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                                                                                                                   Volume 2, Issue 9
                                                                                                                   10/01/2008
                                                                                                                   Written & Edited by Brandi Bruns
    A New Look for The Pet Connection
                                                                                                                      Inside this issue:
                                                                                trim around doors and win-
                                                                                                                     TPC Remodel (cont)                  2
                                                                                dows were painted white.
                                                                                                                     Goodbye Sweet Davey                 2
                                                                                Volunteers scrapped the
                                                                                                                     Farewell Friend—George              3
                                                                                loose paint off our front sign
                                                                                                                     Rest In Peace—Tootie                3
                                                                                and then gave it a fresh new
                                                                                                                     Available Programs                  4
                                                                                coat of black paint. Volun-
                                                                                                                     Featured Pets
                                                                                teers quickly completed the                                              5
                                                                                                                     Training Your New Dog               6
                                                                                north & west sides of the
                                                                                                                     Happy Tails—Devon                   7
                                                                                building.
                                                                                                                     Happy Tails—Whisper                 7
                                                                                                                     Happy Tails—Meeko                   7
                                                             TPC before
                                                                                                                     Pet Utopia IV                       8
    On September 20, 2008                 wall, repaired an inside                                                   PetPalz Donation Form               9
    Sprint Employees volun-               wall & many other tasks.                                                   TPC Recycle Program                 10
    teered at The Pet Connection          Employees were broken up                                                   TPC Current Wishlist                11
    to give our facility a much           into 3 groups: painting,
    needed makeover & well                landscaping, and construc-
                                                                                                                     TPC 2008 Statistics:
    deserved facelift . Sprint            tion.
    ECVC volunteers arrived at                                                                                       • TPC has spayed/neutered 2044 pets in
                                          The painting team began at                                                   2008 alone!
    10:00 am ready to roll up
                                          the front of the building.
    their sleeves and get dirty!                                                                                     • TPC has provided low-cost vetting to
                                          Walls were painted green,
    Many stayed well into the                                                                                          1969 pets in 2008.
                                          while the front columns and
    evening.                                                                                                         • TPC has placed 552 pets in homes
                                                                                                                       during January—September 2008.
    Coordinated by Brandi Bruns
    and Tracy Ellis-Maxwell,
                                                                                                                     Hours of Operation:
    Sprint volunteers painted the
    exterior of the building,                                                                                        Monday:       Closed
    scrapped & painted our                                                                                           Tuesday:      9a-8p
                                                                                                                     Wednesday:    9a-8p
    signs, planted new flower
                                                                                                                     Thursday:     9a-5p
    pots, mowed, weeded and                                                                                          Friday:       9a-8p
    prepared the yard for land-                                                                                      Saturday:     9a-8p
    scaping, created two new                                                                                         Sunday:       9a-8p
    grass yards for dogs to                                                                                          Pets can be shown Monday’s by appoint-
    potty, tore down an inside                                                                                       ment only. Call 913-671-PETS to schedule.
                                                                                                     TPC after
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         A New Look for The Pet Connection—Continued

         (continued from page 1)            the building as their man-
                                            ager level team building
         The landscaping crew mowed         activity.
         the back and side lawns,
                                 planted    We are so very thrilled with
                                 2          our remodel and are ex-
                                 flower     tremely grateful to the Sprint
                                 pots       Employees and their families
                                 with       and friends who came out
                                 beauti-    and made this possible.
                                 ful yel-   Thank you very much Kellie,
         low mums, jack-hammed con-         Nate, Velinda, Adam,
         crete out of the grass areas,      Brandi, Wendy, Riley,
         brought in dirt fill and land-     Janice, Doug, Casey, Tracy,
         scaping timbers, and began         Judy, Sue, Mallory, Sammi,
         get-                               Libby, Karen, Vickie, Richard,
         ting                               Jessie, Lisa, Al, Deann, Mary
         these                              Kay, Donna, Kellie, Elly, Jon,
         new                                Randy, Don, Sarah, Sandy,
         areas                              Raymond, Ryan, & Craig.
         ready
         for
         new grass and plants. These
         areas will be used as potty                                         Thank you Sherwin Williams
         and play yards for our dogs.                                        in Mission KS & Animals In
                                                                             Need Thrift Store in Riverside
         The construction crew tore
                                                                             MO for assistance with paint
         down a wall inside one of our
                                                                             & painting supplies. Thank
         dog rooms to make way for a
                                                                             you Phil Shaw for catering
         new viewing & socialization
                                                                             lunch & dinner for our volun-
         area. They then began re-
                                                                             teers & staff during this
         pair on some of the existing
                                                                             event.
         construction and painted an
         interior wall.




