Squeakers` Story

News and Views from Wayside Waifs
Winter Edition 2011
Squeakers’
Story
Fox 4 Anchor Loren Halifax’s
Adoption Tale p. 3
Silver Paws
Helping Senior Pets
Find Homes p. 4
Learning to
Save Lives
Vet Students Study
at Wayside p. 6
A NO KILL
SHELTER
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Wayside Rescue Team Saves Lives
Key Contacts
President
Cynthia Smith
816-986-4400
Vice President of
Marketing & Development
Marla Svoboda
816-986-4401
Director of Facilities & Pet Memorial Services
Danny Carmichael
816-986-4406
Wayside Waifs
816-761-8151
Board of Directors
Executive Committee
Pati Chasnoff
Harold Melcher
Cynthia Smith
Shannon Barks
Vicky Whitney
Bob O’Halloran
Steve Palmer
Linda Carlsen
Susan Wally
Board Members
Peter Brown
Bill Burton
Michael Carter
Kristopher Dabner
Suzanne Dotson
Sherry Forsee
John Goodman
Adele Hall
Ellen Hanson
Melanie Hepperly
Peggy Lyons
Jodi Robinson
Betty Scott
Bill Scott
Susan Sight
David Small
Susan Susz
Advisory council
Beverly Rose
Barbara Allen
Cindy Armacost
Jeffrey Berg
Mary Coble
Jill Embry
Laurie Franklin
Jeanna Harvard
Dan Hecker, DVM
Ellen Hockaday
Martha Immenschuh
Peggy Kroesch
Jan Kyle
Darlene McCluskey
Barbara Mueth
Susan Palmer
Linda Patterson
Dr. Bradd Silver
Laura Bynum Tucker
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I
wish you could
all see our team
in action. It is not
unusual for us to get
an emergency call
from another shelter,
the Humane Society
of the United States
or the ASPCA to
help them. The
animals are rescued
from overcrowded
shelters, hoarders, puppy mills and shelters
being shut down because they are not
meeting standards of care. We often take
20 or more dogs in one transport call. When
that happens, everyone at Wayside goes
into crisis mode: the vets, the clinic staff,
admissions, adoptions staff, everyone! Even
our “Bath Brigade” volunteers respond
by coming in to bathe the animals who
have been living in filthy conditions. Our
behavior team is also there to assess the
dogs who are stressed, scared and now
find themselves in a new location. This team
is trained to read the animal’s behavior to
determine if they are simply frightened or
need special handling. It is a remarkable
thing to see the animals weighed,
vaccinated, receive a medical assessment
for possible emergency treatment and then
get handed off for clean-up. For many of
these animals it will be the first night they
experience sleeping in a warm bed with
a blanket, a toy, good food and water,
and people to love and care for them until
they are adopted. So many remarkable
stories come from these rescues and many
of these are available online. Just visit our
website at www.waysidewaifs.org, then
click on the YouTube icon in the upper right
hand corner. Make sure you have a big
box of tissues. Thank you for giving us the
support we need to rescue these innocent
victims of abuse and neglect.
Cynthia Smith Wayside Waifs President
Wayside Waifs Fur Ball Adventure
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ayside Waifs is excited to announce this
years Fur Ball theme is Photo Sa-Furry, A
Fur Ball Adventure! Guests will enjoy
a wonderful night of gourmet
food, waterfall bars, a
lively auction with the
Nigro Brothers and
dancing ‘til dawn!
We’ll transform
the Overland
“Bark” Convention
Center into the
wild, complete
with hanging vines,
tiki torches and more!
Guests should come dressed
in your best khaki, animal print or
even wear a photo of their pet! Emmy
Award Winning Meteorologist
Photo Sa-Furry
Gary Lezak will be your tour guide.
Honorary Chairpersons are Randy Clark and
Tom Maddox. Event Chairpersons are
Peggy Lyons and Susan Susz.
Linda Carlsen and
Suzanne Dotson are
serving as our Silent
Auction Chairs. Don’t miss
this adventure… mark
your calendars for
May 7, 2011, 6 pm.
Contact Marla Svoboda,
Vice President Marketing
and Development, at
816-986-4401 or
[email protected]
to reserve your table!
For more information
www.waysidewaifs.org/furball
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Loving Squeakers By Loren Halifax
T
his is a story about how a confirmed dog lover lost
her heart to a kitten with a heart defect. In sixty
seconds flat.
I anchor the morning and noon newscasts on FOX 4 in
Kansas City. Every week, we air a short live interview,
profiling a dog or a cat from Wayside Waifs that needs
a good home. I’ve done this for nearly nine years, and
as an animal lover I’ve often wanted to take these
animals home with me. It helps to know that after they
appear on our news, the animals are nearly always
adopted. Last fall I finally caved, but not as I had
always expected - to an adorable, scrappy dog with
pleading eyes and floppy ears. No, I caved to a four
month old kitten that I am secretly convinced is a dog in
a cat suit. His name is Squeakers.
Squeakers has a severe heart defect. And just writing
those words makes tears spring to my eyes, because
I now adore this funny little cat. Kristin Sampson is the Foster Program Manager at
Wayside
Waifs. She
also fosters
several
cats from
Wayside
herself. One of
them was
Squeakers. She brought
Squeakers
for a live
segment on
the noon
newscast
Wayside Waifs Foster Program Manager
one busy
Kristin Sampson will always have a
special place in her heart for Squeakers. Friday last
fall. At
To become a foster parent, contact
Kristin at [email protected]
first, I didn’t
pay much attention. I was in the midst of anchoring the
newscast when they arrived, but when I talked with
her in the commercial breaks, Squeakers was already
showing his stuff. Most cats are startled and intimidated
by the studio lights and the big cameras. Not Squeakers. Most cats can’t relax enough in the strange new
environment to be affectionate or playful. Not Squeakers. During the interview, Squeakers acted like he owned
the place. He oozed cuteness. He purred, he played,
he batted Kristin’s hand, he rolled onto his back for a
belly rub. I owned cats for the first 20 years of my life
and I’ve never
seen a cat
that likes belly
rubs! If there’s
a reincarnation
department,
it messed
up. I swear,
Squeakers acts
like a dog in a
Squeakers was a perfect fit for
cat suit.
the Halifax family.
