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Tuesday, 30 October 2007
From the AKC web site: “CGC is a certification program that is designed to reward dogs who have good manners at home and in the community.”
My husband, two daughters, and I, along with our Giant Schnauzer Tango, have been temporarily displaced from our home due to the Witch fire. Our home is standing and in good shape structurally, but is filthy from soot, ash and who knows what else that blew in windows and under the doors. The reek from the food that rotted in the freezers could knock you off your feet. The fencing and much of the irrigation has burned away and, apart from the ice plant, not much vegetation survived. It looks a little like we live on the moon! Unfortunately, we have no power, and since we have our own well, if we have no power, we also have no water. Currently SDG&E estimates the return of electricity to our home mid-November. That said, we consider ourselves very, very fortunate!
We have been staying in various places during this time. The first night we were in a hotel. After that, we drove up the coast and stayed at my mom’s. Once we were allowed back in town, we stayed two nights in a different hotel. Now we are in a Residence Inn and hope to be here now until the house is fit to live in. The hotels are packed with relief workers, people and pets who have lost there homes entirely, and other like us who are just waiting to get moved back in.
Tango just turned one year-old last week. You would never know from her behavior that she is still pretty much a pup! We have, of course, dragged her with us from home to hotel to new hotel for days now. Our schedule is haphazard at the moment, so although she still gets fed twice a day, the time varies from day to day. Although she’s been getting a daily walk, she’s certainly not getting the amount of exercise she’s used to. Through all of this she has been incredibly poised and well-behaved! Each morning as I take her out, I am so thankful that I have spent so much time working with her on basic obedience and good manners. Since we live in the country and have (had!) a fenced yard, she was rarely leashed, except when we were at class or in town at my favorite coffee shop. So it really amazes me that she walks quietly through a hotel lobby on a loose leash. Even when my hands are full of bags and water bottles, she still walks quietly by my side, not pulling. She sits in front of closed elevator doors waiting for them to open. (We haven’t asked her to ride in an elevator with other dogs yet. I think she’d be fine, but I don’t want to push my luck!) When people want to admire her, she sits at their feet, leaning in to have her ears rubbed! She has not jumped up on a single person. She hasn’t peed on a single carpet or chewed any table legs! She doesn’t bark in the hotel room at all the strange noises outside our door. It’s hard to believe that this is the same wild puppy we first brought home from our breeder 8 months ago.
Tango is the epitome of a Canine Good Citizen. Her good manners allow her to be welcome most anywhere we go. She has provided comfort to me and my girls, and to several strangers! It will be fun to take her Canine Good Citizen test one of these days to make it official!
Tracy S.
Ramona, CA
Sunday, 28 October 2007
Church of Christ Disaster Relief Rolls Into San Diego
The Churches of Christ have a cooperative Disaster Relief Organization
that is sending several semi-truck loads of basic necessities (food,
water, baby items, clothes, personal hygiene products, blankets, etc.)
to SD county. The first one arrived yesterday and distribution of goods
began today (Saturday) morning. More will be arriving in the next few days and the distribution will continue as long as there is a need.
The products will be staged at the North County Church of Christ, 130
Woodward Ave. in Escondido. If you know of anyone who has lost their
home or possessions in the fires and is in need of basic necessities,
please let them know that this service is available to them. If they
are unable to get to the church, there will be people available with
pickups and vans to deliver products directly to them. They can call the
offices of the North County church or any of those listed below, let them know what their needs are and where the products should be delivered. If no
one is in the office at the time they call, please have them leave a
message - we will be retrieving them regularly.
North County Church of Christ
130 Woodward Ave.
Escondido, CA 92062
760-745-7732
northcounty1@hotmail.com
Saturday, 27 October 2007
CROSSPOSTING PERMITTED
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Barbara Davilman < davilchick@att.net>
Date: Oct 27, 2007 11:01 AM
Subject: Rescue - So Cal Fires
To: GetMeTherePlease@gmail.com
I'm coordinating any transports or fosters needed for RHODESIAN RIDGEBACKS. I'm the LA Coordinator for RRR Inc. Lori Duquette and I are the locals here in So. Cal.
Please have anyone with a RR in need of help contact us at:
Barbara Davilman
Los Angeles
818-406-4877 cell
bdavilman@ridgebackrescue.org (ridgebackrescue.org)
or
Lori Duquette
Orange County
lduquette@ridgebackrescue.org ( ridgebackrescue.org)
Thanks and feel free to forward this info to any other group who might
need this info.
