A Hershey kiss, then goodbye

This was a tough week. Last Sunday I did two home visits. Monday evening my foster puppy Gilligan went to his new furever home, leaving his little friend Hershey behind. On Wednesday Hershey was at the hospital being neutered, and on Friday afternoon he went to his furever home. That's a lot of goodbyes.

Hershey came to stay with us on March 23. He is one of a litter of 7 rottweiler mix puppies. His mom is a pure bred rottie, as calm and sweet as can be. Hershey takes after his mom. We don't know who dad was... apparently some opportunist.

His coloring isn't typical rottie... he must get some of that from his dad. He is a drop-dead gorgeous mix of brown, black, tan, and white.

For the first several weeks of life, he lived in an exercise pen with his 6 brothers and sisters. He didn't get outside much and hadn't had the opportunity to develope his muscles and coordination. When we got him, he couldn't sit and scratch himself without falling over! He didn't know what stairs were, and he tripped over his big paws. He was a big clumsy 10 week old puppy. And I do mean big!

He loved to play with our other foster puppy, Gilligan the hound mix, who would chase Hershey around the yard and play tug of war or wrestle with him. Gradually Hershey developed his coordination.

He got a nutritious diet, including Nussentials MORE and PET RESTORE added to his food. His coat became silky and shiny, and he started to fill out.

I took him to several adoption events, and people loved him, thought he was beautiful, but were scared off by the thought of this cute puppy turning into an 80-100 pound dog. Go figure! Finally last Saturday at a PetSmart adoption event, just when we were starting to get ready to go home, a nice woman stopped to talk and fell in love with him.

Hershey and I visited their home Sunday afternoon and on Monday we got the call: the family adores him and wants him to be a permanent part of their lives starting Friday afternoon.

I was so excited for him - 3 kids, a great mom and dad, a new grandma with a doggie named Mugsy, a super big fenced-in yard to play in, everything I had hoped for him to have. But I was sad for me to be giving him up so quickly. I spent as much time with him as I could over the next few days. He loved to cuddle and nap with me. We played catch and chase and worked on "sit", "shake" and "take it nice".

The week flew by, and before I knew it we were in the car, heading to his new home. He was so excited to get there and see everyone! He ran in, wiggling and wagging, and had to greet everyone with kisses. Such a sweet little boy.

His new mom and I completed the adoption paperwork, and then while he was distracted with his new dad, Jim and I slipped away.

We've heard from his mom that he's doing really well and they are having lots of fun with him. I'm looking forward to hearing how he's doing in months to come. They already have reservations for him to stay at Camp Bark in a few weeks, so I'll get to see him then.

I haven't slept well for a few nights. I keep waking up thinking I hear the puppies, but then realize they're both gone. I feel at loose ends, it seems so strange not to have the two crates in the dining room. They're cloroxed and in in the garage waiting for the next little one, as is the puppy playpen.

Noir and Casey are getting extra doses of attention, but even they seem to wonder where the little guys have gone. Casey will pick up a toy and wander around the house looking for someone to play with.

Hershey was a heart thief. All the things I look for in a dog: beautiful, killer eyes, sweet, calm, funny, and destined to be large.

I long for just one more Hershey kiss.

10 year old border collie returns to agility

Brewster, our 10 year old Border Collie, has been trained and performing agility jumps since he was a pup. In the last year, as a large dog (50+ lbs.) he has developed some arthritis in his hips, the vet says due to age and his athletic life.

His symptoms were hard to rise from lying down while on a smooth tile floor, and after 2 or 3 jumps on the hurdles, he would drag his back feet and knock the hurdle over.

We started him on Pet Restore and one pill a day of Run. After only a few days, his energy activity level picked up (if you can believe a Border can have an increased level) and he was taking his daily jump routine making 10 – 15 jumps with no problem or fatigue. He has also become more lively, such as rising in the morning and running for a toy to fetch with, similar to the way he behaved as a young dog.

The Pet Restore and limited Run tablets have really worked with him. Thanks for giving us our family athlete back!!

Rick Z.
Florida

Are you confusing your brain?

How to Program Your Mind to Attract What You Want
by Jack Canfield, America's Success Coach

We all aspire to be, do and have great things. Yet most of us simply aren’t creating the results we want. We don’t have enough money, romance, success or joy in our lives. But what we need to understand is that greatness exists in all of us. It is simply up to us to pull it out of ourselves. We all have genius. We just need to learn how to apply it.

