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Do you have a pet with an interesting story, history or special talent and would like it to be featured in a future issue of High Desert Pets?

If so, please send a photo and brief description of the pet and its story, plus a contact phone number to mbrown@vvdailypress.com There are four issues available per year (February, May, August and November), so not all applicants will be selected. If selected, Daily Press Special Sections will write a story and take photos of the pet to be featured.

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nnie adopted us around 1997 — she had been our neighbor’s cat for a period of years. Her previous owner was an actress named Nedra Volz who played the housekeeper on the show Different Strokes. When Nedra moved to Arizona, Annie was left to fend for herself. She decided that we were the ideal family with two cats already, Bud and Eight-Ball. She immediately ruled the roost being the only female, and Bud and Eight-Ball decided it was easier to accept her than to get smacked everyday so they allowed her to be spoiled.

Well, Miss Annie survived them both and has always been the princess of the 11th Green. Each year we think that it may be Annie’s last, but she is one amazing feline. Her internal clock keeps us on our toes, as it appears to be her job in life to wake us up at 4 a.m. and then again at 5:30 a.m. Once her job is complete, she trots off to her bed and goes back to sleep.

I attribute her longevity to Dr. Julie

McClaine as she has determined that Annie is now 27 years old and in good health. She is the sweetest and coolest cat that I have ever had — and I have always had a cat in my life.

Thank you, Annie, for finding us.

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High Desert Pet Services • Apple Valley Animal Control & Shelter 22131 Powhatan Rd., Apple Valley Ph: 760-240-7000; Ext. 7555 for animal control/licenses; Ext. 7510 for the shelter.

View adoptable animals at Website: www.applevalley.org • Barstow Humane Society 2480 E. Main St., Barstow Ph: 760-252-4800 Adoptions at the shelter and on weekends at Victorville PetSmart.

• Hesperia Animal Control Shelter 11011 Santa Fe Avenue East, Hesperia Ph: 760-947-1700 View adoptable animals at Website: www.highdesertinsider.com • Victor Valley Animal Protective League (VVAPL) (The original

Shelter on Zuni Road) 21779 Zuni Road, Apple Valley Ph: 760-247-2102 View adoptable animals at Website: www.vvapl.com

E-mail: gsrhd@hotmail.com Ph: 760-565-8012.

• Mustang-Spirit Equine Rescue P.O. Box 290640 Phelan, CA 92329 E-mail: info@mustang-spirit.org Website: www.mustang-spirit.org Ph: 888-267-0196

• San Bernardino County Devore Shelter 19777 Shelter Way, Devore Ph: 909-887-8055 or 800-472-5609 • San Bernardino County Shelter — High Desert 19575 Bear Valley Road, Apple Valley (next to Dog’s Day Inn boarding and grooming facility) Ph: 760-961-7535 Website: www.sbcounty.gov/acc

ADOPTION/ RESCUE GROUPS • German Shepherd Rescue of the High Desert www.gsrhd.com

• North Star Pet Assistance E-mail: lindee33@charter.net Website: www.localrescue.org Ph: 760-953-3557 • PAL Humane Society P.O. Box 3298, Wrightwood Ph: 760-249-1237 Fax: www.palhumanesociety.org • Pets Forever Found Ph: 760-953-7140 www.PetsForeverFound.org Adoptions on Saturdays at Apple Valley PetSmart

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e all want our dogs to pay attention to us. It starts with the way we train. First, we need to pay attention to our dogs. Casually asking a dog to perform an action doesn’t work well in training.

If we want our dogs to focus on us, we need to focus on them. When training, we need to watch our dogs and reward and correct as needed. Timing is important so that dogs can relate the reward or correction to the behavior they are learning. Too much time between a behavior and its consequence make it difficult for a dog to make the correction. The window of time is very small if we want to maximize our dogs understanding and minimize training times.

