FREDERICK'S FACTS"

"Frederick's facts?" Way to go!
Tell me things I do not know
Talk of "toilets," talk of "birds"
Tell me things I've never heard

John's the man who tells the facts
Put on 3, sit down, relax
Try to win some presents "free"
Dial "repeatedly!"

If you get the answer right?
He might put you on a flight
In the country, overseas
Let me win! "Oh, please?"

All it takes is common sense
Someone smart, or even "dense"
Watch the show, that's all you need
Take a shot, indeed!

You can learn a thing, or two
Have to dial, and dial, it's true
If it rings, and you get through?
The winner could be you!

© Norman Weissman 5/27/04

A man wrote a letter to a small hotel in a Midwest town he planned to visit on his vacation.
He wrote:

"Dear Hotel,

I would very much like to bring my dog with me. He is well-groomed and very well-behaved. Would you be willing to permit me to keep him in my room with me at night?"

An immediate reply came from the hotel owner, who wrote:

I've been operating this hotel for many years. In all that time, I've never had a dog steal towels, bedclothes, silverware or pictures off the walls. I've never had to evict a dog in the middle of the night for being drunk and disorderly. And I've never had a dog run out on a hotel bill.  Yes, indeed, your dog is welcome at my hotel. And, if your dog will vouch for you, you're welcome to stay here, too.

A TRIBUTE TO JOHN

An expert at his craft ?

You bet he is !

Sometimes he makes you laugh,

With a little touch of "SHOW BIZ".

His "SMILE" and his "ENERGY",

Will get you from the start,

But what really gets your attention,

Is the kindness in his " HEART" !

He gives his time unselfishly

To people day and night,

And for our beloved animals,

He never gives up the fight,

To open human eyes

To the abuse that is so real,

To teach them to protect God's creatures,

And hopefully, teach them how to feel !

So with "HONOR" and with "GREAT RESPECT",

We salute you "MR. JOHN FREDERICKS " !

Jamie Wexler

Pool Safety With Pets

For Las Vegas families, a pool can provide a welcome relief from the summer heat. And while many families may be aware of pool safety for children, they may not consider pet pool safety. Every year pet drownings are tragically encountered all over Las Vegas. Take a few moments to ensure your pets safety around the pool.

1. Teach how to swim
-Not all breeds of dog are naturally good swimmers
-Do not simply throw in pool...start with gradual exposure and depth of water.
-Start swimming when puppy age
2. Teach location of stairs
3. Use pool perimeter fencing
4. Store pool chemicals safely
5. Learn animal CPR
-Basics of CPR are the same as for humans.
-Difference for breaths...hold muzzle closed and give mouth-to-snout breaths.
-Chest compressions done w/pet on right side, compressions to area where left
elbow touches ribcage.
-Repeat 15 compressions, then 2 breaths.

Quick facts:-
-Puppies, elderly dogs, blind, or arthritic animals are most common pet drowning vicitims.
-Already at LMAH this summer we have seen several pet drownings and a few near misses.
-An occasional drink from the pool will not be dangerous for dogs health.
-Keep dogs away from pool after chemical "shocking" of pool as ch emical content will be high.

Ten Commandments for Pet Owners

1. My life is likely to last 10 to 15 years. Any separation from you will be very painful..

2.Give me time to understand what you want from me. Do not break my spirit with your temper, though I will always forgive you.Your patience and understanding will teach me more quickly those things you want me to learn.

3.. Have me spayed or neutered.

4. Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for your kindness than mine. Don't be angry with me for long, and don't lock me up as punishment. After all, you have your job, your friends, your entertainment. I have only you.

5. Speak to me often. Even if I don't understand all your words, I understand your voice when it's speaking to me. Your voice is the sweetest sound I ever hear, as you must know by my enthusiastic excitement when your footsteps fall upon my waiting ear.

6. Please take me inside when it's cold and wet. I'm a domestic animal and am no longer accustomed to the bitter elements. I ask for little more than your gentle hands petting me. Keep my bowl filled with clean water; I cannot tell you when I'm thirsty. Feed me good food so that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to be by your side, and stand ready, willing and able to share with you my life, for that is what I live for. However you treat me, I'll never forget it.

7. Don't hit me. Remember, I have teeth that could easily crush the bones in your hand, but I choose not to bite you.

8. Before you scold me for being lazy or uncooperative, ask yourself if something might be bothering me. Perhaps I am not getting the right food, I've been out in the sun too long,or my heart may be getting old and weak.

9. Take care of me when I get old. You will grow old too.

10. When I am very old, when I no longer enjoy good health, please do not make heroic efforts to keep me going. I am not having fun. Just see to it that my trusting life is taken gently. And be with me on that difficult journey when it is time to say goodbye. Never say, "I can't bear to watch". Everything is easier for me when you are there. I will leave this earth knowing with my last breath that my fate was always safest in your hands.

On this Homeless Animals' Day, please take the "Pledge For Life," written by Diane Leigh and Marilee Geyer, the authors of "One at a Time: A Week in an American Animal Shelter"

I pledge to never cause an animal to be in an animal shelter.

I pledge ...

.to understand the commitment of living with a companion animal.

.to be ready and willing to accept that commitment
before I bring an animal into my home and my family.

.to educate myself so that I can make a good match when choosing an
animal, and then to save a life by adopting a homeless animal
from a shelter, rescue group, or from the street.

.to protect my companions from becoming lost by keeping them safely
confined and wearing current identification at all times.

.to not contribute to overpopulation, by spaying and neutering my
companion animals.

.to provide my companion animals with the basics of food and shelter
and medical care, and to provide them with the love and companionship
they need to be happy.

.to include my companion animals as part of my family, to socialize
them so that they are comfortable in human society, to train them so
that they will be safe and be good citizens.

.to work through problems with my companions, and to include them in
my own life changes.

.to always demonstrate respectful, loving and responsible companion
animal care so that others may learn from my example and want to do
the same.

I make this pledge to the animals, between them and me,
to the animals I know, and the ones I may never see,
to the animals in my home, and the ones in our shelters and on our
streets, to the animals here, and the ones yet to come.

I make this pledge to honor their love and companionship,
to acknowledge their intrinsic value,
to respect them as living beings
who carry the same precious spark of life that I myself do.

I understand that the solutions are in my hands.
I pledge to use those solutions, and in doing so,
to begin to create a community and a society that shows
compassion, love, and respect for those who cannot speak for
themselves.

I make this pledge with love and hope.

(c) 2004 No Voice Unheard