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*** Would you like to volunteer at The Ranch? *** Here is the link to get started. https://imaginefureverranch.org/form pages/volunteer/ After you’ve completed the online portion of Orientation, you must sign up to volunteer with a Mentor Volunteer to complete the hands on portion of your Orientation. You will know that a person is a Mentor Volunteer as this will be noted under their name on the sign up. They will show you around and get you acquainted with The Ranch. We ask that all new Volunteers sign up with a Mentor for the first Daily Chores time slot, first Feeding Time and first Bedtime/Lock Up time slot. All Volunteers under the age of 16 must be accompanied by a parent/guardian when at The Ranch.

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If you have any questions about volunteering, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator at vicki.imaginefureverranch@gmail.com.

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THURSDAY : 7:30 - 8 PM (BEDTIME / LOCK-UP)

SUNDAY : 8 10 AM (FEEDING TIME), 10 AM NOON, NOON 2 PM, 2 4 PM, 6 8 PM, 7:30 8 PM (BEDTIME / LOCK UP) Feeding Bedtime/Lock-Up Feeding Bedtimes through Volunteer Orientation, please check your calendars to see if you are available to fill in this week...or any other week. Here is the link to the sign up.

TUESDAY : 2 4 PM WEDNESDAY : NOON 2 PM, 7:30 8 PM (BEDTIME / LOCK UP)

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RANCH ROUNDUP IMAGINE FUREVER RANCH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER AUGUST 14, 2022 - VOLUME FORTY-ONE ********* THE RANCH’S OPERATING HOURS ARE 8 AM - 8 PM ********* If you have signed up to serve the pups breakfast, please plan to arrive at 8 AM. If you are tucking the pups into bed and locking up in the evening, please plan to depart by 8 PM. ********************************************************************************************************************************************************** THIS WEEK AT THE RANCH : THE PUPS NEED YOU AT THE RANCH! The following are the empty time slots for this week.

are the most critical to fill. *** Please take a look at the available

July December SignUp Genius : https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4faca622a3ffc25-volunteer3

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SATURDAY : 10 AM NOON, NOON 2 PM, 2 4 PM, 7:30 8 PM (BEDTIME / LOCK UP)

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS!!! https://imaginefureverranch.ticketspice.com/imagine-furever-ranch-gala FUN EVENING - LIVE MUSIC - LIVE AUCTION - SILENT AUCTION - GREAT FOOD AN EVENING TO CELEBRATE THE FIRST YEAR & TO RAISE FUNDS TO CONTINUE THE RANCH’S MISSION Plans for our First Gala are in full swing!!! What an exciting celebration of our amazing Ranch!!! ******* If you, or anyone you know, would like to donate something ******* to our Silent Auction or Live Auction OR be a Sponsor, please contact Debbie at debbie.imaginefureverranch@gmail.com.

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Everyone in your group / family must sign in on the sign-in sheet. This is for safety reasons. If there should need to be an evacuation for any reason we must know that all people are accounted for. The only way to know this is if everyone’s name is on the sign in sheet. Always check the Communication Board and the dogs’ white boards in the Volunteer Room when you arrive to Novolunteer.toysare to be left in the runs with the dogs. You are appreciated! WALK DOGS OUT THE BACK DOOR OF THE LODGE STAY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LODGE & ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE DRIVEWAY WALK THE DOGS IN THE AREAS SHADED IN YELLOW ’S LODGE LOT

RANCH REMINDERS :

* 45% of US dogs sleep in their person’s bed

* When dogs kick backward after going to the bathroom they are marking their territory with the scent glands in their feet, not trying to cover their business.

* 75% of people sign their dogs’ names on their Holiday cards.

* Dogs are not colorblind; they can see blue and yellow.

*********************************************************************************************************************************** ADOPTED! ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** BERNARD HAPPY TAILS, LITTLE BUDDY! ************************************************************************************************************************************* ADOPTED : Bernard CURRENT PUPS : WELCOME TO THE RANCH, MARLEY! At The Ranch : Jovi, Luna & Piper, Lulabelle & Talia, Sasha and Marley In a Foster Home : Ellie, Lizzie, Belle, Guenther, Sal and Jem DID YOU KNOW ? FUN FACTS ABOUT DOGS

* Dogs curl up in a ball when sleeping to protect their organs.

* Dogs have about 1700 taste buds. Humans have between 2000-10000.

* A dog’s nose print is unique, much like a person’s fingerprint

* All dogs dream; however, puppies and seniors dream more frequently than other dogs

* All puppies are born deaf.