         A second Sprint team came
         out on September 26th to
         finish the exterior painting of
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                      Goodbye Sweet Davey—A Tribute by Davey’s Foster Mom

                      I had the great privilege of      ing.quot; When he had enough         sometime during the night of
                      fostering Davey, a 9 y/o lab      he would hop on the couch &      September 2, he died quietly
                      mix, who, with his best friend,   lay against me - this was his    in his sleep. I don't know why
                      Harley, a 12 y/o Chow             quot;time outquot; place to be safe      & it has left a hole in my
                      mix, came into TPC after          from her shenanigans. If it      heart. Thankfully, his best
                      their owner died. Davey &         wasn't too hot, he came to       friend Harley, seems to have
Davey—Rest in Peace
                      Harley fit easily into my fam-    the barn with me to see my       taken his death in stride & is
                      ily of dogs & cats. He was        horse,. For a dog who was        his usual happy self. In retro-
                      sweet, gentle, good natured,      afraid of so many things -       spect, I wonder if some
                      unassuming & very po-             thunder storms, fireworks,       of Davey's laidbackness was
                      lite. My other foster dog,        water...he was so unafraid of    actually sadness at the loss of
                      immediately picked him out        horses that I had to watch       his person. I'd like to think he
                      as the most likely playmate       out to make sure he didn't       is with his person now at the
                      & she incessantly tried to get    get stepped on. He was a         Rainbow Bridge, & I feel
 Davey with Harley
                      him to play with her. Some-       wonderful dog & I dearly         grateful that I was able to
                      times he did - usually on his     loved him. I planned to          provide a home for him for his
                      back with Marilyn standing        adopt him & have several         last days. - MaryAnn S.
                      over him & quot;face fight-           more years with him. Then


                      Farewell Friend—A Tribute to George

                      On September 18, 2008             did not give good prognosis      more than to come down
                      Donna Stewart, Animal Care        & our only option was to         during a doggie play ses-
                      Specialist, noticed that our      hospitalize him until his        sion. George would hang
                      long term guest George did-       passed away or put him to        upside down from the wall &
                      n’t look like he felt well.       sleep. George was only 6         would happily jump down &
                      Melody Kelso, Director, was       y/o when he passed away.         run among the dogs. We
                      asked to take a look him.                                          didn’t think this was safe for
                      We didn’t have a vet on site,                                      him so he lost this privileged
                                                        George was such a wonder-
                      so we got him some food                                            during obedience training.
                                                        ful boy. He shared a room
                      and he seemed to be doing                                          George was quite selective
                                                        with Scrappy, a Beagle.
                      much better. We left a mes-                                        with his friends. Dogs were
                                                        However, he didn’t have a
                      sage for our vet & decided                                         always his friends, some
                                                        problem with inhabiting and
                      to monitor him until later in                                      women were not. He defi-
                                                        exploring our obedience
                      the morning. However, his                                          nitely had a little bit of a
                                                        center, crate rooms, spay/
                      breathing worsened, so he                                          warm up period before he
                                                        neuter room, & clinic waiting
                      was rushed to Mission Animal                                       would roll around & let you
                                                        room. George was terrified
                      Clinic where the generously                                        rub his belly. But when he
                                                        & would scream when he
                      assist us with many homeless                                       did… what a flirt!
                                                        would see other cats, but he
                      pets. The Radiology special-      sure loved his dog friends. In
                      ist was called in. George         fact, we started having to       George held a huge spot in
                      was in congestive heart fail-     put him in an enclosed condo     the hearts of our staff &
                      ure without much option for       during obedience class be-       volunteers. He will be missed
                      treatment. His diagnostics        cause he wanted nothing          greatly.
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          Page 4




                                                 Rest In Peace—Sweet Tootie

                                                 We recently received the sad     reclaimed by her owner.          Tootie was more than loved
                                                 news that Tootie, one of our     However, no one came for         for the two years that she
                                                 previous guests, past away       her. She was transferred to      spent with her new family,
                                                 recently from cancer. Tootie     The Pet Connection to find her   she was treated like a prin-
                                                 was only 6 y/o & had some        forever home. Tootie had         cess. They did everything
                                                 pretty serious trauma in her     some medical malformations       that they could to save her
                                                 short life.                      that caused some set backs       from the cancer, but it was
                                                                                  for her adoption & required      too advanced.
                                                                                  additional sponsorships. We
                                                 Tootie was about 4 y/o when
                                                                                  were so lucky that we found
                                                 found running at large. When                                      Tootie will be desperately
                                                                                  the adoptive parents that we
                                                 found she was taken to                                            missed by her family and by
                                                                                  did find.
                                                 Kerry's Kennels to wait to be                                     her friends at TPC.



                                                 TPC Available Programs

                                                 Behavioral Consultations:        Walk                             Microchipping:
                                                                                  in vac-
                                                                                  cines:
                                                                                  8a -
                                                                                  12p
                                                                                  Sched-                           TPC offers low-cost HomeA-
                                                                                  ule appointments by calling      gain microchipping to the
                                                                                  913-671-PETS                     public for $25. Simply bring
                                                 Thursday’s: 7:15p & 8:30p
Our building houses more than just an adop-                                       - Prices vary based on in-       your pet in during open busi-
   tion facility! We also have low cost vet      Sunday’s: 7:15p                  come.                            ness hours! No appointment
services, behavioral consultations, and volun-
                                                 *Free to adopters                                                 needed.
                teer opportunities!
                                                 *$5 TPC members p/session        Adoptions:
                                                 *$10 non-members p/session       Includes spay/neuter, vac-       Recycling:
                                                                                  cines, tested                    Recycle
                                                 Volunteer Orientation:           negative                         for
                                                 (Required for all volunteers &   (FeLV/FIV                        homeless
                                                 community service workers):      cats Heart-                      pets!
                                                 Sunday’s: 6:00p                  worm dogs),                      TPC ac-
                                                                                  treated for                      cepts
                                                                                  fleas,                           aluminum cans, ink & toner
                                                                                  worms, &                         cartridges and old cell
                                                                                  micro-chipped.                   phones. Bring your recycla-
                                                                                  *$25 membership for all +        bles to The Pet Connection,
                                                                                      *$25 admin fee cats          5918 Broadmoor! Can recy-
                                                                                      *$25 admin fee dogs          cling is outside by the ga-
                                                 Low Cost Vet Clinic:                  40+ lbs                     rage door. Ink, toner, & cell
                                                 Mon-Wed-Fri weekly                   *$85 admin fee dogs          phone recycling available
                                                 Drop off: 8-10a for surgery             under 40 lbs              inside in the “Bratcher Café”.
                                                 Pick up 5-7p
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       Page 5




