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Kids N Pets
A Humane Education Project Of KsKs
In May the Project known
as Kids N Dogs underwent
a change and is now our
new Kids N Pets Project.
This name change reflects
our change in direction to
include other pets in
addition to dogs.
Karl's Kids N Pets Project
is an educational project to
pass on knowledge of
companion pets in such a
way as to install a desire
to treat all pets with
compassion while seeing
to their needs both
physically and emotionally.
We hope to teach children
to respect their companion
pets as living, feeling, and
deserving creatures and by
doing so make the
connection to treating
people in the same
manner.
Statement of Project
Goals:
-- To promote the proper
care and training of the
family pet.
-- To provide educational
materials for children,
their families, and their
community.
-- To promote safety for
children around pets,
especially dogs.
-- To help families raise
and train their dogs to be
good canine citizens in the
home and in the
community.
children on safety topics; to
assist a child in having a
good quality of life; and to
promote family and
community values through
various means including but
not limited to the natural
bond between a child and an
animal, primarily that of the
dog.
Volume 1, Issue 3
June 2009
Inside this issue:
Humane Society of 2
Northeast Florida, Inc
Recipe — Jedi’s Liver 3
Brownies
Clarification of the 4
Purpose of KsKs

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Humane Society Of Northeast Florida, Inc.

Located in Hollister a short distance

from Palatka, FL

386-325-1587

Email: shelterstaff@gbso.net

Shelter gate (right)

Shelter office (below)

Adoption fee includes: spay/neuter,

shots, rabies, heartwork, feline
leukemia/aids tests, and microchip.

Petfinder

HSNEFL Website

A beautiful and peaceful area ... trails to

walk the dogs ... a clinic for medical
needs ... clean and well tended
facility ... professional management ...
caring staff ... adoption friendly

Adoption Center is open to the public

Tuesday thru Sunday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Adoption Fees: Dogs & Puppies $65/$75

-- Cats & Kittens $50
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Humane Society Of Northeast Florida, Inc. (Continued)

Trail start (right)

Shelter clinic (below)

Jedi’s Liver Brownies

Mix 1 pound raw liver and 2 garlic cloves in blender

until liquid. Mix in box of corn muffin mix. Scrape
Karl’s Kids items available online, click
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thick.

Bake as directed on corn muffin mix box until very

firm but not burnt. Cut into squares.

May be frozen. The Putnam County Board of County

Commissioners Web Site http://
www1.putnam-fl.com has linked to the
Karl's Kids Animal Services 2000 site.
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Clarification Of The Purpose Of Karl’s Kids Program

A series of articles to explain the 14 parts
of the Program Purpose
Item #2
2. To promote through education of
children a better understanding of
basic safety rules and regulations
including but not limited to fire,
traffic, household hazards, and
personal safety topics.
Karl's Safety 4 Kids Project
(c) Karl's Kids Program, Inc.
The Karl's Safety 4 Kids Series of
classes works with children in the
schools, through Scout troops, and
at community activities.
Project Goals
That the series of Fire & Life Safety
classes will be available to children
from Pre-K to 5th grade. That all
children no matter the level of their
learning ability are taught how to
help themselves in an emergency
situation.
The Project Mission
To instruct children in the basic Fire
& Life Safety lessons so that they
will better know how to react to an
emergency in which they may
someday find themselves.
Item #3
3. To promote through educational
and entertaining projects for children
a love of reading and creative skills.
Rayne's Reading Room Project
KsKs holds presentations and
activities at the library on various
topics of interest to children and
their parents.
Community Partnership with One
Book, One Putnam
Volunteers read to groups of young
children.

