On Rachael Ray today!

Check out the amazing stories of Bionic Animals
http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/show/segments/view/bionic-animals/

Summer Camps

I only have pictures of the K9 unit that was at the camp on June 27, but these are the other guest speakers that we had join us.

1) Dr. Chris Handler~Toledo Zoo Veterinarian
There is only two vets at the zoo for over 9000 animals and they will be bringing in one intern. They have "keepers" that specifically take care of certain animals in the zoo and let the vets know if something is wrong with the animal that they keep an eye on. Once you graduate from Veterinarian School you can go straight into your practice. The Vet Techs are the ones that do the research, injections, treatment, working with blood samples in lab, etc. He brought in a 9 year old Armadillo named Sam.

2) Jen ~ Vet Tech
Helps the Vets keep all the equipment sterile, do all the blood work testing. She wanted to be a vet tech since she was little when a lifelong pet was having accidents and the vet gave her dog, Star, medicine and gave her dog a little bit longer to live. She wanted to help people and animals the way she was helped. She loves animals, loves helping, and loves her job.
She did some trivia questions with the kids:
Heart rate for a cat (average)? 120-140~ this has different numbers at different sites.
Average body temperature for a dog? 100.5-102.5 F
Proper way to hold a rabbit? like a football
A horse's teeth never stop growing.
What do you call a baby deer? foe
What is a Jill? female ferret
What is a hob? male ferret
Sow is a female pig
A joey is a baby kangaroo

3)Officer Joe Valvano ~ Waterville K9 unit for 11 years
-His dog, Buster, is a Belgian Malinois. He doesn't know what drugs are, he is just looking for his treat, which is a towel. They train their dogs by putting the drug in the towel that they are trying to train them with for about 3 months.
-Passive dogs ~ Bomb dogs.
-Aggressive dogs ~ Dogs that will scratch and bark, drug dogs.
-Over time dogs will have the intelligence of a 3rd grader.
-His older dog, Choco, that is retired is responsible for 12 million dollars of confiscations. Buster only has about a pound of marijuana, but think what he will be able to do as time goes on.
-If a police dog would be kicked by someone that is a felony, just like assaulting a police officer.
-He had a story that he told the kids about how he was picked up at his house in Wauseon by a helicopter so that he could be delivered to an area around the University of Toledo (they got there in 13 minutes), to catch a suspect that escaped.
-The photos below was Buster doing a search for the marijuana that Officer Valvano hid under the rock. Very cool group!

The guest speakers on June 28.
1) Dawn Hammer ~ Pet Photography
She realized that she was taking more pictures of animals than people so she decided to do photography for pets. She had a book with her photographs she took, had amazing photos and quotes.

2) Dr. Beth ~ Heatherdowns Vet clinic
undergrad. Bachelor in Biology at University of Toledo.
DVM ~ Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine, grad school at Ohio State.



Careers With Animals camp

Here are some local and national news events about animals!

Click here to view article on Lola and her puppies

Here is another link on Lola

Lola is a very adorable dog that was brought into Sylvania Vet in bad conditions. It is unknown how she got the way she did but she is doing better after the amazing care from the Vet staff. She was nearly killed by maggots and the man that brought her in did not provide the vet office with much information as to how she got that way. Her seven puppies and her are doing great and if you would like to read and see more about this amazing survivor click on the link above.

Click here to see an article about a baby dolphin who died unexpectedly

Wood County rejects Toledo Zoo Levy
You can see the story and read the article at the link above.

In Fremont, Ohio a monkey on the loose now back at its home
I do not agree with them having a monkey as a pet, it is a wild animal and they really should be educated on the dangers of a wild animal being owned. Fremont does not have a law against owning wild animals.
Here is an article in the blade on the topic
Here is the link with the video

Here is a link on the animal rescue efforts going on in North Dakota
Here is another one
Here is a link on the zoo evacuation

Click here for an amazing story on a dog that was given a chance to run again
This dog was fitted with prosthetic legs and was able to run again. What an amazing story that is really touching!

Interesting article on Pit Bulls

To view article click here

Maumee Memorial Day Parade

WOOD COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY WINE & CHEESE BENEFIT

Last night I was invited to attend the Wine & Cheese Benefit for WCHS. I had a fabulous time, I was given opportunity to speak about my title, my platform on PETS, and my volunteer work with the TAHS, and gave a little plug in there about my Benefit tomorrow too. I met Jerry Anderson of Channel 11 news, and many others. I also was approached by the DJ service if I do commercials and if I would be interested in being in a commercial for their business. Of course, I said yes to the invitation, why not? it would be fun and gives me more exposure.

Everyone enjoyed the festivities, there was wonderful display of cheese, fruit and vegetables plus some hors' duerves (spelling check) Plus a large selection of wines and drinks. I had a sprite, but mom did try a fabulous white wine called a Barefoot Moscato.

There was dancing which was a lot of fun. Plus a live auction as well as a silent auction. There were at least 50 silent auction items, and about 25 live auction items. Based on the donations they received I think the WCHS actually did very well with what was sold. Mom and I bid on 5 different things and won 4 of them. Someone cheated on the 5th item and wrote their number in after the silent auction was over and before the staff could pick up the tickets. Oh well, very pleased to be able to support the WCHS also with our donations to the silent auction.

Thanks to the Wood County Humane Society for allowing me to be a part of their event, and for an evening of fun and excitement raising money for our furry friends!

Pictures

Bark in the Park Event today

I had a great time at the Bark in the Park Event, despite not feeling well. It was raining, wet and cold out there but it was so cool to see all those devoted dog owners bring their doggies out for the event despite the weather. Thank you to all who came out and supported the Toledo Area Humane Society today!

Here's a few pics.


Me helping at the education tent.....

this is my little Xena... warrior Princess posing for a pic with the Wendy's girl wig on

Cute doggies....


I think this big guy had to be the largest dog there...... his owner calls him Beowulf and he is the next to the largest in his breed ever recorded according to the owner. He is a Newfoundland. BIg but gentle giant. By the way, he is sitting!! lol





loved their slogan..... They do not train wives, husbands or kids!!!

The following pictures were of one of their trained dogs. It was awesome to watch, the trainer gave him commands and facial gestures from behind me, and the dog watched him and followed his commands.









Here is new pictures of the new Toledo Humane Society Truck donated by Anderson's