1 00:00:06,025 --> 00:00:07,485 - Hey everybody, I'm Connor. 2 00:00:07,825 --> 00:00:10,325 That's Doug. And this is the Bethel 3 00:00:10,325 --> 00:00:11,525 School District Presents podcast. 4 00:00:11,825 --> 00:00:14,325 And who, doggy do we have a show for you today? 5 00:00:14,325 --> 00:00:16,645 This week we're going over to Frederickson Elementary 6 00:00:16,865 --> 00:00:18,045 to speak with a teacher 7 00:00:18,145 --> 00:00:21,045 and some of our students who took on a unique project 8 00:00:21,215 --> 00:00:25,045 where they helped a local animal rescue find Forever homes 9 00:00:25,105 --> 00:00:26,765 for some amazing dogs and cats. 10 00:00:27,145 --> 00:00:29,965 And speaking of dogs and cats, Doug, you 11 00:00:29,965 --> 00:00:31,405 and I are both dog owners. 12 00:00:31,645 --> 00:00:32,645 I have Cooper and Walter, 13 00:00:32,865 --> 00:00:35,245 you have Pancake understand you got a pretty interesting 14 00:00:35,245 --> 00:00:36,565 story about your pooch. 15 00:00:36,965 --> 00:00:39,125 - I certainly do. And before we go any farther, 16 00:00:39,365 --> 00:00:41,685 I don't think there's any argument over which of the dogs, 17 00:00:41,685 --> 00:00:43,965 Cooper, Walter or Pancake is the best dog. 18 00:00:44,195 --> 00:00:45,605 It's obviously Cooper obviously, 19 00:00:45,625 --> 00:00:48,725 but Pancake does have her charms, pancake, the Wonder Dog. 20 00:00:48,725 --> 00:00:51,125 Before we go any farther, I do wanna give a content warning. 21 00:00:51,225 --> 00:00:52,525 I'm gonna talk about some dog things 22 00:00:52,525 --> 00:00:54,085 that aren't particularly pleasant. 23 00:00:54,185 --> 00:00:55,765 So if that triggers you in any way, 24 00:00:55,765 --> 00:00:57,445 please skip forward About two or three minutes. 25 00:00:57,555 --> 00:01:00,565 Pancake was found in Yakima on the side of the road. 26 00:01:00,565 --> 00:01:02,325 Unfortunately she'd been hit by a car, 27 00:01:02,445 --> 00:01:04,965 a guy in a pickup truck stopped, picked her up, 28 00:01:04,985 --> 00:01:07,085 put her in the back and was gonna actually take her 29 00:01:07,085 --> 00:01:08,885 to his property and give her a proper 30 00:01:08,945 --> 00:01:09,965 burial, which was very nice. 31 00:01:09,965 --> 00:01:12,405 He got back to his home, opened the bed of the pickup, 32 00:01:12,505 --> 00:01:14,125 and pancake was awake. 33 00:01:14,585 --> 00:01:17,245 Uh, she couldn't walk and he couldn't take in another dog. 34 00:01:17,425 --> 00:01:19,045 So we put her on a local Facebook group 35 00:01:19,045 --> 00:01:21,565 that my son's girlfriend happened to be a part of. 36 00:01:22,145 --> 00:01:24,205 She saw the pictures of Pancake and read the story 37 00:01:24,305 --> 00:01:25,365 and connected with him 38 00:01:25,705 --> 00:01:28,525 and they took in pancake into their home, took her 39 00:01:28,525 --> 00:01:33,125 to the vet and the vet quoted them about $16,000 in surgery 40 00:01:33,335 --> 00:01:35,605 costs to get her back on her feet. 41 00:01:35,605 --> 00:01:37,645 Literally they started to GoFundMe. 42 00:01:37,645 --> 00:01:39,485 Didn't raise anywhere near that amount of money. 43 00:01:39,665 --> 00:01:42,045 And so pancake convalesced in a crate 44 00:01:42,225 --> 00:01:43,925 and ate food, got a little stronger 45 00:01:44,105 --> 00:01:46,965 and about two months passed and I was doing dishes. 