Wags ‘n Whiskers - Lakeshore Humane Society · 2012-06-26 · designated pound in exchange for dog license fees. If you have any oth-er questions feel free to contact me Wags ‘n

On October 18, 2011 approximately 100 members of the LHS convened at Schooners on Memorial Drive in Mani-towoc and elected four new Directors and a new Executive Board. Since the election two vacancies have arisen as two Directors resigned. One seat has been filled. The Board is ask-ing the membership if anyone would like to apply for the seat. You must be a dues paid member to serve on the Board. If you are interested, please contact Bonnie Shimulunas at

Membership Meeting Held in October

Pound Designation Still Unresolved

On December 2, Kelly Koepke and

Keith Philippi met with Manitowoc

Chief of Police Tony Dick, and Two

Rivers Police Captain of Field Ser-

vices, Rob Kappelman, to discuss

final negotiations of the cities’ contract

with the Lakeshore Humane Society

to serve as their designated pound.

The LHS presented a flat-fee counter-

offer to the cities which seemed ami-

cable to all at the table. The city offi-

cials took the offer back to their city

councils for approval. With budgets

for both cities being fine-tuned, these

issues are higher on the agenda than

the pound contract. The LHS is still

waiting for an answer.

The Board of Directors wants the LHS

to align with its Mission statement and

wants the members to know that it will

do what is necessary and prudent to

return to the old agreement with the

county to have the LHS serve as the

designated pound in exchange for

dog license fees. If you have any oth-

er questions feel free to contact me

Wags ‘n Whiskers Lakeshore Humane Society, Inc.

December 2011

Volume 15—Issue 4

Inside this issue:

Editorial 2

Community

Outreach

3

Fundraising 5

Member News 7

Memorials 10

Donations 10

Features 11

Lakeshore Humane Society, Inc.

1551 North 8th Street Manitowoc, WI 54220 Phone: 920-684-5401 Fax: 920-684-5702

E-mail: [email protected]

Visit us on the Web

www.lakeshorehumane.com

See us on facebook Lakeshore Humane Society

Hours of Operation

Monday - Friday

11 a.m.—7 p.m.

Saturday

10 a.m.—6 p.m.

Closed Sundays and Holidays

by phone or email 920-242-1670

[email protected]

[email protected] A motion was made at the annual meeting to hold quarterly member-ship meetings to foster camarade-rie and provide a forum for mem-bers to keep current on shelter ac-tivities. The first meeting will be hosted by the Membership Commit-tee and held in the Behringer Room at the Two Rivers Community House beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 2. You are welcome to bring a soft drink of your choice. Light snacks will be served.

LHS Passes Inspection

On December 2, the LHS passed the temporary conditional license inspection conducted by a Compan-ion Animal Inspector from the State of Wisconsin. Under the new Act 90 law, all animal shelters in the state must pass an inspection in order to renew their license as a dog seller. The LHS is meeting all the require-ments of the law covering the facility, care of dogs and record-keeping. This law does not pertain to cats. Act 90 is part of the “Puppy Mill” law that went into effect on June 1, 2011. This law defines Administra-tive Rules that set standards for housing, feeding, watering and exer-cise for dogs in regulated facilities. The inspector complimented us on our anti-microbial floors and the use individual scoops for cat litter boxes.

President’s Purr-spective by Kelly Koepke

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Wags & Whiskers is the official newsletter of the

Lakeshore Humane Society, Inc. Anyone interested in

submitting articles or information for this publication may send the specifics to us

through the newsletter e-mail: wagsnwhiskers501

@sbcglobal.net

Or via “snail mail” at: Lakeshore Humane Society

Attention: Newsletter 1551 North 8th Street Manitowoc, WI 54220

Inclusion in our newsletter

does not necessarily indicate endorsement or support by

the Lakeshore Humane Society Some articles may come from other humane

organizations or individuals thereof. Articles may be

edited due to space constraints, etc.