Babs
Friday, 26 October 2007
Welcome to KAT 5 Animal Rescue
California Wildfires Animal Rescue Needs
October 25, 2007 : 6:49 PM
"The California wildfires are like Katrina in size and scope but not in animal need. There are more people willing to help than tasks", said Richard Crook, Rapid Response manger of Best friends Animal Society.
An evacuee naps with her dog at Steele Canyon High School Tuesday in Spring Valley, California . Getty image.
KAT 5 Animal Rescue has been monitoring the animal rescue needs in California. We are told that we are not needed on the ground at this time. Supplies and placement are needed. KAT 5 will update the supply needs and volunteer needs as information becomes available.
Residents have largely evacuated with their pets. Local animal groups and authorities are well organized.
KAT 5 has compiled a list of temporary placements for animals of every species. Please contact KAT 5 for this information or any form of assistance.
KAT 5 Animal Rescue: 972-898-3300
kat5animalrescue@yahoo.com
Firsthand volunteer and supply needs to be updated daily:
1. New Leash on Life: 661-255-0097 (ask for Claire or Stephanie)
16742 Placerita Canyon Rd.
Newhall, CA. 91321
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to help to construct/resurrect the dog runs that were blown down in the winds. They need strong hands that have construction know how. The need is immediate so that they can let the dogs out.
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2. Del Mar Fairgrounds: 858-509-5245 (spoke with Carol Nolson)
2260 Jimmy Durant Blvd
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for horse feeding and to clean the horse stalls. Volunteer times are 7 AM and 2 PM everyday. They are good on supplies but need volunteers.
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3. Oaks Stable: 714-316-9537 (Michelle).
30753 LaPata Ave.
San Juan Capistrano, CA. 92675
Surf City Animal Response Team is in charge here and they are good on volunteers but they are desperate for horse supplies. They just got 180 more horses from Camp Pendelton. They now have 700 horses!
SUPPLIES NEEDED:
Carrots
Apples
Wheel Barrels
Shavings
Big buckets for water
Pitch forks
Rakes
Halters
Lead lines
Lurche lines
Can bring supplies anytime. If send must say, "Attn SCART".
Friday, 26 October 2007
Thursday:
I'm glad to say that we're now safe from any fire danger from the current fires burning across the state. We may expire from smoke inhalation -- all the schools were on "inside activities only" alert. We have health alerts here when the air quality is not good. Today was a Stage I, the highest for bad air quality. You can walk outside and look up to figure that out. No matter what direction you look it's smoke and haze.
I used to think that living in the desert some where meant you were going to hell. It was pre-Hell and you were getting your practice for it. Now I know the truth. . . livng in LA means your going to hell. These fires are our preview of it. When you are surrounded by orange and heat, you know that isn't normal. It's hard to imagine the horrible beauty of fire. The terror overrides your ability to appreciate the beauty -- and the destruction it leaves is all you remember. Charred remains of entire houses make you realize that someones' life has been forever altered.
The reward for information on the arson(s) has been upped another $100,000.00 dollars. Some of the fires were truly accidental, but some were arson. The feeling that someone purposely did this is awful. I can't imagine how anyone could do this to others -- innocent people they don't even know. If they catch the arsonist, they get charged with murder among other things -- if someone dies as a result of the fire. Nothing they do will be enough to punish someone like that.
The many selfless acts of kindness by strangers gives us hope. The heroic efforts of all gives us hope. The response of others to help those affected gives us hope. We all need hope, it keeps us going when nothing else can. In the next few days they will have all these fires contained. Hopefully they will be out in a weeks' time. There is a sense of relief in the air, along with the smoke. I doubt there are adequate words to describe how thankful we all are for the firefighters and pilots who worked endlessly to save homes and get the fires contained.
Marshmallow and hotdog prices are also returning to normal. Gas prices are again the highest thing around.
It's good to be back to the status quo.
Thursday, 25 October 2007
State Line Tack Has Set Up A Charity Program:
As the wildfires continue to rage in Southern California, many horse rescue organizations are in desperate need of help. For every $1 you donate, we here at State Line Tack will donate $2 worth of products to help support displaced horses. We've already donated much needed fly masks, halters and leg warmers to one organization which took on almost quadruple the amount of horses they can handle. Donate $2, we'll do $4; donate $10, we'll do $20, and so on. You do your part, and we'll do our part to help make this dire time dissolve as smooth as possibly.
