Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Rescue a Pet. Adopt a dog or Cat, Bird, G. Pig, Etc.




Ruff Ruff! My name is V's Pouncer

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Adopt a Pet ::  V's Pouncer - Las Vegas, NV -  Labrador RetrieverMix

V's Pouncer's Info...

Breed:Labrador Retriever MixColor:BlackAge:Puppy
Size:Med. 26-60 lbs (12-27 kg)Sex:Female ID#:A920691
I am already spayed, up to date with shots, and good with dogs.
V's Pouncer's Story...
V's Pouncer is an 8 week old Labrador Retriever available for adoption in Las Vegas. This puppy can not be seen or adopted prior to 12/15/2012 at 10am! V's Pouncer is microchipped and comes with a free vet visit. V's Pouncer will be available for adoption on Saturday & Sunday from 10am-3pm at Petsmart located on 2140 N Rainbow Blvd (Best of the West Shopping Center), cross streets Rainbow & Lake Mead Blvd. Adoption fee applies. You are required to have a collar & leash that fit the dog you are adopting before you can take the dog home with you. If you are interested in V's Pouncer, please contact Naomi at dogrescuelv@hotmail.com to make sure V's Pouncer will be at adoptions this weekend. We have limited space at the store, therefore we can not take every dog out to adoptions. Please make sure you have read the information below before contacting one of our volunteers.

Contact This Rescue Group...

Rescue Group:Adopt A Rescue Pet
Pet ID #:A920691
Phone:
(702) 798-8663 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (702) 798-8663 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Let 'em know you saw "V's Pouncer" on Adopt-a-Pet.com!
E-mail:
arprenee@gmail.com Let 'em know you saw "V's Pouncer" on Adopt-a-Pet.com!
Fax:(702) 834-5965
Website:
Address:1500 E Tropicana Ave
Ste 105
Las Vegas, NV
89119
Help this Rescue Group by making a donation.

Rescue Group Info...

About Our Rescue Group...
Adopt A Rescue Pet has grown to be one of Nevada's largest animal rescue groups providing a safe haven for dogs suffering from abuse, neglect or homelessness. In most of these cases, death would have resulted if the animal had entered a municipally funded shelter. Adopt A Rescue Pet receives no local or federal funding, it relies solely on the generosity of its contributors and tax deductible donations received from the public. We always need volunteers!
Come Meet Our Pets...
Adoptions are ONLY held on the weekends at a specific store location listed in the dog's story.

Please read all information regarding the dog in question before calling. Not all dogs have the cell phone listed below as a contact. Please contact the person responsible for that specific dog listed in that dog's story.
The 615-424-7090 is the personal cell of a volunteer that can answer questions regarding the dogs listed for adoption. She can be reached 10AM-Midnight. You can also send text messages or email her at arprenee@gmail.com.
Our Adoption Process...
Please read the FULL story of each dog. It will tell you who to contact and which location that dog is being adopted from each weekend. You MUST have a collar & leash before you will be allowed to take a dog home with you.
Each animal has an adoption fee. The fees pay the dog's vet bills. We require everyone to fill out a 4 page questionaire/requirements to help us determine if this is the best fit for the dog and its potential human family. If you rent, please bring your rental agreement stating that you are allowed to have a dog and what the requirements and restrictions are for your home, apartment or condo property.
Adopt A Rescue Pet is run solely by volunteers. We will run your call or email as quickly as possible.
Please read the dog's information and contact the person listed as the contact for that specific dog. Not all of our dogs have the same contact information and some breeds require pre-approval.
We Serve the Following Cities, Towns, and/or Counties...
Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City, Pahrump, Blue Diamond, Amargosa Valley, Moapa, Overton, Southern Utah, Western Arizona, & some of areas of Southern CA.


Thursday, October 4, 2012

More on Understanding Dog Language


How To Train Your Dog Without Touching It!