Announcement
In May, Kristina Adams, Pets In
Emergencies Director for Karl's
Kids, was named the new
Coordinator for The Putnam
County Emergency Pet-Friendly
Shelter of which she sat as a
member on the founding
committee. Kristi brings years of
work experience from her time at
the Putnam County Animal
Services Shelter and is currently
working with the Humane
Society of Northeast Florida. She
has been involved with pet
rescue for almost 10 years.
The Pets Evacuation and The pilot shelter for Putnam Co.
Transportation Standards Act is located at Ochwilla Elementary
(PETS Act) of 2006 was signed by School, 229 North State Road
President Bush in October of that 21.
year. This Act requires state and
county emergency preparedness
authorities to include in their
evacuation plans how they will
accommodate household pets and
service animals in the event of a
major disaster. To date not all
counties (and thereby not all
States) are in compliance with
this Federal law.
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Academic Learning Support Services
Available In Most Colleges
By Roxann Hamilton, M.Ed.
Many students at various times in
college may have trouble achieving
and maintaining the essential GPA,
and letter grades that allow a
student to remain in college and
register for specific courses. Each
department of study require a
student to have a specific GPA and
grade from specific ―gate-keeper‖
courses to be able to take further
classes, and ultimately graduate.
There is a wide assortment of
support services directly related to
students with many different types
of disabilities. Most of these services
are supported by Federal Grants
which are based upon population,
numbers of anticipated eligible
students, and numbers of students
utilizing the support programs.
 Tutors - Tutors are available
at most colleges and
universities. Tutors can be
one-on-one, group, peer or
non-peer. Some of the
institutions charge for tutor
time. Sources of funding
that may pay for this service
are Perkins Grant, TRIO
funding, Vocational
Rehabilitation, Pell Grant.
The Learning Resources
Department at your
institution will have
information on costs and
availability of tutors.
www.karlskidsprogram.info/forum
 Supplemental Instruction
Specialists - SIS’s are
specially trained and certified
in how people learn, retain
and recall information. This
technique to facilitating
learning, retention and recall
has been extensively
researched, and using it can
raise a struggling student’s
course grade by a minimum
of two letter grades within
two to three weeks.
 Note Takers - Many
students are not skilled or
physically able to take
effective and organized
notes to facilitate studying to
retain and recall information.
Note Takers can be assigned
to take notes for a student
needing this assistance.
Notes are either made from
carbon copy or an electronic
copy. Note Takers are
usually a classmate of the
student needing the
assistance.
 Test Taking
Accommodations - Special
arrangements for taking
tests based upon the specific
needs of your disability can
be made through your
Learning Resource Center.
Some of these
accommodations include:
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more time to complete the
test, having the test read to
the student, special seating,
special lighting, special
acoustics, etc.
Other services might include
academic placement tests,
vocational interest surveys,
suggestions for other services,
referrals to other resources. From
my experience in Higher Education,
a student can succeed through
college with wrap around support
services and an individual plan and
schedule of goals and tasks.
The most important thing to
remember is that you must be or
become fiercely independent, and
fairly aggressive and creative about
seeking out services you need to
succeed in college and complete
college. No one will do those things
for you in college. In fact, if you
don’t ferret out your own
information, you may not get
information. You will find that each
quarter or semester becomes easier
as you form a network of friends and
mentors. Your confidence and
independence will soar as you lay a
pattern of success by completing
each course, and finally earn your
degree.
Ms. Hamilton sits on the Karl’s Kids
Advisory Board as a member of the
Educational Development Committee.
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Ask A Trainer — Thunderstorm Phobia
My dog is afraid
of fireworks and
thunder. He
always whines,
shakes and pants
when they
happen. Is there anything we can do
to make this easier on him?
The old recommendation to ignore
your dog during these times is no
longer the first choice of some
trainers. Instead, the use of
Classical Counter-Conditioning has
shown to be a very effective way to
change unwanted behavior. By
pairing something the dog fears –
thunder, noises, etc – with a
something the dog enjoys (treats,
play, petting, etc), the dog will come
to associate the bad thing with the
good.
When starting, you want to have the
fear stimulus low. You also want the
enjoyable item to be really good,
such as cooked chicken or liver—as
opposed to his kibble—or use his
Affirmations
By Cera
I am working on a new affirmation
list. For the last 5 years I have had
an affirmation list of 50 positive
affirmations and I am supposed to
say them eyeball to eyeball in the
mirror 5 times a day. It doesn't
always happen like that, but since I
have the list memorized (it takes
about 1.5 minutes to steam through
it), I do find myself repeating it if
not in the mirror. Every now and
then I switch my affirmations
around, find new ones to challenge
me and realize that many of them I
have really truly become. It is
best and most favorite toy.
When you start Counter-
Conditioning for thunderstorms,
start the recording softly. As soon as
it starts, reward your dog by
dropping treats, giving praise, and
staying calm and happy. Do this for
around 5 min. When you are done
training, put away the treats or toy.
If your dog didn’t whine, shake, or
pant, and he ignored the recording,
then for the next training session
you can try to turn the volume up a
little. Do not rush this. If your dog
did show signs of stress, keep the
volume the same or turn it a little
quieter. Once your dog no longer
stresses, you can turn the volume
up a little. Work on this daily, or a
couple times a day.
Your dog should come
to associate
thunderstorms with
treats and fun.
Of course, the real test comes
during the next thunderstorm or
pretty cool.
A lot of people I know don't really
care for affirmations. Some think
they are far too Pollyannaish. Some