                                          Featured Pets Available for Adoption

                                          Pushka was adopted from            likes                             local rescue group. She is ~2
                                                             TPC 4 ½         dogs                              y/o. She loves people and
                                                             years ago       & cats                            children. She has had some
                                                             but was         but                               basic obedience. She is
                                                             returned        needs                             scared of other dogs. Daisy
                                                             because         to be                             is crate trained. Daisy has a
                                          their autistic son was allergic.   intro-                            long, thick, soft coat.
                                          She is ~10 y/o, but acts like      duced slowly. If he becomes
                                          a young vibrant cat! Puschka       scared & unsure he will slap      Frisbee
In our cageless facility, visitors find
dogs and cats comfortably living in       loves to be around people &        at them. He is curious & is       is ~ 3
   a homelike environment while
                                          is good with kids. She is          learning to be quite a lover.     y/o. He
    awaiting their forever home!!
                                          good with other cats. She is       His voice is unique. Sam likes    is an
                                          petite, quiet, but has lots of     to be held & likes his ears to    ener-
                                          personality. She loves to          be scratched. As you can          getic &
                                          play with string, sit in your      see, he also likes his belly      friendly dog. She loves go-
                                          lap & sleep in bed with you.       rubbed. He loves to sit on        ing for walks. He does pull
                                          Pushka is front declawed.          your lap & can be very lov-       on leash & has slipped his
                                                                             ing. He loves to play with        collar, so a harness is recom-
                                                                             string. He is 3 y/o & has the
                                          Sophia is ~7 y/o DLH. She                                            mended. He tends to bark at
                                                                             cutest meow!
                                          is sweet                                                             other dogs while on walks.
                                          but                                                                  Frisbee is usually submissive
Two of our featured cats last month,
                                          would                              Buddy is                          with other dogs & plays well
Logan & McDreamy have found their
          forever homes.                  prefer a                           a ~4                              with them. He also plays well
                                          quiet                              year                              with kittens. He likes to sleep
                                          home                               poodle                            in bed with his human
                                          that will                          mix with                          friends. Frisbee is a bit of a
                                          allow her time to adjust           interest-                         chew & loves stuffed toys.
                                          slowly. She is very inde-          ing teeth that give him char-     He is almost housebroken.
                                          pendent & is not much of a         acter. He was recently re-
                                          lap cat. She prefers to be         turned to TPC because of his      Ray
                                          petted on her own terms &          owner's health. Buddy is a        was
                                          seems to enjoy the company         gentle, friendly dog who          rescued
                                          of men over women. She             likes to be close to his owner.   by an
                                          really likes other cats &          He gets along w/ other            individ-
                                          doesn’t mind dogs. She             dogs, cats & likes to play w/     ual from
                                          should be placed without           children. Buddy loves to use      an abu-
                                          children. She loves her Top        an old towel as a tug toy. He     sive
                                          Cat Scratching Post & spends       is housebroken.                   situation. He is very sweet
                                          a lot of time lounging &                                             once he trusts you. He is ~ 2
                                          playing.                           Daisy                             y/o, good w/ dogs, but
                                                                             was                               should not go to a home with
                                          Sam came to us to find a           brought                           cats. He is housebroken. Ray
                                          new home because the               to TPC                            loves playing with Kong’s
                                          owner didn’t have room. He         by a                              and tennis balls.
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         Training Your New Dog—By Jenni Caiharr TPC Behavior Staff

