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For Pet Lovers Everywhere

In memory of Carol Stone founder of My Buddy Rescue Page 23

Rescuing Real estate one pet at a time

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I came home to cross over

By Glenda Kugler Page 12

Living Benefits to help your pets

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in this issue…

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Billie and his dog

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I came “home” to cross over | Glenda Kugler

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Brentwood’s Bark in the Park | Glenda Kugler

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Don't leave your pets behind | Wendy Turner

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Paws on Parade | Glenda Kugler

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“Rescueing” Real Estate One Pet At A Time | Lori Abreu

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Remembering Carol Stone | Lori Abreu

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A Dog Named Buddy | Andrew Elliott

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any times in life we have visions of an idea and then as the process unfolds various thoughts produce a different outcome. Well, here is Delta Living Pets, (formerly Purrfect Pets Magazine).

Taking our time to get it not only right for what our vision is, but perfect enough to carry on something that is very near and dear to the heart. Our motto is F.L.A.R.E. which means foster, love, adopt, rescue, educate. So you will see a lot of content about the animals we love and or care for.

This inaugural issue is dedicated to Carol Stone. As we were prepar- L-R Lori Abreu, Carol Stone, Chantel from Someday Ranch ing editorial content for the issue, Carol passed away suddenly. Carol was a huge animal ad- Don’t leave your pet behind. (See story on page 16) vocate, having her My Buddy Rescue as a big part of the Lori Abreu’s tells her story of how important real estate rescue community. Carol also was an award winning dog and rescue is to her and the community. See her cover story trainer, and showed many dogs in her time. We would like on page 20. to thank Lori Abreu’s for putting together a fabulous trib“To the world you are just one person, but to rescue pet ute to her. (See page 23) you are the world”. NBTR Also, in this issue is something very important. Did you Glenda (White) Kugler | Publisher know that an estimated one million dogs in the United Glenda.deltalivingmag@gmail.com States are the primary beneficiary in their owners will?

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contributors Glenda Kugler

Wendy Lou Turner

Conrad Borba

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Glenda has been in the East Bay since 2014, moving here from Nebraska. She has been in sales and marketing for over 18 years. Prior to sales she was a medical/lab assistant for over 20 years. Always having a passion for writing she ended up purchasing Delta Living Magazine in 2017. When she isn’t raising her special needs nephew, she is busy being a rescue agent in which she has been since 1996. Glenda resides in Antioch with her fiancé Shane and her rescue buddies. She can be reached at Glenda.deltalivingmag@gmail.com

Wendy Turner, CINHC, AADP is the owner of Turner Insurance Services and Glow Wellness and Herbs; she has been helping people find their GLOW since 2011. She recently added “living benefits insurance” to that list. Wendy is striving to help people get healthy and check their policies for a stress free living. She is currently licensed in four states. Wendy enjoys writing and editing for Delta Living Magazine and Delta Living Pets. Living in Oakley for over ten years with her husband she enjoys camping, and spending time with her rescue dogs. Wendy can be reached at turnerinsuranceservice@gmail.com

Conrad is a graphic and web designer, who spent much time in his youth drawing and creating, with his earliest memories of working on a computer as a kindergartner. He studied graphic and web design in college. With over 10 years experience in graphic design and eight years as a freelancer, Borba stays abreast industry standards in order to provide his clients with fresh and new ideas.

Reach him at conradborba@gmail.com or call/text (209) 481-5004.

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Randy Cook is a web, graphic designer and small film maker by trade. He also enjoys writing. Randy has studied ghosts, demons, and more which make his “Stories of the Macabre” fun to read. Growing up in Nebraska he has entertained a life of the arts. He traveled around the United States; acting troupe, appeared in cable shows, wrote for the school papers, and filming videos for local rescues for their events & other social media as well as fun horror videos. When not doing the life he was meant to do, Randy enjoys his two rescue dogs, Roxy and Dusty. Randy can be reached at thesirrara@yahoo.com

Shaun Samuels of Shaun Samuels Photography is a local resident of Brentwood, CA. When he’s not taking photo’s, he works full time at helping people with career development as a business services manager with Opportunity Junction, which is a local non-profit in Antioch, CA. His goal is to be the photographer that his clients can have fun, feel confident, and figure out what to do with their hands when taking a photo! Follow him on Instagram and Facebook.

