JO’S BARK: THE STORY OF CUTIE
HOORAY!!!! CUTIE HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY JO BARKER AND HER PACK!!!!
NO LONGER AVAILABLE!
as of March 27, 2011
NAME: CUTIE
GENDER: SPAY FEMALE
BREED: AM STAFF
DOB: SUMMER OF 2007
SIZE: 50 LBS
OTHER DOGS: YES. PUPPIES; OTHER REMISSIVE FEMALES
CATS: NO
KIDS: YES; TEENS
SHOTS: UP TO DATE AND MICROCHIPPED
PROFILE: Cutie came in this
Temporary Foster Home on October
16th, 2010. Cutie’s owner had lost his home and the guardian could not take her – she made attempts for several months and finally contacted me.
Cutie was mainly used for breeding with her last litter being in April 2010. Cutie was severely broken down and malnourished living off fast food that the contractors brought to her while remodeling her home. Cutie’s coat was hard, lack luster, and thinning. Cutie’s coat now, is soft, silky with a full thick Sable Cinnamon coat complemented with Golden Brown Eyes. Cutie’s body is firming up nicely, considering.
Cutie loves being outside, going for walks, and car rides. She is a strong Alpha female that needs a strong Alpha owner and a pinch collar for walks. Cutie prefers the open arm approach of Pinch when going for a walk on the leash. She loves a strong Alpha male type, is very maternal to younger dogs, and does not like yappy dogs. Cutie will greet and be friends with any dog that will not show signs of aggression. She is a quick learner, has a lot of energy but well mannered during quiet time. Cutie is kitchen trained.
TRAINING: Cutie had previous training and has been re-educated with the following:
PITStop Community Assist:SWEET LITTLE HAZEL!
Sweet little Hazel is 3-4 year old
pygmy Stafforshire Terrier
Weighing only 40 to 45 pounds (full grown), Hazel would make a wonderful addition to someone’s home. Rescued from Baldwin Park shelter at the last hour, Hazel now needs to be re-homed, as her dad got a new job and will be traveling a majority of the time. Hazel is truly the sweetest littlegirl, her tail never stops wagging (in fact, her whole body wags)! She just loves to go for walks and hikes. Hazel is great with other dogs too. She may need some training to help her realize that not all dogs want to play, but she responds very well to commands, so this shouldn’t be a hard thing to correct. Hazel is potty-trained, spayed, and up to date on her vaccines. This girl is so loving and loyal.she really deserves the best forever home!
CLICK HERE to see a video of Sweet little HAZEL
If you are interested in Hazel, please contact:
Phillip Gharabegian
Phillip.Gharabegian@fox.com
MEDIA ALERT: LAist Blog by Nick Carranza
Our branding guru, Nick Carranza just wrote a great article about Lori for LAist.com. Check it out!
Meet the Pitbull Lady: Lori Weise of Downtown Dog Rescue
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| Weise with Clancy (Photo by Nick F. Carranza, Planet Speck for LAist) |
By Nick F. Carranza/Special to LAist
LORI’s CORNER/DDR PROGRAMS: CGC Test – Bring your dog! Free!
Downtown Dog Rescue invites you to come out to our Coliseum Dog Class this Sunday February 20th to have your Pit bull tested for Canine Good Citizenship Certification by Mark Tipton with AngelDogs Foundation.
There is no penalty for not passing and it’s a great way to find out what you need to practice with your dog to pass. Our goal is to certify more Pit bull type dogs living in South Los Angeles and the surrounding communities that often lack information and access to Canine Good Citizenship Certification. CGC certification is so important for anyone who rents and owns a pit bull type dog. Passing CGC could mean that your dog will be the exception to a “no pit bull” rule in an apartment or condo complex, keeping more dogs out of shelters!
If you have a social dog, friendly with people and other dogs and you are interested in testing for CGC RSVP
Lori@modernica.net We certified 10 dogs at our last meeting. Help us reach our goal of certifying 100 dogs in South Los Angeles!
The Coliseum Dog Class meets every Sunday at 9:30AM in the front of the entrance to the Coliseum off MLK blvd – (park at the Hoover lot)
Our class is the only location in South LA that tests dogs for CGC certification.
DDR Cares About CATS TOO!: Scratch Lounge will be at the Best Friends ACATEMY AWARDS
Scratch Lounge is my company that was created in part to fund free spay/neuter. We are doing this event to support Best Friends raise awareness about the need to place more shelter cats to move in the direction of no kill. I hope that some of you can stop by on Saturday the 19th!
