June Schedule

Thank you to all who came to the Kitsap Humane Society's PetsWALK last Saturday. A fun time was had by everyone who attended. Here is Joy's June Schedule. Hopefully, one of these events fits into your schedule.

Saturday, June 21 from 12 - 4 PM - Dooley's Dog House's June event is a fundraiser for Old Dog Haven. This wonderful organization helps senior dogs in their golden years. Joy will be facilitating mini-sessions from 12 - 4 PM. Each 5 minutes cost $20 which includes $10 donation to Old Dog Haven. Dooley's is located at 1421 Market Street, Kirkland, WA. To reserve your spot, please call Chuck at 425-889-2200. To learn more about Dooley's Dog House, one of our wonderful sponsors, please visit www.dooleysdoghouse.com. Also, Old Dog Haven will have dogs at the store for adoption. To learn more about Old Dog Haven, please visit www.olddoghaven.org

Saturday, June 28 from 1 - 3 PM - New Earth Books, Kent, WA - The Art of Becoming/Open Forum - Want to learn how to vibrationally match your heart's desires? Want to learn how you can have everything you want in your life? Would you like the perspective of your Soul and Spiritual Guides about anything in your life? Do you have loved ones, animals or humans, on the other side you would like to speak with? Would you like to know what your animals are thinking and feeling? Cost for this seminar is only $25. To register, call New Earth Books at 253-854-4311 or email Martha@talkwithyouranimals.com

Sunday, June 29 from 12 - 2 PM Pacific Time - If you have always wanted to come to one of Joy's seminars and didn't want to travel to their locations, you can join in a seminar by calling a conference phone number entering a code, and stay home during the seminar. This is a new seminar - titled The Art of Becoming - How To Be A Vibrational Match to your Heart's Desires. Do you want to learn how to have everything your heart desires? Want to learn the secret behind The Secret? Want things in your life that you can't seem to get no matter how hard you try? Are you wondering how some people can seem to think of something they want and before long they have it and you don't seem to be able to do that? Are you looking to make changes in your life so you are happier? Would you like to make a conscious shift to living more fully present in your life? This seminar is for you. It will help you learn how to have everything you wa! nt in your life. The first 25 people to sign up, receive this seminar for $25 plus long distance telephone charges if applicable and a second seminar free. To reserve your spot, contact Martha at 206-850-6485 or e-mail Martha@talkwithyouranimals.com. Upon confirmation of your reservation, you will receive telephone number and access code for the tele-seminar. At the appointed time, simply call the phone number and enter the code when the recording asks for it. You will be connected to the call and have the opportunity to participate.

Cocoa Mulch: this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats

Snopes says this is true. Dog &cat owners beware! http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp (also can find a lot about it on google)

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso, decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn't actin g lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk. Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company's web site, it was learned that this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey's, and they claim that 'It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it.'

True information about the mulch can be found here - http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoa.htm This site gives the following informati on:

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman's Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called 'Theobromine'. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Just a word of caution: check what you are using in your gardens and be aware of what your gardeners are using in your gardens.

The obromine is the ingredient that is used to make all chocolate especially dark or baker's chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of the obromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and the ophy lline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of the obromine.