Pupcoming Events
Saturday Sept 7th from 9 am to 4 pm
Mariner Point Park in Joppatowne, MD
For more info or to register for picnic, click on photo or date.
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$
Feed your pets NATURAL BALANCE? Please save the store receipt and proof of purchase labels, staple them together, and mail to MAESSR at P.O. Box 807 – Goochland, VA 23063. Once we collect 50 labels, we can apply for a refund.
Go to GOODSHOP.COM to get Gumdrop for free! Goodshop is the world’s first-ever shopfunding site. When you shop at thousands of stores, a percentage of what you spend will be donated to MAESSR. Gumdrop finds the best coupon codes wherever you shop. Auto Apply Savings – just one click automatically applies the best coupons for you. Never search for a coupon again and watch the savings pour in while donating to MAESSR! Type in Mid Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue. (Note: no hyphen between Mid and Atlantic.) Highlight and click on MAESSR to adopt it as your cause. Start shopping, MAESSRland!
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.
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. 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
FIGHT! A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE TREATMENT OF DOG-DOG AGGRESSION (116 pages) by Jean Donaldson for the dog trainer or well-read dog owner. Fight! Is about dogs who fight with, lunge at and don’t get along with other dogs. Donaldson functionally classifies inter-dog aggression into six categories based on the treatment approach best suited to correcting each.
COOPERATIVE CARE: SEVEN STEPS TO STRESS-FREE HUSBANDRY (136 pages) by Deborah A. Jones, PhD. Having trouble trimming your dog’s nails or bathing him? Is your dog stressed in the vet’s office? Wondering how to make the process of grooming and veterinary care more comfortable both for you and your dog? Then this is the book for you! Cooperative Care will cover seven main areas to help prepare your dog for all the necessary physical procedures that will keep him healthy and happy. The methods in this book are based on positive reinforcement and allowing our pets the opportunity to choose to opt in and participate in our conditioning sessions. When we take the time to carefully observe our dog’s behavior, read their stress signals, and respect their communication with us, it’s just amazing how quickly we can replace suspicion with trust. Our goal is to empower our dogs and help them gain confidence in the husbandry process. Spending time preparing your dog for typical husbandry procedures is one of the best gifts you can give him! Donated by Cathy Moyer.
Library Wish Lists
The TRAINING LIBRARY has TWO Wish Lists. New or used titles can be purchased from the Amazon list; 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?
Please note that MAESSR’s phone number has changed! It is now 804-774-6730. That means any FOSTER DOG TAGS YOU CURRENTLY HAVE ARE NO LONGER VALID. Please use link to Debbie with your name, address, and how many tags you need.
To learn more about the new website, check out the tutorials here.
If you need to contact MAESSR, please click on and read our CONTACT page to avoid your message going to the wrong place. The CONTACT button is immediately to the left of the MAESSR logo on the website homepage.
If you have a PET IN NEED OF PRAYERS, please email 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 re-homed 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 should be emailed here. On the new website you can set up an account under the Shop tab so that MAESSR can keep track of your mailing address; your email can also 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: here 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 updates email.
Pictures! Pictures! Pictures!
To share pics, videos, and/or articles about your MAESSR dog to our social media team. Videos for adoption pages & YouTube channel get sent here. Be sure to include dog’s MAESSR name including number, if one, and adoption year.
Pup-ulation Report
Total dogs in our care: 20
Permanent fosters: 4
Dogs pending foster home: 2
Moving to foster home:
None
Moving to furever homes:
Molly 54 to Hott
Woo-woo-woo!
Submitted by volunteer Cathy Moyer with thanks to those who contributed submissions/info.
PO Box 807 Goochland VA 23063 – Phone (804)774-6730
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