Duke is a 4(ish) year old standard poodle with severe separation anxiety.
Because of his anxiety, he had failed in several different homes. When Duke was returned
to NCPR for the 4th time, Patty and I knew that something had to be done in order to
find Duke a forever home, and more importantly to save his life.
I fell in love with Duke...he is a very loving,and well behaved dog, when he is around people.
He is so sweet and really wants to pleasehis person. Duke had been to the vet, and had been placed
on traditional tranquilizers, in an attempt to alleviate his anxiety. There were times, when he howled all night long in his
kennel, even with taking the medication.
I had taken my dog to a holistic vet in Oakland, Dr. Gary Richter, and I can tell you first hand,
that Dr. Richter saved my dog's life. Boomer had been suffering from chronic liver hepatitis for 4 years,
and his liver enzyme levels had reached alarming levels. His liver was enlarged, and Boomer was
becoming quite uncomfortable. Dr. Richter suggested Boomer change his diet,
and also put him on various supplements and vitamins. Within 6 months, Boomer's liver
enzymes had returned to normal levels, and he is perfectly comfortable now. Amazing story.
Patty and I both felt that traditional "western" modalities were not working for Duke, and we both felt
that we had nothing to lose by trying other options that were available for him. I volunteered
to transport Duke to Dr. Richter in Oakland. Dr. Richter was optimistic that there was hope for Duke,
and that Duke had the potential to calm down enough so we could find an adopter for him.
Duke received three different acupuncture sessions, and I saw amazing results immediately. Within
only a couple of minutes of having the acupuncture needles placed, Duke calmed right down and went
to sleep on the floor of the vet's office. Dr. Richter also placed Duke on some Chinese herbs, and recommended
the "Thundershirt" for him to wear. http://www.thundershirt.com/
Thundershirt uses gentle, constant pressure to calm your dog, effectively aiding anxiety, fearfulness, barking and more.
Now Duke is in a loving, forever home, and his people are absolutely thrilled to have him! They truly
believe that these modalities have really worked for Duke, and they are currently in the process of weaning
Duke off all his "traditional" tranquilizers.
http://holisticvetcare.com/gary-richter/
Friday, February 15, 2013
DEDICATION AND PERSISTENCE
Above all our volunteers are dedicated, persistent, loving, caring, resourceful, and determined as is demonstrated by this story about Duke, a standard Poodle, written by NCPR volunteer Sharon Cabral.
Duke is a 4(ish) year old standard poodle with severe separation anxiety.
Because of his anxiety, he had failed in several different homes. When Duke was returned
to NCPR for the 4th time, Patty and I knew that something had to be done in order to
find Duke a forever home, and more importantly to save his life.
I fell in love with Duke...he is a very loving,and well behaved dog, when he is around people.
He is so sweet and really wants to pleasehis person. Duke had been to the vet, and had been placed
on traditional tranquilizers, in an attempt to alleviate his anxiety. There were times, when he howled all night long in his
kennel, even with taking the medication.
I had taken my dog to a holistic vet in Oakland, Dr. Gary Richter, and I can tell you first hand,
that Dr. Richter saved my dog's life. Boomer had been suffering from chronic liver hepatitis for 4 years,
and his liver enzyme levels had reached alarming levels. His liver was enlarged, and Boomer was
becoming quite uncomfortable. Dr. Richter suggested Boomer change his diet,
and also put him on various supplements and vitamins. Within 6 months, Boomer's liver
enzymes had returned to normal levels, and he is perfectly comfortable now. Amazing story.
Patty and I both felt that traditional "western" modalities were not working for Duke, and we both felt
that we had nothing to lose by trying other options that were available for him. I volunteered
to transport Duke to Dr. Richter in Oakland. Dr. Richter was optimistic that there was hope for Duke,
and that Duke had the potential to calm down enough so we could find an adopter for him.
Duke received three different acupuncture sessions, and I saw amazing results immediately. Within
only a couple of minutes of having the acupuncture needles placed, Duke calmed right down and went
to sleep on the floor of the vet's office. Dr. Richter also placed Duke on some Chinese herbs, and recommended
the "Thundershirt" for him to wear. http://www.thundershirt.com/
Thundershirt uses gentle, constant pressure to calm your dog, effectively aiding anxiety, fearfulness, barking and more.
