Weekly Pupdate: 11-12-23
National Adopt A Senior Month!
News & Pupcoming Events
The 2024 MAESSR calendars are here! This year, we’ve added two extra pages of volunteer photos and a message from Debbie about our 25th anniversary. These make great gifts for your favorite Springer lover! Also, don’t forget to check out the other wonderful goodies in the shop.
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 $75 adoption fee for adopters aged 60 and over who adopt dogs nine years old and older or special needs dogs. If interested in one of our senior/special needs dogs, contact Candi Lynn here.
Fund$ for Foster$
DOGWISE.COM is another MAESSR affiliate whose mission is to bring humane, understandable and scientifically sound information to people who enrich their lives by working with, playing with and loving dogs. Many of the books, including the booklets, in the MAESSR library can be found at Dogwise.com. You can support MAESSR and get great training advice by shopping. They also sell toys and other products. Look for the $5 books on sale while you are there!
From the Marketplace
The MAESSR MARKETPLACE is open 24/7 for purchases. We’ve also got cool toys for man’s best friend and companion. The MAESSR store and website are in transition – thanks so much for your understanding while we make improvements to the store and website.
Be sure to check out our vast collection of garden flags, holiday ornaments, clothing, and much more. The holidays are fast approaching, and we have gifts for everyone on your list! We are adding more ornaments and magnets/stickers daily.
Click the image to the left to view the product page.
The Marketplace also has 30 Ounce Beverage Tumblers for our springer moms. Check ‘em out – we have tons of them and add more every day!
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
PLAY TRAINING YOUR DOG (256 pages) by Patricia Gail Burnham. Obedience training does not have to resemble Marine boot camp, with the dog as the recruit and the trainer as the drill instructor. Nor does it have to be work. Rather, as the title of this comprehensive guide suggests, it can be playful fun for both — with a few rules thrown in to shape the game into an obedience exercise. Playtraining Your Dog provides an alternative to the violence that conventional training methods inflict on the minds and bodies of dogs. Using widely known, standardized exercises from the American Kennel Club, and written in a clear, informative style, this book contributes to realizing the full potential of both the dog and the dog/owner relationship. Topics covered include: instructors & training classes, training time, motivation, advice for showing a dog, cues & body language. Donated by Beth Reid.
DR. KHALSA’S NATURAL DOG: HOLISTIC THERAPIES, NUTRITION, AND RECIPES FOR HEALTHIER DOGS (303 pages) by Deva Khalsa, VMD. A pioneer in holistic veterinary medicine, Dr. Deva Khalsa shares her effective, integrative approach to natural health and healing for dogs in this invaluable book. Expanded and updated, Dr. Khalsa’s Natural Dog, in its second edition, presents an inspired way for dog owners to design a diet specifically for their dog’s needs, lifestyle, age, and health. Developed over decades of practice and study, Dr. Khalsa’s methods combine traditional veterinary medicine, wholesome nutrition, and holistic therapies, such as alternative methods, herbal remedies, and botanical medicine. In the new edition, Dr. Khalsa will present the latest research on such important issues as avoiding and treating cancer, chronic gastrointestinal problems, allergy elimination, and effective holistic treatments for ten common problems. Donated by Debbie Lipcsey.
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. Hover over pics for dogs’ names. 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: 15
Permanent fosters: 3
Dogs pending foster home: 0
Moving into foster homes:
Ella Mae to Nadia Andrijiw
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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