Dogbook
So maybe its true what my husband says, I have way too much time on my hands. I made a dogbook page on facebook for Opie. I think you have to have a facebook page to see it:
http://apps.facebook.com/dogbook/profile/view/6002698
Jen
http://apps.facebook.com/dogbook/profile/view/6002698
Jen
Sato Belle of Ceiba!
Hello all! I am finally a member of the blog! Here is a shot of Belle and her sisters here in Baltimore! Belle, is the beautiful black and white dog on the left. Tinker is in the middle and Sweet Pea is on the right. Belle is feeling good and having a wonderful life. Belle weighs 65 pounds now! That is a long way from the 14 pound little puppy that "found" Tinker and I visiting Puerto Rico almost 5 years ago. What's new with the satos and gatos in PR? XOXO
Eddies Wheels | Wheelchairs for Handicapped Pets
http://www.eddieswheels.com/index.html :
When our own dog, Buddha, lost her mobility due to disc disease, we built her a dogcart to help her get around. After so many years of faithful service, she deserved a chance to rehabilitate and enjoy life while she healed. That meant a cart designed to allow her to explore the woods, wade in the river, and play with other dogs, as she had always done. After several months in her cart, she gradually, miraculously, regained her ability to walk on her own again. She proved to us that given time and care, dogs with disabilities can not only survive, sometimes they can heal. And we have learned from the hundreds of disabled pets we have built carts for since then, that even those with permanent disabilities can enjoy life in their wheels.
videos: http://www.eddieswheels.com/html/press.html
Animal Friends: Animal Friends: Wellness
Animal Friends: Animal Friends: Wellness: "Red Collar Society
You may have heard of the Red Hat Society. It’s an organization of mature women who see age as something to celebrate by enjoying life and having fun. At Animal Friends, dogs ages five and over, cats age six and over, and bunnies older than 3 years are Red Collar pets. These older animals are ready to put the past behind them and enjoy life.
Age, as we know, is just a state of mind. And Animal Friends is hoping to plant a seed in your mind, and in your heart, that will encourage you to consider adopting a pet who’s been around the block a few times - and is ready to go again! For more information about the benefits of becoming a Red Collar Society adopter, click here, call 412.847.7031, or write to wellness@animal-friends.org"
You may have heard of the Red Hat Society. It’s an organization of mature women who see age as something to celebrate by enjoying life and having fun. At Animal Friends, dogs ages five and over, cats age six and over, and bunnies older than 3 years are Red Collar pets. These older animals are ready to put the past behind them and enjoy life.
Age, as we know, is just a state of mind. And Animal Friends is hoping to plant a seed in your mind, and in your heart, that will encourage you to consider adopting a pet who’s been around the block a few times - and is ready to go again! For more information about the benefits of becoming a Red Collar Society adopter, click here, call 412.847.7031, or write to wellness@animal-friends.org"
Times-Gazette.com - Driving doggies to safety / Transports organized to rescue pooches from shelters
Times-Gazette.com - Driving doggies to safety / Transports organized to rescue pooches from shelters: "By GINGER CHRIST
T-G Staff Writer
On any given weekend, caravans navigate the highways -- trains of vehicles transporting lives from death row to safety. Different cars and different people comprise the convoys, each person volunteering to drive more than 100 miles to deliver canine charges into safekeeping.
Dog transports are organized on weekends throughout the country, designed to move dogs from high-kill shelters to rescues, according to Madeline Finnerty, a transport driver from Ashland. Organizers work with shelters to identify dogs in need of transport and drivers volunteer to transport dogs on legs of often multi-state trips.
'Transports are so incredibly important because they are literally what stands between life and death for these fur babies,' said Kori Kent, a transport coordinator from Depew, N.Y. 'If we cannot fill a transport for a dog that is on death row, they will surely never survive through to the following weekend as a result of overcrowding in the animal shelters.'
Transports allow dogs to be moved from areas with overpopulation problems to places with stricter spay and neuter regulations. According to Finnerty, many dogs are taken into larger cities and the northeast region of the country.
