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Greetings!
We have lived in the Tampa Bay area for 21 years and have never been directly hit by a hurricane. There have been plenty of warnings and watches but the storms, so far, seem to always change their track and miss us. So it is difficult for us to get excited about make preparations for "another" hurricane season, despite dire predictions of 16 hurricanes with 6 of them major storms. To get motivated I go back and look at some of my photos of Hurricane Katrina and remember all of the people and pets that needlessly lost their lives because they did not know what to do or where to go. I soon find myself test starting our generator, restocking our emergency supplies and putting together our dog's emergency kit. So please, please prepare! It is such a small investment of your time to keep your family and pets safe in case a hurricane decides to visit your town! I pray that we all have a safe, quiet and uneventful hurricane season!
Jack
ps. Don't forget that Friday June 24th is "Take Your Pet To Work Day", if you are able to do so!
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TORNADOES AND FLOODS.....AND NOW HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE
ARE YOU PREPARED?  As a mother of two small children I've given a lot of thought to preparing my family for a disaster. While doing some research on local shelters and kennels I realized it's just as important to have a solid plan for your pets as it is for yourself. Not all shelters allow pets. So what should you do with them if you are forced to evacuate your home during a disaster? Have a plan. First and foremost you should NEVER LEAVE YOUR PETS BEHIND in a disaster. Chances are that if you cannot survive during a disaster your pets won't survive it either. If your local shelter does not allow pets, then you must plan ahead to provide a safe haven for your animals. Check with your veterinarian for preferred boarding kennels or facilities. Check for pet friendly hotels/motels in your area and outside of your immediate area. Depending on the type of disaster your local hotel/motel may not be accessible. If none of these options are available then ask friends or family (outside of your area) if they would be willing to shelter your pet. You should have an emergency travel kit packed and ready-to-go for your pets as well as your family. Consider the following items when preparing a kit for your pet: ˇ 7 day supply of food ˇ Paper towels ˇ Feeding bowls ˇ Extra leash or harness ˇ Blanket ˇ Copies of medical records and two week supply of medicine ˇ Bottled water ˇ Crate or carrier ˇ Recent photo of your pet in case you are separated In addition to your emergency kit you should make sure all identification tags are up to date and securely fastened to your pet's collar. We also suggest you include the phone number of a friend or relative outside your area that will know where you are. If your animal has a microchip make sure your contact information is up to date including an emergency phone number if you are unable to return to your home. Click here for a printable handout Disaster Plan For Your Pet For additional information on disaster preparedness for you and your pets please visit the following websites: http://www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/animals.shtm http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/disaster-preparedness/ http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/animal_rescue/tips/disaster_preparedness_pets.html#Find_a_Safe_Place_Ahead_of_Time________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |
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Take Your Dog To Work Day is Friday, June 24, 2011
First celebrated in 1999, Pet Sitters International's Take Your Dog To Work DayŽ was created to celebrate the great companions dogs make and to encourage their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue clubs. This annual event asks pet lovers to celebrate the human-canine bond and promote pet adoption by encouraging their employers to support TYDTWDay by opening their workplace to employees' four-legged friends on this one special day.
On Friday June 24, 2011 businesses, animal shelters and pet-care professionals from around the world will work together to better the lives of shelter dogs everywhere. Thousands of businesses will open their doors to employees' furry, four-legged friends on this day in celebration of the great companions dogs make and to promote pet adoption.
Please visit their website http://www.takeyourdog.com for more information.
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SEBR VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH
Why Do I Volunteer With SEBR - by John Meyer
My best friend Max the Beagle is about to turn 14. We still go for a couple of walks a day and love to explore, getting out to local parks pretty frequently and sometimes even going on cross-country adventures. When Max first came to live with me in Orlando 5 years ago, he would get very aggressive towards other dogs on our walks. I wanted to socialize him and thought he may get along better with his own kind, so I found a Beagle Meetup Group online and started going to events pretty regularly. I met someone there who fostered for a Beagle Rescue and soon after that I moved to Tampa. I was living with friends and couldn't foster at the time, but I started off helping with transportation and at events.