2011—2012 Board of Directors

President: Kelly Koepke Vice President: Tracy Becker

Treasurer: Mary Jo Haban Secretary: Keith Philippi

Directors

Dave Evans Stephanie Greetan, DVM

Kim Philippi Ann Luckow

Karen Schoreger Kim Repinski

Felicia Gauthier

Shelter Manager

Gaye Lewin

Shelter Staff

Benjamin Burton Jodi Field

Valorie Gengler Amanda Pozorski

Kassandra Brunner Carrie Havel Cathy Wick Elise Geiger

Joseph Wilfinger Mary Jo Becker Heather Burton William Walters

Belinda Cota

Dear Members, We have been made aware that a flyer was mailed to many members before the election that may have looked as though it was endorsed by the Lakeshore Humane Society. We can assure you that it was not au-thorized by the LHS. If you have questions regarding this matter, please forward them to the [email protected]. In the future, if you are uncertain about the mailings you receive, you can check the ad-dress label. Items from LHS will show your membership expiration date. I feel that any member that took it upon themselves to contact other members of the organization was working well inside the laws for Non-stock Corporations. There are many issues that have finally gotten the attention of the membership. I was amazed at the number of members that showed up at the meeting and also the members that cast absentee ballots. The postcards, mailers, and flyers that have been sent out last year is a sign that people still care about the mission of Lakeshore Humane Soci-ety and want the animals of Mani-towoc County to be taken care of.

Nominating Committee Seeks Candidates The nomination committee met on December 8, 2011. We welcome new people to join our commit-tee. We also welcome nominations for Board seats. It is never too early to think about that. Not only do we need nominations at election time, sometimes seats open up through-out the year. The committee would like to contact every LHS member to see if they would ever consider a Board seat. We will discuss details on how to go about this at our next meeting on January 12, 2012. If you would like to contribute ideas on this sub-ject, please do so.

Bonnie Shimulunas, Committee Chair

[email protected]

By-laws Committee Established Some members have expressed interest in changing the by-laws. If you are interested in serving on the By-laws Committee or have com-ments to share, please contact Kim Philippi at 920-323-3523 or send a message via e-mail to [email protected]

LHS Boarding Discontinued

At the November 15 Board of Direc-tors meeting a motion was made and passed to eliminate boarding of cats and dogs at the LHS. The decision was made to free up space to expand the dog holding areas for strays and lost dogs that need to be quarantined upon arrival until they have been as-sessed for illness and injury. While making the transition to discon-tinue boarding, current customers will be given a list of alternative boarding facilities in the area.

Walk for Kindness Date Set

The Annual Walk for Kindness will be held on Saturday, September 22 at the Lakeshore Humane Society on North 8th Street in Manitowoc. The theme for the event is: Walk a Mile in Their Paws. More details will be announced in the coming months.

On October 22, 2011 the Lakeshore Humane Soci-ety was an exhibitor at the Manitowoc Police De-partment’s Annual Crime Prevention Fair held at the County Expo grounds. Volunteers from the LHS were there to hand out information on dog bite prevention, dog fighting reporting, and animal abuse prevention. Copies of the Wisconsin state statutes on animal abuse were made available for booth visitors to read and help them understand the types of animal abuse that can be observed. To help the youth of Manitowoc that attended the event understand what they can do to help prevent animal abuse, they made a small ID card to carry with them telling what to do when they see an animal being abused. It was a great experience, and we hope to be invited to be part of the event again next year.

Submitted by Emily Decker

Pittie Party at Shelter

Celebrates Pit Bull Breed Crime Prevention Day Held at Expo

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Community Outreach

The Van family: Pictured on the far left is Jen Van with Bella, a former resident of the LHS . Bob is pictured with Joker, the other family dog. Both dogs are Pit Bull Terriers.

Calendar of Events December 20 Board of Directors Meeting December 30 Tails and Trails January 7 & 8 PetCo Adoption Weekend February 2 Membership Meeting February 4 Walk A Mile Fundraiser February 18 & 19 PetCo Adoption Weekend September 22 Walk for Kindness

October was Pit Bull Awareness Month. LHS members and volunteers sponsored a party for owners, advocates and fanciers of the breed to join together and celebrate the joys of owning one of these wonderful dogs Party invitations were sent to all the people who have adopted a pit bull from the LHS. There was a full house for the event. Pic-tures were taken, games were played, dogs greeted dogs, and people shared stories about the antics and joy these dogs have brought to their life and their families. The purpose of Pit Bull Awareness Month is to change perceptions and promote positive awareness of this much maligned breed.

Submitted by Emily Decker

Community Outreach Lakeshore Holiday Parade It was a balmy autumn evening in downtown Manitowoc for the Annual Holiday Parade on November 23. Twenty-five walkers turned out for the event to march with the LHS. Some were walking dogs from the shelter, others brought along their own pet to enjoy the fun.

After last year’s freezing rain and bone-chilling tem-peratures, this year’s walkers pre-pared for the worst and wore blue rain ponchos.