Voice is important in training. Asking or pleading with a dog is not very effective. Threatening and yelling is also not very effective. Fear leads to a dog wanting to escape the situation. A command should be given in a normal firm confident tone. This allows the dog to feel confident in the trainer. Likewise, a weak command does not convey confidence.

Commands should be given before the action. This allows the dog to think about what is expected. The order used should command, action, and consequence (praise or correction). If heeling a dog; we say “heel”, then step forward, then praise or correct. Sequence is important to canine comprehension.

Once the dog understands the command, the dog should be trained around distractions. The dog should learn to pay attention even when a ball rolls by, a loud noise occurs, or a cat meows. Training in these situations requires the dog to be confident in its trainer. If the trainer is calm and consistent the dog will learn to be calm and consistent.

Fear is not an effective technique to use in training.

A dog that is afraid to make a mistake will eventually perform the proper behaviors. However, training will begin with the dog trying to escape the consequences, be it yelling or physically punishing the dog. Training progress will be slowed by the need to escape, a lack of confidence, a poor working attitude, and an unhappy dog. The trainer’s joy of accomplishment will lack the interactive playfulness of dog and trainer.

Consistency is always important. Commands should be consistent, using the same word and tone of voice. Mistakes on the part of the dog should not be met with laughter or yelling. These actions lead to confusion. Interrupting training focus with outside conversations and actions is also confusing to dogs. A command, action, and consequence should continue in sequence.

Training requires a particular mindset by trainer and dog. Training can be firm but it is work time.

When training a behavior is over, a command to release the dog from the training mindset is important.

It allows the dog to relax.

Training should always begin and end on a positive note. Always end training with the dog doing some-

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tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pronounced â&#x20AC;&#x153;Me-Ola,â&#x20AC;? the Hawaiian word for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Survivor.â&#x20AC;? It is the name of a rescued black and white mare that epitomizes the plight of unwanted or neglected horses.

Each rescue horse comes with a story that would break your heart except for the intervention of dedicated people like Lalainia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Annâ&#x20AC;? Kline and friends.

Ann rescued Mea Ola and several others; eventually she founded Mea Olaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Place where she rescues, rehabilitates, and adopts out horses that come to her when there is nowhere else for them to go. She also trains horses and gives lessons to riders or potential adopters to gain confidence with their new horses.

The story started in January 2012 when Kern County Animal Control found itself holding more than 20 horses scheduled for auction. Most horses slated for auction actually end up at the slaughterhouse, so â&#x20AC;&#x153;Operation Horse Rescueâ&#x20AC;? was born, the name given to the project that Ann and other volunteers and fosters carried out, working through a 501(c)(3) dog rescue to move these horses out of harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way.

Ann fostered seven of the original group. Her skills as a veterinary technician â&#x20AC;&#x201D; she has worked with both large and small animals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; served her well.

The healthiest and youngest half dozen or so of the original herd were adopted immediately. The remaining horses presented a series of challenges ranging from advanced age to injury to overall condition.

Every horse was evaluated and received necessary vaccines and worming, dental work, pregnancy checks, x-rays and a Body Condition Score. Two horses received a score of 1 (Poor); three horses rated 2 (Very Thin). Of the horses rescued, only two of the original group rated a 5 (Moderate). A â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moderateâ&#x20AC;? body score indicates a horse to be in good flesh.

Eventually OHR was dissolved because rescue and rehabilitation is time-consuming and expensive and many original volunteers dropped out. Ann was determined to keep her commitment to find or provide homes for the remaining horses. The number was 22 horses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the rescues plus her own.

One rescue was a pregnant mare already lame in both front feet and almost impossible to work with.

Annâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teenage daughters named her Mea Ola. As you can imagine, trust must be established before there can be any rehabilitation or retraining.