46 00:01:47,065 --> 00:01:49,685 And then my son texted me about a one second video 47 00:01:49,825 --> 00:01:53,045 and Pancake was walking like nothing had happened. 48 00:01:53,065 --> 00:01:54,325 So I called him to see what was going on 49 00:01:54,325 --> 00:01:56,165 and he said she just decided to get up 50 00:01:56,165 --> 00:01:57,165 and she was all better. 51 00:01:57,305 --> 00:01:59,685 So not really sure what happened inside 52 00:01:59,685 --> 00:02:02,245 what knitted together to let her be able to walk, 53 00:02:02,305 --> 00:02:04,445 but walk she did now that she was up and about. 54 00:02:04,545 --> 00:02:06,005 My son and his girlfriend had two dogs. 55 00:02:06,005 --> 00:02:08,725 They couldn't keep a third for forever, so they were looking 56 00:02:08,745 --> 00:02:11,165 for a good home, preferably somewhere where they could visit 57 00:02:11,345 --> 00:02:14,205 and that's how Pancake came to live with me. 58 00:02:14,515 --> 00:02:15,525 - What an awesome story. 59 00:02:15,705 --> 00:02:18,085 We love Pancake Special Special dog 60 00:02:18,105 --> 00:02:21,285 and good thing you didn't blow that 16 grand on the surgery. 61 00:02:21,345 --> 00:02:22,605 It sounds like it was not needed. 62 00:02:23,005 --> 00:02:25,605 - I guess so. But she is not a cheap dog by any stretch. 63 00:02:25,605 --> 00:02:27,045 When I took her to the vet for the first time 64 00:02:27,045 --> 00:02:29,125 after I got her, they gave her an examination. 65 00:02:29,125 --> 00:02:31,165 They're not really sure what stitched together either. 66 00:02:31,235 --> 00:02:32,645 They said she'd have a little arthritis. 67 00:02:32,705 --> 00:02:35,005 She also had a mouthful of rotten teeth. 68 00:02:35,205 --> 00:02:36,685 I did schedule her dental appointment. 69 00:02:36,705 --> 00:02:38,325 She now has two teeth left. 70 00:02:38,465 --> 00:02:40,885 She eats like crazy and is doing really well 71 00:02:40,885 --> 00:02:43,125 and she has one tooth up front that she's able 72 00:02:43,125 --> 00:02:44,445 to hook onto toys with. 73 00:02:44,445 --> 00:02:45,965 So she's still very playful and active. 74 00:02:46,475 --> 00:02:49,085 Dogs ain't cheap, but they're worth it. 75 00:02:49,685 --> 00:02:51,325 - Absolutely. And what a great animal 76 00:02:51,325 --> 00:02:52,605 rescue story you got there Doug. 77 00:02:52,865 --> 00:02:55,285 - And let's head over to F Fredrickson Elementary School 78 00:02:55,295 --> 00:02:57,805 right now and hear more animal rescue stories. 79 00:02:58,385 --> 00:03:01,125 - And joining us today are Frederickson Elementary, 80 00:03:01,125 --> 00:03:03,125 third grade teacher, Jennifer Chappel, along 81 00:03:03,125 --> 00:03:05,845 with her students, Madison, Johanna and McKenna. 82 00:03:05,845 --> 00:03:07,885 And you guys have been up to something really cool lately. 83 00:03:08,185 --> 00:03:10,245 Uh, Ms. Chappel, can you tell us about 84 00:03:10,355 --> 00:03:11,725 what you've been doing and kind 85 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:12,965 of give us a backstory on it. 86 00:03:13,145 --> 00:03:16,685 - So we started the year off writing was something fun so 87 00:03:16,685 --> 00:03:18,685 that they could really get engaged in the writing process 88 00:03:18,985 --> 00:03:20,125 as the year goes on, 89 00:03:20,275 --> 00:03:22,645 they're gonna be writing multi-paragraph essays 90 00:03:22,705 --> 00:03:25,165 and writing is not always fun for kids 91 00:03:25,165 --> 00:03:26,165 and it can be difficult. 