Happy Hour

Hope to see everyone there!!!!!!

This is Reese, we just found out she has cancer. She was also an owner surrender. We are going to get her started on treatment so we hope she will be ok.

This little guy was left in a closet to die. He is just about 15 weeks old, and need to work on his social skills. He didn't have food or water for a few days so he needs to have some time alone to relax and learn he is safe.

Our new Golden, Shiloh. She will turn 2 in May. She was an owner surrender and she is great with everyone. A pretty typical golden.

BlackFinn Happy Hour

We are having a happy hour at BlackFinn, March 20th 5:00 -7:00pm. It will be $5.00 to get in the door and all the money goes to the vet bills we have. It has been a rough month for NDR. There will be light appetizers and 1/2 price drinks!!! Cant beat it. I hope to see everyone there.

Caroline, Heather and Kaitlin.... Thank you!

Nileydog has some help!

We actually have foster home coordinators now!!!! This is so exciting for us. Thanks to Caroline and Heather we will be able to run smoothly. They both foster for NDR also and I dont know what we would do without them. They are so awesome and I hope they know that!!!

Kaitlin has been spreading the word about NDR and she is doing such an amazing job! It means so much to us that she wants to help us out.

Jenny and I love you guys!!!

Rascal got a home

Rascal AKA Jake, was adopted by a great family. He is one of Freya's puppies. They are all getting so big.

Lilly and her new home

Lilly is doing great in her new home. She and her family are so happy they found each other!

Sable

We got a new one on Saturday! Her name is Sable and she is the sweetest dog in the world. She was in heat when I got her and let me tell you the boys sure do come a-running! She was out in my car for a few minutes and when I came out there was a dog just sitting there trying to get in my car!

I have never been around a dog in heat so it was interesting to say the least. The diapers I got her didnt fit so I found a new use for duct tape (don't worry it didn't pull any of her hair). You can also see in the diaper picture how her tongue hangs out of her mouth.

She is getting spayed today, and she is also have a biopsy done on a growth that was on her neck. Keep your fingers crossed its not cancer!!!!

"RIP my little Bean, we tried. I'm sorry"

Bean passed away at 12:00am today. He was with a vet tech, Kaitlin, at her house and was so weak and sick he never had a chance. We only had Bean for a week, but in that week we realized what an amazing little man he was. He tried so hard to stay alive but his past owners we so terrible to him he really never had a chance. We did everything we could but it just wasn't enough for this little one.

Luckily we got him out of the shelter and showed him what it was like to be loved for his last week alive. Today his 13th week birthday! He should have made it to long passed 13 years.

People think its "cute" that we run a dog rescue. I don't really think people have any idea they hell we see on a daily basis. People throw their dogs away because they are tired of them and don't want to deal with them anymore. They think they are disposable, but they are not. Even after all they go through they still have unconditional love for people.

We have no idea who did this to Bean because someone put him in the drop box at Gallia. How you could just throw that 2.3lb dog in a box outside in the middle of winter I will never understand. The Mange he had, had been going on for weeks. The vet said it was the worst case she had ever seen. He crashed yesterday morning and was rushed to the vet. They were able to stabilize him but again he was treated so badly for so long he couldn't pull through.

RIP little Bean, I'm sorry we didn't get to you sooner.



Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Bean

We are picking Bean up from Gallia tomorrow. He is covered in mange and is only about 4 lbs. He is very tiny and scared. We hope that with the right medical attention he will pull through and be a happy, healthy puppy.

My sister adopted her first Nileydog... Arlo

Lauren and Joey decided it was time to get a puppy! They are adopting on of Freya's, Arlo. They are very excited and he can't wait to meet them. They were a bit worried that he wouldn't like their cat. The picture below is Arlo and his foster cat Lucy. I think they will be just fine together.

Puppies

The puppies are ready to be adopted.  They are all getting so big and can't wait to find their forever homes.  Pictures will be coming soon.

