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NEW13 YEAR

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Cover Happy New Year from 4 Paws for AbilityPage 3-4 Benrsquos Corner Small dogs big jobsPage 5-6 Piper visits grandpups in prisonPage 7-9 Holiday Hounds | December ClassPage 10 lsquoTwas a Paw Before ChristmasPage 11-12 Paw of the Class Joel amp Jubilee furever friendsPage 13 Make a Dream Come True Meet SabrinaPage 14 January Class PreviewPage 15-16 STAR Foster Elly OPage 17 Welcome our newest pawsPage 18 Breed All About It Papillons brains amp beautyPage 19 Miami Valley School visits 4 PawsPage 20 Growing up fast 4 PawsPage 21 Happy HOWLidaysPage 22 Doggone Good News from developmentPage 23 Sevenly draws BIG $$ for $ PawsPage 24 Paws workPage 25-27 4 Paws BIG BLUEPage 28 In the NewsPage 29 Pink Girlz are backPage 30 Shop 4 PawsPage 31 Round of Appaws

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I will never forget the day I realized what a great service dog a Papillon could be It was indeed a true revelation as prior to Gracie or BG as I refer to it I had no use for small toy breed dogs Let me start here with the Amazing Gracie who changed the destiny of 4 Paws who was placing only larger dogs to an agency who used all sizes of dogs in their placement of service dogs

Gracie was born on Dec 1 2004 in California Truly a gift from God was placed on earth that day and anyone who met her would agree Gracie like many of the kids we service here at 4 Paws was born with a host of disabilities Her breeder knew she was special and sought to find the perfect placement for her ldquoPerhapsrdquo she thought ldquoa therapist working with disabled children could use her in their workrdquo As she searched the Internet she was led to 4 Paws For Ability and called to see what we could do to help Gracie find her destiny Hearing her story I agreed that perhaps a three legged dog would be a good match for a therapist and though that was not something we really had a hand in I thought I could help find a placement and told her to send her on over here to Ohio

I will never forget the night I met her at the airport and looked into that tiny cat-sized crate to see this tiny two-pound three-legged puppy looking out at me ldquoOMGrdquo I thought to myself ldquowhat am I going to do with yourdquo I really did think I had made a terrible mistake To think if I had sent her back then how different my life would be today How much joy I would have missed out on not having this endearing breed in my life It certainly took Gracie no time at all to weasel herself into my heart She was a cute little imp with three good legs and one

little chicken wing but she certainly did not let that stop her In fact at the time her favorite playmate was my 150-pound Great Dane The week after Gracie arrived I was going up to a training class and meeting a new family there who was considering a dog Their concern

was their daughter seemed afraid of them As I stood there talking to them about Autism Assistance Dogs Gracie began to work her magic the magic that earned her the name 4 Paws Amazing Gracie Before any of us realized it Gracie and the small girl were sitting together and she just loved Gracie It was a magical and special moment because in that moment I knew Papillons belonged in the 4 Paws For Ability program Now

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT I MET HER AT THE AIRPORT AND LOOKED INTO THAT TINY CAT-SIZED CARTE TO SEE THIS TINY TWO-POUND THREE-LEGGED PUPPY LOOKING OUT AT ME

-Karen Shirk

BENrsquoSCORNERFROM THE DESK OF 4PAWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KAREN SHIRK

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SMALL DOGS BIG JOBS

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this little girl needed a big dog so Gracie could not become her service dog but instead a stepping-stone into the world of dogsmdasha world where dogs are a good thing and not something to fear She went on to be matched with a loving and kind Black Lab named Buddy and I went on to start planning the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program

Step one was to convince Graciersquos breeder that she needed to be the 4 Paws mascot not a therapy dog because I knew at that moment I could never part with her That was easy and in fact as I spoke with her and told her how we wanted to start breeding Papillons she offered to send us Graciersquos sister Piper to be the foundation of our breeding program and of course I accepted This it turned out was one of the better decisions I ever made in my entire adult life Itrsquos hard to believe that was 8 years ago as it seems Piper has always been with me I always say my true life started the day I received Ben my first service dog and the reason I started 4 Paws For Ability Though my life did not end when Ben earned his angel wings I never thought there would be a dog who could fill his footprintshellip well that was until Piper came along

I think Piper was with me for about 6 months before I started to notice a strange behavior For no reason she would be insistent that she be in my lap and would scratch at my chest frantically Irsquom not sure how many times this happened before I started to put things together but at some point I realized this seemed to occur right before what is called a Myasthenic crisis You see I have Myasthenia Gravis a neurological disorder that falls under the Muscular Dystrophy umbrella With MG one has periods of calm where life is pretty normal aside from being in a weakened

state and needing to conserve energy With MG one also suffers exacerbations

periods in which one experiences severe weakness and in some cases and this pertains to me respiratory failure Thankfully there is medication which can help with limiting the effects of Myasthenia and if taken in time a full-blown crisis can be averted I began to chart her behavior and it became clear right away that she was alerting

Today Piper has three kids and several grandkids who are working service dogs and doing alert work just like their Mom As the foundation of the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program she has created a whole little army of mighty Papillon working dogs Piper herself is retired from breeding but still works as my service dog She loves to travel and attends many benefits on behalf of 4 Paws sharing the word about how awesome the program really is She has in fact her own column in this newsletter Her sister Gracie was and always will be loved by all who met her Sadly Gracie was born not just with a crippled leg but also a seizure disorder stomach problems and finally failing kidneys which bought her way into heaven People always talk about how when one goes to heaven they become whole I like to think Gracie was whole

just the way she was and I am sure she is running through heaven on 3 legs just as

she ran on earth When I meet her one day I just know she will be exactly as she was on earth minus any discomfort her illnesses brought her Today here at 4 Paws we have a thriving and successful Papillon breeding program with our Papillons going out into the world as diabetic alert dogs seizure alert dogs hearing ear dogs and in some cases companion dogs for those who just need a little friendship to make their life perfect This month brought the program to

the forefront of my mind because we graduated two Papillons The first little Joey a pint-sized Papillon who is now a partner to Sophia a pint sized girl Sophia has high functioning Autism and needed a friend to help her socially emotionally and to bring a true friendship into her life They bonded almost immediately and seemed as though they were meant for each other Joey looked at Sophia with admiration and love and would listen to her every command Also placed was a Piper granddaughter Jubilee (4 Paws Golden Jubilee) Jubilee fondly known as JuJuBean is a seizure alert dog and is joining her new family which included Ghost (A Piper son placed as a breeding dog) Ghost went into the home about 6 months before Jubilee and was alerting within days However Ghost is not a trained service dog so Jubilee will be the dog who belongs just to her boy Joel and will go everywhere that he goes to alert to his seizures and help him stay safe

We have a new column in this newsletter where we will feature the different breeds used at 4 Paws Take a moment to read about Papillons and learn of some of the Papillon placements made at 4 Paws to date

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By Piper the Papillon

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o today I headed out to prison to visit my grandchildren who were staying at the Warren Correctional Institute While our dogs are not usually sent to prison for acts of violence or breaking the law I am sure in the case of these two kids noncompliance played a huge part in their commitment Throughout the years many of the 4 Paws Papillons have entered the prison programs run by 4 Paws and I am sure they brought great joy to the inmates who worked with them Today my column is about the 4 Paws prison program It is really a great concept and my children and grandchildren always come out of prison so well behaved Maybe humans should consider putting their children through this program because I have met some pretty disobedient human children who want to snatch me up poke at me or pull my ears I bet these inmates could teach them a thing or two

So you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about I know occasionally when Karen tells people that their dog was in prison they would look at her in a funny manner and ask ldquoIs that what you call the dog shelterrdquo Karen always laughs and says no they were in a REAL prison with inmates who committed crimes Okay so sometimes that is a bit of a shock to these people to think of the ldquocriminalsrdquo with their dog I have been to prison several times and my kids grandkids and friends have been in there as well These inmates are the good guys Let me take some time to explain how it works

Long before my life began (and when Karen must have been quite lonely and sad since I was not yet with

her) she was visiting her horse at East Fork Stables in Eastgate Let me digress here for a moment I have yet to figure out the human draw to horses They are so big and kind of stupid if you ask me They just stand around eating grass You see that proves my point The only reason to eat grass is to get something out of your stomach the dog remedy for nausea Either these guys need a medical Internist or they are really stupid to eat grass all the time Okay well anyway at that time Micah the horse did not live at her home as he does now and she would go every day to visit him On one such visit she met a Priest who was walking a small fluffy dog He was telling everyone how they met It seems that he was visiting the inmates at a local prison and he saw this small dog walking across grounds This prison had a program where they worked with shelter dogs to make them more adoptable

Karen listened quite intently to this conversation and when he was done she had so many questions to ask Once she learned that the prison was Warren Correctional she went home to find their contact information so she

could tell them about 4 Paws For Ability and seek a partnership So there you have it the beginning of 4 Paws Mission Pawsible where inmates work with and train the 4 Paws dogs for service dog work Warren Correctional where the wee dog

mentioned earlier was found became the first 4 Paws Mission Pawsible program with 2 dogs and today there are up to 15 dogs there on any given day Since that time 4 Paws has added 4 new prisons as well We have programs at Warren Correctional Institute Lebanon Correctional Institute Warren County ldquoCamprdquo for short-term offenders London Correctional Institute and Pickaway Correctional Institute Many people ask about

the safety of our dogs in prison and the best testament to their safety is the fact that Karen allows my children and grandchildren to be in the program The inmates in the program have done some very bad things in their past In fact one of our best inmate trainers who has been with the 4 Paws program from day one is in on a life sentence As a young man he was involved in a very bad murder and is not eligible to leave prison until he is an old man Once he said to Karen that when he entered prison the big thing was the eight-track player whatever that is He is fascinated by her iPod which holds hundreds of pictures in a hand size device Eddie has worked with

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MANY of the 4 Paws Papillons because Eddie loves Papillons It is clear to see that Eddie is certainly rehabilitated because he is a true Papillon lover and must be a good guy Actually we know Eddie is a good guy because he worked very hard to get into the program To even apply inmates must be ldquoticketrdquo free for a year This means they must meet honor roll status and maintain it for a solid year just to apply Once accepted they must continue to maintain this status to stay in the program If one does not and is sent to some place called the ldquoholerdquo they are out of the program and have to start all over again to get back in Personally I would think the idea of being thrown down in a hole would be enough deterrent I once fell into a small hole out in our field and that was scary enough

At our prisons each dog stays with his or her inmate in the cell They are with the inmates 247 unless they need a short break and then a babysitter watches the puppy for a while Our Training Director Jeremy Dulebohn goes to each prison every other week to teach them how to work with the dogs and help them with any issues the dogs are having while they are in the program Some of our trainers who have been in the program from the beginning are truly service dog trainers and can take a puppy from start through finishing the tasks needed by the child The majority of

the inmates though work with the puppies to teach them house manners and basic obedience

Mission Pawsible is a win-win-win situation The dogs get to stay with a human on a one on one relationship and receive lots of love from their inmate This inmate gets to have someone to care for and some of them for the first time ever are able to give something good to society by helping to train the dogs and finally the kids and veterans who receive the dogs benefit from the hard work the inmates put into their furry friends

To learn more about the Mission Pawsible program take a moment to read about it on our website at

http4pawsforabilityorgmission-pawsible

I want to share a portion of a letter once written to Karen about the prison program

My name is Clayton and I am serving a six-year sentence for

aggravated robbery In the beginning I joined the 4 Paws program just because of my love for dogs I thought

having a pet in prison would be alright But all of that and a lot more changed once I began to understand the true meaning of the program When I realized how important the dogs I trained were to other people something inside me changed suddenly It was as if I were able to see everything clearly for the first time in my life This program has done so much for me I am sincerely a better person

because of it Before this program I never understood what real responsibility meant and I never had any direction in my life Because of this program I now understand the meaning of a lot of things including the importance of my own life And I have found my way through the darkness which I have lived in for so long Some people do not see the impact of this program Let me be the first to say that without this program I know in my heart I would not have been able to change my life I have been incarcerated most of my life and nothing has ever been able to help me change like this program I canrsquot speak on behalf of everyone here but it has saved my life and I am forever grateful