Give Me a Kiss! More on Understanding Dog Language

October 1st, 2012
Posted By:
Minette
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Who Wouldn’t Want to Kiss This Face?
This morning as I sat trying to wake up, sipping some water and watching a bit of TV my 18 month old Belgian Malinois came up for a snuggle.
I have been sad and mourning the loss of my almost 13 year old Belgian and I think we both needed a little lovin’.
As I leaned in for a little kiss (something my other Belgian LOVED) and my Jovi leaned away, it reminded me of how often we misinterpret doggy behavior and infer our human behavior on them.
In the dog world it is called anthropomorphizing or giving them human traits that they really don’t have.
He leaned away from me, not because he was being aggressive, and it wasn’t even that he didn’t want my love… it was simply because dogs don’t get in other dogs’ faces. It is rude, it can be aggressive and it usually isn’t tolerated well.
He respects me as the “ultimate alpha” or “Momma” of our pack. My leaning into his face just made him a little uncomfortable.
The reason my older dog liked this behavior; was because I had taught him when he was little to tolerate and then enjoy the behavior.
I remember when my old guy was little. He too was very submissive to me and so asking for eye contact was very difficult for him. Staring into my eyes, at first made him uncomfortable.
He would look around and about my face but was uneasy staring at my pupils.
But, he was fairly easy to train and learned that staring brought the click and food rewards and soon he was staring at me from across the room in hopes I would reward him.
Starting young can desensitize! But never allow your Children to Kiss a Dog he/she Doesn’t Know!
As a young dog trainer, I wondered if he would be comfortable taking food from my mouth. I remember leaning down with a fry in my beak and trying to pass it to his.
He was HORRIFIED! Dog’s don’t take food out of the mouths of other dogs!!! This is a terribly rude behavior and can result in trauma and possibly death in the wild!
It took some major coaxing and teaching him that the behavior was acceptable on cue.
I must admit there is no real reason to teach your dog to take food from your mouth; actually as a seasoned professional I would never recommend it… it could cause more behavior problems than have any functional duty.
But, I was curious and we often do silly things in training that we may regret later (I also taught him to unzip my purse BIG mistake!!). Thankfully he was the kind of dog that never made me regret this training and my lips still remain intact.
I need to desensitize my big Malinois that kisses are affectionate from me. This does not mean he would tolerate it from anyone else (unless they wanted to find their lips next to their cheek on a table at the hospital), but he is very submissive to me, so it is not a dominance problem.
I would never kiss my 5 month old puppy in the face, he is WAY too dominant!!! I could lose some lip for sure! Kissing a dominant dog is like “paying homage to an already arrogant ego”, it’s not something you would want to do!
But it made me reminisce how much we really forget dogs have a different set of behavior rules and keys!
It also makes me scared for children who think leaning into a furry snout is acceptable behavior; or hugging a dog is okay.
Both of these behaviors are very rude to dogs and very, very dominant. A submissive dog will often tolerate it, and some dogs seem to learn from our training and behavioral cues and begin to like it after a while; but some dogs would rip your face off for trying it.
The 9 News Dog Right Before He Bit. His Warning was Too Late for Her to See.

Dominant and or Aggressive Dogs Often Don’t Give Much of a Cue Before Biting

A dominant dog or puppy may stiffen just a bit, his eye will probably dilate and many dogs will roll their eyes to the side right before biting you. But if you are already in his space; you aren’t going to see it.
It reminds me of the news anchor that got bit in the face on live TV a few months ago.
The dog had saved his owners life and so they were doing a news story.
The news anchor was obviously a dog and animal lover; but didn’t know much about them in the way of behavior.
The dog was backed up to his owner and on a very short leash; so when the new anchor leaned in for a snoot kiss he reacted by almost ripping her nose off.
I watched the news clip and from a dog trainers perspective I can see his body stiffen, his eyes get hard and the flash of white right before he bit. But not everyone is a dog professional; especially not our children.

So What Do Ya Do?

Keep your kids out of the face of other dogs!
Don’t ever let them hug or kiss a dog they don’t know, and be cautious about allowing them to get in the habit of doing it to your family pet.
Your dog may not mind; but their best friend’s dog may! So preventing the bad habit from forming is sometimes key!

And, Know Your Dog

I like to desensitize my dogs to weird behavior that they may encounter from someone else and teach them some rude “human” behavior.
But I would never get in the face of a dog I didn’t know, and I would never allow someone to get in the face of my dogs!
Understanding them and recognizing that dogs are different from humans will take you a long way in your dog training program!

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

6 Controversial Foods

6 Controversial Foods: What to Avoid and What to Eat



Marlin FIREARMS Closing its Doors

MARLIN FIREARMS CLOSING ITS DOOR


Marlin Firearms is already closing its doors! They are doing it to us, America ! Even if you do not own a gun you need to know this. This needs to be spread to all gun owners and sportsman. We cannot rely on the media to inform us of these types of matters.

