On Saturday, May 30th, I had a table at the
MId-Atlantic Doxiefest in Belair, Maryland to promote my book "Pets and the Afterlife." - It was an outdoor event and
fundraiser for Coast-to-Coast Dachshund Rescue. I got to work with a rescue that was trying to place their last
couple of dogs, so the rescue manager could retire.
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| Author Rob Gutro and Harley- looking for a home |
While
there, I met Jane, who was volunteering and helping a Fredericksburg,
Virginia dog rescue. The rescue is managed by Yolanda McEntire, who is
working to get her last few dogs adopted as she is retiring.
Jane brought over Harley, a 13 year old, senior black and tan
dachshund. I immediately took to him and really wanted to see him go to
a good home. He had been with the rescue for over a year, and Yolanda
really wanted to find him the perfect place.So I offered to help.
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| Harley's close up! |
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| Jane and an adoptable dog |
What
I've done with Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue (where Tom and I are
members and volunteers) is that I take a short video of the dog, take
several photos (and after assessing the dog's behavior and talking with
the foster parent) I write a biography. I've learned that many people
really, really want to see a video and read a bio about how the dog
behaves, his habits, training, health, etc. so I include all of those
things.
I've now used this format for 5 dogs and all five have been adopted
within 2-3 months of making the videos and biographies live. What a
wonderful reward to find these dogs homes.
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| A short video of Harley I made | | |
Well, on July 4th, we received an email from Yolanda that Harley had
indeed found a forever home in West Virginia. That totally made my July
4th (and the week).
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ABOUT "PETS AND THE AFTERLIFE" by Rob Gutro:
To lose a pet means to lose a child. The love we share with our pets
never dies, and the author proves our pets do communicate with us from
the other side. Learn how dogs, cats, horses and some birds have the
intelligence and ability to send signs to the living after they pass.
Take comfort in knowing our pets are around us from time to time and
recognize the signs they give. Learn how they wait for us when it’s our
time, what a pet’s ashes can do, and the difference between ghosts and
spirits. Learn how and why living pets can sense entities. Follow one of
the author's dogs on a ghost investigation. Read how spirits of the
author’s 2 dogs and dogs from three other mediums communicated with
them from the other side. Read about spirit cats and how a ghostly dog
rescued a girl. The author also volunteers for Dachshund and
Weimaraner rescues and has several dogs. (Available on AMAZON.COM in paperback and E-book)
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