DONATE NOWTo help support our Mission PawsibleTM

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012HOLIDAY HOUNDSHOLIDAY HOUNDS

CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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13DECEMBER 2012 CLASSBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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MIAMIVALLEY SCHOOL VISITS 4 PAWS4P

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

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Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

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Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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Cover Happy New Year from 4 Paws for AbilityPage 3-4 Benrsquos Corner Small dogs big jobsPage 5-6 Piper visits grandpups in prisonPage 7-9 Holiday Hounds | December ClassPage 10 lsquoTwas a Paw Before ChristmasPage 11-12 Paw of the Class Joel amp Jubilee furever friendsPage 13 Make a Dream Come True Meet SabrinaPage 14 January Class PreviewPage 15-16 STAR Foster Elly OPage 17 Welcome our newest pawsPage 18 Breed All About It Papillons brains amp beautyPage 19 Miami Valley School visits 4 PawsPage 20 Growing up fast 4 PawsPage 21 Happy HOWLidaysPage 22 Doggone Good News from developmentPage 23 Sevenly draws BIG $$ for $ PawsPage 24 Paws workPage 25-27 4 Paws BIG BLUEPage 28 In the NewsPage 29 Pink Girlz are backPage 30 Shop 4 PawsPage 31 Round of Appaws

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I will never forget the day I realized what a great service dog a Papillon could be It was indeed a true revelation as prior to Gracie or BG as I refer to it I had no use for small toy breed dogs Let me start here with the Amazing Gracie who changed the destiny of 4 Paws who was placing only larger dogs to an agency who used all sizes of dogs in their placement of service dogs

Gracie was born on Dec 1 2004 in California Truly a gift from God was placed on earth that day and anyone who met her would agree Gracie like many of the kids we service here at 4 Paws was born with a host of disabilities Her breeder knew she was special and sought to find the perfect placement for her ldquoPerhapsrdquo she thought ldquoa therapist working with disabled children could use her in their workrdquo As she searched the Internet she was led to 4 Paws For Ability and called to see what we could do to help Gracie find her destiny Hearing her story I agreed that perhaps a three legged dog would be a good match for a therapist and though that was not something we really had a hand in I thought I could help find a placement and told her to send her on over here to Ohio

I will never forget the night I met her at the airport and looked into that tiny cat-sized crate to see this tiny two-pound three-legged puppy looking out at me ldquoOMGrdquo I thought to myself ldquowhat am I going to do with yourdquo I really did think I had made a terrible mistake To think if I had sent her back then how different my life would be today How much joy I would have missed out on not having this endearing breed in my life It certainly took Gracie no time at all to weasel herself into my heart She was a cute little imp with three good legs and one

little chicken wing but she certainly did not let that stop her In fact at the time her favorite playmate was my 150-pound Great Dane The week after Gracie arrived I was going up to a training class and meeting a new family there who was considering a dog Their concern

was their daughter seemed afraid of them As I stood there talking to them about Autism Assistance Dogs Gracie began to work her magic the magic that earned her the name 4 Paws Amazing Gracie Before any of us realized it Gracie and the small girl were sitting together and she just loved Gracie It was a magical and special moment because in that moment I knew Papillons belonged in the 4 Paws For Ability program Now

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT I MET HER AT THE AIRPORT AND LOOKED INTO THAT TINY CAT-SIZED CARTE TO SEE THIS TINY TWO-POUND THREE-LEGGED PUPPY LOOKING OUT AT ME

-Karen Shirk

BENrsquoSCORNERFROM THE DESK OF 4PAWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KAREN SHIRK

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this little girl needed a big dog so Gracie could not become her service dog but instead a stepping-stone into the world of dogsmdasha world where dogs are a good thing and not something to fear She went on to be matched with a loving and kind Black Lab named Buddy and I went on to start planning the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program

Step one was to convince Graciersquos breeder that she needed to be the 4 Paws mascot not a therapy dog because I knew at that moment I could never part with her That was easy and in fact as I spoke with her and told her how we wanted to start breeding Papillons she offered to send us Graciersquos sister Piper to be the foundation of our breeding program and of course I accepted This it turned out was one of the better decisions I ever made in my entire adult life Itrsquos hard to believe that was 8 years ago as it seems Piper has always been with me I always say my true life started the day I received Ben my first service dog and the reason I started 4 Paws For Ability Though my life did not end when Ben earned his angel wings I never thought there would be a dog who could fill his footprintshellip well that was until Piper came along

I think Piper was with me for about 6 months before I started to notice a strange behavior For no reason she would be insistent that she be in my lap and would scratch at my chest frantically Irsquom not sure how many times this happened before I started to put things together but at some point I realized this seemed to occur right before what is called a Myasthenic crisis You see I have Myasthenia Gravis a neurological disorder that falls under the Muscular Dystrophy umbrella With MG one has periods of calm where life is pretty normal aside from being in a weakened

state and needing to conserve energy With MG one also suffers exacerbations

periods in which one experiences severe weakness and in some cases and this pertains to me respiratory failure Thankfully there is medication which can help with limiting the effects of Myasthenia and if taken in time a full-blown crisis can be averted I began to chart her behavior and it became clear right away that she was alerting

Today Piper has three kids and several grandkids who are working service dogs and doing alert work just like their Mom As the foundation of the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program she has created a whole little army of mighty Papillon working dogs Piper herself is retired from breeding but still works as my service dog She loves to travel and attends many benefits on behalf of 4 Paws sharing the word about how awesome the program really is She has in fact her own column in this newsletter Her sister Gracie was and always will be loved by all who met her Sadly Gracie was born not just with a crippled leg but also a seizure disorder stomach problems and finally failing kidneys which bought her way into heaven People always talk about how when one goes to heaven they become whole I like to think Gracie was whole

just the way she was and I am sure she is running through heaven on 3 legs just as

she ran on earth When I meet her one day I just know she will be exactly as she was on earth minus any discomfort her illnesses brought her Today here at 4 Paws we have a thriving and successful Papillon breeding program with our Papillons going out into the world as diabetic alert dogs seizure alert dogs hearing ear dogs and in some cases companion dogs for those who just need a little friendship to make their life perfect This month brought the program to

the forefront of my mind because we graduated two Papillons The first little Joey a pint-sized Papillon who is now a partner to Sophia a pint sized girl Sophia has high functioning Autism and needed a friend to help her socially emotionally and to bring a true friendship into her life They bonded almost immediately and seemed as though they were meant for each other Joey looked at Sophia with admiration and love and would listen to her every command Also placed was a Piper granddaughter Jubilee (4 Paws Golden Jubilee) Jubilee fondly known as JuJuBean is a seizure alert dog and is joining her new family which included Ghost (A Piper son placed as a breeding dog) Ghost went into the home about 6 months before Jubilee and was alerting within days However Ghost is not a trained service dog so Jubilee will be the dog who belongs just to her boy Joel and will go everywhere that he goes to alert to his seizures and help him stay safe

We have a new column in this newsletter where we will feature the different breeds used at 4 Paws Take a moment to read about Papillons and learn of some of the Papillon placements made at 4 Paws to date

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2-13 PIPER VISITS GRANDPUPS IN PRISON

By Piper the Papillon

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o today I headed out to prison to visit my grandchildren who were staying at the Warren Correctional Institute While our dogs are not usually sent to prison for acts of violence or breaking the law I am sure in the case of these two kids noncompliance played a huge part in their commitment Throughout the years many of the 4 Paws Papillons have entered the prison programs run by 4 Paws and I am sure they brought great joy to the inmates who worked with them Today my column is about the 4 Paws prison program It is really a great concept and my children and grandchildren always come out of prison so well behaved Maybe humans should consider putting their children through this program because I have met some pretty disobedient human children who want to snatch me up poke at me or pull my ears I bet these inmates could teach them a thing or two

So you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about I know occasionally when Karen tells people that their dog was in prison they would look at her in a funny manner and ask ldquoIs that what you call the dog shelterrdquo Karen always laughs and says no they were in a REAL prison with inmates who committed crimes Okay so sometimes that is a bit of a shock to these people to think of the ldquocriminalsrdquo with their dog I have been to prison several times and my kids grandkids and friends have been in there as well These inmates are the good guys Let me take some time to explain how it works

Long before my life began (and when Karen must have been quite lonely and sad since I was not yet with

her) she was visiting her horse at East Fork Stables in Eastgate Let me digress here for a moment I have yet to figure out the human draw to horses They are so big and kind of stupid if you ask me They just stand around eating grass You see that proves my point The only reason to eat grass is to get something out of your stomach the dog remedy for nausea Either these guys need a medical Internist or they are really stupid to eat grass all the time Okay well anyway at that time Micah the horse did not live at her home as he does now and she would go every day to visit him On one such visit she met a Priest who was walking a small fluffy dog He was telling everyone how they met It seems that he was visiting the inmates at a local prison and he saw this small dog walking across grounds This prison had a program where they worked with shelter dogs to make them more adoptable

Karen listened quite intently to this conversation and when he was done she had so many questions to ask Once she learned that the prison was Warren Correctional she went home to find their contact information so she

could tell them about 4 Paws For Ability and seek a partnership So there you have it the beginning of 4 Paws Mission Pawsible where inmates work with and train the 4 Paws dogs for service dog work Warren Correctional where the wee dog

mentioned earlier was found became the first 4 Paws Mission Pawsible program with 2 dogs and today there are up to 15 dogs there on any given day Since that time 4 Paws has added 4 new prisons as well We have programs at Warren Correctional Institute Lebanon Correctional Institute Warren County ldquoCamprdquo for short-term offenders London Correctional Institute and Pickaway Correctional Institute Many people ask about

the safety of our dogs in prison and the best testament to their safety is the fact that Karen allows my children and grandchildren to be in the program The inmates in the program have done some very bad things in their past In fact one of our best inmate trainers who has been with the 4 Paws program from day one is in on a life sentence As a young man he was involved in a very bad murder and is not eligible to leave prison until he is an old man Once he said to Karen that when he entered prison the big thing was the eight-track player whatever that is He is fascinated by her iPod which holds hundreds of pictures in a hand size device Eddie has worked with

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MANY of the 4 Paws Papillons because Eddie loves Papillons It is clear to see that Eddie is certainly rehabilitated because he is a true Papillon lover and must be a good guy Actually we know Eddie is a good guy because he worked very hard to get into the program To even apply inmates must be ldquoticketrdquo free for a year This means they must meet honor roll status and maintain it for a solid year just to apply Once accepted they must continue to maintain this status to stay in the program If one does not and is sent to some place called the ldquoholerdquo they are out of the program and have to start all over again to get back in Personally I would think the idea of being thrown down in a hole would be enough deterrent I once fell into a small hole out in our field and that was scary enough

At our prisons each dog stays with his or her inmate in the cell They are with the inmates 247 unless they need a short break and then a babysitter watches the puppy for a while Our Training Director Jeremy Dulebohn goes to each prison every other week to teach them how to work with the dogs and help them with any issues the dogs are having while they are in the program Some of our trainers who have been in the program from the beginning are truly service dog trainers and can take a puppy from start through finishing the tasks needed by the child The majority of

the inmates though work with the puppies to teach them house manners and basic obedience

Mission Pawsible is a win-win-win situation The dogs get to stay with a human on a one on one relationship and receive lots of love from their inmate This inmate gets to have someone to care for and some of them for the first time ever are able to give something good to society by helping to train the dogs and finally the kids and veterans who receive the dogs benefit from the hard work the inmates put into their furry friends

To learn more about the Mission Pawsible program take a moment to read about it on our website at

http4pawsforabilityorgmission-pawsible

I want to share a portion of a letter once written to Karen about the prison program