         Teaching Sit: Teaching sit is an   Teaching Down: Teaching            sitting. If your dog is a persis-
         essential step in the training     down is the first step in          tent jumper then you may have
         process. After your dog            teaching some very fun tricks,     to ignore them while they are
         knows this command you will        but you have to start with         jumping on you, ignoring them
         be able to get their attention     this basic command. With a         means no eye contact, crossing
         focused back onto you & the        treat in hand have your dog        your arms, & saying nothing to
         training you are trying to         sit, then take the treat &         them, but the sit command.
         work on. Sit is very easily        slowly move it down to the         Praise & attention is only be
         accomplished with a                floor right in between your        given when they sit. Pushing a
         treat. Get you dog’s atten-        dogs front legs. Some dogs         dog down can inadvertently
         tion by waving the treat un-       benefit from moving the            encourage the behavior be-
         der its nose. Once you have        treat in toward the belly to       cause you are looking at them
         its attention take the treat in    help them follow the treat to      & touching them. Also for per-
         front of its nose and raise it     the floor & “fold” into a          sistent jumpers if you have their
         up over his head & toward          down. As soon as the dog is        leash on simply stepping on it
         the back of your dog, in one       down on the floor say good         at a short length they are
         single motion. By doing this       down & give the treat. If this     physically unable to jump and
         the dog’s rear end should          method doesn’t work have           then can be praised once they
         automatically hit the ground       your dog sit, then take the        sit. When your dog jumps on
         at that point you say good sit     front legs & slide them out        you it’s because they want your
         & give the dog the treat. If       from under the dog assisting       attention, so by ignoring them
         your dog will not sit with this    them into a down. As soon          you are not giving them what
         trick you can scoop his back       as the dog is down on the          they want until they do the cor-
         legs down into an assisted         floor say good down & give         rect behavior, sit. This will
         sit. When his rear hits the        the treat. Remember: Avoid         teach your dog to sit for atten-
         ground say good sit & give         pushing on your dog to force       tion as apposed to jumping for
         him the treat, even though you     them down to the ground.           it. Dogs that jump on guests can
         had to help him. Avoid push-       This is the first step to teach-   also be a nuisance. For this
         ing on your dogs hips to make      ing crawl, dead dog, & roll-       have your dog on leash when
         him sit, as this has been          ing over.                          you know that guests will be
         proven to increase the chance                                         arriving. Have treats handy for
         that your dog will get Hip         Jumping Up: Jumping up can         the guest to give the dog. Take
         Dysplasia, a very painful          be a very exasperating be-         the dogs leash & once the guest
         arthritic disease. Remember:       havior. It is easy to train out    has arrived prevent them from
         Don’t say sit over & over, if      of your dog. For this training     jumping on the guest by restrict-
         your dog doesn’t sit after the     exercise your dog needs to         ing the leash by making it short
         first command, assist him in       know how to sit on com-            or step on it. Instruct your guest
         the sit, then reward him.          mand. When your dog                to only give attention & treats
         Avoid pushing on your dogs         jumps on you tell them to sit,     once the dog sits.
         hips to avoid a painful dis-       attention & praise will only
         ease.                              be given when the dog is
Volume 2, Issue 6                                                                                        Page 7




Happy Tails—Meet Devon

Devon rescued us in May of          but are convinced that he         friends, so we take him to
2008. We decided to keep            brought us to Devon the dog       TPC obedience center and
his name as is not only be-                                           the SMP dog park on a
                                    as a way of saying thanks.
cause we believe he had                                               regular basis. He is a loyal
                                     Devon has adjusted very
adjusted to it, but because                                           and friendly companion, and
                                    well to his new home. He is a
we had previously 'adopted'                                           we are very grateful to TPC
                                    big clown, and keeps us in
a boy of the same name for                                            for trusting us with his care in
                                    stitches constantly. He loves
a Christmas charity in 2007.                                          his new forever home!
                                    playing with his doggy
We never got to meet him,


Happy Tails—Meet Whisper!

                                    smaller balls inside. She         on carpet. Whisper is a well
It was a great idea to get a
                                    swats at it & chases it for a     behaved kitten. She has her
new kitten. I missed the meow
                                    long time. She does not like      moments when she gets on
that accompanied my walk
                                    it when she cannot see me. I      the counters, or tries to get
through the door of my
                                    leave the room & she begins       out into the hallway outside
apartment. Whisper has
                                    to meow real loud. All I have     the front door, or starts to
brought a new energy to my
                                    to do is call her name and        eat the plants, but a couple
house. I named her Whisper
                                    she races almost uncontrolla-     of stern quot;no'squot; & she figures
because when she gets real
                                    bly to where I am. It is espe-    it out pretty quickly. I could
close to your face, her meow
                                    cially funny when she slides      go on and on and on, even
gets real quiet, like she knows
                                    across the kitchen floor, after   though it has only been a
she doesn't have to be loud
                                    a dashing run. She comes          week. I am thankful as can
as usual. She is adjusting real
                                    real close to smacking into       be for you allowing her to
well. She loves my back door,
                                    the cabinets, or refrigerator.    come home to me. I wish you
which is glass. She can see
                                    You can see the look of sur-      the best in helping the other
everything that is going on
                                    prise on her face when she        animals there at TPC to find
outside. She just recently
                                    does not stop like she does       good homes. - Tom
found the toy balls with



Happy Tails—Meet Meeko!

Buster is now named Meeko &         them & they quickly swat him      visitors have settled in. He’s
he is a wonderful dog though        away. Meeko has been              also able to be around small
completely ornery! He gets          having fear aggression is-        dogs (and larger quiet dogs)
along great with our Yorkie,        sues, so we have been bring-      without going into attack
Lady. Actually he adores her.       ing him to TPC for behavior       mode, as long as they aren’t
He follows her all over the         classes. You are truly mira-      on his territory. We’re
house & the yard. He is a           cle workers as our little boy     working on that. Thank you
complete mama’s boy, but he         is now able to be around          for everything you do to
loves his dad too! He wants         strangers & receive treats        save these homeless pets &
to play with his cat sisters, but   without trying to bite. He        the services available to
he’s a bit too rambunctious for     quickly quiets down once          keep them in the new homes!
Submit your Happy Tails story & photos via email to: brandi@thepetconnection.net

Submissions will be posted on our Happy Tails page of our website and could be seen in our
monthly newsletter!
TPC October 08 Newsletter
PET PALz
Monthly Donor Program
The Pet Connection

5918 Broadmoor, Mission KS 66202

913-671-PETS (phone)        913-362-8460 (fax)



Name_______________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

Phone________________________Email_____________________________________

Amount     ___$10      ___$25      ___$50         ___$75          ___$100         ___Other__________


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Please initial the transaction of your choice:

                                _____1st of each month             _____15th of each month

Please attach a VOIDED CHECK from the account to be drafted.

