New Raffle Prizes to Check Out!

 

Ready to see some new raffle prizes???

Make a donation to Cable’s Calling:  Born to be a Service Dog anytime between now and June 28, 2021 to participate in a raffle for lots of fun prizes. 

Here’s how you do it:

Send an etransfer to melodie.robar@gmail.com OR drop cash in the mailbox with a note as to how many tickets you would like.

$5 gets your name on the wheel

$10 gets your name on the wheel three times

$20 gets you 5 spots on the wheel.

          

On June 29^th we will spin the wheel and where it stops we will have a winner!

Our fabulous donated prizes include some of these wonderful items:

A handmade puzzle and three original games generously donated by Mark Kolb of Brainy Games.

 

Five vouchers each valid for a Swiss Chalet quarter chicken dinner and five vouchers each valid for a Harvey’s combo at 1 Henderson Dr., with thanks to Joe Anselmo for his donation!

 

A gift package of pet gear generously donated by Janice Collard-Bourne of Wagz Wear.

 

A great board game generously donated from Goblets and Goblins Board Game Café in Newmarket.

 

Six coupons for a medium pizza at Topper’s Pizza, Aurora.

 

There will be many more prizes.  I’ll try to post new items every few days.

Participate in our Raffle!

 RAFFLE!

Make a donation to Cable’s Calling: Born to be a Service Dog anytime between now and June 28, 2021 to participate in a raffle for lots of fun prizes.

Here’s how you do it:

Send an etransfer to melodie.robar@gmail.com OR drop cash in the mailbox with a note as to how many tickets you would like.

$5 gets your name on the wheel

$10 gets your names on the wheel three times

$20 gets you 5 spots on the wheel.

On June 29th we will spin the wheel and where it stops we will have a winner!

Our generously donated prizes include some of these wonderful items:

A beautiful bracelet from Judy Brunton’s Canadian Mental Health Awareness., value $20.

An assortment of locally produced items like preserves, honey, maple syrup and jams from Cooper’s Farm, minimum value $50.

Two beautiful coffee table books from Pure Muskoka full of lovely photos from the Muskokas.

A basket with garden products from Pathways to Perennials.

Tasty gift packages from The Nut Shoppe.

Many, many more prizes. I'll share some everyday between now and June 28. Please donate via the options above to help support Cable's training as a seizure-response service dog.

Raffle Time!

 

Join us for a RAFFLE!

We have had several generous donors contribute some wonderful prizes for an event at the end of June.  The raffle is your invitation to donate to Cable’s Calling and get your name on a wheel.  At the end of the month of June we will spin the wheel and see whose name comes up to win a prize!  Sound like fun?  We think so!

To have a chance to win a prize you can make the following donations: 

A spot on the wheel for $5.00. 

Three spots on the wheel for $10.00. 

Five spots on the wheel for $20.

Later this week I will share the prizes that have been donated so far.

Oh!  And if you are (or know) a business owner who would like to donate a prize we would be delighted to add it to the possible winnings!

Consider supporting Cable’s Calling and having the opportunity to win a great prize.  Thank you to Laurie Heron for introducing us to this fundraising idea.

 

Heather McLeod has shared with us some wonderful photos of Cable.  Look at how she has grown!

 

Don’t forget to share our links with your friends on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and any other social media.

 

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Cable and Jessie at RuffSport.

Learning to sit until given the release word.  Learning to be well-mannered around other dogs.

Doesn't she look majestic?

Such a pretty girl.

Cable enjoying the sunset at RuffSport.

International Guide Dog Day

It’s International Guide Dog Day! Amanda benefits from the assistance of a service dog who performs many different tasks.  Some of those tasks are those of a Guide Dog. “Guide dogs, a type of assistance dog, are trained to help people in life with disabilities. Also known as seeing-eye dogs, they are specifically trained to lead blind and visually impaired people, helping them navigate situations or obstacles they normally would not be able to.” https://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/ownership-adoption/pet-ownership/pet-owner-topics/guide-dogs/ Amanda has a visual impairment caused both by seizure foci on her occipital lobe, and further by the resection surgery which removed her left occipital lobe.  She has minimal peripheral vision on her left side and no peripheral vision on her right side.  For this reason, one of the many tasks her service dogs are trained to do is to guide her around obstructions on her right side.  This is important to help Amanda avoid ditches, poles, people and cars that she would otherwise be unaware of. CNIB write that the timeline for training a service dog for visual impairment follows this guideline: 0-8 weeks- important time spent with mother and siblings. 9 weeks – 4 months- the puppies are taught to socialize and learn basic skills, commands and routines. 5- 12 months- the puppies learn to navigate obstacles and are exposed to crowds, other animals and public spaces. 13-17 months- the puppies work with a professional trainer, and learn the basics of guiding with a harness. 18 months- the puppy is matched with a Canadian with sight loss, and they learn to work together for the next 6 months or longer until they become a team.   The following websites provide more information on Guide Dogs. https://www.dogguides.com/vision.html https://www.petinsurance.com/healthzone/ownership-adoption/pet-ownership/pet-owner-topics/guide-dogs/ https://www.sponsorpuppies.ca/?utm_campaign=aber_cnib_guidedogday&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=remarketing_brand&utm_content=responsive_v2&gclid=CjwKCAjwj6SEBhAOEiwAvFRuKKpqvvbHYFlMwMpEzt4y8LOvk9wYdhX6lc656zl7vJBgqJqNqDgUmBoCKK0QAvD_BwE   Stay tuned for news on our upcoming raffles!  And don’t forget to follow our pages: https://cablescalling.blogspot.com/ https://www.facebook.com/Cables-Calling-Born-to-be-a-Service-Dog-101555021631826/ Donate here:  https://bit.ly/3fvYtxd

COVID-19 Vaccine

 Yesterday Amanda got her vaccine at the North York General Hospital, Seneca Newnham Campus site. She was approached by staff at the centre after receiving her shot.  They told her they knew they couldn't pet Kira, they could see she was working, but they just wanted Amanda to know that just seeing Kira had "brought joy" to their day.  What a lovely message!

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A Tribute to Diesel, Sept. 17, 2005 – April 5, 2021

 

                                                        Cable and Diesel

 This post on Cable’s Calling is dedicated to Cable’s friend Diesel who passed away early this week at the age of 16 ½.  Diesel was a Border Collie with whom Cable spent the past five and a half months at RuffSport.

 

Cable’s trainer, Heather McLeod, started her career with Diesel, training him to become an agility and dock diving champion.  He helped her bring the sport of dog dock jumping to Canada and was the Canadian Dock Jumping champion in 2011.

 Diesel knew over 100 tricks and performed with RuffSport Entertainment in agility, flyball and disc catching.  He was a beautiful dog and has taken a piece of Heather’s heart across the rainbow bridge with him.

Agility Fun

                                                                Water Fun!

                  Rest in peace, beautiful friend.

Happy Easter!

 Between cash donations and GO FUND ME contributions we have collected $18,005 towards Cable's training! That is exactly half way to our $36,000 goal.  Thank you so much, and please continue to share our links and our cause.

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