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*********SPECIAL
THANKS *********
To the great group who helped make this years
Working Dog Weekend a very fun success!
Joyce and Zeke, Rebecca and Monty,Gail and
Tempo, Bonnie and Carlee, Irene and Dakota (Skylar too), Marc and
Ralphie, Laurie and Cuban, Sally and Magic, Chris and Posie and APal,
Lori and Emma, Julie and Morgan, Jen and Justice, Karen and Maddie, Jim
and Mac and Shane, Chris and Samuel and Hannah, Connie and Max.
Thanks to Mike Allen for doing the Delta
Evaluations during the demonstration and Sally for narrating.
What a great response was received for the
outstanding presentation Gail and Bonnie put together with the help of
the STARS teachers they bring Tempo and Carlee to work with in
Middlefield.
Rebecca had some awesome pictures blown up, of
Monty working with his Rehab group - who wouldn't work hard to pick up a
biscuit to give that big loveable guy Monty!
What a wonderful job Chris Wolf did on putting
together a slide presentation for Partners With Paws, and Many Thanks to
Laurie from Natural Nibbles for donating yet again, a very nice basket
of goodies for our raffle. MaryAnn Pokorny was our winner, as it
turns out, I know her and her lovely hound Gracie - MaryAnn rescued
Gracie from down south, where she was used as a breeding female in a
puppy mill Gracie will look beautiful in her new collar and leash,
and I am sure she is very happy to have all those yummy treats.
Thanks to each and every one of you and your
fabulous dogs!
(picture slide show coming soon)
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CHAMPION 2009
($10,000.00 and Over) |
BEST FRIEND
SUPPORTER 2009
($1,000.00 - $10,000.00)
Don Skrance(Sangrida Kennel)
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BLUE RIBBON
SUPPORTER 2009
(Services,
Time, In Kind, and Monetary Donations up to $1,000.00)
Lauri Keyser(Natural Nibbles
Barkery), Chris Wolf, Stewart Unsdorfer(Central Heating and
Air)
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HONORABLE MENTION MEMBERS
(In remembrance for outstanding service)

Ruby
JayBee
Dreyfus Selkie
Kodi, Lucca
Max
Breezy,
IN MEMORY

It is
with much sadness that I must inform you of the passing of Cathy
Males' Partner "Max"
Max, the very gentle, perfectly mannered
yellow labrador Retriever who charmed everyone at the Working Dog
Weekend passed on, in February of 2008.
Max was 11 years old and much loved by all
who met him. In addition to being a great companion to his family
Cathy and Jeff and his doggie brothers Radar and Lu. Max captured
the hearts of the many children (and staff) while visiting at Moreland
Hills Elementary School for Partners With Paws, and Rainbow Babies and
Children's Hospital in Cleveland. Max truly loved his therapy work
and had a heart as big as a mountain! He made a huge difference in
the lives of the children he visited with. Max had the desire to
continue visiting even during his battle with cancer - That is how great
he was!
Max will be missed very much - but he will
never be forgotten.
Cathy recently has passed the
evaluation with her Golden Retriever - Radar, for
Animal Assisted Therapy and Radar hopes to continue the great work Max
and Cathy enjoyed.
IN MEMORY
June 13th,
1999 ~ June 5th, 2009
A gentle
soul has left us today just 8 days before her 10th birthday.
Obedience was never her thing but helping special needs kids
was. Thank you, Sweetcheeks for all of the things you shared with
us. We will miss your kind and gentle manner, how you loved to hold
hands and everything else about you.
Tabermars
Arising Breeze
I have
known Breezy since Partners With Paws started in 2004, She was
remarkable in her first visits to Wickliffe Middle School, making
connections with several children, and making them, make connections
with her. I watched her master the art of getting the kids to
focus. Breezy knew that the eye contact she didn't like from
other dogs, was just the ticket to getting the kids to focus on her,
and it worked! When she needed to, she was seen putting her
paw in or on a childs hand to remind them, Hey I'm here focus on me.
The teachers marveled at Breezy's ability to keep the kids attention
- we all did! Breezy was always so gentle and quiet when
visiting schools - she seemed to know because of her breed, or maybe
her size that she had to be extra docile - and again her
magic worked - it was never long before even the most timid wanted
to pet her. It was my pleasure to work alongside Breezy on
many occasions and, Mary, you where pretty good yourself.
Breezy will be deeply missed.
IN MEMORY

Montana-Blue, TDIA-OV, DELTA Pet Partner, CGC
10/15/98 -
07/17/09
Monty’s
passing was very sudden
Montana Blue was gifted
with a heart larger than life, and his personality absolutely
blossomed with Rebecca’s love and care. The first time I met Monty,
I just loved him – everyone did.
Montana Blue came to
Rebecca from an abusive and neglectful situation and soon the two
became a real team, truly, each one made the other shine. I know,
those Monty helped recover at UH and all the kids who saw his big
gentle eyes, and learned from him, will never forget him.
Monty wore his costumes
with pride – and only Monty could be Cupid on Valentines day and
make the best of every minute of it. As long as Monty could sit
(yes, all 120 pounds of him) on Rebecca’s lap he would do anything.
Keep watch
over us big guy – we will miss you dearly.
IN MEMORY

Leilu
Dreyfus
Leilu was one of those
wonderful sensitive, soft, cuddly dogs that would just do anything
for the people they visited. Leilu was a long time Pet Pal for
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital. She patiently sat through
each and every child offering their hand for a sniff so they could
pet her at Safety Towns, and she helped Partners With Paws at every
opportunity. Leilu truly had a heart of gold and was always ready to
go. She has been part of so many programs, it is impossible to list
them all. I had the pleasure to work with Chris and Leilu many times
and enjoyed every minute of knowing Leilu. Her softness was such a
comfort to so many.
As a final note this
website did not exist when Dreyfus, Chris’s beloved Saint Bernard
partner passed away. While Leilu was born for therapy work, Dreyfus
was born for Chris. Dreyfus truly was one of a kind, his gentleness
and good manners made him welcome everywhere. He was a master at
carting, and grabbing hearts.
His picture is featured
on the Partners With Paws website.
Both Saint Bernards were
the "talk of the hospital halls" for their gentle ways with kids.
Always a favorite at the reading programs.
Both, Leilu and Dreyfus
will be greatly missed by many. A comfort to Chris is that a bit of
Leilu and Dreyfus can be seen in the young companions they did their
best to teach (and keep in line).