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January
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HP was honored with a
wonderful article about our B.A.R.K.S program in
the Arizona Daily Star. Check it out at
www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/187429.
Congratulations to HP Member:
Anne Heath
Anne was featured as this week's LOCAL HERO in the
News & Observer and on share.triangle.com for
her volunteer work with Easter Seals. In
addition to her work with Helping Paws, Anne is a
respite foster care parent for babies needing care
before moving to their adoptive homes. Anne is
also the author of two books about HP
fur-therapist, Gizmo.
The fist book was about Gizmo in his new home
after being adopted by Anne and the 2nd book is
about Helping Paws Therapy Dog class. It is
titled: Gizmo Goes to School.
On April 1st Ebony and Rena
received first place at the Central New Mexico
Rally Trial. They received 96 points out of 100
points. Ebony and Rena have now completed their
Rally Novice title and can go to the next level.
Rena, Ebony and Mercedes (a toy poodle) are
graduates or our Fall 2006 Canine Good Citizen
class and Therapy Dog Certification where they
learned about Rally from the HP trainer Janet
Pike. Both Ebony and Mercedes were in HP's
Christmas Play "A Dog's Night Before Christmas" as
sugarplum fairies. Ebony and Mercedes are also
reading assistance dogs in Helping Paws
B.A.R.K.S.©, program, work with autistic children
and make visits to our skilled nursing facilities.
On Sunday morning April 22,
Helping Paws presented a program at Community
United Church of Raleigh to the children during
their church school. The program was to help the
children learn about working dogs and how they
help people on a daily basis in preparation for
the church's first Blessing of the Animals to be
held later that day. April 22 was also Earth Day,
so all of the dogs dressed to support the theme.
G.G. was a flower, Gizmo dressed as a lady bug and
Isis as a bumble bee enjoying the flower. Teddy
and his mom wore matching green polo shirts to
represent nature.
Elizabeth Hunnicutt's beloved
Golden Retriever Maizy, crossed to the Rainbow
Bridge on Wednesday morning January 3, 2007.
Sadly, Maizy lost her battle with her epilepsy.
Elizabeth writes: "Her seizures had been getting
progressively longer, more difficult to control
and the medication she required left her
incredibly weak". Maisy crossed the Bridge very
peacefully at her vets. Elizabeth and Maizy joined
Helping Paws in June of 2006 when they graduated
from our therapy dog class. Even though Maizy was
only with us for 6 months and battled her seizures
almost daily, she and her mom were a very active
team. While students they volunteered to work the
HP booth at a few events, made facility visits,
and this fall joined HP's B.A.R.K.S.© program.
They had been working with two students at Lynn
Road Elementary School. We shall miss Maizy as she
joins our other fur therapists at Rainbow Bridge,
but rejoice with her as she dons her angel wings,
runs and plays and enjoys a healthy life with no
more seizures.
On Friday March 2, 2007 Perry
Pike, beloved greyhound of Janet and Bob Pike
crossed the Rainbow Bridge after a short illness.
Perry, Amber, Janet and Bob joined Helping Paws in
early 2002. They were in our second Graduating
class of Spring 2002. They have been a cornerstone
of Helping Paws. Janet, Amber and Perry have
helped to train every one of our fur therapists
since their own graduation. Perry ranked 4th in
Helping Paws Therapy Dog service hours with
approximately 199.50 hours from May 2002-March
2007. Our deepest sympathy goes out to Janet, Bob
and their two greyhounds Amber and Blaze as they
work through this crossing.
Helping Paws member Jeff
Patton has joined his fur-angels at Rainbow
Bridge. Jeff's death was very sudden. He had not been ill. As he and his wife were
the walking the dogs, he dropped and died within
minutes at only 49 yrs old. Jeff
with his wife Dee and Doberman’s Tahoo, Yoli and
Rosie were graduates of our Fall 2003 and Spring
2004 CGC-Therapy dog classes.
During HP's 6 years we have lost several of
our fur-therapists but this is our first crossing
of a member. Our prayers are with Dee as she works through
this lost of her soul-mate and best friend.
On March 24, HP
fur-therapist, Ebony ( toy poodle) and her Mom,
Rena got their second leg for their Rally Novice A
title with another first place, 99 (perfect is
100)! and a blue ribbon for first place.
On March 24, 2007, Braveheart
Maxx Seide, beloved fur-child of Joan and Allan
Seide crossed to Rainbow
Bridge
after a year long battle with osteosarcoma. Joan writes: “Maxx
crosses over to another world.....a
world that will make him whole again....free
forever of
any pain he might have had. Maxx went
quietly....he had a easy passing....even in his
death
he made sure he didn't cause us any stress. That
is the kind of a wonderful boy he always
was-sweet, gentle and so laid back. Whenever we
fed him, that was fine. Whenever we
took him for a walk, that would be OK with him. A
little thunder-no big deal. Fireworks-not
too bad-as long as Mommy and Daddy were near”. Joan Allan, and
Maxx were founding
members of Helping Paws. Our
hearts and prayers are with them.
During the month of
December Helping Paws fur-therapy teams
presented a Holiday
play titled, “A Dog’s Night Before Christmas”. Three
presentations were done. The
first presentation was to the patients at Dorothea
Dix
Hospital
on Dec. 6, 2006. The
other presentations were to the residents at
Springmoor’s Stewart Health Center
on Dec. 16 at 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. The dogs and
handlers started practicing for the play in
late September and by the end of December had
put in 266 hours practicing and presenting the
play. The afore
mentioned hours did not include all of the
behind the scenes' preparation time.
We had 10 handlers and 15 dogs
participating in the play. The teams were:
Phyllis (narrator) with
greyhounds Daisy (child) & Winston
(reindeer)
Anne with
Alf,
a maltese mix, Gizmo ( mouse)
Rosemarie with malteagle Maggie
(child & sugar plum
fairy)
Jeani & Jim with greyhounds Isis
(Hannukah) and Titan
(reindeer) along with
Italian Greyhound Charlie
Rena
with toy poodles Ebony
and Mercedes (sugar plum fairies)
Janet with greyhounds Amber (I
in my Cap) and Perry
(Mom in her kerchief)
Ingrid with greyhounds Kitty
(Mom in her
kerchief) and Toughie (reindeer)
Pam with pomeranian Alfie
(Santa Claus)
Karen with toy poodle Camella
(Kwanzza).

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Denise Hutson
& Jeani Gray with Maxwell, Cassie and
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Santa Cassie |
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