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16 How Katrina put pets in the plan

12 Holiday Helpers

14 Everything Pet in the Willamette Valley

Getting ready for a houseful of guests? Here’s help in getting the dog ready, too. Good behavior and mindful handling of seasonal goodies can minimize the stress and maximize the magic!

Part 2 of Spot’s series on Disaster Preparedness takes a look at the life-saving changes that came out of the hard lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina.

Take a stroll through this idyllic area, noting the changes happening among our friends in rescue, shelter and more, plus the latest in petrelated business and recreation.

10 Meet your 2009 Willamette Valley Cover Models

8 Spot works to save, improve and enhance pets’ lives through education, awareness & action. Join Team Spot and help make a difference!

Reader Spotlight

Meet Sarah and her siblings, and Trae with foster “mom” Zip

24 Learning on the Spot

Eww! Got a poop-eater? How to stop this very icky behavior. Part 2 in a series.

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Spot’s WV shooter Marnie captured over 60 beautiful faces during the 09 event season. Our winner graces the cover, and those who participated — their entry fees supporting WV shelters and spay/neuter efforts — are all here. Take a peek: smiles guaranteed!

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Rescue Me!

Meet some of the precious babies who make their way to Spot’s door. Those featured in Rescue Me! are often a little older, sometimes need special care, and often have languished in a shelter just too damn long.

crunchy little newsbits to chew on - New off-leash park in Washougal - Rescued horses have new home - Mutley the Horse needs a home - New Yappy Hour in Camas - Got a young pet-loving poet at home? - N-H-O-C at PCC Rock Creek - Vote for Project POOCH - Lamb born en route to slaughterhouse finds refuge - First pet film festival in Connecticut - New film portrays dogs of WW II - Man who beat puppy jailed - Animal Aid celebrates 40 years - Magazine explores possible “cure” for euthanasia

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Spot is committed to bringing you cutting-edge pet-related news and information, and stories that touch your heart. Our comprehensive event coverage (in print, radio and on the web) is especially important as it helps boost attendance at events to raise awareness and funds for important programs and services. Spot is all about supporting Northwest pets and their people, and those working in the trenches in rescue, shelter, spay/neuter, food, veterinary care, etc. While these priorities won’t change, as time goes by, many other things will. We’re continually working to find ways to reach further and do more. I hope you’ll stick close as we grow and that you enjoy Spot’s newest offerings. One is Team Spot, now “holding tryouts!” Team Spot is an oppor-

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tunity to really connect and be a part of. Your membership will help find forever homes and support a variety of vital services. Together we can build our support of pets and their people — while every step celebrating the victories, the hilarity, and the pure pleasure of the connection we get to share. Grab your Team Spot T-shirt and get in the game! Check out page 6 and join Team Spot today! Will you be an Ankle Biter, a Lil’ Pup, a Best Friend or a Champion? I can’t wait to find out! Whatever your position on the Team, one thing is sure: you will be an MVP! And yes, there’s a benefit package! Team Spot members are on the A-list for things like walking as a Team at fundraisers, meetups, picnics, and who knows . . . maybe one day we’ll even enact my secret little dream: a Spot Flash Mob!

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While awaiting their forever homes these fabulous felines are being cared for by the loving folks at Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood. If you’d like to meet (and fall in love) with one or both of them, please visit the shelter at 14175 SW Galbreath Dr., call 503.925.8903, or visit catadoptionteam.org.

The following three beautiful dogs are currently in the loving care of John Archer at Waggin’ Inn Rescue just outside of Eugene, OR. Please meet them! If you feel one (or more!) could be the love of your life, please call John at 541.688.3260, or email him at zwagginn@wmconnect.com. Maybe you’ll find your dream companion! Sugar Hi! My name is Sugar and I am the sweetest boy you’ll ever meet! I am a 11⁄2-yr-old Chow/Lab mix with mostly Lab looks. I am good with other dogs who are not aggressive. I love balls, tug of war and I like to go for rides in the car and walks on my leash. I would love to be in a family with older kids who’ll play with me. I am a good all around family boy! Please come and see me! Teddy I am the prettiest Pitt, they say! I love to carry my red ball. It’s my security blanket, so you might call me a “ball baby!” I love people, and would be best in a family that understands and loves my breed. I am a smart, focused young man of 21⁄2. I’m most comfortable in my own familiar surroundings with a fenced yard and warm home. Please come meet me today! Vernon Hi! I am a lively, energetic 11⁄2-yearold Dobie/Hound mix with great vitality and curiosity. I can run like the wind and love to chase balls. Don’t expect me to bring them back, though — I just love the chase! I ride well in the car and will stand and wait for you. I will do great with someone who understands my breed and has the time and energy to work with my special needs. Please call and talk with John about me. I would love to meet you!

Tropica Tropica is a beautiful Calico who gets along well with dogs and older children. She likes to explore, but she would also like to just snuggle next to you and get petted. Come and meet this lovely lady. Phoenix Phoenix is a pretty little cat who would truly love a special person to call her own. Is that you? Phoenix is FIV positive. But that’s okay! FIV cats can live long, healthy, happy lives. Come fall in love with Phoenix today!

Now starring . . . at Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon Kit and Marie Kit (10) and Marie (12) had the best of homes and the best of owners. Alas, their people suffered illness and job loss, so Kit and Marie came to Senior Dog Rescue of Oregon. That’s been awhile ago now, so these two angels have been in foster care much too long. They’re very ready to go to their forever home! Although Kit has limited vision due to cataracts, she gets around easily when she’s with Marie. These sweet Doxie girls seek a home together; one with love and laps enough for all. They are both house-, leash- and crate-trained. And if you have a ball or two around, that earns you extra doggie kisses. Senior Dog Rescue serves all the Willamette Valley. Call 541.908.2331 to meet Kit and Marie today!

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Meet sarah and siblings I said I’d send along a pic of Sarah so I’m sending one of her and her siblings from spring of 2008. All the way to the left is Mr. Riley Conley (SF Animal Care and Control almost 15 years ago — he is and will always be my heart dog). Next is Magdelina May; she is the one who is half Rottie and half Old English Sheepdog (Control Costa pound 3.5 years ago). Third one over, with the sock on his foot, is Wilbur, half Staffordshire Terrier and half Shitzu (Merced pound almost two years ago — he is the crotch-sniffing jackass with not a grateful bone in his stubborn body), and finally, smiling while her ears flop in the air is Sarah Leigh Lee (originally from Lodi). Kim Conley • Portland

Editor’s Note: We had the pleasure of meeting Kim and falling in love with Sarah at Doggie Palooza in September. We learned about Kim’s special gift in caring for older and medically fragile companion animals. Kim later reported she and Sarah had so much fun that day, wrapping it with a visit to the Rose Garden, that when they landed that evening Sarah went right to bed and was “still lying there snoring in a most unladylike manner.”

Meet trae

This is our boy Trae, who arrived as a foster, and proved once again I haven’t yet mastered the art of fostering. Trae is here to stay. It didn’t help that Trae and his Foster “Mama” Zip absolutely fell in love. It is amazing how Zip loves the babies and cuddles and grooms them. He doesn’t know he’s an almost 11-year-old unneutered male! They are both so precious! Zip is a natural Foster Mom for these “special Babies”! ‘ ) Trae loves Zip and thinks he’s truly his Mama!

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Elsa Mia

Beau

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Pebbles

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Zoe Brogan

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How to Avoid Thanksgiving Theatrics Keep pets and people safe and happy during the holidays Kelley D’Agrosa • Spot Magazine

he guests are coming, the prep work’s done. Now all you have to do this Thanksgiving is prepare the meal, set the table, and enjoy. You truly are the picture of preparedness. You have got everything under control... except your dog. A wayward hound who counter-surfs, begs, jumps on new arrivals, or is just plain rude to houseguests can be quite the nuisance when you’re trying to be a good host or hostess.

Here are a few pointers for a day you’ll remember...

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First thing’s first — Incoming. No one appreciates getting dressed up only to have a dog, large or small, jump on them at the door. If you’re expecting a lot of people to arrive around the same time, it can be easiest to put your dog in another room until everyone settles. If your dog is a rambunctious greeter, guests appreciate a dog on leash to keep him from jumping up or getting too excited.