My name is Clayton and I am serving a six-year sentence for

aggravated robbery In the beginning I joined the 4 Paws program just because of my love for dogs I thought

having a pet in prison would be alright But all of that and a lot more changed once I began to understand the true meaning of the program When I realized how important the dogs I trained were to other people something inside me changed suddenly It was as if I were able to see everything clearly for the first time in my life This program has done so much for me I am sincerely a better person

because of it Before this program I never understood what real responsibility meant and I never had any direction in my life Because of this program I now understand the meaning of a lot of things including the importance of my own life And I have found my way through the darkness which I have lived in for so long Some people do not see the impact of this program Let me be the first to say that without this program I know in my heart I would not have been able to change my life I have been incarcerated most of my life and nothing has ever been able to help me change like this program I canrsquot speak on behalf of everyone here but it has saved my life and I am forever grateful

DONATE NOWTo help support our Mission PawsibleTM

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012HOLIDAY HOUNDSHOLIDAY HOUNDS

CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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13DECEMBER 2012 CLASSBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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MIAMIVALLEY SCHOOL VISITS 4 PAWS4P

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

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Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

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Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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I will never forget the day I realized what a great service dog a Papillon could be It was indeed a true revelation as prior to Gracie or BG as I refer to it I had no use for small toy breed dogs Let me start here with the Amazing Gracie who changed the destiny of 4 Paws who was placing only larger dogs to an agency who used all sizes of dogs in their placement of service dogs

Gracie was born on Dec 1 2004 in California Truly a gift from God was placed on earth that day and anyone who met her would agree Gracie like many of the kids we service here at 4 Paws was born with a host of disabilities Her breeder knew she was special and sought to find the perfect placement for her ldquoPerhapsrdquo she thought ldquoa therapist working with disabled children could use her in their workrdquo As she searched the Internet she was led to 4 Paws For Ability and called to see what we could do to help Gracie find her destiny Hearing her story I agreed that perhaps a three legged dog would be a good match for a therapist and though that was not something we really had a hand in I thought I could help find a placement and told her to send her on over here to Ohio

I will never forget the night I met her at the airport and looked into that tiny cat-sized crate to see this tiny two-pound three-legged puppy looking out at me ldquoOMGrdquo I thought to myself ldquowhat am I going to do with yourdquo I really did think I had made a terrible mistake To think if I had sent her back then how different my life would be today How much joy I would have missed out on not having this endearing breed in my life It certainly took Gracie no time at all to weasel herself into my heart She was a cute little imp with three good legs and one

little chicken wing but she certainly did not let that stop her In fact at the time her favorite playmate was my 150-pound Great Dane The week after Gracie arrived I was going up to a training class and meeting a new family there who was considering a dog Their concern

was their daughter seemed afraid of them As I stood there talking to them about Autism Assistance Dogs Gracie began to work her magic the magic that earned her the name 4 Paws Amazing Gracie Before any of us realized it Gracie and the small girl were sitting together and she just loved Gracie It was a magical and special moment because in that moment I knew Papillons belonged in the 4 Paws For Ability program Now

I WILL NEVER FORGET THE NIGHT I MET HER AT THE AIRPORT AND LOOKED INTO THAT TINY CAT-SIZED CARTE TO SEE THIS TINY TWO-POUND THREE-LEGGED PUPPY LOOKING OUT AT ME

-Karen Shirk

BENrsquoSCORNERFROM THE DESK OF 4PAWS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR KAREN SHIRK

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this little girl needed a big dog so Gracie could not become her service dog but instead a stepping-stone into the world of dogsmdasha world where dogs are a good thing and not something to fear She went on to be matched with a loving and kind Black Lab named Buddy and I went on to start planning the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program

Step one was to convince Graciersquos breeder that she needed to be the 4 Paws mascot not a therapy dog because I knew at that moment I could never part with her That was easy and in fact as I spoke with her and told her how we wanted to start breeding Papillons she offered to send us Graciersquos sister Piper to be the foundation of our breeding program and of course I accepted This it turned out was one of the better decisions I ever made in my entire adult life Itrsquos hard to believe that was 8 years ago as it seems Piper has always been with me I always say my true life started the day I received Ben my first service dog and the reason I started 4 Paws For Ability Though my life did not end when Ben earned his angel wings I never thought there would be a dog who could fill his footprintshellip well that was until Piper came along

I think Piper was with me for about 6 months before I started to notice a strange behavior For no reason she would be insistent that she be in my lap and would scratch at my chest frantically Irsquom not sure how many times this happened before I started to put things together but at some point I realized this seemed to occur right before what is called a Myasthenic crisis You see I have Myasthenia Gravis a neurological disorder that falls under the Muscular Dystrophy umbrella With MG one has periods of calm where life is pretty normal aside from being in a weakened

state and needing to conserve energy With MG one also suffers exacerbations

periods in which one experiences severe weakness and in some cases and this pertains to me respiratory failure Thankfully there is medication which can help with limiting the effects of Myasthenia and if taken in time a full-blown crisis can be averted I began to chart her behavior and it became clear right away that she was alerting

Today Piper has three kids and several grandkids who are working service dogs and doing alert work just like their Mom As the foundation of the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program she has created a whole little army of mighty Papillon working dogs Piper herself is retired from breeding but still works as my service dog She loves to travel and attends many benefits on behalf of 4 Paws sharing the word about how awesome the program really is She has in fact her own column in this newsletter Her sister Gracie was and always will be loved by all who met her Sadly Gracie was born not just with a crippled leg but also a seizure disorder stomach problems and finally failing kidneys which bought her way into heaven People always talk about how when one goes to heaven they become whole I like to think Gracie was whole

just the way she was and I am sure she is running through heaven on 3 legs just as

she ran on earth When I meet her one day I just know she will be exactly as she was on earth minus any discomfort her illnesses brought her Today here at 4 Paws we have a thriving and successful Papillon breeding program with our Papillons going out into the world as diabetic alert dogs seizure alert dogs hearing ear dogs and in some cases companion dogs for those who just need a little friendship to make their life perfect This month brought the program to

the forefront of my mind because we graduated two Papillons The first little Joey a pint-sized Papillon who is now a partner to Sophia a pint sized girl Sophia has high functioning Autism and needed a friend to help her socially emotionally and to bring a true friendship into her life They bonded almost immediately and seemed as though they were meant for each other Joey looked at Sophia with admiration and love and would listen to her every command Also placed was a Piper granddaughter Jubilee (4 Paws Golden Jubilee) Jubilee fondly known as JuJuBean is a seizure alert dog and is joining her new family which included Ghost (A Piper son placed as a breeding dog) Ghost went into the home about 6 months before Jubilee and was alerting within days However Ghost is not a trained service dog so Jubilee will be the dog who belongs just to her boy Joel and will go everywhere that he goes to alert to his seizures and help him stay safe

We have a new column in this newsletter where we will feature the different breeds used at 4 Paws Take a moment to read about Papillons and learn of some of the Papillon placements made at 4 Paws to date

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2-13 PIPER VISITS GRANDPUPS IN PRISON

By Piper the Papillon

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o today I headed out to prison to visit my grandchildren who were staying at the Warren Correctional Institute While our dogs are not usually sent to prison for acts of violence or breaking the law I am sure in the case of these two kids noncompliance played a huge part in their commitment Throughout the years many of the 4 Paws Papillons have entered the prison programs run by 4 Paws and I am sure they brought great joy to the inmates who worked with them Today my column is about the 4 Paws prison program It is really a great concept and my children and grandchildren always come out of prison so well behaved Maybe humans should consider putting their children through this program because I have met some pretty disobedient human children who want to snatch me up poke at me or pull my ears I bet these inmates could teach them a thing or two

So you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about I know occasionally when Karen tells people that their dog was in prison they would look at her in a funny manner and ask ldquoIs that what you call the dog shelterrdquo Karen always laughs and says no they were in a REAL prison with inmates who committed crimes Okay so sometimes that is a bit of a shock to these people to think of the ldquocriminalsrdquo with their dog I have been to prison several times and my kids grandkids and friends have been in there as well These inmates are the good guys Let me take some time to explain how it works

Long before my life began (and when Karen must have been quite lonely and sad since I was not yet with

her) she was visiting her horse at East Fork Stables in Eastgate Let me digress here for a moment I have yet to figure out the human draw to horses They are so big and kind of stupid if you ask me They just stand around eating grass You see that proves my point The only reason to eat grass is to get something out of your stomach the dog remedy for nausea Either these guys need a medical Internist or they are really stupid to eat grass all the time Okay well anyway at that time Micah the horse did not live at her home as he does now and she would go every day to visit him On one such visit she met a Priest who was walking a small fluffy dog He was telling everyone how they met It seems that he was visiting the inmates at a local prison and he saw this small dog walking across grounds This prison had a program where they worked with shelter dogs to make them more adoptable

Karen listened quite intently to this conversation and when he was done she had so many questions to ask Once she learned that the prison was Warren Correctional she went home to find their contact information so she

could tell them about 4 Paws For Ability and seek a partnership So there you have it the beginning of 4 Paws Mission Pawsible where inmates work with and train the 4 Paws dogs for service dog work Warren Correctional where the wee dog

mentioned earlier was found became the first 4 Paws Mission Pawsible program with 2 dogs and today there are up to 15 dogs there on any given day Since that time 4 Paws has added 4 new prisons as well We have programs at Warren Correctional Institute Lebanon Correctional Institute Warren County ldquoCamprdquo for short-term offenders London Correctional Institute and Pickaway Correctional Institute Many people ask about

the safety of our dogs in prison and the best testament to their safety is the fact that Karen allows my children and grandchildren to be in the program The inmates in the program have done some very bad things in their past In fact one of our best inmate trainers who has been with the 4 Paws program from day one is in on a life sentence As a young man he was involved in a very bad murder and is not eligible to leave prison until he is an old man Once he said to Karen that when he entered prison the big thing was the eight-track player whatever that is He is fascinated by her iPod which holds hundreds of pictures in a hand size device Eddie has worked with

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MANY of the 4 Paws Papillons because Eddie loves Papillons It is clear to see that Eddie is certainly rehabilitated because he is a true Papillon lover and must be a good guy Actually we know Eddie is a good guy because he worked very hard to get into the program To even apply inmates must be ldquoticketrdquo free for a year This means they must meet honor roll status and maintain it for a solid year just to apply Once accepted they must continue to maintain this status to stay in the program If one does not and is sent to some place called the ldquoholerdquo they are out of the program and have to start all over again to get back in Personally I would think the idea of being thrown down in a hole would be enough deterrent I once fell into a small hole out in our field and that was scary enough

At our prisons each dog stays with his or her inmate in the cell They are with the inmates 247 unless they need a short break and then a babysitter watches the puppy for a while Our Training Director Jeremy Dulebohn goes to each prison every other week to teach them how to work with the dogs and help them with any issues the dogs are having while they are in the program Some of our trainers who have been in the program from the beginning are truly service dog trainers and can take a puppy from start through finishing the tasks needed by the child The majority of

the inmates though work with the puppies to teach them house manners and basic obedience

Mission Pawsible is a win-win-win situation The dogs get to stay with a human on a one on one relationship and receive lots of love from their inmate This inmate gets to have someone to care for and some of them for the first time ever are able to give something good to society by helping to train the dogs and finally the kids and veterans who receive the dogs benefit from the hard work the inmates put into their furry friends

To learn more about the Mission Pawsible program take a moment to read about it on our website at

http4pawsforabilityorgmission-pawsible

I want to share a portion of a letter once written to Karen about the prison program

My name is Clayton and I am serving a six-year sentence for

aggravated robbery In the beginning I joined the 4 Paws program just because of my love for dogs I thought

having a pet in prison would be alright But all of that and a lot more changed once I began to understand the true meaning of the program When I realized how important the dogs I trained were to other people something inside me changed suddenly It was as if I were able to see everything clearly for the first time in my life This program has done so much for me I am sincerely a better person

because of it Before this program I never understood what real responsibility meant and I never had any direction in my life Because of this program I now understand the meaning of a lot of things including the importance of my own life And I have found my way through the darkness which I have lived in for so long Some people do not see the impact of this program Let me be the first to say that without this program I know in my heart I would not have been able to change my life I have been incarcerated most of my life and nothing has ever been able to help me change like this program I canrsquot speak on behalf of everyone here but it has saved my life and I am forever grateful