92 00:03:26,425 --> 00:03:28,765 So if we start off with something fun where they get 93 00:03:28,765 --> 00:03:29,765 to give back to the community 94 00:03:29,765 --> 00:03:30,965 and they really get to get involved, 95 00:03:31,025 --> 00:03:33,685 it definitely helps later on in the year when they have 96 00:03:33,685 --> 00:03:35,685 to write for things that they might not 97 00:03:35,925 --> 00:03:37,085 always enjoy writing about. 98 00:03:37,425 --> 00:03:39,685 - So how did it come to be that you were able to connect 99 00:03:39,685 --> 00:03:41,085 with this animal rescue 100 00:03:41,265 --> 00:03:43,845 and have the students write persuasive essays 101 00:03:44,145 --> 00:03:45,525 to help get these animals adopted? 102 00:03:45,795 --> 00:03:48,605 - Well, I wanted to find something that we can all connect 103 00:03:48,665 --> 00:03:50,725 to and everyone in my class loves animals. 104 00:03:51,065 --> 00:03:56,005 And that was one thing that I knew we could all do together. 105 00:03:56,745 --> 00:03:59,125 And um, I've actually volunteered at shelters before 106 00:03:59,125 --> 00:04:00,885 and my daughter has volunteered at shelters 107 00:04:00,885 --> 00:04:02,565 and so I just reached out to the shelter 108 00:04:02,665 --> 00:04:05,965 and said, if I let my kids research on your website 109 00:04:05,965 --> 00:04:08,605 and find an animal, can they write some persuasive essays 110 00:04:08,605 --> 00:04:12,165 using evidence to kind of advertise? 111 00:04:12,385 --> 00:04:14,325 And they, they loved it and they jumped on it 112 00:04:14,325 --> 00:04:16,125 and they want to see more of it in the future too. 113 00:04:16,625 --> 00:04:20,125 - So Johanna, what did you think when your teacher told you 114 00:04:20,125 --> 00:04:21,205 that this is what you were gonna be doing, 115 00:04:21,205 --> 00:04:23,885 that you were gonna be helping dogs and cats get adopted? 116 00:04:24,315 --> 00:04:25,965 - Excited because I love animals. 117 00:04:26,705 --> 00:04:27,885 - Do you have any animals yourself? 118 00:04:28,285 --> 00:04:29,845 - A lot. - Okay. What do you have? 119 00:04:29,845 --> 00:04:31,205 Cats, dogs. What do you have? 120 00:04:31,645 --> 00:04:35,045 - A dog. I used to have a hamster and a bearded dragon. 121 00:04:35,505 --> 00:04:37,565 - That's nice. A bearded dragon that's exotic. 122 00:04:37,705 --> 00:04:40,485 So your assignment was to write a persuasive essay 123 00:04:40,485 --> 00:04:42,245 to help get Reno adopted. 124 00:04:42,265 --> 00:04:43,685 Do you wanna read what you wrote for us? 125 00:04:44,385 --> 00:04:45,925 - Do you need a friend? I believe 126 00:04:45,925 --> 00:04:48,565 that Reno would be a great buddy for you. 127 00:04:49,225 --> 00:04:51,605 He is already house trained and neutral. 128 00:04:52,065 --> 00:04:54,245 He knows how to use the bathroom outside. 129 00:04:54,625 --> 00:04:56,805 You'll never need to clean up his mess. 130 00:04:57,595 --> 00:05:00,285 He's an old scowl and he just needs to chill. 131 00:05:01,065 --> 00:05:04,885 He is 11 years old. He'll be the best for calm people. 