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Naturally you or your guests might When I’m expecting people who will be trickle in over time I keep a want to share the bounty. It’s imporleash dragging on a dog in training tant to ask guests not to feed your so I can get her under control before dog; they may not know what could opening the door. A treat stash by be harmful. Chocolate can be deadly the door can help get your excited for dogs. Many guardians know this, pooch’s attention: show him you but knowing won’t keep your dog have a treat before opening the from eating a piece of chocolate door, but don’t reward him until the dropped by a child or guest. Keep guests are inside and the dog is your eyes peeled if risky foods are part of the spread. focused on you. Most dogs are drawn to the tasty If your dog is constantly begging for or hovering around food, two simple smells from the garbage. Take care to dispose of skewers, things can really help. strings, and other First, teach your refuse out of dog a command A lesser-known Fido’s reach. like “Out,” risk lies in fatty foods, A l l d o g s which means love bones, outside the like turkey skin. but not all dining room A spike in the fat in a bones love but still in dogs. Brittle the gatherdog’s diet can cause poultry bones ing. The other Pancreatitis. can shatter, and option is putting shards can not only your dog away — a cut your dog’s mouth, but polite move if you have a guest who is uncomfortable with do damage all the way down. A dogs. It’s also a good option for dogs lesser-known risk lies in fatty foods, who are uncomfortable with crowds like turkey skin. A spike in the fat in or children. A dog closed a dog’s diet can cause inflammain a room with a Kong full tion of the pancreas. In best-case of frozen peanut butter scenarios Pancreatitis can be horand chicken isn’t likely rific, painful, and expensive to treat; to complain. Condition- worst-case it can be deadly. Avoid ing a dog to stay in a fatty snacks like skin or fat trimmings crate or room should and drippings. be a process, not an Start preparing your dog for comevent. Start with pany before everyone piles in. Invite short stays and friends over beforehand to give your gradually increase dog plenty of rehearsal time. As the the time spent there. A holidays draw nearer, note things special treat that comes that can help make everything go out only for those times smoothly. For example: will you can ease the process. have time to take your dog on a

long walk Thanksgiving morning? If not, perhaps the day before you can spend some time on obedience activities to help stimulate him mentally, then wear that hound out (carefully, of course). Take a longer or faster walk, a run or bike ride, or invite that crazy neighbor dog that always runs yours into the ground over for a play date. Whatever you do, a good physical workout the day before will increase the impact of any exercise the day of. I like to take my dog for a walk after dinner and invite guests to come along. Usually we’re all stuffed, and a nice walk is an excellent way to give your dog a break from the chaos and make room for dessert. Just like a perfect family feast, a little prep and planning around the pup can help make holiday gatherings at your place a piece of cake... or pie!

Pet Etiquette

Getting ready for company While there are many ways to address bad doggy dinner manners, there are two basic approaches: 1. Teach your dog to remove himself 2. Teach your dog to accept being removed by you It’s hard to believe, but not everyone appreciates that wet nose inches from their plate. To train your dog to keep an appropriate and polite distance in the presence of food, start by deciding what you want. Is three feet enough, or do you want the dog out of the room? Without a goal the training will fail so make sure you have a set line in mind. I prefer my dogs to stay outside the room while people are eating. My training session starts as soon as the dog catches a whiff of what I’ve got and comes to investigate. Immediately, I point to the exit and say “Out.” Then I drive the dog out by simply walking toward and blocking him from going anywhere but out the door. Once he’s out, I usually tell him to sit or down and stay, then walk away. The first few times, your

closed room, whatever your situation. I don’t mean just any old room. This A good physical will be the most magical, amazing, delicious room your dog has ever workout the day sniffed! Get the thing your dog before will increase loves most — a favorite toy, a yummy snack — and make the impact of any whichever room you choose the exercise the only place your dog can have that toy or snack. Give the reward and day of. close the door or the gate, but don’t walk away just yet. In the beginning, dog may hop right up and follow you. you’re only going to let your dog have Be persistent and consistent. If no that wonderful reward for a few minfood is given and the dog is never utes before you go in and take it allowed to get comfy and relax in away. You can do this a few times in the room with you, eventually he a day, gradually increasing the will choose to stay at the doorway amount of time your dog gets to have to enjoy tasty smells. If you want to with the best reward ever. Taking the give your dog scraps, that’s fine, but treat away creates a higher level of only after the dog has been focus on the treat. Once obedient and calm. your dog realizes Give the scraps Not just any it has a limited while your dog amount of old room. This will is in position time to have outside the be the most magical, this special room. If you reward, it amazing, delicious make this will be more part of the room your dog has apt to ignore family routine, noises (such as ever sniffed! your dog will accept guests coming and it as just a part of life, no going) and other distracfuss, no muss. tions. It is always a good idea to Like people, dogs have varying practice this when the house smells levels of self control. If your dog is like food, such as dinner time, so your young, prone to overexcitement, or dog won’t be swayed when powerful especially if your dog has aggression dinner party smells waft into the or fear issues, teaching your dog to room. be removed from company might be your best option. My ideal setup for this route is a room where the dog Kelley D’Agrosa is a horse trainer, riding instructor, and an avid animal lover. She is a recent can see what’s going on. Baby gates graduate of the University of Portland with an eye towards law enforcement. With her background in work well, easing the anxiety some horse handling, adopting and rehabilitating a skittish dog seemed a perfect fit. She and Simon(dog) dogs feel when confined. However, continually search for new adventures together, often accompanied by the other four horses, two cats, properly prepared, most dogs should rabbit, and goat residing at her farm in Warren. be comfortable being alone in a ��

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Looking back on a warm, fuzzy year in the wet Willamette Valley Camilla Mortensen • Spot Magazine

This time of year Spot likes to do a roundup on all things pet around the Willamette Valley, a nice little year-end wrapup of sorts, perfectly timed to help celebrate our 09 Willamette Valley Cover Model winner. Meet Lily on the cover, then enjoy all 62 contenders pages 10-11. They’re guaranteed to make you smile! Now let’s take a stroll with Spot’s Willamette Valley scribe, Camilla Mortensen, and explore all things pet in the Willamette Valley. 14 SPOT MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER 2009

he rainy season has hit with its usual cloud and chill, but around the Willamette Valley there’s been a sunny outlook for pets all year long. Businesses have sprung up and expanded, and efforts to find forever homes for pups and kitties from Cottage Grove to Albany have seen great success. It’s been a warm, fuzzy year in the wet Willamette Valley Rainy days may diminish the appeal of your local dog park (even though you know your pup needs to get out!), but don’t let the weather keep you home. Make tracks to one of the many pet-togethers around town! LexiDog Boutique at 5th Street Market hosts frequent events with featured activities, wine tastings, adoptables from Greenhill, and more. Just south of Eugene, Opportunity Barks daycare and boarding facility hosts canine socials every Sunday. As the holidays approach pet stores and rescues alike are preparing doggie socials and holiday happenings for you and your furry ones. Check the websites pg 26 for specific events. If you’re one who won’t let weather keep you inside, Springfield’s 32acre Jack B. Lively Memorial Park is going to the dogs. Four acres of the park are now dog-dedicated, with a special grass seed mix designed to self-heal after being stomped by the romp of pups’ feet. Also at the park is a new playground for kids, and new picnic shelters.

