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Awwww...the hell with boundaries! Look at those two! What's better than snuggling with someone you love, especially on these cold nights! :) Did Zach mind?
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PS shelter took photo and information from Liz and Linda and never scanned the dog - lessons for everyone here. Dog sniffed house all over first and then saw human and leaped in her lap and kissed her face.
November 16
I am talking to Marguerite right now, the dog is chipped and returned to owner ;o( Grandchildren were involved - dog disappeared seven months ago - owner a judge for Indian courts - doesn't live too far from MW.
November 16
I have tried that number several times last week, couldn't get an answer, not even a machine...I'll pass it on to henry Lopez though.
November 16
Marguerite L Wood 2730 Camino Lazo (505) 438-3749 Claudia, call Marguerite - tell her I sent you - not too early right now - she runs small dog rescue from her home.
November 16
I'm asking because Henry's wife asked ME :)
November 16
Ben, any follow up on this blog post? Did the dog get adopted?
November 15

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What kind of pet do you have and what's his or her name?
Our family is blessed with Zach, a 3-year-old Shar-pei and Labrador mix. Zach and I belong to the Santa Fe Dog Dancing Club. He's the one with talent. Beta, my 14-year-old Shar-pei-Dalmatian mix, died at the end of April 2008. We miss her dearly.
We adopted an abused and neglected dog from The Animal Support Center in Las Vegas, NM, Bear, who is slowly overcoming trust issues. In January we adopted Jimmy, aka James Bond, a puppy rescued from Clovis. He is a pit bull-Labrador mix, although our friends tricked us by telling us first he was a Shar-pei mix. It was obvious he isn't, but he did steal our hears.

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Off leash: Española looks for help with feline crisis

There’s a crisis at the Española Valley Humane Society. It’s called too many kitties.

If this sounds like a common refrain, stop me. Or better yet, make a vow to help stop pet overpopulation.

The shelter is desperate to find homes for at least 50 felines who risk euthanasia simply because there’s no room at the inn. Nina Chiotasso, who handles the shelter’s community relations, says her Thanksgiving wish is to give these furry wonders a second chance.

The late warm autumn weather and the “con… Continue

Posted on November 15, 2009 at 1:30am —

Ben Swan

Off leash: Doubled donations help double the fun

Those who spent last weekend’s Halloween festivities decked out in funny garb probably would have felt right at home at Zoe & Guido’s Pet Boutique. Crazy was the order of the day, from owner Pam Hagan’s green skin and black hat, to a unique “pet psychic” with her own big hat and helpful suggestions. There were plenty of costume-clad canines and owners, although Cindy Roper’s homage to recycling won top honors from the judges.

And if you’re into canine freestyle, the Santa Fe Dog Dancing Clu… Continue

Posted on November 8, 2009 at 1:30am — 5 Comments

Ben Swan

Off leash blog: Changing hearts and minds – with a little push

Those who work to improve the lives of animals know that it’s an often frustrating effort, marked more by setbacks than anything else.

So it’s great when a group of like-minded animal lovers can come together to simply celebrate and acknowledge that there have been successes along the way, despite what sometimes seems like insurmountable odds.
Last Sunday, Animal Protection of New Mexico celebrated 30 years of working toward the humane treatment of all animals at The Chalk Farm Gallery on Canyo… Continue

Posted on October 25, 2009 at 12:41am — 2 Comments

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Found dog in Cerrillos area


A female, black-haired Chihuahua mix showed up at Liz Stefanic's rural home on Sunday. I told her I would post the information on Scoop, in hopes that someone recognizes the dog. Here's her note:

She is a female, black haired chihuahua - graying on the nose and a little bit of white on the throat - otherwise… Continue

Posted on October 15, 2009 at 4:48pm — 18 Comments

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R. Thomas Berner: Farewell My Lucy

R. Thomas Berner recently wrote about his family's beloved golden retriever, Lucy, and said I could share it with fellow Scoopers. Here it is:

A couple of years ago we replaced our noisy garage door with one that was so silent, Paulette and I never knew when one another had come home. On the other hand, Lucy would usually jump up from wherever she was and mosey down the hall to the laundry room and await the person or persons who had just driven into the garage.

We knew, though, she wouldn't b… Continue

Posted on September 24, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

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At 9:14pm on November 15, 2009, Elaine Anton said…
Thank you Ben, I'm sure I will.
At 1:13pm on October 28, 2009, Jay Cawley said…
Hey Ben-Thanks! Hank's a winner.He didn't know what to think when I strapped the camera to his neck, though.Baxter Roberston wrote/performed the music with his band "Tiger Club." We made some records together in the 80's. I'm still a musician, touring with Juice Newton.
Stay tuned for "The Adventures of Hank & Cash!" (posted soon!)
Any way I can post a vid over 100 megs?
At 12:26pm on October 23, 2009, Henry M. Lopez gave Ben Swan a gift
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At 2:31pm on September 27, 2009, Celia Hildebrand said…
Ben ~ A new member of your team here, very impressed with what I see. I'm the director of health for a local pueblo and with one of our nurses, have been rescuing puppies and dogs who need treatment, help, and usually adoption (on occasion we have to put them down). We're paying for it ourselves but it's getting expensive. I'm thinking about starting a foundation to help us ++ a few other reservations that have similar problems. We need some help identifying the networks that can help us place / foster these little guys after we get them, a vet or two in ABQ and Santa Fe that would help us with reduced costs, a vet or two who would be willing to help us gather and spay / neuter / treat the animals, and much more that I can't yet imagine. Do you know of anyone else who is doing such things, and any resources to network us in to? Thanks for all the goodness .... Celia
At 5:47pm on September 21, 2009, Arielle said…
Hi Ben,
It was nice to meet you and Zach yesterday@ the Scoop dog park mtg. Looking forward to getting to know you (-:
At 6:42pm on September 9, 2009, cathy g said…
Ben, I just checked again with Explorer browser -- still doesn't work. However, I tried with Opera and Apple Safari and it does work, ie., you can enter http://www.santafescoop.com and the URL changes to http://santafescoop.ning.com with Scoop appearing correctly. I'm using Internet Explorer version 8. May be a glitch with this version of Explorer.
At 5:11pm on September 9, 2009, cathy g said…
Ben, take a look at the link to the Santa Fe Scoop on the Santa Fe New Mexican site. It's incorrect . . . it's shown as http://www.santafescoop.com/. (Click on leisure first). I tried to access the Scoop several times from there and thought it was offline. Also I believe the print edition has incorrectly shown the URL as well.
At 11:39am on September 2, 2009, Donna Leshne said…
Ben, who is the point of contact for the Pumpkin Fest dog adoption portion? I understand that is being sponsored by the Santa Fe New Mexican...? Thanks!
 
 

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