T-G Staff Writer
On any given weekend, caravans navigate the highways -- trains of vehicles transporting lives from death row to safety. Different cars and different people comprise the convoys, each person volunteering to drive more than 100 miles to deliver canine charges into safekeeping.
Dog transports are organized on weekends throughout the country, designed to move dogs from high-kill shelters to rescues, according to Madeline Finnerty, a transport driver from Ashland. Organizers work with shelters to identify dogs in need of transport and drivers volunteer to transport dogs on legs of often multi-state trips.
'Transports are so incredibly important because they are literally what stands between life and death for these fur babies,' said Kori Kent, a transport coordinator from Depew, N.Y. 'If we cannot fill a transport for a dog that is on death row, they will surely never survive through to the following weekend as a result of overcrowding in the animal shelters.'
Transports allow dogs to be moved from areas with overpopulation problems to places with stricter spay and neuter regulations. According to Finnerty, many dogs are taken into larger cities and the northeast region of the country.
Scrutiny for Puerto Rico Over Animal Treatment - New York Times
Scrutiny for Puerto Rico Over Animal Treatment - New York Times: "Animal rights advocates contend that the inhumane disposal of animals was routine, with unwanted dogs, cats and even farm animals hurled from bridges, intentionally crushed by vehicles or butchered with machetes. Government nonchalance, they say, has allowed this to go on.
But only with the Barceloneta case, they say, did anything start to happen. It spurred threats of a tourism boycott, inspired the government to begin addressing more forcefully the issue of animal welfare and precipitated soul-searching among the Puerto Rican people.
“In our culture we have not addressed these issues because, probably, we did not think they were important,” said Carlos M. Carazo, director of the animal disease division of Puerto Rico’s State Office for Animal Control"
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/satohelpers
But only with the Barceloneta case, they say, did anything start to happen. It spurred threats of a tourism boycott, inspired the government to begin addressing more forcefully the issue of animal welfare and precipitated soul-searching among the Puerto Rican people.
“In our culture we have not addressed these issues because, probably, we did not think they were important,” said Carlos M. Carazo, director of the animal disease division of Puerto Rico’s State Office for Animal Control"
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One of the most notorious dumping grounds is a spit of land on the southeastern coast near the town of Yabucoa. It is known as Dead Dog Beach. According to animal welfare advocates, thousands of dogs have wound up there in the last decade.
“I’ve found dogs poisoned in the bushes,” said Sandra Cintron, 37, an animal rescuer who lives in Yabucoa and drives to the beach every morning with a sack of dry food and jugs of fresh water for the shifting population of abandoned animals. “Sometimes they put them in bags and toss them in the jungle.”
Ms. Cintron, whose volunteer work is supported by several Puerto Rican and international animal welfare groups, has been tending to the stray dogs at Dead Dog Beach since 2001. She has taken hundreds to be neutered and has found homes for dozens. She has named them all and keeps photographs of them in albums. Animal rights groups say that over the years they have been inundated with letters and e-mail messages from tourists offended by the stray dog problem.
One rights group in San Juan is the Save a Sato Foundation. The group’s Web site explains that sato is slang for “street dog.”
An e-mail message sent to the group by a woman who identified herself as Susan, was typical: “I visited P.R. a few years ago and was appalled and literally sickened by the homeless dog situation. I spent my entire vacation feeding stray dogs. The trip was miserable and horrible and I swore never to return and to tell everyone I knew about the experience.”
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http://www.saveasato.orghttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/satohelpers
Scrutiny for Puerto Rico Over Animal Treatment - New York Times
Scrutiny for Puerto Rico Over Animal Treatment - New York Times: "Animal rights advocates contend that the inhumane disposal of animals was routine, with unwanted dogs, cats and even farm animals hurled from bridges, intentionally crushed by vehicles or butchered with machetes. Government nonchalance, they say, has allowed this to go on.
But only with the Barceloneta case, they say, did anything start to happen. It spurred threats of a tourism boycott, inspired the government to begin addressing more forcefully the issue of animal welfare and precipitated soul-searching among the Puerto Rican people.
