.)

Regardless of where you get your new furry family member, Norman is living proof that they will forever change your life!

Website: www.normanthescooterdog.comnorman’s facebook page has updates, lots of

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n many of California’s surf breaks it is no longer a passing fancy that you

may see man’s best friend surfing tandem with his guardian.

if you think about it, our canine compadres are likely blessed with superior balance with their

lower center of gravity and four legs that would make surfing less

challenging than for their two-legged guardians.

though man first took to surfing waves here on the u.s. mainland in 1885, man has long been accompanied by his dog on long ocean voyages, dating back to the days of Christopher Columbus.

fast forward to 2009. Meet peter noll, himself an accomplished architect and surfer. he fell in love with surfing in 1963 when his family relocated from Massachusetts to san diego. he then became even more enamored when nani, his bernese Mountain dog, joined him in the ocean, sat on his surfboard, and coasted all the way into shore on her first attempt. at that point, nani was also hooked.

nani’s love of surfing in the warm turquoise waters of san diego inspired noll to rally others with surf-loving canines to create the southern California surf dogs (www.socalsurfdogs.com). the so Cal surf dogs Club promotes safe dog surfing and fun for dog owners and their surf dogs (or surfurs), to support the mental and physical health of both, it is mandatory for all furry participants to don canine life jackets, so they will at no time be placed in any danger

during weekends at dog beaches, noll takes note of the size of the swell and the ability of the water-loving dogs who are giving canine surfing a try for the first time. he must guide each dog safely in the surf and then time the release of the board to catch the perfect wave so that the dog can glide to shore. once that tail starts wagging when they hit the shore, he knows he has a happy “surfur.”

the original canine members of the surf club, answering to the names of antonio, dozer, Guido, Kalani, King, and Kong, to name a few, have been posted on billboards and calendars, and watched by millions all over the world on videos and television newscasts.

Many were part of the four-legged pack to set not one,

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but three, Guinness world records for most dogs on a surfboard (17), most dogs with a surfer (8), and most dogs with a two-person tandem (8) at imperial beach in san diego.

noll has enjoyed posting world records, but the group’s role in helping to raise thousands of dollars for various pet and people charities is where he takes the most pride.

each summer, many of the so Cal surf dogs participate in the loews Coronado bay resort (san diego) surf dog Competition. the competition unleashes a host of friendly fun and raises funds for animal charities. whether catching a wave with a furry friend or seeking fun on the beach with friends and family, the attendees can expect to see much skill, and laughter as they take to the glorious imperial beach.

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wherever the ocean touches the land in the u.s., dogs of all breeds, shapes and sizes can be seen “hangin’ ten” on the front of their board, gliding across the waves like a low-flying pelican seeking its next meal.

there are few sports in which man can include his canine friend. the sport of surfing is blessed in that in enables us to share the waves, the fun, and all that the ocean has to offer. it is just one more way our dogs continue to give us telltale signs to enjoy everything life has to offer.

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ome may think it’s going too far to want to marry a dog, but since humans have pawed me often enough and marriages to them haven’t worked out, I may as well go straight to the source and get pawed by someone

who doesn’t expect anything more than good old-fashioned petting. That’d be my dog, Cejas. I love my dog as much as Leon Panetta loves his mother’s gnocchi.

Cejas is a fascinating little fellow, though somewhat spoiled since Carmel Beach regulars often tell him he’s the cutest dog they’ve seen all morning. When he was first rescued from the mean streets, he walked; now he struts. His favorite places are Carmel Beach, the dog spa at The Crossroads, and Mission Trail, where he can serenely commune with nature.

Cejas is of uncertain ancestry and people who meet him love to guess what his lineage might be. Clint Black and Lisa Hartman said he looks like Chewbacca. They might

be right, since George Lucas created Chewbacca after he saw his own dog sitting on the passenger seat of the car: a “gentle, hairy, non-English-speaking co-pilot.” And Cejas also loves to sit on the passenger seat and is gentle, hairy, and a co-pilot; he does, however, speak English, and frequently quotes Groucho Marx, who said, “Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read.”

Cejas has a great sense of humor, is well mannered and, best of all, he is as great a communicator as Ronald Reagan or Bill Clinton, especially on long, cross-country trips.

