GET YOUR TICKET FOR REVERSE RAFFLE

Gallup-McKinley County

Humane Society Newsletter

Spring 2011 315 B Hamilton Road off Hwy 491 - P O Box 550 Gallup, New Mexico 87305-0550 Ph. 505-863-2616

We are doing something a little different this time for our $10,000 Humane Society Reverse Raffle. We are stretching the three ticket winnings to equal the $10,000. FIRST PRIZE will be $7,000, SECOND PRIZE is

$2,000 and THIRD PRIZE will garner $1,000. Tickets are on sale now at $50 per ticket and can be obtained from any of the following: The Humane Society, Cedar Animal Hospital, Mystique Day Salon, Hair Hut, Con-nie Merrill Massage Therapy or Sandra McKinney at 505-722-0514. The drawing will be held on June 21 (First Day of Summer!) at the Humane Society. The Reverse Raffle will start at 4:30pm and last until 7:00pm. We will be serving light snacks and beverages during the drawing.

All profits from this raffle go to benefit our Gallup-McKinley County Humane Society for the abandoned and abused animals. Do not miss out on your chance to win big bucks, along with the great opportunity to help the animals!!

Of course, many of you are wondering “What about the dinner and dance?” We are working on that project, too, and it should happen late September or early October. We will keep you posted! We cannot miss out on that! It is one of our favorite events!

~~HAPPY TAILS ~ LITTLE LUCY~~

A thoughtful Christmas present and love at first sight turned into three weeks of worry, hope and concern. My dear friend Shirley received a Humane Society adoption fee as a Christmas present from her daughter Jo-anna. Shirley wanted a small lap dog and on January 14, we found the perfect little pup for her. I took the Dachs-hund/Chihuahua (doxie/chi) mix pup to Shirley on Friday afternoon and told her to keep the little girl over the week-end to see how they got along. On Sunday evening Shirley called me to let me know she had named the dog Lucy and really liked her, but that the little dog was very sick and was coughing. It was a holiday weekend and we could not get the pup back to the Humane Society until Tuesday. When Little Lucy arrived back at the Humane Society on Tuesday morning, it was ted that she was running a very high fever of 105* and had a severe cough. Lucy was diag-nosed with tracheobronchitis, which is also known as ken-nel-cough. But this was a very serious form of the disease and it could have developed into pneumonia and possibly

death. The pup was seriously ill. After veterinarian atten-tion, Lucy went to one of our Angels of Mercy, foster-mom Marilyn. For three weeks, Little Lucy received antibiotics and antihistamines, plus cough syrup. Shirley was so con-cerned about Lucy and called regularly to learn about her status. One day before we went to visit Lucy, Shirley wore a blanket so that it would get her ‘smell’ on it. Shirley left that blanket at Marilyn’s so that Lucy could sleep with it and would not forget her. Marilyn is just one of the foster-moms who work with the Humane Society and takes in sick or injured animals. She has been known to nurse litters of tiny motherless pups, abandoned kitties, injured dogs and cats, even birds with broken wings. Marilyn has that extra-special instinct that tells her how to care for animals in need. With the guidance and knowledge of veterinari-ans, Marilyn is able to sustain life in an animal that otherwise might not make it. Three weeks after Lucy went to stay with Marilyn, Shirley was finally able to bring her back to her forever home. We think that Lucy was about nine months old at the time of her adoption. The fact that she was an older pup and that the disease was caught early, along with the loving care from Marilyn, is probably what saved her life. This is one of those happily-ever-after stories that brought many facets of animal love into the picture: Shirley, who wanted to adopt a shelter dog; Joanna, who gave the adoption present; me, as a volunteer who wanted to bring together a good person and a homeless pup; the veterinarian, who knew the disease and how to treat it; Marilyn, who has the love and patience to nurse a sick animal back to health; and the Humane Society staff who rescued the little pup to begin with. What is that say-ing?...’it takes a village’. Well, it definitely does take a multitude of folks who are willing to help the abused and abandoned animals of the world. Little Lucy is a solid testament to that statement! Story by Sandra McKinney

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Thanks to our friend, Terri Robinson from K-9 Fun Camp, here are tips to Housebreak Your Puppy:

1. Your puppy should stay in a crate at night and also during times he cannot be supervised by you.

2. When you wake up, immediately take your puppy from his crate and take him outside to go to the bathroom. Place fresh

water outside. No water in the house! Always take your puppy to the same spot to use the bathroom.

