Winter 2009/10 - Yavapai Humane Society
Winter 2009/10 - Yavapai Humane Society
Winter 2009/10 - Yavapai Humane Society
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Critter Chatter<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
www.yavapaihumane.org
Critter Chatter<br />
YHS Staff:<br />
Duane Adams:<br />
Executive Director<br />
445-2666 ext: 21<br />
dadams@yavapaihumane.org<br />
Charlotte Peterson:<br />
Director of Operations<br />
445-2666 ext: 15<br />
cpeterson@yavapaihumane.org<br />
KayAnne Riley:<br />
Marketing and Communications Manager<br />
445-2666 ext: 12<br />
kriley@yabapaihumane.org<br />
YHS Board of Directors:<br />
Bobette Sanchez-Harvick:<br />
President<br />
Bi Sallomi:<br />
Secretary<br />
Danell Schisel:<br />
Treasurer<br />
Angela Walker:<br />
Director<br />
Gerald Stricklin:<br />
Director<br />
Dear Friends:<br />
After an action-packed fall full of exciting changes and<br />
new directions for YHS, we’re cautiously optimistic<br />
as we head into a winter full of both challenges and<br />
promise. In this issue you’ll read about our new Thrift Shop, which opens this<br />
month, as well as the success of our new Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic! Both<br />
of these efforts will help us succeed in our mission to promote the welfare and<br />
humane treatment of companion animals. The new clinic directly addresses our<br />
efforts to combat pet overpopulation in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County by offering low-cost spays<br />
and neuters, and the Thrift Shop will become a new revenue source for us, which is<br />
badly needed in the midst of this current recession.<br />
Unfortunately, this economy has been very tough on nonprofits in general and<br />
especially hard on the <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>. Our surrender or “intake” rate has<br />
increased an astounding <strong>10</strong>0% over this same period in 2008. Last year, we took<br />
in an average of 223 dogs and cats per month. In <strong>2009</strong>, we are currently averaging<br />
442 dogs and cats per month, in large part due to owners surrendering their pets<br />
due to financial hardship. Sadly, donations have not kept pace with this increase.<br />
We are now facing the prospect of cutting our services in this community due to a<br />
lack of funding.<br />
While I hate to be the bearer of bad news during the holiday season, our financial<br />
situation is a sad reality that all animal lovers in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County need to be aware<br />
of. The <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> is the only “open admission” shelter in this area.<br />
Since I came on board as executive director last year, it has been our policy not to<br />
turn any animal away. We are confident and hopeful that we can continue on this<br />
path, as it is the best way to save animal’s lives.<br />
So this holiday season, as you celebrate with your friends and family, please<br />
think too about the companion animals in Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley<br />
and Dewey Humboldt. For more than 37 years, this community has faithfully<br />
supported the <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>. We are confident that our donors and<br />
supporters will step up now, when we need it most.<br />
Sincerely,<br />
Letter from the<br />
Duane Adams<br />
Don’t Miss the<br />
<strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong><br />
<strong>Society</strong> Pet Report!<br />
Weekdays at 12:30 p.m.<br />
on KYCA Radio, 1490 AM<br />
Director<br />
YHS<br />
Now has a<br />
Facebook<br />
Page!<br />
If you’re a Facebooker,<br />
Become a fan!
“Tea & Mystery”<br />
Coming in February<br />
The third annual “Tea & Mystery” event takes place Saturday, February 20, 20<strong>10</strong> at the<br />
Prescott Resort and Conference Center, 1500 E. Highway 69 in Prescott, starting at 1:00 p.m.<br />
New York Times best-selling author J.A. Jance will be back for a command performance to<br />
speak at the event about her career as an author and sign her bestselling books. Her latest<br />
thriller “Trial by Fire,” will be available December 1st. Guests can bring their own books<br />
for signing or purchase books at the tea, which are being provided by The Worm Bookstore<br />
in Prescott. A percentage of book sales will be donated to YHS to help us save companion<br />
animals in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County.<br />
Jance, who grew up in Bisbee Arizona and currently splits her time between Tucson and<br />
Seattle, has numerous NY Times bestsellers among her 40 mysteries and thrillers including<br />
collections about detective J.P. Beaumont, broadcast journalist Ali Reynolds and Sheriff<br />
Joanna Brady.<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
J.A. Jance<br />
Photograph by Mary Ann Halpin Studios<br />
Trial by Fire Touchstone<br />
Tickets are being sold in advance for $35 per person and can be purchased by calling the <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> at<br />
(928) 445-2666 or Bi Sallomi at (928) 776-1676. No tickets will be sold at the door. Tea, scones, finger sandwiches and<br />
desserts are included in the admission price. For more information, call Bi Sallomi at (928) 776-1676.<br />
YHS Thrift Shop Now Open!<br />
We now have our own Thrift Shop! The YHS Thrift Shop opened last week at Willow Creek Plaza near the old K-Mart<br />
store in the former 99-Cent Store space. Sales are brisk and we are thrilled to have this opportunity to raise more money<br />
to save animal’s lives.<br />
“Opening this thrift shop is another way for us to fund our programs and operations so we can keep up our good work<br />
in this challenging economy,” said YHS Executive Director Duane Adams. “This is a critical time for all non profits in<br />
<strong>Yavapai</strong> County. This economy has resulted in a <strong>10</strong>0% increase in surrendered animals over last year, and, unfortunately,<br />
donations have not kept pace with that increase. Rather than<br />
compromise our services, we need to look for new revenue<br />
streams so we can keep saving animal’s lives in this community.”<br />
The Thrift Shop is open from <strong>10</strong> a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through<br />
Saturday and closed Sundays. Gently used merchandise of all<br />
kinds is accepted during operating hours. Also, YHS is looking<br />
for an individual or business with a used moving truck they would<br />
be willing to donate to YHS so we can start picking up donations<br />
of large items on a regular basis. YHS will create magnet signage<br />
for both sides of our moving truck identifying the donor and their<br />
business for as long as we retain the vehicle.<br />
Please contact the Thrift Shop at (928) 445-5668 if you have<br />
questions about donations or have a large donation that needs to<br />
be picked up.