Local Pet Shops Sponsor Cats for Adoption in Stores Petco has partnered with the LHS to help get more cats into forever homes by launching the Petco Cat Cubby Adoption Project . The store had a Cat Con-do built that houses three cats living in the store. Every day, every morning and every evening an LHS volunteer goes to the store in Harbor Town cleans the “cubbies”, fills food and water dishes, empties the litter boxes and spends a few minutes socializing each cat before putting it back into its

condo room. Victoria Tyman (member vol-unteer) has worked with the Petco store manager since late August setting up this pro-gram and gathering a group of dedicated others to keep the program going. Five cats have been adopted through this pro-gram to date. Petco also sponsors a giving program for all the local animal rescue and care groups in the county. Information about how you can help is available at the store.

Joanne Kolhbeck, Volunteer Member, gives some TLC to Moonshine a former resident of a Petco Cat Cubby.

Honeybun, a white female cat, is in residence at the Colonial Pet Shoppe. She lives in a neighborhood full of things to watch and hear. She is about a year+ old, a little shy but ex-tremely friendly. She has a sad-ness about her, but having a forever home and someone to love would put sparkle in her eyes.

LHS at Exhibits at Fair

LHS had a booth at the Manitowoc County Fair in August. Many visitors stopped by the booth to tell stories about their pets and the animals they adopted from the shelter. Emily

Decker spent a few minutes explaining the benefits of membership Fair attendee, Brian Kooker. It was a great opportunity to tell people about the shelter and the service the LHS provides in the county.

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Did you know?

Manitowoc dog and cat licenses must

be renewed each year by March 31, no

matter when they were purchased.

During the month of Novem-

ber, Randy Popp, owner of

Riverwalk Citgo and Ani-

mal’s Pizza, sponsored a

fundraiser for the LHS. Em-

ployees sold ‘Paw Tags’ at

both establishments. He

also conducted a food drive

in the convenience store.

Thrivent to Host Tails and Trails Event to Benefit the LHS

The rides will be provided by the Door County Sled

Dogs.

Ninety tickets were sold at $10.00 each. All proceeds

from the ticket sales will be matched by Thrivent

Community-West Shore and are for the benefit of the

Lakeshore Humane Society. Rides are contingent

on weather and trail conditions.

Volunteers and members of the LHS will be at Walsh

Field selling cookies, hot chocolate, apple cider, tea

and coffee. LHS will also have a 50/50 Raffle at the

event.

On Friday, December 30

the Thrivent Community

will host a Winter Fun

Event: Tails & Trails

starting at 9:30 a.m. at

the Washington House,

1622 Jefferson Street in

Two Rivers.

Recreational mushers

Bonnie Ulrich and Rick

Desotelle, owners of the

team, will present a

FREE presentation

called "The Making of a

Sled Dog Team" as

seen in USA TODAY

and on NBC's "Today"

show.

At 11:30 the group will

move to Walsh Field for

the FLY WITH THE

WIND ON SLED DOG

RIDES on authentic cus-

tom freight dog sleds.

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Fundraising

Popp’s Riverwalk Citgo & Animal’s Pizza Sponsors Fundraiser

Ways to Help

All year long, people are silently supporting the LHS by saving small items that eventually add up to large amounts of money. We are grateful for all of you who collect and donate the following items. Milk Moola Caps and

Donuts to Dough from Kwik Trip

iGive—the on-line scrip program

Purina Points from bags of dog and cat food

Aluminum Cans Puppy & Cat banks

sitting on counters throughout the county

Food Barrels at gro-cery stores around the county

Attend and support shelter events

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Reducing Stress in Shelter Cats

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Briefs

Exotic Species Sometimes

Found in Animal Shelters Three month old Bunny Foo Foo, is a purebred An-gora rabbit that found his way to the LHS. He was adopted, is doing great in his new home. His new owners have talked to some expert Angora breeders and have learned the best way to manage angora wool. Bunny Foo Foo was matted and mangy look-ing at adoption, but is now looking like an Angora rabbit should. Angora wool grows about 1 inch per

month, so Bunny Foo Foo will be growing angora for his new owners for a long time. In the short time he has been in his forever home he has trav-eled with his new family a rabbit show

in Iowa. He new mom says he is a real joy to have in her life. Angora rabbits are very docile and are from Turkey. They don’t possess allergy causing qualities and can live to be seven to 12 years old.