If you haven’t yet met the furry love of your life and you’re torn between the convenience of a pet store and the warm fuzzy feeling that comes when you rescue a pet in need, problem solved. Save the Pets of Eugene is taking animal rescue to the mall. The group is using the high-visibility of a storefront at Gateway Mall in Springfield, OR to find forever homes for their charges. The shop offers brochures on rescue and spay/neuter, and on the second weekend of the month hosts an adoption event for canine and feline rescues. STP Director Lori Smith says, “If all goes well, in a few months we could have a permanent residence at the mall similar to a pet store — but with rescued animals.” Those who love to shop will also want to visit Rainbow Pets, a new addition at Delta Oaks Shopping Center in Eugene. Rainbow Pets will also host events featuring adoptables from Greenhill, in addition to birds, reptiles and fish. Noteworthy organizations working in rescue can also be found in smaller Willamette Valley towns. Cottage Grove’s North Star Rescue and Junction City’s Claymore Waggin’ Inn are among those doing great work on behalf of the animals, as are SafeHaven Humane Society of Albany and Heartland Humane Society in Corvallis. Eugene is known for its hippie tendencies, and so naturally has its own natural/holistic pet store. The Healthy Pet hosts seminars on a variety of topics, plus adop-

tion outreach events. Pressed for time? The shop recently started a bicycle delivery service for local customers. Lane County Animal Services in Eugene has in the past 18 months or so gone from a beleaguered animal control agency that euthanized thousands of stray pets each year to a more forward-looking agency with a “save adoptable animals policy” that has greatly reduced euthanasia.

that’s 600 unwanted Pit puppies that never arrived. The program is part of Save the Pets’ new “Project Spayship” providing spay/neuter assistance to low-income residents of Lane County. It supplements the work of the Willamette Animal Guild (WAG), which has performed 7,507 spay/neuter surgeries, staving off the births of over 37 THOUSAND unwanted animals since it opened in 2008. The folks at WAG say their surgeries have pre-

Since then, several more batches of Chihuahuas have come for rehoming, as well as Pit Bulls sponsored by celebrities like Grey’s Anatomy’s Katherine Heigl. As the success of the small dog program spread. Greenhill developed a Best Friends LA program that transports small dogs from the City of Angels to be placed in and around the Emerald City. The slightly higher adoption fees customary for smaller dogs actually help boost the harder to re-home larger dogs. Alas, the big outdoor event of the year is over. If you missed the world-famous Ferret Agility Trials (formerly the Ferret Olympics, until the human Olympics objected to the name) at Emerald Park in August, you’ll have to wait ‘til next summer to watch the

Coffee for Canines is the daytime alter-ego of The District nightclub. During non-clubbing hours the shop serves coffee, atmosphere and wifi, helping fund veterinary care for those who can’t afford it. continued pg 26

Your pet becomes part of our family!!! One way LCAS vented the birth has worked of more animals Don’t let the toward implethan would weather keep menting a “nohave arrived at you home. Make all Lane County kill” philosophy is tracks to one of by helping reduce shelters in a the many petthe number of Pit period of over Bulls through a togethers around six years. Bully Breed spay/ Pet People town! neuter voucher will remember program. These Cesar Millan’s breeds historically land in Oregon visit to Luv-A-Bull Pit Bull Rescue shelters more than others, and are in 08 to help tame “El Diablo,” often the hardest to place in forever a Chihuahua so vicious he was homes. too much for the experienced Pit LCAS’s Kylie Belachaikovsky Bull rescuers. After El Diablo was says over 60 Pits have been fixed reformed and featured in a Dog so far; 40 more are scheduled Whisperer episode, rescues in Los for surgery, and vouchers remain Angeles reached out to Luv-A-Bull’s available. Belachaikovsky says, Executive Director Liesl Wilhardt for “These were dogs at high risk for help finding homes for Chihuahuas unplanned litters, and the surgery in need. The first batch arrived was completely unaffordable for February 09 and were successfully the owners without the voucher.” If homed in the Northwest. each spay prevented just one litter,

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will never forget watching the disturbing televised footage of a no idea the disaster would prevent them from returning to their homes for Golden Retriever swimming after a rescue boat. How happy he months, or forever. They left enough food and water for their pets for a few must have been to see people; friends, he probably believed. He days. Government agencies never considered the animals. Few people saw the boat, leapt into the current. They would save him as surely as had planned for their pets’ evacuation. With no place to take them, some he would have saved them. How devastated he must have felt when stayed behind, not wanting to leave their animal companions — risking and in some cases losing their own lives. they sped away, leaving him alone, struggling in the floodwaters. One blessing out of the ashes was the widespread realization of the horrible plight of It’s been four years since Hurricane In 2005, no laws existed animals in emergency circumstances, Katrina drowned New Orleans and devrequiring that animals be evacuated, opening the way for change. The afterastated the Gulf Coast region. Katrina math brought picture after heartbreakwas a disaster on so many levels. For rescued or sheltered in the event of a ing picture of the impact of having no animals, it was a holocaust. There are disaster. Today it’s different, but being disaster plans in place for animals. estimates that as many as 600,000 prepared means knowing what This created enough concern to move were left behind to fend for themselves. Congress to enact the Pets Evacuation Thousands perished; many drowned, systems are in place and and Transportation Standards Act. The others succumbed to dehydration, starvahow to access them. PETS Act requires local and state emergency tion, heat or disease in the weeks and months preparedness authorities to include in their evacuation that followed. In 2005, no laws existed requiring that animals be evacuated, rescued or plans provisions to accommodate household pets and service animals sheltered in the event of a disaster. In fact, animals could not even accom- in the event of a major disaster. The Act gives the Federal Emergency pany evacuees. After losing literally everything but their lives, stranded Management Agency (FEMA) the authority to assist in developing these Katrina survivors were dealt the ultimate blow when authorities forced them plans, allows financial support for states to create and operate emergency to abandon their beloved pets, refusing to allow animals into boats, buses shelters for people with their pets, and for FEMA to provide aid to individuals and other vehicles transporting people to safety and shelter. People had with companion or service animals and the animals themselves following continued page

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Helping get kitties to safety quickly Jake Faris • Spot Magazine Rebecca Rodriguez, an animal activist and filmmaker featured in Spot in July 09, has an impressive, diverse resume. She also possesses the moniker Inventor. As Oregon Humane Society’s Animal Care Supervisor in 1992, Rodriguez was charged with putting together an evacuation plan for the animals. “Figuring out what to do with the dogs was easy,” she says. “But when I got to the cats...” Images of having to literally herd cats causes Rodriquez to pause and shake her head. At that time there were 50-100 cats in the shelter. She knew getting crates out of storage and assembling them would be time consuming; she wanted to know how much time. So she tested it. Describing the scene Rodriguez says, “It was like a cartoon.” The cats, being cats, did everything in their power to stay out of the crates. It was clear that crates would simply not make for a speedy evacuation. “For two weeks straight I wasn’s sleeping,” Rodriguez recalls. Then, a light bulb: pillowcases. “Well, not pillowcases,” she explains, because “Pillowcases are for pillows.” But something like that — easy to store and use, while breathable and safe — would )$'& be )$'& perfect. ��

After some research and experimentation Rodriguez had her first version of the Evacsak. Made from bright nylon mesh that’s safe and breathable, the Evacsak is not intended for long-term housing, but for tranporting a small pet quickly and safely. And yes, it’s perfect. Terri Crisp, author of Out of Harm’s Way, put the Evacsak to work in 1993 during the catastrophic flooding in Missouri. After use in the field, Rodriguez added safety features like a reflective shoulder strap and piping, and an ID tag (which Rodriguez recommends be filled out in advance).

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Check it out at www.EvacSak.net. To make your safety kit even more affordable, Rodriguez is offering a 15% discount to Spot Readers. Look for the “I saw it in Spot” button on the Order Now page. A 40% discount is always available to nonprofit rescues.