Decide What You Want
In order to get what you want, you must first decide what you want. Most people really foul up at this crucial first step because they simply can’t see how it’s possible to get what they want — so they don’t even let themselves want it.

Don’t sabotage yourself that way!

What scientists now know about how the brain works is that you must first decide WHAT you want, before your brain can figure out HOW to get it. Once you lock-in your desires, your mind and the universe can step in.

Are you ready to get started?

Be Willing to Dream Big Dreams
As soon as you commit to a big dream and really go after it, your subconscious creative mind will come up with big ideas to make it happen. You’ll start attracting the people, resources, and opportunities you need into your life to make your dream come true. Big dreams not only inspire you, they compel others to want to play big, too.

Set Goals That Will Stretch YouAnother value in giving yourself permission to go after the big dreams is that big dreams require you to grow in order to achieve them. In fact, in the long run, that is the greatest benefit you will receive from pursuing your dreams — not so much the outer trappings of fulfilling the dream (an expensive car, impressive house, loads of money and philanthropic opportunities), but who you become in the process.

As I’ve seen many times over, the outer symbols of success, can all be easily lost. Houses burn down, companies go bankrupt, relationships end in divorce, cars get old, bodies age and fame wanes, but who you are, what you have learned and the new skills you have developed never go away. These are the true prizes of success. Motivational philosopher, Jim Rohn advises that “You should set a goal big enough that in the process of achieving it, you become someone worth becoming.”

Service to Others
Something else you’ll discover is that when your dreams include service to others — accomplishing something that contributes to others — it also accelerates the accomplishment of that goal. People want to be part of something that contributes and makes a difference.

Turn Your Dreams into Goals and Objectives
Once you are clear about what you want, you must turn each item into a measurable objective. By measurable, I mean measurable in space and time — how much and by when. For instance, if you were to tell me that you wanted more money, I might pull out a dollar and give it to you, but you would probably protest, saying “No, I meant a lot more money — like $20,000!” Well, how am I supposed to know unless you tell me? Similarly, your boss, your friends, your spouse, your brain — God, the Universe — can’t figure out what you want unless you tell them specifically what it is. What do you want — exactly — and when do you want it by?

Write Your Goals Down
Write your goals down in detail, and read your list of goals every day. This will keep your subconscious mind focused on what you want. For an even more powerful approach, close your eyes and focus on each goal and ask yourself, "What is one thing I could do today to move toward the achievement of this goal?" Write down your answers and take those actions.

To help your reticular activating system begin finding YOUR wants in unexpected places, take time now to decide what you want and start writing!

Remember, don't hold back!

© 2006 Jack Canfield

Jack Canfield, America’s Success Coach, is the founder and co-creator of the billion-dollar book brand Chicken Soup for the Soul and a leading authority on Peak Performance. If you're ready to jump-start your life, make more money, and have more fun and joy in all that you do, get your FREE success tips from Jack Canfield now at www.jackcanfield.com

Cruzer the cabin puppy

Last weekend I went on a cruise to the Bahamas with Nussentials Leadership Council. We had a great time having meetings, learning about fabulous new announcements and enhancements to our pay plan, hanging out on the beach, and having fun together!

After a hard day of work ;-) on the beach at Coco Cay, I was missing my dogs. When I returned to my room, I was thrilled with what my clever cabin attendant had left - my very own cabin puppy! Of course I named him Cruzer!!



Here I am catching some rays at Coco Cay with our ship in the background. Ahhhhh!

Ralphie's been adopted into the perfect home

Ralphie had been malnourished and was living outside with no shelter or medical care, so he was wormy, underweight, and intact. While at the hospital for his surgery, he was neutered and wormed. In foster care, his foster mom added Nussentials MORE to his food at every meal. Two weeks later when he returned to the hospital to have his stitches taken out he had gained 10 pounds and was healing well. The vet was surprised at his weight gain and said, "Whatever you're doing, keep doing it!"

Today Ralphie moved to his new furever home. He has a big fenced yard and another dog named Ruby to be his buddy. He said goodbye to his rescuer/foster mom Tammy, then ran off to play in the yard with Ruby and his new mom and dad. Ralphie Tripod is going to have a great life!


