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We just learned a Texas show Frenchie has gone AWOL. Her name is Magic and her co-owners are desperately trying to locate her or her whereabouts.

Magic is a 2-year-old black brindle girl with a white chest, about 22 pounds. She has her AKC championship and has been living with one of her co-owners, Ann Stroud, a long-time dog lover, breeder, and show person in the Panhandle area of Texas.

"Magic," missing French Bulldog girl last seen in the Texas Panhandle area.

Ann, unfortunately, was very ill and passed away July 2. She, or someone taking care of her, must have realized Magic needed more attention than Ann could currently provide and sent Magic off to stay with friends or family. As is usual, in the confusion of illness and family matters, the info of where Magic went didn’t get relayed to her other co-owners, and so far, no one in Ann’s family seems to know where or who Magic might be with. There is the worry whoever she is with may not even realize she has other owners trying to find her. Just knowing if Magic is safe would be a big relief.

Magic. Her owners are looking for her! Have you seen her?

If you live in West Texas or the Texas Panhandle (Amarillo, Lubbock, and surrounding areas) be on the lookout for a brindle Frenchie girl. Her worried co-owner, Twinkey Moore, says she is lightly brindled, loves to be close to her person, makes a high-pitched wheeze when she sleeps, and doesn’t care much for toys. Magic is microchipped and registered with the Companion Animal Recovery. She has already been reported lost to CAR.

If you have information about Magic, or think you’ve seen her, please e-mail her co-owner Twinkey Moore at tntmals@aol.com or give her a call at (806) 622-1379 or (902) 622-3333. You can check for any late-breaking details at her website Twin Key French Bulldogs. Also check for story updates at FrogDog Blog.

We had the pleasure of seeing Magic in the dog show ring a few times while her co-owners, Ann and Twinkey, proudly watched ringside. Our condolences to Ann’s family on their loss of a relative and to her dog show family on the loss of a dear friend and co-owner/breeder. Let’s hope all the news postings and blog entries brings Magic back and eases a difficult time for all involved.

Thanks to cable and satellite companies, you have Movies on Demand, Primetime on Demand, and now…pets on demand! That’s right. Use your remote control to surf out available pets. It’s a new slant on home shopping where potential new owners shopping for pets, view pets shopping for new homes!

This on-demand feature has just been added to the Austin Time Warner Cable lineup. They have teamed up with the Austin Humane Society to offer short video clips of adoptable pets on channel 1400. Tune to channel 200 in Waco/Temple/Killeen.

First look for “Community,” then “Paws on Demand.” A list of dogs and cats available for adoption will appear, which you can click through and view at your leisure. The videos are short and shows the personality of each dog or cat.

During the month of July, Time Warner Cable will DONATE A BUCK each time a video is viewed, up to $3,000. So even if you can’t adopt a pet, you can still help animals in need. There is no cost to view (other than being a cable customer) and you can watch the videos as many times as you like. So grab your snorty couch potato partner and start surfing!

Haul out the comfy office chair and get the travel crate ready. Guess who is going to work with you Friday? As you can see from the photo, Cocoa is already working on her “To Do” list for tomorrow. Poor thing. She’s already looks worn out!

What's on your list Cocoa?

Technically it’s Take Your Dog to Work Day, but we’ll take the leap of faith you are a French Bulldog person and are planning to take a Frenchie or two.

This auspicious day started back in 1999 by Pet Sitters International and grows in popularity every year. You’ll need to make sure your pup has the proper office etiquette and manners to keep that going. Below are some links to help you, and Fido, along.

“Take Your Dog to Work Day” history

Office Manners for Dogs (from various sources)
Tucson Citizen
Ledger Dispatch
Cape Fear Critters

And Top Ten Reasons to Take Your Dogs to Work

iPhone toting, Frenchie-owned folks probably know this, but for .99¢ you can download a French Bulldog app called Cute French Bulldogs for your iPhone. What does it do? It’s a collection of French Bulldog photos to use as wallpaper, links to French Bulldog YouTube videos, and promises the latest Frenchie celebrity gossip and news delivered to your phone. They even offer a contest for your personal photos to win the chance to be the latest wallpaper image. Fancy that. People walking around with the image of your French Bulldog.