Critter Chatter<br />
Success Stories<br />
Buddy<br />
Buddy came to the <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> in September in<br />
very bad shape. The four-month-old brindle shepherd mix had<br />
been hit by a car. He lost one of his eyes in the accident, and<br />
one of his hind legs was severely injured. According to our<br />
shelter Veterinarian, Dr. Lisa Darling, most of the muscle mass<br />
in Buddy’s injured leg was destroyed, and he was in extreme<br />
pain when he was surrendered to<br />
YHS. Not a pretty picture to be<br />
sure, and the prospects for Buddy<br />
at another shelter might have been<br />
very grim.<br />
But rather than put Buddy down,<br />
which 90% of shelter veterinarians<br />
probably would have done, Dr.<br />
Darling decided instead to bring<br />
in three other veterinarians for a<br />
consultation on Buddy’s condition.<br />
After reviewing his case, the team<br />
decided amputation was the best<br />
choice for Buddy. So Dr Darling<br />
contacted one of our partners from<br />
the Arizona <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>, Dr.<br />
Leo Eagar, who just happened to<br />
be at the shelter that day helping<br />
out with spays and neuters in our<br />
shelter clinic. Dr. Egar amputated<br />
Buddy’s right hind leg at a huge discount, right here at the<br />
shelter.<br />
Buddy responded beautifully! Amazingly, just one day after<br />
surgery, the little puppy that’d been through so much was<br />
romping around the YHS administrative trailer, working out<br />
those three good legs and getting into mischief! The staff was<br />
amazed at the determined little dog’s upbeat disposition in<br />
spite of all he’d been through, but Dr. Darling noted that finally,<br />
after several days of excruciating pain, Buddy was pain free and<br />
it was a tremendous relief!<br />
When he was well enough to leave the<br />
clinic, Buddy was placed in a foster<br />
home and ended up in a great one! His<br />
foster family had several other dogs,<br />
horses, and lots of land for Buddy to<br />
run. He thrived! After a week in<br />
Foster care, Buddy came back to the<br />
shelter and moved into the kennels<br />
with the rest of the shelter dogs<br />
waiting for their new families to find<br />
them. Fortunately, Buddy didn’t have<br />
to wait long. Two days to be exact.<br />
Buddy’s home now with his forever<br />
family and they are thrilled to have<br />
him! But his story might have ended<br />
much differently had Buddy been<br />
dropped off anywhere but the <strong>Yavapai</strong><br />
<strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong>. That’s why we are<br />
here, to save dogs like Buddy. That’s<br />
why we have a motivated staff who are passionate about saving<br />
animal’s lives, and that’s why we have scores of volunteer<br />
foster families, volunteers, dog walkers, and cat caregivers.<br />
Together, we are all in the business of saving animal’s lives.<br />
Thank you, for your continued support.<br />
New Spay/Neuter &<br />
Wellness Clinic Update<br />
Our new Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic is now fully operational and doing a steady business<br />
in combating pet overpopulation in <strong>Yavapai</strong> County! Since the clinic became fully operational<br />
on September 17th, we’ve performed nearly 600 spay/neuter procedures and provided low-cost vaccinations for more than 120<br />
pets. We have treated more than 700 pets in the past six weeks, which exceeds our expectations for the clinic’s initial opening.<br />
Included in our opening numbers are spays and neuters for 119 pit bulls and pit bull mixes as part of our “Pitstop” program,<br />
which was funded by a grant provided through the sale of Pet Friendly license plates in Arizona.<br />
The clinic is still not at full surgical capacity and there is currently no waiting list, so please help us spread the word that low-cost<br />
spays and neuters are available at the YHS Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic at 2989 Centerpointe East, Suite B, in Prescott.<br />
Call (928) 771-0547 for an appointment for your pet or visit www.yavapaihumane.org for more information and a fee list.
