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INTRODUCING: THE FOUCHE WAY – Brandon Fouche launches new website

5769 S. Saint Andrews Place

Los Angeles, CA 90047

323-752-DOGS

BRANDON FOUCHE | DOG REHABILITATOR

Understanding that there is a pack mentality is just the beginning of understanding

your dog.

Discover this and much more…

discover The Fouché Way.

ABOUT THE FOUCHÉ WAY

Problems arise in or out of your home when there is a breakdown in the pack hierarchy.

This will lead your dog to display unacceptable behavior: destruction, aggression, or fear. These behaviors can move from in the home to out of the home creating limitations for you and your dog. Just as human behavior is a form of communication, so to is your dogs. Your dog is trying to tell you something. Its up to you to listen.

The Fouché Way will teach you to listen. It will teach you to establish a hierarchy with your dog through a direct connection. This connection is unspoken, you will learn to connect on with your dog, creating a clear connection between dog and owner that can be used in any situation.

By focusing on your dog’s mental energy and understanding your dog’s natural instincts, the Fouché Way will bring you to a better understanding of your dog and both you and your dog will be happier because of it.

Click here to visit re-launched site for THE FOUCHE WAY!

Web Designer: Sandra Rosales

Modernica

LORI’S CORNER: Pucks for Pitbulls Fundraiser

Please support our latest fundraising efforts: PUCK FOR PITBULLS!!!

Get discounted tickets to the LA KINGS vs. Dallas Stars

STAPLES CENTER on THURSDAY, November 11, 2010 at 7:30 PM

A portion of the proceeds will directly benefit Downtown Dog Rescue!!!!!

-CLICK here TO ORDER TICKETS-

Here are some additional photos of Mr. Clancy

showing off his LA KINGS Spirit!!!!!!

PHOTOGRAPHED BY:

WANT TO MEET OUR DOWNTOWN DOG RESCUE DOGS? OCT. 2, 2010

COME MEET OUR

DOWNTOWN DOG RESCUE

LOVES

TOMORROW!!!!!!

SATURDAY, OCT. 2nd:

WE WILL BE IN PUSSY & POOCH
from 11:00 -2:30 PM
TOMORROW!

Pussy & Pooch Pethouse and Pawbar

564 South Main Street

Downtown Los Angeles

COME GET SOME CANINE LOVE AND HUGS AND LICKS!!!!!

SOUTH LA SHELTER RESCUE ME SPOTLIGHT: VERY IMPORTANT : Bekins will move you – 8 mo emaciated puppy A1153415 South L.A.

LET BEKINS MOVE YOU

HE’LL WRAP YOU IN KISSES

Watch his video YOUTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKm50EJUf3w

HE’LL GENTLY TAPE HIMSELF ONTO YOUR LAP

BEKINS’ DRIVE WAS A BIT BUMPY INITIALLY — POOR NUTRITION AND PERHAPS AN INCIDENT WITH A CAR?

BUT HE’S WAITING TO JOIN YOU IN THE DIAMOND LANE NOW

Bekins (A1153415, only 8 months old !!!!! ) came in scrawny as can be — only a “2” on the weight scale. He was put into ISO to ensure extra feedings and needs out of the shelter very, very soon as those spaces are in high demand, sadly. Bekins is one of the sweetest pups at the shelter. Right now he’s a little vacuum, searching for all the scraps of food that might have fallen along his path. He absolutely adores everyone!!! Seems to be OK with other dogs as we have had him out in his ISO room, watched him nose to nose with others that barked and growled at him — no reaction — and even saw him go up to a cat in a cage on the floor in Receiving — then walk away unfazed (of course, this is not a definitive test!). Please won’t you consider letting Bekins move you too?

Call the South L.A. shelter at (213) 485-0117 or -0119.
And kindly let us know that he is packing and leaving the shelter with you.
Many thanks,
Andrea & Mindy
ivegonetothedogs@gmail.com
(323) 363-4909

South LA Shelter Rescue Me Spotlight: VERY IMPORTANT : No more BMW’s for Valerie – smiling staffie adopted as puppy A1089273 South L.A.

NO MORE BMW’S FOR VALERIE

IT LOOKED LIKE LIFE WOULD BE SWEET, DRIVING AWAY FROM THE

SHELTER AS A PUPPY IN A FANCY CAR — NOT SO.

BUT, VALERIE IS STILL SMILING — AND ALWAYS SMILNG. Just watch this video — and besides smiling, she knows how to shake with both front feet!

YOUTube Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nValASCCVWM

Valerie (A1089273, 1 year, 4 months, was returned to the shelter on 9/11 because her people were moving!!! — or so they said) is one of the happiest dogs at South L.A. Nothing makes her sad — not even her people who drove away in their BMW with her back in 2009, puppy Valerie in tow, then claimed they couldn’t afford the Clavamox for Valerie’s URI !!! And they never got her fixed either!!!! What losers. Then, a year later, brought her back with flea allergies that have affected her hair. Much better to be driving away in a regular ol’ Toyota or even a Smart Car!!! and to be treated with love than to be adopted by someone who can’t seem to give you what you need. Valerie is currently in ISO but she has been out with other dogs and done perfectly fine!!! She loves everyone!!!!!!!! This is one wonderful girl who is not impressed by money — just by love. If you can find a spot in your heart and your car for Valerie, please come quickly to claim her. She doesn’t have long. Call (213) 485-0117 or -0119. And please let us know that she is finally being cared for.