I hereby authorize a bank draft to The Pet Connection on the account designated, for the amount agreed to above on the
date indicated above. I understand that it is my responsibility to notify The Pet Connection in writing if I wish to withdraw
from this program at any time. I further understand that if the check is dishonored or returned for any reason, that the
amount of the check plus a processing fee of $25 (legal limit) will be electronically debited from the account by CCF.

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above. I understand that it is my responsibility to notify The Pet Connection in writing if I wish to withdraw from this pro-
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                                   The Pet Connection, Inc. is a licensed 501 (c) 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Recycling—Go Green and Save Homeless Pets


The Pet Connection is pleased to announce that we have expanded our recy-
cling program! Recycling is an extremely important reality of the world we
live in. We must save our planet!!! Why not raise money to save homeless
cats and dogs while we’re at it!

Instead of throwing your cans away or taking them to the recycling center,
please bring them by The Pet Connection! Cans can be dropped off anytime
(open or closed hours) at our facility located at 5918 Broadmoor in Mission
KS. Our recycling bin is located on the south-east side of the building next
to the obedience center entrance.

We are also proud to announce recycling abilities for printer & toner car-
tridges and old cell phones! Recycling boxes are located in our main lobby
“The Bratcher Café” and can be accessed any time during open hours. Sim-
ply come in and place your product in the correct box.

Want to do a fund raiser for The Pet Connection? Collect aluminum cans,
ink cartridges, or cell phones from your schools, your neighborhoods, your
clubs and bring them in! You’ll save the planet and you’ll save the lives of
homeless pets all at the same time.
The Pet Connection, Inc. is a licensed 501 (c) 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.

