Weekly Pupdate: 10-8-23
News & Pupcoming Events
IT’S A FUNDRAISER! To mark 25 years of MAESSR, we’ve launched a t-shirt fundraiser. You can choose from two t-shirts, a long-sleeve t-shirt, or a crewneck sweatshirt in a variety of colors. All proceeds help MAESSR continue to find homes for Springers in need.
Featured Dogs
Check out our senior/special needs dogs! Our program, SENIORS FOR SENIORS, charges a $75 adoption fee for adopters aged 60 and over who adopt dogs nine years old and older or special needs dogs. If interested in one of our senior/special needs dogs, contact Candi Lynn here.
Misc. Funding/Resources
We can earn money through WOOFTRAX.COM just by walking our dogs – in fact you don’t even need a dog, just a smartphone and some good walking shoes! Download the app for your iPhone/smart phone and follow the directions. (If Wooftrax doesn’t come up, look for Walk For A Dog.) When you are asked to pick a shelter/rescue (it may show the one closest to your home, but ask to change), pick VIRGINIA as the site, scroll to the M’s and select Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue. You will be asked to verify your email address; just keep following the directions and the app will appear on your phone’s screen. When you tap it, you’re invited to enter your dog’s information and start walking. It is a simple process each time you go for a walk. The more people who participate, the more money earned. We can also win donations by signing up for Challenges. All you need to do is tap the Challenges button! Currently we have 19 active (uses the app at least once a week) walkers. Spread the word – make your walks count!
The MAESSR MARKETPLACE is open for business! We’ve got cool toys for man’s best friend and fun things for their humans. Have you seen our spooky Halloween garden flags? They’re the perfect addition to your ghostly decor. Cold weather is right around the corner, so check out our selection of fleeces and sweat-shirts for the whole family. And don’t forget your pup! The shop is full of wonderful enrichment toys & games for your Springer. Free shipping on all items!
Training Library
The MAESSR Training Library has over 250 titles of ACTUAL DVDs, CDs, and books, both fiction and non-fiction, to lend out. You can BORROW items directly from the Training Library at library.maessr.com by simply adding them to the shopping cart and checking out or you can email your name, address and material you wish to borrow to the librarian. The material will be mailed to you and is due back in three weeks; YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR RETURN POSTAGE.
MAESSR Training Library
Training Library Facebook
Featured Library Titles
THE COMPANY OF DOGS (324 pages) edited by British author Michael Rosen. For more than 12,000 years dogs have been interacting with humankind on a domestic level, first tamed for purposes of labor. But the dog-human relationship goes much deeper than that, as illustrated in THE COMPANY OF DOGS, a collection of fictional stories by many notable writers, including Amy Hempel, Antonya Nelson, and David Updike. Seeking to honor the “openhearted and inscrutable, the simple and complicated animal” that James Thurber so perfectly characterized some 50 years ago, the collected stories focus on our daily lives with dogs and the amazing array of complicated emotions that canines are able to elicit from unsuspecting humans. William Wegman’s black-and-white photographs of his deadpan Weimaraners – Man Ray, Fay Ray, and Batina – grace the pages of this thoroughly enjoyable, tail-waggingly good book. The Company of Dogs explores the valued companionship we share with our dogs. Filled with humor, compassion, and wry understanding, these stories reveal an important truth: our dogs know us better than we know ourselves. Donated by Liz Watson.
*HOW TO BEHAVE SO YOUR DOG BEHAVES (272 pages) by Dr. Sophia Yin. (First Edition) How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves takes a scientifically sound yet practical approach to explaining dog behavior and training theory, and then shows you how to apply these concepts so you can train your dog to be well behaved. Written by one of the leading veterinary behaviorists in the country, this original bestseller features chapters that provide the most up-to-date science of dog behavior and explains key concepts in clear, straightforward language. The user-friendly, full-color instructional drawings enhance the informative text, while the all-positive training advice helps you change undesirable behaviors without resorting to aversive corrections such as yelling, hitting, pushing, or other outdated forms of punishment. Good behavior and problem solving exercises are broken down into easy-to-read “5 Minute” sections, while “Spot” quizzes throughout the text help reinforce your grasp of the material. Science-based methods for observing, understanding, and modifying behavior are applied to everyday situations, offering numerous examples of how training exercises can be turned into fun games for both dogs and owners. Donated by Phyllis Chan.