DONATE NOWTo help support our Mission PawsibleTM

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012HOLIDAY HOUNDSHOLIDAY HOUNDS

CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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MIAMIVALLEY SCHOOL VISITS 4 PAWS4P

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

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Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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this little girl needed a big dog so Gracie could not become her service dog but instead a stepping-stone into the world of dogsmdasha world where dogs are a good thing and not something to fear She went on to be matched with a loving and kind Black Lab named Buddy and I went on to start planning the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program

Step one was to convince Graciersquos breeder that she needed to be the 4 Paws mascot not a therapy dog because I knew at that moment I could never part with her That was easy and in fact as I spoke with her and told her how we wanted to start breeding Papillons she offered to send us Graciersquos sister Piper to be the foundation of our breeding program and of course I accepted This it turned out was one of the better decisions I ever made in my entire adult life Itrsquos hard to believe that was 8 years ago as it seems Piper has always been with me I always say my true life started the day I received Ben my first service dog and the reason I started 4 Paws For Ability Though my life did not end when Ben earned his angel wings I never thought there would be a dog who could fill his footprintshellip well that was until Piper came along

I think Piper was with me for about 6 months before I started to notice a strange behavior For no reason she would be insistent that she be in my lap and would scratch at my chest frantically Irsquom not sure how many times this happened before I started to put things together but at some point I realized this seemed to occur right before what is called a Myasthenic crisis You see I have Myasthenia Gravis a neurological disorder that falls under the Muscular Dystrophy umbrella With MG one has periods of calm where life is pretty normal aside from being in a weakened

state and needing to conserve energy With MG one also suffers exacerbations

periods in which one experiences severe weakness and in some cases and this pertains to me respiratory failure Thankfully there is medication which can help with limiting the effects of Myasthenia and if taken in time a full-blown crisis can be averted I began to chart her behavior and it became clear right away that she was alerting

Today Piper has three kids and several grandkids who are working service dogs and doing alert work just like their Mom As the foundation of the 4 Paws Papillon breeding program she has created a whole little army of mighty Papillon working dogs Piper herself is retired from breeding but still works as my service dog She loves to travel and attends many benefits on behalf of 4 Paws sharing the word about how awesome the program really is She has in fact her own column in this newsletter Her sister Gracie was and always will be loved by all who met her Sadly Gracie was born not just with a crippled leg but also a seizure disorder stomach problems and finally failing kidneys which bought her way into heaven People always talk about how when one goes to heaven they become whole I like to think Gracie was whole

just the way she was and I am sure she is running through heaven on 3 legs just as

she ran on earth When I meet her one day I just know she will be exactly as she was on earth minus any discomfort her illnesses brought her Today here at 4 Paws we have a thriving and successful Papillon breeding program with our Papillons going out into the world as diabetic alert dogs seizure alert dogs hearing ear dogs and in some cases companion dogs for those who just need a little friendship to make their life perfect This month brought the program to

the forefront of my mind because we graduated two Papillons The first little Joey a pint-sized Papillon who is now a partner to Sophia a pint sized girl Sophia has high functioning Autism and needed a friend to help her socially emotionally and to bring a true friendship into her life They bonded almost immediately and seemed as though they were meant for each other Joey looked at Sophia with admiration and love and would listen to her every command Also placed was a Piper granddaughter Jubilee (4 Paws Golden Jubilee) Jubilee fondly known as JuJuBean is a seizure alert dog and is joining her new family which included Ghost (A Piper son placed as a breeding dog) Ghost went into the home about 6 months before Jubilee and was alerting within days However Ghost is not a trained service dog so Jubilee will be the dog who belongs just to her boy Joel and will go everywhere that he goes to alert to his seizures and help him stay safe

We have a new column in this newsletter where we will feature the different breeds used at 4 Paws Take a moment to read about Papillons and learn of some of the Papillon placements made at 4 Paws to date

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By Piper the Papillon

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o today I headed out to prison to visit my grandchildren who were staying at the Warren Correctional Institute While our dogs are not usually sent to prison for acts of violence or breaking the law I am sure in the case of these two kids noncompliance played a huge part in their commitment Throughout the years many of the 4 Paws Papillons have entered the prison programs run by 4 Paws and I am sure they brought great joy to the inmates who worked with them Today my column is about the 4 Paws prison program It is really a great concept and my children and grandchildren always come out of prison so well behaved Maybe humans should consider putting their children through this program because I have met some pretty disobedient human children who want to snatch me up poke at me or pull my ears I bet these inmates could teach them a thing or two

So you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about I know occasionally when Karen tells people that their dog was in prison they would look at her in a funny manner and ask ldquoIs that what you call the dog shelterrdquo Karen always laughs and says no they were in a REAL prison with inmates who committed crimes Okay so sometimes that is a bit of a shock to these people to think of the ldquocriminalsrdquo with their dog I have been to prison several times and my kids grandkids and friends have been in there as well These inmates are the good guys Let me take some time to explain how it works

Long before my life began (and when Karen must have been quite lonely and sad since I was not yet with

her) she was visiting her horse at East Fork Stables in Eastgate Let me digress here for a moment I have yet to figure out the human draw to horses They are so big and kind of stupid if you ask me They just stand around eating grass You see that proves my point The only reason to eat grass is to get something out of your stomach the dog remedy for nausea Either these guys need a medical Internist or they are really stupid to eat grass all the time Okay well anyway at that time Micah the horse did not live at her home as he does now and she would go every day to visit him On one such visit she met a Priest who was walking a small fluffy dog He was telling everyone how they met It seems that he was visiting the inmates at a local prison and he saw this small dog walking across grounds This prison had a program where they worked with shelter dogs to make them more adoptable

Karen listened quite intently to this conversation and when he was done she had so many questions to ask Once she learned that the prison was Warren Correctional she went home to find their contact information so she

could tell them about 4 Paws For Ability and seek a partnership So there you have it the beginning of 4 Paws Mission Pawsible where inmates work with and train the 4 Paws dogs for service dog work Warren Correctional where the wee dog

mentioned earlier was found became the first 4 Paws Mission Pawsible program with 2 dogs and today there are up to 15 dogs there on any given day Since that time 4 Paws has added 4 new prisons as well We have programs at Warren Correctional Institute Lebanon Correctional Institute Warren County ldquoCamprdquo for short-term offenders London Correctional Institute and Pickaway Correctional Institute Many people ask about

the safety of our dogs in prison and the best testament to their safety is the fact that Karen allows my children and grandchildren to be in the program The inmates in the program have done some very bad things in their past In fact one of our best inmate trainers who has been with the 4 Paws program from day one is in on a life sentence As a young man he was involved in a very bad murder and is not eligible to leave prison until he is an old man Once he said to Karen that when he entered prison the big thing was the eight-track player whatever that is He is fascinated by her iPod which holds hundreds of pictures in a hand size device Eddie has worked with

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MANY of the 4 Paws Papillons because Eddie loves Papillons It is clear to see that Eddie is certainly rehabilitated because he is a true Papillon lover and must be a good guy Actually we know Eddie is a good guy because he worked very hard to get into the program To even apply inmates must be ldquoticketrdquo free for a year This means they must meet honor roll status and maintain it for a solid year just to apply Once accepted they must continue to maintain this status to stay in the program If one does not and is sent to some place called the ldquoholerdquo they are out of the program and have to start all over again to get back in Personally I would think the idea of being thrown down in a hole would be enough deterrent I once fell into a small hole out in our field and that was scary enough

At our prisons each dog stays with his or her inmate in the cell They are with the inmates 247 unless they need a short break and then a babysitter watches the puppy for a while Our Training Director Jeremy Dulebohn goes to each prison every other week to teach them how to work with the dogs and help them with any issues the dogs are having while they are in the program Some of our trainers who have been in the program from the beginning are truly service dog trainers and can take a puppy from start through finishing the tasks needed by the child The majority of

the inmates though work with the puppies to teach them house manners and basic obedience

Mission Pawsible is a win-win-win situation The dogs get to stay with a human on a one on one relationship and receive lots of love from their inmate This inmate gets to have someone to care for and some of them for the first time ever are able to give something good to society by helping to train the dogs and finally the kids and veterans who receive the dogs benefit from the hard work the inmates put into their furry friends

To learn more about the Mission Pawsible program take a moment to read about it on our website at

http4pawsforabilityorgmission-pawsible

I want to share a portion of a letter once written to Karen about the prison program

My name is Clayton and I am serving a six-year sentence for

aggravated robbery In the beginning I joined the 4 Paws program just because of my love for dogs I thought

having a pet in prison would be alright But all of that and a lot more changed once I began to understand the true meaning of the program When I realized how important the dogs I trained were to other people something inside me changed suddenly It was as if I were able to see everything clearly for the first time in my life This program has done so much for me I am sincerely a better person

because of it Before this program I never understood what real responsibility meant and I never had any direction in my life Because of this program I now understand the meaning of a lot of things including the importance of my own life And I have found my way through the darkness which I have lived in for so long Some people do not see the impact of this program Let me be the first to say that without this program I know in my heart I would not have been able to change my life I have been incarcerated most of my life and nothing has ever been able to help me change like this program I canrsquot speak on behalf of everyone here but it has saved my life and I am forever grateful

DONATE NOWTo help support our Mission PawsibleTM

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012HOLIDAY HOUNDSHOLIDAY HOUNDS

CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

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Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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By Piper the Papillon

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o today I headed out to prison to visit my grandchildren who were staying at the Warren Correctional Institute While our dogs are not usually sent to prison for acts of violence or breaking the law I am sure in the case of these two kids noncompliance played a huge part in their commitment Throughout the years many of the 4 Paws Papillons have entered the prison programs run by 4 Paws and I am sure they brought great joy to the inmates who worked with them Today my column is about the 4 Paws prison program It is really a great concept and my children and grandchildren always come out of prison so well behaved Maybe humans should consider putting their children through this program because I have met some pretty disobedient human children who want to snatch me up poke at me or pull my ears I bet these inmates could teach them a thing or two

So you may be wondering what the heck I am talking about I know occasionally when Karen tells people that their dog was in prison they would look at her in a funny manner and ask ldquoIs that what you call the dog shelterrdquo Karen always laughs and says no they were in a REAL prison with inmates who committed crimes Okay so sometimes that is a bit of a shock to these people to think of the ldquocriminalsrdquo with their dog I have been to prison several times and my kids grandkids and friends have been in there as well These inmates are the good guys Let me take some time to explain how it works

Long before my life began (and when Karen must have been quite lonely and sad since I was not yet with

her) she was visiting her horse at East Fork Stables in Eastgate Let me digress here for a moment I have yet to figure out the human draw to horses They are so big and kind of stupid if you ask me They just stand around eating grass You see that proves my point The only reason to eat grass is to get something out of your stomach the dog remedy for nausea Either these guys need a medical Internist or they are really stupid to eat grass all the time Okay well anyway at that time Micah the horse did not live at her home as he does now and she would go every day to visit him On one such visit she met a Priest who was walking a small fluffy dog He was telling everyone how they met It seems that he was visiting the inmates at a local prison and he saw this small dog walking across grounds This prison had a program where they worked with shelter dogs to make them more adoptable