EO Event

Thanks to Wedny, Trevor and Tim the EO event went very well.  Jenny and I were able to have so many people donate items to us that we raised over $2,000!  Thanks to everyone who helped us and all of the dogs.  We all thank you.

Lilly

Lilly was picked up from Gallia a few weekends ago. She is so playful and is ready to be adopted :0)

Black Tie Event

The Entrepreneurs' Organization Cincinnati Chapter has chosen us as their organization for their benefit this year. We are collecting items for a silent auction and if you have any items we could use we would appreciate it! Here is the invite and the link to their website.

2nd Annual Verne Gala

Please join us for an evening of elegance

Saturday, January 17, 2009

At the Netherlands Hilton

35 West Fifth Street, Cincinnati

Our Silent Auction will benefit

Nileydog Rescue

An animal rescue organization

To register for this event please visit EOCincinnati.com

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Chapter Events

2nd Annual Verne "Big Bash"

Date:

17 Jan, 2009

Time:

06:30 PM

Location:

Netherland Hilton Plaza
35 West Fifth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202

Host:

Fred Young

Once again, it's time for EO Cincinnati's black tie affair, The Verne! This year's will be held at the beautiful Netherland Hilton Plaza. Currently the schedule is as follows:

6:30 p.m. - Cocktails on the Mezzanine
7:30 p.m. - Dinner
9:00 p.m. - Dinner & Dancing in the Continental Room

Our silent auction will benefit Nileydog Rescue, a local animal rescue organization.

RSVP by January 13th

If cancelations are received after January 15th a charge of $100 will still apply.

To book your room, please call (513) 412-9100. The first 20 reservations will receive a special low rate!


More details are coming soon, but you should still sign up now for this great event!

Wiggles Happy Tail

Wiggles found a home

Puppy Update

From Connie:

We named the puppies today and made up this sign for their cage. I hope you like the names we chose. We had a lot of fun.

A couple of them are starting to open their eyes. They are growing so fast. I am loving every minute of watching them.

I have a lot I took today. I have to edit them so they are not so big. I will try to get it done soon. I wanted to show you how cute these boys are. Elwood and Manning. Elwood has his eyes open. So so cute! The last one is Freya and Gracie sleeping on me. I love those girls.

I will get the rest to you soon.

New Monsters

We picked up some new friends yesterday from Gallia and one we found on the side of 32 on our way home. I swear these dogs just seek us out and know when we are coming and they will stop at nothing to find us.

The little one is Penny, the puppy is Lilly (she is smaller then she looks), and the big man is Hank. He is so funny and does the Lab butt bump. He will run full speed into you and then just run away. He is a riot.

Donna Karan drops fur from lines

We have news for you!

Thanks to the hard work of PETA's staff, members, and volunteers and after nearly a year of pressuring designer Donna Karan to drop fur from her designs—by protesting outside her boutiques, crashing her runway show, and exposing her cruel use of fur online—Donna Karan has announced that all her Fall 2009 lines will be fur-free and that she has "no plans" to use fur in the future. Well done, everyone!

Karan's turnaround came days after PETA launched our online campaign and after mega–fashion guru Tim Gunn sent Karan and designer Giorgio Armani a video that he narrated for PETA showing animals skinned alive for their fur and urged them to open their eyes to the violent and bloody fur industry.

Thank you for helping to make this happen. Let's keep going strong! While Donna Karan has followed in the footsteps of top designers—including Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, and Calvin Klein—Armani still refuses to stop using fur

Economy Forcing Some To Give Up Furry Friends

Reported by: Suzanne Murray Email: Suzanne.Murray@wcpo.com Last Update: 9:54 am

Related Links Financial Survival Guide SPCA Morning Money The economy is forcing Americans to cut back and some are being forced to part with their pets. Nationwide more cats and dogs are being turned over to animal shelters as times get tough. A new survey shows that one in seven pet owners have reduced spending on their pets this year. Of those cutting back, one in four say they have seriously considered giving up their pet. The survey by the American Pet Products association says the yearly cost of owning a dog is $1,400 and a cat is $1,000.

