Animals
Tri State CART Helps Pets & People In Disasters
It was just a little over a year ago when a local organization, Tri State CART, distributed some 28 pallets if Iams pet food to victims of severe storms in Clermont County.
In case you’ve never heard of Tri State CART, it stands for County Animal Response Team. It coordinates, educates and trains volunteers to prepare for and respond to disasters in 31 counties of the Cincinnati Tri-State area.
“Many animal owners will refuse to evacuate if they cannot take their pets or livestock, and that makes our job very important,” said Bonnie Morrison, executive director. “We help people evacuate as quickly as possible with their animals to a safe place until they can return home.”
Why Disaster Animal Response Teams
There were a lot of lessons learned from the tragedies in the Gulf Coast. One of those lessons was that animals must be considered and evacuated to best help save people’s lives.
The PETS Act was instituted in October of 2006, this act was signed into law. It states that all counties and states have to include plans for animals in their emergency response plans. If this is not done, their FEMA funding gets cut off.
In a disaster, Tri-State CART is one of many organizations that respond to the needs of the people and their animals.
For Tri-State CART’s disaster preparedness checklist, please click the link below.
Disaster Pet Preparedness checklist
Behind The Scenes Of Santa Paws 2 From Trainer Doree Sitterly
Have you seen Santa Paws 2: Santa Pups? Such a beautiful, light-hearted movie with a tender message of love and hope is one that 
should be included among family traditions. In the all new Disney holiday classic, four frisky Great Pyrenees puppies – Hope, Jingle, Charity, and Noble – who nearly destroy Santa’s Workshop with their mischievous frolicking, decide they want to prove their responsibility. They want to spread the Christmas spirit all by themselves, and so, they stow away on Mrs. Claus’ sleigh as she journeys to Pineville. It is in the city of joy where the Santa Pups begin granting wishes with the help of a magic crystal, only something goes horribly wrong when a little boy wishes for the Christmas spirit to go away. And it does…across the world. Only Mrs. Claus and the puppies can reverse the spell.
I spoke with Trainer Doree Sitterly about working on the movie. Please visit http://SoMuchPETential.com to read our interview. 
Lisa Desatnik Is Doing Cincinnati Dog Training…With PETential!
As you may have gathered if you know me or follow Good Things Going Around, I am all for positive energy. As an animal lover, pet owner, and long term student of behavior modification and pet training using positive reinforcement strategies and applied behavior analysis, I have been sharing information on pet behavior through my Hyde Park Living columns for many years.
Now I have taken the leap. In addition to my public relations work and Good Things Going Around, I am doing Cincinnati dog training (and parrot training) using positive reinforcement strategies. My new pet training business is called So Much PETential! Please learn more about my work at my new website, and check back often for pet blog and dog training updates.
So Much PETential! is also on Facebook, Google+ and other networks.
http://www.SoMuchPETential.com
My New Pet Training & More Blog Is At www.SoMuchPETential.com
Hi -Thank you so much for visiting.
I am so excited to share news that I have been working on for several months…but that I’ve been leading up to for a very long time. I’ve been studying behavior & training with positive reinforcement for many years, and am passionate about educating others so that they too can see the kind of success I have had with my pets.
My column in Hyde Park Living is exclusively about pet behavior. Now I am taking my passion to another level. In addition to my public relations work, I have just started a dog and bird training business. Next year I will be doing some educational programs for kids.
I’d love it if you’d visit my new website at http://SoMuchPETential.com to learn more. My pet training and fun blog has been moved to my new site. Here is a direct link.
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Danny Woodburn Talks About Acting With Dogs In Santa Paws2
Have you heard? From the Creators of Disney Buddies…Santa Paws2: The Santa Pups! is available on Disney Blu-ray Combo Pack & HD Digital.
Just seeing a movie totally devoted to puppy awesomeness is enough of a reason for me to want to watch it. Now I have another reason. I found out my friend, Danny Woodburn, is starring in it. How much fun is that!
I couldn’t help but want to know what it was like for Danny – who has worked alongside Jerry Seinfeld, Robin Williams, Julia Roberts and others – to have co-stars who, well, had a very different acting style.
These are Danny’s answers to my questions.
As an actor, how do you prepare differently for scenes where you are acting with a dog vs another person?
There is little difference in preparation, but the style takes some getting used to. It’s good to know the dogs’ lines well enough so that the fluidity of your dialogue seems natural. Richard Kind plays the voice of my main pal-around pooch, Eddie the Elf Dog. Richard and I never get to work together as he comes in much later to record his dialogue. I work directly with Kirsten Hanson who has been the script supervisor since I came to the franchise. Kirsten calls out all the dialogue for the dogs off set, with some help from Joanne Gerein, our assistant director, feeding the dogs dialogue for the actors to respond to. She is wonderful and creative and I give her a lot of credit.
Do you find that dogs or people are better at remembering their lines (or behaviors)?
The main pooches that have played Eddie are Sunshine and Anastasia both incredibly smart Jack Russells. Their trainers live with and consider these dogs a part of their family who they get to go to work with everyday. An actor will often miss his/her camera mark whereas these ladies always seem perfect every-time. And they are good kissers (the dogs that is)
What was your biggest challenge as an actor working alongside a dog (or dogs)?
Getting De-wormed.
Seriously, I am always cognizant of their safety especially on outdoor shoots. The dogs are kept warm and given special heaters in their wardrobe. The real challenge though, is not overlapping my lines with a trainer yelling “Over here! Here girl. Leave it! Go mark! AHT AHT AHT! STAY GOOOOOOOOOOOD! …That and trying not to smell like chicken and hot dogs by the end of the day.
Do you get involved in any of the training with the dogs?
Yes. I have to work closely with newcomers and get them used to me so that they are comfortable. This amounts to a lot of play time pre-shooting with them which i love.
How many dog actors were there in the movie?
There are eight main puppies – four who are young and four who are old, with a few doubles. Three Eddie’s (JRTs) and about a dozen or so extra and bit players.
What was the most fun you had working on the movie?
I loved being creative with Eddie and sharing an impromptu moment. I would say an off the cuff line to Eddie (Anastasia) and he would (she would) look at me on his (her) own with some expression, or give me a sloppy kiss.
There is a scene where we break Mrs. Claus out of jail and I suggested that I stand on the back of Eddie (JRT) to see in through the bars. It looks hysterical with Eddie looking like he is supporting my weight on his tiny body. In reality I am in a harness being fully supported above him, or it was magic.
To see the official Santa Paws2: The Santa Pups website, please click here.