Karen listened quite intently to this conversation and when he was done she had so many questions to ask Once she learned that the prison was Warren Correctional she went home to find their contact information so she

could tell them about 4 Paws For Ability and seek a partnership So there you have it the beginning of 4 Paws Mission Pawsible where inmates work with and train the 4 Paws dogs for service dog work Warren Correctional where the wee dog

mentioned earlier was found became the first 4 Paws Mission Pawsible program with 2 dogs and today there are up to 15 dogs there on any given day Since that time 4 Paws has added 4 new prisons as well We have programs at Warren Correctional Institute Lebanon Correctional Institute Warren County ldquoCamprdquo for short-term offenders London Correctional Institute and Pickaway Correctional Institute Many people ask about

the safety of our dogs in prison and the best testament to their safety is the fact that Karen allows my children and grandchildren to be in the program The inmates in the program have done some very bad things in their past In fact one of our best inmate trainers who has been with the 4 Paws program from day one is in on a life sentence As a young man he was involved in a very bad murder and is not eligible to leave prison until he is an old man Once he said to Karen that when he entered prison the big thing was the eight-track player whatever that is He is fascinated by her iPod which holds hundreds of pictures in a hand size device Eddie has worked with

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MANY of the 4 Paws Papillons because Eddie loves Papillons It is clear to see that Eddie is certainly rehabilitated because he is a true Papillon lover and must be a good guy Actually we know Eddie is a good guy because he worked very hard to get into the program To even apply inmates must be ldquoticketrdquo free for a year This means they must meet honor roll status and maintain it for a solid year just to apply Once accepted they must continue to maintain this status to stay in the program If one does not and is sent to some place called the ldquoholerdquo they are out of the program and have to start all over again to get back in Personally I would think the idea of being thrown down in a hole would be enough deterrent I once fell into a small hole out in our field and that was scary enough

At our prisons each dog stays with his or her inmate in the cell They are with the inmates 247 unless they need a short break and then a babysitter watches the puppy for a while Our Training Director Jeremy Dulebohn goes to each prison every other week to teach them how to work with the dogs and help them with any issues the dogs are having while they are in the program Some of our trainers who have been in the program from the beginning are truly service dog trainers and can take a puppy from start through finishing the tasks needed by the child The majority of

the inmates though work with the puppies to teach them house manners and basic obedience

Mission Pawsible is a win-win-win situation The dogs get to stay with a human on a one on one relationship and receive lots of love from their inmate This inmate gets to have someone to care for and some of them for the first time ever are able to give something good to society by helping to train the dogs and finally the kids and veterans who receive the dogs benefit from the hard work the inmates put into their furry friends

To learn more about the Mission Pawsible program take a moment to read about it on our website at

http4pawsforabilityorgmission-pawsible

I want to share a portion of a letter once written to Karen about the prison program

My name is Clayton and I am serving a six-year sentence for

aggravated robbery In the beginning I joined the 4 Paws program just because of my love for dogs I thought

having a pet in prison would be alright But all of that and a lot more changed once I began to understand the true meaning of the program When I realized how important the dogs I trained were to other people something inside me changed suddenly It was as if I were able to see everything clearly for the first time in my life This program has done so much for me I am sincerely a better person

because of it Before this program I never understood what real responsibility meant and I never had any direction in my life Because of this program I now understand the meaning of a lot of things including the importance of my own life And I have found my way through the darkness which I have lived in for so long Some people do not see the impact of this program Let me be the first to say that without this program I know in my heart I would not have been able to change my life I have been incarcerated most of my life and nothing has ever been able to help me change like this program I canrsquot speak on behalf of everyone here but it has saved my life and I am forever grateful

DONATE NOWTo help support our Mission PawsibleTM

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012HOLIDAY HOUNDSHOLIDAY HOUNDS

CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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Meet SabrinaBy Esther Medellin

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Foster mom teaches learns continued

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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MANY of the 4 Paws Papillons because Eddie loves Papillons It is clear to see that Eddie is certainly rehabilitated because he is a true Papillon lover and must be a good guy Actually we know Eddie is a good guy because he worked very hard to get into the program To even apply inmates must be ldquoticketrdquo free for a year This means they must meet honor roll status and maintain it for a solid year just to apply Once accepted they must continue to maintain this status to stay in the program If one does not and is sent to some place called the ldquoholerdquo they are out of the program and have to start all over again to get back in Personally I would think the idea of being thrown down in a hole would be enough deterrent I once fell into a small hole out in our field and that was scary enough

At our prisons each dog stays with his or her inmate in the cell They are with the inmates 247 unless they need a short break and then a babysitter watches the puppy for a while Our Training Director Jeremy Dulebohn goes to each prison every other week to teach them how to work with the dogs and help them with any issues the dogs are having while they are in the program Some of our trainers who have been in the program from the beginning are truly service dog trainers and can take a puppy from start through finishing the tasks needed by the child The majority of

the inmates though work with the puppies to teach them house manners and basic obedience

Mission Pawsible is a win-win-win situation The dogs get to stay with a human on a one on one relationship and receive lots of love from their inmate This inmate gets to have someone to care for and some of them for the first time ever are able to give something good to society by helping to train the dogs and finally the kids and veterans who receive the dogs benefit from the hard work the inmates put into their furry friends

To learn more about the Mission Pawsible program take a moment to read about it on our website at

http4pawsforabilityorgmission-pawsible

I want to share a portion of a letter once written to Karen about the prison program

My name is Clayton and I am serving a six-year sentence for

aggravated robbery In the beginning I joined the 4 Paws program just because of my love for dogs I thought

having a pet in prison would be alright But all of that and a lot more changed once I began to understand the true meaning of the program When I realized how important the dogs I trained were to other people something inside me changed suddenly It was as if I were able to see everything clearly for the first time in my life This program has done so much for me I am sincerely a better person

because of it Before this program I never understood what real responsibility meant and I never had any direction in my life Because of this program I now understand the meaning of a lot of things including the importance of my own life And I have found my way through the darkness which I have lived in for so long Some people do not see the impact of this program Let me be the first to say that without this program I know in my heart I would not have been able to change my life I have been incarcerated most of my life and nothing has ever been able to help me change like this program I canrsquot speak on behalf of everyone here but it has saved my life and I am forever grateful

DONATE NOWTo help support our Mission PawsibleTM

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012HOLIDAY HOUNDSHOLIDAY HOUNDS

CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

DONATE NOW

DECEMBER 2012 CLASS

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Foster mom teaches learns continued

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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CLASS OF DECEMBER 2012

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XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

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XENIA Ohio ndash Just like Christmas morning 10 children sat smiling bright-eyed and anxiously awaiting their gifts But these werenrsquot like any presentsmdashno unwrapping or batteries needed just tender loving carehellip and maybe a treat or two along the way It was time for them to meet their new best friends their service dogs who would change their lives instantly from the moment they met

Their hearts seemed to melt as each child first touched the top of their dogrsquos soft furry head And as tails wagged and treats were given in abundance the bond began to grow between child and service dog

Joel was the first to meet his Jubilee a Papillon Tiny and full of energy Jubilee known as JuJu Bean jumped right into her boyrsquos lap A smile took over his face and her tail wagging took over her whole body It was an immediate connection

Just before Andrew met Victory a Golden Retriever he said to his mom ldquoIve been waiting for her my whole liferdquo His mom Michelle smiled simply looking to her son sitting next to her and saying ldquoSo has sherdquo

By the end of introductions Andrew was sitting on the floor rubbing Victoryrsquos bellymdashVictory smiling through her thick fur

ldquoThis has been amazingmdashshersquos wonderful She did exactly what I needed which was to connect with himrdquo said Michelle about Victory after 11 days of training with their new dog

Sophia a quiet blonde girl sat patiently Her piercing blue eyes stared off into the distance trying to catch a glimpse of her own little Papillon pal Joey Once they met she held him hugged him and kissed his soft fur She carried him around like a living doll that she could finally call her own best friend

From the moment that Abigail met Joska it was a bouncy road Joska wanted nothing more than to

play and as Abigail sat on the floor with her hugging the yellow Labrador Retriever her excited tail wagged in Abigailrsquos face pushing her bob-cut of shiny black hair from side to side and nearly knocking off her small glasses She laughed as Joska kissed her face

ldquo[Itrsquos been] a long but great two weeks I will miss seeing dogs romp around together We just love our dogrdquo said Abigail and Joskarsquos mom Jeanne at graduation about the connection between the dogs in class

Asha a Golden Retriever wasnrsquot just met by her new boy William but also by his two younger equally eager sisters But Asha was happy to share the attention with all three children as

they petted her soft golden fur which was reciprocated by loads of wet laps to their faces

ldquoItrsquos been a life-changing experiencemdash$13000 was nothing for what you gave usrdquo said William and Ashasrsquos mom Lori

Big furry black and gray curly haired Boss a Goldendoodle was more than ready to meet his girl Danielle and his whole new family They immediately fell in love and Boss was more than happy to lie down roll over and receive belly rub after belly rub for the remainder of the morning

Alexa with a head full of curly hair and glasses mounted on her face just above the smile that situated from ear to ear sat bouncing waiting not so patiently for her BFF Kizzy a black Labrador Retriever She giggled as the large dog kissed her hands for more treats as she sat upon the wicker couch with her mom by her side She could not erase the smile from her face the entire morning

ldquoWe wouldrsquove never guessed how much wersquod grow to love this dog so fast The friendship and bond is amazing I know beyond a shadow of a doubt this is what we needed to dordquo said Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom Christy

Nathan a shy little boy was very cautious about meeting such a big animal that was Sprint a Golden Retriever He sat next to his

mom with his tiny hands folded up close to his face watching as his mom petted his new service dog His fear subsided throughout the next 11 days

Alex 25 met Chantay aka Zuzu another Golden Retriever with a nervous smile He sat in his chair legs crossed as his new dog was ushered to him His parents on either side of him gave Chantay treats and encouraged their son to do the same Once he did he laughed as the slobbery tongue of his new best friend tickled his treat-filled hand

CJ rolled into 4 Paws in his wheelchair pushed by his mom Once inside his smile was luminous and contagious And that was before he even set his sights on Dudley a black Labrador Retriever His smile moved from his mouth and took over not only his face but also his entire body as he jumped in his seat excited to pet his new dog for the first time ever

After 11 days of training the day had finally come for 10 kids and 10 dogs to take their relationship to the next level as an official childservice dog team

I KNOW BEYOND A SHADOW OF A DOUBT THIS IS WHAT WE NEEDED TO DOrdquo13 -Christy Alexa and Kizzyrsquos mom

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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Meet SabrinaBy Esther Medellin

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Foster mom teaches learns continued

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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MIAMIVALLEY SCHOOL VISITS 4 PAWS4P

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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DECEMBER CLASS CONTINUEDGraduation day commenced

with some peanut butter kisses as teams William and Asha and Alex and Chantay shared peanut butter from cheek and finger to dog tongue

It was a packed house including foster families volunteers family and friends of those in class and all 4 Paws for Ability staff All who cared for the dogs who were graduating shared in the joy and

solace knowing that they played a part in making a childrsquos life better

Miami University students Kristin McNamara and Kristy Lind came bearing Christmas gifts for each child As they received their graduation certificate they received a wrapped present full of candy and other goodies from the two students who fostered Champagne a Golden Retriever during the fall semester

ldquoI didnt foster anyone from the December class Our group just wanted to do something for the

kiddosrdquo said

McNamara a special education major who helped start up the 4

Paws for Abilityrsquos Campus Program at Miami

McNamara witnessed the emotion and gratitude exuded by the parents

ldquoGraduation day is really a day of pure happiness When you look around the room there is not one person who doesnt have a smile on their face Although there is some sadness graduation day is the day you always dream of as fosters You see your dog up there with their kid getting their diploma and your dream finally starts to become truerdquo she said

So many dreams came true It was a magical day at 4 Paws for Ability The holiday spirit was in-house that day

ldquoMerry Christmas This is the best Christmas ever priceless gift to our familyrdquo said Danielle and Bossrsquos mom Kim She said that knowing that there are other dogs and families like us they donrsquot feel alone anymore

4 Paws dogs gave them a sense of belonging and securityhellip maybe that is the greatest gift of all As the story goes ldquoMerry Christmas to all and to all a goodnightrdquo

To help place more dogs like our December graduates DONATE NOW

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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In the News

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

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Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

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Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

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lsquoTwas a paw before Christmas when all through the facility not a dog was stirring not even Dudley or Kizzy