Traveling east from California to everyplace else, we drove through a hard-hitting hailstorm outside of Nashville, with huge icy missiles crashing onto the roof of the car with such force, they pocked the paint. Cejas seemed amused when I suggested that either Tiger Woods was teeing off, Serena Williams was

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lobbing a few, or a heavenly Minnesota Fats was saying “Hail ball in the side pocket!”

Cejas never whined, “Are we there yet?” nor did he object when I screamed obscenities at the GPS for directing us into a tunnel wall in Asheville, North Carolina.

At heart, he’s an explorer, taking every opportunity for adventure that presents itself. When we saw a sign in Kentucky saying it was only 20 miles to Lincoln’s birthplace, I asked Cejas, “Do you want to go?” He propelled both ears forward into drive, speed-wagged his tail in circles faster than the prop on Eastwood’s helicopter, and shot his tongue out the side of his mouth. He also passed along everything he knew about Lincoln’s dog. Cejas has been full of such trivia ever since he gave up immature tail chasing and learned how to read. (He prefers spending his allowance at River House Books to using a Kindle.)

Lincoln, Cejas informed me, gave his dog the unimaginative name of “Fido” and, like that wasn’t bad enough, he named his horse “Bob.” But I digress. Fido was a floppy-eared, rough-coated, big tan dog who used to wait outside Billy the Barber’s shop chasing his tail for amusement while Lincoln got a haircut. Fascinating. Even the ranger guarding the log cabin, didn’t know that.

Like his idol, Groucho, Cejas has a dry sense of humor. In Memphis, parked across from Graceland next to Presley’s jet, the “Lisa Marie,” he went into an uncanny impersonation of the famous Elvis sneer. (It did not detract from the effect when he finally admitted his lip had been caught on a tooth.)

Cejas is like the Coast Guard: always ready. We got into a “no pets” motel in Albuquerque only because he agreed to walk on his hind legs and wear a trench coat. In Amarillo, he passed as a seeing-eye dog when I donned a pair of sunglasses, and fitted him with a fake harness made out of an umbrella rib.

In El Paso, we sashayed up to the front desk of a hotel and glommed on to a prominently placed sign: “No dogs allowed.” Too tired to find another place, I said to the clerk, “This is not just a “dog” dog. He is a retired movie dog.” A wiry young manager appeared, wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a bow tie, which he nervously snapped against his Adam’s apple. He sniffed, “I understand you have a movie dog? What might I have seen him in?” I said he had been a stunt dog in “Benji,” and an extra in “101 Dalmatians.” “Really?” said the manager, “I think I remember seeing him!!” We ended up in a ground-floor suite with a sliding-glass door leading directly onto a large grassy area. Superbly mannered, Cejas left no reminders on the grass that he had ever been there (in exchange for which we were charged only for a single).

Cejas tried to share driving duties with me but the DMV refused to issue him a learner’s permit. Everybody knows how much red tape there is at any bureaucracy, so you can imagine what it’s like for a dog. (The only good thing about applying for a canine license in California is that there’s no line.)

A big benefit to having Cejas as a mate is that I can introduce him to my girlfriends without fear they’ll seduce him, since most of them probably wouldn’t want to date such a short and hairy guy whose favorite hobby is rolling around on Carmel seaweed.

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Carrie Ann Inaba Dancer for the Rescues


Love is the most beautiful thing in this world. But the love of an animal is the purest thing in this world. Everyone should experience this type of love. It is very healing and our world could use a little healing right now.

~Carrie Ann Inaba

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Carrie Ann Inaba graciously invited Coastal Canine into her Los Angeles home to find out more about her passion for animals, to meet and photograph her furry family (which includes two new rescue puppies, Lola and Buddy; her little Chihuahua mix, Peanut; and her four kitties, Squeaker, Taz, Mimi, and Blizzard), and to learn about her inspiration for starting the Carrie Ann Inaba Animal Foundation.

Carrie Ann is a successful singer, choreographer, dancer, and judge on the popular television show, Dancing with the Stars, but her heart belongs to the animals. From the beginning of her show business career, Carrie Ann always knew a successful career would be the means that would enable her to help as many animals as possible. She still dreams of one day creating a

sanctuary where she can be surrounded by the animals that she respects and loves so dearly.

Growing up in Hawaii next to a wildlife preserve, Carrie Ann was instilled with the value of being the “keeper of the wild.” Mentored by her father, a devoted animal lover, she has always felt her job was to watch over and protect the animals. In Hawaii, she had not been exposed to the animal overpopulation crisis. She hadn’t been to a shelter or volunteered for a rescue group.

