Events – Current & Pupcoming
TODAY!
Sunday, June 8th from 11 am to 4 pm – rain or shine. Paw Prints on the Canal Event at 1525 Canal Street – Northampton PA. We need 3-4 volunteers to man MAESSR table. Contact Candi if you can help out.
The deadline for submitting photos for the 2026 calendar is JUNE 30th! Any photos received after that date will be considered as early submissions for the 2027 calendar. For guidelines on submitting photos, click on calendar icon or here .
Saturday, September 20th from 10 am to 4 pm at Lums Pond State Park – 1068 Howell School Road – Bear, DE 19701. (No link for details and registration on website yet.)
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$
iGive is a MAESSR affiliate which is an automatic donation when shopping at +1500 online stores. Go to iGive.com, fill out the form, choose your cause – find MAESSR listed under VA – & 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 on participating sites.
Thanks to all of the families who feed VeRUS dog food. The free bags that MAESSR receives from the Rescue Frequent Feeder Program help the foster homes. To learn more, link to Rescue Frequent Feeder Program. It is a really easy way to help foster homes. If you need a frequent feeder envelope, please email Debbie.
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.
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!
Featured Library Titles
STRESS IN DOGS: LEARN HOW DOGS SHOW STRESS AND WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP (137 pages) by Martina Scholz and Clarissa von Reinhardt. Stress the cause of problem behaviors in dogs? If your dog destroys the house the minute you leave, he may be stressed-out. If he has an unpleasant body odor, excessive dandruff or heavy shedding, he may be stressed-out. If he is hyperactive, suddenly aggressive, hides under the bed or displays more than two dozen other symptoms, he may be stressed-out and need your help. The study of stress in human medicine and psychology has taught us that stress can lead to the development of health problems, affect our relationships with others, and can make us unhappy, irritable, and even aggressive. Dogs are no different. The conditions under which dogs are kept today demand a lot of them. They live in a very unnatural world traffic, noise, crowding, isolation from others of their species, and long separations from their human family. Stress in Dogs is the first book to analyze, explain, and help you resolve stress in the lives of our canine companions. Written for both the canine professional as well as concerned dog owners, the information in Stress in Dogs can improve the lives of dogs as well as humans with a sound approach to resolving stress-related problems. Learn how you can help your dog. ~ There are more than 30 signs of stress in dogs learn how to spot them. ~ Male and female dogs have different stressors, learn what they are and how to avoid them. ~ You may be over-doing it too many outings, too many dog sports, too much stimulation. ~ Develop your own anti-stress program is logical and simple to implement. ~ Follow real-life cases where behavioral problems are solved by reducing stress levels. Donated by Fran Fisher.
DOGS DON’T BITE WHEN A GROWL WILL DO: WHAT YOUR DOG CAN TEACH YOU ABOUT LIVING A HAPPY LIFE(284 pages) by Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber. Dogs know how to relax. They forgive and forget. And they scratch where it itches. They really know how to live… Every dog lover knows that man’s best friend is sincere and loyal and knows how to have fun-and that dogs are wonderful creatures who have no difficulty showing their love openly. Dogs Don’t Bite When a Growl Will Do is an insightful, engaging, and witty guide to the collective wisdom of man’s constant companions – and illustrates the human benefits of becoming a little more canine.
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.
If you need to contact MAESSR, please click on & 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 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 to updates email. 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 email 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 the 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: 2
Dogs pending foster home: 5
Moving to foster home:
Winnie 6 to Rebecca Calahan
Moving to furever homes:
Poppy 3 and Jack 26 to Ziegler
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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