Community Partners<br />
The <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> is looking for local Community Partners that will help us<br />
further our mission of promoting the welfare and humane treatment of companion animals.<br />
Our Community Partner program allows local businesses to assist the <strong>Yavapai</strong><br />
<strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> in raising much needed funds that will be used to help house, feed<br />
and provide medical treatment for our homeless pet population. These funds may also<br />
be used to help in our future expansions, including our new Spay/Neuter and Wellness Clinic<br />
which opened in September.<br />
For as little as $125.00 a month your business can participate in our Community Partners<br />
Program. These funds can be raised from donation jars at your location, with donations from<br />
your clients and customers or from programs such as the “round up program” which allows<br />
customers to round up their purchase price to the nearest dollar. The additional monies come<br />
to YHS.<br />
Special thanks to these Community Partners:<br />
Do You Know Someone Who can Help YHS?<br />
Please help us care for an animal in need. Your contribution, large or small,<br />
will help to underwrite veterinarian care for a sick or injured animal in our clinic,<br />
or a pet who brings affection and comfort to a lonely elderly person on a very<br />
small income. Or, it could help feed, medicate, and spay/neuter a dog or cat in<br />
our Adoption Center.<br />
If you have a well-loved<br />
pet, think of all the<br />
homeless animals who<br />
long to have the same<br />
good fortune. By<br />
Enclosed is my check for:<br />
p GUARDIAN ANGEL $5,001+<br />
p ANGEL $1,001 - $5,000<br />
p BEST FRIEND $501 - $1,000<br />
p FRIEND $<strong>10</strong>1 - $500<br />
p DONOR $1 - $<strong>10</strong>0<br />
supporting our <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong> you will be helping a disadvantaged<br />
one whose life needs may be small but who depends on your generosity for<br />
its survival. Thank You!<br />
NAME______________________________________________________<br />
ADDRESS_________________________________________________<br />
CITY/ STATE/ ZIP CODE __________________________________________<br />
PHONE________________________ EMAIL__________________________<br />
®<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
Our goal is 17<br />
Community Partners<br />
for <strong>2009</strong>. Join us today!<br />
You won’t regret your<br />
decision to help our four<br />
legged friends.<br />
Gina Benner, Realtor<br />
(928) 776-4111
Critter Chatter<br />
Photo Album<br />
This newly married couple found their<br />
very own Marley and they ADORE him!<br />
Daisy found<br />
a new home<br />
full of<br />
lovely ladies<br />
at the<br />
Courthouse<br />
Square<br />
during<br />
Dogtoberfest!<br />
This is Ben,<br />
one of<br />
our shelter<br />
puppies<br />
who is now<br />
with his<br />
new family!<br />
Our volunteers are the backbone of YHS!<br />
Marvin and Catherine Ericksen worked<br />
tirelessly at Dogtoberfest. THANK YOU! Caramel, a brindle lab mix,<br />
found a new family at Dogtoberfest!
Pet Depot Barkery<br />
Raised More Than $1,000 for YHS<br />
at Their Grand Opening Celebration!<br />
Lots of four-legged<br />
guests turned out for<br />
the Pet Depot Barkery<br />
grand opening in<br />
September!<br />
Some were larger<br />
than others……<br />
Is the<br />
Prescott Police<br />
Canine Force<br />
Downsizing?<br />
<strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
Photo Album<br />
Albert Gonzales helping<br />
out at Pet-A-Palooza<br />
<strong>10</strong>-year-old Gracie gives<br />
us a hand with one of<br />
the pets we brought out<br />
for adoption at the<br />
Pet Depot Barkery<br />
Grand Opening
Critter Chatter<br />
Donor List*<br />
January — October <strong>2009</strong><br />
GUARDIAN ANGEL $5001 +<br />
Lincoln Financial Group<br />
Donald & Shirley Pence<br />
Petsmart Charities<br />
Leslie Posen<br />
Renaissance Charitable Foundation<br />
Walter & Mary Ann Scrimgeour<br />
Margaret Stidworthy<br />
The McMeeking Trust<br />
ANGEL $<strong>10</strong>01 - $5,000<br />
Duane & Angela Adams<br />
R.W. & Sharon Bell<br />
Davin & Gina Benner<br />
Garce Futerer<br />
John R. Knoll<br />
Marlin D. & Tana Kuykendall<br />
Betty Lentz<br />
Wilhelmine Morgan<br />
N.O.A.H.<br />
Olsen’s Grain - Prescott<br />
Pet Depot Barkery<br />
Richard & Isabella (Bi) Sallomi<br />
Steve & Kathy Sischka<br />
Carol Tanko<br />
Jeffrey & Susan Uptegrove<br />
BEST FRIEND $501 - $1,000<br />
Altius Healthcare<br />
Liz Blackman<br />
Rodney & Joanne Boeve<br />
Richard Covey<br />
Cindy & Mike Fraker<br />
Nancy Gravelot<br />
Hassayampa Ladies Golf Association<br />
