Arizona

Final Farewell Facebook page is up!!! Please visit us and like our page. Final Farewell team have performed 5 ceremonies in 5 states, giving killed shelter animals a peaceful Final Farewell. The states are Arizona, South Dakota, Montana,Wyoming and Illinois. We will post the 5 state ceremonies in the next 2 weeks. We have Michigan,Wisconsin, Ohio, Indiana, Tennessee and Mexico ceremonies to perform in the next 2 months. T shirts are still for sell. 100% will go to shelters animals. Final Farewell is a 100% non profit foundation. To order, please visit my website. This video clip was flimed in Arizona before the ceromony. Its a very poweful message that all rescue people had to live through. The person in the video is Kelly Anderson, Final Farewll Treasurer and amazing person. Please watch and share.

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Final Farewell T-shirts are here and for sell. 100% goes to shelter animals. You can email me at curtis.finalfarewell@gmail.com to purchase a shirt, also its easy to pay through my website-csdogtrainer.com. Please read below and see why we need your help. Final Farewell is a group of dedicated volunteers who love animals and share the belief that every animal that does not make it out of a shelter alive deserves to be remembered and honored in a special way. Final Farewell was created with a myriad of reasons in mind, the primary one being to honor the lives of the animals who were not lucky enough to make it out of America’s shelter systems. The volunteers believe that, with the special ceremonies held to honor these animals will come an awareness of a problem…a problem vast and worldwide (yet happening right in our OWN neighborhoods and cities). Shelters do not have unlimited space, and the number of animals who die each day, each month, each year is a number that, when most folks are made aware, they are shocked. “I thought this only happened in poor countries” is a common response. “That can’t be right, that doesn’t happen here” is another typical comment. Yet, it is true. A staggering 2.7 million companion animals in America (per the SPCA) die each year in a shelter. Healthy, adoptable animals. That’s an animal every 13 seconds…a timeframe shorter than it takes to read our message here. And, that’s just the animals in shelters, and just an estimate. There are those on the street, those that are abused and neglected…the list goes on. As Final Farwell honors the lives of the animals, we hope to bring dignity and closure for these animals, and in their memory, we hope to create awareness, and inspire people to help SOLVE the problem. If we all do something, no matter how big or small, we WILL make a difference.

After you watch the video, please join Final Farewell or a rescue. Only way we can make a difference is strength in number.

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Final Farewell website is being built and should be up very soon. No shelter animal’s life should be forgotten. Until we can become a nation that takes care of our domestic animals and achieves an honest, no-kill status, we will be there to honor the animals that do not make it out of shelters alive. By paying tribute to the lives of those who did not survive through a ceremony of remembrance, we not only provide dignity and meaning to their deaths and a more worthy way to leave the earth, we also promote awareness to the public of the need for their involvement, no matter how small. With this awareness, we hope to inspire more people to be involved not only in helping with Final Farewell, but with any group that provides a means for a shelter animal to be aided. By recognizing death and the magnitude of how much our nation’s shelter animals are in need, we will create more awareness of the importance of helping, whether it be to foster, adopt, donate, volunteer or simply share an animal via social media. In this way, the honoring of death can help inspire the saving of lives.

Curtis Scott, Chicago Dog Trainer

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Timeline Photos

"It's unthinkable and unacceptable that in the 21st century we're still killing companion animals in city shelters. It's a sin that we have not embrace Jeremy Bentham true words-"The question is not, 'Can they reason?' nor 'Can they talk?' but 'Can they suffer?'". It's heart breaking that even in death there is still no sign of respect and their ashes are not being scattered so their spirits can roam free. Final Farewell was born for the sole purpose of achieving helping shelter animals that were killed to reach their final peaceful resting place. It's not going to help with the over population, high murder rate in city shelters, or political agenda. But it will reach for a higher goal. The goal we all are trying to achieve. A goal of a peaceful Final Farewell." ~Curtis Scott The program is 60% ready and is named Final Farewell. I'm very happy to announce Jennifer Richmond as Vice President, Kelly Anderson as Treasurer and Laurelle Gasich as Secretary. We can't do it all and we will be asking for help. Please contact me or my board member if want to join.

Rocky's Bootcamp

Rocky training was all based on relationship building. Traditional method of housing and training would have not work for him. He needed to be outside working his brain and muscle. Its easy to follow someone ideas on training a dog. Its better to follow no one but the dog you are training.