Shaun can be reached at shaunsamuelsphotography@gmail.com

RoniSue Morris has been a resident of the Bay area most of her life. She has been in advertising and marketing for over fifteen years. Making relationships that last a life time, Sue currently lives in Bethel Island taking part in the Island’s activities and assisting her fiancé in his limousine service “Reliable Rides”.

When she isn’t working Sue enjoys time on the Delta and with friends and family.

Sue can be reached at ads.deltalivingmag@gmail.com

Marchelle Johnson PROOFREADER Marchelle is administrative assistant at Somersville Towne Center. She enjoys volunteering for local nonprofits and editing and writing articles. She lives in Antioch with her husband.

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Billie and his dog

By Randy E. Cook

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illy rose from his bed in a rush; his blankets scurried to the floor. He threw his Pajamas off and ran to the closet and put his clothes on for the day. Billy ran down the hallway of his one floor house and into the kitchen. His father yells to him that he needed to eat some breakfast. But Billy was out the door by the time his father finished that sentence.

When Billy gets past the hedge blocking his house from the neighbor’s, his best friend in the world jumped towards him. Billy screams with excitement and his best friend, which was a neighborhood stray dog, was as excited as he was.

They roll around in the grass for a minute and Billy tells him to come along and that they are going to go exploring.

It’s a small town, so there is only so much to do, unless you were an explorer like Billy. Billy and the dog would go everywhere together. Since he was a stray, Billy figured he’d know all of the cool places to explore, like the old abandoned corn silos next to the railroad tracks. They would play for hours. Or they would walk down by the river and try and collect frogs and rocks, although his mother never liked that adventure too much because of the laundry that would have to be done. Sometimes at night, Billy would leave his window open and the dog would come in and 10

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snuggle right by his back in bed. But he was always gone when Billy awoke in the morning. It was okay, because Billy knew his parents wouldn’t like a random stray dog they didn’t know in the house, let alone in Billy’s room.

One particularly quiet and chilly fall day, Billy and the dog were exploring the town’s pumpkin patch. While Billy was chasing after the dog through the orange field, he trips over a vine and lost his balance. He falls forward and hits his head on one of the giant pumpkins green stem. The dog runs over and sniffs him for a minute and Billy doesn’t move. Finally, after a few minutes, Billy opens his eyes and tells the dog that his bump on his head hurts and that they should get home because he doesn’t feel too well.

Billy goes home and tells his mom what had happened and how he got the bump. She puts him to bed and tells him that he needs to rest. Later that night as he was sleeping, his temperature began to rise. Concerned about him, his parents rushed him to the hospital.The dog watches from hedges of the house as they drive away to the hospital.

Two days pass and Billy and his parents finally arrive home, the dog is still laying there in the hedges. The dog smells the air and can tell that something isn’t right with his master.The dog runs around to Billy’s window and watches the parents put Billy back into bed to rest.

A week passes, and the dog is still lying below his window sill. Finally, Billy has enough strength to walk to the window. He uses most of his energy to push the window open. Immediately, the dog jumps inside, begins sniffing and licking Billy. But he senses something again isn’t right with Billy. Billy sits down on the edge of the bed with him and tells him that he is sick, he will be visiting grandpa soon as to what his parents have told him and from what he understands. Both Billy and the dog were sad. They lay there with each other and cuddled until the sun set and all through the night.

A couple of months pass by, and fall turns into winter.The snow began to fall and cover the ground with wet, white powder. Even so, the dog would still visit when he could. Billy was mostly restricted to his room anymore, he didn’t like being in the hospital too much, and it made him feel weird. He hadn’t been on an adventure in so long, he missed those days.

One quiet evening, as the sky was weeping, Billy was resting with the dog on his bed, when his parents come into his room to check on him. Billy had forgotten to let the dog back out the window, but he was too weak to care right now. Billy for being so young knew that he was weaker and wanted to sleep more and more. Billy, gasping for more breaths, tells his

dad to take care of the dog when he’s gone, because he has taken care of him.