In 4 Paws for Ability the crates were closed with care in hopes that their children would soon be there

Meanwhile in their homes the children were snuggled into bed

while visions of furry service dogs scurried in their heads

With Karen at her desk and Piper in her vest

they began sending out letters to 4 Pawsrsquo boys and girls quite frankly theyrsquore the best

One by one the children received their long-awaited email and to their delighta brand new tail-wagging friend was in their sight

It was time to come to Xenia and meet their matchtheir new friends who like to romp and run and play catch

Theyrsquoll play and lick and eatbut first things first they want their treat

The day had arrived just as it may and Karen whistled and shouted and called them

all by name

Now Asha now Joey now Victory and BossOn Sprint On Joska on Chantay and Jubliee

To the training room floorMeet your boy

Meet your girl

With a lick to the face

One thingrsquos for surehellip through thick and thin these pairs will surely endure

Ordinary dogs these are certainly notThey are magical and wondrous and accomplished on every spot

They can track and nuzzle and open doorsand thatrsquos because these dogs are trained by Jeremy and Jessa and Jennifer

Smiles on faces cannot be ignoredthese dogs are perfect for each child that is for

sure

Whatever they want whatever they needtheir new best friend will lend a paw indeed

So with their new dogs on leashparents are so touched they cannot speak

Itrsquos a Christmas season like no otherthey shed a tear and then another

A gift of this dog provides more than a friendbut rather a bond that will forever transcend

Cute puppies are born day and night but only a select few can be as grand as a service dog yep thatrsquos right

Try as you may and try as you might we want to wish

Happy Howl-idays to all and to all a goodnight

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

lsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMASlsquoTWAS A PAW BEFORE CHRISTMAS

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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MIAMIVALLEY SCHOOL VISITS 4 PAWS4P

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

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Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

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Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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XENIA Ohio ndash It was love at first sight as Founder Executive Director and Papillon-lover Karen Shirk made her way to then 12-year-old Joel Wilcox with his new furry four-legged best friend Jubilee better known as JuJu Bean his new seizure-alert dog on the first day of the Decemberrsquos Holiday Hounds class

The tiny dogrsquos tail wagged She knew instantly that Joelrsquos arms would be her fur-ever home And so did his mom Amy Wilcox

ldquoWhen he leaned down and kissed her little nose I knewrdquo

And what happened next truly sealed the deal for this mother of three

After their joyous introduction Amy Joel and JuJu Bean were standing in the middle of the training room floor talking to Karen Keeping an eye on Joel out of the corner of her eye Amy said that she saw him stumble She moved swiftly toward him and caught him from falling JuJu Bean got right in there she said licking his face

In that moment she said it was just ldquoawesome just awesome Itrsquos what we came forrdquo

Over the next 11 days while at 4 Paws for Ability training with JuJu Bean she said that the tiny little dog with a powerful nose has alerted her nearly 22 hours ahead of time of a oncoming seizure 3-4 times That brought tears to her eyes

ldquoI know how much that means to us It give us control over something that is out of controlrdquo she said

The Wilcox family of Blacklick Ohio is currently fostering JuJu Beanrsquos uncle Ghost another Papillon

They started looking into obtaining a service dog for Joel who has had seizures from epilepsy since he was 7 years old

when they were at a Cincinnati hospital and met Hannah and Blitzen Blitzen a 4

Paws for Ability service dog was on Hannahrsquos bed never leaving her side while she was in the hospital said Amy

Within 15 minutes she said she knew everything that she needed to know about 4 Paws for Ability and knew this was something she wanted to do for her son Within a month and a half the Wilcox family raised $13000

Joel who used to play football and

basketball started having what Amy calls ldquozone-outrdquo spells staring off into space The first time he zoned out Amy said she thought he was just ignoring her He walked inside the house with mud on his shoes after she had just cleaned the kitchen floor and she said something to him and he just stared straight ahead

ldquoWhat are you doingrdquo she asked him But he stared

off smiling and walked in circlesThose staring spells started turning into more intense seizures He started having tonic-ionic compulsing-type seizures nearly every half hourmdashbetween 25-40 every day They spent numerous days and nights in the

hospital and tried about 20 different medications Their last stint was in August when he was in a Memphis Tenn hospital for eight days

His mom said that seizure medications turned into panic attacks at school from the anxiety that another seizure may occur His anxiety came home with him as well

On more times than one he ran out of his room at night terrified because the medicine that he was on made him feel like someone was after him his mom recalledAt one point he had a seizure on the stairs in a hotel Luckily Amy was there to catch him As a result he has been homeschooled since the 6th grade and wears a helmet to play outside ldquoItrsquos just that one fallhellip thatrsquos all it would takerdquo she said fearing what could happen to her son if she hadnrsquot been there to catch him during his seizure ldquoI want him to be independent to be 13 againrdquo said Amy who said

that Joel and his 14-year-old brother Alex who used to be close have drifted apart because of his seizures

The medications ldquotore them apartrdquo she remembered When they were little the two brothers would do everything together go everywhere together while

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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Meet SabrinaBy Esther Medellin

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Foster mom teaches learns continued

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

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holding hands They are just 19 months apart and were ldquobest budsrdquo But when one of them drools for 14 hours a day on certain medications it just drove a wedge between them she said

ldquoI just want him to be lsquoJoelrsquordquoFor the last six weeks hersquos been on

new medication that seems to have improved his paranoia and seizures And with the addition of little JuJu Bean Amy said that she hopes even more improvement will be on the horizon

ldquo[She] will give us peace of mindrdquo said Amy especially at night while he is sleeping

And she hopes that finally it will bring her family closer again including her youngest Ava 11 who has received less attention from her parents due to Joelrsquos medical condition

Amy said that she wants to plan things they can all do together outdoors traveling campingmdashthings that up until now she hasnrsquot felt comfortable even thinking about

ldquoIf we can all relax again maybe it will build the relationships back uprdquo

JuJu Bean will go to school with Joel once he returns to mainstream school And since stress is a big trigger for his seizures Amy said that she hopes that having JuJu Bean by his side will calm him and help him make friends again give him the confidence that he needs

ldquo[It will] open a lot of doors for himrdquo

Doors like playing the sports he loves again as well as allowing Amy the security to ldquolet gordquo a little bit more

Joel became a teenager while at 4 Paws and that his mom said was the best birthday present ever

ldquo4 Paws more than met my expectations Itrsquos just incrediblerdquo

ldquoI JUST WANT HIM TO BE JOEL [JUBLIEE] WILL GIVE US PEACE OF MIND

-Amy Wilcox

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

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Sabrina Michelle Medellin is 15 years old and loves sports especially basketball

And while she doesnrsquot understand the rules that apply to the game she does know what she has to do when shersquos got the ball But life has always been about more than laughter and playing ball for Sabrina

We discovered prior to age 2 when Sabrina was not crawling turning overwalking etc that she had hypotonia which she then had throughout her toddler years She underwent physical occupational and speech therapy

Currently she still has very limited speech and currently knows approximately 30-35 words however she cannot put words together to make sentences She has a rare unbalanced chromosome deletion She has a partial deletion of her 22 and a duplication of her 2 chromosomes

Sabrina walks with an unusual gait and is currently wearing DAFOs (Dynamic Foot Ankle Orthosis) for corrective support for both feet

The challenges my husband and I have faced are primarily sadness and frustration simply because there is basically no cure for her condition and not many cases with her condition that we can relate to or compare

Sabrina has always been happy but the older she has gotten the more challenges arise Her inability to express herself has caused her more frustration We have had a difficult time going to storesrestaurants without some sort of episode or meltdown

She is unaware of potentially dangerous situations ie crossing the street going with a stranger etc

Shersquos got a great personality She has always been a happy child and is still happy but more frustrated at times For

having such limited speech Sabrina is what I like to call a social butterfly She is very interactive and will initiate conversation (ie saying ldquoHirdquo) with anyone

Sabrina is in a self-contained classroom but her class is mainstreamed throughout the day Her favorite class is gym and she just loves to stay active She absolutely loves school and is very popular with her peers A lot of the kids both in mainstream and special education just love her and will protect her while shersquos at school

While I am aware that she is the one that is facing such great challenges it is not only hard for us parents to boost her spirits but physically draining

I know that Sabrina can feel alone at times but I am certain that a behavior disruption and sensory therapy service dog would provide her with not only

physical but also emotional support I am hoping this dog will also help to ease her daily frustrations and provide comfort to minimize with her emotional meltdowns

My husband and I feel truly blessed to have Sabrina in our lives and have always wanted to give her something that will make a difference in her life She doesnrsquot seem to be phased by material things nor has she ever I believe that this dog will make a huge impact and difference in her little world and we cannot wait for the opportunity So far we have raised close to $200 but we have just started our fundraising We are certain we will accomplish this for SabrinaIt will cost 4 Paws $22000

to place a dog with Sabrina and her family is committed to raising $13000 in support of the 4 Paws mission and can reach our goal with your help If you can help us with a tax-deductible donation please visit 4 Paws Donation Page (httpwww4PawsForAbilityorgdonate-now) or mail a check with her name on the memo line to 4 Paws for Ability In Honor of Sabrina Medellin 253 Dayton Ave Xenia Ohio 45385

You can make a Dream Come True check out all our dreamers http4pawsforabilityorgmake-a-dream-come-true

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Meet SabrinaBy Esther Medellin

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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WELCOME OUR NEWEST PAWS

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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MIAMIVALLEY SCHOOL VISITS 4 PAWS4P

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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Meet the Dogs in Training

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BALDOLabrador RetrieverGypsy litter Partner Jonah and Shawn

CALYPSO GoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner William

CHAMPAGNEGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Jacob

CHILILabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Sam

CHIPLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Cole

DALMAGoldendoodlePirates of the CaribbeanPartner Anna

GABRIEL German Shepherd Dog Angels Litter Partner David

NAVINGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Ryan

NEOGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Kaden

PARFAITLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Joseph

POPPERSLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Gabe

SLIDERLabrador Retriever Superbowl Litter Partner Arielle and Israel

SPARKLERGolden Retriever New Years Litter Partner Alyssa

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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STARFOSTERNORTH ROYALTON Ohio ndash For Elly Organiscak it all started with a Google search

ldquoYou will read it and hear it that 4 Paws is magical It really ishelliprdquo

After researching service dog agencies she found her home with 4 Paws for Ability Thatrsquos when she and her family decided to open their home and took in their first foster dog April 25 2009 He was 5-month-old yellow Labrador Retriever Monkey of the Ben and Jerryrsquos Litter Over the next 2 frac12 years 42-year-old Organiscak would foster six puppies from Labs to Papillons

Beyond that the Organiscak household includes two of their own rescue dogs Cabela a miniature pinscher rescued from a puppy mill and Sonny a German shepherd pulled from a high-kill shelter But she calls her family lsquotypicalrsquo

ldquoMy husband Tim is very supportive of my passion [for dogs] and loves to joke around He is the lsquosocial partrsquo of the relationship I like to sayrdquo said Organiscak

Aaron is Ellyrsquos oldest at 14 years old but does not share his momrsquos passion for dogs That bond is with her 12-year-old daughter Hailey

Her lifelong inspiration has always

been her dad she said who was born with low vision losing his sight completely at 3 years old

ldquoHe was a dog lover but my mom had allergies so we could never have a dog I always loved dogs and I loved watching the seeing-eye dogs and always wished my dad could have onerdquo said Elly

In the back of her head she said that she always thought how cool it would be to puppy raise a GED puppy However after looking into it she realized that having a dog for two years would be too much for her family to take on at that time

ldquoAfter my dad passed away in 2005 the thoughts kept dancing in my head and our family came to a time in our lives when it would be possible to follow this dream of minerdquo

Thatrsquos when she said she Googled service dog agencies and came across 4 Paws for Ability It was a pawfect match

ldquoI was intrigued with their short-term fostering I read all about Karen I watched her video [watched] her struggles [and it] reminded me so much of my dad and how much he fought for position in liferdquo she said ldquoHe was one of the first blind college students to graduate from John Carroll in 1955 In a nutshell it was something I could do to give backrdquo

