Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
Tehachapi's Online Community News & Entertainment Guide
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Greetings, fellow pet lovers. I am the Pet Nanny and I am so honored to bring you another heart warming story about the pets I care for and how they enhance our lives. I met Jack – a Golden Retriever Lab mix –, Simon – a very rambunctious Labrador – and Winston – a bold black Labrador – one sunny afternoon along a fence line. They greeted me with robust barking and a frenzy of wagging tails. Their owner explained they love to play fetch, and – after I greeted them – I began throwing their...
With the help of New York Times Bestselling author, Deborah Smith (http://deborah-smith.com) who is a partner in BelleBooks, a small press known for southern fiction (http://bellebooks.com), Have a Heart Humane Society will publish a book titled: Touched By A Furry Angel, True Stories Of Rescued Pets Who Touched Our Hearts. The book will be a collection of true stories, poetry, photos, illustrations, children’s drawings and letters. All Tehachapi residents, young and old, published or unpublished, are invited to participate. Touched by a Furry...
On Thursday Feb. 20, Have a Heart Humane Society's Rosemary Evans (Thunder Paws Dog Training) went to Golden Hills Elementary School and talked to 125 First Graders about how to care for their dogs. Rosemary asked the children questions about what dogs need to live and nearly every hand rose to answer. Pharaoh, a one year old Lab, who is being fostered by Fiona Nelson, for Guide Dogs of America, was also on hand. Under Fiona's skilled hand, Pharaoh helped the kids understand a guide dog's job....
It was a frigid December morning in Ridgecrest, CA, when Kern County Animal Control Officer Ashley got a call that chilled her to the bone. A couple hiking off the beaten path in the desert had come across a wire crate with three big dogs inside. Two of them were alive, shivering from both cold and fear. The third dog lay lifeless between them. Shotgun shell casings and swerving tire tracks surrounded the abandoned cage. Temperatures had dipped below freezing the previous night, so it wasn't cle...
It takes some of us longer than others to find the place we truly belong. We don’t know why this is, but we know that once we find and feel a sense of true rightness and belonging, the amount of time it took to get there becomes irrelevant. Most of you know Maggie’s story, but let me summarize for those who are new to Marley’s Mutts. Maggie was essentially a feral dog, found wandering in a parking lot in Los Angeles with a Chihuahua sidekick named Charlie. Both were rescued and came to live...
With the help of New York Times Bestselling author, Deborah Smith http://www.deborah-smith.com who is a partner in BelleBooks, a small press known for southern fiction http://www.bellebooks.com, Have a Heart Humane Society will publish a book titled: Touched By A Furry Angel, True Stories Of Rescued Pets Who Touched Our Hearts. The book will be a collection of true stories, poetry, photos, illustrations, children's drawings and letters. All Tehachapi residents, young and old, published or unpubl...
Hello fellow pet lovers. I'm the Pet Nanny, and it's time to share a true rags to riches "tail". I received a call from a dear client one afternoon requesting my service. She informed me she was fostering a very small, shy dog named Toby. She is a volunteer with Save Tehachapi's Orphaned Pets (STOP). Her own fur family consists of a medium size black and white female dog named Maddie; a small white dog called Phyllis - if anyone recalls Phyllis Diller's hair, they could be twins!- and a...
Hello, As you may know by now I’m the Pet Nanny and I have the absolute pleasure of sharing some of my dear fur babies stories. Today I want to introduce you to Biscuit. She is a gorgeous nine-year-old Labrador from champion bloodlines, she also happens to be blind, diabetic, and full of love. Along with her fur momma (AKA human), she lives with her fur siblings: Nestle, the Chocolate Wonder, of course, she’s a Lab too. There’s also Scout, who rules the roost; Willow, a rescued snowshoe - his last home truly was with a crazy cat hoarder; and Ru...
I wanted to share with you all what we think are the top five behavioral issues you can expect within the first month of fostering or adopting a rescued dog. All dogs are different but these issues are what we deal with most. We try in our foster homes to work on these things, but sometimes just a transfer to a new home can set off triggers that may have been unseen up until the dog becomes truly comfortable. Starting from the bottom, we'll work our way to the #1 issue. #5 – High excitement l...
Since the moment of her escape on Christmas morning, several volunteers and friends of Marley's Mutts had scoured the landscape for any signs of Maggie with no luck at all. On the fourth day of Maggie's "pilgrimage", several volunteers met to formulate a plan for her recovery. We split up into teams to cover as much ground as possible. Some hit the original disappearance zone with their dogs. A couple of us hit every agency and local business in town, posting flyers, summoning help from local...