Before too long, I found a decent job and moved into my own place with a big fenced yard for Max. It was a better setup, but with me at work all day and without my friends' dog and cat there I could tell Max was very lonely. It was time to get my first foster, which turned out to be Cooper. Cooper was young and energetic and traumatized and had been through the usual whirlwind of mind-boggling experiences that so many of our dogs go through before coming in. Eventually he and I bonded and I could see he would make someone a great pet, but it had to be the right person. It took 9 months, but I promised him we'd find him a new home and that's what we did. I met the family that was adopting him a couple of times, and even drove him over to his new home and saw him walk around and get his bearings before I left. It was a perfect fit and I knew he finally found a family to be a part of!
People say all the time, "Don't you get attached? I don't think I could give them up after that long!" I certainly know what they mean. Of course it was a little sad to not have Cooper as well as Max greet me after work the next day. But, it brought me such joy and fulfillment to know that I had helped this dog, who had been taught to fear and distrust people so much, to learn that some people could be trusted. Instead of spending his final days in some cold cell and being put down, he was a beloved family pet! It took some work and patience to make it happen, but it was the most rewarding thing I have ever done and I will always be proud of the fact that I took the time to help Cooper find a new home. While maybe not as memorable as the first, each new foster brings me that same sense of satisfaction. That's why I volunteer and foster.
Thanks to Jack and all the volunteers at SEBR who help me help these funny, furry creatures!
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SEBR BEAGLE OF THE MONTH
Arkansas Tornadoes Arrive In Florida
In addition to being president of the SouthEast Beagle Rescue, I am also a trained volunteer with Noah's Wish, a national disaster animal rescue organization that responds to earthquakes, floods, fires and hurricanes, When the notice came that Noah's Wish was deploying to Arkansas to help the tornado victims, I could not respond because at SEBR we were dealing with 2 Beagle mommas, Leia and Olana, and their seven critical puppies, some that were requiring 24/7 care. But then, on May 2nd, came the urgent phone call from my friend JoEllen. She was on the ground with Noah's Wish in Arkansas and someone had just dropped off a pack of 5 Beagle puppies orphaned by the tornadoes. They were sick, had extremely bad mange and were in danger of being euthanized by the local authorities because of their very poor medical condition. In order for her to be able to save them there had to be an immediate commitment from a rescue group to take them. There is a reason for that "R" in SEBR, so I simply said, "of course". I didn't want to bother her with the details like when we would get them, how would we get them or what the heck we would do with them once we got them!
JoEllen is a vet tech and she kept me informed as to how the pups were responding to her aggressive medical treatment. Plan A was for her to leave Arkansas very early on Saturday, 5/14. She thought we could meet in South Carolina where she had some relatives with whom she could spend the night. Early Saturday morning The Beagle Bus and I headed north. As I neared the Georgia border I ran into some of the nastiest weather I have encountered in a long time. For well over 100 miles I was in and out of thunderstorms and heavy rain squalls. Not to be outdone, poor JoEllen was running into her own nasty weather and other delays along I-40 in Tennessee. When we finally were able to make contact, we realized JoEllen would be lucky to get to SC before midnight. Although it is amazing how little sleep we operate on when responding to these disasters, this would be too late for her just coming off the deployment.
Say what you want about all the new electronic toys, but it was nice to be able to pull into the next rest area, fire up the iPad and calculate that from our present locations, it made most sense to meet in Charlotte, NC. We would reach there about the same time and it would only add 2 hours to my trip and put JoEllen 4 hours closer to home. Plus, there was a big bonus in that Valerie, another Noah's Wish volunteer, lived there. I would have liked to have seen her face as she listened to the voice mail announcing that JoEllen, 5 dogs and I were heading for Charlotte and could really use a place to crash for the night. I am blessed to have friends like Val. In a few hours I was sitting in her living room, ice tea in hand.