Now having fostered several service dogs in-training for 4 Paws for

Ability she said those foster dogs have taught her a thing or two as wellldquoThey have taught me patiencerdquo And she remembers each and every one of them -Monkey the yellow Labrador Retriever was

so laid back and calm but look out if a dog walked into the room BAM out the door play play play We worked really hard on doggie distractions but it was just him he believes all dogs should love him and still does If there were no dogs around you would have to look for a heart beat

-Desi beautiful Desi She was my longhaired GSD She was glued to me and service dog work was just too stressful for her She just wanted to be your loyal girl and be with you and because of this she ended up in wonderful pet home that loves her dearly

-Tye the golden boy of the clan melted my whole family and he was on

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Elly Organiscak Foster mom teaches learnsBy Jessica Noll-Korczyk

Elly started fostering 4 Paws dogs in 2009

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Above Elly and Rue a Papillon in training Below Pirate her last foster Papillon

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

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Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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13track for service dog work He loved kids and attracted a crowd He was diagnosed with hip dysplasia and so it was decided that he was to be placed in a pet home He is a Certified Therapy Dog

-I was honored to foster Ezekiel Karens own personally bred GSD He was such an amazing dog He was confident calm obedient and a handsome boy He is a service dog in Arizona

-Jubilee lived up to her name If you have never had a Papillon or you thought lsquoI dont like little dogsrsquo all you had to do is meet her and she would warm you right up She absolutely loved my husband (who is not a little dog person) and had a huge personality to boot She was saucy bossy and demanding Social butterfly = Jubilee

-My last foster was Pirate and I thought I had challenges before He is keeping me on my toes While he didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog he has found his furever home

-My present foster is Clank a Golden Retriever puppy

Each personality is unique and precious to her But with as many dogs that she has fostered giving them back to 4 Paws for Ability so that they can receive their training to ultimately become a much-needed service dog never gets any easier for her

ldquoI miss them and I would be lying if I said I dont cry I always cryrdquo she said ldquoI cry because I will miss them I cry because I know they are going on My family just shakes their head and says lsquoOh momrsquordquo

ldquoYou think it will be

easier after you have fostered so many but each of them leave a permanent mark in your heart and lsquogoodbyesrsquo are very hardrdquo

However when Elly sits among other families and foster homes and volunteers at 4 Paws for Ability during class graduation it makes all those tears turn from sadness to sheer joy

ldquo[Itrsquos] totally serine but it makes me feel complete insiderdquo said Elly who just recently watched Jubilee aka JuJu Bean a seizure-alert Papillon graduate in December with her boy Joel

Knowing that she has given a home to a dog who will be such an amazing animal is like no other feeling she said Itrsquos the best part of fostering

ldquoI dont think it is something you can explain It is something you have to experience for yourself When I see pictures of my foster dogs in their homes with their families my heart just beams with pride sometimes I just stare at their

pictures and tears of happiness stream down my facerdquo

On the other hand itrsquos also hard when she finds out one of her foster pups didnrsquot make the cut as a service dog

ldquoWhen I get that e-mail I just cry it breaks my heart Jennifer has told me every dog is a success but when you foster you have that goal in your mind you dream of your foster dog kissing their partner You dream of who they could be with and what they will do you never dream they wont make it as a service dogrdquo

These dogs who Elly fosters training them to be more social and comfortable around people and public spaces have essentially taken her out of her own shell A once self-proclaimed anti-social person now joins other dog-friends on Facebook and is constantly planning her next social outing with her foster dog

Fostering for Elly has helped her just as much as she helps these dogs

Elly with December graduates Joel and Jubliee along with his mother left and her son and daughter right

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

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Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

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LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

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WELCOME OUR NEWEST PAWS

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oll-Korczyk4 Paws

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

21

DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

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s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

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Papillons Brains amp beautyBy Karen Shirk

Like a supermodel with a PhD in nuclear physics the Papillon first catches your eye with his looks -- trademark butterfly-

wing ears silky coat and dark eyes -- his grace and his expressiveness But packed inside that pretty purse-sized body is one of the smartest of all dogs a clever active little guy who excels at almost anything dogs do from organized sports like canine agility to long walks in the park -- and of course companionship When searching the internet for the top 10 most trainable dog and the top 10 smartest dogs the Papillon is found on both lists This is why the Papillon excels in service dog work

The Papillon is not a good choice if you want a restful dog who doesnrsquot need much exercise He is highly intelligent and needs the stimulation of activity and training He needs time to run around safely and play with other small dogs or his human partner as well as long walks

on leash every day Daily activity is a good rule of thumb if you want to keep the Papillon from entertaining himself in

ways you wonrsquot like Hersquos a natural at many dog sports including agility carting flyball freestyle obedience rally and tracking Of course the dog of choice when selecting a small breed for service dog training The Papillons bred at 4 Paws like many Papillons are very in tune with their humans and will spend hours just gazing at them with

loving adoration It is their intense bonding and attention to their owners which makes them the perfect medical alert dogs Their keen sense of knowing everything that is going on in their

environment makes them excellent for the purpose of hearing ear dog training

However alert and active they are Papillons are still extremely small and need to be protected from rambunctious children and dogs Since he has no idea

hes as small as he is hes likely to approach much bigger dogs as well as leap tall buildings in a single bound ndash potentially with broken bones as a result Other than that he believes in the more the merrier and he likes to live in multi-pet homes Many Papillons and cats have become fast friends

While the dogs are named for their distinctive ears like a butterfly wing ndash papillon is French for butterfly ndash they can have hanging ears as well Although these dogs are usually referred to as Phalenes rather than Papillons the dogs are otherwise identical and in the United States are registered bred and shown as a single breed

The 4 Paws Papillons are either specially bred at 4 Paws for seizure diabetic and medical alert as well as other jobs like hearing ear work and assisting with a higher functioning child with disabilities like Autism who prefers a smaller breed dog or purchaseddonated by responsible breeders well-known to 4 Paws for their ethical breeding practices and the quality of the dog they produce The 4 Paws Papillons in the breeding program here are the

only breed at 4 Paws who has their own job within the agency You can read about them here www4pawsdogsorg

Shout Outs wwwpetstreetcom

BREEDALL ABOUT IT4P

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Jan

201

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For more about our breeds go to 4PawsDogsorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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Jan

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19 Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

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s

GROWING UP FAST4PAWS4P

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Dec

Jan

201

2-13

20 Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

bullJuno+CJ13 |13 Annas13 Sunlight13 LitterbullSug+CJ13 |13 Color13 Purple13 LitterbullOydessy+Aero13 |13 Sea13 LitterbullRazi+LukaPhoebe+Luka13 |13 Hunger13 Games13 Litter

HAPPY HOWLIDAYS4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

21

DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

Email Kelly at Kelly4PawsForAbilityorg22

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SEVENLY CAMPAIGN DRAWS MORE THAN $30K4P

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

DONATE NOW24

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FOR MORE INFO CLICK ON PAWS ON CAMPUS

UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

DONATE NOW

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4 Paws Big Blue4 Paws Big Blue

To help support our campus program

In the News

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

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Jan

201

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

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SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

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Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

21

DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

Email Kelly at Kelly4PawsForAbilityorg22

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SEVENLY CAMPAIGN DRAWS MORE THAN $30K4P

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

DONATE NOW24

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FOR MORE INFO CLICK ON PAWS ON CAMPUS

UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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To help support our campus program

In the News

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

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Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Want more puppy pix Go to 4PawsForAbilityorg or check out our 4 Paws Dogs Facebook page

Sensitive Santa event The Mall at Fairfield Commons on Dec 2 raised $1000 supporting 4 Paws

Send us YOUR 4 Pawsrsquo pix to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

21

DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

Email Kelly at Kelly4PawsForAbilityorg22

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SEVENLY CAMPAIGN DRAWS MORE THAN $30K4P

AWPR

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Dec

Jan

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

DONATE NOW23

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Dec

Jan

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

DONATE NOW24

4 Paws Big Blue4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

FOR MORE INFO CLICK ON PAWS ON CAMPUS

UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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25

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

4PAW

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

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EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

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More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

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DOGGONE GOOD NEWS from developmentDOGGONE GOOD NEWS from development

DONATE NOW

Welcome to my new column In every newsletter I will attempt to update you on the latest funding happenings

Warriors Breakfast FoundationIn November we were honored by a foundation called the Warriors Breakfast Foundation to be chosen for a donation benefiting our 4 Paws Veterans program It was held on Sunday Nov 11 (Veterans Day) at the Quaker

Steak amp Lube Restaurant on Lyra Drive in ColumbusHeres the background The two founders are both Marine

Veterans and they wanted to create a way to give back to the military family they have grown to love The Warriors Breakfast is a play on a Marine Corps tradition of a warriors breakfast at the end of the Marine Corps Recruit Training They decided to pair this experience with helping local organizations like 4 Paws as a way to help to give back

This event raised more than $2200 Thanks to founders Pete Marlin and Anderson Friedline for choosing 4 Paws Also thanks to Jennifer and demo dog Conner and Jessa and demo dog Coda for representing 4 Paws that day

Sevenly Cause Marketing Campaign - $31434 in One WeekRegular readers of 4PawPrints read about our one-week t-

shirtsweatshirttote bag sale conducted by Sevenly the week of November 12 I had no idea it would be so successful As a matter of fact it has been the most successful cause marketing relationship we have had to date With the $10000 anonymous donor match we earned $31434 In addition it looks like we may have another opportunity to do this again with them in 2013 And we added more than 600 likes to our Facebook page

Herersquos the background Sevenly found out about us through our Classy Award of Midwest Charity of the Year Their CEO Dale Partridge was one of the speakers at the Classy Awards

A big THANK YOU to Erin Blocksidge (August 2012 class) for nominating us for the Classy Award Your kind gesture ultimately resulted in a $31434 donation Eisai

If you frequent our website you may have seen the Eisai logo on our home page Eisai is a corporate sponsor who will be fundraising over the next year and providing 4 Paws with enough funding for five Seizure Alert Dogs On December 4 I flew out to Eisairsquos headquarters in Woodcliff Lake NJ and Maureen Long and service dog Jethro (October 2012 class)

drove over to meet me Maureen fascinated the ldquoSnack and Learnrdquo audience with her son Patrickrsquos story She also surprised me by demonstrating a seizure and Jethro alerted It takes a lot of guts to demonstrate a seizure in front of people you donrsquot know so I canrsquot thank Maureen enough for going out of her comfort zone and taking the time out of her busy schedule to represent 4 Paws

On Dec 11 Roberta Polak and service dog Bo (May 2010 class) drove to the Eisai headquarters and represented 4 Paws by meeting with Eisai employees from both NJ offices Roberta reported ldquoThe employees loved meeting Bo and I was amazed at all of their hard work in making a multitude of items to sell for the 4 Paws cause Diane even asked if wed be willing to come back again Thanks for letting us represent 4 Pawsrdquo Roberta no need to thank ushellipwe thank you for taking the time to do this Roberta is a pro at representing 4 Paws at CFC events in the Newark area and now at Eisai Look at Bo in the ldquodownrdquo command We have the most amazing 4 Paws families and dogs

4 Paws is delighted and thrilled to have been chosen by Eisai as a partner Thank you Eisai for making so many dreams come true

By Kelly Camm Development Director

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Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

DONATE NOW

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To help support our campus program

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

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Dec

Jan

201

2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

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SEVENLY CAMPAIGN DRAWS MORE THAN $30K4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

Thanks to your shirt purchasesThe Sevenly campaign closed out raising $31434

Sevenly Donation $21434 Match Donation $10000 Total Donation $31434

DONATE NOW23

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AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

DONATE NOW24

4 Paws Big Blue4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

FOR MORE INFO CLICK ON PAWS ON CAMPUS

UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

25

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

4PAW

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

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Jan

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lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

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Stories from our families about their 4 Paws in action

