Events – Current & Pupcoming
The Springer Sprint is BACK! Get ready for the 2nd ANNUAL MAESSR SPRINGER SPRINT! The event starts 10/1 at 12 am and finishes on 10/7 at 11:59PM. This year we’re going BIGGER. FASTER. STRONGER. New this year: It’s a 10K! So whether you’re looking to challenge yourself or enjoy a fun walk with your Springer (or in honor of one!), there’s a place for you. Every mile you log helps support the English Springer Spaniels of MAESSR while celebrating the breed we all love. Lace up your running shoes, grab your favorite Springer, and join us for another incredible year of fun, fitness, and fundraising! Who’s ready to register and make this year’s Springer Sprint the biggest one yet? Find the link above in bold caps or in the pic.
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$
We can earn money through WOOFTRAX just by walking our dogs – in fact you don’t even need a dog, just a smartphone & good walking shoes! Download the app on your phone & follow the directions. (If Wooftrax doesn’t come up, try Walk For A Dog.) When asked to pick a shelter/rescue (ask to change if it shows the closest to your home) pick VA as the site, scroll to the M’s & select MAESSR. You will then be asked to verify email address. Keep following directions & the app will appear on your phone. When you tap it, enter your dog’s info & start walking. It is a simple process each time you go for a walk. Currently we have 28 active walkers. Spread the word – make your walks count!
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 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
*HAPPY KIDS, HAPPY DOGS: BUILDING A FRIENDSHIP RIGHT FROM THE START, a 184-page book written by Barbara Shumannfang. Children are those most often bitten by dogs and 80% of such bites come from the family dog, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Help your dog and your baby become friends. Happy Kids, Happy Dogs offers practical, easy-to-follow dog training tips presented according to your child’s developmental stages, from infancy to the teenage years. Donated by Phyllis Chan.
*Recommended title by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers
*FAMILY FRIENDLY DOG TRAINING: A SIX WEEK PROGRAM FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG (108 pages) by Patricia B. McConnell, PhD and Aimee M. Moore. Train your dog yourself with this humane and scientifically-based training program. Covers basic skills including: Sit, Down, Heel, Come, etc. and troubleshoots common training and behavior challenges. Donated by Fran Fisher and Carol Davenport.
*Recommended title by the Association of Professional Dog Trainers
Rainbow Bridge Crossings
ZACK 5 (class of 2017) came to MAESSR when his owner moved to a situation not suitable for him. Some would say that Zack was a quirky dog, and they would be right, but he was much more than that. He was funny, adorable and lovable to say the least. Always wiggling with excitement when family walked through the door or if it was walk time. He had a thing for paper goods and sneakily opted for a tissue or napkin over a dog treat although he never passed on one of those. Zack would show the side eye if he wasn’t pleased which meant to steer clear but was great with the grandchildren who said that Zackie is now a star in the sky looking over them. Adopters ELYSE SALADOFF’s family send a warm thank you to his foster DEBBIE LIPCSEY and to MAESSR.
GINGER 8 (class of 2015) was fostered by CHRISTINE LEE and JIM VEZINA. It was love at first sight for adopters MAXINE AND DAVE FOX and for the next 7 years, Ginger and Tommy 2 were inseparable (although Ginger was totally in love with Tommy, and Tommy just “liked” her!). Ginger achieved Therapy Dog certification and for 5 years visited local school children who either were on the autism spectrum or had various types of trauma. Soon after Tommy passed in 2024 Ginger was diagnosed with Cushing’s disease. Once therapeutic drug dosage was reached she was quite stable for 2 years but osteoarthritis took hold. A combination of medications, acupuncture, cold laser and e-stim was tried to alleviate her pain. But over the last 2 months, she had a faster decline and at the age of 13, it was necessary to say goodbye to their sweet girl.
BAILEY (TILLIE 4 – class of 2024) came to MAESSR when her elderly New Jersey owners realized that they just couldn’t provide her with the best environment to satisfy her zest for life and young energy. She was fostered by CHERIE FAIRCHILD and DEBBIE LIPCSEY and adopted by SHARON and MIKE SCATTAGLIA after unexpectedly losing their other MAESSR girl, Molly. Bailey loved her car rides, walks in the local park, and tennis balls. She loved to push toys under the sofa and then would loudly let family know that they needed to crawl on their knees to retrieve it for her. Bedtime was her favorite place to be when she would get as close as possible to Sharon and Mike. She will forever be loved and missed immensely.
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 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 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: 18
Permanent fosters: 2
Dogs pending foster home: 4
Moving to foster home:
None
Moving to furever homes:
Chief 2 to Evancho
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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