A Wayside veterinarian discovered the heart defect
during Squeakers’ neuter surgery. After an echocardiogram, he was diagnosed
with Tetralogy of Fallot, a heart defect that produces
cyanosis. It means his heart can’t get enough oxygen
in his blood, so over time, it will become thicker, and thus
harder for his heart to pump. He will need procedures
to drain it. He will need an echocardiogram every year. And Squeakers will probably only live for a few years
rather than the normal 15 to 20 year life span. I heard all the stuff Kristin said about the health
problems, the expensive tests, but that funny little cat in
her lap won my heart before that sixty second interview
ended. By the time we hit the commercial break, I
asked Kristin to call me if nobody wanted to adopt him. When nobody came forward, she got in touch with me a
few weeks later. I agreed to foster him for a while, to see
if it would work. I have two small dogs. Frank and Bean
are what I call mini-mutts: a mix of chihuahua/yorkie/
maltese. The dogs were in shock and denial for the first
week, but when they allowed Squeakers to sleep on the
bed, I knew we’d be okay. Squeakers sleeps on my pillow by my head. Every
morning - without fail - he wakes me up BEFORE my 2
a.m. alarm goes off. He throws one paw across my
neck and rubs his face against my cheek and purrs until
I pet him. His purring is so loud that it’s earned him the
nickname, “Motorboat.” He only meows when he wants
something, and it’s got a funny squeak to it, which is how
he got his name. We kept it, so when he’s in trouble,
it’s: “Squeakers Motorboat Halifax!!! Did you make this
mess??” It makes me laugh when I say it.
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Silver Paws Adoption Program at Wayside Waifs
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layful and adorable puppies and kittens are pretty
tough to resist. Puppy breath! Tiny paws! Sweet
little meows! Who can compete against all that
cuteness? You can easily
understand the plight of
our older waifs who are
often overshadowed by
the youngsters.
To even the playing
field and highlight our
more mature animals,
Wayside Waifs recently
launched the Silver Paws
Adoption Program for
senior pets. The adoption
fees for all animals over
the age of seven will
be reduced by half.
Seven-year-old Willy is
Barbara Poe, Manager
one of the dogs that will
of Shelter Operations at
benefit from Wayside’s
Wayside Waifs, thinks the
new Silver Paws
reduced adoption fees will
Adoption Program.
encourage more people to consider adopting a senior
pet, helping them find new homes more quickly.
About 10% of the animals in the Wayside Waifs
Adoption Program are over the age seven. They are
often overlooked by adopters, making their lengths of
stay much longer than the younger animals.
However, they are tremendous benefits to adopting
a senior pet, and Wayside Waifs hopes the Silver Paws
Program will highlight those perks.
“At age seven, these animals are really in their prime
and have lots of life left,” said Poe. “The vast majority
Loving Squeakers
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Adopting a pet with health problems does have
drawbacks. Squeakers may only live for a few years. I
may have to make some tough decisions when his
health deteriorates. I’ll have to save up for tests and
treatments. I don’t know how long I’ll get to love and
enjoy him before I have to let him go. But really, when
it gets down to it, who cares? One of my favorite
writers, Geneen Roth, says that everything gets lost or
stolen or broken. We will eventually lose all the people
and pets and things we love in life. Nothing’s forever. So the best we can do is accept that, open our hearts
and enjoy life as fully as we can.
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of them are housebroken, trained and have
excellent manners.”
Another plus for mature dogs and cats is that adopters
know exactly what they are getting. These animals are
fully grown and their personalities are fully developed.
There’s no surprise when that little puppy grows much
bigger than expected or the playful kitten turns into
a mellow cat. You also get to avoid that tumultuous
destructive stage when kittens have to learn what
they can and can’t scratch, while puppies chew
anything they can get their paws on! Poe adds that
most of our senior animals often wind up in our shelter
through no fault of their own. Most are simply victims
of unfortunate circumstances: a job loss, death in the
family or debilitating illness.
“There’s something truly amazing about adopting a
senior animal,” said Poe. “The animal will be incredibly
committed to you, and
they really understand
they’ve been rescued.”
Rescued just in time for
a relaxing retirement.
These animals simply
need loving homes for
their golden years, and
a family to love them
for their rest of their
lives. The Silver Paws
Adoption Program at
Wayside Waifs will help
them get there.
Bogart
Once I found out that Wayside
had a Facebook page I had to
send an update for our happy
pooch, Bogart! He was called Bear
at the shelter. He is a unique dog,
and knows amazing tricks. He has
made my husband and me the
happiest little family around. We
love him so much! –Anna
Katy
I adopted Katharine (renamed: Katy) 2
weeks ago. Her foster mom, Elizabeth, took
wonderful care of her! For such a small body,
Katy has the loudest purr I’ve ever heard.
Though we’re all still going through the crucial
“introduction process” with my older cat, I’m
having so much fun snuggling and playing
with Katy. –Amanda
Princess Phoebe has grown so much!
She knows her name and comes
when called. She is adored by all who
meet her. Life was so boring before
she came home.
Cats, like fine wine, get better
with age.
So at our house, we love and laugh and snuggle and pet
and treat every day. Squeakers may have been born with
a broken heart, but his great big spirit more than makes
up for it. He packs a lifetime of fun into his days, and I’m
grateful that I get to share them. Yes, I will grieve when
he’s gone. But my Squeakers stories will still make me smile,
even then. If you have a chance to adopt a pet, even one with
health issues, open your heart. You may end up (like me)
with a daily wake-up call that purrs, pats your face, and
teaches you by example to enjoy what you have
right now.
Cartman
I don’t know what Cartman & his dad,
David, would do without each other!
Thanks, Wayside! –Danielle
Bear
Princess Phoebe
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Happy Tails Adoption Success
–Susan
Darth Whiskers
& Mace Winston
When we visited Wayside
Waifs’ Cat Adoption Center
nearly 10 years ago, we
did not have to pick a cat,
because our cat picked
us. My two-year-old son was loud and rowdy and this cat just
reached up to be mauled by his love and didn’t flinch. Darth
Whiskers joined our family that very second. A few years later, while
volunteering, we fell in love with a Rag Doll that is now known as
Mace Winston. –Pamela
Share your adoption success stories with
us on our official Facebook Fan Page or
on our website, waysidewaifs.org.
Bear was
adopted
one year
ago
today!
He has
brought
so much
joy into
our lives
and we
are so lucky to have him. He and our
son, Ethan are almost inseparable
although he does have a soft spot for
my wife and I. His obsession with tennis
balls hasn’t stopped! Each day we
are discovering new things about him.
