Sunday, May 28, 2006
GPASC Specialty Show Highlights So Cal's Best Pyrs
The GPASC held this year's AKC-approved Great Pyrenees Breed Specialty Show on Jan 27, at the Orange Show Center in San Bernadino, CA. Conformation was judged by M. Martorella, Sweeps by Rudy Munoz. For information about next year's show, contact Show Secretary Eileen Parr.
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| Best of Breed |
| CH Honor's Bound for Glory |
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| Best of Opposite Sex |
| CH Honor's Promise of Glory |
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| Winners Bitch and Best of Winners |
| Euzkalzale Callista |
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| Winners Dog and Best Bred by Exhibitor |
| Framboise Magic and Fantasea |
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| Best Puppy in Sweepstakes |
| Euzkalzale Callista |
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| Best Veteran in Sweepstakes |
| Ch Revere's Andy Bear |
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| Here's the Rescue Dog Parade, with almost every dog looking towards the camera! This year's turnout was outstanding. |
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| One of the most senior dogs from GPASC Rescue is Bentley, shown here with his family the Reichelts and fellow rescue pal Cue. Bentley left this world on May 19th, and is missed by his many friends and admirers. |
LA County Now Requires Dogs to be Sterilized and Microchipped
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approval a new measure that requires all adult dogs kept in unincorporated Los Angeles County to be spayed or neutered and implanted with an identifying microchip.
“This measure, one of the first of its kind in the nation, will have double benefits,” said Marcia Mayeda , director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, which drafted the ordinance.
“Its mandatory spay and neuter provisions, which are required of all dogs over the age of four months, will help reduce the numbers of unwanted animals flooding into our shelters,” said Mayeda (who, along with husband Vince, recently adopted Pablo [formerly Sebastian] from GPASC Rescue). “The Found Animal Foundation of Los Angeles has promised to pay for the microchip and lifetime registration for 1,000,000 dogs in Los Angeles County. We are truly grateful for their generous offer of support.”
“The microchip provision will provide positive, reliable on-body identification for dogs, speeding their return to owners.”
During 2004-05, the County’s Department of Animal Care and Control, the largest public animal control agency in the nation, impounded more than 40,000 dogs.
More than 24,000 of those animals were unsterilized, stray dogs, found running at large and raising public safety concerns by their behavior.
Once housed in County shelters almost 19,000 dogs had to be humanely euthanized because the agency could not find their owners or was unable to place them in new homes.
“Our agency is very much in agreement with the `No Kill’ animal care philosophy that is gaining wider and wider acceptance in the general public,” Mayeda said.
“And, at the same time, we understand the practical realities of animal control; our agency has been doing this for almost 70 years. In order to euthanize fewer animals – with the goal of euthanizing no animals – we first have to drastically reduce the number of animals coming into our shelters.”
This full text of this article can be found here.
“This measure, one of the first of its kind in the nation, will have double benefits,” said Marcia Mayeda , director of the Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control, which drafted the ordinance.
“Its mandatory spay and neuter provisions, which are required of all dogs over the age of four months, will help reduce the numbers of unwanted animals flooding into our shelters,” said Mayeda (who, along with husband Vince, recently adopted Pablo [formerly Sebastian] from GPASC Rescue). “The Found Animal Foundation of Los Angeles has promised to pay for the microchip and lifetime registration for 1,000,000 dogs in Los Angeles County. We are truly grateful for their generous offer of support.”
“The microchip provision will provide positive, reliable on-body identification for dogs, speeding their return to owners.”
During 2004-05, the County’s Department of Animal Care and Control, the largest public animal control agency in the nation, impounded more than 40,000 dogs.
More than 24,000 of those animals were unsterilized, stray dogs, found running at large and raising public safety concerns by their behavior.
Once housed in County shelters almost 19,000 dogs had to be humanely euthanized because the agency could not find their owners or was unable to place them in new homes.
“Our agency is very much in agreement with the `No Kill’ animal care philosophy that is gaining wider and wider acceptance in the general public,” Mayeda said.
“And, at the same time, we understand the practical realities of animal control; our agency has been doing this for almost 70 years. In order to euthanize fewer animals – with the goal of euthanizing no animals – we first have to drastically reduce the number of animals coming into our shelters.”
This full text of this article can be found here.
This Could be Your Pet's Ticket Home...