*A recommended book for pet dog owners by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers.
Library Wish Lists
The TRAINING LIBRARY now has TWO Wish Lists. You can purchase materials (new or used) off the Amazon list; the Dogwise has new books and DVDs. Purchases can be shipped directly to the library. Pretty quick and easy way to help out MAESSR as well as educate adopters!
Did You Know?
Would you like to write content for our blog? We’d love to feature articles from MAESSR volunteers. If you’d like to contribute, click here and either send us your article or let us know your idea.
ADOPTED DOG PROJECT: Please check to see if your dog is listed on our “Success Stories” page. In migrating the dog profiles over to the new site, we found several dogs that were missing information or had their information confused with another dog. If your dog is not listed or the information/pictures are incorrect, click here to let us know. Please specify which dog, what year they were adopted, and include their proper write up and/or pictures so we can amend the errors. Thanks.
Look for more info on the new website in the coming weeks! In the meantime, check out the tutorials here.
From Tiffaney Williams: “We’re creating a gallery of MAESSR stories and we want to hear from you! In one paragraph, tell us about your favorite MAESSR memory. That can be about a dog you adopted or fostered, how you first found MAESSR, a memorable event you attended, or anything else. Please include a relevant picture, or just one of your MAESSR dog. Send here.” Click here for an example of a story.
VIDEOS – VIDEOS – VIDEOS! MAESSR has a new YouTube channel (called Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue) linked to our new website with videos from the old YouTube channel (MAESSR) and our other dogs being uploaded. FOSTER HOMES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND IN VIDEOS OF THEIR CURRENT CHARGES FOR BOTH YOUTUBE AND THE DOGS’ ADOPTION PAGES. We will be coming up with a few simple guidelines but will definitely need the dogs’ official MAESSR names and numbers as nicknames are too confusing. When sharing videos of adopted dogs, please also include the adoption year along with their official MAESSR name. Please send your videos here.
If you have a PET IN NEED OF PRAYERS, please contact Linda Shope or Linda Johnston. They would be happy to add your pet’s name to the pet ministry prayer list.
IF YOU SEE A SPRINGER NEEDING RESCUE: For a springer being rehomed in an ad on social media or in a newspaper, please email the relinquishment team. For a springer in a shelter, please email the shelter team. In your email include contact info such as links to the online post, shelter name, state, and phone number.
Did you move? Did you change your email address? ADDRESS CHANGES. This is changing with the new website. Please set up an account under the Shop tab so that MAESSR can keep track of your mailing address; your email can be changed under Your Account in the top right-hand corner with Edit Profile.
If you need some advice regarding behavioral issues, certified and credentialed trainers that use positive methods only to help guide people to the correct resources can be found at CCPDT and at IAABC.
Gentle Nudges
RAINBOW BRIDGE CROSSINGS are shared on a monthly basis. If you would like your MAESSR dog included, please send your name, dog’s MAESSR name if different than the post-adoption name, year of adoption, and a PHOTO to here. Feel free to include who fostered the dog and a little background info about your dog. To have the information posted on MAESSR’s Facebook page, send it (including photos) here.
When you send your notes about events or requests for help, please cc: updates@maessr.org to help ensure that all events are mentioned in the Weekly Pupdate.
Mistakes happen! Corrections or omissions to the Weekly Pupdate can be sent to Cathy.
Pup-ulation Report
Total dogs in our care this week: 9.
Permanent fosters: 2 with Beef crossing Rainbow Bridge
Dogs pending a foster home: 4.
Moving into foster homes: None.
Moving into furever homes: None.
Submitted by volunteer Cathy Moyer with thanks to those who helped with submissions/ information.
PO Box 807 Goochland VA 23063
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