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Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 9, 2016 JUST FOR BEST FRIENDS 13HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 
Mountain Views-News Saturday, July 9, 2016 JUST FOR BEST FRIENDS 13HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 
PET OF THE WEEK YUKON: ANIMAL ID #A4961941 


It just doesn’t get any more adorable than this! 
Meet Yukon (A4961941), a regal 3-year-old 
silver-and-white male Siberian Husky who was 
found in Covina on June 16th and brought to the 
Baldwin Park Animal Care Center. Weighing 
60 lbs, Yukon strikes us as a true sportsman: 
athletic, attentive, and committed. He walks 
well on leash already and may be housebroken; 
he impressed our volunteers with his knowledge 
of basic commands like “sit” and “down.” Yukon 
is eager to meet other dogs, and approaches them 
with a friendly attitude. An all-around-awesome 
dog, Yukon will be a fantastic companion for an 
active person or family seeking an intelligent, 
athletic companion. To watch a video of 
Yukon, visit the following link: https://youtu.
be/4aCpQC4T3eg

To meet Yukon in person, please see him at 
the Baldwin Park Shelter, located at 4275 N. 
Elton, Baldwin Park, CA 91706 (Phone: 626962-
3577). He is currently available now. For 
any inquiries about Yukon, please reference his 
animal ID number: A4961941. The shelter is 
open seven days a week, 12 pm-7 pm Monday-
Thursday and 10am-5pm Friday-Sunday. This 
is a high-intake shelter with a great need for 
adoptions. For more information about Yukon 

or the adoption process, contact United Hope 
for Animals Volunteer Adoption Coordinator 
Samantha at Samantha@hope4animals.org. To 
learn more about United Hope for Animals’ 
partnership with the Baldwin Park Shelter, as 
well as the many dogs of all breeds, ages, and 
sizes available for adoption in local shelters, visit 
http://www.unitedhope4animals.org/about-us/
shelter-support-program/. 


are negative FELV/FIV unless otherwise indicated. Weknow our cats very well to find the right match for you,
and when you adopt from Lifeline for Pets, you knowyou are getting a healthy, much loved pet who will fitwell into your family and have a lifelong home. Call626-676-9505. Convenient adoption application, morepictures, and videos on our excellent website, www.
lifelineforpets.org. www.facebook.com/lifelineforpets.
pasadena, Email: info@lifelineforpets.org. 

Good news: Lulu has an adoption pending! 


Meet young JOEY, adorable gray tabby, age 7 months.
He gets along well with others, and will make a goodbuddy to another friendly cat in your home. Like tolaugh? Joey will be happy to oblige, by his funny antics!
Joey is looking for his forever home and his foreverpeople to help him grow up into the great cat he ismeant to be! Lifeline for Pets is a small no-kill rescue 
organization. We show some of our cats most Sundayafternoons at Petsmart, 3347 E. Foothill Blvd. in 
Pasadena, 12:30-3:30. Adoption fee is $100, which 
includes spay/neuter, microchip, & vaccines. Our cats 

THE JOY OF YOGA 
CHANGING NEEDS 
Part of our yoga practice is developing a quality ofawareness about ourselves. 

This awareness spans from the present moment and the grand scale of what

we know about our personality, our health and our time of life. Through

cultivating awareness and being conscious in life, we gather information,
knowledge and wisdom. Ideally, in yoga we would have a practice that’s going to support us in the best waypossible. We want to live life to the fullest and experience happiness, joy and fulfillment. Knowing where weare and what we need at any given time is key! This is where the rubber meets in road in living yoga. It’s ourjob in practice to adjust to our ever-changing needs. This is a daily realization. Practicing from what we needand not from where we think we should be. The hard part is the continual need to re-assess. Where am I now?
How do I feel? What do I have going on in my life?

We cannot exist on yesterday’s accomplishments or revelations. Yes, certain inspirations linger and sustainus for a while. But, for the most part, our needs physically, mentally/emotionally and spiritually change. You’veprobably discovered this when something you used to love doesn’t have the same effect anymore. Maybe it’s apractice or a meditation or specific community. You get the point.

There’s a learning opportunity coming our way. Always, I find this challenging with the feeling that I thinkI should be further along than I am. Or “I should know this by now”. This applies to advanced yogic practiceor plain old life performance.