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a disaster. pet policies in an emergency. for your family, pet guardians An event needn’t be Contact friends & relatives out- should maintain an emergency a Category 3 Hurricane side your local area and ask if supply kit for furry and feathered to end in tragedy. In the they would be willing and able to family members. Northwest, “earthquake” shelter you and your animals, or 3. Pet Emergency Kits should usually comes to mind first just your animals, if needed. contain food (in an airtight, when considering possible Green adds that having an out-of- waterproof container), water and large-scale disasters. The area contact is important because medicines for at least three to fact is, a simple kitchen fire local phone service would apt to five days, medical and veterinary can end in catastrophe for be overloaded or out completely records, first-aid and sanitation a family — or community in an emergency. supplies, pet carriers, litter & — and its pets. Disaster may strike or an evac- litter box, bedding, toys, leashes and collars with current ID and Spot sought out Julie rabies tags and current Green, Director of Tigard photos of you and your PETS for information and simple After losing literally pet together (to docsteps pet owners can and should everything but their lives, stranded ument ownership take now to ensure the best in case you and Katrina survivors were dealt the chance for a positive outcome your pet become should disaster strike. ultimate blow when authorities separated). Tigard PETS is a nonprofit pet forced them to abandon their An estimated 15,000 support organization that educates beloved pets. animals were rescued in guardians about preparedness for the aftermath of Katrina. Precise their pets before, during and after emergencies large and small. The uation order may come when you figures are difficult to obtain due organization is also equipped to are not at home. “This area has to the number of groups involved assemble and administer a shelter the unique problem of bridges, in rescue efforts. Reuniting pets which could hinder one’s ability with owners was a huge challenge plan in the event of a disaster. In a major catastrophe, state and in a major disaster,” says Green. because thousands of animals were local governments must first take What to do? “Talk to your neigh- transferred out of the region and did care of people, so it’s critical that pet bors,” Green says, and make not have proper identification. “It is imperative that microchips guardians be prepared to meet the sure someone is designated to needs of their animal companions. care for and/or evacuate your and tags have the most current information,” says Green. “After a Even after dramatic lessons taught pets if you can’t. 2. Develop a buddy system disaster, claiming pets is a huge by events like Katrina, “awareness in this area is slow,” Green says. “That’s with a mutual agreement as part problem.” because [locally] there have been no And in the case of that grease large-scale disasters in living memory fire? One small, inexpensive yet since the Columbus Day storm in crucial thing all pet guardians Your designated 1964.” she adds. should have: a “Pets Inside” person should have a key to decal on the front door letThe most important your home, be comfortable with ting emergency personnel step to protect your pets your pets, know where they are know the number and type in cases of evacuation of animals in the home. is to take them with you. likely to hide, and where to find “Every pet owner should DO NOT LEAVE YOUR your disaster supplies. have one,” says Green. PETS BEHIND! Of course in order to do this, should the need Though a dear price was paid, arise, you must know first where you Katrina did teach many lessons. of your emergency plan. Your will be able to take them. “That’s Take the time now — when time designated person should have why planning and preparing is so a key to your home, be comfort- is on your side and the pressure’s important,” says Green. able with your pets, know where off — to get yourself and your pet 1. Identify ahead of time pet- they are likely to hide, and where prepared. Doing so now can save friendly shelters, boarding facili- to find your disaster supplies. precious minutes in an emergency — not to mention additional stress, ties and veterinary offices. Con- Determine a location to meet. heartache, and even your best tact hotels/motels outside the Speaking of disaster supplies, friends’ lives. immediate area to check on their just as you should have one pet policies. Some will waive their For more information on disaster

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preparedness, go to: TigardPETS. org and ready.gov or call 1.800. BE.READY. To learn about emergency plans that include animals in your community, contact your city’s Emergency Manager. Vonnie Harris is a freelance writer, and operator of BowWows & Meows Pet Services of SW WA. She and her brood, Jake and Jessie, both yellow Labs, and parrots Pedro (Yellow-Nape Amazon) and Lorali (African Grey) reside in Vancouver. Vonnie also is “the face of Spot” at many Portlandarea pet-related events. Contact her at vonnie@spotmagazine.net.

Workshops Animal Aid is offering workshops on disaster preparedness this month. Here’s the lineup:

Calm in a Crisis Using T-Touch T-Touch been used successfully to address timidity, nervousness, separation anxiety and more — exactly what’s needed to help a fearful companion through a stressful event. Learn these tools ahead so you’ve got them when you need them. A “humans only” session is led by Ute Luppertz M.A, T-Touch P1 of Pet’s Point of View Holistic Pet Tuesday, Nov. 3, 7pm at PetUtopia in Beaverton. Cost $10; RSVP at PetUtopia or to classes@AnimalAidPDX.org, or 503.244.2060.

Pet First Aid A basic course to prepare for common pet injuries and issues. Geared for the “family on the street,” students do not earn certification. The presentation is derived in part from training programs used by the OHStar technical rescue teams. This “humans only” session is led by Leah Pfaff, CVT, of the OHStar Volunteer-based Animal Rescue Team Monday Nov. 16, 7pm at PetUtopia in Beaverton. Cost $25 donation; RSVP at PetUtopia or to classes@AnimalAidPDX.org, or 503.244.2060.

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cates the profits from Tails from Katrina to help fund future OHS rescue efforts. Tails may seem a light read with its large coffee-table format. Yet, once opened, the honesty portrayed in its pages could never be called “easy reading.” Its simplicity helps us remember that each individual effort makes a difference. It’s a “tail” of individuals working together to save our best friends, our families — a fact that when realized, gives all of us hope. Check out Selis’ other books, like: Cat Spelled Backwards Doesn’t Spell God. Keep up with his dog’s adventures on wednesdayswithotis.blogspot.com.

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During a recent spell in Photos by a veterinary waiting room with Jeff Selis my Aussie friend Pearl I happened upon a gem of a book, Tails from Katrina. Jeff Selis was just another photographer, pet lover, and concerned Oregonian as he watched Katrina’s horrors unfold just over four years ago. The book came to Selis as an idea one morning as he watched a local news crew report on a group of Oregon Humane Society volunteers who had recently returned from the devastation with 78 dogs and 15 cats. Inspired to put together Tails, Selis was given a single day to photograph the survivors. From his efforts that day comes the emotional documentation of many animals on the precipice of hope as they became available to join loving families. Displayed opposite their hopeful faces are journal entries OHS crew members penned while in New Orleans. The entries recount daily emotions — from broken hearts to glorious victories. The care and honesty of both the journal entries and the photos make this real-life story one that must be shared. With the same spirit that sent OHS volunteers to Louisiana, Selis dedi-

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New off-leash park in Washougal Stevenson Off-leash Dog Park at 3003 Addy St. (just west of the Bi-Mart) debuts this month. The fourth off-leash dog park in SW Washington, this is the first in the city of Washougal. Named after the owners of the land, the park is a seven-acre fenced facility with an info kiosk, dedicated small dog area, benches and trails. The park’s formation is thanks in great part to DOGPAW (Dog Owners Group for Park Access in Washington), an allvolunteer nonprofit promoting awareness and availability of safe off-leash areas in Clark County. All the off-leash areas are built and maintained by DOGPAW volunteers and supporters. While planned to open sometime this month, a firm date is contingent upon the growth of recently-seeded grass and completion of an ADAcompliant walkway. Stay tuned for developments and a firm opening date at SpotMagazine.net or clarkdogpaw.org.

Rescued horses have new home Two neglected horses rescued by Washington County Animal Services (WCAS) are now galloping in their new field. A search warrant issued to a couple in Sherwood in March led to the discovery of the two emaciated horses, one with a huge growth on its leg. The owners were charged with Animal Neglect II on each horse and the horses went into foster care for treatment and care. “Six months ago these horses were in horrible condition. . . . Today they’re both healthy and have a new home together,” said

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Deborah Wood, WCAS Manager. “Many people played a significant role in this case and we thank them on behalf of the horses.” Linda Gray, the foster “mom” for the gray and chestnut mares, housed the animals for six months. The gray quarter-horse named Angel required surgery for an infected growth. Doctors Palmer and Saunders of Willamette Valley Equine in Aurora performed the surgery and provided a month’s rehab care at the equine medical center at drastically-reduced rates.

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The horses were deemed healthy and ready for adoption in August. “What started as a heartbreaking story became a triumph. Both horses were adopted together,” said Wood. The horses’ new owners built an addition to their existing barn. “It’s nice that we were able to adopt them both, since they’ve been together so long,” said Janet of Forest Grove. “Our daughter is delighted. She plans to ride the Chestnut/Arab mix, now named Flicka, with her high school’s equitation team. The gray mare, now named Grayson, will be a pasture pony.” “We always do a great job of finding homes for dogs and cats,” says Wood. “Now, we’ve helped two neglected horses. They’re alive today and have a loving

home because a lot of people cared and did the right thing. We couldn’t be happier.”

Mutley the Horse needs a home Oregon Humane Society is seeking a home for Mutley, a horse rescued from a Molalla man due to neglect. A mature gelding with a grey coat and black mane, Mutley was among four horses, three pigs, two rabbits, one duck, one dog and seven kittens removed from the rural property in December 2008. Mutley is the last of the group to be made available for adoption, as he needed time to gain weight and regain his health. Mutley will benefit from a patient, confident owner who wants to spend a lot of time with him. Because he is a little slow to trust, he needs a home where he gets daily touching and interaction. He is not the ideal horse for a child. To learn more about or to meet Mutley, visit invest@oregonhumane.org.

