This Monday is our annual Cyber Monday Online Auction with over 175 incredible items to bid on!
Join us online (www.facebook.com/padcentral) this Monday from 11am to 11pm to shop! Shopping is easy, simply post your bid with you email address as a comment on the photo! And 100% of proceeds benefit Phoenix Assistance Dogs of Central PA and are fully tax deductible!
We have incredible items from Burt’s Bees, Benebone, Starbucks, Troeg’s Brewery, and so much more!
If you’re local to Lancaster, dine with us on Wednesday, March 11th from 5pm – 9pm at Isaacs (4 Crosswinds Drive, Lititz, behind Pizza Hut!) and 25% of your bill to be donated to our program! Take out and gift cards purchased during that time also count! Don’t forget your voucher though – only diners with our voucher count!
LPN Stephanie Merrell sees first hand how assistance dogs benefit her patients:
Service dogs have played a vital role in creating independence in many of my patients. People without disabilities often take for granted small things, like being able to pick up something they’ve dropped. Without a service dogs assistance, this can be an insurmountable task for someone with a disability. Not only do they provide comfort and companionship, but they help instill confidence that their owner can achieve both large and small daily living tasks.
To download and print, right mouse click and go to file, print! The fliers are double sided and 2 per page, so invite a friend – please!
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What will your donation go towards within PAD? PAD is 100% volunteer based, meaning your donation goes directly towards our dogs in training and not a salary! Some of our costs are:
Last time we raised almost $400 at Isaacs! Let’s try to raise $500 this year!
We are raising the funds to purchase one particular health guaranteed puppy to raise as our first potential stud dog, who will be the future of service dogs helping the disabled in our community. This 5 week old puppy, PAD Gunner, comes from generations of champion dogs ranging from obedience titles, show titles, and hunting titles. Bred by <Creekside Kennels in North Carolina.
Each of these areas are uniquely important for an assistance dog stud. Champion obedience titles show a desire to learn and obey commands, while champion hunting titles show natural desire to retrieve and have a gentle mouth. Equally importantly, the champion show titles show solid physical stature which is crucial for pulling a wheelchair and mobility work. In addition, this puppy has multiple generations of health tests dogs in his background and comes with a solid “hip contract” meaning they guarantee his hips to be free of Degenerative Joint Disease.
In order to continue meeting the needs of individuals living with a broad range of disabilities, we are working towards starting a small breeding program. This small breeding program will provide our program with puppies of suitable health and temperament in order for us to continue with our mission – to locate, raise and train dogs to provide greater independence to individuals living with a broad range of disabilities as well as to mentor and teach individuals that are training an assistance dog either for themselves or for a loved one. To read more about our program, and what sets us apart from other assistance dog programs please go to our <website.
Puppy cost
Flight for pick up and delivery
Veterinary costs for 2 years
Basic Training Gear
Quality dog food for 2 years
Hip, Elbow and Health Clearances at 2
To contribute, please go to our <FundRazr page! Or email us at info [at] padcentral.org for alternative ways to contribute, more information, or with questions!
PAD Davy visited our wonderful veterinarians today because we were concerned with one of his eyes. Our team was very disheartened to learn that sweet Davy has entropion in one of his eyes that requires surgery. Thankfully, the veterinarians are positive that with surgery, PAD Davy will be able to continue training with PAD and have no lasting affects! If you’d like to read about entropion, you can click <here.
PAD Davy’s medication prior to surgery (scheduled for 2/19/13), surgery itself, and post op medications will be approximately $1,500. Please consider making a small donation to help Davy get back to his training! You can donate by clicking below or email us (info[at]padcentral.org) if you’d like to donate directly to the veterinary clinic!
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Our incredible Online ONLY Auction begins at midnight tonight! For the complete information and rules go <here!
On our <Facebook fanpage we’ve announced one of the larger items each day, leading up to today! Incase you missed the announcements, the items are:
We will be hosting our first ever Online Auction to benefit our training program! The auction will run for 24 hours, beginning at 12:00am Thursday, November 15th and ending promptly at 12:00am Friday, November 16th.
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The auction will be a Facebook photo album on our fanpage (www.facebook.com/
ADDITIONAL NEWS!!
The highest 50 winning bidders (on 50 individual items) will also receive:
-1 gift certificate for $50 off of any new session booked with Beth Cardwell Photography
-1 gift certificate for $25 off of Nannies At Your Service
PAYMENTS
All items must be paid in full within 24 hours. We will accept PayPal, the only exception is for locally delivered payments in cash or check (local payment still must be paid within 24 hours). $4.00 shipping fee added to the total bid for each item, unless otherwise stated in specific item description.
SHIPPING
All orders will be shipped USPS priority mail, unless otherwise specified on the specific item. Shipping confirmations will be sent. We reserve 5 business days to mail each item. (remember, we are a small program and will do our best to mail them on Friday!)