His father looks at him and tells him that he doesn’t know what he is talking about. He hasn’t seen a dog at all and there wasn’t one in his room right now. Billy glances over and the dog is looking right at him with eyes that are teary eyed. The dog lays his head on Billy’s chest. Billy realizes that only he can see the dog and that he was there for a reason. His father looks around the room again and walks over to close the window because of the cold draft.

A gust of wind rushes by him as he closes the window. Billy’s mother looks back at Billy and notices that he had stopped breathing.They knew that the moment was finally here. They both embraced Billy and wept for the loss of their only son.

Shortly after the funeral, Billy’s dad was packing some things in his bedroom to store them in the attic. As he drops off a box in the attic, he comes across a box labeled DAD’S THINGS, and he opens it. Inside the box and sitting on top is a picture of his dad and his dog when he was Billy’s age. He began to smile as he noticed the dog next to his father looks like the dog Billy described that day in the pumpkin patch and realized that it was the same dog that befriended Billy. Tears lingered down his face. deltalivingpetsmag.com

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I came “home” to cross over

By Glenda Kugler

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y name is Sonny Bono, or at least that is what my foster mom named me. Probably because I was skin and bones, malnourished, and sick when I was picked up as a stray on the streets of Antioch, California. Since I am only 4 months old and I had no idea what life was really like on the streets when I got lost. Or wait…was I dumped?

I don’t know. All I know is that it was very cold at night and I was always hungry. When the animal officers found me I was beginning to get sick. Yep. Parvo positive. Doesn’t anyone vaccinate their pets anymore? Not only that, how can a puppy such as me roam the streets, bones sticking out, and not one person notice or rescue me? Sad, isn’t it?

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nurture me back to health. What she didn’t really know is that I was too far gone nutritionally. I came to her house and was given a bath, medicine and a place I could call my own until I got better or a place to die.

My foster mother was so sweet; she gave me lots of attention. I just looked at her with my pretty blue eyes, she knew, I could feel it that she understood how sick I really was. The first night was horrible I kept her up all night going to the bathroom and vomiting. Like a real mother she cleaned up after me, consoled me, told me she loved me.

When the sun came up the next morning I was glad to be alive, but I felt so weak. The night was very rough on me. I really wished that I could have been found sooner so that this “mom” could show me what life of a dog really is. Once again I was trying to stay strong.

As the day progressed, so did I. My mother kept doing vitals, injections, checking my gums. I just loved that she touched me as it was always in a caring way. Then as I started to sleep continuously

and all I could hear is my mom crying saying that she cursed the people who did this to me and that she loved me. Me? She loved me!!! Awe, this is what it is like to really be loved here on earth.

She understood not to let me suffer anymore and as I rode to the emergency room I kept seeing all the colors of the rainbow even though I tried to listen for my mom’s voice. Then as I lay upon the table, the needle in my paw, my beautiful pet mom told me to watch out for all of her fur babies that have crossed over. Soon I had seen them all.

Now I can run free too. Away from the human race that let me down, only to be shown love at the last moments of my life.

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Brentwood’s Bark in the Park dinator since the beginning. She is dedicated Glenda.deltalivingmag@gmail.com to putting on this type of event because there Photos courtesy of Jo Klement were not many pet events available to pet owners or rescue resources and animal servicor severn years now The Brentwood es in this area. With the help of many friends Neighborhood Committee (BNC) and colleagues, this has turned out to be the has sponsored Bark in the Park. The free “must attend pet event” of the summer. event is held every year in the summer time in the Brentwood City Park. As the event Some of this year’s vendors: has grown, so have the vendors that partake in this pet fun filled day.

Furry Friends Pet Relief (free microchipping) The event is held rain or shine. Well this Brentwood Police Department year despite the cloudy weather, the crowd East Bay Veterinary Emergency of over a hundred people did not get rained East County Fire District on. The show must go on. And so it did. Fairview Animal Hospital With over twenty plus vendors and activities Pet Food Express such as the VFW performing, costume con- Pet Smart tests, bouncy house, parade and more. There Guide Dogs for the Blind is something for everyone even if you don’t Banfield Pet Hospital have a pet. You can always find one because Wagging Tails Training the local rescues bring some of their adorable Tony LaRussa’s ARF adoptable pets. The canine unit shows up to Walking the Dog woo the crowd.