With the help of New York Times Bestselling author, Deborah Smith (www.deborah-smith.com) who is a partner in BelleBooks, a small press known for southern fiction (www.bellebooks.com), Have a Heart Humane Society will publish a book titled: Touched By A Furry Angel, True Stories Of Rescued Pets Who Touched Our Hearts. The book will be a collection of true stories, poetry, photos, illustrations, children's drawings and letters. All Tehachapi residents, young and old, published or unpublished,...
It is my joy to share with you some of the adventures from a pets view. As a pet sitter I have the pleasure of having an inside perspective into the life of many amazing pets. Here is the first story in the adventures and joys of pet sitting. I hope you smile and leave with a warmed heart. Hello fellow fur baby friends, moms and dads! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Doc. I'm a beautiful black and white male dog. I'm very handsome, if I do say so myself. My mom rescued me from a life of...
We see and experience more every day the ways in which dogs have the power to help people. They help us see, hear, and stand when we cannot. They help us detect diseases and medical emergencies more quickly and accurately than even the most advanced technology can. They save us from what would inevitably be a lonely earth-bound existence without them, and they act as conduits for comfort and healing in times of unimaginable grief. Every person I know who works in rescue, training, or other...
The clinic is from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is at the West Park Activity Center, 410 W. D St. on Jan. 4 and Feb. 1. This clinic is open to anyone in Kern County and is being offered in conjunction with the spay/neuter clinic (reservation for this happened in December). If you want a Rabies vaccination for your dog, Kern County requires you get a dog license at the clinic. License fees vary depending upon whether or not the dog has been spayed or neutered, if you are a senior citizen, etc. Bring proof of your dog’s spay or neuter to get the l...
Winter Hours: Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sunday 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. www.facebook.com/TehachapiTreasureTrove 116 E. Tehachapi Blvd., Tehachapi CA 93561 (Located across the Street from the Water Tower) 661-822-6794 Treasure Trove Classes Reservations for all classes with a deposit must be made at least 48 hours before the scheduled class. Students may bring their own supplies for classes or purchase supplies at the Treasure Trove. Please call 661-822-6794 for additional information and...
On Monday the 23rd of December, two days before Christmas, five diligent volunteers committed to counting all of the birds in a fifteen mile radius here in Tehachapi Valley. Unfortunately, only two volunteers were there from the Tehachapi area, one team came from Fresno and another drove in from Ridgecrest. This was the 114th consecutive year for the Worldwide Christmas Bird Count. Larry Parameter, our area compiler, just came in with our numbers. We had a total of 3,410 birds representing 83...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Kern County Board of Supervisors will convene a special ad hoc committee meeting to gather public input on options for implementing a widespread spay and neuter program in Kern County on January 14, 2014, at 6:00 PM in the 3rd Floor Multi-Purpose Room of the County Administrative Building, 1115 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA. Fifth District Supervisor and Chairwoman Leticia Perez and Fourth District Supervisor David Couch will lead the meeting to gather suggestions and information from animal advocacy groups on how...
Now is your chance to become a published author and help Tehachapi's homeless pets at the same time simply by writing about a rescued dog or cat that touched your heart. With the help of New York Times Bestselling author, Deborah Smith http://deborah-smith.com, who is also a partner in BelleBooks -- a small press known for southern fiction, http://bellebooks.com, Have a Heart Humane Society will publish a book titled: "Touched By A Furry Angel, True Stories Of Rescued Pets Who Touched Our...
Grooming spot is excited to announce the addition of Caitlin Roberts from Colorado. She is a skilled and knowledgeable groomer who comes highly recommended. Caitlin adds diversity as she grooms all breeds of dogs, small to large and cats on a case-by-case bases. Initially working Saturday and Sunday we feel it will help those customers challenged by week-day appointments. Caitlin is a friendly and professional groomer with a special way with animals. Please join us in a warm welcome to Caitlin!...
This is a day in the life of a dog rescuer: the emotional process, the actual rescuing and the undeniable reality of it all. The point of this article is to give a vulnerable insight into what I go through on a daily basis and I’m sure that some of you will relate – it may even help. On this day we rescued two dogs that had been left in a crate in the middle of the desert near Ridgecrest. A group of hikers found the dogs (there were three, one deceased from hypothermia) in a semi-large cra...