He is part of our family and is always
there waiting for us each and every
morning, afternoon and evening for
some love and play time with his tennis
ball. We can’t endorse our experience
with Wayside enough and promote
“the right thing” by adopting. –Chuck
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Learning To Save Lives
T
he Wayside Waifs Veterinary Clinic is the epicenter
of activity at the shelter, and where some of our
most important work takes place. Veterinarians Dr.
Cynthia Moon and Dr. Luke Pickett have their hands
full overseeing the medical care of more than 300
animals at any given time. Because each animal has
different needs, the Wayside medical team sees just
about every type of medical issue you can imagine.
This unique environment makes Wayside Waifs a
perfect place for veterinary students to put what
they’ve learned in the classroom in practice.
Wayside Waifs is one of only a handful of animal
shelters in the Midwest Region participating in a
Veterinary Preceptorship Program with the veterinary
colleges at the University of Missouri, Kansas State
University and Iowa State University.
Every two weeks two new veterinary students rotate
through the program, living and learning at Wayside.
They receive hands-on experience working with the
animals under the tutelage of Dr. Moon and Dr. Pickett.
“It’s a nice opportunity for the students to get spay
and neuter surgical experience along with seeing
disease control methods in practice,” said Dr. Pickett.
To welcome the students to Wayside Waifs, their
school banners are proudly displayed by the vet
clinic. Wayside also provides them with subsidized
accommodations in a cozy housing unit on its
44-acre campus.
Your Donation Saves Lives
“In just a few days at Wayside, I’ve become faster and
more efficient in surgery,” said Fanelli. “My confidence
also got a big boost.”
Nickerson said at school he has an opportunity to
perform only two spay/neuter surgeries every two
weeks, while at Wayside Waifs he was able to perform
two to three surgeries a day. During his preceptorship
he also treated a dog for heartworms and performed
a hernia repair for
the first time.
“It is just a great,
fun, relaxed
environment
to learn in,”
Nickerson
said. “It’s been
a wonderful
opportunity to
hone my skills.”
Having students
in the vet clinic is
also a bonus for
Wayside Waifs.
“These vet
students provide
additional manpower to the vet clinic, and they’re
bright, focused, energetic and well-trained,” said Dr.
Pickett. “The program is a win for Wayside and a win
for the animals in our care because these students
enable us to do more for more animals every day.”
Both Fanelli and Nickerson say their experience at
Wayside Waifs provided them with valuable insight into
shelter veterinary practices and also steered them in a
new career direction.
“I would love to work in a shelter, but if I end up in
private practice I will make it a priority to give back
through pro bono work with a shelter,” said Fanelli.
Iowa State students Christine Fanelli and Jordan
Nickerson gave their experience at Wayside Waifs
rave reviews.
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At the end of their two week preceptorship, Dr.
Pickett evaluates each student on their medical
and patient skills. The students leave Wayside Waifs
armed with additional knowledge, a fresh perspective
and valuable hands-on experience that will help
propel them towards rewarding careers in veterinary
medicine… enabling them to better care for all
creatures, great and small.
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hen you contribute to Wayside Waifs you are directly
investing in the life of a homeless pet. You are sending
a powerful message that you care. Your donation helps
provide life-saving medical care, food and shelter for animals
in need of a second chance. This year, Wayside Waifs will
rescue more than 6,500 animals from high-kill shelters, puppy
Partners
mills, hoarders and other dire circumstances.
We’re also here to help animals when their
owners can no longer care for them. Every
donation makes a difference. Our Waifs are
counting on you in 2011, and we thank you for
your generous support.
In Planned Giving
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t’s true that planned giving
benefits Wayside Waifs,
but in fact, planned giving
can work for YOU as well.
By giving to Wayside Waifs,
you’re reducing the size of
your estate (thereby reducing
the estate tax burden on
your other beneficiaries),
supporting a cause that
is close to your heart and
leaving a legacy that will last
for years to come.
One way to plan for today
while preparing for tomorrow
would be to consider moving
your 401(k) or a traditional IRA
to a Roth IRA.
Traditional retirement
accounts (401(k), IRA, etc.)
typically let you save money
pre-tax, and then tax that money when you are ready to
withdraw. However, a Roth saves money after tax, which
means you can withdraw it later, tax free. This also means
when you roll over your retirement account to a Roth, you’ll
be liable for the difference in taxes. HOWEVER, that’s where
a donation to Wayside Waifs can offset some of those capital
gains taxes. If you consider designating a portion of your
retirement account to Wayside before you roll over to a Roth,
you can avoid some capital gains taxes when you actually roll
over the account.
In addition the existing $100,000 income test for converting a
traditional IRA to a Roth IRA no longer applies. Conversions
now have half of the taxable converted amount taxed in
2011 and the other half taxed in 2012, providing you with even
more incentives.
As always, we encourage you to consult your
financial advisor or estate planner who can
provide you with the latest
information and best
advice regarding
your current
financial situation.
For more
information
contact
Marla Svoboda,
Vice President Marketing
and Development
816-986-4401or
[email protected]
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Honor/Memorial Giving
IN HONOR OF
Alan: Grimes: Timothy and
Alexandria Bahr
Alf: Terry and Debi Viebrock
Alice and Silas Holst: Kelly Wessling
Alison E. Dwight: Bryan, Ashley, Davis,
Bennett and Finn Dwight”
Allayna Schultz: An Anonymous
Donor
Patrick and Nicole Wosje
Allie: Rusty and Martha Smith
Alvin and Tammy Godard: Mary
D’Avanzo
Andrea Mosher: Ruth Mosher
Anita Costanza: Wendy Turner
Ann Miller: Laura and Kraig Pyer
Annie, Emmett and Roddy: Lucille
Solomon-Lamb
Ashley and Zoe Thomson: Chris
Parker
Barbara Graham: Nancy Conrod
Barbara Owens: Roger and Jennifer
Yates
Berkley and Marley Gorup: Paul and
Kathy Gorup
Betty Goolsbee: Wally and Betty
Burger
Betty White: Wally and Betty Burger
Beverly H. Platt: Shawsie Branton
Bill Buchman: Leroy and Patricia
Robinson
Bill Dunn Family: Marilyn Cole
Blade: Cheri Davis
Boo and Spot: Michael Wallace and
Catherine Morris
Boomer and Rock: Megan Mansfield
Bruce A. Reed: Shawsie Branton
Buddy: Catherine Fenner
Callie, Gizmo and Tut: Gloria Wheeler
Candice Baldwin: Judy Rice
Carla Hein and Jana Stiles: Thelda
Kestenbaum
Carol Owens: Shawsie Branton
Cathy and Alp Tiritoglu: Steve
Sommers
Chad and Dan Haug: Christine
Barrett
Charles Schellhorn: Shawsie Branton
Charles St. Clair: University of MO
Clay County Extension
Charlotte Brandmeyer: Joseph and
Jeanne Brandmeyer
Chelsea: Deborah K. Stumpff
Chris Wally: Overland Park JeepDodge
Chris Wick: Dr. Kurt Kavanaugh and
Staff
Christmas: D. W. and Linda Nichols
Christy Tanner: Jerry and Marla
Tanner
Cindy Saveacat Surber: Beth Baker
Claudetta Young: Jo Ann and
Timothy Walkenhorst
Colley and Phoebe: William and
Theresa Noble
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Cori and Taylor Brungardt: Carla
Griffin
Peyton and Julie Caldwell
Spencer and Patti Jorgensen
Stacy Brungardt
Cornerstone Financial Programs’ 4
legged friends: Cornerstone
Financial Programs, Inc.