“In our culture we have not addressed these issues because, probably, we did not think they were important,” said Carlos M. Carazo, director of the animal disease division of Puerto Rico’s State Office for Animal Control"
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/satohelpers
But only with the Barceloneta case, they say, did anything start to happen. It spurred threats of a tourism boycott, inspired the government to begin addressing more forcefully the issue of animal welfare and precipitated soul-searching among the Puerto Rican people.
“In our culture we have not addressed these issues because, probably, we did not think they were important,” said Carlos M. Carazo, director of the animal disease division of Puerto Rico’s State Office for Animal Control"
>>>>
One of the most notorious dumping grounds is a spit of land on the southeastern coast near the town of Yabucoa. It is known as Dead Dog Beach. According to animal welfare advocates, thousands of dogs have wound up there in the last decade.
“I’ve found dogs poisoned in the bushes,” said Sandra Cintron, 37, an animal rescuer who lives in Yabucoa and drives to the beach every morning with a sack of dry food and jugs of fresh water for the shifting population of abandoned animals. “Sometimes they put them in bags and toss them in the jungle.”
Ms. Cintron, whose volunteer work is supported by several Puerto Rican and international animal welfare groups, has been tending to the stray dogs at Dead Dog Beach since 2001. She has taken hundreds to be neutered and has found homes for dozens. She has named them all and keeps photographs of them in albums. Animal rights groups say that over the years they have been inundated with letters and e-mail messages from tourists offended by the stray dog problem.
One rights group in San Juan is the Save a Sato Foundation. The group’s Web site explains that sato is slang for “street dog.”
An e-mail message sent to the group by a woman who identified herself as Susan, was typical: “I visited P.R. a few years ago and was appalled and literally sickened by the homeless dog situation. I spent my entire vacation feeding stray dogs. The trip was miserable and horrible and I swore never to return and to tell everyone I knew about the experience.”
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http://www.saveasato.orghttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/satohelpers
Humiliated Dog!
A couple weeks ago, my sato Buddy was romping in the woods with another dog, and leaped over a snow-covered log. He impaled himself with a stick in the chest! $700 and some stitches later, he has recovered. But look at the poor humiliated dog in the "between" stage! :)MBC
Wanted: help in locating more info on Mija
From: "Magdalena Lenkowski-Cauley"
Do you have any information on the Sato adopted from Bloofield-Bukowski Animal Shelter (Bloomfield, NJ) - she was brought in to US in April of 2006 and her given name was Brenda. Apparently located her sister who was also named Brenda when she was brought to US for adoption. Trying to understand some of her behaviour and finding out any and all details would be extremely helpful and important to her. Thank you for your help!
Magda and Mija Corazon (formerly known as Brenda)
Samba Mainwaring, June 2007
Samba was less than a year old when adopted from Buddy Dog way back April 2002. Lives with three cats. One she plays with, one she ignores, and one that she disciplines if she hears the cat scratching on furniture.
Canela and I fell in love!!!!
ALESSAM wrote: This is my first time on http://groups.google.com/group/satofamilies?hl=en
This is my Sato story:
I've been volunteering at our local animal shelter for about 5 years. After about 2 years, we started taking in a few Satos when we had room for them. We received out first group of 6 on a Thursday nite, and I was taking a couple of them to Petco for adoption day on Saturday. On the way there, Canela and I fell in love!!!!
I had never had a dog before (I've had cats since I was 5 years old), and I was going to wait until I retire to adopt a dog. I started volunteering just to be around dogs and to help them in any way I could. Well, when I fell in love with Canela, I knew I could not let her go, and I adopted her. She was 10 month old, and cute as a button. I took her home and realized she was not house-trained, or if she was, she reverted back. The first few weeks or so, I used to cry myself to sleep at night wondering what I had done. I was not ready for this!! How could I say I made a mistake? I wasn't sleeping at night, and was coming home to poop all over the house that took me hours to clean up. Well, each day got a little better than the day before, and now, after 2 years, I have such a wonderful companion, that I can't imagine my life without her.
Isn't she the cutest thing you ever saw???