New Yappy Hour in Camas Naturally Healthy Pet pet supply in downtown Camas opened in April and is now ready to put on the dog with a Yappy Hour event Nov. 6, 5-8pm. The evening will feature free tapas, wine, pet treat samples and prizes. Pets are welcome to attend but not required. In attendance will also be Fireworks Photography and a rep from Blue Buffalo. The folks at Naturally Healthy Pet say, “We know it’s only natural you want to spoil your pet; come let us show you how to spoil your pet naturally!” Details 360.609.3505.

Got a young pet-loving poet at home? The American Pet Products Association (APPA) is accepting poems for its 2nd annual APPA

National Children’s Pet Poetry Contest on the theme Pets Add Life (PAL). The PAL campaign is geared to engage youth in the joys and benefits of pet ownership. Kids grades 3-5 are welcome to write a poem about their pets and post it at petsaddlife.org, or mail it to: Pets Add Life, 45 Winter Street, Reno, NV 89503. Deadline for submissions is Jan. 15, 2010 at 5pm EST. Detailspetsaddlive.org.

N-H-O-C at PCC Rock Creek That’s New-Horse-OnCampus of course! This fall PCC Rock Creek welcomed the newest member of its veterinary technology “staff,” Emmy-Lou, a 20-year-old Bay Thoroughbred/ Quarter Horse. Emmy Lou was donated to the PCC vet tech program by an individual, a certified vet tech at Newberg Veterinary Hospital. Emmy Lou fills the position vacated by Dave, the long-time Rock Creek horse who died last spring at age 31. According to Veterinary Department Chair Brad Krohn, DVM, “Emmy Lou is healthy, wellmuscled and has an excellent temperament, allowing safe instruction for our students.” PCC Rock Creek, the only vet tech program fully accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association, includes large animal medicine and has an on-campus working farm that is also home to pigs, sheep, cows and a lama. Emmy Lou’s closest companion is a registered Jersey Heffer, a dairy cow named Lucy Lou, also donated by a private individual last summer. Both animals are very friendly, says Krohn, adding that Lucy Lou is the resident attention hog. “She thinks she’s a dog — a 600-pound dog.”

Vote for Project POOCH At presstime, Project POOCH was still in the running for Rachel Ray’s Mutt Madness competition, with top prizes of $25 and $50 grand. People are voting weekly on their favorite shelters in a bracket-style competition styled after NCAA March Madness brackets. “For every week we stay in the competition, we earn more for the program,” says a Project POOCH spokesperson. In 15-plus years of operation, Project POOCH has turned many death-row dogs into wonderful family pets while helping incarcerated youth learn patience, responsibility and compassion. To learn more and to vote, go to rachelray.com/pets/ muttmadness. Visit pooch.org for more details.

manager to relinquish him to her. As the lamb’s mother went to slaughter, the woman took the newborn home to her Yonkers residence, where he spent his first five days of life growing very attached to the woman’s elderly mother, following her around like a puppy. “We are so thankful we were able to rescue this sweet lamb, who was born under

Lamb born en route to slaughterhouse finds refuge A lamb born on a transport truck en route to a Bronx slaughterhouse was rescued recently by Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY. The minutesold lamb was discovered by a good samaritan who’d been shopping at a nearby market when the truck arrived. Taking a closer look at the sheep being unloaded, the woman was shocked to discover the newborn among the herd. The woman brought the lamb to the attention of the truck driver, who grabbed and handed the lamb to her, saying one of the sheep must have given birth on the truck. When asked if it were possible to reunite the struggling newborn with his mother, the driver said there was no way to identify her among the 100 sheep on the truck. Refusing to leave the abandoned lamb to starve or be trampled by the flock, the woman convinced the slaughterhouse

for both mother and baby. Unfortunately, such tragedies are an all too common result of a profit-driven industry that rips babies away from their mothers and packs sensitive, intelligent animals onto trucks so densely they cannot move, causing many to die before they even reach the slaughterhouse. This lamb may have been born under horrific circumstances, but he will live at our shelter as an ambassador, educating thousands of visitors from all over the country about the plight of animals whose first and only taste of life is the inside of a sweltering transport truck or dark, filthy factory farm.” The lamb is the latest to join the more than 200 farm animals rescued from NYC in the last several years and taken to Farm Sanctuary, likely after escaping one of the city’s numerous live markets.

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Benji, Lassie and Morris the Cat…now your pet can be added to this list of famous canines and felines when Soul Friends, Inc, a statewide nonprofit psychotherapy and educational organization that helps at-risk children with interactive activities including therapy animals, will premiere Connecticut’s first pet-themed film festival Nov. 21. The organization is seeking submissions of short films demonstrating how animals help people feel better. continued next page

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“We experience the healing power of animals in our daily work with children and adolescents,” says Kate Nicoll, MSW, LCSW, executive director of Soul Friends, Inc.. “By hosting this mainstream inaugural film festival, we hope to show the entire state of Connecticut what our clients have already learned . . . life is more enriching interacting with animals!” To enter the Petflix Film Festival, pet lovers and aspiring filmmakers are encouraged to submit video under five minutes or in the 5-10 minute category. Judges will score the film shorts based on originality, cinematography, message and overall theme. The top three entries from each category will then be screened at the festival. Details soulfriends.org.

New film portrays days of WWII War Dogs of the Pacific, now available on DVD, follows young soldiers and their dogs through training and into combat during

the last years of World War II. The film portrays moving tales of devotion, heroism and sacrifice and is full of never-before-seen photographs and combat footage, as well as captivating interviews with many of the handlers, a number of whom have passed since their interviews were recorded. The film was created by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Harris Done, who is now shooting a documentary about modern-day Marine war dog platoons, currently being used to sniff out IEDs in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Man who beat puppy sent to jail A Clackamas man who inflicted multiple injuries on a Pit Bull puppy was sent to jail for animal abuse and neglect. A medical exam at Oregon Humane Society revealed multiple fractures of the puppy’s ribs, skull and eye sockets, plus a broken leg. The puppy’s thenowner, George Antonio Davis of

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Clackamas, made headlines in late May when he was arrested for animal cruelty. Davis pleaded guilty to second degree animal abuse and neglect Oct. 6. The pup, Sierra, has recovered from her injuries while in foster care. She was scheduled to become available for adoption at presstime. Details oregonhumane.org.

Animal Aid celebrates 40 years Animal Aid founder Kathryn Hurd was among the special guests on hand to celebrate Animal Aid’s 40th anniversary Sept. 19. Founded in 1969 by Kathryn and her husband, radio personality Jack Hurd, Kathryn cut the ribbon to unveil the shelter’s new memorial floor tiles depicting precious memories of pets and heralding the fundraiser, “Pave the Future.” Kathryn recently re-connected with Animal Aid when she rescued an injured stray dog that required extensive and costly surgery. Her vet suggested she call Animal Aid. The serendipitous reunion led to a scrapbook of Animal Aid stories and photos, which Kathryn had treasured for years, being included in the anniversary festivities. “I’m so proud to have been a part of the beginning of Animal Aid, and to still be a part of Jack’s legacy,” said Kathryn. “There’s so much love and hope in all the stories shared. And I couldn’t be prouder of what Animal Aid has become.” Animal Aid provides shelter, foster and adoptive services for cats and dogs in need. The Animal Aid Fund for Veterinary Care provides financial assistance to people with limited resources when urgent veterinary care is needed. This fund operates on a pay it forward premise;

recipients are asked to repay the assistance as soon as possible. Visit AnimalAidPDX for more details.

Magazine explores possible “cure” for euthanasia Science magazine writer/editor David Grimm examines the global epidemic of dog and cat deaths and a $75 million program funded by a doctor’s foundation to address the concern in the Sept. 18 09 issue. “A Cure For Euthanasia?” takes an in-depth look at the millions of healthy dogs and cats killed each year in the US and worldwide. The story examines what has caused the problem and whether a $75 million program funded by a billionaire doctor’s foundation could offer the solution.