Something You May Not Know That Is Happening ... Who is buying companies, manufacturing guns??? For the last several years a company called The Freedom Group has been buying up gun and ammunition manufacturers. Some of the companies are Bushmaster, Marlin, Remington, DPMS, Dakota Arms and H&R. Some people worry that this Freedom Group is going to control most of the firearms companies in the United States . If you control the manufacturers you can decide to stop selling to civilians.

What a perfect way to control guns. Now if you do some digging you will see that The Freedom Group is owned by a company called Cerberus Capital Management. Guess who controls Cerberus??? GEORGE SOROS!!! He wants to restrict or ban all civilian guns. Please pass this on to all your freedom loving friends. This needs to come out. Why have we not heard about this in the "mainstream" media? I would think this would be BIG news. (Soros also owns Progressive Insurance). If you don't know who George Soros is, you need to do some Research. He backed Obama with millions of dollars and Obama is a puppet on a string controlled by Soros.

Send this to every gun owner in America .
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Saturday, September 22, 2012

Six Things You Should Do



Six Things You Should Never Do



In our ongoing series of articles we've been exploring the nuances of rapport and how to create it because rapport is the foundation of all effective communication. In this latest edition we are going to take a slight detour to discuss some of those things you should never do-five major turn-offs that can quickly kill your chances of developing a positive relationship with another person.You see there are a number of potentially fatal mistakes one can make, especially at the beginning of an interaction, which can truly jeopardize your ability to achieve the positive outcome you are looking for. I call these ‘landmines at the door' and if you are not careful, you can easily wander into them and then suddenly find your communication faltering, or much worse, blowing up in your face. Some are pretty obvious, others less so, but all deserve note. Let's take a look at what they are . . .#1. Mispronouncing a person's name or title. This is easily one of the worst things you can possibly do when meeting someone for the first time. It has the potential to totally undermine your credibility with another person because a person's name is, well, personal. To many people, mispronouncing their name is about as rude as deliberately messing up their hair! Remember that a person's name is closely linked to their identity-their deepest sense of self. Be extremely careful when pronouncing another's name and if you are not sure how to do it, ask! If they have an unusual name, don't make the common mistake of making a ‘cute' joke about it: No matter what you think, they are not likely to find it funny-especially if they have heard that kind of comment before.#2. Boasting about your accomplishments. Many people find it extremely distasteful when you openly brag about your title, position, wealth or accomplishments. You may think that you are ‘impressing' people, but odds are more likely you are simply alienating or humiliating them. Truly confident, accomplished people demonstrate confidence in the relaxed way in which they interact with others. They tend to downplay their accomplishments, not talk endlessly about all the great things they have or have done. #3. Comparing them to someone else. This is the old, "You know who you remind me of?" game. It's very common and generally distasteful. Usually, they're comparing the person to someone famous, like a popular celebrity. The problem is, not all people admire the same celebrities and quite often people actually dislike others who in some way remind them of their own ‘flaws'. (In the same way most people find their own voices annoying when played back on audio recordings.) For example, I once commented to a very beautiful girl I knew that she reminded me of Christie Brinkley-surely a compliment since Christie Brinkley has been, and still is, one of the most physically beautiful women on the planet. This young lady, who was a very talented and intellectual English major in college, responded by saying, "Christie Brinkley is a bimbo who has gotten by on nothing but her looks." Needless to say, I never made that comparison again! The truth is, comparing people to someone else rarely does anything to further rapport since most people are already desperately hungering for someone to appreciate who they really are as they are. Unless you know they are absolutely crazy about the person they remind you of, drop the comparison compulsion and focus on them instead.#4. Premature informality. Presumptuously acting as if you are part of someone's inner circle, or like you know someone much better than you really do, is often a total turn-off to many people and many people will display an almost instant aversion to people who act in this manner. Immediately calling someone ‘Bob' when they prefer ‘Robert', violating the subtleties of personal space through inappropriate closeness or touching, etc., can all be catastrophic to rapport. This type of behavior is often considered false and manipulative. Generally, it is much better to build connection by quietly demonstrating how you are in support of the other person's core values than it is to openly assume a level of rapport you may not actually have.#5. Failing to listen. Remember that most people want to be the star of their own show and they love nothing more than an attentive audience. Just as genuinely listening to people is one of the most powerful things you can do to help build rapport, completely dominating a conversation is one of the worst things you can do to destroy it. Make sure you are aware of the ebb and flow of the conversation and that you allow the other person more than enough time and space to express themselves. They will love and regard you as a more intelligent person for doing so.#6. Trying too hard to be like everyone else. This one is subtle and appears to be almost contradictory with one of the major principles of rapport, which is, "People tend to like people who are like them or who are like how they want to be." The truth is, you can't be too much like other people or you won't be noticed and you won't be respected. It's important to realize that people respect and admire strength and that no person is regarded as stronger than the man or woman who has a healthy love and acceptance of themselves for who they already are and who they choose to be. Dare to be a little different while truly respecting the uniqueness of others and you will get all the rapport you need.

by John Bridges, CH, CPEH

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Keeping Secrets: To Tell or Not To Tell

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Keeping Secrets: To Tell or Not To Tell

My grandchild tells me everything, and virtually nothing to her parents. I'm conflicted about this. Should I be telling her parents what she tells me?

