The Castleton Dog Scout of America Troup November Meetup

Our Halloween *bash* was a blast! Thank you Sarah for doing such a wonderful job. All the costumes were wonderful to see and the games were a blast. A special thank you to Sarahs mom for doing the *paw readings* for our fur kids too! That was fun! Gayle will be hosting our next meeting. I can't want to see what she has *up her sleeves* for us. I hope to see you all there! Please be sure to read the following items as they are very important pieces of information, both to our pets and to us from the Dog Scouts. See you all at the November meeting! Kristi and Lugnut __________________________________________________ The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing a health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. These products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging in pet-food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is based in Sanger, Calif. QUOTE: -------------- ...the FDA is advising consumers in possession of these products to NOT HANDLE them or FEED THEM to pets. Brand Names Included: The affected pig ears were packaged under the brand names Doggie Delight and Pet Carousel. The affected Beef Hooves were packaged under the brand names Choo Hooves, Dentley's, Doggie Delight, and Pet Carousel. All sizes and all lots of these products are included in this alert. more details: FDA release __________________________________________________ Hi everyone! Please take a moment to check to be sure your DSA dues are not expired or expiring soon. Just go to: http://www.dogscouts.org/Membership.html and click on item #10. If you are not listed, your membership may have expired! To renew your dues, click on items 1, 2 or 3 on this page: http://www.dogscouts.org/Membership.html The membership form can be used for dues renewal. Do it today so you don't forget! Thank-you! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The second request is just as easy. Please send your troop members the following... If you are a paid member of DSA, please take a moment to verify that you are on the members only NEWSLETTER yahoo group by following the steps below. It is a separate group from the main DSA talk list! NOTE: If you have not yet paid yearly dues to DSA, please wait for your membership to be processed before requesting to join the newsletter group. Non-members will not be approved to join. Viewing the newsletter is a perk of membership. There are only 2 more issues of the DSA newsletter that will be printed and mailed to DSA members and the less that need to get printed, the more money DSA saves and can put toward other programs. Each member of DSA will need to join the newsletter yahoo group to get the password to view the newsletter on the DSA website. The reasons for this change can be found below the main links on this page: http://www.dogscouts.org/Membership.html The ONLY thing sent through the Newsletter Yahoo Group is the password for the newsletter. So you will only get 1 email every other month to let you know the new issue is ready to view and to give you the password to access it. Joining is easy! If you have a free account with Yahoo already: (if not, scroll down) 1) Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dog_Scouts_newsletter/ 2) Click on the "Join This Group" button near the top right 3) In the "note to the moderator" box, put: Your Name Your city/state Once I get that request, I'll verify your DSA membership and approve you for the list. If you think you are already a member of the newsletter yahoo list?: 1) Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Dog_Scouts_newsletter/ 2) Sign-in to Yahoo 3) You should be able to see "edit membership" near the top of the page and "Join This Group" should not be visible. If that's the case, you're all set! BUT, if you CAN see "Join This Group" you are not yet a member and you need to follow the first 3 steps above to join. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A YAHOO ACCOUNT YET: 1) Please go to this page: http://www.dogscouts.org/Membership.html 2) Scroll all the way to the bottom and 3) click on the "creating a yahoo account" tutorial link on that page 4) Follow the steps in the tutorial. Please do this today and you'll be able to get the next DSA newsletter on-line! _______________________________________________________ NOV 14: anyone interested in video to earn badge? social gathering, Plan community out reach: meals on wheels for next meeting. *Everyone DECEMBER: 12: CHRISTMAS PARTY. 2nd Annual gift exchange and putting together care packages. *Kristi-organizer for the party. *everyone for the gifts/and care packages. If you have any questions please feel free to call our center 317-841-8182 Kristi