Ralphie's rescuer/foster mom Tammy


Ralphie with his new mom and new buddy Ruby

Renni, a pekinese, is free of allergies and skin problems

My girl Renni is a 10 yrs-old Pekingese. She has been the joy of my life for all these years. Not so pleasant has been her skin condition for the past 8. She was prescribed numerous different pills, topical, medicated shampoos, special foods and injections. Blood and skin tests have been done numerous times, trying to find-out what was wrong with her skin. Nothing ever helped for more than a week or two. She lived in a great discomfort, itching, scratching and biting herself. Along with that Renni developed an allergy 5 yrs ago which progressively turned into a severe condition. For which she was prescribed meds on the top of the meds that she was taking for the skin.

I went in search of the best Vet in Florida who specialized in Infectious Disease. I found one 600 miles away, who comes to that location once a month. We traveled to that particular office to see "THE DOC". He prescribed some different meds, a change in her diet and allergy shots to be given at home under strict regiment. That was 2 months before I started hearing amazing stories about other dogs taking PET RESTORE, and their health improvements. It took me a couple of days to figure-out how to give it to her, because she was refusing it.

Two weeks after taking PET RESTORE the improvement of her skin and fur was so drastic, that I stopped the injections first. Week later after increasing improvements I stopped the pills and that horse shampoo with bad smell. Renni's skin is so healthy now-2 months on PET RESTORE. I do not remember it like that ever. She grew hair on spots that were so abused from biting that I still can't believe it is possible. She is FREE of allergy. She has not been taking anything but Restore for 2 months. I'm so grateful that this product gave her and me normal life again after many years of suffering. No more meds and injections - I can tell she is happy!

Silva A.
Florida

Smokey's improved health

Dramatic turn around in health of puppies pulled from shelter

My husband and I foster puppies and work to find them loving adoptive homes. Usually they are in poor health when they come to us and we immediately start adding Nussentials’ MORE! to their food.

We recently pulled 2 puppies from a local shelter on their last day before being euthanized. We named them Smokey and Bandit. They had been at the shelter for over a month. They are the sweetest pups on earth, but were very malnourished and wormy. We started shaking 1/2 tsp of MORE onto their dry food, and got them to the vet to be wormed. Smokey’s coat was very dull and very thin around his neck, down his back, and in spots on his legs. A test for demodex, a non-contagious form of mange, was negative. The vet felt his sparse coat was the result of poor nourishment.

He visited the vet again a week later, and in one week he had gained 4.2 pounds, in spite of being treated for worms! Amazing! His coat was still poor but she expected it would improve in a month or two.

The next day, our first order of PET RESTORE! arrived and we started adding it to his food. That day we took a photo to document his thin coat. Eight days later, he has gained another 3 pounds, and his coat is now shiny and thick. The photos below show Smokey before and 8 days later after using Nussentials’ MORE! and PET RESTORE!

BEFORE: Dull, thin coat, fur missing around neck, on back and legs

AFTER: Soft, silky, shiny, thick coat

11 year old black lab with arthritis is like a puppy again

Our dog, Amore, is an 11 year old Black Lab. She has been diagnosed with arthritis in her hind leg which causes her to limp.

Instead of giving her the pain medication that the vet prescribed my wife thought that PET RESTORE might help her. My wife and I were taking PET RESTORE for shoulder joint pain.
Miraculously, when the dog took the PET RESTORE she stopped limping and actually acted like a puppy again.

What is also very fascinating is animals do not have a placebo effect. A placebo is a substance containing no medication and given to reinforce a person’s expectation that they will feel better. In my dog’s case the PET RESTORE works because it really works not because the dog just thinks it is going to work.

That was all I needed to convince me of how great PET RESTORE really is.

Dr. Jonathan Musher
Maryland

Life's never dull where Houlihans linger...

In case you're wondering about the title of this blog, my maiden name is Houlihan. And that's what my friends used to say about the exciting things that always seemed to happen to me. If only they knew....

