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AMF Scottsdale Lanes

Saturday, August 7, 2010

10am - 5pm

--annual fund raiser--

come bowl with us -- or just cheer us on!

Have you made your contribution yet?

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SUNDAY'S JUNE 27th

WEIMARANER POOL PARTY WAS A BIG SUCCESS!

"Thanks for bringing your dogs and sharing the afternoon with us."

 

Hi To Everyone - Hope you enjoy our pics - it was a great event! Thanks to all who attended & donated! Know a lot of you couldn't make it and wanted to, and we did miss you! We'll have to do it again as it was truly a great day! Special thanks to Dr. Ann Goldhammer, Dianne Decker (Waggin'Train), and Lisa Maldonado (Arizona PooL DoGS).

Doggie CPR Training provided by Dr. Ann Marie Goldhammer.

Doggie Swim Instruction with Dianne from WAGGIN' TRAIN and Lisa from Arizona Pool Dogs.

Live Surf Music was provided by Deane "Can't Sing"!  Best one man surf band this side of Apache Junction.

This year's party was a big splash!

A very special thank-you to Linda Hufford for the use of her beautiful house, back yard and pool!

 

THIS WAS A REALLY FUN-FUNDRAISER - Hope you can make the next one! Your continued support is very important, appreciated & needed at this time.

 

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PET EXPO

 

 PHOENIX PET EXPO

 SATURDAY JUNE 12, 2010 

UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM

The pet expo was a big success with over 11,000 people in attendance.  Arizona Weimaraner Rescue was well represented by adoptees and their owners.  There were so many Weims in the aisles around our booth at times it looked like a Weim convention.  Special thanks to those who took the time to bring their dogs out and to help to spread the message that there are many good Weims in need of a home and what good dogs they are.  It was a great time for the Weims to socialise and make new friends and for their owners to compare notes too.

Our corner booth space was perfect.  Special thanks to our booth sponsors Brenda Bevilacqua and her Weim Malachi and our friends at Village Animal Clinic - Dr. Ronald Reiter and Dr. Ann Marie Goldhammer.

Thanks too to all who helped set up, man and tear down the display.

   

 

    

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New baby on the way?  Dog's gotta go?  Maybe not!... 

Check out our new baby page! 

The phone rings again and it's another "Hello, we love our dog so much and this breaks our heart but we're having a baby and won't have time for our dog".

Believe it or not I have had as many as three such calls in one day.  A large number of Weims turned into rescue are results of calls like these.

What's wrong with spending a little time and effort preparing your dog for the new arrival just like you would a child that is already a member of the family? 

If you don't or won't take the time to prepare your dog for the new arrival, how are you going to find time for the new arrival?

Please check our new baby page and read about some very positive experiences from families with new babies.  Stop and do some soul searching and thinking.  Keeping your dog when the baby arrives can be very rewarding.  Please think about it...  Thanks, Rebecca

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Hudson – or Henry, Prince of Portugal

 

Hudson didn’t rush the door with the rest of the rescued Weimaraners at Rebecca’s. He hung back and watched Greg and me bring our two dogs, Molly and Abby in. Rebecca had agreed to babysit while we were out of town and we were about to meet the newest rescues. Rebecca organized her group – as well as any pack of energetic Weims can be organized – and introduced us to her two newest dogs – Sadie with her bandaged ear and a spring-loaded 9-month old puppy. The group was excited to have company, milling about us, wanting attention, noisy.

 

Hudson let the ruckus die down a bit, then carefully zigzagged his way across the room, avoiding the puppy. He put his head under Greg’s hand, leaned into him a bit and waited. Surprised, Greg said, hey there big guy – who is this? Hudson stood for a polite moment, then moved a few steps to me, placing his head under my hand. Rebecca tossed a toy back to Sadie, and laughed. “ Oh that’s old Hudson. He’s a nice boy – turned up at the county pound when his owner had to move into a nursing home or an assisted living facility. At more than 75 pounds, he was well outside the definition of a “small pet.” I got a call about two dogs that day – one young, one old, both Weimaraners needing a new home. My friend there told me the puppy was too energetic for his owners and Hudson was just out of luck. He said puppies are usually easy to place, but this old guy will likely not make it out of here – thought you might like to come by.” Rebecca brought both of them home.

 

Hudson was handsome, a little stiff in his right hind leg and reminded us of our old dog Maggie, who lived to be 12. I was ready to take him in as a foster dog, but figured Greg would want nothing to do with a third dog. Two Weims fill up our house pretty well and most of the responsibility for their care falls on Greg. Our conversation during the road trip eventually turned to dogs and Hudson came up. Turned out Greg wasn’t completely opposed to taking care of a foster dog on a temporary basis (he emphasized the temporary to me a number of times). Once we got back from our trip and met Hudson the second time, he relented when we realized that Hudson had Valley Fever and would not be adoptable for several months. A foster home was needed – someone would have to be sure Hudson got his meds on a regular schedule.

 

Not surprisingly, Molly and Abby got along well with Hudson. Now we had a threesome from Rebecca. Hudson loved to go for a ride. He was laid back until we picked up the car keys, then his energy kicked in. We settled into a routine. Hudson never challenged Molly or Abby for their toys, or stole their bed, but he guarded his food and was a true bird dog – staring at the hedges in the back yard for hours, trying to flush the doves out of hiding. When we couldn’t find Hudson in the house, we knew to look for him in the hedge.

Greg renamed him Henry, Prince of Portugal, after the 15^th century prince who sponsored geographic explorations. We came up with other nicknames for him and true to form, he was ok with that too.

We expected to have Hudson for a couple of years, but his time was shorter than we anticipated. He brought his handsome head and good manners to our house, won over the neighbors and tolerated ear tugs and uncoordinated head patting from our one-year old nephew, John. What a treasure. I would recommend fostering or adopting an older dog without hesitation. They are every bit as much fun as a puppy and Rebecca will make sure it’s a good fit. My only regret is that I never knew his former owner. I would have loved to tell him how happy we were to have Hudson as part of our family too.

 

Greg and Kathi Knox

 

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