Daisy: Norma Friend
Dana Babler: Eric Babler
David E. Hall: Shawsie Branton
Dexter: Dena Losasso
Dixie J. McCluskey: Joe and Karen
Ramsey
Drake: Deborah Miller
E. Bertram Berkley: Shawsie Branton
Eleanor and Peaches Hartog: Susan
Mullen
Elizabeth Gerson: David, Christine
Tess and Levi Gerson
Kerry and Debbie Lindenbaum
Emily Cisper: Natalie and Evan
Dumstorff
Evogene Sales: Bill Sales
Jeffrey and Christina Sales
Felix Sabates: Shawsie Branton
Frances Gorman: Gregory and
Karen Harris
George Leonard: Shawsie Branton
Gerald Handley: Chris and Kelly
Handley
GHS Class of ‘70 Girls Lunch Group:
Patricia Day
Ginger Wise: Wendy Turner
Ginzy Schaefer: Ellen and Jay
Portnoy and family
Gizmo: Brian and Julie Hall
Glory Olson: Nancy Walker
Grandview Girls of 1970: Christine
Cissner
Harry and Ann Young: Scott and
Rhonda Young
Harry C. McCray: Shawsie Branton
Holly K. Lawton: Jennifer Rotter
Homer: Stephen and Linda Dunning
Howard and Dr. Ann Shapiro: Dr. Kurt
Kavanaugh and Staff
Irvine O. Hockaday: Shawsie Branton
Jack and Geri Crouch: Scott and
Rhonda Young
Jack Olsen: Clyde and Katie Wendel
Jackie Ankney: Susan Kisslinger
Jackson Patrick: Jennifer Brown
Jade and her babies: Robert and
Linda Wheeler
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Jason Holmes: Pat Bradbury and
Howard Westrope
Jeannie Rohde: Daniel and Ruth
Charpie
Jenna and Jeff Franklin: David and
Teresa Pearce
Jenny Lemon: Catherine Lemon
Jill: Sara and Daniel McGinnis
Jim and Judy Lindsay: Bob and Pam
Stepanich
Jim and Lou Eisenbrandt: Matt
Eisenbrandt and Gen Hillsburg
Wayside Waifs would like to publicly acknowledge and thank
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®
for a generous grant to help pay for critical medical needs for
animals brought into our shelter from puppy mills.
Gifts received form October 18, 2010 to December 19, 2010
Donate $25 or more in honor or in memory of a loved
Joel Mosher: Ruth Mosher
one and we will publish your gift on these pages.
John Dearing: Morris and Jo
Dearing
Please use the enclosed envelope to
Judy Nelson: Jan and Matt
make a donation or donate online at
Foresman
www.waysidewaifs.org/donate
Kara Strickler: Kristy and Kemp
Murphy
and Belle: Thomas and Julia
Strickler
Cook
Karen Ramsey: Dixie McCluskey
Nancy Myers: Jim and Jean Mackey
Karen Richards: Wally and Betty
Pam and Mark Woodard: Lawrence
Burger
and Joan Johnson
Kelley McKinley: Elaine McKinley and
Papa Bruce Solomon: Stacey
Kit Durgin
Solomon
Kevin Westrope: Jeff and Bret
Patricia
Pittman: The McDonald/
Westrope
Followwill Family
Pat Bradbury and Howard
Patti Jackson: Leona Jackson
Westrope
Pebbles and Dolly: Karen Ancona
Kimberly Hein: Mike and Leslie
Peter J. Strebe: Thomas and Mary
Johnson
Langenberg
L. Chandler Smith: Shawsie Branton
Lance Pittsenbarger: Diana Crawford Phillip J. Dearing: Morris and Jo
Dearing
Lance Steen: Shawsie Branton
Pierre: Steve Dramann
Laura and Jim Garicia: Mary
Pixi: Norman and JoAnn Greer
D’Avanzo
Rascal and Webster: Dale and
Laura Gann: Morris and Jo Dearing
Rosemary Linthacum
Lennie: Thelda Kestenbaum
Rascal, Romeo and Baxter Scoggins:
Liberty - Seeing Eye Dog: Jay and
Martha Wallsmith
Diana Arrowsmith
Raven E. Bierman: Beverly and
Lilly: Rush and Mara Olney
Leonard Rose
Lisa and Tony Barawnski: Mary
Rebecca and Paul Dahlberg: Linda
D’Avanzo
Minter
Lisa Dyer: Wayne and Pam Dyer
Rex Darnall: Shawsie Branton
Lorna Moore: Jack and Betty Moore
Rhonda Sprick: Carol Shifflett
Lynn Mackle: Wally and Betty Burger
Richard Berkley: Shawsie Branton
Macy and Brandon Potts: Sisters of
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Charity of Leavenworth
Rick and Eva Cundy: Michael and
Maggie: Linda and Claude Meads
Ronnye McInteer
Marce Kuhns: Lori Kays and Randy
Rita Porter: Linda and Brick Porter
Henderson
Robert Godard: Mary D’Avanzo
Mark and Susan Susz: Barbara
Ron Godard: Mary D’Avanzo
Bradford and Brenda Locke Mike
Roxy: Mary McAdam
and Cathy Schultz
Roy Davis: Svyatoslav and Svetlana
Mark Velasques: Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Levin
Fanning
Rusty Simpson: Paul and Nancy
Marsha Poores: Mike and Leslie
MacCready
Johnson
Sadie Jolicoeur: Kate and Ryan
Martha Brooks: Kathy Letts
Smith and Tom and Nancy Laux
Marty Miller: Judy Rice
Sally Dearing and Keith Hollcroft:
Mary Anne Brown: Andrew and
Morris and Jo Dearing
Ladora Brown
Sam Eppenauer: Kyle and Christie
Mary L. Lewis: Barbara Wilson
Kittrell
Mary Reed: Shawsie Branton
Sandy Parke: Travis Beauchamp
Mary S. Branton: Charles and Lisa
Sara Gann: Morris and Jo Dearing
Schellhorn
Sara Green: Alpine Fence, LLC
Mary Wadick: Robert and Kathleen
Sassy and Callie: L. A. and Patti
Hughes
Jensen
Matt and Shannon Fowler: Bob and
Scott and Nancy Shierk: Bill and
Diane Fowler
Robin Carr
Max LeVota: Corinne Fleming
Servicelink: Brandon Arena
Meagan Saale: Gary and Owen
Patrick and Lisa Sweaney
Breashears
Sharon Payne: Aron and Patty
Melinda and Pat Bray: Mary
Hoffman
D’Avanzo
Judith Hansen
Michael Brelick: Lee Ballantini
Ron and Joanie Hoffman
Mingli: Trish Clark
Sherry Forsee: Beverly and Leonard
Mr. Bumper: Stephen and Ernestine
Rose
Hall
Sneakers: Kent and Elizabeth
Mrs. Mary Kay McPhee and Mr.