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TPC October 08 Newsletter

  • 1. ctãá yÉÜ g{Éâz{à T h e P e t C o n n e c ti o n , In c . 5 9 1 8 B ro a d m o o r , M i s si o n K S 6 6 2 0 2 9 1 3 - 6 7 1 - P E T S w w w . t h e p e t c o n n e c t i o n . n e t a n d w w w . m y sp a ce . c o m / th e p e t co n n e c ti o n Volume 2, Issue 9 10/01/2008 Written & Edited by Brandi Bruns A New Look for The Pet Connection Inside this issue: trim around doors and win- TPC Remodel (cont) 2 dows were painted white. Goodbye Sweet Davey 2 Volunteers scrapped the Farewell Friend—George 3 loose paint off our front sign Rest In Peace—Tootie 3 and then gave it a fresh new Available Programs 4 coat of black paint. Volun- Featured Pets teers quickly completed the 5 Training Your New Dog 6 north & west sides of the Happy Tails—Devon 7 building. Happy Tails—Whisper 7 Happy Tails—Meeko 7 TPC before Pet Utopia IV 8 On September 20, 2008 wall, repaired an inside PetPalz Donation Form 9 Sprint Employees volun- wall & many other tasks. TPC Recycle Program 10 teered at The Pet Connection Employees were broken up TPC Current Wishlist 11 to give our facility a much into 3 groups: painting, needed makeover & well landscaping, and construc- TPC 2008 Statistics: deserved facelift . Sprint tion. ECVC volunteers arrived at • TPC has spayed/neutered 2044 pets in The painting team began at 2008 alone! 10:00 am ready to roll up the front of the building. their sleeves and get dirty! • TPC has provided low-cost vetting to Walls were painted green, Many stayed well into the 1969 pets in 2008. while the front columns and evening. • TPC has placed 552 pets in homes during January—September 2008. Coordinated by Brandi Bruns and Tracy Ellis-Maxwell, Hours of Operation: Sprint volunteers painted the exterior of the building, Monday: Closed scrapped & painted our Tuesday: 9a-8p Wednesday: 9a-8p signs, planted new flower Thursday: 9a-5p pots, mowed, weeded and Friday: 9a-8p prepared the yard for land- Saturday: 9a-8p scaping, created two new Sunday: 9a-8p grass yards for dogs to Pets can be shown Monday’s by appoint- potty, tore down an inside ment only. Call 913-671-PETS to schedule. TPC after
  • 2. Paws for Thought Page 2 A New Look for The Pet Connection—Continued (continued from page 1) the building as their man- ager level team building The landscaping crew mowed activity. the back and side lawns, planted We are so very thrilled with 2 our remodel and are ex- flower tremely grateful to the Sprint pots Employees and their families with and friends who came out beauti- and made this possible. ful yel- Thank you very much Kellie, low mums, jack-hammed con- Nate, Velinda, Adam, crete out of the grass areas, Brandi, Wendy, Riley, brought in dirt fill and land- Janice, Doug, Casey, Tracy, scaping timbers, and began Judy, Sue, Mallory, Sammi, get- Libby, Karen, Vickie, Richard, ting Jessie, Lisa, Al, Deann, Mary these Kay, Donna, Kellie, Elly, Jon, new Randy, Don, Sarah, Sandy, areas Raymond, Ryan, & Craig. ready for new grass and plants. These areas will be used as potty Thank you Sherwin Williams and play yards for our dogs. in Mission KS & Animals In Need Thrift Store in Riverside The construction crew tore MO for assistance with paint down a wall inside one of our & painting supplies. Thank dog rooms to make way for a you Phil Shaw for catering new viewing & socialization lunch & dinner for our volun- area. They then began re- teers & staff during this pair on some of the existing event. construction and painted an interior wall. A second Sprint team came out on September 26th to finish the exterior painting of
  • 3. Paws for Thought Page 3 Goodbye Sweet Davey—A Tribute by Davey’s Foster Mom I had the great privilege of ing.quot; When he had enough sometime during the night of fostering Davey, a 9 y/o lab he would hop on the couch & September 2, he died quietly mix, who, with his best friend, lay against me - this was his in his sleep. I don't know why Harley, a 12 y/o Chow quot;time outquot; place to be safe & it has left a hole in my mix, came into TPC after from her shenanigans. If it heart. Thankfully, his best their owner died. Davey & wasn't too hot, he came to friend Harley, seems to have Davey—Rest in Peace Harley fit easily into my fam- the barn with me to see my taken his death in stride & is ily of dogs & cats. He was horse,. For a dog who was his usual happy self. In retro- sweet, gentle, good natured, afraid of so many things - spect, I wonder if some unassuming & very po- thunder storms, fireworks, of Davey's laidbackness was lite. My other foster dog, water...he was so unafraid of actually sadness at the loss of immediately picked him out horses that I had to watch his person. I'd like to think he as the most likely playmate out to make sure he didn't is with his person now at the & she incessantly tried to get get stepped on. He was a Rainbow Bridge, & I feel Davey with Harley him to play with her. Some- wonderful dog & I dearly grateful that I was able to times he did - usually on his loved him. I planned to provide a home for him for his back with Marilyn standing adopt him & have several last days. - MaryAnn S. over him & quot;face fight- more years with him. Then Farewell Friend—A Tribute to George On September 18, 2008 did not give good prognosis more than to come down Donna Stewart, Animal Care & our only option was to during a doggie play ses- Specialist, noticed that our hospitalize him until his sion. George would hang long term guest George did- passed away or put him to upside down from the wall & n’t look like he felt well. sleep. George was only 6 would happily jump down & Melody Kelso, Director, was y/o when he passed away. run among the dogs. We asked to take a look him. didn’t think this was safe for We didn’t have a vet on site, him so he lost this privileged George was such a wonder- so we got him some food during obedience training. ful boy. He shared a room and he seemed to be doing George was quite selective with Scrappy, a Beagle. much better. We left a mes- with his friends. Dogs were However, he didn’t have a sage for our vet & decided always his friends, some problem with inhabiting and to monitor him until later in women were not. He defi- exploring our obedience the morning. However, his nitely had a little bit of a center, crate rooms, spay/ breathing worsened, so he warm up period before he neuter room, & clinic waiting was rushed to Mission Animal would roll around & let you room. George was terrified Clinic where the generously rub his belly. But when he & would scream when he assist us with many homeless did… what a flirt! would see other cats, but he pets. The Radiology special- sure loved his dog friends. In ist was called in. George fact, we started having to George held a huge spot in was in congestive heart fail- put him in an enclosed condo the hearts of our staff & ure without much option for during obedience class be- volunteers. He will be missed treatment. His diagnostics cause he wanted nothing greatly.