Degus are very social animals and can become very tame if handled from an early age. They can utilize various vocalizations to communicate friendship, sub-mission and warning. Be-cause of their social nature, they do best if kept with other degus. They are playful and curious diurnal (active during the day) rodents from Chile. In the wild they live in communities (much like prairie dogs) and dig an elaborate sys-tem of burrows to live in. Five came to the shelter, and all five have been adopted.

Help Reduce Stress in Shelter Cats There is a large number of domestic cats currently at the LHS. Some are strays or lost cats and some have been surrendered by owners who can no longer care for them. Entering a shelter is a frightening experience for most cats, resulting in symptoms of stress. If the stress response persists, the cat may become sick, decreasing the likelihood of getting adopted into a new home. Stress increases for caged cats. Cats love to scratch. For outdoor cats, it is a way of communicating. Cats also scratch to stretch, during play, a form of greeting, and to relieve stress and frustration when prevented from doing the things they want to do. Cats in a cage don’t get much in the form of stress release. For that reason, we want to put a cat scratcher in all the cages at the shelter. Purchased singly we are asking for a $3 dona-tion; six are $13 and 12 are $25. The scratchers can be ordered at the shelter front desk.

Wags ‘n Whiskers

New general e-mail address for the LHS is

[email protected]

Briefs

The most important thing a long-term shelter dog needs to learn is how to be relax, be quiet and do nothing. In other words, act like it were living in a real home. The kennel environment of a shelter causes a dog to be in a constant state of arousal and over stimula-tion because of all the in-and-out activity of daily life. Helping a dog learn to be calm and peaceful results in making it more adoptable.

Carolyn Shusta helps our shelter dogs understand this. Every Fri-day morning, comes to the LHS and donates her time and talents of massage and Reiki. The sessions start with a volunteer walking the dog and getting some exercise. Then Carolyn concentrates on the individual needs of each animal.

If you want a visual treat for the holidays, take a drive down Wagon Wheel Road near Manitowoc. The residence of David Blackwell and Jeff Frank hosts a fantastic display of holiday lights syncopated to mu-sic broadcast on radio station 89.1 FM. The 30 minute show starts on the top of the hour and on the half hour until 9 P.M. Be prepared to “stand” in line and enjoy the music while your wait. There is a drop box for donations at the end of the drive. All proceeds from the show will go to the LHS and Rockwood Fire Department this year.

Amazing Display of Light to Benefit the LHS

Reiki and Massage Reduce Stress in Shelter Dogs

Gibson always gives Carolyn his paw . He has an improperly healed injury in that leg so works on his shoulder on that side.

Kennedy loves his sessions so much that he jumps up on the table and immediately lays down so he doesn’t waste a minute.

If you are interested in learning more about how mas-sage can help your dog, please contact Carolyn at Carolyn at Heart-2-Heart Pet Massage 920.863.1488 or 414.581.2047 or [email protected]

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Holiday Safety Tips

Crowds of people and holiday festivi-ties can frighten animals. If you plan to entertain, plan ahead and make sure your pets have a "safe haven" where they can retreat. Watch your pet around the yuletide plants such as poinsettias, mistletoe, ivy and holly berries. If ingested, they can be poisonous, possibly even fatal to your pet. Don’t let your guests feed your pet table scraps. Any sudden change of diet, even for just one meal, can give your dog or cat stomach pain and di-arrhea. Ingestion of chocolate, raisins, grapes, macadamia nuts, garlic, on-ion, alcohol, caffeinated beverages, bread dough, and sugar-free candy and gum containing the artificial sweetener xylitol can also be fatal.

Life in an animal shelter is very stressful for dogs. They find them-selves in new environments, surrounded by unfamiliar faces and noises, adjusting to new animal companions and being kenneled alone depriving the dog of the comfort of a pack.

To help alleviate some of this anxiety and reduce kennel aggres-sion, members of the LHS are sponsoring a toy drive for dogs. Chew toys that are basically indestructible, Kongs that can be stuffed with healthy foods or chew treats that are designed to be safely digestible are the desired items. Toys can be purchased lo-cally or ordered at the shelter.

The LHS Annual Open House was held on Saturday, December 3. Refreshments were served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. It was a busy morning. Many people stopped in to take ornaments from the Giving Tree and leave presents for the shelter animals. Kids visiting the shelter were invited to make a dog or cat ornament to take home.

Members of the Clark’s Mills Good Sports 4-H Club (pictured above) were at the shelter there that day volunteering as part of their holiday service project. They have come to the shelter several times to help in whatever way they can.