By Susan Stiffelman
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This is definitely a question with more than one answer and many layers, so hang in there with me while I attempt to help you find the solution that fits your situation.

Let’s say your 7-year-old grandson tells you that he kissed a girl at school.
“Don’t tell Mom and Dad!,” he begs you.
You’re torn. On the one hand, you want to respect his wishes and ensure that he’ll trust you in the future, especially as the secrets he shares become more significant. You want your grandson to consider you a safe haven, knowing how important it is for him to have a place to sort things out with a reasonable and loving adult as he grows older.

But on the other hand, you’re dying to tell his mother — your daughter. This is priceless, and you can hardly bear to keep it to yourself. What a thing to be able to chuckle over with your daughter, and reminisce about her own first-grade crush. What do you do?

You keep it to yourself. Your grandson has chosen you. He has considered you worthy of being his deep, dark well, and it’s not a role to be taken lightly. What makes this decision easy is that there’s no danger or serious repercussions to little Joey if his parents don’t find out about the kiss. So my advice is, you don’t sell out your grandson, and you keep the lines of communication open so he has someone to talk things over with as he gets older.

Now let’s take things up a notch. Your 13-year-old granddaughter tells you she’s gotten her period.
“Grandma, you absolutely, positively cannot tell Mom and Dad,” she cries.
You know your daughter — her mother — would want to know, and to celebrate this moment in her daughter’s life. You also know that your daughter will be furious with you when she finds out you’d kept it from her. What do you do?

You hold the secret, and create the space for your granddaughter to tell you about this new experience. You don’t rush the talk, and you stay lovingly connected to her. Eventually you may say, “Sweetie, I’m so happy for you. Wow! This is a huge moment in your life. I’m honored that you told me, and I respect that it’s your right to share this with whomever you choose. Can you tell me what it is about telling Mom and Dad that feels uncomfortable? What do you think might happen if you tell them?”

And then you listen. In the back of your mind, you’re looking for a way to help your granddaughter become comfortable sharing this with her parents, but you allow her to be ready at her pace. If your daughter finds out that you knew and didn’t tell her, you accept her anger and disappointment, assuring her that you will absolutely tell her if your granddaughter discloses anything dangerous.

Which leads us to the third scenario: Your 16-year-old grandson is staying with you for two weeks, and you’ve just discovered he’s been drinking and smoking pot. When you lovingly and gently confront him, he tells you he’s been doing it at home for months. He asks you not to tell his parents because they wouldn’t understand.
“Everyone does it, Grandpa. It’s no big deal,” he says with a shrug.
Now what do you do? You listen to him, love him, support him, and let him know that his parents need to know. When a grandchild reveals something to you that’s potentially dangerous, it’s essential — unless it would lead to further harm — that his parents be informed.
We want to avoid selling out our grandchildren whenever possible, but if holding their secrets could compromise their safety, we need to help our grandchildren find a way to tell Mom and Dad — unless they tell you that their own parents are in some way abusing or endangering their lives, in which case you must take the necessary steps to get them

10 Easy Musts for Staying Healthy and Cancer-free

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10 Easy Musts for Staying Healthy and Cancer-free

Cancer expert Dr. David Agus explains why the first step is knowing about "inflammation".

By Sara Reistad-Long

Your cancer risk increases as you get older.

As we age we're all aware that our body slows down. And internally our bodies slow down, too. That means our ability to resist abnormal cells and our systems’ ability to keep those cells in check decrease. Translation: as we get older abnormal cells in our body can wreak havoc. Your best defense? Prevention, especially when it comes to keeping inflammation in check. Inflammation is the body's natural process of repair and works great when you cut your finger or scrape your knee, but when it persists over time, it can lead to an increase in abnormal cells—and increase your risk of cancer. We asked David Agus, MD, a leading cancer doctor and author of The End of Illness for his top ten tips for reducing inflammation and your cancer risk now.