With thanks,
Andrea &Mindy
ivegonetothedogs@gmail.com
(323) 363-4909

BE IN THE KNOW: DNA Is New Weapon In Fight Against Dogfighting

Article from: NPR Website

DNA Is New Weapon In Fight Against Dogfighting

by Amy Standen

September 27, 2010 from KQED

To read transcript of radiospot/interview, click HERE

Scientists are hoping that a new DNA database for dogs will help track — and prosecute — people who breed dogs to fight. But advocates say there’s a risk that the DNA records could be used against the dogs, or against people who adopt them.

The idea is to have a canine version of the FBI’s CODIS — a database of human DNA that is used to connect criminals to crime scenes. But in this case, the DNA might help prove that breeders supplied dogs to a dogfighting ring.

In July 2009, a dogfighting operation was raided in northwest Missouri. Tim Rickey, the senior director of field operations for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, recalls the scene from that morning.

Dogfighting’s Innocent Victims

Credit: Photos courtesy of the Humane Society of Missouri

“I very vividly remember getting out of the truck, and one of the first images I seen was a dog that had one of its legs chewed off in a fight,” Rickey says. “And then the owners just amputated the leg.”

More than 500 dogs were seized from sites across seven states that day, and authorities arrested 26 people. It was the largest dogfighting raid in U.S. history. Rickey says he has heard all of the excuses.

“What their cover is, is that they’re just breeding the dogs,” he says. “They don’t fight the dogs, you know — they’re just breeding dogs because they’re a lover of the breed.”

In the Missouri case, DNA samples from the dogs proved that these weren’t just random pound dogs. They were all related. Prosecutors believed this was evidence that the dogs had been bred to fight.

And that makes sense, says Beth Wictum, who directs the forensics lab at the School of Veterinary Medicine at University of California, Davis.

“Essentially by breeding these dogs they’re creating a subpopulation, almost a new breed,” she says.

INDEPENDENT RESCUER SPOTLIGHT: GRACIE, 28lb full grown pit mix kicked out of church / Organized by Laura Valdivia

She is so sweet and desperately

needs someone to help her.

Gracie the Pocket Pit Mix

Gracie tried to hide in a flower planter on church grounds…

This little girl is only about two years old and shows signs of being used for breeding. She has two rough callouses on her rear end that may have come from being kept in a dangerously small area – possibly in an effort to impregnate her more easily. A priest in the South Central area Los Angeles found her on the church grounds hiding in a planter that she’d dug out. He was upset that she’d destroyed the planter and was going to call animal control when a good samaritan intervened and stashed her in her apartment in the hopes of finding a home or a rescue for her. The lady is very nice – a security guard who lives in the South Central area. Unfortunately she works a lot and since her building doesn’t allow pets and is undergoing construction that forces people to roam in and out of her apartment, Gracie sometimes has to hide out in her car. It’s uncomfortable and dangerous so the lady is desperate to find a safe place for this little girl.

She has raised about $30 to put towards the spay bill and really needs help paying the rest. Gracie also needs vaccinations and if a foster can’t be found she’ll need funds for boarding because the lady can only hold onto her for another week or so and said that if she can’t find anyone she’ll have to take her to the 11th street pound because she can’t afford to lose her apartment. She really doesn’t want to do that but doesn’t know what else to do if a home can’t be found.

Please help me get Gracie’s chipin around. Other than a small vetting bill the only thing we’d money for is boarding in the event that we can’t find a rescue or home for this little girl. Anything helps – a few dollars, networking or even just good thoughts towards helping this little girl get off the streets go a long way. Thank you for reading this.

xLaura

SOUTH LA SHELTER RESCUE ME SPOTLIGHT: PLEASE SAVE HER – SHE DID SO MUCH FOR SO MANY : Chastity the Deca-Mom A1147605

CHASTITY, THE DECA-MOM

OK, SO SHE DIDN’T LIVE UP TO HER NAME — BUT SHE DID SO MUCH FOR SO MANY

NOW WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR HER. Look at this before and after girl — watch her video, taking treats from Tomika, rolling over on her back for tummy rubs — she is utter, total joy — don’t let that spirit die :

SO SHY AND SAD AFTER LOSING HER PUPS — NOW CAREFREE, SWEET, AND DELIGHTFUL

YOUTube Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHu9uYwhw7Q

Chastity (A1147605, 2 years old) came into the shelter with TEN puppies. The poor girl was drained and emaciated and put into ISO to recover. Needless to say, all of her cute puppies were adopted — while Chastity remained behind bars. When we first had her out, she was cautious and nervous. But, once she realized she was actually in a good place — the shelter gave her a chance to smile and thrive. Well, Chastity has lost her inhibitions once again — but she will be spayed this time!!! She is an absolute LOVER!!!!! (well, I guess so, judging from her past.)

She has been fine around other dogs her size (we’ve been out for walks together — haven’t had her around small dogs yet) and she’s happy as can be. Chastity adores people, she relishes treats, and she has every intention of bringing a smile to the face of any and all who see her once out of the shelter.

Can you give this Deca-Mom […]

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