Toy Joy for Shelter Dogs

Those of you who have been follow-ing the story of Clyde, the stray pit bull terrier with two bum back legs, you will be happy to know that he has had his last painful surgery and is well on the road to complete re-covery. It has been a long year for Clyde, with challenges and roadblocks from unexpected places. But, he had a wonderful family that believed in him and the strong support of his fan club. Clyde has come through it all with a lively and happy disposition with much to look forward to in the future. None of this would have been possi-ble without the support and dona-tions of dozens and dozens of peo-ple in this community and beyond. Clyde’s story has been an inspiration and source of joy for all who have wanted him to have a chance at a happy life in a forever home. If he could speak, Clyde would echo Tiny Tim’s famous quote: “God bless us, everyone”!

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Briefs

Clyde Has Final Surgery

Happy New Year!

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Volunteers Wanted

In the coming weeks and months, the LHS Fundraising Committee will hold several events to raise money for the shelter. We are looking for peo-ple willing to help us in our work and serve on committees. For more information, please call 920-682-3208 or write to lhsmembers@ yahoo.com The first event is the Tails & Trails Dog Sled event on December 30. We need one per-son to take charge of the 50/50 Raffle and two others to help sell refreshments at Walsh Field. The Annual Walk for Kindness in September will require the help of sub-committee chairmen. The event will be held at the shelter this year, and will have some added features if we can get more help. We plan to have a “Walk a Mile in Their Paws” hang-tag fund-raiser in January that will need the support of a team to distrib-ute brochures and hang tags to places of business throughout the county, and then collect them at the end of the campaign.

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ATTENTION MEMBERS

When is my LHS membership coming due? Good question! Many people have also asked, so we have printed your membership expiration date near your name on this newsletter. You will

see this personalized information on each issue of Wags & Whiskers that

comes out every December, March, June & September. If your member-ship is due in December, January or February please re-new with the form that was sent to you in the mail. If you have any questions, please call 920-323-3523 or send an e-mail to [email protected]. If you do not have a date printed in the address area it means you are not a cur-rent member of the LHS. Now is the perfect time of year to join the organ-ization.

The Difference Between Members, Volunteers or Donors Member Volunteer Donor

Help the homeless pets of Manitowoc County by supporting the LHS with tax-deductible gifts of time, goods and money.

Yes Yes Yes

Be recognized in the newsletter Yes Yes Yes

Can volunteer at the shelter Yes Yes Yes

Can attend public shelter events Yes Yes Yes

Must complete a membership form each year and pay annual dues

Yes No No

Can attend monthly Board of Directors Meetings and be informed about shel-ter activities

Yes No No

Can attend special member-only events

Yes No No

Can attend the Annual LHS Member Meeting (third Tuesday in October) and vote for your candidates running for a seat on the Board of Directors

Yes No No

May be eligible to serve on LHS com-mittees

Yes Yes No

Can vote on member matters at mem-ber meetings and be part of the deci-sion-making process of the society

Yes No No

Can run for a seat on the LHS Board of Directors

Yes No No

Receive the Wags ‘n Whiskers news-letter

Yes No Yes (if requested)

Can Volunteer at the shelter without being a member

Yes Yes Yes

Support the Mission and By-Laws of the Lakeshore Humane Society

Yes No No

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MEMORIALS

Hildegarde Baumann

Jay & Tammy Fricke

Elizabeth Sterrenburg

Lenore Bruening

Karl Birkenstock

Martin Dahm

Joanne Tollefson

Ellie

Mary Larson

Millie Fischl

Leo, Thomas & Shirley Kaufman

Ann Gaeke

Loris Lou Raether

Thomas Gagnon

Sally Karbon

Catherine M. Garvin

Kenneth & Catherin Daum

Larry, Lou Ann & Joan Gerroll

Lori Stueck

Brian, Debbie, Brett, Shannon & Brady Peserik

Bruce & Mary Cramer

Ruth Haese

All State Rigging, Inc.