3. Leave him outside for at least 10 minutes. ANY BARKING, WHINING OR JUMPING ON THE DOOR OR WINDOW

MUST NOT BE ALLOWED! A squirt-bottle with water is normally enough of a deterrent.

4. Bring him in and feed him in his crate so that the puppy understands that the crate is a good place to be.

5. Wait 15 minutes, then place your puppy back outside for at least 20 minutes. Remove all remaining food from the crate!

6. Your puppy can now be brought inside for socialization, but you must place a collar and leash on him for use to redirect

his attention. You must also have his favorite chew toy (soft plush toy works best for a puppy under 5 months). Always

redirect to the chew toy whenever inappropriate chewing begins.

7. DO NOT let your puppy run around the house without putting him outside to the bathroom every 15-25 minutes while

active.

8. You may place him back in his crate for a nap if you cannot watch him.

9. As soon as you let your puppy out of its crate, you need to let him outside for at least l0 min-

utes before allowing him to stay loose in the house.

10. Your puppy can now hang out with you in the house, dragging his leash. Correct him if he

chews on the leash in any way.

11. Repeat Step #2 every time your pet is let out of his crate.

12. Feed the evening meal in the same manner as the morning meal. Be consistent with the time.

Repeat the morning routine.

13. Make sure you let your puppy out to the bathroom before you place him in his crate for the

night.

14. ALWAYS REMEMBER- A dog will want to go to the bathroom as soon as they wake up, when they are done playing and

when finished eating.

~~HOUSEBREAK YOUR PUPPY~~

~~DOGGIE MANNERS TRAINING 101 with TERRI ROBINSON~~ Terri Robinson is an ‘alpha human’, and that is a really good thing when it comes to training dogs and puppies. Terri has that unique ability that combines authority and love which enables her to properly train dogs and puppies and hu-mans, too! What we mean by ‘training humans’ is that Terri will teach you how to assert your ‘alpha human’ traits which allows you to participate in proper training techniques with your puppy or dog. For dogs or puppies just adopted at the Gallup McKinley County Humane Society, Terri will be offering classes each Tuesday evening at 7:00pm at the Humane Society (Hamilton Road off Hwy 491). There will be a small fee of $10.00 per class. These classes will work on the basics of training your dog of puppy: crate training as shown above, leash control, walking with a leash, simple commands like “stay” and “sit”, plus the proper word to use to tell your dog no-the command-ing sound of “ach-ach”! ADOPT a dog today and come join us at a training class!!!

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~~’EYES’ T-SHIRTS AVAILABLE~~ We still have “Eyes” T-Shirts available. “Eyes” is a very adorable Chihuahua drawn by student Krystin Davis from Gallup High School for an art project with teacher Dorrie Rowberry. “Eyes” T-Shirts are available at the Humane Soci-ety office at Hamilton Rd off Hwy 491 and from volunteers: Sandra McKinney at 505-722-0514; Misty Tolson at 505-722-9566; or from Cosy Balok at 505-870-0325. We can also process your purchase by Credit Card. Add $5.00 for shipping if you are out of town. Please call Sandra McKinney for mail shipments.

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Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need in-stantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them. As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life. She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me. I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up

against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well. Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes. I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven’t walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could safe one. I rescued a human today!

~I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY~

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One by One, they pass by my cage, Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.

Way past his time, he can't run and play. Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.

A little old man, arthritic and sore, It seems I am not wanted anymore.

I once had a home, I once had a bed, A place that was warm, and where I was fed.

Now my muzzle is grey, and my eyes slowly fail. Who wants a dog so old and so frail?

My family decided I didn't belong, I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.

Whatever excuse they made in their head, Can't justify how they left me for dead.

Now I sit in this cage, where day after day, The younger dogs get adopted and driven away. When I had almost come to the end of my rope,

You saw my face, and I finally had hope. You saw thru the grey, and the legs bent with age,

And felt I still had life beyond this cage. You took me home, gave me food and a bed,

And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head. We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low, You love me so dearly, you want me to know. I may have lived most of my life with another,

But you outshine them with a love so much stronger. And I promise to return all the love I can give,

To you, my dear person, as long as I live. I may be with you for a week, or for years,

We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.

