Click to join AnimalAllianceNJ
| Animal Alliance e-Newsletter | Issue #4 Summer, 2006 |
| Tellington TTouch: "The Touch That Teaches" | |
| by Heather Edwards | |
 |
The Tellington TTouch method is a special type of bodywork that you can learn to do with your pet. Linda Tellington-Jones developed this method based on her years of work with domestic and wild animals such as horses, dogs, snow leopards, chimpanzees, and birds |
| Full Story | |
 |
|
How does one measure a life? |
|
| by Dr. Mae Sakharov | |
 |
How do we record
the comings and goings as the pages turn faster and faster? Moments stand out, feeding the senses. Perhaps it is as simple as walking past a certain restaurant on a winter's day as the smell of freshly baked bread wafts through the air. |
| Full Story | |
|
|
How Pit Bulls Changed My Family’s Life – For the Better |
|
| by Tammi Graciano | |
 |
With so many adorable puppies waiting to be adopted, the thought of bringing home a pit-bull mix never crosses most people’s minds. The negative press and stories of attacks can actually make the idea quite scary, and at the least, “irresponsible.” |
| Full Story | |
|
|
History of the American Pit Bull Terrier |
|
| by Mary Harwelik | |
| Pit Bulls were imported to America shortly before the Civil War, and used in much the same manner as they were back in England. But in the USA the breed solidified and was named--the American Pit Bull Terrier. | |
| Full Story | |
|
|
About my Cats |
|
| by Noelle Hedges (Age 11) | |
| Pit I live with my two unique cats Snowdrop and Becky. My mother and I adopted Snowdrop from the Bucks County SPCA, and we adopted Becky from my piano teacher that moved back to England. Its nice to adopt a cat because its like saving a life. We got a cat because my mom didn't want a kitten scratching furniture up. | |
| Full Story | |
|
|
Plants Poisonous To Our Pets And Other Health and Hazard Issues |
|
| by Vicki Thoden | |
| Pit Allene Tartaglia, Director of Public Relations for the Cat Fanciers' Association points out, "Part of being a responsible pet owner is to educate yourself on the many different health issues facing your pet. Removing dangerous plants from your cats home is an important part of having safer, healthier and happier pets." | |
| Full Story | |
|
|
| Profile: Diane Hutton, Adoption Matchmaker Extraordinaire | |
by Dr. Mae Sakharov |
|
| I did not meet Diane Hutton for many years after speaking to her on the telephone frequently. I conjured up images of the face beyond that soothing voice. Who was that person that spent many hours on her computer going through hundreds of adoption applications, making necessary personal and veterinary checks before scheduling appointments with prospective adopters? | |
| Full Story | |
|
|
| Anne Trinkle Receives“Hero to Animals” Award | |
 |
The prestigious “Hero To Animals” award, given annually by The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey (AWFNJ), was presented to Anne Trinkle, Founder and President of Animal Alliance at the AWFNJ annual conference on March 24-25, 2006. |
| Full Story | |
| |
|
Animal Alliance volunteers are happy to share our summer newsletter with those new to our rescue and old friends. The newsletter is a collaborative effort, which is totally put together by volunteers. We begin with two wonderful announcements. The Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey selected Ann Trinkle our founder as “Hero to Animals”. We are also honored that PetSmart Charities selected Animal Alliance as the recipient of a $10,000 grant earmarked to help defray the costs of spaying and neutering the animals we rescue. Grants and individual donations are what keep us going and we are grateful for all and any support.
Articles this summer cover a range of topics including photography by
Gail Fisher, who photographs most of the dogs on the Animal Alliance website and is an intrepid traveler. Dedicated to nurturing the environment as well as rescuing dogs and cats she takes pictures wherever she goes. Interspersed with our articles this newsletter is pictures by Gail to inspire the imagination and readers love of travel in reality or in the heart. Enjoy this issue of the Animal Alliance Newsletter and your comments and suggestions are appreciated.
Send mail to webmaster@animalalliancenj.org with questions or comments about this web site.