Dads Pet Care "Nut-Tastic" bog treats
Dads Pet Care: "In 1933, George 'Dad' Lang's Springer had a surprisingly large litter of pups—eleven! At the time, commercial dog food cost five cents a pound, and work (if you could find it) paid forty cents an hour. To avoid going broke feeding his new pups, George tried making his own dog food. With an old peanut roaster, he combined 'Dad's Health Wheat'(a product his father was then selling) with meat meal"
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Note from Uncle Dave
After eight years of looking for a Dog treat that Samba would respond to I found a bottle of "Nut-tastics" treats. They don't show on the dadspetcare website. I haven't seen their dog food at any supermarket.
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Note from Uncle Dave
After eight years of looking for a Dog treat that Samba would respond to I found a bottle of "Nut-tastics" treats. They don't show on the dadspetcare website. I haven't seen their dog food at any supermarket.
"Rusty Poo" aka Rusty
Pam adopted Rusty in early 1996 when the Save A Sato adoption program was still really new. He just turned 11 years old. "Rusty Poo" (his original name) has been such a wonderful member of our family for so long and he is still very vibrant and happy. Pam has pictures of him sitting with Chantal on her deck on the water and it seems impossible that it was soooo long ago. He's their Big Ole Papa Bear. Pam just wanted to share with other Sato families that these dogs can have such a wonderful family life through this program.
We did leaves this weekend !
Santa Photos at Camp Canine to benefit SAS
Here is Baxter with Santa at Camp Canine in Ashland, MA - all proceeds from the photos went to Save A Sato. Baxter asked Santa for a loving home for all the homeless pets in Puerto Rico, and throughout the world!
Cinnamon (adopted in July) and Honey (formerly Brenda and adopted in Sept.). Cinnamon is the brindle and Honey the black and white.
Here are Cinnamon (adopted in July) and Honey (formerly Brenda and adopted in Sept.). Cinnamon is the brindle and Honey the black and white. Both girls were adopted from Danbury Animal Welfare in CT. months apart and we later found out that they were cage-mates and best buddies in Puerto Rico! Honey's right ear is just a little tab (we were told that most likely someone tried to cut it or even cut it off when she was young), but mom and dad think it just adds to her personality. Honey is the quieter, sweet one, while Cinnamon is a real ham and seems to learn a new trick every day. Their favorite things are their chew-toys and Kongs and the rare occasion when "dad" shares his home-made beef jerky with them.
Jodi P, CT.
Lucky and Ziggy hanging out together
Lucky and Ziggy hanging out on the new couch. Bought a big sectional, apparently we only need to buy a chaise, because that's where they both lay!
Tina, at 10 weeks old.
Tina was adopted on Oct 3, 2006 by Diane Davidson.
First day home
We are working on sit.
Tina plays soccer. Great fun for her and for us
She's working on a Nylabone here. This picture is supposed to show the mixed color of her coat. Our neighbor calls this "sable."
First day home
We are working on sit.
Tina plays soccer. Great fun for her and for us
She's working on a Nylabone here. This picture is supposed to show the mixed color of her coat. Our neighbor calls this "sable."
A kiss for Leilani
Baxter shows his appreciation to Leilani for all her work on behalf of the Satos...to see more images of our outing at Pet Rock, which turned into a mini Sato reunion, visit Baxter's Dogster page
MacKenzie, SAS Spokesmodel
MacKenzie models the latest in Sato fashion...Baxter and I met Auntie Donna at Pet Rock, and she brought me this SAS sweatshirt. Since Kenzie did not attend Pet Rock, Donna and I searched and searched for a fun present to bring home to her. We didn't need to worry after all, Kenzie has claimed the SAS sweatshirt as her own, I have not even gotten to wear it once!
Here's Enzo on the way home from the Northeast Animal Shelter, where we adopted him on Aug. 27, 2006. Here's Enzo retrieving his favorite mouse toy. Enzo's a sweet dog that is content having is belly rubbed as well as retrieving his toys and tennis balls. My wife and I are so happy he's part of the family! We feel so lucky to be the parents of this little guy from Puerto Rico.
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Sato O. Annie
Hello Everyone!
We are new to the blog and need help in the possible placement of a young female Sata that is guesstimated to be about 10 months old. She is seemingly healthy and is a very loving and friendly personality. I believe she is highly adoptable and she has attached herself to my family, since we were out walking approx. 3 weeks ago.