The solution is in assessing where we are now, and then creating a practice that supports that place. It’shonoring and accepting. So, going forward –assess your needs daily, weekly and monthly. Ask how yourself,
how am I doing physically, mentally, and spiritually? Incorporate your ambitions and goals, what can you donurture what you want in your life? Last point – very important – look for points of resistance and “rightness”

– ask yourself – is this really true for me? 
Namaste and see you in class!!
Keely Totten 


7 SIMPLE WAYS TO REDUCE 
TOXINS IN YOUR LIFE 

It’s a fact, we are free radicals which in turn depletes the antioxidantexposed to toxins reserves of the body.
every day, from ourStop eating canned foods (even if it’s low sodium orfood, from the air and organic). Cans are also lined with BPA. 
even from water! It’s Read skin care products carefully! Many skin carea good thing that ourproducts contain chemicals that are absorbed throughbodies have a built in the skin and must be processed by the liver. Manydetoxification system are endocrine disrupters which means they mimicthat works hard to hormones. Your skin care products should containeliminate these toxins, only natural ingredients, meaning if you can’t eat itthrough the use of ourdon’t apply it to your skin.
liver, skin, gut, kidneysMake sure you are sleeping well. This is the time 
and lungs.that your body takes the garbage out so to speak. This

Our liver is our main is the optimum time for repair and maintenance. If 
filtration system. The you are not sleeping well, get evaluated to help youliver detoxifies the determine why this is. Many people have nutritionalbody in 2 phases.deficiencies that hinder good sleep.
Phase 1 breaks toxins Keep the sewer system working! Our gut actually

apart so that hopefully they can be removed by theperforms the 3rd phase of detoxification. Everyone 
kidneys. In some cases the toxins can’t be broken needs to avoid constipation. Once the liver has done 
down and can even become more toxic. The phase 2its job, the body needs to eliminate the waste via theprocess repackages the parts of the toxins so they arestool. Constipation leads to recirculation of toxins inneutralized and can be taken out of the body throughthe body.
the urine. If phase 2 is sluggish, we run the risk ofShake things up! Regular exercise or movementbuilding up toxins in the liver.releases toxins through the skin via sweat. It also 

The best advice is avoid exposure to toxins in thekeeps our lymph system working well, promotingfirst place. Here are some simple ways to reduce yourlymph drainage. Yoga is especially good for this.
toxin exposure and to eliminate the toxins that you doTake deep breaths! Practice slow deep breathing 
take in: a few times a day. This slow deep breathing releases

Avoid plastic water bottles. Drink water, lots of toxins though the lungs.
water all day but not from plastic bottles as theyHopefully some of these suggestions will helpcontain harmful toxins called BPA (Bisphenol A).reduce the stress put on your body, especially yourThese toxins actually induce phase 1 to create more liver, to eliminate toxins. 

Dr. Tina is a tradi-
tional naturopath andnutritionist 


LOOKING FOR A BEST FRIEND?


Perry is a handsome dog who came to the shelter aspet. His adoption fee is $130 and includes neutera stray with his buddy, Como. Perry is being calledsurgery, vaccinations, microchip and a free wellnessa Chihuahua mix, but he is larger and sturdier thanexam at a participating veterinarian. Feel free tomost Chihuahuas, so he no doubt is more “mix.” call us at (626) 286-1159 for more information onHe weighs about 20 pounds,

Perry. He currently resides 
about 6-years-old and has 

at the San Gabriel Valleya short coat of brown fur 

Humane Society located atwith white highlights. Perry

851 E. Grand Avenue in San 
is friendly with people and

Gabriel. We are located off 
seems to enjoy being with

San Gabriel Blvd, north of 
other dogs as well. He is an 

Mission and south of Las 
active dog who enjoys going

Tunas Drive. To arrange afor walks with our volunteers. 

‘Meet and Greet’ with Perry,
Perry is also quite playful, and

please stop by any time fromis very interested in fetching

10:30am to 4:30pm Tuesdayand chewing toys. If he has 

through Sunday. Website: 
no one to play with, he will

www.sgvhumane.org 
toss a toy into the air and thencatch it. He is able to entertain 

Join the San Gabriel Valleyhimself, and anyone who is

Humane Society for a fun 
there to watch him. He needs 

and delicious event this 
a daily walk or run to burn off

Sunday, July 10th at Shakey’ssome of his energy, and lots

Pizza Parlor on 866 E. Las 
of playtime in a nice shadyTunas Drive in San Gabriel 
yard. Perry is looking for a home with an activefrom 12pm to 3pm. Drop your receipt in the boxfamily who can give him the exercise and traininglabeled San Gabriel Valley Humane Society andhe needs to live up to his potential of being a great they will donate 20% of the proceeds to the shelter. 


THE INS AND OUTS OF 
FELINE FRIENDSHIP 

A couple of years ago, after all the excitement ofhaving seen 2 enormous mountain lions sitting onthe front porch of my neighbor’s house, the questionas to whether or not pet kitties should be confinedto the inside became more a thought of focus for 
me. 