Mason amp Pippi-ldquoMason broke his elbow over the weekend and of course I took

Pippi to the ER with us She did really well until the doctor

came to put the cast on She was pawing at me because she

couldnrsquot get to him As soon as she was done this is what Pippi

did I thought I would share the picture (See photo to right)

-Amy Ohler

Noah amp Twizzler-Once again this am at 5 am the wonderful Twizzler

woke me and Noah was in a seizure We spent the next

6 hours in the er getting it under controll and she was

by his side Thank You 4 paws for a dog that is beyond

compare and so perfect for my little boyhellip (See photos

to left)

-Christine Bernard

Will amp Max-

I thought that I would be less emotional and better able to put thanks into words this morning That

is not the case Last night we had a scare Will wondered off He was found by his Max on an island

in the middle of a huge creek He was having fun throwing rocks into it Thank you so much to the 4

Paws staff the donators that make this possible and the prisoner that helped train Max

-Meredith Moore Redfern

Logan amp Juke-

Logan woke up after sleeping all day He begged and begged to go to school and kept saying

Quinn (his teacher) I explained to him that he slept the day away and school was over He cried

and begged Meanwhile two ladies came to visit me While we were visiting I forgot about Logan and

felt a cool breeze and felt alarmed Logan had run away I immediately gave Juke the command he

was trained to do Track Where is Logan Track Juke to our amazement we watched Juke jump

into action and run out the door While I was scrambling to get my parka and boots on Juke barked

outside and ran up the steps he then brought me to where Logan was Behind the house by the old

truck I almost cried Good job Juke It is twenty below outside I had to immediately give Juke a

treat good job tracking Juke Saved me time and worry and searching

Share your story with us Send your short story and photos to Jessica4PawsForAbilityorg

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UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

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By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

DONATE NOW

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Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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4 Paws Big Blue4 Paws Big Blue

To help support our campus program

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

4PAW

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

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4 Paws Big Blue4P

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Dec

Jan

201

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FOR MORE INFO CLICK ON PAWS ON CAMPUS

UK students give back their foster pups shed tears knowing they are doing good

Photos by Jessica Noll4 PawsDONATE NOW

LEXINGTON Ky ndash As the brightly colored autumn leaves wisp passed the busy bustling students on their way across campus to their next lecture some students at the University of Kentucky are taking a moment to say lsquogoodbyersquo to those who became best friends to them throughout the fall semester

Smiles and tears cannot be contained as these young co-edsrsquo hearts are breaking for the better good of their recently made furry best friends They kneel down and wrap their arms around them squeeze them tight pet the top of their heads look them in the eye and kiss their nose

One student tells her dog ldquoBe a good service dog for your boy or girl OKrdquo with a tear rushing down her face quickly followed by a few more as she lifts her Golden Retriever foster up and into the van that 4 Paws for Ability trainer Jessa Brown has brought to retrieve the dogs for further training in Xenia

Seventeen UK students spent their first semester in the 2012-13 school year fostering 12 4 Paws for Ability service dogs in training but now the semester was coming to an end as was their newly found companionship

Caitie Little a senior animal sciencepre-veterinarian major says

goodbye to Pretzel a chocolate Labrador Retriever among

her fellow students But this isnrsquot her first time

Little 21 who heads up the UK Paws on Campus Program for 4 Paws for Ability has fostered five dogs throughout her collegiate career It never gets easier to say goodbye though As they have a moment before leaving each other 9-month-old Pretzel who dons a pink collar lays on her back with her legs up as Little rubs her belly She knows itrsquos her last day as a college pup

Knowing that she is helping children with disabilities have the life they deserve makes this bittersweet moment a little more palatable for Little

ldquoItrsquos for a great cause Irsquom obsessed with dogsrdquo said Little who has about five more years of school before becoming a veterinarian ldquoIts most rewarding part is watching them graduatemdashseeing what a big difference they makerdquo

ldquoI love seeing pictures to see how theyrsquove progressed and how the child and dog are connecting It makes me happyrdquo

But itrsquos been a busy semester for dogs like Pretzel The Campus Program Paws on Campus gives

them the chance to socialize and continue their performance training

after their stint in the 4 Paws prison program Mission Pawsibletrade

At college they go everywhere with their foster student from class to the store to the dorm room and everywhere in between The students understand exactly what theyrsquore providing to the children of 4 Paws

ldquoThe program as a whole provides such a good service to those who need the dogs I think there is no better way to have a dog while at school because one day theyll make a child as happy as they made me and offer them so much morerdquo said Quinn Bragg another UK foster student to Fantasy a Golden Retriever

After they leave campus theyrsquoll return to 4 Paws for more training and some will return to prison for

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

25

By Jessica Noll-Korczyk

4PAW

PRIN

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

DONATE NOW

4 Paws Big Blue continued

26

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27 DONATE NOW

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

4 Paws Big Blue4 Paws Big Blue

To help support our campus program

In the News

4PAW

PRIN

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

4PAW

PRIN

TS D

ecJ

an2

012-

13

30

SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

4PAW

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

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NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

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further training Some however will be ready for an upcoming class after extensive one-on-one training with the trainers at 4 Paws for Ability Trainers like Brown who is the director of the Campus Program and has seen many tears shed by foster students in her time at 4 PawsldquoItrsquos not only awesome for the dogs to have so much intense socialization confidence but just as equally is so awesome for the studentsrdquo she said about the program that got its start at Wittenberg University near

Dayton Ohio in 2008 Logan Bright attended Wittenberg then transferred to UK and started the program in Lexington in 2009

ldquo[These students] donate their time effort and loverdquo to the dogs said Brown

For the students it gives them not only a good resume booster but teaches them responsibility while living on their own for the first time as well as social skills and confidence of their own

Students like Bragg a 20-year-old double major in business analytics and management and a dog lover learned a lot especially about the hardship of saying goodbye A photo of her hugging Fantasy can be seen on the 4 Paws for Ability Facebook pagersquos cover photo It was a moment that she wonrsquot soon forget

ldquoGiving them back was the most difficult part of the whole experience because over the course of the semester it is very difficult not to get attachedrdquo

ldquo[It was] more emotional than I anticipated It was extremely difficult not to get attached over the course of the semester and I wish I could keep Fantasy but we all know going into it that that is not the case so to an extent we prepare ourselves beforehandrdquo

That struggle for her was worth the tears shed realizing the end result for Fantasy

ldquoKnowing that I helped train a dog that will one day help a little kid with everyday tasks and love them unconditionally is the most rewarding Its hard knowing youll have to give the dogs up but with this reminder in the back of my head it made it OKrdquo said Bragg

Being a foster student to Fantasy has changed Bragg for the better Not only did her fostering help Fantasy learn the tools of responsibility but it also allowed Bragg to pick up a few new tricks as well

ldquoIve always thought of myself as a responsible person but training and taking care of a puppy on your own 100 percent of the time is definitely a test of that and made me a more responsible person because I wasnt just taking care of myself anymorerdquo

ldquoIve also learned to be more patient the puppy wont always do what you ask and what you expect of himher so patience is key because theyre smart and eventually they do get it I also thought more about who this is benefitting and it definitely made me more appreciative of what I have the life I live and the fact that I get to train the dog to help someone else rather it being the other way aroundrdquo

The option to stay in touch with whomever the family is who ends up Fantasy is what she hopes will happen said Bragg

ldquoIt is nice because I feel we put a lot of time hard work and devotion towards these puppies and its very hard giving them up so the reassurance that theyrsquore doing their job well and are happy makes up for the loss we feel giving them backrdquo

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

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EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

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INTS

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Jan

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2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

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-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

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s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

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To help support our campus program

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

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Right nowTwitter4PawsForAbility--

Relax on a 4 Paws Cruise httpbitlyV5OZhk cruise 4pawsservicedogsFurever friends httpbitlyRKCdCg servicedogs 4paws papillon

Turning Pointrsquos 4 Paws for Ability Documentary to air

Feb 6 830 amp 1130 pm on BYUtvorg

Herersquos the link to watch live httpbyutvorgwatchlivetv

We will embed the video on our website once it airs so that you can watch it whenever you like

Thank you to all the media for coming out and telling our story and the stories of our families

Photos by Jessica Noll4 Paws

Have a media inquiryCall us9377689096

Email usJessica4Pawsaolcom

4PAWPRINTS ARCHIVES

WOOFrsquoS BLOG

EXTRA EXTRAEXTRA EXTRA

28

More lsquoIn the Newsrsquo at http4pawsforabilityorgin-the-news

Service dog for Tyler- ABC 57 NewsEdmonton-area family wants seizure dog for child with epilepsy -CTV News

Dog could help Goshen boy with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder- The Elkhart Truth

Family raising money for guide dog to assist 4-year-old blind autistic son- Lansing State Journal

Mother gives her autistic son the gift of 4 Paws- Life with Dogs

New leash on life Servie dog could change a lot for a 12-year-old autistic Stanford boy- The Interior Journal

Four Paws for Autism Finding a dog for Levi- WTHI-TV

Teen creates website to honor his brother lsquoNoodyrsquo- The Daily Times

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

Boyrsquos book helps epileptic kids get service dogs- The Today Show NBC News

PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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PINKGIRLZ ARE BACK4P

AWPR

INTS

Dec

Jan

201

2-13

29 DONATE NOW

lt--Piper13 says13 ldquoGo13 to13 4PawsDogsorg13 and13 check13

out13 the13 newest13 puppies13 at13 413 Paws13 amp13 our13 full13 gallery13

of13 all13 dogs13 in13 training13 amp13 morerdquo

and13 better13 than13 ever1713 4 Paws Dogs | News from the Pink Girlz

14www4pawsdogsorg

Meet the Dogs in Training

All Black Lab Bloodhound Chocolate Lab Collie Coton De Tulear German Shepherd Golden Lab Golden Retriever Goldendoodle Great Dane

Lab Mix Labradoodle Lagotto Romagnolo Papillon Yellow Lab

V i di a Tango Sl i der Si l ver mi st P i kac hu

Romy P i c asso P er i wi nkl e N avi n Mer yl

Lexus Ir edessa Moxi e Fanta Fawn

Gol di e D ar i a H ar po Er vi ng D el mar

D el fi na Bl i gh C l ank A pr i l C hampagne

Dogs In Training The Pink Girlz Breeds We Use Puppies Piperrsquos News Official 4 Paws for Ability Site

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

4PAW

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

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SHOP4PAWS ON EBAY

-Boots

-Hoodies

-Sweaters

-Coats

-Shirts

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

s

SHOP NOWFind13 us13 on13 Facebook13 too

Make13 your13 pooch13 a13

fashionista13 making13 all13

the13 other13 dogs13 drool13

with

THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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THANKS TO ALL OUR DONORS (OVER $5000 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2012)

bull Jennifer Petrovi $11000bull Hope Community Church $9532bull The Reinberger Foundation $10000bull John Woodside $5000bull Sevenly $21434bull Helen W Bell Charitable Foundation $15000bull Robert F Beard Charitable Foundation $25000bull Johnny Paul Harper $10000bull Chardith Foundation $25000bull Janice Beauchemin $5000bull Michelle Ludwig $6000bull Justin C Bailey $5000bull Anonymous $11500bull Anonymous $10000

4PAW

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4PAWPRINTS4 Paws For Ability253 Dayton AveXenia OH 45385

Did you know that

$58 provides

vet care for 1 dog for 1

month

A ROUND OF APPAWS

DONATE NOW

NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

RECEIVE 4PAWPRINTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR INBOX---GO TO OUR FACEBOOK lsquoCAUSESrsquo PAGE AND lsquoLIKErsquo

DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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DO13 YOU13 HAVE13 A13 STORY13 OR13 PHOTOS13

TO13 SHARE13 WITH13 4PAWPRINTS

SEND13 THEM13 TO13 JESSICA13 NOLL-KORCZYK13 AT13 JESSICA4PAWSFORABILITYORG

YEAH

Photos by Jessica Noll-Korczyk4 Paw

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