Stromsted
William Eugene Pfeiffer: Shawsie
Sophia: Amber Hilt
Branton
Spats Riley: Maureena McDonald
Ms. Sarah Pence and Mr. Brian Bloss:
and Hannah and Riley
Shawsie Branton
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Sterling Meltzer, Eagle Scout: Ruth
Russell and Ann, Pam and Sissy
Steve and Linda Block: Dorothy
Erickson
Steve Floray and Wendy Jackson:
Myrna Floray
Susie Vawter: Shawsie Branton
Tammy Fisher: Denise Duke
Jeremy and Katrina Huber
Richard and Janet Rank
Shelly Hayes
Ted and Debbie Godard: Mary
D’Avanzo
Teri Rogers and Martin Mini: Louis and
Kelly Mini
Takeda Pharmaceuticals North
America, Inc.
Terrell Fanning: Mr. and Mrs. T. D.
Fanning
Thomas R. Willard: Shawsie Branton
Tom Kozicki: Dr. Kurt Kavanaugh and
Staff
Travis and Elena Shively Wedding
Guests: Travis and Elena Shively
Virginia VonElling: Cheryl Kennedy
W. Coleman Reed: Shawsie Branton
William A. Walters: Shawsie Branton
William Alldaffer: Sam’s Club 9205
William H. Russell: Shawsie Branton
Willy and Moe: Francine Medlock
IN HONOR OF THE BIRTHDAY OF
Betty Burger: Robert and Lynn
Mackle
Christine Robinson: John and Dee
Robinson
David Gerson: Kerry and Debbie
Lindenbaum
Kevin May: Dorthey Smith
Mary S. Branton: David and Lizbeth
Pener
Samson: Douglas and Irene Lathrop
Sharon Robertson: Joseph Robertson
IN HONOR OF THE MARRIAGE OF
Alison and Kevin Joyce: Kristopher
Dabner
Ricky Stein and Mary Howe: Ira and
Patricia Stein
IN MEMORY OF
Alan L. Newbold: Amy and Dennis
Pieper
Brent and Jil Fuson
Mike and Bev Bellinger
Paul and Deb Turpin
Ali: Suzanne and Margaret
McWilliams
Aloha W. Gates: Amber and Dale
Goddard
AWG: David Grisso
Chris Griffin
Jerry Edney and John Polaschek
Darrell and Iris Barnes
David and Uma Wetter
Donald and Ruth Lif
Flo Wetter
Mark Wetter
Steve and Pat Wetter Lesa and
Nick Smith and Jean and Jerry
Bornhop
Gail Stansbarger and Kon Glee
Galen and Lisa Lif
George and Diane Hammons
Gregory and Pamela Wait
Harry and Elsie Petsch
John and Jolene Errante
Kansas City Business Travel Association
Larry and Beth Gardner
Larry and Janie Schuppan
Leigh and Barbara Gage
Margaret Gates
Mark and Gail Hollister
Mark and Shelly Guenther
Mildred Messner
Norman and Mary Gage
Paul and Pat Koebbe
Robert and Lenet Compton
Sherry Hernandez
Terence Carlson
Terry and Barbara Gates
Tracy and Brenda Wolf
Andrew Lynch: Phillip and Kathleen
Moore
Ray and Mary Wessling
Annie Jackson: Barbara Speers and
Allyson Speers
Armatel: Raymond and Sydney
Backstrom
Arthur A. Alexander: Liberty Fruit
Company, Inc.