don't think they can say them unless
they believe them. Some say they
dumb-down treatment and just don't
work. I've been in treatment
facilities where the staff require
affirmations to be said, but obviously
don't believe them themselves.
I was fortunate to attend a program
that really does believe in the
affirmation, the staff says their own
affirmations, and you are challenged
Karl’s News Prints
fireworks. If you know one
is coming, try to give your
dog plenty of exercise that
day, so he is tired and will
hopefully fall asleep during the
event. When the thunder starts,
remember to have the treats or toy
ready. Stay calm and happy, do not
be nervous.
If his thunder phobia is severe,
there are other methods —
pheromone therapy, comfort wraps,
acupressure, or medication—you
should talk to a veterinarian or a
trainer who specializes in
behavior modification.
Victoria is the owner of
DarkSaber Dog Training
& Behavior Modification,
APDT & CGC Evaluator
Do you have a
question about dogs
you would like
answered next month? Email
Victoria!
to combat every negative intrusive
thought by an affirmation. A
negative intrusive thought are those
comments that you hear in your
head about yourself that have
somehow become implanted...'you
are a screw up.' you have to be
perfect'. 'you should never have
been born'... These thoughts
somehow became 'beliefs of self' and
have repeated themselves over and
over again to the point that they do
change the way we think, act, and
view the world. Affirmations are the
way to combat those negative
mental messages. It's not easy
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Affirmations (Continued)
(Continued from page 6)
though and takes a lot of work, but if
said enough they seem to internally
battle away at those negative
messages (the program I went to
called them 'abuser values' because
they were put on us by our abusers).
The fact is that doing affirmations
has not turned me into a
Pollyanna. I call myself a
'realist' (some people call that an
excuse to be expecting, at any
moment, the doomsday bomb). It
has shifted some of my thinking,
though. I am now much more
confident of myself, gentle with
myself, and a protector of myself. I
am much less likely to shut up, sit
down, and listen to the negative
messages that held me captive for
so long. When I first started doing
affirmations I thought they were
stupid and I didn't believe them. I
was told they were 'future truths
about myself' and that all I had to do
was say them and in time I would
believe or become them. I have
found that to be true. For the ones I
have nixed over time I have come to
know that just isn't 'me' and doesn't
have to be (I embrace my femininity
for me is a good example). Others I
never thought I would believe until
one day I realized I believed it more
than I ever thought possible. For
example, the affirmation "I find safe
ways to be seen, heard, and
validated for me." turned around the
day I realized that not only do I
believe that is true, but I actually
see, hear, and validate myself. That
was a huge one!
Here are a few others that have
become who I am:
I live in my own safe place for me.
(creating a safe 'home' has been a
huge goal of mine and long coming).
I keep my space clean and organized
for me. (that was a huge challenge
that I have achieved).
I keep my word to myself for me.
(nothing tics me off more than when
someone gets in the way of that
now. Before I would have never
considered I was worth even giving
my word to).
I express my anger effectively for
me. (yeah, huge process and I had
no idea how to do that when I wrote
that one)
I have the courage to work through
my fear for me (every day).
These last five years have been a
total re-start to my life. I can't say
how things would have been without
the affirmations, but I cringe to think
how life would have been without
the treatment I received. I'm not
saying the last five years have been
great...oh my, huge setbacks. There
is a lot more ground to cover
still. As I said, I am far from a
Pollyanna and reflecting like this is a
stretch, but I did want to
acknowledge what saying
affirmations has done for me.
Here is my current affirmation list:
1. I am valuable and worthwhile to
me, for me.
2. I have courage to work through
my fears for me.
3. I meet my needs in healthy ways
for me.
4. I accept change for me.
5. I keep my word to myself for me.
6. I express my anger effectively for
me.
7. I trust myself for me.
8. I create a home of peace for me.
9. I feel my feelings for me.
10. I live in my own safe place for
me.
11. I allow my voice to speak for
me.
12. I remain true to myself for me.
13. I attend to my spiritual needs for
me.
14. I accept the truths of my past
without judgment for me.
15. I listen to my whole self for me.
16. I nurture myself for me.
17. I connect to my body for me.
18. I am present even when it hurts
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for me.
19. I love and cherish my whole self for
me.
20. I give words to my feelings and
experiences for me.
21. I allow others their decisions,
responsibilities, and consequences for
me.
22. I use my voice to speak for me.
23. I find safe ways to be seen, heard,
and validated for me.
24. I protect myself for me.
25. I treat myself with kindness and
compassion for me.
26. I let go of controlling the
uncontrollable for me.
27. I create safety within myself for
me.
28. I am vulnerable for me.
29. I allow myself to make mistakes for
me.
30. I forgive myself for me.
31. I allow myself to rest for me.
32. I create a sense of safety for me.
33. I eat regular and nutritious meals
for me.
34. I am proud of me for me.
35. I live by the healthy boundaries I
have set for me.
36. I shower for me.
37. I love my body for me. (can't say I
believe this one at all right now)
38. I work my recovery for me.
39. I am creative for me.
40. I set attainable goals for me.
41. I ask for help when I need it for
me.
42. I believe me for me.
43. I am glad that I am alive for me.
44. I embrace my flaws for me.
45. I have healthy relationships for me.
46. I allow others their feelings and
beliefs for me.
47. I take responsibility for only my
decisions, actions, and feelings for me.
48. I will slow down and breath for me.
49. I listen to and value my instincts for
me.
50. I grieve the losses of my life safely
for me.
Cera is a volunteer with Karl's Kids
Program and is partnered with a beautiful
SD named Hope.
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In Memory Of…
… Kaylee Cheyenne HCT
Shared her life with N. Baker,
“K.C.” KsKs Board of Directors