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Grimm reports that humane organizations throughout the U.S. can’t surgically sterilize homeless cats and dogs fast enough to control the births of unwanted animals. The report cites that nearly 4 million dogs and cats are euthanized in American animal shelters each year, with millions more put to death in less humane ways around the globe. “The amount that municipalities in the U.S. spend to catch, house, and kill our pet cats and dogs is staggering,” Found Animals Foundation Founder, Gary Michelson, M.D., shared with Science. “Surely we should be able to come up with a more cost-effective and humane approach.” The solution could be a program announced last October by Dr. Michelson’s nonprofit foundation, Found Animals, the $75 million Michelson Prize & Grants in Reproductive Biology. The aim of the program is to encourage researchers to develop a low cost, non-surgical sterilant for both male and female cats and dogs. The program offers $50 million in funding to approved researchers and a $25 million prize to the winning solution. While researchers work on the long-term solution to this issue, Found Animals Executive Director Aimee Gilbreath adds there are many ways the public can help now. “People love their pets, and we think they will be shocked to learn that nearly 4 million dogs and cats are dying every year in U.S. animal shelters,” said Gilbreath. While we work with scientists on this issue, the public can make a difference too — by adopting their next pet from an animal shelter and making sure to spay and neuter.” For details or to see the Science article visit foundanimals.org.

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Learning On The Spot Jennifer DuMond Biglan, CPDT • Spot Magazine

ast month in Spot we discussed the reasons dog eat feces, and laid out a training plan to teach your dog to “leave it” alone for good. If you are going to have success teaching your dog to stop eating poop it’s important that you first have a prevention plan solidly in place — then train them to do what you want (leave the poop alone).

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Week 2 Training Tools: 1. A pile of dog, deer, or whatever type of poop you are trying to get your dog to leave alone! 2. Your dog on leash. Training Steps: Step 1: With your dog on leash walk up to the pile of poo, close enough so your dog notices it and far enough away that he can’t eat it. You will want to keep your dog’s leash short, about 3 feet. Once your dog notices the poop, he will probably begin straining to reach it. Do not give your “leave it” cue at this point. Stay quiet and keep a firm grip on the leash to prevent your dog from reaching the poop. As soon as he gives up and stops trying to get the poop, even if he backs away just the tiniest bit, praise and reward with a very high-value treat. Repeat this until he is totally ignoring the pile. Step 2: Once your dog is no longer even attempting to go for the poo, walk away and re-approach it. If he looks at it and then looks away, praise and reward. Eventually work to the point you can have your dog off leash or dragging it. Praise and reward often enough that your dog doesn’t dart over to the pile and eat it. You may need a Tupperware container to cover the poo quickly in case your dog tries to go for it. The tips listed above are a shortened version of a longer, more detailed handout on how to teach your dog to Leave It. If you need more help I would recommend working with a skilled positive trainer. And please feel free to call or e-mail me and I can send you a lengthier version of the “Leave it” game. It’s important to train in different locations (front yard, back yard, neighbors’ yard) to help your dog generalize this behavior. Jennifer Biglan is a certified pet dog trainer and owner of Dog & Cat, LLC Training & Behavior Modification services in Eugene, OR. She is the proud owner of two dogs and three cats and provides private training, behavior consultations and group classes. If you have questions, contact Jennifer at 541.686.6768, or jen@dogandcat.org. Or visit her Web site at www.dogandcat.org.

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ADOPTION / RESCUE Multnomah County Animal Services . . . . . . . . . . . 22 APPAREL bad dogs canine coats . . . . . . . . . 9 BOARDING / DAYCARE Cooper Mountain Kennel . . . . . . . 8 Countryside Pet Spa . . . . . . . . . . 9 Fetch Pet Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Laurel Acres Kennels . . . . . . . . . 13 Muttley Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Play & Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 CAT/DOG WASH Fetch Pet Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CREMATION / MEMORIALS Dignified Pet Services . . . . . . . . . 9 Loved Forever Pet Memorials . . . 9 Picture Perfect Pooch . . . . . . . . . 2 DAYCARE / PET SITTING Fetch Pet Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Muttley Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Play & Chase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 EVENTS Service of Remembrance . . . . . . . 9 Mutt Mixers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 GIFTS / FASHION / SPECIALTY bad dogs canine coats . . . . . . . . . 9 Bi-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Howl at the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 GRIEF COUNSELING Companion Pet Grief Couseling . . 9 GROOMING Aussie Mobile Pet Grooming . . . 25 Countryside Pet Spa . . . . . . . . . . 9 Muttley Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 HEALTH & WELLNESS Animal Allergy & Ear Clinic . . . . 15 Back on Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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HOTELS Fireside Motel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 PET FOOD / SUPPLIES Bi-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Muttley Crew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Snowfire Farm — distributor of healthy pet foods . . . . . . . . 23 Solid Gold NW Holistic Products for Pets . . . . . . . . . . 19 Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 PHOTOGRAPHY Walt’s Photography Eugene . . . . . 2 PRODUCTS bad dogs canine coats . . . . . . . . . 9 Howl at the Moon . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 SCRAPBOOKING Picture Perfect Pooch . . . . . . . . . 2 SERVICE ANIMALS Dogs with a Cause . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Providence Lifeline . . . . . . . . . . . 8 SOCIAL / PET NETWORKING pdxdog.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 SPAY/NEUTER Lane County Animal Services Pet Spay/Neuter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 TRAINING Dogs with a Cause . . . . . . . . . . . 11 VACATION RENTALS Idyllic Beach House . . . . . . . . . . . 9 VETERINARIANS / VET HOSPITALS Animal Allergy & Ear Clinic . . . . 15 Back on Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Best Friends Veternary MC . . . . 25 Good Neighbor Vet . . . . . . . . . . 13 NWVS VCA Specialty Animal Hospitals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rose City Vet Hospital . . . . . . . . 24

dirt digging, yawning, tube running — and everyone’s favorite: the paper bag escape! The event is a fundraiser for Lane Area Ferret Shelter and Rescue. And just like it sounds, it’s a crackup and a blast. Also helping raise funds for pets in need this year is the new Coffee for Canines in Eugene. The District nightclub co-owner Libby Adams wanted to use non-clubbing daylight hours to help dogs whose people couldn’t afford needed veterinary care. So during the day, Coffee for Canines serves up caffeine and free wifi, and the satisfaction that comes with knowing their money is helping provide care for sick and injured pups. As winter settles upon the Willamette Valley, those in the know won’t be lacking for recreational outings with their best friends. Get out and enjoy! And if you discover a petventure that needs to be shared, let us know! Spot loves to howl about great new stuff for pet lovers! Bearen Foundation www.bearenfoundation.org Claymore Waggin’ Inn 90558 Alvadore Rd. Junction City • 541.688.326 Coffee for Canines 1290 Oak St. • Eugene www.coffeeforcanines.com Greenhill Humane Society 88530 Green Hill Rd • Eugene www.green-hill.org The Healthy Pet 2777 Friendly St. • Eugene www.thehealthypet.com Heartland Human Society 398 SW Twin Oaks Circle Corvallis www.heartlandhumane.org

Lane County Animal Services 3970 W. 1st Ave. • Eugene www.lanecounty.org/Animals LexiDog Boutique 248 E 5th Ave. • Eugene www.lexidog.com Luv-A-Bull www.luvabullpitbullrescue.org Rainbow Pets 1030 Greenacres Rd. • Eugene SafeHaven Humane Society 33071 Highway 34 SE • Albany SafehavenHumane.com Save the Pets SavethePets.net Willamette Animal Guild 3045 Royal Ave. • Eugene www.wagwag.org

Did we miss your pet-oriented business or rescue? Let us know and we’ll include you in a future issue of Spot! Go to “Talk to us” at www.SpotMagazine.net.

Camilla Mortensen is a journalist, folklorist and freelance writer with a Ph.D. in literature. She lives in a 1975 Airstream trailer in Pleasant Hill, Oregon with her three dogs — Zella a Rhodesian Ridgeback born without a ridge; Smudge, a blind doxie mix and Rhoda a pit mix — and a cat, Clelia. Her two horses Baby Huey and Flashtastic live close by.

