Friday, February 17, 2012

Actor Peggy McCay to Appear at March Fundraiser

PETCO Foundation Presents:

The Dog Days of our Lives Fundraiser,
with Emmy and Obie Award-Winning Actor Peggy McCay.


Peggy McCay's dog Ollie

Days of our Lives actor Peggy McCay, who originated the role of Caroline Brady that she has played since 1983, on the long-running NBC soap opera, will be making a guest appearance at Nashville’s Loews Vanderbilt Hotel, on Saturday, March 10, at 2 p.m.

$20 ticket price to benefit Proverbs.

Ms. McCay, a celebrated actor who has appeared in theater, film, sitcoms and soap-operas, is a long-time animal rights advocate, and volunteers for many animal rights orgs, such as Last Chance for Animals and Actors, Others for Animals and Peta.

Ms. McCay will be donating items from Days of our Lives for auction; country music stars and local Nashville businesses will also be contributing exciting items for auction.

Enjoy a special breakfast with Peggy:

For a $50 donation, you can have breakfast with Ms.McCay, on Sunday, March 11, 8 a.m. at the hotel.

Tickets can be purchased during Saturday adoptions at the Bellevue Petco, or via Proverbs at: info@proverbs1210rescue.org

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Proverbs Celebrates Nashville Pittie

Often pit bull terriers are abused, neglected, abandoned because of their image, and bad press... as in dogs trained to fight. Proverbs applauds the efforts of Nashville Pittie.

Nashville PITTIE is an advocacy group built on the principle of education through compassion. PITTIE stands for “Pit Bull Initiative to Transform Image and Educate”. The goal of Nashville PITTIE is to restore the Pit bull’s positive image by: dispelling myths surrounding the breeds called “Pit bulls” through education, promoting responsible ownership, and promoting spay/neuter programs and the importance thereof. Nashville PITTIE strives to bring to light the true character of the Pit bull and the invaluable contributions they make as family pets and service companions, as they have for generations.

www.nashvillepittie.org

Contact info:

Nashville PITTIE P.O. Box 1146 Goodlettsville, TN 37070-1146

info@nashvillepittie.org / jana@nashvillepittie.org

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Some of the Wonderful Dogs Needing Adoption

If you see a dog that you might want to adopt, please email Proverbs.

Major: male German Shepherd

Max, male Pom

Maybelline
American Staffordshire Terrier

Mikey male German Shepherd

Mocha, male retriever

Molly
Airedale Terrier / Irish Wolfhound / Mixed (medium coat)

Molly J Hound / Mixed
Species/Sex: Dog/Female

Muttley mixed male beagle puppy

Myra Jo
retriever mix

Nicholas male retriever mix

Patsy, chihuahua feist mix

Peter Pan male puppy
Breed: Jack Russell Terrier / Chihuahua / Mixed

Petey
male Pekingese / Mixed

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Pixie Beagle / Mixed (short coat)

Precious female
Dachshund / Mixed (short coat)

Ranger
male Poodle (Miniature) / Shih Tzu / Mixed (medium coat)

Ray
Status: Available
Breed: Dachshund (medium coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: Ray was dropped in someone's fenced backyard w/ other dogs while the person was away. Ray is blind and deaf. Click for more information...

Regan male lab mix

Colton
male American Bulldog / Mixed (short coat)

Daisy
female Chihuahua (medium coat)

Dakota
male Shepherd / Mixed

Dean
male Pekingese

Deucer
male Yellow Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat)

Diablo
male Chihuahua (short coat)

Dixie Anna
female Terrier / Border Collie / Mixed (short coat)

Auggie Doggie
Status: Available
Breed: Beagle / Mixed (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: Mom, Lilly was pulled from kill shelter just 2 days before her 8 pups were born on 12/5/11. Mom is a beagle mix and we have no idea who dad was. All the pups are so sweet,love to be held in your lap, and would make perfect familys dogs pups: Precious Pup(the only girl), Snuf... Click for more information...

Ben
Status: Available
Breed: Cocker Spaniel / Mixed (medium coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: Cocker Spaniel Mix - Male - neutered - around 2 years old. Currently being treated for Heartworms. Great dog - loves to be by your side all of the time. TOTO is his friend , they were dumped near the shelter and were found together.. Ben - has Alpha traits - so better if he is only Alpha in househol... Click for more information...

Bendi
Status: Available
Breed: Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Female

Bentley (adoption pending)
Status: Available
Breed: Yellow Labrador Retriever / Mixed (medium coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: Bentley & his brother Barton were found wandering Rte 100 by one of our fosters when they were 2-3 mos old. Both were adopted, but Bentley was recently returned to us as he was the only dog in the household and was lonely when left for several hours. He is very sweet and loves t... Click for more information...

Billie Jo
Status: Available
Breed: Labrador Retriever / Mixed (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Female

Description: Very precious, smart and sweet. Have been rocked in the rockin' chair lots of times and given so many hugs and kisses. Must be willing to do the same. Billie Jo and Myra Jo look a lot like their mama, Sammie Jo. All love having fun and playing. 1. Jenny Jo 2 Charli... Click for more information...

Billy Joe (BJ)
Status: Available
Breed: Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler / Mixed (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: On 8/31, after being abandoned on a busy highway, Billy Joe was hit by a car that kept going. A teenager witnssed it and stopped to find Billy bleedingprofusely. He flagged for help but the only person to stop was a Proverbsvolunteer. She scooped up Billy (and his beagle companion) and took hi... Click for more information...