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Until next year, you can follow Bark in the Park on Facebook. Support the communities in which they support animal rescue and resources.

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Don't leave your pets behind

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ow days a majority of towns here in the far East Bay are hosting pet events. Animal events have begun to take over almost everywhere because pets are family. We want to include them when we attend outings. One of those outings was held April 27, 2019, in Discovery Bay, California. Hosting the Paws on Parade’s second year was the town of Discovery Bay CSD and in partnership with the Discovery Bay Lions Club the turnout was spectacular.

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The inaugural year 2018 went above and beyond what they could have ever hoped for raising over $4000.00 for the dog park renovations.

This year was even better. All kinds of dogs participated in the parade. The weather was a pleasant spring day and the vendors were plenty.

The free family event gives the local community their own “bite” in the pet event community.

Marianne Wiesen is in charge of the events schedule and plans on growing the event every year. If you missed the event this year, contact Marianne at 925-915-1204 and she can put you on the list to receive information for next year’s Paws on Parade. Vendor spots range from $25 to $0 if you have a nonprofit.

Focusing on bringing the community in which they reside in, together with other pet lovers, this is one pet event to put on your calendar for 2020. The town of Discovery Bay does not let you down when it comes to this annual pet event.

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“Rescueing” T Real Estate One Pet At A Time

By Lori Abreu

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o earn a community’s trust, your reputation is everything. Believing in your community and following up with action to support it, is what will make a difference on creditability and how it will leave your mark on others and a community.

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financial being. One of the values that impact health and family is our pets. Studies show how pets can improve health, either by having a service dog, relaxation or taking a brisk walk with your dog. Two-thirds of all American’s own a pet, and 90% of people consider their pets as part of their family. Real estate is certainly one of those categories which would fall into a financial consideration and quality of life and can be darn right scary. It would only seem natural, when selling real estate, taking my love of deltalivingpetsmag.com

animals and making dreams come true by owning a home, combining all of these three things to not only fulfill my career but puts focus on helping others as well .

While juggling life, career, family, it is important to select those causes which make your heart beat a little faster. I personally am involved and support My Buddy Dog Rescue and Hold Your Horses. I met Carol Stone, 12 years ago when she wanted to follow her dream of owning a ranch to have her show dogs, as well as offer other services including dog rescue and boarding. It took almost 2years but we found her the home she longed for. My Buddy Dog Rescue buys dog food for those who cannot afford to feed their best friends or pay vet bills when they are unable to. We have expanded My Buddy Dog Rescue with a division of Adopt a Buddy, which looked at local families who are homeless, or farm workers that barely survive and adopt those families at Christmas time to provide them with presents, clothes and grocery gift cards.

Hold Your Horses is an organization run

by Chantel who I have great respect for. As people are in firestorms and fleeing for their lives, firefighters trying to save the personal property, Hold Your Horses run towards the fire to save those pets which had to be left behind. The Camp Fire this year was catastrophic, and the difference Hold Your Horses has made in saving pets, housing them, supplies to those living in tents still, has been life changing, Both of these women I have utmost respect for, I call them friends and do everything I can to support and work with their organizations.

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“selling” real estate, it is understanding someone’s life, how a move impacts them, what is best for my clients as a #1priority, financially is this move the right thing and sustainable, being their rock when things get scary and them knowing I am their partner for life and not just a transaction. It means rescuing pets when people are forced to relocate, looking for soil type and terrain specific to their animals, fencing, and neighboring properties and understanding people really do list their pets’ needs as one of their check list items.

Coming from a corporate background, 18 years ago when I made a career change to reduce travel for my family and became closer to my community, I thought I may get bored.

Far from it, my heart just expanded to include my clients, their needs and my expertise in negotiations was perfect for the specialty properties. My experience in corporate contracts and marketing, dealing with fortune 500 CEO’s and unmatched marketing experience was a perfect training ground for what I do today. I have sold properties from $32,000 to ten million dollars and every client in between can be a referral for future transactions.

