WeSNIP NEWS

April 19, 2011

"That was such a fun event! The organizers and volunteers who spent the entire day there were amazing. Also, props to the fabulous teenagers who came and sold homemade cupcakes. Great job everybody!"
Mindy Mathis on Facebook

The overwhelming consensus is that the garage sale was a HUGE success. Over $7,000 was raised for WeSNIP – amazing. Kudos go to all the hardworking volunteers who put it together, especially the small core who had the vision and worked tirelessly for the success. Thanks also go to all who donated their treasures – and, we can’t forget a big thank you to all who bought items, keeping the Spay Station on the road.

The Spay Station recently visited Mt. Vernon this week. The staff and volunteers focused on spaying and neutering Pit Bulls/mixes – a very misunderstood breed. The following sweeties had their surgeries there:

 

Rufus was the runt of his litter. He is now 2 years old. He was raised with his sister until his person moved into an apartment and couldn’t keep them. At 6 months, he was given to his new owner.

Duke is a handsome brindle boy. He’s about 7 months old and was transported by Robyn from Maplewood Animal Hospital in Bellingham. He was brought from the Tri-cities shelter just before being euthanized. He will be up for adoption soon.

Roxie is now 9 months old. At about 7 months, she had a litter of 13 puppies. When her babies were about 2 weeks old, she developed mastitis and the puppies were bottle fed. Her family has 3 children and they do not want her to have any more puppies!

Daisy (not a Pit Bull) is 6 months old. Her owner's cousin’s husband got her for their 4 kids. They couldn’t keep her and she was given to her current loving family.

In addition to the dogs, kitties came to the Spay Station from the Humane Society of Skagit Valley and SPOT (Saving Pets One at a Time) in Burlington http://savingpetsoneatatime.org

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Don’t forget the $10/month Club for continuing support of WeSNIP. Information is on our website. http://www.wesnip.org

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The Alternative Humane Society is sponsoring “Pit Bull Awareness Month” with a Pit Parade at Lake Padden. More information is on their website. They have several wonderful Pit Bulls up for adoption. http://www.facebook.com/alternativehumanesociety

They posted the following on their Facebook page.

Ten Facts About Pit Bulls Everyone Should Know

1. Pit Bulls are commonly used as therapy dogs. Whether they are visiting a senior care facility or helping someone recover from an emotional accident, Pit Bulls are making a mark as outstanding therapy dogs.
2. Pit Bulls are used in Search and Rescue work. One example of well known SAR Pi...t Bulls is Kris Crawford and her dogs. Kris and her dogs have helped save the lives of many people during their efforts. http://www.ForPitsSake.org
3. Pit Bulls serve as narcotic and bomb sniffing dogs. One Pit Bull, Popsicle (named that because he was found in an old freezer) has the largest recorded single drug find in Texas history. Read more about Popsicle here. Including how he found over 3,000 lbs of cocaine in Hildago, Texas.
4. Pit Bulls are great with kids. They weren't referred to as the "nanny's dog" for nothing that's for sure.
5. Pit Bulls are not human aggressive. The American Pit Bull Terrier as a breed is not human aggressive. In fact, quite the opposite is true of the breed. They are gentle and loving dogs. Like any dog individuals can be unsound and have behavior problems.
6. The Pit Bull was so popular in the early 1900's they were our mascot not only in World War One, but World War Two as well. They were featured on recruiting and propoganda posters during this time period.
7. Sgt. Stubby. A Pit Bull war hero. Stubby was wounded in action twice, he saved his entire platoon by warning them of a poison gas attack and he single handedly captured a German spy.
8. Pete the Pup on the orginal Little Rascals was a Pit Bull.
9. Pit Bulls score an 83.4% passing rate with the American Temperament Test Society. That's better than the popular Border Collie (a breed who scores 79.6%). View the ATTS stats here.
10. They are dogs not killing machines.

Take the following fun test:

FIND THE PITBULL

Only one of the pictures below features the real American PitBull Terrier. Take the test to see if you can find it. To find the breed of a dog, click on image. Note there are no mixes or rescue dogs of unknown background whose breed could be debated. All dogs have been picked from breeders' websites and should be good representatives of their breed.

When you are done, ask your family and friends to take to test and watch the results. For many people, a Pit Bull is a a big headed dog, or a dog with cropped ears. For some it's a brindle dog, a big, stocky dog, or one with an eye patch.

Quite often dogs that attack are identified as pit bulls when they are not. There are 20+ breeds that are commonly incorrectly identified as pit bulls. http://www.pitbullsontheweb.com/petbull/findpit.htm

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1. Boxer, 2. Dogue De Bordeau, 3. Alapha Blue Blood Bulldog, 4. Great Swiss Mountain Dog, 5. Vizsla, 6.Rhodesian Ridgeback, 7. Dogo Argentino, 8. Labrador Retriever, 9. Bull Mastiff, 10. Jack Russell Terrier, 11. Fila Brasileiro, 12. Rottweiler, 13. Presa Canario, 14. American Bulldog, 15. Cane Corso, 16. American Pit Bull Terrier, 17. Patterdale Terrier, 18. Olde English Bulldogge, 19. Catahoula, 20. Bull Terrier, 21. Black Mouth Cur, 22. Alano Espanol, 23. Boerbol, 24. Ca De Bou, 25. Thai Ridgeback

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The annual Human Race is early this year – May 14.

About the Human Race

The Human Race is a flat, sea-level 5K walk and 5K/10K run inside the beautiful harbor loop on Bellingham Bay. This fundraising event has raised almost $600,000 for local non-profits in the last 16 years. Participants decide what agency to support and begin raising funds for it by asking friends, family, co-workers and neighbors for donations typically of $5-$100. All donations are turned in at the race.

Contact Jeremy at http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jeremykindlund@yahoo.com to sign up and support WeSNIP.