From Cynthia Nance:

You may have noticed the new addition to Country Place. A llama named Cosmo
and a donkey named B.O. have temporally moved into  Greg and Cynthia Nance
front pasture on the corner of Big Timber and Copper oaks. They belong to JB
and Mary Glaspie. Our job is to tame them and get them accustomed to people
before JB and Mary take them to their farm in Montalba, TX. There is a
wooden box on the fence that has range cubes that the animals love. Please
feel free to feed at your own risk.

Thanks for your help!

PLEASE PASS IT ON ~ EVEN IF YOU DON’T HAVE A  PET, YOU SURELY KNOW SOMEONE WHO DOES.

Please tell every dog or cat owner you know. Even if you don’t have a pet, please pass this to those who do.

Over the weekend the doting owner of two young lab mixes purchased Cocoa Mulch from Target to use in their garden. They loved the way it smelled and it was advertised to keep cats away from their garden. Their dog Calypso decided that the mulch smelled good enough to eat and devoured a large helping. She vomited a few times which was typical when she eats something new but wasn’t acting lethargic in any way. The next day, Mom woke up and took Calypso out for her morning walk . Half way through the walk, she had a seizure and died instantly.

Although the mulch had NO warnings printed on the label, upon further investigation on the company’s website, this product is HIGHLY toxic to dogs and cats.

Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey’s, and they claim that ‘It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won’t eat it.’

This Snopes site gives the following information:http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/cocoamulch.asp

Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman’s Garden Supply and other Garden supply stores, contains a lethal ingredient called ‘ Theobromine’. It is lethal to dogs and cats. It smells like chocolate and it really attracts dogs. They will ingest this stuff and die. Several deaths already occurred in the last 2-3 weeks. Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker’s chocolate which is toxic to dogs. Cocoa bean shells contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. A dog that ingested a lethal quantity of garden mulch made from cacao bean shells developed severe convulsions and died 17 hours later. Analysis of the stomach contents and the ingested cacao bean shells revealed the presence of lethal amounts of theobromine.

Hello!I was contacted by the Keep Whitehouse Beautiful (KWB)group today about the upcoming Trash Off Day, Saturday, April 4th.  In the past, we have participated by getting a crew of Country Place residents together to pick up the trash along Hwy 346.  Our normal area covers from the bridge between CP and Oakbrook east to CR 15.  About 1 or 2 miles.  They provide us the bags and occasionally there are t-shirts. We gather the trash and put it in a pile at the entrances to CP. We need to count the number of bags and let the reps know where they can pick it up. They usually come within a few days to get it.

Here’s where I need help!  I need an organizer. Someone who can make the contacts to get volunteers, go get the bags and/or t-shirts, count the bags and provide KWB with our report.  It would also be nice if we had some refreshments at the “meeting location. ”  You know, donuts, water bottles, juice.  CP can refund your expenses.  I can certainly help with the volunteer recruitment by sending out a mass email to all residents asking for help. It may take some additional phone calls and a reminder nearer the date. 

Our daughter, Kate, will be running in a track meet that day so I am not available to help.  If you would be interested in taking this on, or helping (there are some on the list that may be able to incorporate this into a Home School project for the older kids), call me or reply to this email. I’ll be happy to answer any questions!

Mohr Later!
Rebecca
mohrstarsintexas@suddenlink.net

903-839-8029