It wasn’t until decades later, while looking for a place to volunteer her time with animals, that Carrie Ann got a quick education in the daily crisis faced by thousands of dogs and cats across the country, living out their finals days in a shelter, terrified and alone.

She signed up with iparticipate.org, which connects people with the perfect volunteer opportunity for them. Somehow she got on several email lists identifying animals in need at local shelters.

Each day her inbox was filled with photos and stories about dogs and cats in shelters needing medical care, needing foster homes, needing money for boarding, needing transportation to safety, needing one more day, needing someone to care. There seemed to be endless photos of cats and dogs in need. It was overwhelming, but Carrie Ann started writing checks. She wrote as many as she could from her personal account. She would send $150 here, $100 there. She did whatever she could do to help save a life.

Carrie Ann soon learned about the incredible network of devoted rescuers who are saving lives. She learned how many people it takes to save one dog or one cat. From the animal control officers, to the volunteer who sends out the email looking for a commitment from a rescue group, to the rescue group who puts out the plea for sponsorship and foster care, to the person who picks up the animal and transports him to the vet clinic or foster home, to the family who fosters, to the family who


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adopts. It does take a village to rescue each and every dog and cat.

One day Carrie Ann got an email from one of the rescue groups with a photo of a 10-year-old Boxer. She couldn’t even see the dog’s face, but her body language broke Carrie Ann’s heart. She knew she had to save her. The next day she adopted her and named her Cookie. She had been neglected and abused. She probably spent most of her life in a crate. Her body was covered with cigarette burns. She was a nervous dog. Carrie Ann fell in love with her, and Cookie blossomed and learned to trust, and in the last 18 months of her life, she learned what love was. And it was good.

Before Cookie passed away, Carrie Ann adopted a second dog, little Peanut. Carrie Ann was doing a broadcast, Access Hollywood Live, and they were interviewing someone from Best Friends Animal Society. Throughout the broadcast, Carrie Ann held Peanut, a black Chihuahua mix. Peanut shivered with nervousness throughout the

broadcast. Three weeks later, Carrie Ann got

a call from Best Friends. Peanut still needed a

home. Could they put in another plug for her?

Carrie Ann said, “I’ll come adopt her!”

Cookie didn’t quite know what to make of

Peanut, but Peanut adored Cookie and

showered her with love. The highlight of her

morning was waking up to give Cookie a kiss on

the nose. It was a very sad day for both Carrie

Ann and Peanut when Cookie passed away

earlier this year.

Carrie Ann’s inspiration to start the Carrie Ann

Inaba Animal Project came after her soul mate

kitty, Shadow, passed away.


Carrie Ann shared, “When my cat of 19 years passed away, I was devastated. And I wanted to do something in his honor. He had saved me on so many occasions. He was like an angel to me and he inspired me to do more for animals in hopes that these animals could then be found homes and given the same kind of incredible love that I had experienced with him.”

That was her inspiration for starting the Carrie Ann Inaba Animal Project. In Shadow’s honor, Carrie Ann’s own nonprofit raises funds to support rescue groups that are doing outstanding work for homeless cats and dogs. In less than a year, her foundation has given out over $42,000 in emergency medical grants and rescue funds.

Her foundation also sponsors free spay and neuter events in Los Angeles to help reduce the number of unwanted puppies and kittens who often end up dumped at city shelters that have to euthanize them when there is no more space.

There are also plans to start a program in the schools to teach children about the human-animal bond and our lifetime responsibility to our pets.

Carrie Ann wants to learn every aspect of rescue work so she can be confident that the money the CAI Animal Project contributes is doing the most good that it can. To that end, she recently decided to foster two puppies from Mary’s Little Lambs Rescue so she could have the experience of fostering.

Carrie Ann wants to learn every aspect of

rescue work so she can be confident that the

money the CAI Animal Project contributes is doing the most good

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She saw a photo of Buddy and Lola in an email post asking for help. They were leaning against each other. They had been found on the streets as strays, and she knew that all they had was each other. There were people offering to foster one or the other of the pups, but Carrie Ann couldn’t bear the thought of them being separated. She offered to foster them both. At the time of our interview, she was very close to making them permanent members of the family. There was a little hurdle to get over with teaching them to respect the kitties, but with the help of a trainer and self-appointed referee, Peanut, they’re beginning to abide by the rules of the household.