Boomer
Status: Available
Breed: Mountain Cur
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: new pics of Boomer will be available soon. He is now about 6 mos old Click for more information...

Bosley
Status: Available
Breed: Border Collie / Pit Bull Terrier (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: Bosley is a Border Collie/Pit Mix. He is energetic and loves, loves, loves life. He wants to be the center of attention. Bosley enjoys playing with other dogs, toys and his people. He is very animated and expressive. Bosley loves to chase his toys and will continue to bring them back to keep the gam... Click for more information...

Bruno
Status: Available
Breed: Shepherd / Mixed (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Description: full grown, approximately 2 1/2, 3 years old, 75 pounds. gives big, slurpy kisses to everyone he meets. neutered, up to date on all shots crate trained, though he prefers the "giant breed" size crate. he knows several commands, "sit", "come", "stay", "no" he can jump any fence, hence the... Click for more information...

Burt male airedale terrier mix

Carly
Status: Available
Breed: Labrador Retriever / Hound / Mixed
Species/Sex: Dog/Female

Description: Carly was born on August 22nd. Her mama (Georgia) is a black lab mix that we rescued from a high kill shelter. She gave birth to Carlyand her seven siblings just three days later. Carly is now about 5 mos old and seems to be a lab/ hound mix - she is a very sweet girl but can be a... Click for more information...

Carrie "singer"
Breed: Shepherd / Mixed (medium coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Female

Cassie female Border Collie mix

Chanel female retriever mix

Charlie male Chihuahua (short coat)
Species/Sex: Dog/Male

Chelsea female Jack Russell Terrier / Mixed (short coat)

Chessie
female Border Collie / Mixed (medium coat)

Chi Chi male chihuahua

Chip male
Catahoula Leopard Dog / Mixed (short coat)

Welcome to Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue!

Welcome to Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue
Bellevue, Tennessee

Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue's purpose is provide shelter and loving care, which includes food, veterinary care and any other necessity, for animals that were abused, abandoned, owner surrendered, or otherwise destined to be euthanized, due to over-crowded shelter conditions. Through the use of foster homes, Proverbs cares for these animals until good, responsible, loving homes can be found for all adoptable animals.

www.proverbs1210rescue.org
info@proverbsrescue.org

Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue
PO Box 210830
Nashville, TN 37221

For a wounded soldier home from Afghanistan, It was a special reunion a long time in the making.

A puppy he adopted on the front lines is now with him again in Bethesda, Maryland. Donny Eslinger, 20, encountered the dog while on tour of duty in Afghanistan. He traded three cigarettes to become the dog's owner the dog, he named Smoke Pup Barbarian.

In September 2011, amortar attack critically wounded Eslinger. He was in treated for injuries at the Kandahar Airfield Hospital; when Eslinger was later flown to Walter Reed for more treatment, Smoke was left behind.

A group called Puppy Rescue Mission heard about Smoke Pup when Eslinger's squad leader sent a letter telling Eslinger's story. The group printed part of that letter on their website:

"Smoke was the only bit of moral that made these kids forget were they were and cope with the tragedy we just experienced. It is amazing how therapeutic a little creature can be. Donny took care of that dog up until he was injured. Many of us in his Platoon would love nothing more than to see Smoke reunited with Donny. It would be the only decent thing we would see come from this place. "

Through the efforts of Puppy Rescue Mission, the dog was reunited with Donny in January 2012.

Why Do Dogs Eat Grass?

Excerpt from an article by: Virginia Wells

Although dogs are primarily carnivoires, they will eat almost anything; they can survive on a well-balanced vegetarian diet. Like all living creatures, dogs need a combination of fats, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals, and water in a balanced diet.

We're not sure why your pup likes grass; there have been many theories offered. Primarily, dogs are descended from wild canids, which ate the entire "kill" when they hunted for food. Since they consumed many herbivores (plant-eating animals), they wound up eating a lot of plants and even berries found in the stomach and intestines of their prey. Interestingly, carnivores tend to go for the stomach and its contents first, so it's likely that dogs may eat grass because they like it and it was once part of their normal diet.

Do dogs eat grass to make themselves vomit? Or do they vomit because they eat the grass? Most veterinarians believe that dogs eat grass simply because they like it, and vomiting naturally follows. When dogs eat grass, the grass acts as an irritant and causes vomiting. However, they may not be smart enough to use grass as a medicine when they have an upset stomach. That said, one of us has seem a dog with burrs stuck in his throat pounce on a Ficus plant and voraciously start scoffing great scads of leaves until he threw up, presumably in an attempt to dislodge the foreign material.

Some veterinarians believe that dogs eat grass because their prepared diets are lacking in greens and so they eat grass.

No matter what the reason, your dog's "grass" habit is normal behavior and you need not be concerned about it. A note of caution, however: Take care that your pet does not eat grass that has been treated with fertilizer, pesticides or herbicides.

Planit Meetings, a hotel travel company based in Washington, DC and Durham, NC, will give a portion of all reservation's commission to Proverbs 12:10 Animal Rescue, if you mention Proverbs, when you make your hotel reservation.

Planit Meetings is a 20 plus year old meeting and hotel travel company, that offers discounted hotel rates in cities across the U.S. For Planit Meetings travelers to Washington, DC, we offer complimentary pet-sitting, and dog-walking. Please email for questions, hotel rates, mentioning Proverbs, when you do.

Susan at Planit Meetings susan@planitmeetings.com