Lee & Suzanne Keown<br />
Danny & Jane Lawson<br />
Lauren Looney<br />
Phyllis Memmer<br />
Terry & Tobie Quay<br />
Danell Schisel<br />
Mark & Heather Seaman<br />
Bryce Smith<br />
Ralph Trego<br />
Karne Warren<br />
FRIEND $<strong>10</strong>1 - $500<br />
Ellen Abell<br />
Timothy & Chris Adams<br />
Carlos & Clemene Alascano<br />
Lawrence & Dorothy Albertson<br />
Ann Alexander<br />
American Express Charitable Fund<br />
Sam & Cristy Anderson<br />
Janet N. Anderson<br />
Scott I. & Catherine Ashby<br />
Dorothy Baker<br />
Basha’s, Inc.<br />
Pat Bath<br />
Jesse Baxter<br />
Adrienne Beck<br />
Helen Bergquist<br />
Carol Bollinger<br />
Curtis Bonelli<br />
Rex Bowers<br />
Susan Branch<br />
Robert & Carrie Brandon<br />
Ronald B. Bratton<br />
Al & Cheryl Brown<br />
E. Paul & Norma Browning<br />
Michael & Deborah Buchta<br />
Ronald & Shirley Campbell<br />
Katie Campuzano<br />
Robert & Sherry Casper<br />
Lawrence M. & Linda L. Chamberlin<br />
Child & Family Support Services, Inc.<br />
City of Prescott<br />
Robert O. Clark<br />
Richard Cleland<br />
Compass Bank<br />
Kristine Conners<br />
Medard & Lucille Cronin<br />
Jim Crowser<br />
John Cuccinello<br />
Geri Culbertson<br />
Barbara Cundiff<br />
David & Marilyn Danowski<br />
Stephen Davis<br />
Steve & Lyn Delano<br />
Betty Digua<br />
Charles Dryden<br />
Clay & Fetu Dyke<br />
Robert Karen Fadness<br />
Ray Farber<br />
Roger & Luanne Felch<br />
Cynthia Fimbrez<br />
Kathleen Fischang<br />
William & Edna Fleishman<br />
William & Betty Foley<br />
William & Jutta Fornaro<br />
Holly Garcia<br />
Sharon Gates<br />
Ruth George<br />
Roger & Frieda Gibson<br />
William Gladstone<br />
Albert & Dawn Gonzales<br />
Katherine A. Grant<br />
Denny & Lisa Graue<br />
Robert & Betty Greer<br />
Robert & Jacqueline Haines<br />
Frances Hall<br />
Julie Hall Allison<br />
Ronald & Doris Hammer<br />
Hazel Harris<br />
Richard Harrs<br />
Rhett Harvick<br />
Peggy Hatcher<br />
John Hay<br />
Helping Hands Caring Hearts<br />
Hugh & Gail Hilditch<br />
R. C. Hinman<br />
Katharine Hirsch<br />
Rod & Sarah Hoffman<br />
Lois Hongola<br />
Barbara Hoyle<br />
Norma Hyde<br />
IBM Employee Services Center<br />
Jack & Helen Ingelbritson<br />
Everett & Charlene Jenks<br />
Gary Jeranson<br />
Robert J. Johnson<br />
Pamela E Jones<br />
Irene Karcic<br />
Tony Karcic<br />
Barbara H. Kennedy<br />
James & Helen Kipp<br />
Eluan & Knight<br />
Donald Ruthe Knittle<br />
Nancy Koski<br />
Al & Sylvia Kosmala<br />
Patty Kuhles Salvage<br />
Ken Lain<br />
John & Fedora Lanting<br />
Sara Lee<br />
Mary Leeper<br />
Elaine Leisenring<br />
Ray J. & Beverly Lesniak<br />
Willard Lindquist<br />
Stephen & Tammy Linn<br />
Donna Lippman<br />
John & Sheila Mann<br />
George Sue Marchessault<br />
Josephy Marline<br />
Valerie Marsh<br />
James & Margaret Maxwell<br />
Laurie McCoy<br />
Dave & Betty McCoy<br />
McEuen Living Trust<br />
Sandra J. McInnis<br />
David & Cathy Mecca<br />
Julie Medlin<br />
Frank & Wanita Melluzzo<br />
Wayne & Joan Melquist<br />
Pat Mercurio<br />
Fay Miescke<br />
John C. & Sally Miller<br />
Wade Miracle<br />
Barbara Miske<br />
Betty N. Montgomery<br />
Frank & Susan G. Morgart<br />
Linda Murdock<br />
Jo Ann Murphy<br />
Brian & Carolyn Murphy<br />
Ken & Mary Myers<br />
George & Virginia Naifeh<br />
Betty M Newell<br />
Robert & Jan Nicolau<br />
Janice Olney<br />
Olsen’s Grain<br />
Rosemary Olson<br />
Michael & Kris Oskins<br />
Leroy & Kay Ostrowski<br />
Victor G Pappas<br />
Kathleen Peach<br />
Susan Perry<br />
Albert W. & Lynda R. Pike<br />
Prescott National Forest<br />
Jean Ramsey<br />
Kevin & Susan Rethman<br />
Kenneth F. & Carol J. Reynolds<br />
Josh & Tiffany Rice<br />
Joseph P Rindone<br />
Yvonne Rogers<br />
Bobette Sanchez-Harvick<br />
Susan & Steve Schepman<br />
Richard & Jacqueline Sears<br />
Mark & Heather Seman<br />
Stephen & Andrea Smith<br />
George & Sandra Smith<br />
Sandra Smith<br />
John & Liane Souers<br />
Harold L. & Carol Spangler<br />
Gregory & Michele Spear<br />
Robert Spence<br />
Jack Spurlock<br />
Diana Stamper Boyle<br />
John & Jette Stevens<br />
Cecil M. Stewart<br />
Richard H. & Karen Stewart<br />
Guyola Stutzman<br />
John Tarro<br />
Charles & Ann Tewksbury<br />
Linda Thein<br />
Trudy S. Thomas<br />
Don Thomason<br />
Three Dogs & A Cat, Inc.<br />
Michael & Susan Tobey<br />
David & Diane Ullman<br />
Ray & Peggy Ver Velde<br />
Vicki Vicino<br />
Mary Jean Warfield<br />
Harold & Lorna Watters<br />
William & Donna Weidner<br />
Pennie Weise<br />
Neil & Carol A. Weiss<br />
Margaret Wells<br />
Dorothea Whitney<br />
Paul B. & Kathleen Williams<br />
Robert Williams<br />
Jack & Liz Wilson<br />
Veronica Wilson<br />
Martin & Natalie Wisniewski<br />
Wanda Woodbury<br />
Linda Young<br />
