People Magazine March 6, 2006, "A Dog's Life",
page 6.
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People Magazine February 13, 2006, "The Angel of Doggy Death Row" by Sandra Marquez, pages 111-113.
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Please note that: Although our target goal is $120,000 annually; we only manage to make a fraction of that every year. For instance, last year we raised $28,175, and the year before, we raised $34,160. Until we can raise our full funding amount, we cannot provide every dog the environmental enrichment that they deserve. Through grants and individual donations, we and the dogs are grateful to everyone who has donated to this program.

7x7 Magazine December/January 2006, "Puppy Love" by Andrea Arria-Devoe, pages 115-116.
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The Bark Spring 04, "Give a Dog a Bone - An innovative program for enriching the lives of shelter dogs" by Rikke Jorgensen, page 15.
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ASPCA Animal Watch Spring 2001, "Shelter Spotlight - Give a Dog a Bone" by Julie Morris, page 42.
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SFSPCA Our Animals Winter 2000, Vol. 94, No. 4, "Give a Dog a Bone" by Christine Rosenblat, pages 10-11.
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San Francisco SPCA The Bark and Whine Ball Humanitarian Award Ed Sayres and Corinne Dowling (photo) April 2002

Pet FInder Give a Dog a Bone by Julie Morris, ASPCA, VP National Shelter Outreach

Animal Farm Foundation, Inc. Give a Dog a Bone

SFgate San Franciso Chronicle Canine caregiver by Katherine Seligman, Chronicle Staff Writer, Sunday, September 30, 2001

The Volunteer Center Give a Dog a Bone

Animal Planet San Francisco Animal Cops - Corinne Dowling was featured on an episode, 2005

Adoption Pending! On October 25, 2005 a black and tan Chihuahua was rushed to the emergency pet hospital. His face was horribly swollen. A rubberband had been tightly wound around his little muzzle, cutting deeply into the skin. This was Pacino. He would undergo surgery, removing not only the embedded rubber band, but the resulting dead tissue. Animal Control Officers had found him before the infection reached the point of no return. He had been wandering the city streets aimlessly, in excruciating pain and starving.

After all he had been through, Pacino still showed a love for human attention. He didn't seem to have any manners, or know any commands. But time would show that he could learn - and fast! As volunteers began to work with him, Pacino expressed a profound love for treats, perhaps due to his background. This would prove to be the doorway into Pacino's talent for agility.

Just days into his stay at ACC and working with GADAB, Pacino began to tackle the agility course. He jumped, teeter tottered, went through tunnels and hoops. He had found his calling. Not only was agility proving to be a breeze for Pacino, but he was developing a large vocabulary of commands. Sit, down, stay, hi five, shake - the volunteers were having so much fun with the little performer.

As his wound healed, it was evident that a scar would forever remain. But that was all that was left of Pepino's horrifying past. In early December, 2005, the delightful Pacino was adopted from custody by a local rescue group and placed into a foster home to await his forever home. He can be reached at 415.587.1121.

- Venesa Klein
Volunteer Coordinator

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