Spring 2013 Newsletter - Dogwood Animal Shelter

Dogwood Animal Shelter
1075 Runabout Drive
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Phone 573-348-4411
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Permit No. 95020
Camdenton, MO
65020
Non for Profit
Organization
Address Correction Requested
SPRING 2013
Est. 1976
Love is…lifting up a friend who’s down.
HOMELESS DOGS AND CATS NEED YOUR HELP! PLEASE BECOME A SUPPORTING MEMBER.
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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Mahatma Gandhi
We are grateful to
these businesses
who helped make this
publication possible!
Help us make Dogwood Thrift Shop a daily
shopping adventure for our customers!
Donating ALL KINDS of stuff makes for an interesting
and ever changing inventory, and keeps customers coming
back! Donations help Dogwood Animal Shelter
and are tax deductible.
Photograph compliments of Creative Photography by Kim Hansen
So many of our community’s furry friends need a lift
out of lives of neglect, hunger, danger, and loneliness.
Please, help us help them.
MEMORIALS AND HONORARIUMS
Ways to help…
1. Spread the word that spaying and neutering really does make a
difference! Our area’s shelters are full to their licensed capacities nearly all the time,
and are forced to turn away needy dogs and cats every day. Spaying one female cat
prevents the births of 420,000 cats over a seven year period. Spaying one female dog
prevents the births of 67,000 dogs in just six years. Spaying and neutering strays that
you may be feeding will help! Low cost spay/neuter surgeries are available at
Dogwood by appointment. 573-348-4411.
2. See that your own pets are spayed or neutered at an early age. Many people don’t realize how early their
pets can begin reproducing, and there is no health advantage to letting the female’s first heat cycle occur before
spaying. Cats can become pregnant as early as four months of age, and dogs by five to six months of age.
3. Adopt your next friend. There are hundreds of incredible dogs and cats available at Dogwood and other
shelters! In nearly every case, the animal did nothing wrong to bring about their homelessness. In fact, some
very typical comments from adopters are “Our adopted dog (or cat) is the best pet we’ve ever had!” and “The rescued pets seem to know they’ve gotten a second chance. They are a joy!” Treat yourself to a rescued pet!
4. Volunteer your time and talent. There are so many different ways to help Dogwood, and many of them do
not require a big time commitment. Helping out for a couple of hours at Dogwood Thrift Shop, taking a half hour a
week to walk a shelter dog, spending a bit of relaxing time giving love to the cats, assisting with our canister donation project, helping prepare for events, helping with small fix-it projects… YOU are needed and appreciated by
both 2 and 4 legged “folks”!
5. Donate our wish list items. This quarter’s wish list is as follows: postage stamps, white-out, scotch tape, legal-size envelopes, scoopable cat litter, purina cat chow, large non-retractable dog leashes, canned pet foods,
puppy and kitten replacement milk, small pet nursing bottles, heating pads, wading pools, strained chicken or
turkey baby food.
6. FACEBOOK! Here’s an easy one: like and share Dogwood’s facebook posts. It’s proving to be a powerful
tool for getting dogs and cats hooked up with loving new families!
7. Donate to no-kill Dogwood Animal Shelter! Monetary donations to Dogwood Animal Shelter are greatly
appreciated and tax deductible. They can be mailed to 1075 Runabout Drive, Osage Beach, MO 65065.
Over 2,300 dogs and cats passed through our doors last year alone, being admitted or receiving some other kind
of service. Providing these services to our community is expensive and, receiving no tax funding, Dogwood relies
entirely on donations. Donations of items to Dogwood’s Thrift Shop are also tax deductible and translate directly
into needed revenue for the shelter. If you or someone you know is moving, downsizing, remodeling, redecorating, cleaning out… PLEASE call us! 573-346-7932
8. Shop Dierbergs beautiful new 70,000 square foot grocery store, located across from the outlet mall in Osage
Beach and ask the cashier to “Round Up for Dogwood”! Scheduled to open this month!
We’re grateful to Creative Photography
by Kim Hansen for all of her help and
for the beautiful pet photos in this
issue!