132 00:05:05,225 --> 00:05:09,445 He won't shed much either because he's a short coat. 133 00:05:09,705 --> 00:05:13,685 You'll have more time doing your thing except for vacuuming 134 00:05:13,825 --> 00:05:16,405 for Reno as a buddy he had been waiting for. 135 00:05:16,625 --> 00:05:19,125 - That's fantastic. And I'm sure anyone who reads 136 00:05:19,125 --> 00:05:21,205 that's gonna want to adopt Reno right off the bat. 137 00:05:21,385 --> 00:05:24,765 So Madison, when you were deciding which animal you were 138 00:05:24,765 --> 00:05:27,445 gonna write about, how did you decide which animal 139 00:05:27,465 --> 00:05:29,165 and how are you are gonna research them? 140 00:05:29,465 --> 00:05:34,125 - We researched and read animal shelter websites, 141 00:05:34,545 --> 00:05:36,565 um, and we did a rough draft. 142 00:05:36,825 --> 00:05:39,205 - And in which animal did you end up writing your essay 143 00:05:39,205 --> 00:05:40,205 - About? 144 00:05:40,205 --> 00:05:42,725 I ended up writing my essay about Dexter. Do 145 00:05:42,725 --> 00:05:45,965 - You want to try to read your essay for the audience? 146 00:05:46,385 --> 00:05:48,845 - Is there a hole in your heart only a dog can fill? 147 00:05:49,325 --> 00:05:51,685 I believe Dexter is a dog that can fill that hole. 148 00:05:52,065 --> 00:05:56,805 He is a fluffy retriever mix, beautiful cream color. 149 00:05:57,465 --> 00:05:59,805 If you want a fluffy dog to sit next to you 150 00:05:59,805 --> 00:06:01,525 and cuddle, he is the one. 151 00:06:01,915 --> 00:06:03,805 He's 1-year-old and house trained 152 00:06:04,145 --> 00:06:05,845 and ready to be a part of your family. 153 00:06:06,175 --> 00:06:09,165 Since he is one, you still have plenty of time to train him. 154 00:06:09,475 --> 00:06:11,725 He's a medium sized dog ready to protect your home. 155 00:06:12,185 --> 00:06:14,525 Dexter comes already neutered 156 00:06:14,785 --> 00:06:17,205 and will make definitely your heart hole. 157 00:06:17,685 --> 00:06:19,565 - I want to adopt Dexter myself. 158 00:06:19,665 --> 00:06:22,085 So McKenna wrote about a cat, 159 00:06:22,685 --> 00:06:24,005 gorgeous looking cat named Drew 160 00:06:24,025 --> 00:06:25,925 and she's gonna read her essay right now. 161 00:06:26,225 --> 00:06:27,885 - Do you need a friend? I believe 162 00:06:27,885 --> 00:06:29,845 that Drew is the best friend you're missing. 163 00:06:30,425 --> 00:06:32,325 She is already house trained. 164 00:06:32,465 --> 00:06:34,805 She knows how to use a litter box. 165 00:06:35,745 --> 00:06:38,645 You'll never have to clean up a nasty mess. 166 00:06:39,385 --> 00:06:43,445 She is already spayed and ready to go home. 167 00:06:44,215 --> 00:06:47,725 She's small so she can play with you for a long time. 168 00:06:48,105 --> 00:06:49,365 She is two years old 169 00:06:49,545 --> 00:06:51,805 and is not declawed yet, 170 00:06:52,655 --> 00:06:55,565 which is something most people like. 171 00:06:56,155 --> 00:06:58,645 Drew will quickly become your friend. 172 00:06:59,075 --> 00:07:01,685 Take this companion home today. 173 00:07:01,985 --> 00:07:03,885 - How could you possibly pass over 174 00:07:03,885 --> 00:07:05,405 that cat after reading that? 175 00:07:05,505 --> 00:07:08,605 So these are all such fantastic examples of riding 176 00:07:08,665 --> 00:07:10,605 and they make, I'm sure they make everyone 177 00:07:10,605 --> 00:07:11,645 wanna adopt these animals. 