  • 4. Paws for Thought Page 4 Rest In Peace—Sweet Tootie We recently received the sad reclaimed by her owner. Tootie was more than loved news that Tootie, one of our However, no one came for for the two years that she previous guests, past away her. She was transferred to spent with her new family, recently from cancer. Tootie The Pet Connection to find her she was treated like a prin- was only 6 y/o & had some forever home. Tootie had cess. They did everything pretty serious trauma in her some medical malformations that they could to save her short life. that caused some set backs from the cancer, but it was for her adoption & required too advanced. additional sponsorships. We Tootie was about 4 y/o when were so lucky that we found found running at large. When Tootie will be desperately the adoptive parents that we found she was taken to missed by her family and by did find. Kerry's Kennels to wait to be her friends at TPC. TPC Available Programs Behavioral Consultations: Walk Microchipping: in vac- cines: 8a - 12p Sched- TPC offers low-cost HomeA- ule appointments by calling gain microchipping to the 913-671-PETS public for $25. Simply bring Thursday’s: 7:15p & 8:30p Our building houses more than just an adop- - Prices vary based on in- your pet in during open busi- tion facility! We also have low cost vet Sunday’s: 7:15p come. ness hours! No appointment services, behavioral consultations, and volun- *Free to adopters needed. teer opportunities! *$5 TPC members p/session Adoptions: *$10 non-members p/session Includes spay/neuter, vac- Recycling: cines, tested Recycle Volunteer Orientation: negative for (Required for all volunteers & (FeLV/FIV homeless community service workers): cats Heart- pets! Sunday’s: 6:00p worm dogs), TPC ac- treated for cepts fleas, aluminum cans, ink & toner worms, & cartridges and old cell micro-chipped. phones. Bring your recycla- *$25 membership for all + bles to The Pet Connection, *$25 admin fee cats 5918 Broadmoor! Can recy- *$25 admin fee dogs cling is outside by the ga- Low Cost Vet Clinic: 40+ lbs rage door. Ink, toner, & cell Mon-Wed-Fri weekly *$85 admin fee dogs phone recycling available Drop off: 8-10a for surgery under 40 lbs inside in the “Bratcher Café”. Pick up 5-7p
  • 5. Paws for Thought Page 5 Featured Pets Available for Adoption Pushka was adopted from likes local rescue group. She is ~2 TPC 4 ½ dogs y/o. She loves people and years ago & cats children. She has had some but was but basic obedience. She is returned needs scared of other dogs. Daisy because to be is crate trained. Daisy has a their autistic son was allergic. intro- long, thick, soft coat. She is ~10 y/o, but acts like duced slowly. If he becomes a young vibrant cat! Puschka scared & unsure he will slap Frisbee In our cageless facility, visitors find dogs and cats comfortably living in loves to be around people & at them. He is curious & is is ~ 3 a homelike environment while is good with kids. She is learning to be quite a lover. y/o. He awaiting their forever home!! good with other cats. She is His voice is unique. Sam likes is an petite, quiet, but has lots of to be held & likes his ears to ener- personality. She loves to be scratched. As you can getic & play with string, sit in your see, he also likes his belly friendly dog. She loves go- lap & sleep in bed with you. rubbed. He loves to sit on ing for walks. He does pull Pushka is front declawed. your lap & can be very lov- on leash & has slipped his ing. He loves to play with collar, so a harness is recom- string. He is 3 y/o & has the Sophia is ~7 y/o DLH. She mended. He tends to bark at cutest meow! is sweet other dogs while on walks. but Frisbee is usually submissive Two of our featured cats last month, would Buddy is with other dogs & plays well Logan & McDreamy have found their forever homes. prefer a a ~4 with them. He also plays well quiet year with kittens. He likes to sleep home poodle in bed with his human that will mix with friends. Frisbee is a bit of a allow her time to adjust interest- chew & loves stuffed toys. slowly. She is very inde- ing teeth that give him char- He is almost housebroken. pendent & is not much of a acter. He was recently re- lap cat. She prefers to be turned to TPC because of his Ray petted on her own terms & owner's health. Buddy is a was seems to enjoy the company gentle, friendly dog who rescued of men over women. She likes to be close to his owner. by an really likes other cats & He gets along w/ other individ- doesn’t mind dogs. She dogs, cats & likes to play w/ ual from should be placed without children. Buddy loves to use an abu- children. She loves her Top an old towel as a tug toy. He sive Cat Scratching Post & spends is housebroken. situation. He is very sweet a lot of time lounging & once he trusts you. He is ~ 2 playing. Daisy y/o, good w/ dogs, but was should not go to a home with Sam came to us to find a brought cats. He is housebroken. Ray new home because the to TPC loves playing with Kong’s owner didn’t have room. He by a and tennis balls.
  • 6. Paws for Thought Page 6 Training Your New Dog—By Jenni Caiharr TPC Behavior Staff Teaching Sit: Teaching sit is an Teaching Down: Teaching sitting. If your dog is a persis- essential step in the training down is the first step in tent jumper then you may have process. After your dog teaching some very fun tricks, to ignore them while they are knows this command you will but you have to start with jumping on you, ignoring them be able to get their attention this basic command. With a means no eye contact, crossing focused back onto you & the treat in hand have your dog your arms, & saying nothing to training you are trying to sit, then take the treat & them, but the sit command. work on. Sit is very easily slowly move it down to the Praise & attention is only be accomplished with a floor right in between your given when they sit. Pushing a treat. Get you dog’s atten- dogs front legs. Some dogs dog down can inadvertently tion by waving the treat un- benefit from moving the encourage the behavior be- der its nose. Once you have treat in toward the belly to cause you are looking at them its attention take the treat in help them follow the treat to & touching them. Also for per- front of its nose and raise it the floor & “fold” into a sistent jumpers if you have their up over his head & toward down. As soon as the dog is leash on simply stepping on it the back of your dog, in one down on the floor say good at a short length they are single motion. By doing this down & give the treat. If this physically unable to jump and the dog’s rear end should method doesn’t work have then can be praised once they automatically hit the ground your dog sit, then take the sit. When your dog jumps on at that point you say good sit front legs & slide them out you it’s because they want your & give the dog the treat. If from under the dog assisting attention, so by ignoring them your dog will not sit with this them into a down. As soon you are not giving them what trick you can scoop his back as the dog is down on the they want until they do the cor- legs down into an assisted floor say good down & give rect behavior, sit. This will sit. When his rear hits the the treat. Remember: Avoid teach your dog to sit for atten- ground say good sit & give pushing on your dog to force tion as apposed to jumping for him the treat, even though you them down to the ground. it. Dogs that jump on guests can had to help him. Avoid push- This is the first step to teach- also be a nuisance. For this ing on your dogs hips to make ing crawl, dead dog, & roll- have your dog on leash when him sit, as this has been ing over. you know that guests will be proven to increase the chance arriving. Have treats handy for that your dog will get Hip Jumping Up: Jumping up can the guest to give the dog. Take Dysplasia, a very painful be a very exasperating be- the dogs leash & once the guest arthritic disease. Remember: havior. It is easy to train out has arrived prevent them from Don’t say sit over & over, if of your dog. For this training jumping on the guest by restrict- your dog doesn’t sit after the exercise your dog needs to ing the leash by making it short first command, assist him in know how to sit on com- or step on it. Instruct your guest the sit, then reward him. mand. When your dog to only give attention & treats Avoid pushing on your dogs jumps on you tell them to sit, once the dog sits. hips to avoid a painful dis- attention & praise will only ease. be given when the dog is