Copyright 2008 The E.W. Scripps Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Fascinating Dog Facts

• The oldest dependable recorded age for a dog is 29 years, 5 months for a Queensland 'heeler' called Bluey in Victoria, Australia. The common dog lives to approximately 15 years of age.

• The tallest dogs are the Great Dane and the Irish wolfhound.

• The usual dog's mouth exerts 150 to 200 pounds of pressure per square inch. Several dogs can apply up to 450 pounds.

• Puppies can't keep their bladders under control overnight until they are at least four months old. Until then, cover the flooring around the puppy's bed with newspapers.

• Dogs are omnivorous. They require more than just meat to do well.

• Dogs chew up your underwear for the reason that it smells like you. One in every three US families own one or more dogs.

• A one-year-old dog is physically as mature as a 15 year-old human.

• Dogs' inner clocks are especially magnificent. They realize when it's time for you to appear home, feed them, or go to bed if you are typically on a schedule.

• Brush your dog 3 times a week in the spring, and you'll have a summer free from shedding.

• If your dog reacts anti-socially regarding visitors, place her in an alternative space until she calms down. When you permit her out, pay no heed to her. This forces your dog to go to the visitors for social goings-on.

• When a dog howls at the moon, it is following a primitive urge to call the pack all together.

• The burying of bones is part of a dog's intuitive feeding ritual; shaking things violently is part of the hunting ritual.

• Dogs grow to be loyal, not because you nourish them, but because of the friendship you provide to them.

• Dogs have two times as many muscles for moving their ears as humans.

• A dog's nose is not just utilized for smelling, but furthermore to keep him cool. That's why a dog pants. The longer the dog's nose, the better his cooling system works.

• Dogs and cats go in circles prior to lying down for the reason that in the wild this inborn act turns lengthy grassland into a bed.

Is a service dog necessary for autism?

A few on Nileydog's have been considered to be service dogs, Bentley was going to be trained to help children with Autism. They all ended up finding home before they got into the program. One of the groups was for autism. Jenny and I think that all dogs can be a huge benefit to people whether they have a disability or not.

Autistic Boy’s School Says No To Service Dog

Horst Hoefinger

In St. Paul, MN an 8-year-old named Wally LaBerge has a Golden Retriever. Many children have dogs, what makes Wally’s story unusual is that his dog is connected to him with a harness to help teach him.

Wally has autism which makes it difficult to interact with other people. Last year his doctors thought a service dog may help with socialization, as well as keeping down anxiety. After Wally passed the qualifications to get a service dog, his mother Victoria contacted Wally’s school to advise them of the situation.

The St. Paul School District does not have a service dog policy, so Como Park Elementary told Victoria they’d have Newman come to school on a trial basis. For three weeks, Wally’s team gathered numeric data on his social interaction and anxiety.

“We first must determine if the dog is needed in order for the child to benefit from special education,” said Cecelia Dodge, St. Paul School District’s Director of Special Education. She declined to discuss the specifics of Wally’s case.

Victoria said the district would not provide a handler, so she volunteered to go to school with Wally and Newman each day. She said Como Park Elementary set strict rules to prevent Victoria from interfering with the learning process.

To the school, that meant Victoria wasn’t allowed to talk to Wally or any of the other children in the class. Victoria thought the trial run unfair because she believed it was too short and didn’t allow Newman and Wally to interact like they’d been trained.

“They essentially interfered with the team process of Wally and Newman,” she said.

On Wednesday Victoria was informed by Como Park Elementary that Newman would not be allowed back to school. The school district did not feel Newman was of benefit to Wally in the public school setting and therefore chose against his being there.

The decision can be appealed, but the family has decided to sue the school to see if it would help get Newman back in school sooner.