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• Remembering Carol Stone •

Chantel, Carol and I took photos for Delta Pets; to share our common love for animals and animal rescue. We never dreamed Carol would not be here to see its publication in print. I met Carol Irene Stone almost 20 years ago, where she traveled as a Senior Vice President for Bank of America and lived with her husband Danny and their Finnish Spitz show dogs and pets in San Ramon. I later had the privilege of meeting the rest of her immediate family, son Brian, granddaughter Kailey, daughter in law Genevieve and niece Terra. I am hopeful I can capture what a remarkable person she was to me, her family and everyone who knew her.

Carol’s life was Suomi breeding, dog shows and opened Stones K9 in Knightsen, CA to further her passion for the animals. She was the home for many law enforcement K9 dogs, people who needed temporary homes for pets while they were in transition and offered a safe and loving boarding facility for those who needed the service as well. Carol started My Buddy Dog Rescue which was a nonprofit for animal rescue and added Adopt A Buddy to include deltalivingpetsmag.com

the owners of the pets who needed food, care, Christmas Gifts and donated money to care for the homeless.We ran fundraisers to keep money in the accounts to help other people. Carol was part of Knightsen Neighborhood Watch as well as Knightsen Town Advisory Council and Hold Your Horses Rescue Evacuation Team. Carol Stone was truly the most caring, passionate and giving person I’ve ever met. Carol was a rock to her family and she never once showed weakness even in her final days. Even with all she had going on herself, her focus was always making sure everyone else was doing ok. She was an example to us, all in with her love for life and her family, as a wife, mother, nana, aunt, and friend. Anyone who was blessed to share time with Carol knows that there isn’t another person in the world that had a bigger, more giving heart and we are all so lucky to have had her in our lives.

Carol has been battling cancer for 7 years, however you would never know it by the way she took on the world. She had no pity parties for the cancer, she in private fought the fight that most of us can’t imagine, with always only

worrying about those around her. Carol didn’t like to talk about the cancer, or even acknowledge it, she would always say, “I’m fine”. She hated to talk about the cancer or treatment, and when people are so powerful, I was hoping she would be fine. When she texted me and told me she was in the hospital recently, she again assured me, “it has nothing to do with the cancer”, because she knew I’d worry, then the call came where she entered ICU. My strong and competent friend found herself in a body that even she was at the mercy of this horrible disease. As I held her hand and told her how much I loved her and how she changed the world, and everyone knew if there was any fight left, she would be the one to do it. Carol will now be in heaven overseeing and running things from up there! May her spirit and her legacy stand for the high principles and compassion she stood for and others strive to be just part of who she was as a person. I will dearly miss my friend; her family has lost their leader and they will be working to continue her dream of running Stones K9 as well as the rescue.

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A Dog Named Buddy

By Andrew Elliott When I was just 6 years old I wrote the following letter about my first puppy. As I graduate from high school this year (2019), I remember Buddy as he passed just last year.

dog g.” I said. I got my o d st fir y m t o g “Look I just of their white nt o fr in e d si ut o w ar from people I kno e. I was just one ye m to y d d Bu ed nd house. They ha day I e was yellow. That H y. d d Bu t o g I n ing. old whe es, and people talk in g en r ca , g in rk a heard loud b e telling me how er w y d d Bu us ld nd The people who so grass, pumpkins a d le el sm I . m hi f o to take care m fixed hat evening my mo T e. us ho r ei th t a e flowers ies. Buddy helped m fr ch en Fr h it w n baked chicke I hold drinking milk. e green trees and th er d un y la e w Now days fur. He is my best ng lo ’s g o d y m sh rk the collar and bru We walk to the pa e. m h it w h tc fe ys friend. He pla bridge with fish. e th er d un r te a w together. There is m dog food at my hi e iv g I y. d d Bu t o I am glad I g We run together, lf. se m hi y b r te a w house. He drinks py. makes me feel hap It ll. a b y la p e w nd a Buddy has since crossed over the rainbow bridge at the age of 18 years old. We will meet again and it will make me happy. dlm 24

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