The Public Service Announcement has been filmed in Seattle, with Adrian Zmed flying in to star alongside Mojo, the formerly chained Seattle retriever boy. Thanks so much to Nikki Sherritt and the fabulous crew she assembled with April Wren!

Post-production is almost finished, and we need to know if A. Stations local to you will air the PSA, and B. What format they will need. We are developing a letter to add in pdf format to the site to assist you with approaching them. Stay tuned for more info!

We are incredibly excited, because as a small nonprofit we would never have been able to afford this. We still need almost $2400 to pay the costs Nikki and April couldn't get donated (which were HUGE, as they got most everyone's time and equipment donated), please consider even a small donation towards this amount today. The invoices are coming in.

We're happy to report that DDB Reps and Volunteers came out in full force at the Animal Rights 2006 Conference in D.C. August 10-13. We presented raw footage of the Chain Off Contest, as well as our DVD I Am Unseen to great reviews!

We will be exhibiting at the Taking Action for Animals Conference next weekend in D.C. in order to spread the word about chaining to animal advocates from all over the country. If you are there, please come by the booth to introduce yourself, and make sure to tell them DDB needs to present there too next year!

**Important note from Tammy: Please note that almost ALL the successes we report are from people who took action on their own, using the materials we've provided and with our support, sometimes financial but most often with just our emotional backing. This is the way we can REALLY make a difference in this country!

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After living 4 years in a rabbit hutch, eating only bread and bones, Skeeter is free. She was in bad shape - covered in fleas and ticks, malnourished, dehydrated, intestinal parasites, ear mites, skin infections, and heart-worm positive. I'm fostering her and we have taken care of everything except the heart-worms. She starts her treatments in 2 weeks. The vet wanted her to get stronger before she started the treatments. She is VERY sweet. This pic was taken the 1st day I got her. —Shari Strader, Greensboro, NC DDB Rep

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Laws recently passed in Simpsonville, South Carolina; laws are being considered in Charleston City, West Virginia; Irvona, Pennsylvania; and Durham County, North Carolina. California is still fighting for it's law...no new news on a vote yet, if you are in California, please go to the site and click on the link at the very top of the home page to take action.

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I wanted to send you a note on how Katrina is doing these days. Its been a long hard road to get her thru the mange, but we are almost there. She is due to be spayed this upcoming Tues. She now spends most of her days and all of her nights inside the house with her mom. I had a friend donate a dog bed for Katrina to sleep on in the house. When I go to see her she jumps up on me and just gives me kisses. I wanted to thank you for your support to help Katrina, without your help I would not have been able to get Katrina the medical attention she so much needed. Thanks and continue the great work you and your group does. Bless you—Kim Smith

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The day I left, the caretaker of the dog called me, (first time he had done so) and chewed me up one side and down the other for reporting him. I won't go into all he said but within the week, his family and Chloe had moved to Michigan to a 25 acre farm. I can only hope that Chloe now at least has room to run. I then had a long talk with our association president and he will discuss with the owner of the house (it was rented) the importance that any renter in the future understand that our by-laws do not permit chaining. Thank you so much. Your organization is an essential one.—Elizabeth O'Meara

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Yesterday while I was driving home I passed my neighbor from a couple blocks away who owns "Spencer". He is a little beagle mix who she had tied up in ALL weather for the first 3 years she had him and I sent her literature and gave him food water blankets toys every day on my walks. FINALLY since nothing else was working, I decided to become her new best friend so in case she ever wanted to get rid of him she would ask ME first, and it worked! She kept telling me how much she loved him but didnt really act like she did. Well next thing I know she got a good job, fixed the a/c, brought the dog in and now I see her actually WALKING him just like I do my 2 dogs and he is sooooo happy! Yesterday he was grass-rolling on his back. My husband says I still look in their backyard every time we drive by because I just HAVE to be sure he is not out there—it is too good to be true. I can FINALLY enjoy a good thunderstorm without thinking how scared he could be out in it. This has been his best summer ever and I am hopeful this winter will be good too. He was so cold last year. So persistance pays off...sometimes it just take 3 years.—Debbie Eades

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People laughed at me when I got involved in DDB because they thought there wasn't much I could do when my income barely met what I need to live off of, being a girl living on my own in KC. But the amount of money that I've spent transporting, rescuing, fostering and running booths has been more therapeutic than any other way that money would've been spent. And I've actually proven to several people, that what I do is SO not about the money, but about the dogs. Thankfully, it has inspired several friends and coworkers to be more aware of what is going on within our community and they've thanked me for using what little free time I have to improve the lives of our city's dogs. But it never could've come to fruition without all of you! So thanks for being my inspiration and my backbone :o) so that I can truly stand up for what I believe in! —Jennifer Reiman, KC Rep

By now you've all heard of Goodsearch, we're sure. The site was featured many places, including O magazine, and is a great place to do all your internet searches, while earning money for your favorite cause, Dogs Deserve Better! Check it out today; just enter Dogs Deserve Better into the "I'm Supporting" box, and every search you do will earn us a penny. It all adds up, so far we're up to over $22.00, but with all of your searching on our behalf, we know we can get well over $100 by the end of the year!

Have any Items we can Auction in our Fall E-Bay Auction? If so, please send them asap to our office at P.O. Box 23, Tipton, PA 16684. We'd like to start the auction in three weeks if we can gather up enough good 'stuff', so send it over today!

Everyone loved last year's Calendar, and we are starting to design 2007's model. Anyone with a rescued chained or penned dog, please e-mail your story and hi-res photos to Tammy@dogsdeservebetter.org; we will be voting to see which ones are included in the calendar soon, so get yours in today!

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