And when the time comes that God deems I must leave, I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve. And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new, My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.

And I will brag to all who will hear, Of the person who made my last days so dear.

~~OLD and GRAY~~ So I started somewhat obsessively visiting the Gallup Humane Society and checking out every dog I found that seemed it might fit my needs. One day last summer my daughter Anna and I saw and fell in love with this large male dog named Marley. He had a wonderful personality, was al-ready neutered, was healthy, and relished being loved on. The trouble was that he also made me sneeze, itch, and de-velop welts, so I knew he wasn’t the one for me. As my weekly visits continued, I would visit Marley, wishing some-how that I could take him home. But, as the weeks pro-gressed Anna and I noticed something else: Marley was get-ting quieter, sadder, and more withdrawn, until one day he was no longer there. (We believe, although it was never con-firmed, that he finally had to be euthanized to make room for other dogs or because he got sick.) This broke my heart and from that moment on I developed a strong desire to help whatever dog I could. But how? Even if I weren’t allergic, how many dogs can one person adopt and really care for? That’s when I first learned about fostering animals and where my introduction to fostering for the Humane Society started.

Our first foster was a Border Collie we called Lucky. She had one bad eye, and was thin from having six puppies, but otherwise was fairly healthy when we got her. Oh the hours we spent enjoying her! She quickly learned to walk on a leash and went on long, long walks with me. She had six puppies that were so cute! They were a variety of colors, and shapes, and even fur types. They too got hours of cuddling, and loving as we all had our favorite and spent lots of time holding them.

The next foster we got was a pure white Australian Shepherd who loved to run in the outdoors. We took her hik-ing on the High Desert Trail and she was never happier than when she could just be free to run and enjoy life. She too had pups, and one of them was blind. We all cheered for him as he learned how to maneuver around the obstacles in our yard and was so very happy to come to us whenever he heard us. In an interesting twist he finally found a permanent home with an ophthalmologist and her husband.

I could keep describing each of the dogs that has come through our home and given us joy. Each of the dogs have had some issues, some easier to deal with than others, but each dog has also brought us joy, affection, and a bit of humor.

For us this really is a family affair. My daughter even started a blog to document what she’s learned about dogs (she’s in 8th grade). She’s often seen carrying around one puppy or another. My sons (7th, and 5th grade) help also in the cleaning, caring, and socializing of the dogs. And, all of us (even my husband) feel a bit sad when each batch of dogs leaves us; sad because we do miss them, but happy for them because they’re headed off to find good adoptive homes.

And, that brings me to the biggest joy of all. You see, we are involved in saving lives! Because of our involvement in their lives, Marley’s story didn’t happen to these other dogs that shared our home. Instead, these dogs will find forever homes with family who will love and cherish them, and it might not have happened if we hadn’t decided to be part of their lives. I haven’t conquered my allergies, but I have conquered a lot of loneliness for many dogs! Story by Katrina Marti

~~A FOSTERING FAMILY~~ It all started with my wanting a dog—a big dog. You

see, I love to walk, and I love to walk with dogs, but since I’m a female and most often walk alone, I wanted a dog that was big enough to make “stranger danger” think twice about ap-proaching me. However, since I have allergies to dogs, only a certain kind of dog would do: I have a miniature schnauzer, and I’ve had poodles. For some reason, their hair doesn’t seem to bother me, whereas the dogs with fur such as Aus-tralian Shepherds make my nose run, my eyes itch, and cause welts when I touch them.

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~~MAKE A DONATION TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY~~ A DONATION WOULD BE A WONDERFUL “SPECIAL” GIFT

Yes, I want to contribute to the McKinley County Humane Society to help with adoptions, pet therapy, pet education, and care of homeless animals. [ ] $25 [ ] $50 [ ] $100 [ ] $500 [ ] $1000 [ ] Other ___________ Yes, I want to be a member of the McKinley County Humane Society. I will receive the Humane Society Newsletter for one year. [ ] $15 Individual Membership Memorial for a [ ] Person or [ ] Animal In Memory of __________________________________________________________ In Honor of ____________________________________________________________ Donor Name(s) ________________________________________Phone ___________ Address ______________________________________________________________ City/State _____________________________________________ Zip ____________ Please send an Announcement to: Name(s) ______________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________ City/State _____________________________________________ Zip_____________

All contributions are Tax Deductible as provided by law.