Today I was up at 5:30AM. Not for a transport this time. I was going to set up a booth at "Fur Festival" in Belmont, NC, a benefit for a local rescue group where I would be selling my all natural soy candles and Nussentials health products. Here's some photos of my booth:







While there, we had a visit from our former foster puppy, Marvelous Marvin. He's been with his new family for a month and he's GROWN!! But what a sweet puppy. He looks great, and seemed to recognize Jim and I. Here's a photo of Jim and our little buddy:

I had the best smelling booth at the festival! It was a hot day, in the 90's, and I sweated away another pound! About 6 PM we had packed up and were on our way home, exhausted.
We hadn't been in the house more than 30 minutes, and the doorbell rang. "Can you help us... we picked this little dog up running along the road and he almost got hit." It was a dachshund. ANOTHER one! This little boy was only about 2-3 months old and appears to be pure doxie. "Of course." Jim set up the crate and now we have "Sidney" living with us temporarily while we make connections with doxie rescue. Jim said that's what Casey and Noir wanted to call him! He is ADORABLE!!

So even though I didn't participate in a transport, the day was filled with rescue events - past, present, and future! Life really is never dull where this Houlihan lingers!

Horses gain health benefit

We own a team of Clydesdales. They are 17, and in our world considered geriatric. They are both pretty healthy except, like when all things age, had stiffness in their joints. Ted moved pretty good, but Stewart came up lame, found to be Ringbone, That usually means his quality of life is over. I had our shoer work on him, but he was still lame. We started him on PET RESTORE and MORE. He is still on PET RESTORE as a matter of fact they both are now. We are again driving them, and they act like 5year olds. Stewart's lameness is gone.

Cheri S.
Missouri

Claudia, a dachshund with a bad back helped with PET RESTORE

I have a 14 year old dachshund named Claudia. Last December, she herniated a disc (common in that breed), was in terrible pain, and could barely walk. The vet had given us a pain medication for a week and veterinary glucosamine and chondroiten.

Nothing seemed to help. The vet felt she was too old for surgery and would not survive it. I was panicking that I would need to euthanize her as I could not bear to see her suffer. Then I heard someone say how much Nussentials’ PET RESTORE was helping their dog, especially with inflammatory issues. I put my "baby" on the PET RESTORE. Within days she was walking easier. Her back legs started to support her.

Now, 9 months later, she is still with us, taking stairs, running around like a puppy. I am so grateful that this product not only relieved her pain and suffering, but has given us longer time with her. She is truly a joy in our lives.

Jackie V.
Maryland

I received a recognition award!

Tonight was the awards and recognition dinner at the Nussentials Family Reunion. We had a nice dinner. I was having fun watching good friends receiving awards and recogniton, taking photos and laughing a lot. This was the dinner everyone came to dressed as they want to be in 5 years. I wore the rescue driver shirt I described a few blogs back.

Phil and Lucie were dressed in fishing gear - they were hilarious. Phil had announced Most Supportive Spouse, and Biggest Customer Gatherer, then announced a new award this year... Greatest Servant. Phil read the inscription on the award, "Most Serving Attitude, 2008 - One who serves others, in the end, serves themselves." Then he said "Miss Edie Elting"

I was stunned. I'm not a big business builder, I'm more comfortable in the background, creating tools to support others in the company, preferring to help as much as I can and enjoying the success of my friends.

The photo above shows me receiving the award from my good friends and Nussentials owners and President, Phil and Lucie Mims.

It's been a few hours, and I'm still surprised and so proud of my association with these people.

Another thing we did today is present a check to Children Incorporated (http://www.children-inc.org/) to help feed hungry children right here in the United States. We donate 5% of all sales off the top (not just of profit, but of all sales). Today's check was for $22,000. Our company is only one year old and every month we send a check.

I'd say we're doing pretty darn good.

Howdy from "Big D"

Next time I make a reswervation for a flight that leaves at 7:40 AM I hope somebody smacks me!! I got up at 4:30AM, left for the airport at 5:45 and am already here in my room at the Omni... 12:30 Eastern (my time) 11:30 Dallas time.

The flight was nice and relaxing. I sat with the armrest down, and had about 8 inches extra on my seat belt. What a victory!

And then I walked into the lobby of the Omni, saw my good friend (the president of Nussentials) Phil M ims, and he didn't recognize me at first! He and his wife Lucie are my good friends. I walked up to him and said "Don't you recognize me?" He said "Can you blame me?!" and gave me a big hug. It's great to be with my good friends again.

