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September 15th, 8:30AM-1PM. Mutt Strutt, Lincoln Park Savings Bank Parking Lot, 3234 North Damen. The l l/2 mile walk is scheduled at 9:30AM. $25 advance registration and $35 at gate. Kids and dogs are free. For more information visit: www.chicagocaninerescue.org
September 22nd, Noon - 5PM, Collars and Scents, Ravenswood Bank (2300 West Lawrence). This event includes pet adoptions, pet supplies, pet grooming and care demonstrations along with a pet parade to Giddings Plaza at 1:30PM. For more information call (773) 907-8100.
September 30th, 9AM, Lincoln Park at North Avenue Pedestrian Bridge PAWS (Pets Are Worth Saving) Run For Their Lives 8KRun/4KWalk. Register in advance or day of event. Run: $30 Adults, $20 Children 12 and under. Walk: $25 Adults, $15 Children 12 and under. For more information Call Cindy Kudart at (773) 843-4884 or visit: ckudart@pawschicago.orgSchool Days
August 28th, Audubon School is inviting the families of kindergartners and Tuition-Based Preschool Students to an orientation pizza party on August 28th. The party will start about 5:15 for pizza (the invitation states 6PM, please disregard that time) in the garden or community room where parents and students can get acquainted with other parents and students in the classes. Later teachers will familiarize parents and students with the daily routine. For the parent Q&A portion of the evening, parent volunteers will be available to supervise students playing on the play ground and in the garden. Please bring $10.00 per family to cover the cost of the food and beverages.
September 19th, Time To Be Announced, All Audubon families are invited to a school open house. This is a great opportunity to meet and speak with your children’s teachers, see their classrooms and connect with other families in your child’s class. Lots of take home information too.
John C. Coonley , September 15th, 10AM-2PM, Fall Fun Fair. Coonely will arts classes for toddlers and students. Abrakadoodle will be offering the classes for students (ages 22 month to 6 years. Call (773) 3124-7622 to register or visit: www.abrakadoodle.com/il02.html
Coonley offers monthly tours the 1st Friday of each month at 9:15AM leaving from the main office or call to schedule an appointment at

Ditto's email address

(773) 472-2986

fax (773) 871-6933

DOGS ON DAMEN

Peter Volpe (Vice-President, Lincoln Park Savings Bank),

Ditto (Lake View Realty, rescued Mascot)

and Steve Kreher (Lake View Realty)

at Dogs on Damen, Sponsored by Lincoln Park Savings Bank

According to Peter Volpe, the June 3rd and 4th Dogs on Damen

was one of the most successful events yet with over 125 dogs being adopted.

I recently received the following email from a friend of mine:

Dear Ditto,

I have a problem I was wondering if you could help with it. It’s a little embarrassing and I thought you might have some ideas.
A little while ago, my mom just yelled, “Wow, Steve kicks *##” in response to an email she had received. Being a parrot and all, I repeated it. Then of course, I have to hear “Bellaaaaa, stop swearing!!”

You see Ditto, my mom uses bad words sometimes. I can’t help it, I just repeat them. I’m afraid, someday the vet will refuse to board me as I am a bad influence on the other birds!
Is there anything I can do to get my mom to stop swearing so that I too won’t swear?

Thanks for you help,
Your Feathered Friend,
Bella

Dear Bella,

Humans! What can you do about them? What would we do without them? Sometimes though, they are just so embarrassing! You wouldn’t believe some of the things Steve does.

Now to get to your problem. The first thing you try is to be stern. Just say very sternly, “No! That is Bad!” You may have to repeat it a couple of times, but after that you have probably lost their attention and they have moved on to something else and can’t figure out why you are saying that.

If that doesn’t work, you can try the spray bottle of water, but don’t let them see where it comes from. Spray them in the face and say, “Bad!!”.

If neither of those work , you may have to resort to the rolled up newspaper—preferably not one that has been on the bottom of you cage but, that might get their attention.

If none of these work, you may have a difficult Alpha person and you may have to call in a professional trainer.

I hope one of these works.
Your Furry Friend,
Ditto
Bella

Ditto’s Friends Calendar

Revised Permit Plan for
Chicago Park District Dog Friendly Areas
(Part One)

Recently, the Administrator of the Cook County Department of animal and Rabies Control, acting under Section 20-15 of the Cook County Animal and Rabies Control Ordinance has issued Regulation VIII to regulate the operation of designated Dog Friendly Areas (DFAs) (also known as Dog Parks). within Cook County.