DONOR $30 - $<strong>10</strong>0<br />
Claude Achenbach<br />
Jill Adams<br />
Cecilia Albany<br />
Lynn C Aldrich<br />
Lorene Alexander<br />
Mary E. Alexander<br />
L. R. & Jana Alexander<br />
Robert & Jayne Allen<br />
Kathy Anderson<br />
Jeanne Antonius<br />
Roger & Betty Antony<br />
Lawrence J. & Isabel Arnone<br />
Carole Ashworth<br />
Allen & Lorraine Asplund<br />
James & Carol Atkinson<br />
Atwell Trust<br />
Tito & Doneta Baca<br />
Anthony Bachman<br />
Margaret Bailey<br />
Marvin & Evelyn Bailey<br />
Cecil R. & Tomoko Bailey<br />
William Banit<br />
Richard & Rebecca Banks<br />
Edward & Nadine Basha<br />
Gerald Bassett<br />
Bud & Sally Bassett<br />
William Bates<br />
Lois Battin<br />
Gary Baughn<br />
M.W. Beacham<br />
Illona Behrens<br />
William & Nancy Berg<br />
Richard & Deborah Bergeron<br />
Edward Bergman<br />
Helaine Berman<br />
Charles Biggs<br />
Robert & Amy Bird<br />
Black Tie Events<br />
Jonella Blake<br />
Joan L Bledsoe<br />
Marilyn Blue<br />
John Bockleman<br />
Debbie Bocko<br />
Richard Boich<br />
Irline Borgatta<br />
Mary Borgen<br />
Tim Bosley<br />
Greg & Sarah Bowers<br />
John & Judy Bowman<br />
Richard & Doris Bozeat<br />
William D. & Sondra D. Bradshaw<br />
Michael C. & Jane Ellen Broome<br />
Kenneth & Stella Broughton<br />
Eric & Polly Broussard<br />
Lyle & Ruth Brown<br />
Norma Browning<br />
Christopher P. & Abbie Roses Browning<br />
Valerie Brownlow<br />
Donald & Patricia Budz<br />
Richard & Ingrid Buechner<br />
Daniel E. & Connie Burak<br />
Richard & Betsy Burns<br />
Robert & Shirley Burns<br />
Matthew A. & Diana Butitta<br />
James Butler<br />
Max Campbell<br />
Helen Campbell<br />
Mary Kathryn Campbell<br />
Timothy R. & Sara L. Campbell<br />
Arnold & Betty Canales<br />
Stephen & Patricia Cantor<br />
Shawn E Cardinal<br />
Fred P. & Josephine P. Carmen<br />
Eileen Carmoney<br />
Bobby & Bonnie Carothers<br />
Edwina Carr<br />
Michael & Judith Cherry<br />
Eugene & Marilyn Chesson<br />
Ludvig & Gemma Chlebecek<br />
Susan Cholewa<br />
James R. Christopher<br />
Craig & Deborah Cimmer<br />
Sandra Clancy<br />
Tiimothy Clifford<br />
Gregory Cline<br />
Linda Coffey<br />
Patricia W. Colin<br />
Catherine Colver<br />
Jon & Pam Conner<br />
Ronald & Cheryl Conrad<br />
Jackie Cooke<br />
Mary Cooley<br />
Onan & Joann Coppage<br />
Bill & Joyce Crabb<br />
Sue Crabtree<br />
Nancy Craig<br />
Nancy Crisman<br />
James & Jozette Cristea<br />
Gale Cronin<br />
Larry Cunningham<br />
Judithann Cunningham Sheppard<br />
Bernard & Geraldine Cygan<br />
Dachshund Rescue of Arizona<br />
Kathy Dahl<br />
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John P. & Marie Danforth<br />
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Lee Della Corte<br />
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Karen Despain<br />
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William Dexter<br />
Julia Dias<br />
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Marshall & Nancy Lee Dobrott<br />
Timothy Dolley<br />
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<strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2009</strong>/<strong>10</strong><br />
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Memory Wolfe<br />
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Youth Count<br />
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ALL our donors!<br />
In Honor of<br />
May — October <strong>2009</strong><br />
NAME IN HONOR OF<br />
Ted & Suzanne Kelley Ron & Sue Kelley’s Marriage<br />
Robert & Sherry Saul Lucy & Ethel<br />
Richard & Bi Sallomi Bob Kriz’s Birthday<br />
Richard & Bi Sallomi Jim & Angie Hanson’s<br />
50th Wedding Anniversary<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Garbagnati Nina Perlmutter<br />
Ray & Peggy Ver Velde Paula Greene’s Birthday and<br />
Her Dog, Maylie’s recovery<br />
Pat & Priscilla Scarano Mary Moseley<br />
Mrs. William Mitchell all their dogs<br />
Carl Richardson Shea & Al Richardson & Pepper<br />
Dr. Ellen Abell Shana & Sedona<br />
Lisa Bianco Flavell Angel<br />
Ted & Holly Peck Jim Kelty<br />
Patricia Stohr Shannon Hill’s Birthday<br />
Everett & Charlene Jenks Bella<br />
Stephen & Renay Weiner a speedy recovery for Ed Schwartz<br />
Nancy Page their pets<br />
Richard Boich Rhonda Paris & Jim Urquhart<br />
Leroy & Pam Miera Cloud<br />
David & Diane Ullman Sydnee<br />
Robert & Sherry Saul their dogs, Lucy & Ethel<br />
Linda Kearns her dog, Sadie<br />
Everett & Charlene Jenks their dog, Bella<br />
Betty Mayes Dorie Dawson’s Birthday<br />
Anthony Gallo Barbara Gallo<br />
Melvin & Elizabeth York Lupe Bivins<br />
Josephine O’Connor Lupe Bivins<br />
Elizabeth Harris Mary Ann Sears<br />
Everett & Charlene Jenks Bella<br />
Nancy Page Walter, Maddie & Paco<br />
Patty Gard Marley<br />
Happy Holidays!