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HELP WANTED ANIMAL CARE TECHNICIAN OHS is seeking energetic individuals to care for our dogs and small animals. ACT duties include feeding, exercising and cleaning kennels. A significant part of this role entails assisting adopters with selecting the right companion animal for their lifestyle. Must be available evenings, weekends and holidays. For the complete job description and application instructions go to www.oregonhumane.org. HELP WANTED! EASTSIDE PDX ACCOUNT EXEC Spot Magazine is growing! We are seeking a gifted sales/marketing pro with a heart for animals. Work from your home office but expect a great deal of interaction with our fun, dynamic team. Straight commission; great long-term potential. Please send resume and letter of intro to publisher@spotmagazine.net. No phone calls please. LEGAL EAGLE needed to help establish Spot’s nonprofit side. Jennnifer 503.261.1162 • publisher@spot magazine.net

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PET SITTING BOWWOWS & MEOWS PET SERVICES Need a pet-sitter who will love your pets as much as she loves her own? BowWows & Meows Pet Services . . . Because It’s All About Them! We also love birds! Serving West Vancouver & Jantzen Beach areas. Pet-sitting and Mid-Day Potty Breaks. 360.903.4174 LISA & FRIENDS PET SITTING Quality pet care in a comfortable home environment at great prices. In-home visits also available. All pets welcome. Refs. 503490-3762 FURRY DUTY IN HOME CARE Boarding/Daily Walking. Contact Char 503.829.7181 or jcpalmer@molalla.net or MiriamatFurryDuty@yahoo.com or 503-807-4578

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• Greenhill November Cat Adoption Promotion. Adoption fees for all black cats half off. • Thinking Cookie Lee Jewelry for holiday gifts? If so go online and tell them you’re shopping while the company is allocating 25% of sales to Save the Pets of Eugene. An actual party will be held Dec. 11; online orders through Nov. 20 benefit STP. Get shopping at cookielee.biz/shermonadavis or shermona.davis@yahoo.com. Details SaveThePets.net. 11am — Canine Sunday Playgroup at Opportunity Barks in Pleasant Hill, the newest addition to the pet scene for training, daycare and boarding. The brand-new facility offers fun inside & out. Enjoy good company in a great setting, plus homemade baked goods & coffee — $5. Details opportunitybarks.com. 11am — Howloween at the Zoo ‘til 4. Fun, safe trick-ortreating scavenger hunt stations throughout the zoo. Details oregonzoo.org. Noon — The Cat Food Bank is open ‘til 2:30. Help provide cat food for cat owners in financial need. The Cat Food Bank is located at CAT’s shelter, 14175 SW Galbreath Dr. in Sherwood. Details catadoptionteam.org. 1pm — PDX Danes meetup at Ross Park. 2pm — Casual Reception with Delta Society. Meet volunteers, donors and supporters who share a common passion — love for animals and people — at Oaks Park Pavilion ‘til 4. Free.

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5:30pm — Intro to Basic Manners Dog Training Classes at Oregon Humane Society in Portland. Fun, positive dog training classes built

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for flex schedules. Intro classes offered at varying times today & Nov. 14, 17 & 28. Training classes offered Tues-Fri. Details oregonhumane.org. 5:30pm — Join Heal Animal Massage at The Pampered Pooch for a Basic Massage Strokes for Dog Owners class. Sign up at The Pampered Pooch before the day of class (thepamperedpoochpdx. com). $40 fee includes take-home info, one-on-one instruction and blankets for class. 7pm — Calming Your Pet in a Crisis T-Touch seminar for disaster preparedness presented by Animal Aid at PetUtopia in Beaverton. Details AnimalAidPDX.org.

5 thursday

Noon — Pet Loss Support at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in NW Portland. Details DoveLewis.org. 6:05pm — Get Out! Tune in for a quick Events Report for pets & people this weekend. Spot’s Furry FunPlanner report opens the KPSU Family Show weekly on 1450 AM. 6:30pm — Therapy Animals: Who, What, Why? at DoveLewis in NW Portland. Free event (RSVP required dovelewis.org/giftShop). Learn about lending your heart, hands (and paws) to animal assisted therapy work. Learn the criteria, screening & training to become a certified team, and the types of work you could do. Please leave pets at home. Details DoveLewis.org.

7 saturday

• Delta Society Pet Partner Team Training course in Eugene. Details/Register PAAWS_ FireDog@q.com. Cost $100. 10am — Canary & Finch Show & Sale hosted by the Columbia

11-4. Details 503.292.6628 or AnimalAidPDX.org. 7pm — Tango to the Nines at Tangobrio, 4540 Commerce in Eugene. An evening of dance, tango lessons, performances & prizes to raise funds for Greenhill Humane Society, Emerald Valley Horse Rescue & Coffee for Canines. Admission $10.

8 sunday

Adrienne Flagg with Flagger. Flagger was a Second Chance Companion rescued by a flagging crew. She walked up and hung out with the guys all day and is a total sweetheart. Adrienne says their vet thinks she is about 8 years old. The 7th Annual Great Balls of Fur event raised $24,000 with 130 in attendance. Plans are underway for next year’s event. Canary Club at Tigard National Guard Armory. View prize-winning canaries and finches. 3 nationallyrated judges. Learn about care and breeding by chatting with members, breeders, and pet owners. Members include Russian & Spanish speakers, all happy to share their enthusiasm for the “fancy” (hobby). Today 10-5, tomorrow 10-3. Admission $2; under age 12 free. Details 503.792.3582 or JeepersPeepers55@aol.com. 10am — Adoption Outreach & Shopping Extravaganza at Woodburn Company Stores. The stores’ extravaganza will boost area nonprofits, including Marion County Dog Shelter, which will have sweet adoptables at Petsense ‘til 4. 10am — Holiday Open House today & tomorrow at Howl at the Moon Boutique in Vancouver. Pet & People Psychic Faye Pietrokowsky will offer readings noon-5; animals need not be present. Reserve space early. Learn more about Faye at innerdesign.net. 10am — Pet Nutrition & News with Chip Sammons on KKPZ, 1330 AM radio. Chip helps you help

your pets live long, healthy, happy lives. 11am — Foster Care Orientation at Greenhill Humane in Eugene. Learn about the program, support and opportunities. Details greenhill.org. RSVP to 541.689.1503. 11am — Greenhill Adoption Outreach at Rainbow Pets in Eugene ‘til 3. 11am — OHS Adoption Outreach at PetsMart in Tigard ‘til 3, and at Furever Pets, 1902 NE Broadway in Portland noon-4. Noon — It’s Raining Cats & Dogs! Save the Pets Adoption Event at Gateway Mall in Springfield ‘til 4. Noon — Adopt a Cat this Weekend. CAT counselors are on-site at local PetsMart stores ‘til 4. PetsMarts are located at Cascade Station, in Clackamas, Hillsboro, Tanasbourne, Tigard, Tualatin, Wilsonville and Washington Square. Also noon-4 tomorrow, Labor Day, and the weekends of Nov 14, 21 & 28. Noon — It’s Raining Cats & Dogs! Save the Pets Adoption Event at Gateway Mall in Springfield ‘til 4. Noon — Show & Tell Saturdays at Animal Aid in Portland Saturdays noon-4. Weekday visiting hours

11am — Home 4 the Holidays Adoption Event (cats & dogs) with Greenhill at Petco in Eugene. 11am — OHS Adoption Outreach at Petco on Division in Portland ‘til 3. 1pm — Memorial Art Community Workshop at DoveLewis, 1945 NW Pettygrove in Portland. Families 1-2:30, ages 16-adult 3-4:30. Enid Traisman MSW facilitates. Create a unique memento of your beloved and spend a little time in good company. Free; RSVP to dovelewis.org/giftshop. 1pm — PDX Danes meetup at Gabriel Park.

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11am — Holiday Pet Portraits ‘til 5 at Howl at the Moon Boutique in Vancouver. Pics of the litter will be manning the camera. RSVP early; details picsofthelitter.com.

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12 thursday

9am — Pet Loss Support at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in NW Portland. Details DoveLewis.org. 6pm — Pet First Aid Workshop at DoveLewis in NW Portland. Free; RSVP required to dovelewis.org/ giftShop. Basic Pet First Aid will keep you prepared for emergency. Please leave pets home. Details DoveLewis.org. 6:05pm — Get Out! Tune in for a quick Events Report for pets & people this weekend. Spot’s Furry FunPlanner report opens the KPSU Family Show weekly on 1450 AM.