Carrie Ann is that much closer to living on the sanctuary she’s been dreaming of!

The CAI Animal Project is dedicated to supporting the rescue, welfare and wellbeing of animals. The CAI Animal Project

collaborates with other rescue and animal organizations by funding and creating unique programs that help end the senseless killing of millions of innocent animals each year and encourages the human–animal bond that is so healing and enriching for us all. To learn more, visit http://www.caiap.org.

In Shadow’s honor, Carrie Ann’s own nonprofit raises

funds to support rescue groups that are doing outstanding work for homeless cats and

dogs. In less than a year, her foundation has given out over

$42,000 in emergency medical grants and rescue funds.

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Want to take a quick trip to paradise? A quiet place away from the insanity of summer vacationers? A canopy of trees as your umbrella on a rainy day?

Chaminade is a private, upscale resort and spa sitting atop 300 forested acres, with lush green hiking trails many locals know nothing about.

Hiking in Chaminade is a treat for you and your pooch’s senses. With almost every step, the environment changes: the air temp, the scents, the sounds, and the sights.

GiGi and I are hiking the Red Trail today—the shorter (1.25 miles) and slightly easier of Chaminade’s

two trails. We begin on a wide oaky brown dirt trail edged with beautiful scarlet poison oak. We hear birds chirping and the faint sounds of city life. The start of the Red Trail is NOT well marked, so we have to lookout for a smaller trail that cuts off to the left (see downloadable map on their website).

The trail narrows quickly and the cool covers us as we descend into moss-covered redwoods, winding downward on switchbacks. The trail sometimes drops two feet at a time. Redwoods here are tall, but not old-growth. In late autumn there are mushrooms, rich in color: browns, yellows, and bright reds. Careful where you step; the “leaves” on the ground might be the golden mascots of UCSC—banana slugs. There is a

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perfume of bay and redwood, but the pooches are sniffing the tales and tails of deer and woodland critters. The sounds of civilization are falling away.

The lower we go, the greener it gets, until we reach the forest floor. We are then submerged in a viridian sea of lacy ferns, along with feathery horsetails, giant three-leaf clovers called redwood sorrels, and miner’s lettuce that’s right along the creek.

We see little spots of color in purple periwinkles, red thimbleberries, and white star flowers. And some flowers hint at love and magic: blue forget-me-nots, bleeding hearts, and delicate fairy lanterns.

It is so quiet here, and we take a moment to catch our breath, inhale the rich loamy aroma, and let our minds come to rest . . . hitting the mental “reset” button.

Following the trail, we come to where it intersects with the Blue Trail at the Villa. Now coming down the Blue Trail, we meet Foxy the Fox Terrier and her two dads from San Francisco. “Is that place haunted?” they ask as they point at the Villa. Built in 1914 by then-owner Judge Curtis Lindley, the Villa has fallen in disrepair the last couple of years.

Keep to the trail on the left and it will slowly climb, passing the ropes course designed for team building, and then emerge at the tennis courts. Go left to return to where you parked.

“My Secret Hike” is a third trail adjacent to Chaminade, and it is mostly gentle slopes and oaks. Enter the Chaminade property through a gateway at Santa Cruz Gardens Park. Keep right and it will go through another gateway. This trail goes up a hill to where there are houses and a view of Monterey Bay. On the left (past the A-frame) is a trail that quickly becomes a winding single-file meander among the oaks. I’ve never hiked to the end, so you’ll have to let me know where it goes!

Be sure to download a trail map from the Chaminade website (see below). It is best to start on the upper trail and return via the lower trail. On the map, you would start off heading toward the “gates,” then go down the “Steep Hill,” and then loop around to the tennis courts and back to where you parked.

Map: www.chaminade.com/i/downloads/Nature_Trail_Map.pdf

There are two places to park:

Chaminade employee parking lot.

Exit Highway 1 at Soquel Drive. Go left on Paul Sweet Road and up the hill to enter Chaminade. Turn left at the top, then right (pool will be on your right). Keep going straight until you are in a dirt parking lot with pines and eucalyptus. The trail starts at the top end.

Santa Cruz Gardens Park.

Off Soquel Drive, go left on Thurber Lane. Go to the very top, turn left on Cabrillo Avenue, then right on Katherine Way. Park here and go through the open gate in the fence and you are on the Chaminade Trail; go right and the beginning of the Red Trail is not too far.