Well, I bought a pair of size 20 jeans last week and have washed them in hot water twice and they're ok when I first put them on but they bag out after about 20 minutes. Good grief! I can't get used to thinking about shopping for and wearing a size in the teens again!

Speaking of sizes, are they making clothes bigger these days? It seems that in 1988 I weighed 205 and wore a size 20. Then I lost 40 pounds and wore a size 16. What's up with that?

Well, I'm going to see if I can find something to eat. More later!

Senior dogs with allergies and joint pain

Cody is a rat terrier – corgi mix. He is 12 years old. He had allergies very bad to some type of weed or grass that comes out from July till Oct. He was put on Prednisone for his itching. This drug destroyed his liver. We went to another vet who helped him , but they put him on another drug that he would have to be on the rest of his life. I know MORE can help with liver disease, so I have given Cody 1 scoop once a day since June and he has no trouble with his liver or allergies, and he is not taking any drugs.

I have noticed a cloudiness in Cody's eyes, probably the start of cataracts. I started giving him 1 tsp of PET RESTORE once a day. His eyes have cleared by 60% and he has only been on it a month.

I have an Australian Shepherd, Teddy Bear, who's love in life is herding livestock. He was run over by a car when he was 1 year old. Now that he is 11 he was unable to lift his hind end without A LOT of pain. His herding days were over. He had little spirit left as this was what he lived for. We started him on RUN. After a week Teddy Bear was out playing with our other kids and was again doing what he lived for and LOVED! Herding the cattle.

Sheri S,

Missouri

Our Scottie, Smudge, is young again

Our 11 year old Scottish Terrier, Smudge, was having some slowness and a few lumps on her side when we discovered Nussentials' PET RESTORE.

After six weeks of placing two tablespoons a day in her food (with absolutely no reaction to eating it), her lumps (fatty deposits from being older) have gone down by half, and she doesn't appear to be stiff, in fact, we play frisbee every day after her dinnertime for nearly a half hour. It's like she's young again!

Lucie M.

Ouray, CO

Where do you see yourself in five years?

At the end of August, I'll head to Dallas, TX for a "Family Reunion" of Nussentials - a company that just got started last year and is already growing in leaps and bounds. At the Saturday night awards dinner, we're all supposed to dress as we see ourselves in 5 years.

I'm sure there will be people in yachting clothes, some women dripping with diamonds, and some guys with big cigars, but as is common for me, I'll be a little different.

I'm custom designing the T-shirt I'll be wearing.... on the back it will say "Animal Rescue Transport Volunteer Driver" and on the front will be the graphic above. So now my only dilema is what size T-shirt!!!

I'm going to shamelessly pass out cards explaining what rescue transports are and tell people where to send their donations. The price of gas is keeping a lot of would-be drivers at home, and the shelters in these poor areas don't even have slip leads to give us for each animal. Slip leads only cost about a dollar each! But without a slip lead, an animal could get away and get lost... or worse. So anyway, all these people that plan to be rich and living the rich lifestyle should be able to toss a donation to rescue.

In case you're wondering, yes, I plan to be wealthy in 5 years too. And thin!! But my wealth will mean a large air conditioned bus filled with rescue animals in comfy crates that runs between South Carolina and New Jersey every week, gas prices be damned!

Improvements in diabetic dog's health using Nussentials’ PET RESTORE! and MORE!

We rescued a diabetic dog that was very sick, ill nourished and weak because of improper insulin treatment and had developed cataracts in both his eyes and was almost blind.

We put the dog on a strict diabetic diet supplementing his food with a scoop of Nussentials' MORE and almost a capful of PET RESTORE in his morning and late afternoon feedings.

The change has been amazing. In the space of several months, the dog has regained his energy level, jumping up on furniture, developed attitude and filled out to a strong, muscular Chihuahua and his coat has become darker with more luster. We believe he has regained some of his vision in his left eye (seems almost clear), can see peripherally as he is able to see other dogs in a distance and no longer walks into walls or furniture. And it gives him the confidence to jump up onto couches and in and out of vehicles and back down without fear of the unknown.

His sugar level was 466 when we adopted him and now it is back to normal at 186. The products along with his diet have contributed immensely to his present health and even the vet is surprised at the remarkable recovery of an animal that was slated to be put down.

Steven T.
Boca Raton, FL