NO SHIPPING WILL BE CHARGED
Thursday, 25 October 2007
EMERGENCY HELP NEEDED -- MOVE HORSES FAST--PLEASE SEND THIS TO EVERY HORSE PERSON YOU KNOW! CONTACT PHONE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS BULLETIN
DUE TO FIRES IN CALIF THE RESCUE PLACE IN VICTORVILLE IS RECEIVING MANY EVACUATED HORSES AND SO CANNOT LEAVE TO GO GET THESE HORSES IN NEVADA TO TRANSPORT BACK TO VICTORVILLE -- URGENT--THESE ARE TWO BABIES, ONE PREGNANT MARE, AND ONE MUSTANG -THEY ARE AT A FEEDLOT TO BE SLAUGHTERED, THEIR RELEASE HAS BEEN ARRANGED, TRANSPORTATION IS ALL THAT IS NEEDED--IF YOU CAN HELP TRANSPORT YOUR GAS WILL BE RE-EMBURSED IN VICTORVILLE UPON ARRIVAL -DETAILS AND CONTACT BELOW - PLEASE SEND THIS INFO EVERYWHERE!
**TRANSPORTING BABIES SAFELY IS A HUGE CONSIDERATION-
There is an urgent horse need - Not sure if anyone has the time and
equipment to do this - Please pass this around to see if anyone can
help.
I just received a phone call that there are four (feed lot) horses
in Hawthorne, Nevada that need to be moved down to Victorville, CA.
The location in Victorville is currently an evacuation point for all
the fires in California, so they can not leave to pick up the horses.
There are: Two small foals, a BLM Mustang and a 16-2 Pregnant
Percharon Cross.
It's urgent that these horses get moved in the next few
days......Once the horses are at the Victorville location, they have
raised $600 to help defray gas costs.
Please contact Tania Bennett at taniabennett@hughes.net, (760) 868
2457
Thursday, 25 October 2007
From the time we moved to California two years ago, we have made it a point to be prepared for fires. We live in the country, a mile or so from town, so fires are a very real danger for us. We keep the brush cleared well away from the house. All of our important papers are in one spot, easy to grab and go. Decisions about what to take have been made (family pictures, the computer, etc) and everyone, children included, know what those items are and can help load them if needed. We've chosen a meeting spot and an alternate meeting spot in case we get separated. We have pet carriers available on an easy to reach shelf in the garage for the cats, the dog, and the bunny. We keep a gallon jug of water (and collapsible bowls) in each car for pets to drink.
Sounds good, but it NEVER occurred to us that we might not be home when the fires started and that we might not be allowed back in. "The best laid plans. . ."
So here is the scary story--I was on an airplane flying home from Minneapolis with our 10 year old daughter. My husband was in downtown San Diego for the day with our other daughter. They put the dog in her kennel in the garage, left home at 9:30 that morning with what they needed for a day at Sea World, shorts and tee-shirts, a bottle of water. At about noon, the Witch fire started, about six miles from our home. Hwy 78, near Magnolia, was closed by the time they got there at 3:00. The authorities wouldn't let them go back home as fire was racing down the road to our neighborhood. Tango was still at home in her kennel!
Fortunately, our neighbor checked our house as he was forced out, saw the dog, broke in through a garage window, picked her up, kennel and all, and put her in the back of his pick-up truck as he left. He also put the entire rabbit hutch in his truck! We didn't know this for several hours, so you can imagine the horror, and then the relief of knowing she was OK. She reeked of smoke and was covered in flakes of ash, but is otherwise unhurt and is now basking in the sun and playing endless rounds of tennis ball chase up here with us.
At the moment we're staying up the coast near San Luis Obispo, where my mom lives. We've heard that our house is still standing although we've not been back ourselves. There's been some damage to fences, vegetation, garage, and everything is covered in soot, but that's about it, thankfully. I'm guessing that all the important papers, family photos, etc., we couldn't grab are all fine. And I don't even care! I truly, unequivocally, honest-to-God, without any doubt, don't care. The entire place and everything in it could have been burned to the ground and I'd feel thankful that all of us and the animals are OK and together!
We've heard we may be allowed back in at the end of the week--depends on wind, whether or not the water and electricity in town is restored, etc. School won't start up again until at least Monday. Homecoming was supposed to be this week-end, but of course not now.
I tried to get the dog an appointment at several local groomers here. I thought she might like a "spa" treatment after her ordeal so she didn't smell so strongly of smoke. But without her proof of rabies, no one would take her! So poor pup got a cold "shower" in my mom's backyard with the hose and Suave shampoo and cream rinse! You should have seen her zoom-zoom around the yard after that!
This last paragraph is someone else's story to tell, but I thought I should mention that K9 Action Sports in Escondido, where Tango and I are learning to herd sheep, was evacuated. It's right across the road from the Wild Animal Park. Terry's home and animals are undamaged, but the roads in and out are still closed, although I've heard they let them in briefly to feed and water the sheep.
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