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Dogtripping: 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on our Canine Cross-Country Adventure By David Rosenfelt2012, Gallery Books, $12.95

When mystery writer David Rosenfelt and his family moved from Southern California to Maine, he thought he had prepared for everything.

Rosenfelt recounts the adventure of moving his animal companions across the United States with humor and warmth, and tells the tale of how he and his wife became passionate foster parents for rescue dogs, culminating in the creation of the Tara Foundation and successfully placing several thousand dogs with loving families.

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It started with doodles. Big dogs, little dogs, furry dogs; the little girl known as Nancy Schutt would draw them endlessly. But like so many talented people, Schutt had to grow up and work through a few other careers before she returned to her true passion. Now the award-winning artist paints dog portraits of subjects from around the country.

“When I started 20 years ago, no one specialized in dog portraits,” Schutt said from her Seattle home. The field has since expanded enough to earn its own online magazine, Dog Art Today (dreamdogsart.typepad.com). Schutt’s work often has a whimsical touch and uses the guardian’s story about his or her story to create the right setting for it. Many portraits feature the subject’s favorite ball. Sadly,

many guardians don’t consider having a portrait of their best friend painted until he is dying or already dead.

Schutt grew up outside of Chicago, where dogs were always a part of her life. She fondly recalled Mitzi, a doxie-mix, and “a little mutt” named Scamp. Those two may have been her first muses. A little Chihuahua-mix named Pablo that Schutt found as a stray almost 10 years ago fills that role today.

Schutt attended Colorado State University, then earned an M.F.A. from the University of Oregon. She used her talent as a courtroom artist for about four or five years until the horrors that were revealed finally got to her. “There were a couple of trials that broke my heart,” she recalled.

Deciding to switch gears, Schutt got her contractor’s license and started a women’s construction company. When that fell apart as a result of the economy, she moved to Seattle and worked as both a consultant and a worker in the construction field. That city has been her home for the last 25 years.


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Although there were the day jobs, Schutt never put down her paintbrush for any length of time. When her mother saw a portrait she had painted of her sister’s dogs, she urged her daughter to pursue dog portraiture as a full-tine job. Schutt did a show of the portraits she painted of her friends’ dogs, and the commissions began to trickle in.

“I did a lot of paintings,” said Schutt, referring to her earlier work. “But it got a lot easier with dogs.” Asked why, she said she did not have to conceptualize first; the subject was already there.

Lately, Schutt has found an exciting new medium with which to create dog portraits: the iPad. It is much less time consuming since she can draw a portrait in a couple of days, when it used to take weeks to finish a painting. “As an artist, you get caught up in doing it just right,” said Schutt. “But

the secret to good art is working fast so you don’t have time to think about it.”

Whether she uses a paintbrush or stylus, Schutt lays her groundwork the same. She takes photos, makes sketches, and interviews the guardian extensively about their dog. When Schutt began, she was able to meet her subject since most of the business was local. As her reputation spread, she began to get more work nationwide. She estimates that half her work is commissioned through phone interviews and photos sent by the client.

Not surprisingly, Schutt gets a lot of repeat business. “Some of my clients are on their second or third animal,” she said. Since that usually means the previous dog she painted is no longer alive, it is a bittersweet commission. “When a client calls to tell me their dog died, I weep every time.”

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It’s not often a mutt like me gets an to go on an upscale outing with an awesome view, tasty nuggets that “accidentally” fall on the floor, and this thing called “valet parking.”

I love Chaminade’s patio and the sights and scents there. It has the best view in Santa Cruz and is usually sunny and not affected by fog. Looking out over the treetops at Monterey Bay, it is not unusual to see a wedding under the bougainvillea archway. We watched nuptials that included a pooch as the ring dog!

The patio is served by two restaurants: Linwood’s Bar & Grill and the Sunset Restaurant. Both restaurants offer dishes that are fresh, local, seasonally-inspired, and organic (when possible). They have dishes for carnivores, fishetarians, and vegetarians.

Linwood’s Bar & Grill Linwood’s knows just how to spoil a pup with

their Pooch Patio Menu featuring yappetizers, entrees, and doggie deserts! Just a small taste of the menu: Canine Hamburger Sliders, Muttballs, Coho Salmon, and for desert… Peanut Butter Bacon Pupcakes and Honey Banana Pupcicles!

