Events – Current & Pupcoming
DEADLINE IN 3 DAYS! It’s time to start submitting photos for the 2027 MAESSR CALENDAR. As always, we need BOTH seasonal photos and “any time of the year” photos. All photos need to be submitted by JULY 15, 2026 to be included in this year’s calendar! Please click on one of the links for guidelines and to submit your photos.
Featured 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$
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 & watch the savings pour in while donating to MAESSR! Type in Mid Atlantic English Springer Spaniel Rescue. (Note: no hyphen between Mid & Atlantic.) Highlight & click on MAESSR to adopt it as your cause. Start shopping, MAESSRland!
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.
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 300 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
VISITING THE DOG PARK – HAVING FUN, STAYING SAFE (128 pages) by Cheryl S. Smith. Have fun and stay safe at the dog park. Taking your dog to a dog park is a great way to exercise and socialize your canine companion. Dog parks offer fresh air, open space, and freedom a chance for your dog to be a dog. But not all dogs enjoy the experience and not all dog parks are safe for your dog. Visiting the Dog Park gives you inside information on deciding if your dog is ready for a dog park outing, whether the design of the park makes for safe play, and teaches you simple things you can do to prepare for a great dog park experience. Learn practical skills: Evaluate your dog’s personality and temperament to decide if he’s dog park-ready. – Learn about design features a well-planned dog park should have. – Teach your dog four simple behaviors to make him dog park-safe. – How to read canine body language to avoid problems. – Dog park etiquette for both dogs and humans. BONUS! Information on small dogs in dog parks, conflict resolution, and how to find a dog park. Donated by Cathy Moyer.
ANIMALS MAKE US HUMAN: CREATING THE BEST LIFE FOR ANIMALS (340 pages) by Temple Grandin and Catherine Johnson. The best-selling animal advocate Temple Grandin offers the most exciting exploration of how animals feel since The Hidden Life of Dogs. In her groundbreaking and best-selling book Animals in Translation, Temple Grandin drew on her own experience with autism as well as her distinguished career as an animal scientist to deliver extraordinary insights into how animals think, act, and feel. Now she builds on those insights to show us how to give our animals the best and happiest life—on their terms, not ours. It’s usually easy to pinpoint the cause of physical pain in animals, but to know what is causing them emotional distress is much harder. Drawing on the latest research and her own work, Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals. Then she explains how to fulfill them for dogs and cats, horses, farm animals, and zoo animals. Whether it’s how to make the healthiest environment for the dog you must leave alone most of the day, how to keep pigs from being bored, or how to know if the lion pacing in the zoo is miserable or just exercising, Grandin teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures. Animals Make Us Human is the culmination of almost thirty years of research, experimentation, and experience. This is an essential book for anyone who’s ever owned, cared for, or simply cared about an animal. Donated by Darlene Cole.
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.
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 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: 21
Permanent fosters: 2
Dogs pending foster home: 2
Moving to foster home:
Bentley 8 to Eva Van Stratum
Moving to furever homes:
Bolt to Parell
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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