Here is a current video on Timmy. Timmy will return to the University of Cincinnati FETCH Lab this month to get his hearing aid!

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The momma and I wanted to share the above article with you. It’s about a very special dog, Timmy. Timmy is a service dog for his owner, Neal A. Young who has narcolepsy. And, Timmy is a therapy dog who worked at Ground Zero and continues to work in hospitals, nursing homes and disaster sites. In fact, Timmy was the only therapy dog at Ground Zero and his work helped to console firefighters and volunteers.

“When people were coming out of the pit and they saw him waiting for them, that might be the only time they would crack a smile all day,” Young said. “People weren’t talking to the counselors or the social workers, but they’d reach out to Timmy, and then the counselors had a way in to make that connection.”

Timmy has recently developed hearing loss. Hearing is very important for dogs, especially working dogs, and bilateral hearing is important for sound localization.

Listening to: Timmy! by Lords of the Underworld

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A battery of diagnostic testing at the University of Cincinnati’s FETCH-Lab (Facility for Education and Testing of Canine Hearing and Laboratory for Animal Bioacoustics) determined that Timmy has bilateral hearing loss, although his left ear is less impaired than his right. Fortunately, Timmy is an excellent candidate for hearing aids. Molds were made from both of Timmy’s ear canals to prepare hearing aids. However, hearing aids are expensive and Timmy’s owner is disabled. They need to raise money to pay for the aids. It would be great if you (yes, you!)  can help with a donation! If so, please go to

Young’s Funny Farm Donations & Gifts

or send a check to

Young’s Funny Farm

764 Knob Mountain Road

Berwick PA 18603-5853

Please mark check “Timmy hearing”

To learn more about Timmy and Neal A. Young (and see a LOT of wonderful photos!) please visit Young’s Funny Farm.

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The ten most popular posts this year: (drum roll……)

1. Healthy for humans, deadly for dogs - We’re so happy that this is number one. We hope that it has prevented many accidental poisonings. A worthwhile read because some of the foods are surprising…and commonly within reach of many dogs.
2. 13 cribbage boards from the momma’s collection
3. CPAP, CPAP run - about sleep apnea
4. My top three dog toys - the most fun ever!
5. The Audiocity of it All! - a list of free audio applications for the Mac
6. NBC Heroes/USA The 4400 - the comments relayed both good and bad news
7. My 11 favorite activities…doggie style - you wouldn’t believe the search terms that led to this post!
8. Tapetum Lucidum - eye shine
9. Feelin’ Groovy - me in agility class…you may as well bypass this if you watched the video in number 7 above.
10. The momma’s 13 favorite computer games

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The earlier ticktots.com had lists of free mac software. We give it to you again in the category of audio. Since the momma is currently using Tiger, all of the software listed is Tiger compatible, however, there may be compatibility with Leopard or Panther in most of these applications.

• AudioSlicer: an mp3 splitter
• AutoRate: iTunes rater according to how often a track is played and how often a track is skipped
• Breakaway: Stop/start iTunes depending on whether headphone jack is inserted
• DrDJ: DJ software
• The Filter:
• iTunes2web: create beautiful web content from your iTunes music library
• iTunesShut: shuts down Mac after iTunes playlist has finished
• JewelCase: turns iTunes into a visual jukebox
• Join Together: automates joining of iTunes tracks together
• Moody: tag music files for playlists based on mood
• Orator: text to speech
• Quicktunes: places current iTunes track name and artist in menubar
• Say: text to speech
• Senuti: transfer songs from ipod to computer (donationware)
• SizzlingKeys: control iTunes with global hot keys
• SoundSource: fast audio input/output source switcher
• ThisWeekOnXM: view XM radio programming updates
• WordPod: an intuitive way to read books on your iPod

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