One of the storms followed JoEllen to Val's house and she and the pups arrived amid thunder, lightning and heavy rain. There were 4 barking, howling, pooping and peeing 6 week Beagle Pups who, as Beagles do, attacked the food when it was put down in front of them. As it turned out, the 5th pup was too sick and too weak to travel so it was left in the care of a local veterinarian. The puppies' hair was just beginning to grow back as they were recovering from the mange, so they looked a little ratty but were otherwise happy little pups. Once they were settled in, Val fed JoEllen and I and put us to bed. While the pups may not have slept through the night, I certainly did !
 Sunday morning I loaded up the pups, just before dawn, and pointed the Beagle Bus south towards Tampa. The pups were good travelers, usually settling down when we were moving but they did get very noisy whenever we would make a potty stop. Each stop took extra time because a small crowd would gather to see the pups and ask about them.
I arrived at my house Sunday afternoon and after getting my dogs out for a quick potty break set up an exercise pen on the back pool deck. (How my wife knew to pick this week to visit her sister is beyond me!) The 4 puppies were glad to get out of the crate and even happier to get some food. Then it was baths for all, giving them their medications and then some play time, which included knocking over some flower pots, trying to eat the orchids, chewing my shoelaces, chewing on the water hose, chewing on the chair, chewing on the ... well everything, and one even went for a swim! Then, in the blink of an eye, they piled on each other and went to sleep. I put them in a crate in a spare bedroom, picked up the poop, washed down the deck, washed down myself and went to sleep. Here is a link to a short YouTube video I took of the 4 puppies while at my home: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2TUdKexM_s.
Monday started off OK with our three dogs and the puppies all fed and medicated, but then I had a lapse in judgment by letting them all loose on the deck. This resulted in me playing "try and catch the puppy" four times so we could get their photos. Amazing how quick those little buggers are and how they can fit under, behind and into the smallest opening. And while you are trying to corral one, another is chewing on your shoelace again. It didn't take much to come up with their names, Stormy for the girl and Thunder, Lightenin' and Twister for the boys. By Tuesday they were all in fantastic foster homes where they received the nourishment, love and attention they so badly needed. On May 25th our wonderful veterinarian, Dr. Corona and his staff at Parkway Animal Hospital spayed/neutered a total of 7 puppies and 3 mommas.
As I write this article two of the puppies, Stormy and Thunder, have been adopted by the same family, adoption applications are being processed for Lightenin' and Twister, and I need to get to the store and buy new shoelaces! Now when someone asks me why I am spending my retirement volunteering with an animal rescue organization, I just answer "Stormy, Thunder, Lightenin' and Twister"!
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Fourth of July Safety Tips For Your Pets
 We all love the Fourth of July celebrations including fireworks, backyard barbeques and the excitement of being with family and friends. With all the planning and fun involved with the holiday we often forget how it may affect our pets. From their prospective it can be a very stressful time. Here are a few safety tips from the ASPCA to consider this year:
ˇ Never leave alcoholic drinks unattended where pets can reach them.Alcoholic beverages have the potential to poison pets. If ingested, the animal could become very intoxicated and weak, severely depressed or could go into a coma. Death from respiratory failure is also a possibility in severe cases.
ˇ Do not apply any sunscreen or insect repellent product to your pet that is not labeled specifically for use on animals. Ingestion of sunscreen products can result in drooling, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive thirst and lethargy. The misuse of insect repellent that contains DEET can lead to neurological problems.
ˇ Always keep matches and lighter fluid out of your pets' reach. Certain types of matches contain chlorates, which could potentially damage blood cells and result in difficulty breathing-or even kidney disease in severe cases. Lighter fluid can be irritating to skin, and if ingested can produce gastrointestinal irritation and central nervous system depression. If lighter fluid is inhaled, aspiration pneumonia and breathing problems could develop.