Since there was no policy in the school regarding service dogs it was ultimately up to them to decide. Do you think the decision was fair? Would Newman be more distracting to the other children than beneficial to Wally? Give me a bark, share your thoughts.

* Photo of Newman courtesy wcco.com.

Hank

Jason has held Hank for me for 3 weeks, and we finally found him a foster home.

Puppies 8 days old

They are getting so big

Another one from Gallia! There has to be a breeder out there somewhere breeding these little ones.

What your donation to NDR can really do

$20 - To feed an abandoned dog for 3 weeks!
~ You'll fill the empty belly of a lost puppy brought in off the streets to NDR.

$35 - To0 vaccinate 10 homeless dogs
~ Your kindness will not only save lives. Your gift will spare animals the fate of horrible diseases through NDR.

$50 - To provide a medical exam for 2 puppies!
~ You and I must make sure that pets taken to a shelter get immediate medical care - the very best possible.

$100 - To spay or neuter a dog!
~ You can end significant suffering among animals by helping us spay and neuter as many pets as possible.

My new foster, Ruger

Ruger is from the Clark Co. shelter. He is a Great Dane mix and the sweetest thing every!

Freya Update!

From Connie:
What a turn around today! She had so much energy and kept wanting out. We let her play in the room with the kitten for awhile because she was not too interested in being in the yard with it being so cold. She is eating well and all the babies are doing great. I worry about the runt, she is so tiny compared to the others, but she seems to be doing good, just small. She could care less if we were holding them over all today, she just wanted to sit on your lap and get some TLC. She is a funny girl!
We are feeding her can i.d. so I hope that helps her. I hope we did not give her too many treats and all. I am so glad so many people care about this sweet dog and everyone is always looking after her. Its not something you have at work everyday. This is the first litter of pups we have had in the 4 years I have been there. We have a had a mom with 3 week old kittens dropped off and they were a lot of fun and they all have wonderful homes now.

She is very protective of the little guy. She would give us a soft growl and we would tell her its ok its your new baby. And put him with the rest. By 2 she was feeding him and cleaning him. Poor girl is so wore out. A couple of those pups are huge! They are piggy’ s

Puppies 5 days old

From Connie:

Freya was not feeling so good today. L

She accepted her new foster baby. He finally latched on to her and she bathed him. He climbed all over mom just like the rest of them.

The one dark brown / black pup loves to lay on his back and the black and white one was flipping all around while eating. It is a little piggy. A couple of them are getting huge already. We are trying to make sure the little runt gets a lot to eat though. She is so tiny.

Hopefully mom feels better tomorrow. We gave her a huge dog bed that was donated and she climbed right on it and curled up. She was so happy laying there. I wish I had my camera with me then.

It is so awesome watching them grow every day.







The foster puppy Leon

Get the dog's input when decorating for x-mas

Uh oh, it looks like someone did some decorating without the dog's input! This lil Fox Terrier is determined to make sure that every ornament's in the right spot but what a smart pup to stay a safe distance away while doing so! I love her tippy toes dance around the tree and I'm sure you'll get a kick out of it, too so check it out below.

Nileydog just rescued a BEAR!!!

Turns out the new puppy we just added to Freya's litter is a Leonberger! He is going to be HUGE. We are very excited. Here is what he will look like when he is full grown. Ha and we were worried we wouldn't be able to tell them apart once we mixed them up. We think he might be part bear.

Freya has 1 more!

So we introduced Freya and the 2 day old puppy and she accepted him! We were all very nervous but it went very well. He even started nursing! So luckily this little guy will live a long healthy life. This little guy is so lucky we had a nursing mother.

Freya is doing great and is a very happy mom!

