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March 2005 Blog Archive - Almost Heaven
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3/31/05
- New Golden Available for Adoption
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Bufus has been added to Almost Heaven's
list of Adoptable
Golden's Looking for Forever Homes.
2.5 year old Bufus is nothing short of Wonderful!!
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3/29/05
- Super Pet Expo - Chantilly, VA
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Super Pet Expo at the Dulles Expo Center
Dates & Times
Friday, April 1,
2005 - Kids Admitted FREE! 4 PM - 9 PM
Saturday, April 2, 2005 - 10 AM - 8 PM
Sunday, April 3, 2005 - 10 AM - 5 PM
Admission
Adults: $10
Kids 12 & Under: $5
Kids 3 & Under: FREE
Where
4368 Chantilly
Shopping Center
Chantilly, VA 20153 (click
for map)
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Does Your Canine
Companion have what it takes to be on
"The Late Show With David Letterman"?
There will be auditions for both Stupid
Pet Tricks and Stupid Human Tricks on Sunday morning. The
Expo will also feature Elephant Rides, Pet Psychic Medium,
the K-9 performance team, a petting zoo, exotic bird show
and the World Famous Chicken Man.
Great Fun and Entertainment for the
entire family. Bring your canine companion... Leashed
pets are welcome.
For more information and discounted
tickets visit: Super
Pet Expo.
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3/27/05
- Celebrate Boone's Life
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Boone is Celebrating Life —
his Happy Ending and Longevity — with a DVD. The DVD, titled,
"Boone and Friends — A Celebration"
is available FREE with a donation of $25.00 or more
to Almost Heaven Golden Retriever & Sanctuary. This
is Boone's gift — his way of thanking them for helping
Senior and "Special Needs" Goldens. All donations
celebrating Boone's very special life will be used for
the medical care of the Senior and Special needs Goldens
at Almost Heaven.
Click here to read "Boone's
Story."
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3/26/05
- Bark in the Park - Gaithersburg,
MD
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Reward the loyalty and devotion of
your favorite four-legged friends by bringing them to the
City of Gaithersburg's Annual Bark in the Park celebration.
It will be a day of fun and frivolity.
The entire afternoon is devoted to our canine citizenry and their owners. Your dogs can strut their stuff in the "Dog Gone It Parade" or show off their hunting prowess in the "No Bones About It" bone hunt. A dog trainer will be on hand to teach old dogs new tricks and vice versa. There will also be a dog obstacle course, a photo booth, and plenty of useful information from a variety of vendors.
For more details visit the City
of Gaithersburg's Annual Bark in the Park celebration.
Tickets are required for entry to
this special event and will be on sale at the Activity Center
at Bohrer Park, Summit Hall Farm, 506 South Frederick Avenue.
Tickets are $5 for dogs who are City residents and $8 for
dogs who reside elsewhere. The day of the event, tickets
will cost every dog $8.
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3/25/05
- March for the Animals - Silver Spring,
MD
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Join Roxie's Fund Tails on Trails
2K Dog Walk with your family and furry friends for a fun
afternoon for the whole family! It's only *$10.00 per family
to participate for this exciting fundraiser for Roxie's
Fund!
The FUN will include: 2K Dog Walk in scenic Longmead Crossing, Doggie Goodie Bag for all furry participants, Flyball demonstration, Agility dog demonstration and course for all dogs, Microchip clinic for your dog, a Raffle for wonderful prizes and Helpful sponsor tables and information!! Food, refreshments and Caricature of your dog will be available to purchase.
For more details visit the Roxie's Fund website.
*The $10.00 participation
fee is a tax-deductible donation for Roxie's Fund.
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3/25/05
- March for the Animals - Baltimore,
MD
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Wanted...All animal-lovers and their
pets!! Come out and join The Maryland SPCA for their tenth
annual 1.5 mile walk-a-thon. Not only will you be walking
for a great cause, there will be many exciting activities
and contests throughout the day for everyone!