Russ Sanderson

Diane Johnson

Mark & Jerry Laurin

Tanra & Terry Hayes

Marianne Haag

Steve & Lisa Steinhauer

Richard & Shirley Steinhauer

Thomas Hoida

The Gerroll Family

M. Otis & R. Ziegler-Otis

Sharon Siders

London Dairy

Becjt Cganbeus

Jane P. Conway

Amy Lynn Meyer

Philip & Carolyn Zuhse

Randy & Carol Fredrikson

Arthur & Linda Diedrich

Carol M. Koch

Kenneth & Carolyn Kohlwey

Christian A. Dekok

Richard & Tracy Becker

Ronald & Ann DeFere

Gregory & Amy Koch

Karen A. Heyduk

TA Motor Sports

Patti Spencer

Moonlight Leist

Mary Dempski

Beth & Terry Leist

Irene Reichert

Ann & Al Artz

Cathy Richert

Cawley Company Employees

Helen Rezachek

Family and Friends

Marge Gibeault

Loris Lou Raether

Elaine Holschbach

Dolores & Nikki Jung

Bill Klein

Kay Wilhelm

Various Anonymous

Erich Pitz

Barbara & Horst Abel

Diane G. Knowles

Cleo Kotthaus

Mr. & Mrs. Dunklau

Charles & Paula Schelk

John & Kay Goswitz

Judith Holder

Krishna & Vibha Bhatt

David & Carol Froh

Judith Schroeder

Wallace

Conrad

Strziezewski

Novak

Cynthia Verch

Gene Kusche

Sue Kusche

Tolstoy

Ron & Ronni Pruhs

Wags ‘n Whiskers

Anonymous

Jody Ackley Sarah & Robin Anderson

Jean Arnold

Tom & Audrey Dean

Linda Blatler Jerome Behnke

Andi Berger

Vicki Burton

Jen Carny

Phyllis Clemenson

Country Visions

Brenda De Bruyn Mary Dempsky

Barb Evenson

Next Era Energy Plant

Mary Fischer-Meier

George Frisch

Girl Scout Troop 8139 Leslie Goeke

Harriet Gospodarek

Michelle Huston

Joaquin Guynes

JK Sports Domination Cheer Deb & John Janda

Gary L. Kaderabek Lois Kanneman

Linda Kauth

Kalina Kinzel

Klarkawski Family

Cash & In Kind

Donations

Kay Klein David Kohl

Mike Lambries

Lighthouse Group Home

Manitowoc Eagles Auxillary 706

Ryan Manthei

Grace Meyer

Susie Miller

Tony Meuller

Tina Mueller

Peggy Musial

Archie Pech Jean Pelischek

Amy Peterson

Larry & Jacque Reimer

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Cash & In Kind

Donations

Special Thanks

ABC Animal Control

for all the help to find

Diamond

A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly oc-curred to him that he was dead. He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them. After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road that looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight. When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold.

He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk to one side. When he was close enough, he called out, 'Excuse me, where are we?' ‘This is Heaven,’ the man answered. ‘Wow! Would you happen to have some water?' the man asked. ‘Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up.' The man gestured, and the gate began to open. 'Can my friend come in, too?' the trav-eler asked, gesturing toward his dog. 'I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets.' The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and contin-ued the way he had been going with his dog. After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence. As he approached the

gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book. 'Excuse me!' he called to the man. 'Do you have any water?' 'Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in.' 'How about my friend here?' the trav-eler gestured to the dog. 'There should be a bowl by the pump.' They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it. The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog. When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree. 'What do you call this place?' the trav-eler asked. 'This is Heaven,' he answered. 'Well, that's confusing,' the traveler said. 'The man down the road said that was Heaven, too.' 'Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell.' 'Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?' 'No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind.'

A Man and His Dog by Anonymous

Wanted Volunteer Coordinator

This is an unpaid position. Duties would include:

Recruiting volunteers to work at the shelter

Recruiting volunteers to serve on committees and at fund raising events

Coordinate weekly work schedule for volunteers

This position reports to the LHS Person-nel Committee. If interested send letters of interest to

Lakeshore Humane Society Attention: Kelly Koepke

1551 No. 8th St—Manitowoc WI 54220 or e-mail: [email protected]

Wags ‘n Whiskers Volume 15—Issue 4

Marc Rusch

Jessica Schaus

William Schmidt

Jack Sosnosky Erica Stanke

Carol Steinbrecher Jean Sutter

Kathryn Tector

Ellen Ukinski

Joesph Varek

Trudy Vanden Huvel

Kathi Vraney Dominic Waak

Brenda Wagner

Holly Wery

Gail Weston

Chad Giese Behaviorist

Helping dogs with behavior problems.

[email protected]

1551 NORTH 8TH

STREET MANITOWOC, WI 54220

PHONE: 920-684-5401 FAX: (920) 684-5702

E-MAIL: [email protected] www.lakeshorehumane.com

LAKESHORE HUMANE SOCIETY, INC.

"Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no

questions, they pass no criticisms." ~ George Elliot

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