Critter Chatter<br />
Memorial Gift<br />
May — October <strong>2009</strong><br />
NAME IN MEMORY OF<br />
Carol Bollinger Miss Thyme<br />
Linda Driscoll Buzz the cat<br />
Rick & Norma Farnsworth Philo<br />
Karen Despain Newell Despain<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Albertson Missy<br />
Betty Montgomery John Montgomery<br />
Patricia Colin Suki<br />
Danny & Jane Lawson Mrs. Lawson’s Father, James Vivian<br />
Walt & Mary Ann Scrimgeour Tom Scrimgeour<br />
Ruth George Sparky<br />
Gary Walden Kira the Siberian Husky<br />
Jack Bockelman Sambo<br />
Rick & Jacque Sears Coal<br />
Helen Bergquist Samson<br />
Margaret Bailey Judy & Ludy<br />
William & Marilyn Andis Yvette and Rusty<br />
Rosemary Olson Her husband, LuVerne<br />
Robert & Jan Nicolau Gizmo<br />
Dorothy Baxter Nick White<br />
Prescott National Forest Service Nick White<br />
Ted & Mary Lou Mayer Holly<br />
Lawrence & Emily Strand Sheeba<br />
Bernard & May Schemitsch Joey the Cat<br />
Orbin & Judith Joplin Mitten<br />
Carolyn Mather Her Mother, Mary Mosely<br />
Frank McElmoyl Brownie<br />
Dave & Betty McCoy Edmond Lamson<br />
Mary Myers Marjorie Daschbach<br />
Richard & Bi Sallomi Wayne Hunter<br />
Roberta Tyler Margaret Cornell<br />
Norma Mazur their dog, Wimpie<br />
Bryan & Cheryll Whipple their dog, Kiley<br />
Linda Morelli Lucy, Beloved Dog of Laurie Gelb<br />
Cheryl Poole Fannie Mae<br />
Peter & Glennis Decell Willow Decell<br />
James & Rochell Jakeway Gilbert<br />
Wayne & Marjorie Hultberg Bel<br />
Lawrence & Isabel Arnone Cicero<br />
Walter & Dorothy Kasch CoCo & Daisy<br />
Lillian Hartley Shandha Kye<br />
Della Hargrove Casey<br />
Linda Wisker Scooter<br />
Carol Springer Russ<br />
Dr. & Mrs. George Nalfeh Kalib<br />
Gary Walden Tasha<br />
Martha Schmalenbeck Margaret Shipley<br />
Barry Rans Calif, Missy & Goody<br />
Dr. Joseph Knochel Fletcher<br />
Gayl Lamoureux Boxer & Lily<br />
Mary Splitter Peaches<br />
Wayne & Gayle Poindexter Jax<br />
Julia Dias Rosie<br />
Helaine Berman Sydney Berman<br />
Elizabeth Mendoza Mary Saunders Moseley<br />
Wayne & Joan Lang their dog, Gretchen<br />
Bill & Joyce Crabb their dog, Andy<br />
Dorothy Weisinger her daughter, Marjorie Bechtel<br />
Richard & Jacqueline Sears Coal<br />
Basil & Judy Davies Molly<br />
Karen Sable Fred Little<br />
Betty Montgomery John Montgomery<br />
Mary Myers Judith Anderson’s dogs, Tsunami & Amaru<br />
Patricia Colin Dakota, beloved pet of Rev. Kimball Arnold<br />
John Bockelman Lucy Lingren<br />
Larry Zielinski K.C.<br />
Karen Despain her dog, Digsby<br />
Jerry & Mary McCabe Fielding McGeehee<br />
Vicki Franklin Foster<br />
David & Marilyn Danowski their beloved dog, Tucker<br />
Stephen & Patricia Cantor Tucker, beloved dog of David & Marilyn Danowski<br />
Mary Manning Tucker, beloved dog of David & Marilyn Danowski<br />
Allen & Nancy Gardner Tucker, beloved dog of David & Marilyn Danowski<br />
Shannon Romero Tucker, beloved dog of David & Marilyn Danowski<br />
Sue Cholewa Lucy<br />
Larry Lawlyes Lucky, Rusty & Dots<br />
Eileen Carmoney Tavie, beloved dog<br />
Mary Rauch Lucy & Ricky<br />
Kathleen Williams wee dog, Agatha Jane Robinson<br />
Shawn Cardinal our dog, Amber<br />
Norma Orr Hazel Maders Tate<br />
David & Diane Ullman Mazy & Winchester<br />
Carol Lee Mills Pearl<br />
The Segal Company Thomas Richardson<br />
Mary Frost Glenda Canuel<br />
Susan Gaff Mike Gaff<br />
Bobby & Karin Davis their cocker spaniel, Spencer<br />
NAME IN MEMORAL OF<br />
Tony & Carol White Squickett<br />
Orme & Elizabeth Lewis Buster<br />
Carol Mills Pearl<br />
Orbin & Judith Joplin Mitten<br />
Ray & Peggy Ver Velde Rex, beloved dog of Denis & Karin Lueders<br />
Dolores Gockel Susie, Jamie & Joshua<br />
Genoveses Restaurant Catherine’s Mother, Lucy Lowy<br />
Tracie Myers Lisa Dalton<br />
Heinz & Carol Buttler Lisa Dalton<br />
Helen Filkins Lisa Dalton<br />
M. Pruzina Insuarnce Benefits Lisa Dalton<br />
David & Nancy Monroe Mary Sims<br />
Julia Dias Rosie Nielsen<br />
Douglas & Ellen Walker Mary Mosely<br />
Donald Milroy & Marla Hoffmann Lisa Dalton<br />
James & Nancee Kilbourne Heidi Kilbourne<br />
Ray & Peggy Ver Velde Sunny Padilla<br />
Brenda Dickinson Starr, beloved dog of Dan & Drema Ellis<br />
Dolores D’Agostino Marian”Barney” Lowell<br />
Lillian Lowell her husband, Marlan<br />
Larry & Brooke Wolterstorff Kiko & Shon-Ka<br />
John Tarro Carol Pheanis<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Tito Baca Marie Newell<br />
Evelyn Gong Scout<br />
Ted & Lorraine Swift Jake the Cat<br />
Gale Cronin Shirley Cronin<br />
Medard & Lucille Cronin Shirley Cronin<br />