The Park District has developed this permit plan for use of the DFAs within the Chicago Park District to make them operate in compliance with the Code of the Chicago Park District including Chapter VII, Section B 10 of the Code relating to :Bringing Animals in Park”, with its own administrative decisions, with City of Chicago ordinances and with Cook County ordinances and regulations. In addition to a City of Chicago license and current rabies vaccination, any dog in a DFA must have had an examination, additional vaccinations and a recent fecal sample test.

Conditions For Entering DFAs Chicago Park District requires people escorting dogs in DFAs must have obtained from a licensed veterinarian permits and registration tags for all dogs issued pursuant to the requirements in Regulation VIII. People bringing dogs into a DFA must have both a permit with them and a registration tag for each dog. The registration tag, and Cook County Rabies Tag must be on the dog’s collar or harness. The permit and registration tag may be used at any officially sanctioned Park District DFA. Any permit and registration tag shall be valid only for a single season no matter when purchased. A single season is defined as the period running from January 1st of any year through December 31st of the same year.

Operations of DFAs Each DFA will be posted with the following instructions:
1. Only dogs that are healthy, fully immunized and dewormed may use this area. People bringing dogs into this area must have with them a permit for the current season for each dog and each dog must have a current Cook County Rabies Tag and a registration tag for the current season on their collar.
2. Owners are legally responsible for their dogs and any injuries caused by their dogs.
3. Owners must remain with their dogs and dogs must be watched at all times.
4. Dogs must be leashed prior to entering and upon leaving the area. Gates to this DFA must remain closed at all times.
5. Owners must immediately clean up after their dogs. Failure to do can result in a fine up to $500. (Chicago City Ordinance 7-12-420)
6. Dogs with a known history of, or who exhibit, dangerous behavior are prohibited.
7. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
8. Only three dogs per person allowed
9. Puppies under four months and female dogs in heat cycle are prohibited.
10 Failure to have valid permit and registration tag, or the violation of these rules may result in the commission of a misdemeanor under Cook County ordinance subject $1,000 fine and/or six months in jail.
The Chicago Park District shall also post a sign at each DFA explaining how permits and registration tags allowing dogs to enter a DFA may be obtained.
Permits and registration tags for dogs using DFAs will be issued by licensed veterinarians in Cook County who participate in the permitting plan.
Part 2 of this article will be published in next month’s Chit Chat with the addresses of Dog Friendly Areas.

The following by an unknown author was posted on the Muffin Diabetic Pet web site ( www.petdiabetes.net ). It is just something I wanted to share with my readers.

Dear Lord, Please watch over our humans, they are so weak. They have no claws or teeth, they can’t run fast or fly away, neither can they burrow or build a nest in which to be safe. They smell bad, do strange things that aren’t altogether intelligent, have no real ability to communicate with us, although we are able to figure out what they want.

Lord, grant US the ability to watch over our humans, care for them, cheer them when they are down, make them laugh, smile and shower them with our love, We pray that we can bring a little joy into their otherwise mundane existence.
Lord, please let them know that when we insist on getting attention, it is so we can check their emotional well being and boost their morale. When we pester them for different foods, toys, etc, it’s so they will learn to see us in ways they hadn’t considered, bringing them closer and back into the fold which they are part of but keep forgetting about.

They expect us to know what they want even though sometimes they don’t know what we want. Some of them really try and we know they love us but some of them are so dumb yet our love for them remains intensely unfaltering.

Lord, when we die, please make sure to send us ahead to where ever our humans are going to be, so we can pave the way for them, vouch for them and be there for them when they too die...please allow us to continue proving that humans are worth the effort. You placed these humans in dominion over us, but you charged us with the task of caring for them and SHOWING them your love every day, through us.

God, bless these mortal humans, they know not that we are their guardian angels sent in love to task them so that they may grow to be part of your plan. You and Us God..we’ll bring them back into the fold...You and US!

I want to be able to talk to all of my friends, both two and four legged and find out what they are thinking about.

I will be giving you hints on what is cool for dogs and other pets, a lot of good advise about where to eat, where to shop, and of course tips on real estate.

I will also run photos of cute pets, preferable cute girl dogs that I meet on my walks.