Take care,
Lori
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Come to a day full of Hollywood Glamour! Over 200 cats and kittens will be available for adoption, so be prepared to take a little glamour home with you. Hey Guys: Did you know that it’s ok to be a cat guy? Well, it is! Come meet the cats and the cat guys from the wildly successful “It’s Ok to be a Cat Guy” campaign at the event on Saturday!
February 19, 2011
11 AM – 6 PM
Hotel Palomar in Westwood
10740 Wilshire Blvd (at Selby Ave)
Los Angeles, CA 90024
DDR Fundraiser: Vote for Downtown Dog Rescue on Dish Dash’s CHOOSE YOUR CHARITY Drive!
The Dish Dash & USC’s Interfraternity Council announce:
Dish Dash LA’s 1st Annual FOOD TRUCK WARS
10 Food Trucks on Greek Row
2 Sides Split by University Ave: East vs. West
2 Charities Receiving 20% of Proceeds
1 Epic Night: Friday, March 25th
Polls opened 2/14 for charity selection at www.DishDashLA.com/foodtruckwars
*vote once daily until next Monday, 2/21
Charities (Hand-picked by USC’s Interfraternity Council, Philanthropy):
PAWS/LA – dedicated to preserving the loving bond between people and their companion animals. To that end, we provide services to assist low-income seniors and people disabled by a life-threatening illness keep and care for their pets.
Homeboy Industries – enabling young people to redirect their lives and provide them with hope for their futures. For those employed at Homeboy Industries in job training or work-readiness positions, each person has a Case Manager and takes classes or uses services as part of their work day.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – L.A.’s first and largest hospital dedicated specifically to treating children throughout Southern California.
Downtown Dog Rescue – the only program in California, and possibly the United States, specifically founded to assist homeless dog owners spay/neuter, vaccinate, license their dogs, as well as offering a variety of services including crisis care, for the life of the dog.
Union Rescue Mission – dedicated to serving men, women and children experiencing homelessness. They provide a comprehensive array of emergency and long-term services to their guests, including: food, shelter, clothing, medical and dental care, recovery programs, transitional housing, legal assistance, education, counseling, and job training to needy men, women, children, and families.
Midnight Mission – Dedicated to taking the homeless off of Skid Row and re-establish them again as useful and self-respecting citizens.
February 9, 2011
The Dish Dash in association with USC’s Interfraternity Council Announces Dish Dash LA’s 1st Annual Food Truck Wars
On March 25th, 2011, Dish Dash LA’s 1st Annual Food Truck Wars will be held on 28th street spanning the blocks between Hoover St. and Figueroa St., […]
LORI’S CORNER: February is national spay/neuter awareness month
One month ago, I loaded up Kirby into a crate in my car after she was spayed in the park in Compton. The man that brought her to the clinic, Daniel, was not her owner, nonetheless, she adored him and his dog and was upset when he filled out the paperwork and drove off. He would have loved to keep her, since she got along beautifully with his dog but he was living in his van, parking at a truck yard in Compton until he could find work as a cross country truck driver. The recession hit him hard, all he had in life was his cell phone, his van and his beloved dog. Then Kirby walked into his life. He could not bear to watch her have another litter of pups so he started to call around to see who could spay her for free. The Coalition for Pets and Public Safety sent him out to us and we gladly spayed and vaccinated her at no charge. Proving my belief that free is often the only way that high volume spay/neuter will work and reaching out to the most needy is often achieved only when using a mobile clinic.
February is national spay/neuter awareness month and there are lots of great programs out there providing low cost and even free spay/neuter services but it’s only for a month. Many people who need the services the most can’t find a clinic or can’t pay the “low cost” Most regular vets charge hundreds of dollars to spay a large breed dog and the most needy dog owners living in underserved areas of Los Angeles don’t have that kind of money so they wait and often this results in accidental litter of puppies. I listened to a call this week on our hotline. The caller sounded desperate, he can’t deal with more litters of puppies, there have been too many and he needs to “fix the situation” . If he can’t fix his situation, he finished his message by letting us know that he would have no choice but to take his dog to the pound.
I strongly believe that there is a small percentage of people who actually want to breed their dogs for money. Most people, if given the option to sterilize their dog and it’s free, very close to their home and extremely convenient, they […]