Renee Kinnunen her Daughter, Julie Gephart<br />
Byrne & Pat Davis Dixie<br />
Ken & Mary Myers Smoochie, beloved dog of Shawn & Lauren Rhodes<br />
Gloria Gallon Robin Koos<br />
Edward & Nadine Basha Franklin Cox<br />
Richard & Jacqueline Sears their dog, Coal<br />
Jane Hemminger Franklin Cox<br />
Paul & Kathleen Williams Preston Shivers<br />
Memory Wolfe Mary Richmond<br />
Mr. & Mrs. D.W. Dobbie their cats, Beau & Mac<br />
Alan & Terry Koch Neka, Beloved dog of the Schwabs<br />
Dave & Diane Ullman Mazy & Winchester<br />
Robert Clark Colleen<br />
Mary Allard her horse, Shotgun<br />
Virginia Cook Hayley<br />
Charles Biggs Corky<br />
Bobby & Bonnie Carothers Carol Carothers<br />
Dorothy Weisinger her daughter, Marjorie Bechtel<br />
Robert & Delores Arnold Scooter<br />
Helen Bergquist Samson<br />
Nancy Rowley Cinco<br />
Lawrence & Dorothy Albertson Missy<br />
John & Sheila Mann Roman Darmer’s Father<br />
John & Sheila Mann Carol Zimmer’s Mother<br />
Robert & Sherry Saul Lucy & Ethel<br />
Deborah Thompson Simon<br />
William, Ethel & Ruth Robinson Franklin Cox<br />
Richard & Jacqueline Sears their dog, Coal<br />
Gary Walden Kira & Tasha<br />
Dave & Diane Ullman Mazy & Winchester<br />
Lavelle Basham Trixie & Sport<br />
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Vilborghi Bob Lightfoot<br />
John & Jette Stevens Bob Lightfoot<br />
Richard & Janice Meyers Jeanne Stewart<br />
Gloria Cheek Jeanne Stewart<br />
Gene & Nancy Trembley Bob Lightfoot<br />
John & Helen Oakley Jeanne Stewart<br />
Colin & Carolyn Edwards Bobby Lightfoot<br />
Peter & Brigitte Dickinson Jeanne Stewart<br />
Peter & Brigitte Dickinson Thomas Norris<br />
Anthony Gallo Barbara Gallo
Q&A with<br />
Sam Kabbel<br />
Pets and a New Baby<br />
Q: How is my pet likely to respond to the<br />
new baby?<br />
There are lots of variables so that’s hard to predict. However,<br />
there are some considerations that might give some insight<br />
into your pet’s most likely reaction.<br />
The first of these considerations is how much exposure to<br />
children your pet has previously had, and his reaction to those<br />
children. The most serious concern, of course, is if the pet has<br />
previously behaved aggressively or fearfully around children.<br />
If there have been previous problems, you should consult with<br />
a behaviorist to determine the situations that have previously<br />
led to aggression, and the safest way, if any, to make the<br />
transition.<br />
The next most serious concern is the pet that has had little<br />
or no exposure to young children or babies. A lack of early<br />
socialization to children may lead to some initial anxiety or<br />
fear associated with the sights, sounds and odors of the new<br />
child. If there are no unpleasant experiences when the child<br />
first arrives, and the first few introductions are made positive,<br />
there may be no problems. Even if a pet has shown no<br />
previous problems when interacting with children, keeping all<br />
introductions positive will help to get the relationship between<br />
your pet and your new child off to a good start.<br />
One final concern is your pet’s behavior and temperament<br />
in general. Behavior issues that don’t come into play with<br />
an infant may become more problematic with the growth and<br />
development of your child. Some pets that were ok with a<br />
child that was carried everywhere may have trouble adapting<br />
to the same child learning to crawl, walk, and play more<br />
interactively. Fear, dominance challenges, possessive displays,<br />
and even some rambunctious playful behaviors can result in<br />
aggression toward the child.<br />
Q: What can we do to prepare for the arrival<br />
of our baby?<br />
Behavior problems (destructiveness, house-soiling,<br />
compulsive disorders, increased demands for attention,<br />
generalized anxiety) may not develop directly from the arrival<br />
of the child, but rather from the changes in the household<br />
routine associated with the new arrival. The best way to<br />
minimize problems and help the pet to cope is to make<br />
changes gradually so that they have been completed prior to<br />
the arrival of the child. Consider any changes that you may<br />
need to make in the pet’s schedule, housing, play, exercise,<br />
or attention, so that adjustments can begin to be made well<br />
before the baby’s arrival. Set up the nursery in advance and if<br />
the pet is to be kept out of the room, access should be denied<br />
before the child’s arrival. If your intention is to allow your<br />