Barbara J. Armstrong: Elizabeth
Maxwell
Barry R. Buckles: Laurel Wheeler,
Rehab & Children’s Services
Dept. of Western Mental Hlth Ctr
Bart: Wells and Renee Haren
Becky: Thomas Messina
Big: Rick and Donnie Mos
Bizzy Gotta Go: Tom and Vicki
Glassburn
Bob Mace: William and Sandra Riggs
Bogey: Bill and Mary Coble
Bogie: Matthew and Vida Leming
Bonny C. Edwards: Chris and Billie
Exposito
Dwayne Edwards
Judith Bainter
Judy Chestnut
Lyle and Effie Matthews
Shirley Maxwell
Boots and Buffy: Janna Trombold
Buddy: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Buddy Nou: H. G. Gretlein III
Buddy Riordan: David Wade
Buddy Toliver: Rebecca Ehrich
Buster: Michael DeMent and Linda
Collier
Carmella Dellaringa: William and
Linda Dellaringa
Carol Houston: Dave and Bette Smith
Carolyn Wright: Bret and Kelley
Chapman
Casey: Jeff Roch’e
Louis and Sandra Ashner
Charlie: Charlene Peterson
Chelsea LaDue: Michael LaDue,
Wade and Gloria LaDue
Chelsea Sparks: Sports Friends Penny Wakeland, Jen Smith,
Angie Davis, Des Hannen, Ryan
Keep and Mary McCune
Chelsea, Angel and Alex: James and
Mary Whalen
Cherry: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Chessie and King: Tarigene Doile
Chief: Kim Wilson
Clover: Kenneth Dedovesh
Coal: Ed and Lisa Sullivan
Cody: Amy Stuhr
Cody Derus: Virginia Slind
Comet, Boonie and Ginger Snaps:
Gary and Kathleen Buffington
Cooper Wagner: Keith and Beth Alm
Cory C. Palmer: The Mangum Family
Cricket Hall: Allan and Elise Hall,
Ken and Barbara Davidson
Critter Davis: Mary T. Montag
Dakota Mertz-Wright: Krystal Beyer
Dale Mullins: Jacqueline Gradinger
Dan Cline Family’s beloved 17 year
old Chihuahua: Janet Howell
Darrell Morgan: Jean Morgan
Darrell Spittles and Manny: Sally and
Walter Shipley
David Kirk: Paul and Roberta Russell
David McGhee: Mark Stensland and
Brian Holloway
Debbie Owen: Rishi Shah
Diane Smith: William and Cynthia
Seifert
Diddie: Bill and Sandra Gregory
Digit: Sharon Link
Don and Nell Peebles: Larry and
Judy Youngdoff
Dorothy E. Stone: Jerry and Linda
Ferguson
Duffy: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
E. B. Mangelsdorf: Helen Holland
Ebeneezer: Tim McQuaid and Mary
Pat Shelledy
Ebony: Terry Mayfield
Ebony Lindahl: Nancy Diviney
Edith Elliott: Tom and Sara Williams
Elinor Devine: Tena Boehm Morgan
Elizabeth Gentry: Michael and Paula
Gettino
Eloise: Harlan and Linda Smith
Eugene Underwood: Colleen
Underwood
Eva K. Brewer: Jane Gowen, Jeff
Walkwitz and William, Slusher The
Sheffield Place Staff, Zach Valder,
Fallon: Laurie Golding
Fayrol Unverfeth: Pamela Orton
Fenby Webster: Brian and Marlene
Colgan
Festus: S. L. and Stephanie Snook
Floyd: Philip Black
Fluffy and Smokey: Harlan and Linda
Smith
Frank E. Arnold: W. W. Grainger, Inc.
Gary R. Jarvis: Barbara Roberts,
BNIM berkebile nelson,
immenschuh mcdowell
architects,
George and Bobbie Taylor
Harley and Pat Miller
James and Eileen Marshall
Karen Cox
Lee and Janice Trauernicht
Mark, Tracy, Scott and Sarah Ernst
Meghan Lyons
Stan and Nanci Burchell
Suzann Nidiffer
Terry and Carol Anderson
Thomas and Kathryn Willoughby
Gdance: Lee and Sarah Hopkins
Geneva Zeller: Ruth Schmidt and
Kathy and Kim, Scott and Sheryl
Chitwood, Christy Salisbury and
Jeanette Rector
Ginger: Robert and Kay Williams,
Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Ginny and Brie: Lisa Sullivan
Gladys C. Tarr: Bryan and Jamie
Baker
Gordy: Keith and Anne Wiedenkeller
Gracie Borisov: Dan Borisov
Grisabella: Joanne Cagle
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Hal Zuegel: Kristi Kolega
Hannah and Zoe: Ginny Scott
Harley DiPardo: William and Mary
Lou Ryan
Harold and Ruby Arnhold: Charlotte
and David Gray
Harold J. ”Chip” Bergstrom: Thomas
and Marcia Capps
Helen Nix: Don and Martha Rodgers
Donald and Mary Hamilton
George K. Baum and Company
Judy Helmich
Pleasant Valley Manor Care
Center
Suzanne Beatus
The Joan Ryder Family
Thomas and Sandra Berry
Hershey: Todd Oelklaus
Holly: Matt Buchmann
Homer and Mary Webb: H. D. Webb
Huppy: Elizabeth Supica
Jack: Raymond and Sydney
Backstrom
Jacqueline R. Capps: Ed Capps
Jake: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Jake of Tobia: David Kirkland and
Rita Sims
James P. Murphy: Judith Murphy
Janet Schmidli: Charles and Mary
Tyler
Jax: Connie Osheim
Jazz and Patches: Gloria Gale
Jeremy M. Stokes: Paul and Shana
Smith
Jess Wingo: Loren and Debbie
Knudson
Jessie: Paul and Debbie Kimmerly
Jim Barry: Fadon and Lidia Foundas
Jo Flora: Pam Zeldin
Joan R. Lipowicz: Edd and Sandy
Upp
Emmert Welding & Mfg. Co.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hammer
John Edward McCarthy: John and
Mary McCarthy
Joseph S. DiGeorge: Barbara Hall,
Kristen Anderson and PAT
Josie and Buster: Kevin and Pam
Vivers
Joyce Waterfield: Marilyn Richards
Judith A. Rogers: James Rogers
Jules: Genny Nicholas and Ann
Julie Bushlow: Linda Morrow
Julie M. Koch: Blaine Lindsey
Holli Beth Hamilton
Keith and Karen Raymer
Lester and Rosemary Weston
Mark Switzer
Rosie Moore
Spring Valley Elementary Staff
June J. Corcoran: Linda Smith
Michael and Nanette Devanny
Steve and Patricia Mart
Stinson Morrison & Hecker, LLP
Karen L. Miller: Steve Miller
Karen McCarthy: Charlotte and Bill
Cox
Karl A. Bertram: Steve and DeDe
Curran
Katherine A. Fausset-Brock: Holly
Cuppy
Jenny and Pat Howe and family,
Jil and Sean Sink and family and
Jamie and A. V. Plank
Katie: Nancy Wilson
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Katie Bear and Mollie Pooh: Charles
and Carolyn Nigro
Keith Bockelman: Blake Chandler
Kevin Horst: Michael and Melissa
Smith
KitKat and Jet: Kent M. Norris
Kramer: Julie Rehm
Leonard Finley: Joliene and Jack
Stewart
Les Hayden: Joe and Sharon
Robertson
Lil Dog: Suzanne and Walter Dotson
Lily: Gilbert and Rita Kahn
Linda L. Swaney: A. J. Strong and
Brenda Hafner
Al and Beth Rafat
Chris Jones
Christine Doyle and Konrad
Cailteux
Chuck and Cheryl Bowers
Dennis and Barbara Chiles
Duane and Bernardean Souders
Gayle Gauert
Gordon Atcheson and Cheryl
Pilate
Janice Steffen
Jeffery and Cheryl Darlington
Jeffrey and Shari Duncan
John and Patricia Arnote
Julie Sherbo
Kathy Andrew and Marlo,
Brandy, Patty and Catherine
Kenneth and Mary Hoelting
Larry and Jean Ralston
Larry and Reva Creamer
The Biery Family
Victoria Brown
Little Miss J. J. Tucker: Dominic and
Heather Zerbi
Lois M. Rinne: John and Linda
Thornbrugh
Lori Tittle: Greg and Lisa Askew
Loyce Curts: Ron and Sue Meyer
Lucky: Gena Julian
Lucky Lu: Harold and Pat Smith
Lucy, Max, Otis, Kitty Kato Sid and
Caesar: Bobby and Suzanne
Thompson
Mable Hoerz: Dan Hoerz
Maddie: Angie Malloy
Madeleine K. Matthews: Janine
Gerhardt
Jean LePage
The Rockhill Homes Association
Madisen: Paul and Lauri Scrivner
Malcolm Kitty: Catherine Sherman
Margaret “Babe” Espinosa:
Christopher and Kristi Hamann
Marilyn K. McCann: William and
Catherine Crescenzo
Marion C. Circle: Beverly Walters and
Kathy Howard
Judith Korneman
Marion Circle’s Friends and
Neighbors
Robert and Beverly Coomer
Martina Wilson: Stephen and Cynthia
Kiley
Mary Jerry Humphreys: Austin
Hardware & Supply, Inc.