178 00:07:11,675 --> 00:07:14,245 Have we heard if they, we've had any luck with this yet? 179 00:07:14,245 --> 00:07:15,845 Have any of these animals been adopted? 180 00:07:16,105 --> 00:07:17,205 - We have three dogs 181 00:07:17,305 --> 00:07:19,565 and two cats that were shortly adopted right 182 00:07:19,565 --> 00:07:23,125 after we posted the essays and visited the animal shelter. 183 00:07:23,665 --> 00:07:26,245 Two of the cats, peppermint and squash were adopted. 184 00:07:26,945 --> 00:07:31,525 And Reno Johanna's Animal was adopted 185 00:07:31,785 --> 00:07:33,965 one day after she wrote the essay. 186 00:07:34,035 --> 00:07:36,325 - That is so cool. So Johanna, what does 187 00:07:36,325 --> 00:07:37,325 that make you feel like to know 188 00:07:37,325 --> 00:07:40,085 that you probably played a little role in helping Reno 189 00:07:40,085 --> 00:07:41,445 find his forever home. 190 00:07:41,905 --> 00:07:44,725 - I'm really happy because he found his forever home 191 00:07:45,025 --> 00:07:48,245 and I feel like dog just deserve like a lot of love. 192 00:07:48,925 --> 00:07:50,365 - Absolutely. Thank you all so much. 193 00:07:50,515 --> 00:07:52,405 This is such a fantastic thing you're doing 194 00:07:52,405 --> 00:07:54,205 and I'm sure these animals, if they could talk, 195 00:07:54,205 --> 00:07:55,925 would be thanking you as well. 196 00:07:56,035 --> 00:07:57,035 Keep up the great work. 197 00:08:00,195 --> 00:08:01,485 - What a great story. 198 00:08:01,605 --> 00:08:02,645 I love when our teachers 199 00:08:02,645 --> 00:08:04,845 and students get to connect with organizations in our 200 00:08:04,845 --> 00:08:07,565 community that are helping others, whether they're humans, 201 00:08:07,565 --> 00:08:08,565 whether they're animals. 202 00:08:08,795 --> 00:08:10,085 It's just a feelgood story. 203 00:08:10,245 --> 00:08:12,445 Connor, thank you for going and covering that for us. 204 00:08:12,885 --> 00:08:14,725 Connor. We started the show off hearing about the trials 205 00:08:14,785 --> 00:08:16,925 and tribulations of my dog pancake. 206 00:08:16,955 --> 00:08:19,965 Your dog Cooper is no stranger to the vet either. 207 00:08:20,265 --> 00:08:22,685 - No, he's not. My man. Coop is a bit of a mess. 208 00:08:22,685 --> 00:08:24,765 There's the time he licked a frog 209 00:08:24,825 --> 00:08:27,045 and couldn't stop drooling for 24 hours. 210 00:08:27,055 --> 00:08:29,085 There was the time he got bit by a spider 211 00:08:29,145 --> 00:08:30,325 and broke out in hives 212 00:08:30,325 --> 00:08:32,365 and had to be taken to the emergency room at two 213 00:08:32,365 --> 00:08:33,445 o'clock in the morning on Saturday. 214 00:08:33,825 --> 00:08:36,045 Oh, and that's not even talking about his near 215 00:08:36,565 --> 00:08:37,885 constant acid reflux, 216 00:08:37,885 --> 00:08:39,725 that's got him licking his paws like a maniac. 217 00:08:40,225 --> 00:08:42,285 But that said, he's the best dog ever. 218 00:08:42,395 --> 00:08:44,245 I'll fight anyone who says anything different. 219 00:08:44,835 --> 00:08:46,605 - Well, let's hope it doesn't come to that. 220 00:08:46,775 --> 00:08:48,925 We'll see you next week everybody. Thanks for listening.