Memorials and Honors are acknowledged.

THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO HELP THE ANIMALS! CLIP AND MAIL TO:

GALLUP McKINLEY COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY PO BOX 550, GALLUP, NM 87305

~~FOSTERING ANIMALS~~ We have several foster-families who work with the Gallup McKinley County Humane Society and the animals that are brought to us. Fostering animals is the only sure way to keep the dogs and cats healthy for any length of time. Not all of our animals are adopted immediately and we want to keep them healthy to assure adoption locally or thru transfer out of town. You cer-tainly cannot raise a litter of puppies or kittens in a shelter setting and expect them to remain healthy for two or more weeks. When we are not able to adopt out our animals locally, many of the Humane Societies that accept our animals, will not take them unless they have been in a foster environment for 1-2 weeks prior to being sent to them. Our community can really get into the helping spirit by keeping even one or two puppies or kittens or a litter with their mother for a few weeks until we can get them sent off. We have a chance to get connected with PetSmarts Rescue Waggin to take as many as 60 animals per month to go to guaranteed homes, only if we have foster homes for the animals first. We do have a foster program that requires an interview process. For those of you who would truly like to help save ani-mal’s lives, please consider participating in this fostering program. If you are interested in fostering animals for the Humane Society, please call Katrina Marti at 505-728-7783. Katrina will be happy to tell you more about the fostering program and the requirements to be a responsible foster parent.

~~SAFE AND HAPPY~~ 1. Have your four-legged friend

spayed or neutered! Be responsi-ble and help us control the pet population.

2. All pets should wear an ID tag with your phone number on it. Be sure to update this informa-tion if it changes

3. Take frequent pictures of your pet in case you ever need to make a ‘lost poster’. Take pic-tures with you and your pet to-gether so you can prove owner-ship, if ever questioned.

4. Like people, pets need a check-up at least once a year. Make sure you inform the veteri-narian of any problems or changes in your pet’s behavior. Remember the annual vaccinations!

5. Don’t overfeed your dog or cat. Obesity is a major problem for our pets. Like humans, obe-sity increases the risk of diabe-tes, heart disease and other health-related problems.

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Our condolences and blessings to those who have lost a loved one, or a precious pet. We thank you for remembering the Humane Society at such a time of sorrow.

IN MEMORY OF CHARLES KAUZLARICH

Robert and Kathy Gintowt and Family

IN MEMORY OF LOYCE SAGE Dick and Virginia White and Family

IN MEMORY OF KELLY JOHNSON

Robert Marinsek

IN MEMORY OF PETER RACKI Shirley Baker-Lodge 120 SNPJ Sandra and Jackie McKinney

Jack and Donna Tarro Dick and Virginia White

Edith Gonzales Bill and Barbara Rucker

John, Jeff and Jeanette Radosevich

IN MEMORY OF DICK HYSON Dick and Virginia White and Family

IN MEMORY OF BERTHA McGEHEE

Pam Yardley Sandra and Jackie McKinney

Dick and Virginia White and Family

IN MEMORY OF FLO LACY LEYBA Alan and Diana Piano

Robert and Regina Kauzlarich and Vaughn and Gerry Dennerlien

IN MEMORY OF ROBERT ALLEN

Susan Vento

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~~MEMORIALS and RECOGNITION~~ BELOVED PETS

In HONOR of JAKE—Dorothy H Wynne In MEMORY of BEAU GABALDON—

Doug & Lydia Rahn In MEMORY of HER PRECIOUS DOGS—Linda Ortega

In MEMORY OF KIT---Ellen and Myles Lacayo In MEMORY of ZOE---Charles and Mary Fort In MEMORY of MUFFIN - Patricia A Sheeley

In MEMORY of CLAUDIA - Debra Castro

Thank you to the anonymous donors who drop money into our Humane Society piggy banks--from pennies to $5 bills! We are ever so grateful to you for help-ing the animals in our care.

