This week is a CRAZY week for pet rescue benefits. I've barely been able to keep up-My dance card is OVERFULL  and I don't think I can keep up! I'll only be able to give you the FULL HEAD COUNT when the post is done-so let's get started.

Wednesday April 18th  in Greenpoint

Greepointers Calls this poster "sexy"-I can't fully disagree....---------------------------------------------------------------
Also on Wednesday the 18th @ The Gotham Comedy Club
a JOINT fundraiser for Stewie to the Rescue Inc and Empty Cages Collective!

It's only a $20 cover and a two drink min - The whole cover goes towards the rescues!
ANDREW MARTINEZ (Last Comic Standing), SHEILA KAY (Law and Order: SVU),OPHIRA EISENBERG (VH1),TIM KROMPIER (MTV), EXIENE LOFGREN (LAUGHING SKULL FESTIVAL)
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THURSDAY APRIL 19th in the EAST VILLAGE @ Upright Citizens Brigade, 153 East 3rd Street, possibly the "weirdest" & "wildest" of the bunch....the LEAST TAME for sure I suspect.
To benefit WAGGYTAIL rescue
Hosted by Dave Hill and starring Janeane Garofalo featuring Adam Sank, Liam McEneaney, Mike Amato, and a very special surprise guest.
BUT WAIT! there's MORE!! A no-cover afterparty and raffle at Double Down Saloon on Avenue A, 8:30-10:30 PM

I just don't think you can compete with wacked out prizes like  BOTOX, Lessons from a Dominatrix and 5 minute speed date with a Playboy Model...clearly something for everyone...well, maybe nothing for your Nana-nope, wait wellness exams from Cooper Sq Veterinary are also on the table.

* I might STILL be missing a benefit ...it seemed like there were MORE.
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UPCOMING!!

WOOF WOOF WEDDING
ANOTHER benefit for WaggyTail Rescue! [that gal is BUSY!] and North Shore Animal League.
Broadway STAR ORFEH's dog BOO will marry DJS EVENTS founder Dawn Strain's dog daughter- a rescue dog VIA waggytail rescue...
This should be something! More later....

DID I Miss anything? let me know...

Tonight I found all these cool stinckers from  REDBUBBLE.COM. I'm a weirdo for my age, I still like putting stickers on my car, partially because it's OLD and needs them so no one think I don't *KNOW* that it's a bit of a wreck, and secondly it just reminds me of being younger. Conversely I *HATE* buttons, like the kind with sayings and photos- absolutely HATE them. Thank god these aren't buttons!

 

BEST PUG STICKER EVER~

Have I mentioned how much I LOVE "RETRO" 70s..

 

SUMO DOGS....
but they are FRENCHIES? Shouldn't this have been two SHIBA INUS? .. *IF* we are being authentic here.

Instead of just doing an article this year, I was inspired by Sophia Yin's Body Language Poster that was eminently sharable and made a FIREWORKS pdf that's sharable with some ideas for keeping your dog calm and relaxed this July 4th. It's by NO means the final source of all good ideas, so let me know what else has worked for you along the way and I can add it NEXT YEAR..or maybe tihs year if I'm super industrious [fireworks 2.0?]

That's my dog holding the sparklers!

This is HINTO, a Rat Terrier Rescue dog that just finished small dog class..and with a BANG!

He came in as the most shy dog in the class, and is slowly warming up and coming out of his shell. Small dog class is a great way to remedially socialize small dogs with other dogs of a similar size so they are "less scary" and then you can slowly work up to more interactions with larger or mulitiple dogs. Small dog class also help focus on some of those annoying small dog centric issues like EXTENDED housetraining issues, barking and hand shyness.

Jumping through the arms is a great trick to reduce fear of proximity to people's hands/arms and LOOMING OVER-which is a BIGGIE.

IN case you've never seen a circus-y dog show, you can get some trick ideas HERE

This TRICK  is surprisingly easy to teach. Next week I'll show the steps to this trick!

xoxoxo Denise