Dogwood Animal Shelter’s Mission is to provide care and shelter to the homeless pets of our community,
to reduce their numbers through spay and neuter, to promote humane treatment of all animals
and to enhance the human-animal bond.
In memory of Warren Nieburg by
Cecil Carpenter
Siegnar Humeniak
Nancy Berra
Patricia Moser
Cheryl Waidelich
Brendan Mitchell
Dorothy Nizolek
Judith Habben
Ron Johnson
Doug Fitts
June Manie
Iola Jasper
Al Wilson
Leo Klameyer
Pat Kickel
Dorothy Newandowski
Carol Clerc
In memory of Clark Houghton by
Randy Snodgrass
Barbara Sherer
Moser’s Supermarket
Marcia Zackrison
Dorothy Carlson
Regina Edwards
Daniel Gilligan
Phil Hammond
Midland Oil Company
Richard Cain
Gail Enloe
Patricia Rouleau
David Mangelsdorf
Charles Whitney
Jane Hayman
Deb Stegner
Neal Gibbons
Randall Sherer
In memory of Kevin Kribbs by
Donald Hall
Shivaun McCAnn
Dianne Schmidt
In memory of Virginia Schwartz by
Marianne Serkin
Jacquelyn Treesh
Joan Natsch
In memory of Fred McAdams by Vivian McAdams
In memory of Roylene Alspach by Royce Alspach
In memory of Ellen Sharp by John Johnson
In memory of Jeffrey (JT) Tillman by Randal Schleicher
In memory of Maryhelen Koeberl by
Rosemary Kirkham
In memory of Morgan Monet McCullough by
Susie Layden
In memory of Virginia Poeschel Meyer by Holly Rutchey
In memory of Mary Lou Landry and Bailey by
Kathleen Qualy
In memory of William Hotz by Lorilee Geisman
In honor of Steve and Cindy Hodge by Martha Hodge
In honor of Jim and Barbara Greber by Martha Hodge
In honor of Linda Fane by Martha Hodge
In honor of Dave Niznik by Pamela Gibson
In honor of Dave and Ann Steward by Pamela Gibson
In memory of Mickey Mantle by Rhonda Cox
In memory of Lou Gehrig by Rhonda Cox
In memory of Peanut and Lucky by Bobby Davison
In memory of “Dani” Brandmeyer by Janet Ritcher
In memory of Kippy by Donald Pogue
In memory of Scottie by James Stewart
Correction to the “special thanks” section of the January 2013
Paw Prints issue; Thank you to Farmers Insurance, located just
west of the square in Camdenton, for faithfully displaying each
pet of the week on their digital sign to help promote adoptions!
A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY LADY!
For the past four years, Rachael Arnold has celebrated her birthday by helping our
furry friends! Her annual birthday pancake flip is hosted by Linn Creek/Osage Beach
Lion’s Club, where she gathers with friends and family, collecting donations of cash
and supplies for Dogwood’s homeless pets! Rachael is shown here with her good
friends Julie and Gracie, who attended her 93rd birthday party with cheerfully wrapped
packages in hand! Rachael is also a faithful Wednesday afternoon Dogwood Bingo
player and long time friend of Dogwood Animal Shelter.
DOGWOOD
THRIFT SHOP
Open MondaySaturday
311 S. Business
Hwy. 5,
Camdenton, MO
65020
DOGWOOD
ANIMAL SHELTER
AND
SPAY/NEUTER
CLINIC
Open MondaySaturday.
1075 Runabout Drive,
Osage Beach, MO
65065
LOW-COST
DOG OBEDIENCE
CLASSES
Several 6-week
sessions are offered
throughout
the year.
Next one starts
May 14th.
Call 348-4411
to register.
Board of Directors:
John Reinhold, DVM
(President),
Dennis Wright
(Vice President),
Pat Peters
(Secretary/
Treasurer),
Allan Brandmeyer,
Barbara Bender,
Dale Griffin,
Dale McElwee, DDS,
Lisa Mollerus,
Ann Niznik-Steward