Weekly Pupdate: 10-15-23
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
iGive is a MAESSR affiliate which is an automatic donation when shopping at +1500 stores. Go to iGive.com, fill out the form, choose your cause which is Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue – find us listed under Virginia – and then install the app. You can also install the iGive button on your toolbar so when you go to eligible sites, a pop-up will appear to ask you if you wish to donate.
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!
New items added every day! Check back often to see new products, including winter and holiday goodies.
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
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Featured Library Titles
SPEAKING FOR SPOT: BE THE ADVOCATE YOUR DOG NEEDS TO LIVE A HAPPY, HEALTHY, LONGER LIFE (388 pages) was a labor of love for Dr. Nancy Kay, fueled by her passion to teach people how to be effective medical advocates for their four-legged best friends. Gone are the days of simply following doc’s orders – today’s dog lovers are confronted with health-care decision-making on many levels. Perhaps you’ve wondered: How do I find a vet that feels just right for me and my dog? – How will I be able to afford my dog’s health care? Is pet insurance the way to go? – Does my dog truly need all those vaccines listed on the reminder postcard? – What are the important questions I should be asking my vet? – Are there other options I should be considering? – When is it appropriate to get a second opinion? Where should I go to get one and how can I avoid offending my vet? – Should I take my dog to see a specialist? – Should I consider treating my dog’s cancer? – Am I doing the right thing? Am I doing this for him or for me? – Is my dog ready to say goodbye? Am I ready to let him go? What are my choices when it comes to the euthanasia process? If you’ve struggled with these questions, you’ve come to just the right place! Dr. Kay and Speaking for Spot will help you answer all of these questions and many more. With warmth, candor, and humor cultivated over 20-plus years of working with dogs and their human companions Dr. Kay provides an insider’s guide to navigating the potentially overwhelming, confusing, and expensive world of veterinary medicine. The result is everything you need to know in one fabulous, fully illustrated book. Speaking for Spot is the consummate guide on how to be your best friend’s medical advocate. Donated by Charles Vandegrift.
ROSE AND KATE UNLEASHED: OBSERVATIONS, ADVICE AND HUMOR FROM TWO VERY OPINIONATED DOGS (157 pages) by Rose Hill and Kate Power. Rose the Irish Setter and Kate the English Springer Spaniel, best friends for more than a decade, discovered several years ago that they had an amazing talent: they can blog. Since then, they have been writing down their observations, experiences and fun times and now they are ready to share them with you in their brand new book, “Rose and Kate Unleashed.” While “Rose and Kate Unleashed” is appropriate for any age it is not a children’s book. Photos are in black and white in the paperback format. Rose and Kate’s two-legged companions, Brian and Dee, have been on these adventures every step of the way and helped Rose and Kate translate their dog vocabulary so humans will understand. For Kate, for example, “the sucky-uppy thing” is the vacuum cleaner. And the “tappity thing” is the computer keyboard. Dogs see the world much differently than people do and in this book they open up their world for us to see, with all its excitement and humor and vibrant color. They are special girls who bring joy to everyone they meet through their bright and exuberant personalities. Rose is a bit edgy and vain about her beautiful red looks, Kate is a bit wacky, with an attention span of about 5 seconds. Donated by Pam Nealer.
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. Look for more info on the new website in the coming weeks! In the meantime, check out the tutorials here.
ADOPTED DOGS PROJECT: Please check to see if your dog is listed on our “Success Stories” page. (Click on the photo above the adoption year and go through the pages to find your dog. Dogs are in alphabetical order.) 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.
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 to maessrorders@gmail.com.” Here is an example of a story: https://maessr.org/example-story/. PLEASE SEND ASAP TO MAESSRORDERS@GMAIL.COM. Thanks, everyone! VIDEOS – VIDEOS – VIDEOS!
We have a new YouTube channel called Mid-Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue. FOSTER HOMES ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEND IN VIDEOS OF THEIR CURRENT CHARGES FOR BOTH YOUTUBE AND THE DOGS’ ADOPTION PAGES. We 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 dog 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 can be emailed here. 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 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 IAABC.
Gentle Nudges
RAINBOW BRIDGE CROSSINGS are shared on a monthly basis. If you want your MAESSR dog included, send your name, dog’s MAESSR name if different than the post-adoption name, year of adoption, and a PHOTO here. Feel free to include who fostered and a little background info about your dog. To have the information posted on our Facebook page, send it (including photos) to the social media team.
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: 10.
Permanent fosters: 2
Dogs pending a foster home: 6.
Moving into foster homes: Spot 4 to Cheri Saggers
Moving into furever homes: None.
Submitted by volunteer Cathy Moyer with thanks to those who helped with submissions/ information.
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