Nancy Freedman-Smith, dog trainer and owner of Gooddogz Training, provides a place for dog owners to find positive training tips, canine-activities and places to visit along with the latest information on keeping your dog healthy and active. Nancy lives with her three young kids, Charlee and Finney the dogs, Yellow the parakeet and Tater-Tot the Hamster. Staying current, keeping fresh, and always learning new things is a must for Nancy and her profession because one thing that animals surely teach you is "the more you know, the more you know you don't know."
Waiting to hear from Erin! Chain off 2006!
Brady and Kelsey
I am anxiously waiting to hear from Erin of Lewiston who spent 24 hours chained to a tree Sunday night to raise awareness and funds for Dogs Deserve Better and their Chain Off 2006 campaign. I met both Erin and her rescue dog Kelsey, who she adopted in Oct. 2005 from Dogs Deserve Better, when they attended my tricks clinic last month.
She has promised before, during, and after photo's-so check back soon!
Here is her original email where she explains her motivation in her own words.
As some of you may know, our wonderful dog Kelsey came from an organization called Dogs Deserve Better. This is an organization that has touched my heart. This 4th of July weekend is their annual Chain Off Campaigned designed to raise awareness of dogs that spend their entire lives on chains. Although I can’t be part of the national campaign, I decided to do my own Chain Off.
I will stay chained to a tree in my yard for 24 hours – I will only go in the house to go to the bathroom! I will do this from 12pm on Sunday to 12p on Monday. I also heard it was going to rain during this time…I want the whole experience
I will not be allowed books, TV, radio, or even visitors; I will be stripped of all the comforts we take so much for granted on a daily basis. In their place, I will receive only a chain, a collar, water, food, sleeping bag, and shade.
I will record my feelings 3 times during the 24 hr period, in a journal, helping to light a path for the dogs to travel toward freedom. I will experience the pain and suffering chained dogs endure, day in, day out—often for life. This knowledge may make it virtually impossible to look at a chained dog without a burning desire to make a difference in that dog's life.
I’m doing this for my own personal experience but if this is something you also believe in and would like to sponsor me, please let me know. Whatever I raise in donations will be sent to our Maine Rep Susanna Richer.
For more info you can also go to www.dogsdeservebetter.comThanks
Erin
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