Microchips provide an easy, inexpensive and permanent identification system for pets. Pyrs are justly famous for their wandering ways, and many dogs end up in the county animal shelters (or in our rescue) because they made an escape and had no identification tags by the time they were picked up. Here is some information about one of the microchip systems available with some unique features:
HomeAgain® is an advanced pet identification and retrieval system. A microchip - the size of a grain of rice - with a unique identification code that is implanted between the shoulder blades of your pet. Then your pet needs to be enrolled with the HomeAgain® Pet Recovery Service. HomeAgain® maintains a national database that is available 24-hours daily, 365 days a year. If your pet is ever lost, they can be scanned at animal shelters or veterinary clinics. Your pet's identification number is called in to HomeAgain® (1-866-PET-ID24), and you are notified immediately.
Take a minute to visit their website, and make an appointment with your vet to get your dog microchipped today.
HomeAgain® is an advanced pet identification and retrieval system. A microchip - the size of a grain of rice - with a unique identification code that is implanted between the shoulder blades of your pet. Then your pet needs to be enrolled with the HomeAgain® Pet Recovery Service. HomeAgain® maintains a national database that is available 24-hours daily, 365 days a year. If your pet is ever lost, they can be scanned at animal shelters or veterinary clinics. Your pet's identification number is called in to HomeAgain® (1-866-PET-ID24), and you are notified immediately.
Take a minute to visit their website, and make an appointment with your vet to get your dog microchipped today.
Bernese Make Great Family Guardians, Apparently.
Check out the realistic Bernese Mountain Dog baby suit. I wish I could get one in Pyr colors...
This baby obviously has a built-in guardian angel.
The photo comes to us courtesy of Laurel S. Cain Denk, DVM and Marc C. Denk.
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Pyrs Meet the Public at Pet Expo 2006
Members of GPASC brought their Great Pyrenees dogs to the 2006 edition of American's Family Pet Expo at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, CA the weekend of April 21, 2006. The show is one of the largest of its kind. Pet owners and animal lovers come to see spectacular exhibits, demonstrations, hands-on animal petting opportunities, educational programs, special attractions, pet adoptions, product giveaways, entertainment and lots of food.
The GPASC Rescue booth was a very popular spot this year, as numerous beautiful white Pyrs were on hand with their owners, demonstrating their family-friendly, easy-going nature to all who stopped to meet them, and helping to educate the public about the GPASC Rescue and its mission, to find permanent homes for abandoned Great Pyrenees dogs in the Southern California region.
Many of the dogs at the booth were rescue success stories, and their proud owners were eager to explain to Expo visitors what great family pets these dogs can be. The photos give some idea of the exciting interactions everybody had with the "Big Dogs." Special thanks to Jake the Pyr for taking these pictures, with some help from his owners Ann and Carlos. Keep up the good work, Jake!
Special thanks to all the Pyr owners who came out to meet the public and show off their beautiful rescue dogs: Vincent and Marcia (with Sebastian), Debi (with Hoss), Carlos and Ann (with Jake), Alan, Leslie and Allegra (with Zelda, Orion and Angel), Sherry, and Cortney and MacKenzie (with Obedience Champion Kola).
The GPASC Rescue booth was a very popular spot this year, as numerous beautiful white Pyrs were on hand with their owners, demonstrating their family-friendly, easy-going nature to all who stopped to meet them, and helping to educate the public about the GPASC Rescue and its mission, to find permanent homes for abandoned Great Pyrenees dogs in the Southern California region.
Many of the dogs at the booth were rescue success stories, and their proud owners were eager to explain to Expo visitors what great family pets these dogs can be. The photos give some idea of the exciting interactions everybody had with the "Big Dogs." Special thanks to Jake the Pyr for taking these pictures, with some help from his owners Ann and Carlos. Keep up the good work, Jake!
Special thanks to all the Pyr owners who came out to meet the public and show off their beautiful rescue dogs: Vincent and Marcia (with Sebastian), Debi (with Hoss), Carlos and Ann (with Jake), Alan, Leslie and Allegra (with Zelda, Orion and Angel), Sherry, and Cortney and MacKenzie (with Obedience Champion Kola).
Friday, May 26, 2006
Welcome to the New GPASC Pyrspective!
This is the first post at the new Pyrspective blog-based newsletter. Pyrspective is the quarterly publication of the Great Pyrenees Association of Southern California, Inc. (GPASC). GPASC operates a rescue kennel for abandoned Great Pyrenees dogs, working to find forever homes for animals from all over Southern California.
The pup in the picture is Tyler, one of the GPASC Rescue's many success stories. Tyler was found roaming loose in the open desert near Mojave, CA, without any identification, covered in burrs and spines, and with a torn knee ligament, at age 9 months. He was adopted by Webmaster Mark, and at age 2 years today, he is a happy, healthy, energetic and loving member of the Angevine clan.
There are more great dogs like Tyler waiting for folks like you. Check out our main rescue site to see who's available right now! >>>>
