Barrie, Ontario September 21, 2008
The day was long, the information abundant and no one left hungry or without plenty to consider. Through intensive slide presentations, hand out notes and vigorous Q&A sessions, we were furnished with the latest information on the subject at hand. If you wish to contact Dr. Dodds, you may email her at hemopet@hotmail.com
A significant donation on behalf of the hosts and the attendees is made to Hemopet.
The Dog Legislation Council of Canada (DLCC) raised vital funding selling pro bone dog biscuits. All proceeds, including profits will be dedicated to the Legal Challenge in Ontario against the breed specific legislation Bill 132.The biscuits were donated. Tammy St. Louis and her group of attendees could barely keep up with the brisk sales. For more information about DLCC visit http://www.doglegislationcouncilcanada.org/
Monica and Morley Segal were on hand to sell Monica’s books at a reduced seminar price until a sudden and worrisome illness of their beloved Cavalier called them home. All profits from the book sales will be donated to the Rabies Challenge. All is well now with the Segals and their dog. If you wish to contact Monica please visit http://www.monicasegal.com/
The day was only marred by the report to animal control that some attendees had left their dogs unattended in cars. However, upon close inspect and with the intervention of one of our attendees, the officer was satisfied that the animals were indeed sheltered and comfortable and that their owners attended them regularly.
Despite our tight conditions, much knowledge was imparted and when I looked around the room after the final slide, hoping no one would notice my own quivering lip, I?noticed other teary faces. The final slide was of foot prints in the sand and Dr. Dodds said that they are “always” with us like foot prints in the sand. Having just lost my own beloved a short time ago, this touched me deeply. Obviously I was not alone.
All your appreciative thank you’s made it very much more rewarding for me on a personal level.
Many thanks to everyone involved in helping and contributing to a terrific day of education and comradarie and to the Kinsman group who sent me home with a lovely gift. Special appreciation to:
Dr. Jean Dodds
Anna Borenstein
Dr. Barbara Ann Chidiak
Kim Peters
Sherri Hall
The Staff and Managers of The Lions Gate Banquet Hall
Good Bag contributors
... and all the attendees (Vet Techs, Veterinarians, Rescuers, Shelter Workers, Animal Control. Breeders, Pet Owners and “group attendee” organizers)
It was a pleasure to meet you and speak to many by phone and most by email. But most gratifying is the knowledge that so many care enough about their dogs to open their minds and learn how to care for them correctly.
Bev Lewis
Fox-Fire Publishing Inc.
See below for comments from attendees.
The seminar on Sunday was great. I just couldn't believe that woman's energy and experience! Talk about a work-a-holic. But imagine where we would be today without her? Still pumping vaccines into our dogs yearly!
One suggestion I forgot to put on the evaluation sheet...
I would have liked to see name tags. I'm sure there were people from the email lists there, and with name tags I might have been able to say hi to them. As it was, I didn't know any faces :(
thanks so much for organising it
Maggie Sparrow
Morley and I feel awful about rushing off the way we did. Thank you for your understanding and support. The good news is that Tori did not have seizures, although I can understand why one might think otherwise. She was having a severe bout of symptoms SM can cause, and it can look like seizures to those who are not familiar with it.
Jean, you present beautifully, and the information is terrific. Morley, who is not known to focus on this sort of thing, was very focused today :).
Bev, this was a great day (ok, partial day for us) as always.
Jean, we are sending the full profit from sales to you. It's not a great amount, but we hope it will help.
Monica Segal
Just wanted to let you know that I thoroughly enjoyed the seminar. It was great to finally see Jean in person.
Also, you did a great job with the arrangements.
Dian McTaggart
Hilary Dorricott
Archivist, Transport Coordinator & Foster Mum
Pugalug Pug Rescue www.pugalug.com
Thank you so much for having her come to Canada.
Lorraine Brann
Laurie Warvill
Asklar Labrador
as usual a wonderful experience. Thank You for bringing Dr. Dodds to Ontario.
Terry Risebrough
Food was great
Jean was exellent as always
Bring in more seminars - our canine kids need them.
Maureen Brosnahan
Fabulous,, knolwedgeable speaker. Really learned a lot. Thank you for the opportunity to see/hear her.
Leanne Tucker
Thank you for all you wonderful planning & putting on such an excellent seminar for Dr Dodds. As usual she was fabulous & everyone I spoke to loved it! You also planned a great meal & snacks-thank you for this. And above all you requested & got the most perfect weather for travelling!!! Great work Bev!
Thank you for everything.
Dr. Linda Kazienko
The money generated is for the DLCC legal challenge. We were in appellate court this week and now await the decision. Appellate court consists of 3 judges. No new evidence was heard and specific portions of the case were requested by the judges to be argued. Less than 10% of cases receive reserve judgment and ours was one of them. I personally will take that as a good sign they felt necessary to deliberate aspects of our case. This process is very expensive. Our legal bills are in arrears and mounting.
All dog owners need to stand with us in this fight for the rights of every dog owner in Canada.
If you wish to donate online you may do so at www.bannedaid.com
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On a side note, I knew several people who attended the seminar. I hoped to attend myself, but couldn’t swing it. I heard very positive, uplifting comments from each person. They came away feeling as though they learned a lot and energized with knowledge.
Congrats on another success and thanks for helping us out once again!
Lori Gray
Chair of Events DLCC
Member of the American Staffordshire Terrier Club of Canada
