COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 19, 2016
Coloring Book
Saves Lives
Cooper, a once homeless
puppy, is featured in “Cooper,
A Rescue Dog’s Tale” color-
ing and activity book. His
book educates that shelter pets
are not there because they are
a problem, but sadly, homeless
because of their family’s cir-
cumstances.
The proceeds from his engag-
ing book go to animal welfare
organizations, and it is his pub-
lisher’s number one book!
“Cooper’s happy life with his
new pet parents, Karen and Bill,
proves that the worst moments
of your life,” said Gina Dial, VP
of Sales and Marketing for John
Paul Pet, “can evolve into the
greatest. He’s an amazing dog!
It would have been a shame if
he had remained homeless or
euthanized in an overcrowed
shelter.”
Today, four-year-old Cooper
has a mission as the ICON for
the JohnPaulPetPals.com pro-
gram. His efforts help pets fi nd
homes, creating more good with
his life than some humans.
“We’re always looking for en-
gaging strategies to educate the
pet community while promoting
health, wellness and responsible
pet ownership,” said John Cap-
ra, co-founder of John Paul Pet.
It is a miracle how the pet pals
program was created. Gina’s
beloved Aussie had passed and
her Labrador was so lonely that
she asked her Facebook friends
for leads for another Aussie.
When Cooper’s was posted,
she said “yes” to him, but he
had to be medically treated be-
fore she could have him. In the
meantime, someone gave her a
deaf Aussie, Riley, who kept her
busy learning sign language and
training him into civility like a
young Helen Keller.
A few days later, Cooper was
ready but Gina was immersed
in training Riley. So her neigh-
bor’s, Karen and Bill, adopted
him into their loving home.
“The last time I visited Coo-
per,” said Gina, “I took him a
supply of John Paul Pet prod-
ucts. As I was leaving, he walked
me to the gate and looked up at
me as if to say, ‘Thank you.’
As silly as it sounds, in turn,
I felt I needed to also thank this
special dog for all he had done
for other dogs.”
After seeing what the power
of social media could do to as-
sist needy pets, Gina was in-
spired to create the John Paul
Pet PALS program to help
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verage their social media net-
works on Facebook to re-home
pets. Anyone, including rescues
and shelters, can post photos
of lost, found and adoptable
dogs. To encourage postings,
PALS started a fun fundraising
to “JOIN and SHARE” pictures
of lost, found or adoptable pets
and they will donate $1 each to
the Morris Animal Foundation
(MAF, www.morrisanimalfoun-
dation.org), which is the largest
nonprofi t foundation dedicated
to funding research studies to
protect, treat and cure animals.
This holiday season Cooper
takes to social media to help
benefi t the MAF. Cooper ap-
pears on the John Paul Pet Holi-
day Box set, and if you share a
photo of Cooper celebrating the
Holidays with your family using
#HolidayCooper, John Paul Pet
will donate $1 to Morris Animal
Foundation. You can fi nd the
Holiday Box sets at all JC Pen-
ney stores this holiday season.
“Cooper ‘colors’ our world
with joy,” said his dad, Bill.
“Rescue pets pop into our
lives serendipitously, and age
is never a consideration. Coo-
per was added into our rescued
furry pack of fi ve dogs and two
cats. One of our dogs uses Coo-
per as his sleeping pillow and
Cooper loves it!
Cooper was like the Tasma-
nian Devil when we fi rst adopt-
ed him. On our arrivals home,
he’d jump up barking, at our
face level, simply because he
couldn’t contain his love and
joy. Cooper is our ever ‘present’
shadow, never more than two
feet from either Karen or me.
Neither of us have been to the
bathroom by ourselves since we
adopted him!
Cooper always holds eye con-
tact with us, looking for assur-
ance that we love him as much
as he loves us. It is a power-
ful reward knowing someone
adores you this much.
A couple times, Cooper has
‘checked’ out our recycle bin
and comes out with his nose
stuck inside a peanut butter jar.
Then he proudly prances around
with the jar covering his nose.
He is a natural born entertainer
and his shenanigans are hysteri-
cal!
He once ‘checked’ out our
bathroom’s trash can and came
out wearing its lid, like a goofy
plastic necklace. When we say
‘come here’, he gently gives us
whatever he has. Cooper is a big
goof with a warm, loving, won-
derful heart and soul.
When either Karen or I are
gone, the other one sees Coo-
per sitting halfway down our
Stumph joins Air
Force through
delayed entry
program
enlist and delay going into basic
military training for up to one
year while they complete their
education and prepare for mili-
tary service.
Qualifi ed recruits are eligible
to receive skills training, expe-
rience, and education benefi ts.
After completing basic military
training and graduating as new
“airmen,” they each receive spe-
cialized
technical instruction
in one of more than 140 career
William Stumph has joined
the United States Air Force un-
der the Delayed Entry Program.
The program gives young men
and women the opportunity to
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Question: What do pet shampoos, animal rescue and
coloring books have in common?
Answer: Cooper! Here he is proudly showing off his col-
oring book. The fact that he can’t color is not relevant.
What is relevant is that proceeds from his book go to
saving other pets’ lives.
100 foot driveway, staring at
the gate, waiting. He loves his
dog brother and sisters, but he is
happiest lying at our feet, sitting
on the couch next to us, or walk-
ing at our sides. It is an honor to
be his parents and we are grate-
ful to Gina for rescuing him and
the Pet Pal pages for bringing so
much ‘color’ into our lives.”
TIPS
Thirty years ago, John Paul
Mitchell’s (the other co-found-
er) love for animals revolu-
tionized the salon industry by
banning animal testing for his
hair products. It took ten years
before the rest of the beauty in-
dustry followed his lead.
luxurious and look “beautiful-
er” after their John Paul Pet
Oatmeal shampoo. We know the
product is pet friendly because
the cats relax when bathed with
it.
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fi elds.
Stumph reported to Joint
Base San Antonio-Lackland,
Texas, for basic training in Au-
gust 2016.
Stumph is the son of John
Stumph of Rupert, Idaho, and
Deborah Stumph of Cottage
Grove, Ore.
He is a 2017 graduate of Cot-
tage Grove High School, Cot-
tage Grove, Ore.
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