For more details visit the Maryland
SPCA website.
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3/24/05
- April 2005 Pin/Magnet now Available
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Almost Heaven's April 2005 Pin or Magnet
is now available for order in Almost
Heaven's Gift Store. This pin is #3 in a new series of 12
pins or magnets designed by Jenny McMurtrie.
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3/23/05
- New Freebie - Hartz Fabulous Pet
Makeover Kit
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Receive free Hartz products and coupons
for your dog, cat, small animal or bird when you sign up for the
Hartz newsletter...Check
it out!
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3/22/05
- New Goldens Available for Adoption
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Thome has been added to Almost Heaven's
list of Adoptable
Golden's Looking for Forever Homes.
Levi is a handsome boy, loves people and is housebroken.
Stuart has a happy, outgoing personality
and is absolutely gorgeous! 
Buddy has been adopted
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3/16/05
- New Golden Available for Adoption
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Thome has been added to Almost Heaven's
list of Adoptable
Golden's Looking for Forever Homes.
Thome named after the baseball player, Jim Thome, is about a year
old. He is very affectionate, perfectly crate-trained is simply
a sweetheart!!
Dan has been adopted.
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3/09/05
- Subpoena Served to Shih Tzu
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Prosecutors looking for possible witnesses
to a murder subpoenaed Murphy Smith, the defendent's pet shih
tzu. Find out how it happened by reading the article Dog
subpoenaed as witness in murder case the whole story from
the The Associated Press [MSNBC
News, March 9, 2005].
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3/05/05
- Are Most Annual Canine Vaccines Necessary?
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"Schultz, professor and chair of pathobiological
sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary
Medicine, has been studying the effectiveness of canine vaccines
since the 1970s; he's learned that immunity can last as long as
a dog's lifetime, which suggests that our "best friends" are being
over-vaccinated... over-vaccination can actually jeopardize a
dog's health and even life. Side effects can cause skin problems,
allergic reactions and autoimmune disease. Though the case in
cats, not dogs, tumors have been reported at the site of vaccine
injections." ... Read the complete news release:
Annual
Dog Vaccines May Not Be Necessary, says UW Veterinary Immunologist
[University
Communications News Release, The Board of Regents of the University
of Wisconsin System].
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3/04/05
- Adoption & A Natural Treatment Choice
for Canine Arthritis
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Buddy Boy, Corey and Einstein have been adopted.
Learn the common
signs and the natural products being used in the treatment and
prevention of canine of canine arthritis in the AspenbloomWellPet
RSS Channel article "Dog/Canine
Arthritis" by Matthew Seigneur.
A Testimonial from Almost Heaven's
Webmaster: I experienced excellent results using a product,
containing Glucosamine, on my canine son Sam. He was diagnosed
as having the early symptoms of a Cranial
Cruciate Ligament Rupture: pain walking/running, lameness,
decreased range of motion & popping/crackling noise in the joint.
The rupture seemed inevitable since Sam, being a Jack Russell
Terrier mix, was not about to stop running and hopping -- The
boy is a hyper-active bundle of energy. In the attempt to prevent
an expensive surgery, I decided to try a Glucosamine product.
Within a month, Sam was no longer limping and yelping in pain.
It has been 2 years and Sam is doing great!! Even his Veterinarian
is amazed.
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3/02/05
- New Goldens Available for Adoption
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Samantha, Dan and Einstein have been added
to Almost Heaven's list of Adoptable
Golden's Looking for Forever Homes.
Spencer is a wonderful boy who is about 2 years old. He will probably
only be about 45 - 50 pounds after he fills out, so he is a little
smaller than the average male Golden.
 Buddy
wags his entire body - not just his tail, and he's always happy!
He loves everyone and everything, and has no bad habits or faults.
 Einstein is a gentle giant, a total sweetheart that is totally housebroken, good with kids and other pets, and well behaved.
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