If you have any questions regarding the auction or the rules regarding the auction please private message or email us [email protected]
AUCTION RULES:
We will have 2 to 3 moderators for the auction to help manage all posts and bids. We encourage everyone that plans to bid to send us (Phoenix Assistance Dogs) a private message or email with your Full Name, Address, and Phone Number to help expedite shipping.
Do not bid if you do not have the finances to back up your bid.
All items will have a $4.00 shipping fee (to be added to the highest bid). No exceptions unless otherwise stated in the item descriptions.
Whole dollar bids ideal but not required.
No bids outside of the USA please.
Bids must be paid in full within 24 hours or preceding bidder will be announced as winner.
Bids to be paid by PayPal, unless locally delivered in cash or check (local payment still must be paid within 24 hours).
Moderators will use Facebook’s timestamp to determine which bid is the winner. Moderates have final say, no exceptions.
Auction will run for 24 hours, and begins at 12:00am Thursday, November 15th and ends promptly at 12:00am Friday, November 16th.
PAYMENTS
All items must be paid in full within 24 hours. We will accept PayPal, the only exception is for locally delivered payments in cash or check (local payment still must be paid within 24 hours). $4.00 shipping fee added to the total bid for each item, unless otherwise stated in specific item description.
SHIPPING
All orders will be shipped USPS priority mail, unless otherwise specified on the specific item. Shipping confirmations will be sent. We reserve 5 business days to mail each item. (remember, we are a small program and will do our best to mail them on Friday!)
If you have any questions regarding the auction or the rules regarding the auction please private message or email us [email protected]
PAD Dexter is an easy going and gentle natured 13 week old rescued mixed breed puppy. Dexter is in our puppy program, and will be matched around 1 year of age to an individual with a disability on our waiting list. Once matched we will fine tune his training to the specific needs of his partner. Right now in training PAD Dexter is socializing with dogs, people and environments in order to become the well adjusted adult dog, he needs to be, to be a service dog! He is growing fast, and at 12 weeks was already 24 lbs! When in public, PAD Dexter wears a service dog harness and walks on an Easy Walk Harness, and is his volunteer Puppy Trainers are working hard on training sessions to teach him to walk nicely on a collar as well! <Will you consider donating the cost of one of these very important items?
In Training Harness w/ Patches: $35.00
Easy Walk Harness: $25.00
Head Collar: $38.00
PAD Beamer is a wonderful 16 week old rescued golden retriever puppy. He is in our owner training program, which means his partner, 17 year old Alexa Vath, is training him to become her very own Hearing Dog! Alexa is doing a wonderful job training and socializing her puppy, and we’re very proud of all of the work she’s done! She goes above and beyond the call of duty not only attending our classes for his assistance dog training but also puppy kindergarten at her local PetSmart! PAD Beamer is growing fast, and is in need of the next size up harness very soon. He also is learning to walk nicely on a loose leash, but at certain times uses an easy walk harness, and on other occasions, even a head collar. This allows Alexa to continue training him on the rules of the leash, while still manage him during public outings and socialization. <Will you consider donating the cost of one of these very important items?¬†
In Training Harness w/ Patches: $35.00
Easy Walk Harness: $25.00
Head Collar: $38.00
<PAD Charming was donated to our program by his breeder, <B-C Labradoodle’s. He is a sweet, mellow puppy that likes nothing more than to lay at your feet chewing on a nylabone. In training, he is make suitable advancements on a regular basis, and will suit someone very well that desires or needs a laid back dog that is low shedding.
PAD Charming, and all of our dogs in training are neutered when our veterinarians at <Palmyra Animal Clinic say the puppy is ready. In this evaluation they take the puppies breed, size, health and behaviors into consideration.
For example, <PAD Rayhill was neutered at 16 weeks of age. This was decided because he had a higher than typical level of arousal. Rayhill is excelling in training and loves to work for that “click”!
PAD Charming will be neutered and while under he will also have a HomeAgain microchip implanted. Our dogs receive the highest level of medical care during this surgery not only because our veterinary clinic one of the best in central PA but also because we opt in for the most beneficial and safest options available. For instance, all of out puppies have there incisions done by laser, instead of the traditional cut. This decreases the healing time (very important for dogs in training!) as well as the risk of infection and the over all pain involved.
We neuter all of our dogs in training for many reasons. Behaviorally it is significantly documented and proven that dogs are less aggressive, less likely to roam or wander, and less likely to ever learn to mark.
We are very blessed to have access to such a wonderful vet clinic and have had great success with each of our puppies at Palmyra Animal Clinic. We appreciate your continued support and without it could not train assistance dogs to place with individuals with disabilities at no cost to them!
Please consider donating, <here!
