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 Kramer
was our 12 year old Golden Retriever. He was a very special dog
in Gold Canyon, loved by everyone in this beautiful community
of about 16,000 people. Numerous articles in the The East
Valley Tribune, The Arizona Republic, the Gold Canyon Ledger,
and other local publications and newspapers.
He was also quite famous in events such as Special Olympics
as a therapy dog.
My wife Marta Saint-James and I started a project:
The planning and fundraising of the first off-leash doggie
park in Gold Canyon. For more information please go to www.GoldCanyonDOG.org
We also started PAW Alert of Gold Canyon. This program
provides immediate notification to the website of LOST
or FOUND dogs in the Gold Canyon area.
To post information go to
http://www.goldcanyondog.org/pawalert.html
Kramer has been instrumental in this project.
With his sweet face, his famous doggie lunchbox and his
love for humans, he has raised hundreds of dollars for the
park.
Kramer died of complications from Coccidioidomycosis,
commonly known as "Valley Fever", a disease of
the lungs that is common in the southwestern United States,
it affects humans and animals as well. For more information
please visit:
http://www.goldcanyondog.org/valleyfever.html
I created a Special Edition Kramer’s
Cards. All the proceeds
go to the future Silly Mountain off-leash
dog park. In one year we raised over $1,200 from these cards.
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IN MEMORY OF KRAMER
1992 - 2005
by "Dad" Curt Fonger
I
guess the best way to refer to KRAMER was that he was a "Good
Will Ambassador". He did his magic by way of gentle demeanor,
wagging tail and those beautiful brown eyes with those golden
eyelashes. Never bashful about going directly up to a man, woman
or child which in and by itself, was nothing less than amazing
in that - he was abused by people when he was a "Little
boy" himself.
He won the hearts of everyone he came in contact with. He had
a calming affect on the mentally challenged, the elderly, children
with serious illness, and other dogs. Kramer's canine intuition
told him just what to do with and for "that" person
when he was by their side. He was an absolute charmer and his
"smaller than most" stature among the larger dogs
was deceiving as his heart was the biggest part of him. He instantaneously
won everyone over the moment they touched his silken head of
reddish gold hair - people and children bonded to Kramer upon
contact.
Yes... Kramer was one of those "Once in a life time"
creatures to come into your life and you always went away with
a smile and better for the experience. He did what many psychologists
and psychiatrists practice to do and that was to: relax the
mind, forgive your anger and live a little happier and why not?
…You had just been "Kramerized!”
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