Now Duke is in a loving, forever home, and his people are absolutely thrilled to have him! They truly
believe that these modalities have really worked for Duke, and they are currently in the process of weaning
Duke off all his "traditional" tranquilizers.
http://holisticvetcare.com/gary-richter/
Duke is a 4(ish) year old standard poodle with severe separation anxiety.
Because of his anxiety, he had failed in several different homes. When Duke was returned
to NCPR for the 4th time, Patty and I knew that something had to be done in order to
find Duke a forever home, and more importantly to save his life.
I fell in love with Duke...he is a very loving,and well behaved dog, when he is around people.
He is so sweet and really wants to pleasehis person. Duke had been to the vet, and had been placed
on traditional tranquilizers, in an attempt to alleviate his anxiety. There were times, when he howled all night long in his
kennel, even with taking the medication.
I had taken my dog to a holistic vet in Oakland, Dr. Gary Richter, and I can tell you first hand,
that Dr. Richter saved my dog's life. Boomer had been suffering from chronic liver hepatitis for 4 years,
and his liver enzyme levels had reached alarming levels. His liver was enlarged, and Boomer was
becoming quite uncomfortable. Dr. Richter suggested Boomer change his diet,
and also put him on various supplements and vitamins. Within 6 months, Boomer's liver
enzymes had returned to normal levels, and he is perfectly comfortable now. Amazing story.
Patty and I both felt that traditional "western" modalities were not working for Duke, and we both felt
that we had nothing to lose by trying other options that were available for him. I volunteered
to transport Duke to Dr. Richter in Oakland. Dr. Richter was optimistic that there was hope for Duke,
and that Duke had the potential to calm down enough so we could find an adopter for him.
Duke received three different acupuncture sessions, and I saw amazing results immediately. Within
only a couple of minutes of having the acupuncture needles placed, Duke calmed right down and went
to sleep on the floor of the vet's office. Dr. Richter also placed Duke on some Chinese herbs, and recommended
the "Thundershirt" for him to wear. http://www.thundershirt.com/
Thundershirt uses gentle, constant pressure to calm your dog, effectively aiding anxiety, fearfulness, barking and more.
Now Duke is in a loving, forever home, and his people are absolutely thrilled to have him! They truly
believe that these modalities have really worked for Duke, and they are currently in the process of weaning
Duke off all his "traditional" tranquilizers.
http://holisticvetcare.com/gary-richter/
Friday, March 5, 2010
SAVE MONEY CHANGING YOUR POODLE'S FOOD
If you find (as I recently did) that the only food your poodle will eat (!) is being discontinued, buzz on over to Pet Food Express. They were the ones who told me ahead of time to prepare for that coming fact, and told me that if my dog didn't like the replacement I purchased, that they would give me a total refund! Until we found one she does like!
They were also extremely helpful in suggesting that I mix a little of the new food with the old food and increase the ratio over a period of a week or two. This sneaks it into their diet and (very important) minimizes the tummy upset often associated with a change in diet.
They were also extremely helpful in suggesting that I mix a little of the new food with the old food and increase the ratio over a period of a week or two. This sneaks it into their diet and (very important) minimizes the tummy upset often associated with a change in diet.
Monday, March 1, 2010
Volunteer Helps Mitzi the Poodle-Mix Puppy
On Friday I had a very heart-warming experience with Norcal Poodle Rescue! A lady in Berkeley who had a back injury and wanted to be sure her six-month-old mini-poodle, Mitzi, had all the exericise and attention she deserved, let me bring Mitzi to Walnut Creek to find a new home for her.Mitzi's "mom" felt so good about having us help. She could tell we love the poodles and make sure that they go to great homes. It was hard not to take Mitzi home with me!!
Cathy Turney, Norcal Poodle Rescue Volunteer
Sunday, February 14, 2010
NCPR Volunteer Shares Her First Rescue and Adoption Experience
Hi dog lovers,
I wanted to share my story of my first rescue and adoption as a volunteer with Nor Cal Poodle Rescue. I began my journey by "manning" or "womaning" ( I know this isn't a word, but it should be) the hotline, after Sue came over and gave me training. I was surprised at how many requests came in for poodles. It was encouraging to see the love that people have for the breed. The poodle duty my first week was to find a home for a 7 year old male Standard Poodle named Hershey. Yes, I was thinking he would be a big strapping chocolate poodle, but he was more a cafe mocha, with LOTS of milk. I guess a more apt description would be cafe latte (heavy on the latte). I met Hershey and his owner in a home depot parking lot. We filled out the forms and I reassured his owner that she had been responsible to call us, versus taking him to a shelter. Then he hopped in my van and off we went. We didn't have time to poodle dally because his "potential adopter" was already on her way to my house. Hershey was just as sweet as, well, a cafe latte with lots of sugar, and the woman adopting him fell instantly in love. We took my dogs and Hershey on a walk to "dog test" him and allowed the dogs to meet on neutral territory. We then allowed him to interact with the human kids and he was great with everyone. I think he'll be happy in his new home. I would say this was a good Valentine's present for both Hershey and his new owner.
