Dog Listener's Newsletter

We now have a new tool to help us spread the word about Amichien Bonding - the kind natural way to communicate with your dogs. Our own Newsletter. The first edition has just been published and you will be able to access it by clicking on the link below.

It carries a number of articles and I'm involved in three of them. Yellowstone Experience (I'm far right in the picture wearing a fetching little hat). Featured Dog Listeners about our involvement with rescue dogs from Afghanistan and their appearance at Crufts and finally, under the heading Health News is an article I wrote about Electric Shock Collars.

I don't yet know how often this Newsletter will be published but hope to keep getting involved in its content.

Read and enjoy. As always, any feedback welcome. http://www.listeningtoday.co.uk/

Forthcoming Talks

During the second half of 2008 Jan Fennell is giving the following talks


Sunday 24th August 2008 : 11am For prompt start until 16:30 - Taunton, Somerset A Day with Jan Fennell The Dog Listener

VENUE: WellspringsLeisure Centre,Cheddon Rd, Taunton, Somerset TA2 7QP
24th August 2008
Usual format for Talk and Q&A:
Tickets £35.00 to include a Buffet Lunch
All Proceeds (including Jan's Fee) to go to
The Blue Cross - The St Margarets Hospice (Taunton)
The Cystic Fibrosis Trust and The Bornfree Foundation
Part 1: appx 90 minutes talking then answers a few questions
Break for Lunch (Jan is signing books and writing questions for part 2 ).
Part 2: Jan comprehensively explains the 4 core elements of "Amichien Bonding" then continues answering questions.
For more information and tickets please telephone or email the contacts below Pam Shaw or Carly Warren.
Books and DVDs will be on sale throughout (all major cards accepted)
Telephone: Pam Shaw 01823 321540 or Carly Warren 01460 240773
Email: pamshaw11@tiscali.co.uk or carly@tbdp.co.uk

Sunday 5th October 2008 : 13:30 till 18:00 - Runnymead Hall Kiln Road Thundersley SS7 1TFAn Afternoon with Jan Fennell The Dog Listener in ESSEX
LECTURE - Q&A - Book/DVD sales and signing
Part 1: appx 90 minutes talking then answers a few questions - break for tea/coffee/snack usually for 30 - 45 mins (Jan is signing books and writing questions for part 2 ).
Part 2: Jan comprehensively explains the 4 core elements of "Amichien Bonding" then continues answering questions.
Books and DVDs will be on sale throughout (all major cards accepted)
VENUE The Runnymead Hall Kiln Road Thundersley SS7 1TF
Admission: advanced booking £18.00 or £20.00 at the door
For bookings please phone:
Julie Abbott on 07771 817097
Rachael Messiter 07747 022732
http://www.essexdoglisteners.com/
Telephone: 07771817097 or 07747022732 WWW: http://www.essexdoglisteners.com/

Saturday 15th November 2008 : 13.30 Onwards - The Wynward Rooms, Wynward, Cleveland. TS22 5BTAn Afternoon with Jan Fennell - Saturday 15th November 2008
An Afternoon with the Jan Fennell "The Dog Listener"
Jan Fennell "The Dog Listener" is coming to the North East!
The Wynward Rooms, Wynward, Cleveland TS22 5BT
LECTURE - Q&A - Book/DVD sales and signing
Part 1: appx 90 minutes talking then answers a few questions - break for tea/coffee/snack usually for 30 - 45 mins (Jan is signing books and writing questions for part 2 ).
Part 2: Jan comprehensively explains the 4 core elements of "Amichien Bonding" then continues answering questions.
Books and DVDs will be on sale throughout (all major cards accepted)
Admission by ticket only to include refreshments£20.00
For further information, please contact:
Karen 01740 620471 karen@pawscrossed.co.uk
Georgie 01609 883225 georgiebowe@aol.com
Margaret 01830 540213 k9_concerns@btinternet.com

There are also open days where Jan is speaking at Notcutts Garden Centres at Cambridge, Norwich, Oxford (27th July), and Peterborough. Except for the Oxford talk I don't have the dates to hand but if any of these Notcutts are near you then contact them for full details

Jan is a truly motivational speaker. If you haven't heard her before then I urge you to attend and defy you not to be convinced. I will be attending both the Oxford and Taunton events to assist. If you attend either of these events please come and say hello. I will be giving two talks in my own right the first to a private club in Haslemere on 2nd July and a second at 1030 Sunday 20th July for Southern Collie Club at Lloyd Hall, Brickfield Road, Outwood, Surrey.

Be there or be a rectangular thing.

Potential Poison in the Garden

With the onset of good weather will come the increased activity in our gardens. The following information has just been released by Battersea Dogs Home which is important to every dog owner but particularly those of you who are keen gardners. This came from Ali Taylor, Head of Welfare, Battersea DH. They gave permission for it to be passed on.

Quote:"Yesterday one of our dog agility friends experienced a tragedy and wanted me to pass a special message along to all of my dog loving friends and family. Please tell every dog owner you know.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 acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mum 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 website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.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 cansuffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won't eat it."Also included was the following information -Quote: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.Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. 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 theobromine."

I've passed this information on in the hope of preventing similar tragedies. As most of you will know Theobromine is present in all chocolate. The better the quality of chocolate the higher concentration and therefore the greater the danger to your dog. The only safe dose of chocolate for your dog is none.

See http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp for more information

Be safe, stay safe.