I’m very excited! The momma just informed me that I will be taking, not one, but TWO classes this term! The first one starts next week. It should be a lot of fun…it’s called “Silly Pet Tricks”. The second class begins on the following week….AGILITY!!! I’ve missed the past two terms and I am raring to go! I hope all of my old pals will be there…as well as my girlfriend, Lucy! No wonder the momma got out those weave poles and has had me practicing.

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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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Hot off the press!

At UC, dogs now hear this! | Community Press & Recorder | CommunityPress.com

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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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Merry Christmas Eve everyone (those who celebrate Christmas, that is). The momma let me open one present on Christmas Eve. It’s from my cousin, Linnane! (shhhhh…don’t tell her that I got her a Webkinz black poodle

I was so happy and was having a blast ripping it to pieces, but then….the momma actually took it away from me! It was made from a soft type of rubber and she was afraid the small pieces would lodge into my intestines. She said that the vets who work on the holidays are the ones who drew the short straw and are usually overworked. But I’m still sad that I could only play with my present for less than 10 minutes. Oh well, I guess that it’s better to not have emergency surgery on Christmas.

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Yesterday, the momma and Sam were driving through New Jersey on their way back from the meeting when Sam suddenly said “is that a dog???” There was a dog lying down, but propped up on it’s elbows, looking around…from the middle of the far left passing lane! Without much thought, Sam found an emergency turn around in the median and headed back to the dog. The dog was a German Shepherd mix and was alert, but shivering from the cold, painful, and in shock. Sam scooped the dog up and put her in the car next to his dog in the back seat. She had an open, compound fracture of her radius and ulna was breathing a bit labored, either from pain or a chest injury. Fortunately she was wearing a collar with the owner’s phone number on a tag. The momma called the owner and gave him the bad news about the accident and resulting injuries. The owner gave directions for the momma and Sam to his house and would meet them there.

They found the house fairly easily, which turned out to be the owner’s grandparents’ home where he was currently living. Looking downhill from the driveway, Sam and the momma saw that the interstate was very close to their home….there was no fence between the home and the interstate. The grandmother was expecting them, but Sam and the momma were not expecting her cold apathy toward the dog. Sam got the dog out of the car to carry her into the house. The grandmother wanted to keep the dog outside in the garage, however the momma insisted that because it was cold outside, and the dog was in shock, the dog stay inside the house until her daddy arrived. The grandmother reluctantly let Sam and the momma into the house. They tried to make the dog as comfortable as possible. The grandmother commented that she never liked animals very much and that the dog always growled whenever she went near it. This very painful dog, allowed Sam to carry her to and from his car and let the momma to examine her vitals and gum color. Not once did this sweet dog ever try to bite them. While the momma tried to keep the dog calm and comfortable, Sam had to tell the grandmother to call a vet and let them know that they have a dog that has been hit, was in shock and had a badly fractured foreleg. After calling the vet, the grandmother told Sam and the momma that the dog had been abused as a puppy. Her grandson (dog’s daddy) and his girlfriend brought the dog home from an out of state visit. The dog’s daddy usually kept her tied up when he was not around, but today he left her out and untied while he went to a quick Dr’s appointment. The dog’s daddy finally showed up and put the injured dog into his car to transport to the vet. He seemed a little stoic, but the momma knew from talking to him that he was pretty upset. When Sam and the momma left, the momma could tell that Sam was emotionally touched by the ordeal.

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