Brian and Vicki Taylor
Dean Retirees
James and Gloria Zipf
Jim and Suzanne Saragusa
Mark and Denise Dudenhoeffer
Phyllis Howard
Power IT
William and Teresa Meredith
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Mary Alice Budd: Kelley Landreth
Mary H. McDonald: Donald and
Dorothy Chamblin
Erv and Pat Parthe
Mary R. Gray: Doug and Shannon
Moore
Eric and Lea Evans
Richard and Markland Gray
Serrel and Diane Black
Steven and Rebecca Mason
Maximillian: Gail Berman
Melody L. Armfield: Linda Downing,
Annette Shaw and Betty Stilley
Michael Carpenter: East Gate
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Donor
Donna Carlton
Garry and Romaree
Cunningham
Jamie Williams
Michael Cummings
Richard and Nancy Wilson
Sandra Yocum
Stephen and Kammeron Firkins
Susan Peters
Michael K. York: James and Mary
Osborn
Missy: Bev Kytle
Misty: Mike and Pam Dooley and
family
Mitzie: Curtis and Marjorie Beane
Mocha and Raspberry: William and
Celine Ferguson
Molly: Malgorzata Gabriel
Molly Beer: Martin and Deborah Beer
Moshu Dinky: Dale Watson
Muffin: Thelda Kestenbaum
Murphy: Pamela Lamaster
Murphy, Taffy and Kelly: Michael and
Corene MacMahon
Muttly: Dale and Rosemary
Linthacum
N. Maureen Potts: Lucille Wilson
Nancy Nutter Moore: Bob and Susie
Evans
Jon and Maria Long
Nellie M. Kovich: Catherine Stone
Don and Juanita Thompson
Jerry and Beverlee Willburn
John and Justine Dalbey
Leo and Ilene Shoemaker
Maxine Smith
Yolanda Chiavola
Nicklaus Moffat: Keith and Susan
Moffatt
Oliver Hendrixson: Lisa Colovin
Ossie and Joanna: George and
Patsy Syata
Paris: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Patricia A. Kershaw: Mary Harrison
Patricia Ann “Patsy” Capps: James
and Kathryn Norvell Keith and
Pam Jantz
Mary Klatt
Patricia D. Hubbard: Ralph and
Janice Mires
Patricia West: Team DTA, Assurant
Health
Paul E. Plattner: Beverly Bubeck
Peanut: Sherry Cattau
Pep Lee: Lynna Nelson
Perseus: Karee Craig
Peter: Margot Goldberg
Piper and Peaches: Sherri Hopkins
Polly: Stephanie Lewis and Mary Ann
Batliner
Portia Louise: Tom and Jeanne
Olofson
Puddin’ and Cherry: Mike and Linda
Baldus
Puff and Olliver: Bill and Jeanne
Schulz
Pumpkin: Karen Duncan
Punkin: Maurice and Jo Ann Van
Derhagen
Ray Kavanaugh: Mark and Jerre
Sardou
Reggie Nicholson: Stephen and
Christena Nicholson
Reuben: Ken and Connie Luther
Richard L. Matheson: Sally Robinson
Riley: Harlan and Linda Smith
Riley Moran: Peggy Sanborn
Rita K. Lind: Paul and Lauri Scrivner
Robert Bone: Debra Spence
Robert L. Miller: Jerry and Jennifer
Shireman
Robert William Thompson and Ryan
McCray Thompson: Bobby and
Suzanne Thompson
Rocky: Brad and Bev Smith
Rodney Alan Giles: Debbie Covell
Ina Fite
Jim and Iris Sanford
Peter Belmonte
Scott and Susan Hinderks
The Scribner Family
Romper Weber: John and Jolene
Errante
Ron White: Terri, Katie, Kylee and
Kevin Clendenen
Rosie: Harlan and Linda Smith
Rosie Gilmore: Peggy Damico
Ruth Mason: Alumnae Panhellenic
Assn of Greater KC
Ruth Mason: Jeanne Cockayne
Ryker Tyker Richman: George and
Susan Dean
Jim and Gayla Williams
Kevin McKinney
Miriam Corsaw
Teri Britton
Sadie Kuhn: Maureen and Sandy
Salz
Samantha: Barbara Bodinson
Ron and Nada Bodinson
Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Samantha Hutchinson: Linda Knox
Sammie: Joe and Judy Popper
Sassy: James and Nancy Armbruster
Scot G. Smith: Roseann Smith
Sheryl A. Mansell: Alan and Mary
Bales
Shirley R. Rhoads: Donald and
Kimberly Snyder
Dorthy Porter
Pat McGranahan
Shorty and T. C.: Thomas Campbell
Skippy Buss Lightfoot: Rebecca
Ehrich
Smokey Copeland: Conrad and
Kathy Copeland
Smokey Dyer: Janice Dyer
Smokey Ray: Dennis Ray
Snuggles: Jim and Fran Smith
Sophie Gutteridge: John and Jolene
Errante
Sparkle: Yvonne Sutter
Spencer: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at
Falcon Valley Animal Hospital
Squeak: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Stella-Bella, Leon, Otis and Natasha:
Gail Flores-V
Steve Herold: Dan and Debbie Strom
Kathy Truders
Kevin, Theresa, Danielle and
Parker Stoops
Sally Albrecht and Jay Althouse,
Alfred Music Publishing
Sue Ruecker: Frances Hartung
Helen Wycoff
The Wolters Family
Super Sam Domenico: Michael and
Kelly Cirone
Suzanne M. Kirk: Dean and Kimberly
Swanson
J. Michael Jones
Kris and Joan Vitt
Phillip and Beverly Harmon
The Susanne Kirk Revocable Trust
Suzi Redd: Shirley Fronkier
Sybill: Cynthia Borgmeyer
Tabasco: Sally and Walter Shipley
Ted Rollins: Martha Gershun and Don
Goldman
Terry Foster: Shannon and David
Dykhouse
Todd Foster
Tibet: Harlan and Linda Smith
Toby: Jayleen Baker
Tonya King: B. L. and Linda Leytham
Trashbag Charlie and Sophie Snow:
Carolyn Long
Tut: Karee Craig
Tyson: Dr. Ferrell and Staff at Falcon
Valley Animal Hospital
Vernie Cummings: Deana and Fred
LeCluyse
Virginia Smernes: Midwest Data
Systems
William “Willie” Clifford Maxwell
Tharnish Pyer: Katie Quirk
Lisa Brubake
Pam Brunk and Shelly Schubert
William A. Mann: Charles and Rita
Miller
Lewis Rice & Fingersh LC Trust
Dept.