  • 7. Volume 2, Issue 6 Page 7 Happy Tails—Meet Devon Devon rescued us in May of but are convinced that he friends, so we take him to 2008. We decided to keep brought us to Devon the dog TPC obedience center and his name as is not only be- the SMP dog park on a as a way of saying thanks. cause we believe he had regular basis. He is a loyal Devon has adjusted very adjusted to it, but because and friendly companion, and well to his new home. He is a we had previously 'adopted' we are very grateful to TPC big clown, and keeps us in a boy of the same name for for trusting us with his care in stitches constantly. He loves a Christmas charity in 2007. his new forever home! playing with his doggy We never got to meet him, Happy Tails—Meet Whisper! smaller balls inside. She on carpet. Whisper is a well It was a great idea to get a swats at it & chases it for a behaved kitten. She has her new kitten. I missed the meow long time. She does not like moments when she gets on that accompanied my walk it when she cannot see me. I the counters, or tries to get through the door of my leave the room & she begins out into the hallway outside apartment. Whisper has to meow real loud. All I have the front door, or starts to brought a new energy to my to do is call her name and eat the plants, but a couple house. I named her Whisper she races almost uncontrolla- of stern quot;no'squot; & she figures because when she gets real bly to where I am. It is espe- it out pretty quickly. I could close to your face, her meow cially funny when she slides go on and on and on, even gets real quiet, like she knows across the kitchen floor, after though it has only been a she doesn't have to be loud a dashing run. She comes week. I am thankful as can as usual. She is adjusting real real close to smacking into be for you allowing her to well. She loves my back door, the cabinets, or refrigerator. come home to me. I wish you which is glass. She can see You can see the look of sur- the best in helping the other everything that is going on prise on her face when she animals there at TPC to find outside. She just recently does not stop like she does good homes. - Tom found the toy balls with Happy Tails—Meet Meeko! Buster is now named Meeko & them & they quickly swat him visitors have settled in. He’s he is a wonderful dog though away. Meeko has been also able to be around small completely ornery! He gets having fear aggression is- dogs (and larger quiet dogs) along great with our Yorkie, sues, so we have been bring- without going into attack Lady. Actually he adores her. ing him to TPC for behavior mode, as long as they aren’t He follows her all over the classes. You are truly mira- on his territory. We’re house & the yard. He is a cle workers as our little boy working on that. Thank you complete mama’s boy, but he is now able to be around for everything you do to loves his dad too! He wants strangers & receive treats save these homeless pets & to play with his cat sisters, but without trying to bite. He the services available to he’s a bit too rambunctious for quickly quiets down once keep them in the new homes! Submit your Happy Tails story & photos via email to: brandi@thepetconnection.net Submissions will be posted on our Happy Tails page of our website and could be seen in our monthly newsletter!
  • 9. PET PALz Monthly Donor Program The Pet Connection 5918 Broadmoor, Mission KS 66202 913-671-PETS (phone) 913-362-8460 (fax) Name_______________________________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________ Phone________________________Email_____________________________________ Amount ___$10 ___$25 ___$50 ___$75 ___$100 ___Other__________ ctç uç V{xv~ Please initial the transaction of your choice: _____1st of each month _____15th of each month Please attach a VOIDED CHECK from the account to be drafted. I hereby authorize a bank draft to The Pet Connection on the account designated, for the amount agreed to above on the date indicated above. I understand that it is my responsibility to notify The Pet Connection in writing if I wish to withdraw from this program at any time. I further understand that if the check is dishonored or returned for any reason, that the amount of the check plus a processing fee of $25 (legal limit) will be electronically debited from the account by CCF. Signature__________________________________________ Date______________ ctç uç VÜxw|à VtÜw Please initial the transaction of your choice: _____1st of each month _____15th of each month Type of card_______________________ Expiration date_______________________ Card Number______________________________________________ I hereby authorize a draft on the credit card account designated, for the amount agreed to above on the date indicated above. I understand that it is my responsibility to notify The Pet Connection in writing if I wish to withdraw from this pro- gram at any time. Signature_________________________________________ Date_______________ The Pet Connection, Inc. is a licensed 501 (c) 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.
  • 10. Recycling—Go Green and Save Homeless Pets The Pet Connection is pleased to announce that we have expanded our recy- cling program! Recycling is an extremely important reality of the world we live in. We must save our planet!!! Why not raise money to save homeless cats and dogs while we’re at it! Instead of throwing your cans away or taking them to the recycling center, please bring them by The Pet Connection! Cans can be dropped off anytime (open or closed hours) at our facility located at 5918 Broadmoor in Mission KS. Our recycling bin is located on the south-east side of the building next to the obedience center entrance. We are also proud to announce recycling abilities for printer & toner car- tridges and old cell phones! Recycling boxes are located in our main lobby “The Bratcher Café” and can be accessed any time during open hours. Sim- ply come in and place your product in the correct box. Want to do a fund raiser for The Pet Connection? Collect aluminum cans, ink cartridges, or cell phones from your schools, your neighborhoods, your clubs and bring them in! You’ll save the planet and you’ll save the lives of homeless pets all at the same time.
  • 11. The Pet Connection, Inc. is a licensed 501 (c) 3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.