Whether or not domestic cats should live indoors 
“24-7“, verses being allowed to wander in and out ofthe house, has been an on-going debate for years. Asfor me, I guess you could say that I am still sittingon the fence. On one hand, I acknowledge that ourfurry feline friends are safer from harm and moresecure indoors, but on the other hand I also realize 
that cats, even domesticated ones, possess a naturalinstinct to explore the great outdoors.

Are cats really happy being pent up in a homeconstantly? Are they truly content with simplytaking part in the daily life activities of the humanbeing? Or, are they frustrated living the domesticlife, looking through windows and seeing trees,
grass, and other creatures scampering about outsidewhile they sit within the confines of four walls?
Would they rather be out enjoying the sunshine,
sounds and smells of nature? And finally, wouldthe freedom they naturally long for give them ahealthier, more satisfying experience in life, or astronger will to live?

These are very good questions to which I don’tclaim to have all the answers, however I will admit 
that in my experiences with having cats I have alwaysallowed them to go in and out, at will. However, oneday back in 2012 I was forced to me re-think howI feel about this issue when my cat went missingnever to return. His name was “Schatt” and I first 
met him in the garden department at Home Depotone Saturday morning while shopping for flowers.

I heard a high pitched screech coming fromsomewhere in there and I assumed it was a bird in 
distress. I followed the cries until I discovered the 
tiniest jet-black kitten I’d ever seen, yelling at thetop of his lungs from inside a shopping cart coveredwith cardboard. Apparently one of the ladies whoworked there had found him wandering in theparking lot when she arrived early that morning,
and put him in the cart to keep him safe untilsomeone came along to take him home.

When I opened the cart, that boy jumped up onmy chest and put his nose to mine with his brilliantgreen eyes bulging desperately. He then proceededto crawl up on my shoulders and wrapped himselfaround the back of my neck. He didn’t scratch me atall, he just muscled himself up under my chin, thenslid behind my neck with his face hidden under myhair as if he knew he’d found the right person to gohome with. 

I was smitten by that little kitten, I must say, soI didn’t even bother calling my husband to ask if itwas okay, I just carried him out to my car and offwe went. In case you’re wondering why his namebecame Schatt, it was inspiredby a little accident that happenedduring the ride home - use yourimagination.

Schatt seemed happy to haveadopted us, and he lived indoorsfor the first couple of days, then inkeeping with my typical philosophythat a cat must be happier whenallowed to roam outdoors, I openedthe bathroom window to allow 
him to go out only during the day.
For several years it proved to bea successful setup. My little guylived a very exciting life. He would 

Happy Tails 
by Chris Leclerc 

spend most of his time in our yard, but now andthen he’d venture to visit the neighbors and talk totheir kitties through screened windows or doors.
He was quite the hunter, bringing home all sortsof trophies to make us proud. He loved to wonderthe neighborhood, but he always came home fordinner. 

Then one day he didn’t come home, and I calledto him until midnight to no avail. I continued tocall him throughout the neighborhood the nextmorning, but there was no sign of my precious cat.
After the second day of his absence I started makingcalls to neighbors and placing “LOST” signs aroundtown, hoping that someone had taken him in. Icontacted the SPCA and checked all the shelters, 
but unfortunately I never saw Schatt again.

He was such an important part of our lives forseveral years, and he will always be missed in ourhome. At first I struggled with the guilt of havingallowed him to run free but I eventually let it go.
After all, he was rescued from a parking lot. I wouldlove to have another cat, but I hesitate now because 
I ’m not sure I like the idea of keeping one inside ona constant basis. So, therein lies my dilemma.

There are a few thoughts that should probablyplay a part in deciding whether or not to keep anopen door policy with a feline friend. I believeeach cat should be understood and treated like 
an individual. Some felines have a stronger senseof danger or risk when wandering outside, whileothers have a more trusting spirit and less likelyto be vigilant about their surroundings. Also, somefeline breed characteristics are more conducive to 
handling the challenges of nature than others.

Indeed these and other variables should be 
considered before the final straw is drawn. Another 
part of the equation is whether or not the cat hasbeen de-clawed. This brings on a whole new subjectmatter that is constantly under debate, but onething is for sure - no de-clawed cat should ever beallowed to roam free. Every cat owner must maketheir own decision as to whether their kitty will beallowed out or kept inside. Take the time to get toknow your pet, and do what you feel is right.

If you intend to let your cat roam free, help himprepare for the great outdoors. Use consistent 
commands such as the cat’s name, a specificwhistle call or a yelp that he gets to know wellenough to respond to before opening thatdoor. If you prefer the more secure approach ofindoor living, there are some amazing toys andinteractive activities to help keep cats stimulatedand content within the home. It takes a little time 
and energy, but the benefits are definitely worthit. Put down those electronic devices and let yourcat make you smile a while! And last but not least,
if your cat does go missing, don’t beat yourself up.
Give them the best life you can, and enjoy themwhile you have them. 

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