What else pulls up in an app search? There is French Bulldog Slide Puzzle. A puzzle with the goal to slide the photo pieces back into place to complete the image of the Frenchie.

Don’t miss the French Bulldog Snow Globe app. Virtual snow drifts over the image of a French Bulldog. (Probably best enjoyed with a cup of hot chocolate.)

A search for other phone apps, isn’t as fruitful. No Blackberry apps. No Droid apps. Searches for both phones only found apps concentrated on teaching French, or dealing with organized sports, but not showcasing our beloved canine. Not even Frenchie-based themes exist. (Hint, hint app developers!) At least Droid owners can console themselves with a game of Super Froggy.

Of course one of the most important French Bulldog apps can be found at the sites below. An application to be owned by one!

The French Bulldog Rescue Network

French Bulldog Village

Chicago French Bulldog Rescue

PetFinder

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$10,000 Matching Gift to The Rabies Challenge Fund

Inspired by the recent San Diego Safer Pet Vaccination Seminar, two anonymous dogs are making a $10,000 matching gift to The Rabies Challenge Fund.  Through the month of April, they will match every dollar donated up to $10,000.  Please consider taking advantage of this generous gift to double the amount of a donation.

Tax-exempt donations can be mailed to The Rabies Challenge Fund, c/o Hemopet, 11561 Salinaz Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92843.  Credit card donations can be phoned in to Hemopet (specify they are for The Rabies Challenge Fund) by calling (714) 891-2022, ext. 13 or made with Paypal by following the instructions on our link http://www.rabieschallengefund.org/donate/donate-to-the-fund.

RHODE ISLAND — 3 Year “Transition Policy” announced by State Vet 2/21/10

New R.I. Rabies Regulations Close to Approval, Providence Journal 2/21/10 http://www.projo.com/health/content/rabies_vaccinations_02-21-10_QVHH1UG_v13.36f414d.html

“New rules, expected to go into effect about March 16, change the mandatory vaccination period from two to three years.   In the meantime, the state veterinarian, Dr. Scott Marshall, has created a transitional policy so that pets now protected aren’t reimmunized unnecessarily just because the old regulations have not yet expired. ”

If you have questions about the transition policy, contact Dr. Scott Marshall at scott.marshall@dem.ri.gov phone:  (401) 222-2781 ext. 4503

VIRGINIA Passes Medical Exemption Clause

VIRGINIA–Rabies Medical Exemption Clause passed the House and Senate and has gone to Governor McDonnell for signature.

Medical Exemption Clause Legislation–HB 322 Rabies vaccination; exempts certain dogs and cats. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?ses=101&typ=bil&val=hb322&Submit2=Go Introduced by Delegate Kenneth R. Plum

“Animal care; rabies vaccination. Requires the Board of Health to provide, by regulation, an exemption to the requirement that an owner of a dog or cat must have his animal vaccinated for rabies if the veterinarian determines that the dog or cat has an underlying medical condition that is likely to result in a life-threatening condition in response to the vaccination.”

WEST VIRGINIA Passes 3 Year Rabies Law, but Excludes Medical Exemption Clause

Legislature Alters Rabies Vaccination Law Huntington News 3/10/10 http://www.huntingtonnews.net/local/100310-rutherford-localrabies.html

“Effective June 13, you only have to have your dog(s) or cat(s) vaccinated against rabies every three years. West Virginia becomes the last state to adopt the three year standard. The current law requires vaccinations every other year.”

Regards,

Kris L. Christine
Founder, Co-Trustee
The Rabies Challenge Fund
www.RabiesChallengeFund.org
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Successful efforts by The Rabies Challenge Fund leading to changes in state rabies laws/municipal ordinances to the 3 year national standard:

• Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Wichita, Kansas
• State of Alabama
• State of Arkansas
• State of Maine
• State of Rhode Island
• State of West Virginia

The Rabies Challenge Fund Charitable Trust is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization [Fed. EIN # 84-6390682].