Willie: Greg Smith and Kathy Isham
Willie Taylor: Susan and Frank Taylor
Woody: Carol Montgomery
Yogi: Tim McQuaid and Mary Pat
Shelledy
Zirk: Fred and Linda Starrett
Zoe: Suzanne Haug
Stonegate Crematorium: Implant
Recycling
Yeokum Middle School Staff and
Students: Susan Manfredi
D
id you know that one in three pets goes missing
during its lifetime? Without proper identification
90% of them will never find their way home. Those
odds greatly improve with a microchip… a tiny
permanent ID that stays with your pet throughout
its lifetime.
“My family, including J.J.’s twin brother, was
devastated and depressed while he was missing,”
he said. “My daughters dropped to
their knees and cried when he
came home, and haven’t let go
of him since.”
As part of Wayside Waifs’ lasting commitment to the
animals, we are now including a microchip with every
single adoption. Adoption fees are being adjusted to
help offset the additional expense.
Scott encourages every pet
owner to microchip their pets.
“No one ever plans to lose their pet, but the microchip
is extra insurance to directly link that animal back to
you,” said Barbara Poe, Wayside Waifs Manager of
Shelter Operations. “We want to make sure we’re
doing everything possible to keep our former Waifs in
their forever homes, forever.”
Dozens of lost pets come through the doors of
Wayside Waifs every week. During the admission
process, a dedicated team of admission counselors
scans each animal for a microchip. Only about 10%
of the lost animals admitted into the facility have a
registered microchip. J.J. is one of the lucky ones.
The three-year-old German Shepherd came into
Wayside Waifs as a stray on December 9th. The
Wayside Waifs admissions team quickly detected a
microchip registered to Ronald Scott of Kansas City.
One hour after a Wayside staffer left a message on
Scott’s voicemail, he called back saying he was on his
way to reclaim J.J.
“I am extraordinary happy we
have the chip; we probably
wouldn’t have gotten J.J. back
without it,” Scott said.
Poe cautions that pet owners have to do
their part and keep their contact information updated
in the microchip registry.
“Every time you move and every time your phone
number changes that information needs to be
updated so you can be easily located should your pet
get lost,” said Poe.
She adds that a microchip should be used in
combination with a properly fitted collar and
traditional tags. Pet owners should simply think of a
microchip as an insurance policy to help bring your
pet back home.
Wayside Waifs offers discounted pet microchipping to
members of the public. To schedule an appointment,
please call 816-986-4452.
“We searched for over three weeks, but we were
starting to fear he was gone forever,” said Scott.
“Getting the call that he was safe and sound was
incredible; I cried the entire way to Wayside.”
Scott was still in tears as he was reunited with J.J.,
who was overjoyed to see his owner.
All About Microchips
We thank Fairway Animal Hospital
for their ongoing support on behalf
of companion animals. Fairway has
traditionally made a donation to
Wayside Waifs in honor of each pet that
crosses over the Rainbow Bridge.
Ellie, Jazzmine, Jessica, Lily, Malarie,
Reggie, Smokey, Yogi Barnes
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A Ticket Home A Microchip For Every Animal
•A microchip is smaller than a grain of rice
and is sterile and safe
•The microchip is inserted under the pet’s skin
between the shoulder blades
•The procedure is similar to a vaccination and, for
most animals, is not painful
•Each microchip contains a number specific to your
animal and is connected to your name and
contact information
•Microchips remain active for the life of the animal
and cannot be removed
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Looking to Adopt? There’s an App for That!
Wayside Waifs’ Mobile
App is NOW AVAILABLE!
how to volunteer or take advantage of
other Wayside programs and services, even
donate. This brand new application was
developed exclusively for Wayside Waifs
to allow you to meet all of the great pet
personalities that are looking for a good
home. It is available on all smartphone
platforms including iPhone & Android.
The app turns your smartphone
into a must-use adoption tool
that allows you to search and find
your next pet! Our mobile app
provides users with complete and
up-to-the-minute pet information,
including breeds, size of pet and
other highlights. You can also use
the app to stay up to date on all
of Wayside’s events. Plus, learn
For more information about the mobile
app and to download it to your
smartphone visit waysidewaifs.org.
A New Boutique Now Open
at Wayside Waifs
Everything your pet needs for a healthy life &
great gifts for pet lovers of all ages.
Please Help Wayside – Donate today.
Together we can save lives.
Get your daily Wayside Waifs update by visiting us on
Facebook, following us on Twitter and watching our
YouTube channel. You don’t have to sign up or open
an account to join our online community. Just visit our
homepage www.waysidewaifs.org, and simply click
on the icons to go directly to our social media sites.
Shelter Hours
Adoptions & Whiskers & Wags:
BLOG
Monday and Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 2:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday: Noon - 6:00 pm
Admissions:
Please call 816-986-4408 for an appointment.
Pet Memorial Services:
Please call 816-986-4406 for an appointment.
3901 Martha Truman Rd. • KCMO 64137
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