For your two-legged friends, Linwood’s offers an eclectic menu of munchies for lunch or dinner: pizzettas, creative salads, Vietnamese spring rolls, fire roasted artichokes, butternut squash ravioli, scrumptious sandwiches, and more. My mom loves the fish tacos filled with Mahi Mahi, mango relish, fresh salsa, black beans and cabbage salad.

Sunset RestaurantLet me just say this: my humans do not seem

to fully grasp the concept of an all-you-can-eat buffet, and I wish they would let me show them a thing or two. At the Sunset Restaurant, breakfast,

lunch, and dinner are served buffet style with extra stations where chefs prepare your fare any way you want. My people say the salad bar is the best around, though I have yet to even get a bone from it. I have taste tested a few small bites of the most tender and juicy prime rib, and honestly, I just can’t get enough.

It is the Sunday Champagne Brunch that gets my two-legged friends drooling like St. Bernards and makes any Sunday feel like a special celebration. They start with fresh-squeezed orange juice (maybe with champagne in it). There is an omelet station where you choose from an assortment of ingredients, and the chef will cook it just the way you want it. The buffet offers scrambled eggs, eggs benedict, sausage, bacon, and a variety of potatoes. There is a fruit and salad bar; a waffles, breads, and pastries table; a carving station that includes prime rib; and a table of delectable desserts.

The restaurants at Chaminade have it all—and it makes me feel pawsitively pedigreed!

Sunday Brunch10am to 1:30pm$30.95 adults (higher on holidays)

‘Yappy Hour’ on Linwood’s PatioMondays from 4pm – 6pmEnjoy one free pooch Yappetizer with the purchase of people’s appetizer.Limit one Yappetizer per dog, per visit.

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Dr. Merrianne Burtch can’t remember a time when she did not have a dog or a cat. When she was in kindergarten she wrote in her school notebook, “When I grow up, I want to be a veterinarian.”

When Merrianne was 14 years old, her mother encouraged her to volunteer at the local veterinary clinic to test the waters and see if being a vet was really her calling. And it was. She stuck with the vet clinic, working weekends and summers all through high school and college, and eventually achieved diplomate status in the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.

Over the years, Dr. Burtch has seen too many people who have had to euthanize their pets. They dearly loved their furry family members with a curable condition, but could not afford treatment because of financial difficulties.

The idea for a solution to this problem had been percolating in her mind for years. Inspired by the success of local rescue groups, Dr. Burtch felt the community would rally around and support an organization whose purpose was to provide medical care for dogs and cats whose guardians who could not afford major medical intervention for their pets. In 2012 she decided the time was right to start such an organization, and the BirchBark Foundation founded.

Dr. Burtch asked longtime client and friend, Bunny Tavares, who had a background in nonprofits, fundraising, and public relations, to head the organization as its executive director. Bunny was an animal lover who knew firsthand the difficulties of providing medical care for a pet when finances are stretched. Bunny volunteered her time to take Dr. Burtch’s dream and apply her own nonprofit knowledge and expertise. Together they have created a much-needed organization that now serves Monterey and Santa Cruz counties.

The BirchBark Foundation has already helped their first five clients and have more applications for help coming in daily. Chloe, an exuberant, lively, healthy four-year-old Golden Retriever-Lab mix fell off a cliff while hiking and severely injured her front legs and required a surgery her guardians could not afford. Lacie, an adorable two-and-a-half-year old Shih Tzu, ran into the street to greet a family member and was struck by a fast-moving truck. Lacie sustained several pelvic fractures and needed extensive surgery that her guardians could not afford. Gus, an eight-year-old Pit Bull Katrina survivor, is in training to be a service dog. Gus developed a heart condition and needed expensive diagnostics and heart medication that his guardian could not afford. The BirchBark

Dr. Merrianne Burtch and Bunny Tavares

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Foundation was able to arrange for medical care all of these needy cases.

The BirchBark Foundation’s goal is to take the financial equation out of life-and-death decisions and provide educational tools so pet guardians can make well-informed decisions about the health and well-being of their pets—from the heart, not the pocketbook.


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The BirchBark Foundation helped Sarah and Michael Hoppe pay for a much needed surgery for their dog Chloe, who injured both legs after she fell off a cliff.

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PETS WELCOME

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