* There are over 75 million pet dogs in the US...more than in any other country.

Courtesy of American Kennel Club

The Labrador Retriever is originally from Newfoundland.

* A person’s blood pressure goes down when petting a dog...so does the dog’s.

* Rin Tin Tin, the German Shepherd, was nominated for an Academy Award

https://www.akc.org/expert advice/lifestyle/dog facts/

* A dogs nose has as many as 300 million receptors; a human’s nose has about 5 million.

* We know that yawning is contagious. Research shows that the sound of a human yawn can trigger one from a dog; it’s four times as likely to happen when it’s the yawn of a person he knows.

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GETTING*****************************************************************************************************************************INVOLVEDATTHERANCH This is the link to The Ranch’s Amazon Registry : https://www.amazon.com/registries/custom/3M1GF3L1EH7NY/guest-view?ref=gr_search_page_result Follow The Ranch on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ImagineFureverRanch If you have been through Volunteer Orientation, please join The Ranch’s Volunteer Group on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/groups/561859075101425 If you have adopted a pup from The Ranch, we would LOVE to see how you all are loving life with your new Family Member. Check out our Facebook group that has been created for our pups who have found their FUREVER HOMES Imagine Furever Ranch - At Home Furever. https://www.facebook.com/groups/444755850696777 It’s SO WONDERFUL to see how these pups are being LOVED!!! ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************ FOSTER FAMILIES SAVE LIVES !!! Have you ever considered fostering one of the Ranch Pups? https://imaginefureverranch.org/become a foster dog parent/ Guenther at The Ranch, and Guenther in his Foster Home We do absolutely everything possible for these wonderful pups at The Ranch; we give them all the love and care that we can.

What these lovely kids truly long for is to be in a Home with a Family. Guenther is THRIVING and LOVING his Foster Family! HOT!!!

With the temperatures forecasted to be high, please keep the pups in the grass (the concrete and asphalt get VERY hot), and only take out if necessary.

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If the pups have direct access to the yard, just let them out for a quick spin around the yard, let them do their business and take them back inside for a long drink of water.

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Select your charity and then follow the on screen instructions to turn ON AmazonSmile in the mobile app Once AmazonSmile has been activated in your app, future eligible app purchases will generate a donation for the charity you have Note:selected.The tablet app is not yet supported. Please visit smile.amazon.com/onthego to learn more.” YOU like be a part of Lucy’s Army & the Pups at The Ranch can choose to donate a flat amount month. amount too small. can ‘Round Up For The Ranch’. time you use your card spare change be donated to The Ranch. spend $8.83, $0.17 will be donated to The Ranch. One donation will be made to The Ranch each month. YOU set a maximum donation amount. https://imaginefureverranch.change4good.io/

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THESE PUPS ARE PATIENTLY WAITING AT THE RANCH FOR THEIR FUREVER HOMES *********************************************************************************************************************** *********************************************************************************************************************** ******************** ***** **** **** *********************************************************************************************************************** TALIA LULABELLLE LUNA & PIPER THESE GIRLS ARE LOOKING FOR THEIR FUREVER TOGETHER. JOVI THIS HANDSOME BOY CONTINUES TO MAKE PROGRESS EACH SASHA THIS LOVEDLOVESLITTLESWEETNUGGETTOBE TALIA & LULABELLE THESE GIRLS HAVE FOUND A NEW PERCH IT SEEMS THAT THEY ALWAYS MUST BE TOUCHING MARLEY WELCOME TO THE RANCH, LITTLE LADY!

THESE PUPS ARE PATIENTLY WAITING WITH FOSTER FAMILIES FOR THEIR FUREVER HOMES *********************************************************************************************************************** ********************************** ******************** *********************************************************************************************************************** ************************ ELLIE THOSE EARS ARE SO LOVELY! **************************************** GUENTHER HE IS LOVING LIFE AND GOING ON ADVENTURES WITH HIS FOSTER FAMILY! LIZZIE SHE CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN HER FOSTER HOME! BELLE SHE LOOKS PRETTY COMFY IN HER FOSTER HOME ************************ ********************* WAITING FOR DINNER TO BE DADFOLLOWEDSERVED...HEHISFOSTERINTOTHEGARAGE TO SUPERVISE...MAKING SURE HE GETS PLENTY OF FOOD IN THAT BOWL :) JEM THIS SWEET GIRL IS SETTLING IN AT HER NEW FOSTER HOME