Zeke is now a Therapy Dog!

Contributed by Zeke fka CP Mystique

Zeke is now a Graduate Therapy Dog!

Hello Col. Potter fans! 

Zeke here, down along the beautiful Jersey Shore!  Guess what?  I just passed my Pet Therapy dog test!  Mom said I did a really great job with all the children who pretended to be a crowd, with noisy movement and all that.  It was all part of the test. 

Mom also said that now she and I will either be going to nursing facilities, hospitals, or schools - including special needs schools – and maybe some “Reading to Dogs” programs.  I can’t wait!

Mom and Dad are very proud of me and very happy that I was rescued by the wonderful Volunteers at Colonel Potter Cairn Rescue Network!

Especially Foster Mom, Marie!

Check Out other Col. Potter Cairn Terriers who have become Therapy Dogs!

Miss Divinity

* Therapy Dog - training and test
http://missdivinity.wordpress.com/2010/03/12/therapy-dog-training-and-test/

* Divinity passed her Therapy Dog test
http://missdivinity.wordpress.com/2010/04/04/divinity-passed-her-therapy-dog-test/

* Registered as Pet Partners
http://missdivinity.wordpress.com/2010/04/20/officially-registered-as-pet-partners/

* Officially in retirement
http://missdivinity.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/officially-in-retirement/

TheraPets of Indiana

http://www.therapetsofindiana.org/dogs.asp

Want your Cairn or other dog to become a Therapy Dog?

Check out any local Therapy Dog programs, or look at larger Therapy Dog organizations with lots of locations/trainers/testers:

Pet Partners
http://www.petpartners.org/

Therapy Dogs, Inc.

http://therapydogs.com/

Jr. Ambassador Michaela Rivera

Michaela Rivera is a 10-year-old in Massachusetts; well actually, she will be 11 on January 21st. Like most other preteens, Michaela has a birthday wishlist, and of course, that wishlist is posted to her Facebook page HERE.

But what makes Michaela’s list special is that all of the items she has requested are related to her pet rescue projects. This is how Michaela describes her ambitious project:

My ultimate goal is to start an animal rescue/food and supply pantry of my own, to save as many animals lives as I can with letters to the government and city officials, and to work with therapy dogs

Michaela has a love for animals that runs deep; she was named Jr Ambassador for the Worcester Animal Rescue League and she is now on a mission to get proper medical supplies to all shelters so no animal has to wait for a rescue group to pull them.She wants to make sure there is a tougher penalty for animal cruelty and her ultimate goal is to get shelter animals into their forever homes. She will be hosting lemonade stands yard sales and different drives to collect items for the shelter she will also be contacting state reps for many states to get tougher laws passed.

Whew ... what a little spitfire! Michaela seems to be a money-raising wizard, as well as a great project developer. Currently she is making baskets of needed items for shelter animals.

In the summer, Michaela sells lemonade, year-round she requests donation via her Live and Virtual Lemonade Stand on Facebook

Michaela invites all to join her and help her with her mission. You can do so by visiting her Facebook page for additional information.

Thanks to Kathy B for “introducing” me to Michaela’s page, and I’m thrilled to be able to share her information with you!

Note: This post was pre-approved by Michaela's Mom with permission to use the photos.

Puppy Mabley Moves to Maine

Mabley's new mom came and picked her up today. She flew down to visit her dad in GA, then drove all the way here to get her new little girl and is returning to GA where she will then fly home to ME!


Mabley will be a northern girl! Her new mom also wants to train her to be a therapy dog and go to work with her.

It will be much quieter here without our "party girl". I know foster dad will miss her sweet little kisses and I think Cosell is missing her as well. Dodd seems to take everything in stride. Libby didn't notice, she has been too busy barking at the fireworks.

Lori
Rogers, AR