pet to continue to enter the room when supervised, begin to<br />
accompany your pet into the nursery so that it can adapt to<br />
the new odors and new setup. The dog should be allowed to<br />
investigate the baby’s room, blankets, and new furniture, and<br />
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praised or given a small food treat so that it can develop a<br />
positive association with each of these new cues. Any existing<br />
behavior problems should be resolved before the arrival of<br />
your baby.<br />
For cats, the most important adaptation is to any changes that<br />
will be needed in the cat’s home. Although fear and anxiety<br />
to the sights and sounds of a new baby are possible, adapting<br />
to changes in the household are often the most trying for<br />
cats. For example, obtaining new furniture, altering the cat’s<br />
feeding, sleeping, elimination or play areas, and trying to<br />
keep the cat out of certain locations such as the crib, should<br />
all be considered before the arrival of the baby. To reduce<br />
the chances of the cat marking new furniture, the first few<br />
introductions to the new areas should be well supervised.<br />
Once your cat has investigated and rubbed against the new<br />
furniture, spraying is far less likely. Similarly, when the crib<br />
or cradle is first set up, the cat may wish to mark the area, or<br />
investigate, or even to sleep in the crib.<br />
Q: What should be done when the baby<br />
arrives?<br />
Progress gradually, avoid any situations that might lead to<br />
fear, anxiety or discomfort in the baby’s presence and make all<br />
associations and experiences in the baby’s presence positive.<br />
Maintain or even increase the amount and type of training,<br />
exercise, and play.<br />
Even a curious and affectionate pet may have some problems<br />
adjusting to the new arrival. Jumping up to greet when the<br />
baby is being carried, barking during the baby’s sleep or<br />
nap times, raiding the diaper pail, licking the baby’s face,<br />
or cuddling up to sleep against an infant who is still unable<br />
to shift position are just a few of the concerns and potential<br />
problems that pet owners may need to deal with.<br />
Many pets soon learn that the presence of the baby is a time<br />
for inattention, confinement, or even punishment, while the<br />
absence of the baby is a cue for “good things” to happen. This<br />
must be reversed. Every effort should be made to allow the<br />
pet into the room for food, play or affection when the baby<br />
is present. Feed the pet when the baby is being fed, or have<br />
another family member give affection to the pet, play with the<br />
pet, or do some reward training (tricks or other obedience<br />
training) when the child is in the room. Take your dog<br />
outdoors for play or a walk when you are taking the child out.<br />
The goal is to teach the pet that positives or “good things” are<br />
most likely to happen in the presence of the child.<br />
Q: What should be done if aggression arises?<br />
Such behavior is very upsetting, regardless of its reasons. An<br />
immediate decision on whether to keep and work with the pet<br />
or remove it from the home must be made. Dogs targeting<br />
children may be motivated by fear, dominance, possessive,<br />
redirected, playful or predatory aggression. For most<br />
aggression cases, especially those directed toward children, a<br />
behaviorist experienced in such issues would need to evaluate<br />
the situation, determine a prognosis and create an effective<br />
treatment program if it is safe to do so.<br />
Sam Kabbel is a certified Pet Behavioral Specialist and<br />
owner of Pet Behavior Solutions in Gilbert, AZ.<br />
For more information visit www.petbehaviorsolutions.com.
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grateful for all the wonderful gifts you<br />
leave our animals!<br />
This year, the <strong>Yavapai</strong> <strong>Humane</strong> <strong>Society</strong><br />
could really use:<br />
• A Moving Truck for Our Thrift Shop!<br />
• Racks and Shelving for Our Thrift Shop<br />
• Blankets<br />
• Dog and Cat Food<br />
• Copier Paper & Office Supplies<br />
• A Golf Cart or 4-Wheel Buggy<br />
• Paper Towels/Toilet Paper<br />
And most of all Santa, please help us<br />
find loving homes this Christmas for all<br />
our shelter animals!<br />
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The YHS Staff<br />
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Santa out with any of the above!<br />
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