We live out in the countryside near a popular river with waterfalls. A lot of locals drive out here and spend the afternoon. Sometimes they forgetfully leave behind their unwanted pets.
O. Annie was abandoned after a heavily populated weekend.
We live in a fenced in property and she lives (quite contentedly it seems) on the outside. She has a regular routine going and we feed her because we chose not to allow her to whimper, cry and just plain starve out there.
I have been exploring rescue and shelter groups on the Eastern part of PR, where we live on the Ceiba/Naguabo border.
There is a group called El (Faro De Los Animales.org) that I spent the day volunteering for yesterday. I met some truly wonderful concerned citizens and new friends. This group appears to really have it together (started in 1999).
They are working towards moving the first week of July to a larger facility, as they are currently filled (beyond) capacity. They are non-profit and committed and DO NOT PUT ANY animal down.
They said they could take O. Annie in after the move, however;
I would rather at this point, get her fixed and vaccinated and try to get her adopted to a good home, if at all possible.
Though El Faro mean well, they currently have 90 dogs and 50 gatos. I think their success rate at getting the adoptions done is low and slow. Typically Puerto Rican.
I will be working with them in the future (end of Summer) to do some desk top publishing and will work on educating the public and getting the word out about this shelter.
MEANTIME;;;;
If you know someone that can appreciate my poor abandoned (and doesn't have a clue as to why) canine amigo. I am attaching some photo's of her for your enjoyment.
Regards, Lyn Smith
P.S. the brown guy in the pics is O. Annie's new boyfriend (also believed to be abandoned) he's been out there with her the past 3 days. I call him the Simpson's dog, as he looks just like Bart Simpson's dog.
This is a test - Lily and her bunny
I am posting another picture (of Lily, of course) as a test. Dave is trying to figure out why the last posting I made, on July 10, did not get forwarded to the satofamilies forum.
Ruthie
Hello MacKenzie and Baxter,
I am so sorry to hear about the horrible attack that happened to you! I know how you feel, cause this is what a new dog in my neighborhood did to me last fall. Fortunately, his owners were as shocked as my mom was, and they paid all the vet bills, plus gave me $50 for "pain and suffering" which my mom spent on two really cool new designer collars for me! It's a good thing they did because my mom would have sued their asses off!! Boy did I hate that buster collar thing I had to wear for a while, and I still get mad (bark and growl--I know who he is!) when I see the dog that did it, but I haven't let the incident damage my friendly personality, and I hope you guys don't either. My mom likes to tell people how ironic it was that I survived the mean streets of Puerto Rico only to get mugged in an affluent neighborhood of Seattle! But I recovered! Us Satos have so much spunk, so I know you will recover too! I wish I could give you lots of sloppy kisses to make you feel better and get your confidence back, and your mom too!
Love,
Lily in Seattle
Save A Sato Foundation - http://www.saveasato.org/
"Distress isn't an easy thing, but anyone who has ever done it has experienced the joys, rewards and satisfaction that comes with it. Save A Sato isn't just about rescuing animals, it's about having respect and showing compassion towards all living things, and simply doing what we know is the right thing. . . . helping those who can't help themselves. We can't save the world, but we can make it more beautiful and spread the love, one Sato at a time."
The Save A Sato Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for homeless and abused animals on the island of Puerto Rico. Many of these animals live each day awaiting their untimely death whether it be from starvation, disease, injury or abuse. Our organization operates on a 100% volunteer and private donations basis. We reap the rewards knowing that through our efforts, each of our rehabilitated dogs and cats will eventually be placed into loving and stable homes.
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Dog needs help finding a home !!
Hello. I am from Puerto RIco nd i Saved a dog in Aguadilla. I want to know how i can contact youto see if you canfind the dog a home. It has has already been taken to the veterenarian. Please e-mail me as soon as possible. Here i send you a picture. It is a puppy 21/2 -3 months weight 6 pounds.
Thank you.
mariel volcy
volcymariel@gmail.com
mariel_volcy@hotmail.com
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