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MAY 2013
PETS AND THEIR PEOPLE
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By Bella
Guest “Writer”
In my doggie dreams
I’m running free, my
ears flapping in the
wind, no leash to hold
me back, making new
friends and greeting old
pals.
Many dog lovers — all of
them human — are work-
ing together to make my
dreams a reality.
Efforts are under way in
Sandy to build two off-
leash dog areas.
Funds raised through
sponsorships and entry fees at Bark for the
Park (May 18 at Meinig Park in Sandy) will
pay for fencing at the two parks. Sign up now!
If you’ve missed the event, it’s never too
late to donate. My canine cronies and I thank
Barlow Trail Veterinary Clinic and the Cra-
ven Family — Top Dog sponsors for the off-
leash areas.
Here’s another way you can help dogs like
me run free, and it won’t cost you a penny.
Sandy is entered in the petsafe.net contest to
win $100,000 or $25,000 to build dog parks.
Voting throughout May
will determine whether
our community is chosen
as one of 15 finalists for the
four prizes.
The $25,000 awards are
grouped by population, so
Sandy has the same
chance as other cities of
similar size.
Visit petsafe.net and
search for Sandy. Vote
twice a day — once on
Facebook and once at pet-
safe.net.
With money to raise,
work to be done and deci-
sions to be made, a Friends
of Sandy Dog Parks group is forming.
For information on Bark for the Park, the
PetSafe contest or Friends of Sandy Dog
Parks, please contact my person, Sarah Rich-
ardson. You can reach her at 503-489-2150 or
srichardson@cityofsandy.com.
With your help, dreams can come true.
My fellow shepherds, shar peis, spaniels
and shih tzus; beagles, bichons, boxers and
bulldogs, corgis and Chihuahuas, Labs, terri-
ers, retrievers, huskies, poodles, and every
mix imaginable will thank you.
Fundraising is under way for dog parks in Sandy
Help doggie dreams come true
The heroine of this story is my beautiful
kitty, Miss Tabitha Anne. Twice this little
kitty alerted me when I had left a kettle unat-
tended on the stove.
The first time I was in bed asleep. I awoke
with the image of a red hot kettle in my head.
When I went downstairs to investigate,
Tabitha was sitting on the counter next to the
stove with a look on her face that said, “What
took you so long?”
There is no doubt in my mind that she tele-
pathically sent me the image of the red hot
kettle.
The second time I was in the living room
reading.
Tabitha came in and started leaping into
the air, then running down the hall, then run-
ning back and leaping into the air. I finally
realized she was trying to get my attention.
When I followed her into the kitchen, there
was the kettle, once again, on a burner that
had been left on.
I have since replaced the kettle with one
that whistles and also take extra precautions
to ensure I don’t walk away from the stove
when a burner is still on.
Miss Tabitha Anne passed away three
years ago, but I still feel her presence every
day and I know she is watching over me and
my twin kitties, Adam and Annie Marie, who
now share my home. Annie is named in mem-
ory of Miss Tabitha Anne.
Carol Colleen
Fairview
Miss Tabitha prevents kitchen fire
This isHeidi. She is a 9-year-old boxer/Austra-
lian shepherd/Labrador mix.
Myparents got Heidi when Iwas 16. Fromday
one, she was a people dog. She couldn’t stand
being away from any of us.
This picture was taken on Aug. 15, 2010, the
day that I got engaged to my husband at Olallie
Lake. Heidi has been a part of my most exciting
experiences as well as the worst. Not only has
she bonded with me, but she is very fond of my
19-year-old brother, Mark, who is now in the
Army. When Mark deployed to Afghanistan in
January, the one thing he realizedhemissed the
most was his Heidi.
They have grown up together and she has
been by his side from girlfriend breakups to en-
listing in the Army.
When Mark enlisted, he began running two
miles every day. I don’t remember a day that he
went running without her.
She knows when people are sad and she is
always there to help.
Though I ammarried now and we have a dog
of our own (who is also a wonderful pup), I still
cannot stand going a daywithout seeingmy girl.
She is the best thing that has ever happened to
my family and I will be forever in debt to her for
the strong friendship she has provided me.
Heather Westermann
Oregon City
Heidi is a friend to everyone
BELLA
Carol Colleen of
Fairview says
her beloved cat,
Miss Tabitha
Anne, my have
saved her life by
alerting her to a
potential cause
of a house fire.
Heather
Westermann
describes her
dog, Heidi, as
the best thing
that ever
happened to her
family.