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GOLDSTAR NEWS & EVENTS
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June 2008
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Training day at Kit Carson Park, June 7, 2008
Photos by Laura Robb
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Taos Mt Casino on Ktao Radio, Goldstar earned $180 as a result of Mark and Harley playing their Trivia Time game.
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April 2008
Our condolences to Emily Schumacher on the loss of her Delta Society Pet Partner dog, Cup, and also to Joan Donnelly on the loss of Gretta, her German Shepherd.
April 5: Sandra Miller conducted Delta Society Pet Partner evaluations at Chamisa Mesa High School. Congratulations to Don Danda and Hank, who passed their test with flying colors for Complex Environments (excellent!). Don has a private physical therapy practice and Hank helps with his clients. Congrats also to Janet Borwn and her two Borzois, Tzeitel and Yashka, who passed their tests for Predictable Environments. Jan plans to take her dogs to visit the two nursing homes in our area. Thank you volunteers Annouk Ellis, April Werner, Laura Robb, and Burnny Eggborn for a very successful day. And thank you to Chamisa Mesa school for the use of their facility.
Trivia Time: Thank you to Marc and Harley for hosting Goldstar on the Taos Mountain Casino's Trivia Time. Goldstar received $180 as a result!
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February 17, 2008
Blessings for the Goldstar dogs at St. James Episcopal Church |
Martha Stewart
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Shiloh's "first communion"
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December 2007
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Shiloh and Sandra taking part in a Christmas program with the kids at Enos Garcia Elementary School.
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Shiloh enjoys being in the spotlight with his reading program kids!
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Goldstar's First Newsletter
Read the first issue of Goldstar's newsletter here. This is a PDFÂ file that you can read on-line or print out. Click on the links here:
December 2007 Pages 1 and 2
December 2007 Pages 3 and 4
November 2007 - Pet Partner Training
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Dog and handler teams practice the skills and exercises that are part of being a Delta Pet Partner team. These include basic obedience commands, accepting handling by strangers, being well mannered around other dogs and people and, in general, being attentive to their handler.
The practice session was held the morning of November 3, 2007 at Kit Carson Park in Taos.
Photos by Laura Robb
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October 2007
April Werner Now a Delta Society Handler Instructor
Congratulations to Goldstar board member, April Werner, who recently studied for and acheived recognition as a Delta Society Pet Partner Team Instructor. April will be holding classes for future Goldstar pet partner teams, beginning in January 2008.
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July 31, 2007
New Delta Pet Partner Teams Announced!
 Congratulations to the three Pet Partner Teams that passed their testing on July 31 here in Taos at Chamisa Mesa High School. And congratutions also to Sandy Miller, Pet Partner and Team Evaluator, on doing her first Delta Society testing!
Volunteers and assistants were:
Ruth Bourgeois (volunteer) and her Pet Partner dog, Max, who was the neutral dog for the testing.Ruth was scribe and assistant observer.
Iva Garrettova (Pet Partner), did hands-on exams for grooming, handling,crowd, etc.
Bunny Eggborn (Goldstar treasurer) - crowd, clumsy petting, role playing.
April Werner (Pet Partner) - several exercises.
Emily Schumacher (Volunteer) - several exercises.
Chad Skowronski (Volunteer) - several exercises.
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Pet Partner Leonore Abordo and her large Borsoi, Py. They are from the Sandia Park area.
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May 12, 2007
First Annual "Positive Pets Fair" held
Congratulations to Goldstar on their well done, very nice Pet Fair! And a big, big thank you to all the sponsors, exhibitors and volunteers who helped make the event a success.
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May 2007
Sandy Miller Earns Delta Society Recognition
Congratulations to Goldstar director Sandy Miller, who recently passed the certification course and is now approved to be a Delta Society Pet Partner Team Evaluator. Sandy traveled to Costa Mesa, California to take the workshop and be tested for this certification. Taos area residents who are interested in participating in the Delta Society's program are lucky to have Sandy here so they won't have to go to Albuquerque for training and testing. |
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February 25, 2007
Taos has two new Delta Pet Partner Teams! |
Congratulations to Judith Miller and Martha Stewart and Ruth Bourgeois and Max, Goldstar's two newest Delta-recognized Pet Partner teams.   The teams were tested Feb. 25 in Albuquerque and passed with flying colors! Martha Stewart (right) is a beautiful three-year-old Great Pyrenees that Judith adopted after she was rescued.
Max (left) is an eight-year-old black Lab that was a pound puppy, adopted by Ruth when he was three months old. He can still be a bouncing big exuberant pup at times, but he also takes his job as a Pet Partner dog very seriously. He knows when to be very well mannered and enjoys being with people of all ages.
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January 27, 2007
Training Day for potential pet therapy teams |
 Several Goldstar volunteers attended a practice session for potential pet therapy teams, who were practicing for the Delta certification test.
Left-right: Bunny Eggborn, Mary Jane Leslie, Gloria Robertshaw, Pennie Wardlow, Linda Warning, Sandy Miller, Judith Miller. Front: Bart, Linda's Labradoodle dog in training for the Pet Partner program.
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 Left, Gloria and Duke begin their walk on loose leash.
Right, Duke looks
up to Gloria for instruction.
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Ruth and Max. Max is doing the
"down" command, waiting for
permission from Ruth to move.
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 As part of the testing procedure for a Pet Partner, Max enjoys having strangers pet him while Ruth stands in the background. |
 Linda Warning and her dog Bart, preparing to go through the practice tests.
Testing participants were Linda and her dog Bart, Gloria Robertshaw and her dog Duke, Ruth Bourgeois and her dog Max, and Mary Jane Leslie and her cat Missie.
Goldstar members helping with the testing practice day were Sandra Miller, Bunny Eggborn, Joel Gottlieb, Judith Miller and her Great Pyrenees Martha Stewart, and Pennie Wardlow. |
Mary Jane Leslie and Missie.
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 Mary Jane Leslie and Sandra Miller. Sandra explains the testing procedures for Missie.
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Goldstar is looking for more Pet Partner teams, including cat and handlers! We need more teams for two nursing homes, reading with children at schools, Dreamtree events, and more. Please call Sandra (758-0123) to attend and/or help with Delta test practice sessions.
You can get details on testing on Delta's website www.deltasociety.org. The next testing for Delta will be held in Albuquerque June 2007. For more information on what is required for Delta testing, you can download these PDF files: Part 1 and Part 2.
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