Pictures of your pets

Sunday December 14th 10am – 4pm
County Animal Hospital
1185 Reading Road Mason Ohio
Holiday Pet Photos
Proceeds benefit Ohio dog rescues:
$10 each pose - 5x7 print $2 additional copies $20 for 20 copies
* Prints will be mailed by Dec 19th *

Support animal protection

Urge President-elect Obama to support animal protection

Go to this link and take action!

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Petland Ban

Petland Linked to Puppy Mills

Nov. 20, 2008—Today, during a news conference, The Humane Society of the United States reveals the results of an eight-month investigation into Petland Inc., the country's largest chain of puppy-selling pet stores. The results show that many Petland stores across the country are supporting cruel puppy mills, even while telling unsuspecting customers that the dogs only come from good breeders.

There are approximately 140 Petland stores in the U.S., selling tens of thousands of puppies each year. In the largest ever puppy mill investigation, HSUS investigators visited 21 Petland stores and 35 breeders and brokers who sold puppies to Petland stores. Investigators also reviewed interstate import records of an additional 322 breeders, USDA reports and more than 17,000 individual puppies linked to Petland stores.

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Contact Petland now, and help end puppy mill cruelty»

According to Stephanie Shain, director of The HSUS Stop Puppy Mills Campaign, "Petland is perpetuating the abusive puppy mill industry, where dogs are treated not like pets, but like a cash crop. They know that consumers won't stand for the cruelty inherent in mass-breeding facilities, so they make outrageous claims to hide the reality that the dogs came from puppy mills. People have a right to know exactly what they are buying, but the real victims are the breeding dogs who are confined to life in a cage for as long as people are duped into buying their puppies."

This is the latest in a series of HSUS investigations exposing abuses at puppy mills, dog auctions, and pet stores around the country. The new Petland investigation revealed:

• Despite assurances by Petland staff and on their corporate website that the company knows its breeders and deals only with those who have "the highest standards of pet care," many Petland puppies come from massive commercial breeders in Missouri and other Midwestern states, where hundreds of breeding dogs are packed into cramped, barren cages—often for their entire lives, with no socialization, exercise, or human interaction.

Hear from a former Petland employee

"People need to see what goes on inside a puppy mill. Once you see it, it hits you."

• When HSUS investigators visited 35 of the large-scale breeding operations linked to Petland stores, they witnessed puppy mills where puppies are factory-farmed in large numbers. At many, investigators saw appalling conditions: puppies living in filthy, barren cages reeking of urine, with inadequate care and socialization.

• Many of Petland's puppies are not supplied directly by breeders but are purchased from a "middle man"—large-scale "pet distributors," otherwise known as brokers—showing that the company may not even know who the breeders are or what their standards of care may be like. The investigation revealed that some of Petland's brokers are also buying from puppy mills.

	This is just one of the many puppy mills investigators visited which supply puppies to Petland stores. ©The HSUS

• Some of Petland's puppies are ordered online via a pet auction website called the Pet Board of Trade—demonstrating that many Petland stores are not screening breeders as the company's website claims. In fact, in some cases it may not even know the breeder's name until after purchase.

• One of the most common sales pitches made by Petland staff is that the company uses "USDA licensed" breeders. However, investigators reviewed publicly available state and USDA inspection reports for more than 100 Petland breeders and found more than 60 percent of the reports listed serious violations of basic animal care regulations. Many USDA breeders exhibit a long history of substandard care and yet remained licensed. While USDA regulations are minimal, some of the Petland breeders are not even complying with these basic animal welfare standards.

• Documented USDA violations at some of Petland's breeders and suppliers included dirty, unkempt enclosures; inadequate shelter from the cold; dogs kept in too small cages; and inadequate veterinary care. Some of the breeders were found with sick or dead dogs in their cages.

Puppy mills are a source of unbearable cruelty where breeding animals are kept in tiny cages without any socialization for the sole purpose of supplying pet stores and the Internet market with puppies. The HSUS urges all of its members and supporters to spread the word about the great suffering associated with these mills, which also contribute to tragic pet overpopulation.