Happy Tails,
Misty
Our Adoption of Bear the Standard Poodle
I wanted to share our story of how we adopted our lovely boy Standard Poodle, Bear. We have a 1/2 lab, 1/2 Standard Poodle, Basie. My husband says that everything he loves about her comes from her "poodle side" and that half is the "perfect dog!" Our journey to find Basie a friend, and additional family member, ended at NCPR. We had submitted our application and I checked the website religiously until I saw three beautiful black standards featured. I spoke to Sue and she thought Bear would be a great match for our 2 little girls and our "big girl" Basie. Bear was very timid about being in a house and loud noises. He was especially fearful of men, much to my husband's chagrin, since this was going to be "his" perfect dog. However, much to our delight, Bear quickly fell in love with my husband, our children and Basie. Basie and Bear have WWDF (World Wide Dog Federation) wrestling matches on a daily basis. Basie is gracious and lets Bear win sometimes. We love our sweet Bear and he is such a happy guy and is thrilled with all the hiking, love and attention that comes his way. He has never shown an ounce of aggression toward anyone. Although his life wasn't too happy before us, he has blossomed in the 6 months we've had him. Everywhere we go people can not believe he was a rescue. He is just too beautiful they say, who would have given him up?? Well I can tell you we are glad they did and that now he has the life he deserves!
Sincerely,
Misty, Greg, Sienna, Imara
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Poodle Love Blossoms at Adoption Events
We had our first adoption event at Petsmart today. We have adoption events the first Sunday of each month at Pet Food Express in Concord. Many wonderful adoptions have resulted from our PFE events. Some people don't know they need a poodle in their lives until their hearts lead them through the PFE door and then it happens- poodle love! They experience those sweet faces, dear personalities and feel that soft curly hair and wonder why they haven't considered a poodle before. It is so much fun for NCPR volunteers to see this idea develop. It's also wonderful when families who have previously adopted stop by to visit and show off their much loved poodles. So to expand our adoption outreach efforts we took Wiggles, Codie Girl, Sugar and Harley to Petsmart. There were no adoption prospects today, but we had a really good time.
Toy Poodle Duffy is Worth the Wait
I met Dominic and Marcia in July when they first came to NCPR to meet our poodles. They didn't adopt on that visit or the next. I had to chuckle because Dom would describe their busy schedule, but when I called about a toy poodle they would jump in the car and arrive in an hour or two. Finally, in January, Duffy a 2 year old apricot toy, became available. True to form, Dom and Marcia dropped everything and rushed to meet Duffy and it was love at first sight. They scooped him up and took him home to San Francisco. Each time we talk they are so effusive about how adaptable, smart, sweet and loving their little guy is. Duffy, now named Joshie, is truly a little bundle of joy.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Liz blogs about Jackie the Labradoodle
20something knowitall: Doggie Dog Dog!
Liz and Brentan adopted Jackie from us in December '09. While searching poodle related blogs I found this post by Liz about their new dog. I thought everyone would enjoy seeing Jackie the labradoodle in her new home.
Liz and Brentan adopted Jackie from us in December '09. While searching poodle related blogs I found this post by Liz about their new dog. I thought everyone would enjoy seeing Jackie the labradoodle in her new home.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Standard Poodle Boris is adopted and finds stairs, doorways and hallways a challenge
Boris went to his new home with John and Nora in San Rafael last week. His new "sister", Bella, is a friendly curly-coated retriever. We all met outside John's house and went for a walk with the dogs (a la Cesar Millan). Bella and Boris were friendly on the walk so we decided to let them romp in the backyard. The yard is on a steep slope with a lot of stairs. Boris took one look and put on the brakes. John gently coaxed him down a few stairs at a time and finally arrived at the lawn. The dogs sniffed, ran about and eventually Boris bound up the stairs with no hesitation.
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