May 7, 2001 - May 25, 2009

KC was a dog who loved life, and

loved sharing her joy with
anyone who needed it. KC
showed others the way to
abandon oneself to pure
wholesome pleasure, and she
showed the way to trust. KC's
strength, and sense of her own
inner strength, was what she
loved to share. She could sense
when someone needed her solid, Photo by Jamie
dependable calm, and
readily shared all that she
was. Her passions for
herding woolly sheep, and
plunging with joyous
abandon into any body of
Photo by Amaruq water, showed the
sparkling spirit
that she was. She
wanted YOU to
have fun, too.
Dependability,
rock-solid inner
strength, natural
shepherding
instincts, love of Photo by annalise pet photo
life-- and a caring heart.
All of KC's sense of self
was in caring for a flock,
human, ovine or canine.
Photo by Jamie Sometimes she ministered
her care by being the rock of
strength, her ruff absorbing
shed tears, her shoulders there
for a hug... other times, she
would be the doggy version of
"Patch Adams," using her quirky
antics to bring out healing
laughter. She knew. KC always,
somehow, just KNEW. Thank
you, Kaylee Cheyenne (KC) for
bringing your strength, healing,
and humor to those who needed
it the most. May your spirit run
free, we love you forever.
Photo by Amaruq ~ Patti Menzel Photo by Amaruq
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Upcoming Events
Friday, June 12—KsKs Fun In The Sun Safety Workshop
for the Putnam County Jr Masters Gardening Daycamp

Saturday, June 13—KsKs booth at Palatka Library

Saturday, June 20—KsKs booth at HSNF dog wash and

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