Pet Tip of the Week

By Dawn Watson

You step outside, just for a moment, to get the mail. A flash of a tail later you realize that Fido has run out the door. Now, he is nowhere to be seen! What do you do, now?

Here are some methods I have used to successfully find a lost dog:

1. Arm yourself with your cell phone and a leash that can double as a collar and leash in case his collar comes off. Also grab his favorite toy and some treats.
2. Call his name within walking distance of your home.
3. If he does not respond get in your car and drive around with the window open, calling his name.
4. Call your local police department (not 911) and report that your dog is missing.
5. If, after about a half hour of driving you still haven’t located the dog go back home. He may have doubled back to wait at the door for you.
6. If he is not at home go inside and gather some pictures of him; if you’re able to make posters, quickly create a bunch of them.
7. Thumbtack the posters everywhere. Make sure the posters include identifying markings, your phone number, your address, and all other pertinent information about him. Take one to the police station, too.
8. Email or call area rescue groups, animal shelters, and your friends and ask for their help.
9. Offer a small reward—even if it’s $10—to anyone that brings Fido home safely!

The most important rule is Don’t Give Up! Someone, somewhere will see him and chances are pretty good that you’ll get him home safely!

Next week’s topic will be entitled, Losing a Beloved Pet Through Death. As always, Cleary’s notebook encourages dialogue so your comments are welcome!

Wado, udohiyu, (thank you very much, in the Cherokee language)

Dawn Watson

Brother of the Wolf, LLC

700 Market St, Gloucester City NJ 08030

**She is scheduled to be put to sleep this Sunday January 24 at 12 noon if we cannot find a rescue for her. It\’s very upsetting, but we\’re trying our best to reach out. Please help her**

More about WINTER:
We named her Winter because she has such a beautiful white coat and is such a pretty girl! Poor Winter is DEAF, is only about 1 year old and weighs 47 lbs. She has so much potential for a happy life that our shelter cannot provide.
Winter is very friendly with everyone she meets! She needs some basic training, but all in all, she is a loving girl with a great personality!

No other cats or dogs for her, please.

There\’s still time to teach her basic manners and what her boundaries are going to be in her new home. She is very responsive to firm handling and treats! We prefer Winter to go with older kids and people who may be experienced with deaf dogs–basically anyone who\’s willing to give her the attention and training she needs.

1/21/10

A New Jersey bill would put bear management back into the hands of wildlife professionals, erasing years of anti-hunting efforts by former Governor John Corzine.

Assembly Bill 181, sponsored by Assemblyman Gary Chiusano (R- Frankford Township) and Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (R- Franklin), would clear the way for the use of bear hunting to manage the state’s burgeoning black bear population. Additionally, the bill clarifies that the state Fish and Game Council has sole authority to implement and regulate black bear hunting in New Jersey.

Since then, Assembly members Chiusano and McHose have led the campaign calling for the Administration to reevaluate its bear hunting ban as the number of incidents between humans and bears continue to increase dramatically.

\”This is a critical piece of legislation that would help ensure that science, not politics, will determine New Jersey’s bear management policy,\” said Bud Pidgeon, USSA president and CEO. \”The passage of AB 181 would be a monumental victory for New Jersey sportsmen and for scientific wildlife management.\”

Take Action! New Jersey sportsmen should contact their Assembly members and urge them to support AB 181. Tell them that it is time for wildlife professionals, not politics, to determine the state’s bear management policy.

When: Sunday, January 24, 2010

Time: 12:45 PM

Where: 116 Torpedo Rd

Manahawkin, NJ 08050

Randy (YRC) 609-760-5394

Please come out and welcome home SFC George Bono from his tour in Iraq.

George is a member of the 1-150^th Assault Helicopter Battalion in the New Jersey National Guard.

George is 54 years old and father of three; he enlisted in 1974 at the tail end of Viet Nam.

He has been deployed since January 2009. He and his wife Lisa were married in 2004.

As a civilian he works for the state of New Jersey maintaining Helicopters, UH-1’s, OH58’s and now Blackhawks.

George has three grown children, Diana, Jimmy and the eldest George is currently deployed to Afghanistan and will be back in the spring. He also has two grand children, Sara and Anthony.

George’s military roots run deep, as there are four generations of his family currently serving.

The WWR will enjoy this one, a guy around at the tail end of Viet Nam and now after riding motorcycles since the age of 17, last year when he was home he purchased his first Harley Road King.

Please come out and join the Police, Fire Fighters, WWR, YRC and friends to welcome home this Hero.
Hope to see you there.
*Media welcome at family’s request.

FISHERMEN TO MARCH ON WASHINGTON 

\”United We Fish\” To Seek Congressional Support On February 24
As many of you know, recreational and commercial fishermen will gather together on the steps of the Capitol on February 24, 2010 from noon until 3 p.m. in an organized demonstration against the unintended negative impacts of the Magnuson Stevens Conservation and Management Act (MSA), the federal fisheries law which was revised in January of 2007. Coordinating the march under the flag of United We Fish, rally organizers are hoping to see a large show of force in defense of coastal communities.

JAN 19 — (Indianapolis) Jesus Manuel Fierro-Mendez, 47, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, was sentenced on January 15, 2010, by U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Barker to 324 months in prison. Fierro-Mendez was sentenced subsequent to his guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute cocaine. Fierro-Mendez’ arrest and prosecution was the result of a year-long investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

The cocaine trafficking organization led by Fierro-Mendez operated out of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico between July 20, 2007 and August 29, 2007. Evidence in the DEA investigation revealed that Fierro-Mendez was a high-level operative in the Juarez Cartel. While Fierro-Mendez oversaw the transportation and distribution of cocaine, he also served as a police officer in the Puma unit in Juarez, Mexico. The Puma unit is a counter-narcotics task force operating within the Juarez police force.

As a concerned Camden County resident, I ask myself why certain stories are not reported. This country was built on investigating reporting, letting the people know what should concern them in their towns, and what is going to affect them short and long term. I myself am not a reporter, just a citizen that is getting frustrated with the hiding of information and politics.

My first concern is the town of Mt. Ephraim, we have such a small and limited police force as it is that when one of our police officers leaves to take another position we do not immediately replace this officer. Instead we take the salary for this officer and bank it, and give the excuse that we are waiting to see what the new Governor will do once he takes office. Meanwhile we have now put the town and other officers at risk, while the borough makes interest money on the officers pay that they have not replaced.

Mt. Ephraim police are one of the most important town employees that we have, it is bad enough