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Location: Chico, CA
My background is zoology and animal behavior. I have 2 cats & 1 dog, all 3 were rescues. I'm married, have 2 great kids. Been heavily involved in Boy Scouts for 10 yrs. Volunteer w/ various orgs.
Supporting Shelter: BUTTE HUMANE SOCIETY
Supporting Rescue: Danbury Animal Control
Posted in Travel
We've made plans to visit friends out of state over the holidays, and being new to the area, haven't really connected with many new friends that we'd feel comfortable leaving the animals with. One co-worker has offered to take our dog, but she doesn't "do" cats and we have two. I've got to find someone soon. read more
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Dec '08
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Posted in Entertainment
I was watching animal planet last night, and saw "Cats 101 for the first time. I called my kitty loving son in to watch with me, and we both enjoyed not only the show but sharing time, and comments on a TV show that we both liked. (This is very rare for us, as we have entirely different tastes in TV entertainment. Anyway, the show, gave alot o… read more
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Dec '08
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Posted in General
About two years ago, I bought a Wahl pet grooming kit at Wallmart to save money on grooming my Cocker Spaniel. Though it kills my back to sit on the floor and clip him, I have become quite good at giving him a profesional looking cut and shave and It's not as hard as I once thought. (I have not invested in a table because the whole point was to s… read more
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Dec '08
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Posted in General
I love zootoo and log on everyday to earn points for my local shelter which really "needs" to win the makeover, but I get sooo frustrated. The site is obviously too popular for it's own good and cannot handle the load. In addition to the constant "Script Error notices" losing my entries and just not being able to load certain pages, I find it ju… read more
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Dec '08
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Posted in Travel
While volunteering at the Butte County Humane Society last summer I was surprized and concerned to hear that so many people abandon or give up their pets to shelters when faced with a move. I was going to have to move across the country from California to Connecticut in August and it didn't cross my mind for a moment not to take the animals. Yes,… read more
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Dec '08
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