Events – Current & Pupcoming
THE 2025 CALENDARS ARE HERE! The wall calendar – a beautifully curated calendar where each month unfolds with a delightful collection of heartwarming dog portraits capturing the joy and charm of man’s best friend in every season. The desk calendar – one great photo each month sits on your desk giving an easy overview of the month. Buy in bundles and save! Add 2+ calendars to your cart to see a discount.
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 & proof of purchase labels, staple them together, & mail to MAESSR at P.O. Box 807 – Goochland, VA 23063. Once we collect 50 labels, we can apply for a refund.
DOGWISE is another MAESSR affiliate whose mission is to bring humane, understandable & scientifically sound information to people who enrich their lives by working with, playing with & loving dogs. Many of the books, including the booklets, in the MAESSR library can be found at Dogwise.com. You can support MAESSR & get great training advice by shopping. They also sell some training products. Look for the $5 books on sale while you are there!
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 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.
Featured Library Titles
*FEISTY FIDO: HELP FOR THE LEASH REACTIVE DOG (23 pages) by Patricia McConnell, PhD and Karen London, PhD. This second edition of a McConnell/London classic is better than ever! Updated and revised to be even more user-friendly than before, Feisty Fido is designed for anyone (novice or professional) who works with dogs who are overly reactive to other dogs when on leash. Whether your (or your client’s) dog reacts by barking, lunging, stiffening or hiding behind your legs, this booklet is full of humane and effective dog training solutions to a common dog problem. It includes new sections on equipment, an expanded section on “Where’s the Dog”, and revised instructions for teaching “Watch”. With plans for handling emergencies such as off-leash dogs who show up out of nowhere, this dog training program can make leash walks fun again, for you AND your dog.
*Title recommended by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers
BURIED DEEP IN OUR HEARTS – A NOVEL (326 pages) by Tracie Barton-Barrett. In Midland, Michigan, residents Nivie Emerson, Bryn Troxell and Jacqueline Stanton have animals who touch their lives in important ways, bringing joy and compassion into their homes through the ebbs and flows of life. But when a beloved animal dies, the painful inevitability triggers grief and soul-searching. In the process of memorializing the animals, the community gathers together to honor and celebrate their animals’ lives. Resources and Reflective/discussion questions at the end of the book. “They are our companions on Life’s journey…and our memories of them will always be buried deep in our hearts.” Donated by Pam Nealer.
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!
Rainbow Bridge Crossings
COOPER 5 (class of 2013) came to MAESSR as a result of a conflict with a young family member and became a foster failure for KATHI BECK‘s family. Cooper loved to be outside and would try to “climb” the trees in the yard while chasing birds. He somehow knew when it was Friday night and would bark like crazy because he knew it was Greenies night. He loved to snuggle and get kisses. This fourteen-year-old was loved very much and will be missed. Run free, sweet boy.
BELLA 7 (class of 2013) was much-loved by her family but came to MAESSR due to a concern with a stranger. She was fostered by DEBBIE LIPCSEY and was an absolute angel. Bella was adopted by ILONKA DAZEVEDOT‘s family. Her health had been declining for some time and while her hearing went a few years ago, she became totally blind within the past 4 months. Her family had the opportunity to have a vet come to the house which was the best gift they could give her. She is missed beyond belief!
Beautiful NOSEY ROSIE (SADIE 13, class of 2014) was adopted by MIKE JENSEN‘s family. She was a wonderful, loving pooch who spent her years loving visits from the grandkids, going on walks & taking dips in the pool. Stealing towels, chasing squirrels, birds & rabbits in the backyard brought her joy. Vestibular Syndrome presented obstacles in her later years, but she fought through it, surprising the family & her vet. The Jensens are so thankful to Debbie Lipsey and wonderful foster mom CATHY MOYER for trusting them & the years they spent with Rosie. Rest well, good girl.
Did You Know?
If any volunteers wish to promote MAESSR and the work we do at an event in their community, please email Vicki Phillips. These are marketing events only to hand out information.
To learn more about the website, check out the tutorials here.
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 & either send us your article or let us know your idea.
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 also 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: 3
Dogs pending foster home: 5
Moving to foster home:
Finn 7 to Eva Van Stratum/Martine Eisenberg
Chester 8 to Devin White
Moving to furever homes:
Jake 33 to Wilson
Max 31 to Richcreek
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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