IN HONOR OF STAN THOMAS George and Johanna Malti

We at the Humane Society would like to give a very special THANK YOU to George and Johanna Malti for their generous donation to fund flights to transfer animals. In each plane flight, we are able to take 25 to 30 animals to

another Humane Society in Colorado. This Colorado Humane Society guarantees homes for our pets that we could not adopt out here in Gallup. Through the generos-ity of the Malti’s, seven flights have been made, thus sav-ing 160 animal’s lives. Thank you so much George and Johanna for your generosity and for your sincere love of animals!

~~A TASTE OF GALLUP COOKBOOK~~ Our wonderful “Taste of Gallup” Cookbook has been a tremendous success. We do still have a limited supply of

cookbooks left at a cost of $25.00 each (plus $5.00 shipping if you are out of town). Please contact Sandra McKinney at 505-722-0514 or at 512 Sunset Dr., Gallup, NM 87301, to purchase a cook-book. You can also place an order by using computer e-mail at GMCHumaneSociety@gmail.com . We can process your purchase by credit card. This cookbook is chock full of local, delicious reci-pes that are tried and true. So, don’t delay, contact us today.

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We are very pleased to welcome our two new Metro Animal Control Officers; Charlene Suina and Teresita Bizadi. Both of these ladies have excellent animal skills and are a great fit with the team. Charlene grew up in Crestview, west of Gallup, working and enjoying the farm and ranch life. Her skills and love of animals brought her to this new position as an Animal Control Officer. Teresita Bizadi is from Chinle, Arizona and has always liked working with animals. Teresita went to school in Tuc-son to receive her degree as a Veterinarian Technician (Vet Tech). Glad to have you with us Charlene and Teresita! We know you will do a great job with the animals.

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WELCOME TO OUR NEW ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICERS

Charlene Suina Teresita Bizadi

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Our worst nightmare: a missing pet. Have your dog or cat micro-chipped and locating your pet can become a lot easier! A microchip implant is an identifying integrated circuit under the skin of a dog, cat, or even a horse or other ani-mal. The chips are about the size of a large grain of rice and are based on a passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) technology. The process is no more painful than a vaccination for your pet. Check out www.homeagain.com or call 1-888-HOMEAGAIN (1-888-466-3242) . Microchip implants are done at either of your local Gallup animal clinics.

After the chip is implanted on your pet, the microchip identifying number is logged into a national database. If a pet is lost and brought to a shelter, the chip can be scanned and the identifying number fed into the database for help in locat-ing the owner of that pet. The basic service fee is $75.00 and includes registration into the database and basic recovery service for life. Plus, you are entitled to receive two free pet ID’s per year. If you need additional ID’s the cost is $5 each. There is an annual fee of $16.99 that will give you additional access to proactive recovery, emergency service, online health information. There is no limit to the number of pets you may enroll in HomeAgain. Each pet may be enrolled for the addi-tional service at $16.99 per year.

More than 3 million pets are enrolled with the HomeAgain service. To date, HomeAgain is responsible for reunit-ing more than 300,000 lost pets with their owners. There are over 70,000 scanners distributed throughout the US at veteri-nary clinics, shelters and rescue centers. Give your pet this special gift today!

~~MICROCHIP IMPLANTS FOR ANIMALS~~

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~~SUCCESSFUL ADOPTION STATISTICS~~ Thanks to Stan Thomas and The Malti’s generous donation, we have been able to transfer 739 animals to other Humane Societies in Colorado and New Mexico. That’s team work!!! In the year 2010, we took in 4,888 animals and of those, we were able to adopt out 1,800, plus 300 animals were reclaimed by their rightful owners. We also quarantined 21 animals for rabies watch. Our staff released back into the wild, 60 animals including skunks, birds and snakes. For some very sad numbers, we had to euthanize 2,712 animals last year and we picked up 252 dead animals on the roads of Gallup and McKinley County. Many of these instances could have been avoided by responsible pet owner-ship: keep your pet properly contained in your house or yard and get your dog or cat spayed or neutered so that we do not have unwanted animals roaming the streets. BE A RESPONSIBLE HUMAN!!

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