13 friday

Noon — Find some bunny to love. Meet the Rabbit Advocates and their sweet adoptables at Western Pet Supply in Beaverton. Conversation/info about rabbit care & adoption, plus grooming for visiting bunnies (suggested donation). Details adoptarabbit.org.

14 saturday

9am — Adoption Outreach with Marion County Dog Shelter at Petco on Lancaster ‘til 4. 10am — Pet Nutrition & News with Chip Sammons on KKPZ, 1330 AM radio. Chip helps you help your pets live long, healthy, happy lives.

Nov 5, 2009: Carollyn Smith, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, on trying to get custody of two of her grandchildren. Nov 12, 2009: Grace Reed, Negotiating Shadows, on starting the Sober Students Club at PSU. Nov 19, 2009: Sonja Harju with an update on current issues facing Oregonians. Nov 26, 2009: Thanks are given to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan fighting for world democracy.

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10am — Pretty Kitty Holiday Craft Bazaar, House of Dreams Cat Shelter’s 9th annual event, ‘til 4 at Russellville Grange Hall, 12100 NE Prescott in Portland. Gifts for people & pets, a silent auction & raffle, refreshments & more. Proceeds benefit the cats at House of Dreams, an all-volunteer, freeroam, no-kill cat shelter. Details 502.262.0763 or kittydreams.org. 11am — Pet Caricatures by Sam Arneson at Howl at the Moon Boutique in Vancouver. Sam draws caricatures of pets and people. They make great gifts and holiday cards. See samples at howl-at-themoon.com under “event schedule.” 11am — Santa Paws Pet Portraits with Oregon Humane at seven Fred Meyer stores 11-3. Your pet can meet & get a photo with Santa, whisper holiday wishes, and leave with a memento. $20 for two 5x7 portraits and more. Proceeds benefit OHS. Happening at FM stores in Beaverton, Gateway, Gresham, Hollywood, Johnson Creek, Oregon City & Tualatin. 4pm — Shy Dog Workshop at OHS in Portland. Details oregonhumane.org.

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11am — Canine Sunday Playgroup at Opportunity Barks in Pleasant Hill, the newest addition to the pet scene for training, daycare and boarding. The brand-new facility offers fun inside & out. Enjoy good company in a great setting, plus homemade baked goods & coffee — $5. Details opportunitybarks.com. 12:30pm — Finicky Feline class at Oregon Humane in Portland. Free; details oregonhumane.org. 1pm — PDX Danes meetup at N. Clackamas Park. 2pm — OHS Adoption Outreach at the U of P Men’s Soccer Game.

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16 monday

5pm — Foster Care Orientation at Greenhill Humane in Eugene. RSVP to 541.689.1503. 7pm — First Aid for Family Pets disaster preparedness seminar presented by Animal Aid at PetUtopia in Beaverton. Details AnimalAidPDX.org. 7pm — Pet Loss Support at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in NW Portland. Details DoveLewis.org.

18 wednesday

• Papa’s Pizza in Eugene says Grab a Slice and boost Save the Pets! Visit SaveThePets.org, clip the Papa’s flier, grab a pizza and STP will receive 50%. 7pm — Great Dane Education Event. Detail pdxdanes.com. 7pm — Pet Loss Support at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in SE Portland. Details DoveLewis.org.

19 thursday

6:05pm — Get Out! Tune in for a quick Events Report for pets & people this weekend. Spot’s Furry FunPlanner report opens the KPSU Family Show weekly on 1450 AM. 7pm — Pet Loss Support at DoveLewis Animal Hospital in NW Portland. Details DoveLewis.org.

20 friday

6:30pm — Art for Animals Benefit Silent Art Auction at 5th Street Public Market in Eugene. Greenhill’s 3rd annual event features 200 pieces of art created by established and emerging local artists. Admission by donation. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres, wine & music.

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21 saturday

• Holiday Wine & Art Festival at The Resort on the Mountain in Welches, OR. OHS adoptables will be on site, and proceeds from the silent auction benefit the animals at OHS. 10am — Meet adoptables from Animal Aid at Western Pet Supply in Portland ‘til 2. Details AnimalAidPDX.org. 10am — Pet Nutrition & News with Chip Sammons on KKPZ, 1330 AM radio. Chip helps you help your pets live long, healthy, happy lives. 11am — Adoption Outreach with Marion County Dog Shelter at Pet Etc. on Edgewater in West Salem ‘til 4. Come meet these sweet adoptables! 12:30pm — Problem Pooch class at Oregon Human in Portland. Details oregonhumane.org.

22 sunday

11am — Canine Sunday Play group at Opportunity Barks in Pleasant Hill, the newest addition to the pet scene for training, daycare and boarding. The brand-new facility offers fun inside & out. Enjoy good company in a great setting, plus homemade baked goods & coffee — $5. Details opportunitybarks.com. 1pm — PDX Danes meetup at Hazeldale Park. 8pm — Dancing for Cats! an evening of music & dance at the Someday Lounge in Portland

hosted by House of Dreams cat shelter. A global cabaret featuring music & dance from around the world to benefit the cats at the shelter. Details 502.262.0763 or kittydreams.org.

25 wednesday

10:30am — Thanksgiving for the Animals at the Oregon Zoo. The Meerkats dive into turkey-shaped piñatas filled with crickets while the polar bears enjoy a pumpkin pie ice treat. Great photo opps. 6pm — Yappy Hour hosted by LexiDog and OHS at Ready, Paint, Fire in Portland. An evening of thanks for the pets in our lives, treats for pooches and wine for people.

26 Thursday

6:05pm — Get Out! Tune in for a quick Events Report for pets & people this weekend. Spot’s Furry FunPlanner report opens the KPSU Family Show weekly on 1450 AM. 7am — Annual Turkey Trot at the zoo. 4-mile run & fitness walk starts at 8; 1K Tot Trot (11 & under) at 9:30. Earn the feast and leave room for pie! Details oregonzoo.org.

27 friday

10am — Black Friday Sale at the Marion County Dog Shelter ‘til 5. All adoption fees for dogs reduced. Come meet your new forever friend!

10am — Black Friday at OHS. Skip the mall during the busiest shopping day of the year; go to OHS and get half off adoption fees for any black (or mostly black) pet today-Sun. Great selection, all sizes. Details oregonhumane.org. 10am — OHS Adoption Outreach at the Christmas Bazaar at Portland Expo Center ‘til 6. 5pm — The Oregon Zoo becomes a winter wonderland with Zoolights today through Jan. 3. Over 1.2 million bulbs representing life-size animal silhouettes and moving light sculptures are on display throughout the zoo. Guests are transported to Bremen, Germany, and even the Land of Oz. Popular costumed characters and elves greet zoo visitors and pose for photos. Details oregonzoo.org.

28 saturday

10am — Pet Nutrition & News with Chip Sammons on KKPZ, 1330 AM radio. Chip helps you help your pets live long, healthy, happy lives. 11am — Adoption Outreach with Marion County Dog Shelter at Salem PetSmart ‘til 4. Meet these sweet adoptables.

29 sunday

11am — Canine Sunday Playg roup at Opportunity Barks in

Pleasant Hill, the newest addition to the pet scene for training, daycare a nd boarding. The brand-new facility offers fun inside & out. Enjoy good company in a great setting, plus homemade baked goods & coffee — $5. Details opportunitybarks.com.

30 monday

5pm — Annual Doggie Walk Night ‘til 9 at Portland International Raceway. One night each year, the Monday after Thanksgiving, the PIR track is closed to vehicles and only walkers and walkers with their dogs are allowed. Last year 1100 walkers and over 600 dogs turned out for the fun. Admission $5; age 13 & under and pups free. Details winterwonder landportland.com.

CIRCLE THE DATE! Dec. 2

4pm — Santa Paws Pet Photos with Santa Wednesdays Dec 2, 9, 16, 23 ‘til 8 at Bridgeport Village in Tigard. A portion of proceeds benefit DoveLewis.

Dec. 3

7pm — Service of Remembrance at The Old Church in Portland. Annual gathering and candle-lighting hosted by Dignified Pet Services and DoveLewis. Everyone’s welcome.

THE EVENTS THIS PAGE ARE BROUGHT TO YOU BY

jim w. in memory of

darlin’ dusty

SPOT MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER 2009

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