Shore Hearts News

Winter 2009 Volume 4 Issue 3 (click for newsletter)

Hi—My name is Cha-chi ! (page 5)

But, my foster Mom calls me Chach. I’m a little camera shy so don’t expect to many pictures of me. I just want to tell you a little
about myself.

For my first 11 years I was the beloved family pet of a family in Freehold, NJ. I remember being a kid and able to run and play.
But you know about those loving human parents, a biscuit here, a treat there, a little extra food because I looked sad—well here I
am in rescue with my last known weigh being 126 pounds. Now, 126 pounds is great if you are a St Bernard but I’m this adorable,
white faced golden who can hardly get off the floor, and steps are definitely out of the question. A walk on a leash—do dogs really
do that? My foster Mom would love to try but is afraid that she would have to call 911 for help in getting me back to the house!

Spring Is In the Air by Jean Perciaccanto (www.ultimatedogtraining.com)

Spring is on its way and it time to tune up your dog for more out door activities. One of the things you can do is prepare your
dog for nice long strolls. Take a piece of string and pull it taunt and hold it this way for at least five minutes. If you want to
be exact, hold it for the length of a typical walk. Notice how this feels on your hands, arms, neck and back? Now let your
hands relax and bring them closer together. Again notice the difference in feel and lack of tension.

Lets imagine you leash is the string. You are one hand and your dog is the other. Is your leash tight like the string or loose
as in the second phase.

Pulling is a learned process. Your dog will reproduce what they think is normal as a conditioned response to...

Summer/Fall 2008 Volume 4 Issue 2 (click for newsletter)

Taylor, The Delaware Rescue Puppy and My Friend by Dee Hess

It was the call I had been secretly waiting to get.  Now being a pregnant dog and puppy rescue, we take in all types, colors and sizes.  If we have the foster room than they have a safe place to go.   Our favorites are always the mutts and mutts are what we get 99% of the time.

Now with that being said, when I got the call from our good friend and fellow rescuer Aunt Lana, I could barely contain my excitement.  She had a rescued Golden and to their surprise she was well into her pregnancy.  Lana knows the hours around the clock it takes to get these moms and babies through and knew she just did not have that time with all of her others that needed her.  So she posed the question – do you have room?  Do I have room!!!  A beautiful young purebred Golden.  You bet I have room!!

Now remember, our favorites are the mutts, mostly lab mixes because that is what we receive most of the time.  Did you know that a black lab’s sperm lives 2 days longer than any other dogs?  Well I can tell you it’s a fact because those suckers hit every in-heat female there is out there.  So though I have no preference on a mom I was getting a GOLDEN who was going to give me beautiful GOLDEN BABIES!!