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MrPAWS by Snow

September 2015

Volume 6, Issue 2

New Products

“Handbook for Service Dogs,

Truths and Myths about Working Dogs”

by

Anne and Wayne Wicklund

Heads & Tails

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Seasonal allergies, which mainly manifests with itchy skin in dogs, tend to

be most prevalent during spring, summer, and fall, but regions that un-

dergo frequently warm and/or humid weather can have a year-round al-

lergy season. Blooming plants and flowers, grasses, weeds, and trees are

common contributors to seasonal allergies.

Homemade Pet Treats Recipe

Blueberry Dog Biscuits

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups oat flour

2 1/2 cups quinoa flour

3/4 cup flax meal

1/2 cup frozen, organic, unsweetened

blueberries

1 large egg

1/4 cup olive oil

Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350º F. Line a baking sheet

with a nonstick baking mat (silpat) or parch-

ment paper; set aside.

2. In a large bowl, mix together all ingredients with 1 cup water to form a dough. Roll out

mixture between two sheets of plastic wrap to 1/4-inch thick; remove plastic wrap and

cut out biscuits with a 3 1/2-inch bone-

shaped cookie cutter. Re-roll scraps and

continue cutting out biscuits.

3. Space biscuits 1 inch apart on prepared bak-ing sheet. Bake for 30 minutes until nicely

browned and firm.

4. Transfer biscuits to a wire rack. Turn off oven and place biscuits on wire rack in oven

overnight. Remove from oven and store in

an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

Homemade Crunchy Cat Treats

Ingredients: 1 (5 ounce) canned pink salmon or tuna, no

salt added and packed in water, drained

1 cup oat flour*

1 large egg

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 heaping tablespoon dried catnip

1. Place a rack in the upper third of the oven and pre

heat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. In the bowl of a food processor fitted with a blade

attachment, combine drained salmon or tuna, oat flour, egg, olive oil and catnip. Pulse until mixture comes to-

gether. Bits of fish and dry food will remain but the mixture will easily form into small balls. It will be thick

but pliable and not terribly sticky.

3. Roll dough into 1/2 teaspoon balls and place on pre-

pared cookie sheet. Use a fork to press marks into

each cookie ball.

4. Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until they are

dried on top and slightly browned. Allow to cool com-

pletely before offering to your kitty.

5. Place treats in an airtight container and store in the

refrigerator for up to seven days.

*It’s easy to make your own oat flour. Simply grind old-fashioned oats in a spice grinder (or a super clean cof-

fee grinder) until it is transformed into a light powder.

Look At Me When I’m Talking to You

The Arizona-based web company, Hearingim-paired.net, offers products that do the talking for you. Window decals, door hangers, visor cards, desk signs, emergency cards, canvas tote bags, patches and lapel pins to the deaf and hard of hearing that aid in communicating with others. The items act as a re-minder that the person is hard of hearing or deaf, and acts as a cue to emergency personnel in case of fire or illness. Hearingimpaired.net’s products are also

produced in Spanish.

“I am only one, but still I am

one. I cannot do everything,

but still I can do something;

and because I cannot do every-

thing, I will not refuse to do

something that I can do ”

-Helen keller

Andrew J. Foster (6/27/1925—12/3/1987)

Missionary educator

Andrew Jackson Foster was deafened by spinal men-ingitis at age 11, and attended the Alabama School for Colored Deaf in Talladega. When his family moved to Detroit in 1942, he worked in a military-equipment factory, studying at night. A missionary’s public lecture about deaf Jamaicans inspired him to choose an evangelical career. With the encourage-ment of Eric Malzkuhn, he became Gallaudet Col-lege’s first black student, receiving his B.A. in Educa-tion in 1954. In 1956, he organized the Christian Mission for Deaf Africans, and set up his first school in Accra, Ghana. He founded 31 schools for deaf Af-rican children and adults. By 1974, there were 74 schools for the deaf in Africa, a sixfold increase over the 12 that existed before he began his mission. In 1970, he became the first black person to receive an honorary degree from Gallaudet. His career ended when he died in a plane crash in Rwanda—but his m i s s i o n c o n t i n u e s .

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Where in the World . . . . .

We love to hear about where our ser-vice dog friends and handlers have been!

Please drop us an email and share your destinations.

Forty-five percent of dogs, and 62 percent of cats, sleep

in their owners’ beds, according to the National Pet

Owners Survey. Other estimates suggest that more than

60 percent of pet owners let their dog or cat share their

beds.

Notable Deaf People and People with Hearing Loss

Here is a partial list of deaf or hard of hearing famous people:

Brian Wilson, American musician and songwriter

Deanne Bray, Actress

Francisco Goya, Spanish painter

George Martin, English bandleader and producer

Halle Berry, Actress

Heather Whitestone, first deaf woman to win the title of Miss America

Helen Keller, writer, lecturer and actor

Lou Ferrigno, actor and bodybuilder

Ludwig von Beethoven, German composer

Marlee Matlin, actress, first deaf woman to win an Academy Award (Best Actress)

Rob Lowe, actor

William Elsworth “Dummy” Hoy, American baseball player

The Holiday’s are coming and

gift-giving is on your mind.

Don’t forget your four legged

buddies this Season.

Look for our Holiday Newsletter

coming in November.

I must remember

my list!

Meet Carol . . .

This dynamic addition to our staff is the exciting

and energetic voice of Carol Gregory. She is wonderful not only because she can read my mind

but also because she comes fresh from our chiropractor. Shadow gets marvelous belly rubs

from her. I’m still waiting for mine.

Carol makes sure your orders and filled, packages

mailed, telephones answered, supplies ordered.

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And yes, roaring Rachel is still with us to oversee

all aspects of our operations

Many of you have kindly asked after Wayne. His right

lung collapsed on Aug 8 (3 times) and the docs were forced to operate to remove part of that lung, clean out

lung disease (emphysema) and glue the torn lung together and to the chest wall. He was in the hospital for 3 weeks

and is now home healing. It is a slow process and he is

very weak, but his prognosis is very good.

As you can see, Shadow was on top of it at all times.

Thank you for all your well wishes.