ˇ Keep your pets on their normal diet. Any change, even for one meal, can give your pet severe indigestion and diarrhea. This is particularly true for older animals that have more delicate digestive systems and nutritional requirements. And keep in mind that food such as onions, chocolate, coffee, avocado, grapes & raisins, salt and yeast dough can all be potentially toxic to companion animals.
ˇ Do not put glow jewelry on your pets, or allow them to play with it. While the luminescent substance contained in these products is not highly toxic, excessive drooling and gastrointestinal irritation could still result from ingestions and intestinal blockage could occur from swallowing large pieces of the plastic containers.
ˇ Keep citronella candles, insect coils and oil products out of reach. Ingestions can produce stomach irritation and possibly even central nervous system depression. If inhaled, the oils could cause aspiration pneumonia in pets.
ˇ Never use fireworks around pets! While exposure to lit fireworks can potentially result in severe burns and/or trauma to the face and paws of curious pets, even unused fireworks can pose a danger. Many types contain potentially toxic substances, including potassium nitrate, arsenic and other heavy metals.
ˇ Loud, crowded fireworks displays are no fun for pets, so please resist the urge to take them to Independence Day festivities. Instead, keep your little guys safe from the noise in a quiet, sheltered and escape-proof area at home.
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Please click below for articles on our past events...
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GALLERY OF DOGS
Please visit our website to see all the available dogs looking for their "furever" homes. Or click on a picture below for more information .
 | | Bandit |
 | | Boo |
 | | Banks |
 | | Casey |
 | | Ally |
 | | Heidi |
 | | Cooper |
 | | Hollie |
 | | Honey |
 | | Joshi |
 | | Leia |
 | | Emily |
 | | Cowgirl |
 | | Olana |
 | | Ranger |
 | | Lightenin' |
 | | Twister |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Pet Pride 2011
Saturday June 18th, 2011 11:00 AM until 04:00 PM
Location: Flamingo Resort
4601 34th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL
BellaDOG Magazine Presents the 3rd Annual PET PRIDE 2011 to Benefit ST. PETE PRIDE!
Bring Your Pets in Their Best Pride Garb for the Pet Pride Parade and Doggie Drag Show! We're Crowning KING AND QUEEN PET for PET PRIDE 2011 so Dress To Impress!
The Crowned King and Queen will be pampered for the year with Pride! :)
$5 entry fee per pet (register day of event)
(to benefit Dogs Deserve Better Organization)
Silent Auctions, Raffles, Live Music, & all the Freekin Fun You Can Handle!
Beagle Meetup and SEBR Adoption Event
Saturday July 9, 2011 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Location: Vinoy/North Shore Dog Park, St Petersburg http://www.dogster.com/local/FL/St_petersburg/Dog_Parks/Vinoynorthshore_dog_park-103102
Bring your Beagles along for a morning of play at the park and meet other Beagle lovers.
Come meet SEBR's adoptable Beagles and volunteers.
Beagle Meetup and SEBR Adoption Event
Saturday July 23, 2011 9:00 AM until 12:00 PM
Location: Al Lopez Dog Park, Tapmp, FL
Bring your Beagles along for a morning of play at the park.
Come meet SEBR's adoptable Beagles and volunteers.
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Contact Us
web site: www.sebr.org
phone: Toll Free: (855)-4ABEAGLE (422-3245)
email: saveabeagle@sebr.org
mail: SouthEast Beagle Rescue
PO Box 270631
Tampa, FL 33688-0631
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Mission Statement
The South Beagle Rescue Inc.dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating and finding new loving homes for unwanted, abandoned and abused Beagles and Beagle mixed dogs. We strive to reduce pet overpopulation by spaying/neutering our Beagles prior to adoption. We shall also be a resource to the community for information on the Beagle breed. We are an all volunteer and foster based not-for-profit organization.
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