My view on how to train a pitbull

As you research and learn about this lovely and amazing dog, you will often hear - and rightly so! - "This is not a dog for everyone!" I think that the simple reason for this statement is that owning a pitbull requires a much higher level of commitment and understanding on the part of the owner than with most other dog. 1. One common statement I get often from my clients, " I need to show the dog who is "alpha" . A lot of people, when they think of the term "alpha," have in mind pictures of a dog being "strung up" when he gets out of line, or doing the "alpha rollover", biting the ear of a dog to prove to the dog "who's boss" or jabbing your finger to the side of the dog. To me, "alpha" means consistency. Setting the rules, and then following those rules every - single - time - from - the -very -beginning. That's what happens in a wolf pack. If the alpha wolf were to let his rule drop just one time, he's not going to be the alpha any longer; another pack member would take his place. And if you have ever witnessed a momma dog with her puppies, she lays down the law and does not take any naughtiness from them. 2. A person considering buying or adopting a pitbull should be an experienced dog owner. If you are not into training, considering yourself "soft" and have never had a dog before, especially a driven, strong dog, I suggest that perhaps you consider a different dog. , Mistakes made with a mini Golden Doodle could mean, "Ooooh, cute and funny," as she charge the picture window, or races to the door and nip onto the vistor's leg. Out of control? Yes. Cute and funny? Well, I wouldn't say so (I think all dogs should be well-mannered regardless of size), but some people might. Now, can you imagine the same scenario with your pitbull? Right, No way!!! Training mistakes or no training at all with your pitbull could make your life miserable and/or mean the end of that pitbull life. (Video is examples how to stop the charging of the door and window and the 2nd pitbull in video shows how to stop the nipping at the door. 3. Examine your own personality. Know this: Your anger must never be vented on this dog! Devoted to their family, but also very physically strong and powerful, as well as proud and sensitive, PITBULLS do not take well to being beaten or threatened. In other words, NEVER lose your temper with your dog! It is up to you to lead, and to correct only if warranted and only if he knows he has done wrong. Again, the rules must be taught before they can be enforced. When you get your pittie to the point where he is obedience-trained, has wonderful manners, obeys your commands, is control on a leash, when you have developed an understanding of basic canine psychology/pack sociology; and most importantly, when you have trained yourself to respond to your best friend with respect, patience and understanding, you now can call yourself a ALPHA.

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Painful truth about rescue is coming to the heart broken fact that we can't save them all. We do what we can, but sometimes it's not enough and animals last breath are alone in a cold room in back of a shelter. My questions is this...What happens to the remains...the ashes?Where do they go? Do they end up in a dumpster, landfill, mass grave...where? I want to answer that question by doing something about it. I want to help the one that we could not save, to give meaning to their lives, to have their final resting place be someplace special. I want them to know that we are sorry that we couldn't save them. The team I want to put together will help accomplish this.The mission is to take the ashes of animals that were killed in shelters, bring them to their final resting place and to perform a ceremonial scattering. The ceremony will acknowledge their life, their passing and will help them continue their spirit journey in peace. If you want to join the team, you must be willing to give up 3 hours per week to help with marketing and transportation of the ashes. We have all been in the rescue long enough to know all the b.s that tag along in this community. This team approach will be more zen like, to gather good karma and positive energy, so we can reach our goals and do what is right. You can contact me through this post or personally if you have any questions.

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This is our Pitt named Pilsen. Pilsen was dropped off as a stray at my husband's firehouse. We took him in bit quickly realized he had major issues with other dogs. A trainer came that told us he shouldn't be around other dogs and could potentially be put down if out on a rescue. Disappointing since we had two dogs. She felt it would take months of training to get him under control. Something told me she was wrong. I soon learned I was right. I found Curtis online. He came over to our house with Stony and between the two of them we were shown that Pilsen was just fine. Stony showed Pilsen the ropes and within a half hour of their arrival our two dogs were running around outside with Pilsen. Seven weeks later this is Pilsen basking in the sun with our dogs and my in-laws dog. Amazing work Stony!

Timeline Photos

For the people that knew my boy, Stoney. Its with great sadness and many tears to inform you that he passed away early this morning in my arms and surrounded by his family. He changed many lives and saved many dogs in such a short time. He was a stray that nobody wanted. A PITBULL that was not good enough. In the end, he proved everyone wrong. Most of all he was my trainer. He taught me things that can't be taught. His teaching will go on and that will be his legacy.

Causcasian Ovcharka

Know the purposes ( breed instincts) of the dog you are planning to bring into your life. Start training and establish leadership from the start and continue with it until the dog is at peace with the rules and ranking. This video is my private session with family and is a good example how things can go sideways quickly.