Ann had Mea Olaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front feet x-rayed. The cause of her lameness was laminitis, inflammation of sensitive tissue or laminae inside the hoof wall. The mare got frequent farrier care, special shoes, a change of diet

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"Abby" B. of Apple Valley

"Kitten" of Apple Valley Buddy" D. of Victorville "Chelsie" of Apple Valley

"Coco" M. of Victorville

"Emmett" T. of Spring Valley Lake

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"Rocko" C. of Hesperia

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to the end of the pregnancy. Ann put Mea Ola on camera, live-streaming on the Internet via Marestare so she could share the unfolding story with viewers from 34 states and 13 countries. They were also happy to be part of the team to alert one another to the pending birth.

On May 14 last year, Mea Ola delivered a beautiful, healthy black filly now named Sassy. The good news kept coming when Mea Ola’s laminitis disappeared. She still has a condition called low ringbone, a form of equine osteoarthritis that creates moderate lameness, but that doesn’t stop her from kicking up her heels now and then.

Winters in Tehachapi began to take their toll on Ann and her family. After dealing with more than a dozen horses in three feet of snow, Ann spoke to her friend Brenda Hetzel of Oak Hills who knew of a vacant ranch available in Baldy Mesa. That’s where Mea Ola’s

Place is located today.

Ann credits Drs. Dennis Loveless and Megan Dispenza of Desert Mountain Veterinary for getting all the horses back to health and keeping them comfortable. She also praises the talents of shoer Rick Schultz, whose skill and patience have come in very handy.

Ann still keeps in touch with her worldwide circle of friends via Marestare, which now focuses on Sassy.

The local fanbase is growing.

Ann is also looking to the future for Mea Ola’s Place because she has many plans.

“I acquired a DBA in June and finally, in November, became a non-profit corporation,” Ann said. She is completing paperwork to submit to the IRS for tax-exempt status.

“My plan is to be able to use the ones waiting for forever homes and some that may need to be permanent residents to work as therapy horses for those with emotional disorders,” she said. She hopes to save more equine

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When Ann lived in Tehachapi, the group of volunteers came up with an “All Breeds, All Creeds” cookbook fundraiser filled with contributors’ recipes and photos and stories about each of the horses in Ann’s care. (See the side bar about upcoming activities at Mea Ola’s place as well as volunteer opportunities, sponsorships, the wish list and ongoing online auction information).

Of the original herd of 20-plus horses, only one, Ryder, went over the Rainbow Bridge. Ten have found forever homes and others are pending adoption.

Ann invites everyone to visit and “Like” Mea Ola’s Place on Facebook and to contact her for the chance to meet and spend some quality “horse time” at the Rescue.

She would especially like to introduce the community to Mea Ola, the rescue mare that helped form Ann’s vision and dream for Mea Ola’s Place.

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Both spent six weeks at a veterinary hospital before being rescued by Operation Horse Rescue.

Both have been adopted. Theresa is now a companion to her new family’s riding horse, and Billy is in Tehachapi and can already carry a saddle. His tail hair grew back and though it is short, he looks amazing.

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High Desert Pets Coloring Page The Apple Valley Kennel Club is providing High Desert Pets with a regular coloring page sponsored by the Daily Press and the Apple Valley Kennel Club.

Students from Kindergarten through grade 4 can submit colored pages for prizes by mailing them to Apple Valley Kennel Club, 8363 White Road, Phelan, CA 92371.

Winners will receive a variety of fun prizes. Contestants need to provide a name and contact phone number.

For more information contact Carol Parker at 818-259-9671.

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late to us and will learn to please us if we communicate well to them. If we start with the idea that dogs need to be forced to perform, we will wind up forcing them to perform. At the same time, people are in charge and responsible for properly raising, training, and being in control of their pets. This begins at puppyhood and continues

About the author Bill Bobrow has trained 12 different breeds that have earned AKC titles.

Bill and his dogs have earned over 200 AKC titles in conformation, obedience, rally, and agility. At present he owns Akitas and Shibas.

Bill can be reached at 760-964-5101 or billbobrow@rippa-na.com.

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