#Dog for Adoption near Indianapolis

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Dog for Adoption near Indiana Indianapolis - Find Your New Best Friend!

Looking for a furry friend? Check out Dog for Adoption near Indiana Indianapolis on All Four Paws. They have many cute dogs waiting for a loving home. Each dog is special and needs someone to care for them. Whether you want a playful puppy or a calm older dog, you can find your perfect match. Adopt a dog and give it a forever home. Visit All Four Paws today!

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Hi there! I just know that we are meant to be. I have been dreaming of coming home to my new family and I sure hope that it is you! I promise that we will have lots of fun together. We can spend all day playing if you'd like. Whenever you get tired, I will be right there to cuddle up by your side. I'll be healthy, too so I will be ready for anything that you have planned. Please bring me home, I want to start my life with you!

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Just say Yes

My adopted hometown, Columbus, Ind., prides itself on being more diverse, m\ore progressive, more cultured than most places in rural Indiana.

Our small city, with about 48,000 residents and 40 miles from downtown Indianapolis, conducts an annual Ethnic Expo and other culture-specific events. It is noted for its modernist architecture, so much so that a feature film released last year, “Columbus,” showcased the city’s structures. Columbus has an active arts community and has its own philharmonic orchestra. And stroll downtown, and many times you can hear a language other than English being spoken.

One of the keys to being a diverse city is exposure to different ways of viewing the world. And that’s where movie theaters play an important role.

Columbus is fortunate to have two theaters. One is an AMC Classic on the city’s east side. It shows first-run, mainstream movies on its 12 screens, and most times you can get in for less than $5. When a big hit movie is playing, the AMC can really pack ‘em in, especially on a Friday or Saturday night.

The crowds tend to be smaller at Columbus’ other movie theater. But it plays a starring role in helping shape Columbus’ relatively open-minded attitude.

Yes Cinema is in the heart of downtown Columbus, near the city’s main bar/restaurant row. It has just two screens. And though it sometimes shows big hit movies (especially those that are popular among families during the summer, when kids are out of school), it also is the place to go if you are looking for something a little off the beaten path.

Come late fall, Yes Cinema is a good place to see Oscar-hopeful films that might have flown under AMC’s radar. Just this week, it is showing “Summer and Smoke” as part of a free series of films based on Tennessee Williams stories; a French film with English subtitles; “Back to the Future” as part of a local high school student’s senior fundraising project; and “Monrovia,” a documentary about a small town not far from here.

That’s a lot of film variety in terms of time periods, cultures and ideas packed into one week. Now consider that those films come on the heels of the theater’s eighth annual festival, Yes Film Fest 2018, in which 20 (!) films (including shorts) were featured in three days.

While it certainly isn’t as prestigious as Cannes or Sundance, the Yes Film Fest is a terrific way for local, regional, national and even international independent filmmakers to showcase their work to audiences who appreciate quality movies.

This year’s festival featured, among other works:

·        Documentaries about breaking down stereotypes of Appalachian people; how climate change is threatening those living in a Pacific island nation; the story of a sheep farmer and well-known dog trainer from New Zealand; a historic look at two elephants who lived at a zoo in an Indiana city; and a successful African American basketball team from the Hamptons.

·        Narrative films about four college students who tried to pull off an unlikely heist, “American Animals”; a French mockumentary about a cat that caused a financial crisis, “The Marvin Case (L’Affairre Marvin)”; a feature about young people who decided to relive 10 years later a Bluegrass Bourbon Trail tour in Kentucky, “Bullitt County”; the story of a man in Afghanistan who longs to fly kites after the Taliban bans the pastime, “Black Kite”; and the classic 1973 Paul Newman/Robert Redford hit “The Sting,” winner of seven Oscars, including Best Picture.

·        Shorts that included a locally produced film about finding hope through a loved one’s help; an Italian film about a girl who identifies as a boy; an American film about Russian ballet dancers who are considering defecting; an Iranian film about volleyball providing a bond between immigrants and border patrol soldiers; and a Canadian film about two boys playing a power game in a surface mine.

Like at other film festivals, a jury handed out awards, and audience members got to pick their favorites.

But those earning honors aren’t the only winners from Yes Film Fest. Proceeds from the nonprofit theater, during the festival and throughout the year, go to the Lincoln-Central Neighborhood Family Center, an organization that operates Yes Cinema and provides community services. Those who organized and worked at the festival have the satisfaction of having put on a successful annual event that is well-received by moviegoers.

Most importantly, though, the community benefits when its residents are exposed to a variety of artistic endeavors and different viewpoints, and the recognition that Columbus is not only a part of Indiana and the United States but of a world well beyond those borders

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K-9 Handler Surprised His Detection Dog Partner With The Best Retirement Gift

When a colleague retires, it can be quite tricky to buy them the appropriate retirement gift. After all, being free from the long hours of stressful work days is already a gift in itself. But the staff at this airport in Indiana cleverly picked the perfect present for their retiring detection canine, and the pooch couldn’t be happier with their choice.

TTirado, an adorable black Labrador, had been offering his service at the Indianapolis Airport for around eight years now. He had been the airport’s top explosive detection canine, and now that he was nearing his senior years, he was ready to bid goodbye to his position.

Keith Gray, his handler and partner, mentioned that over the years that they had worked together, he earned tons of memories and learned great lessons from the pooch. So to show his appreciation to him, he decided to throw TTirado the best retirement party.

With the help of the other staff at the airport, Keith organized a mini farewell celebration for the pooch that featured a ball drop of 200 tennis balls. He and his colleagues arranged the balls close to the ceiling and then placed a suspicious suitcase under the balls for TTirado to find.

They then tricked the Labrador into doing a final explosive search in the area. Once TTirado hunted down the luggage and placed himself in front of it as per protocol, Keith and the other handlers released the balls and let it shower down on TTirado.

The pup couldn’t hide his excitement once he realized what had happened. He immediately began prancing around the tennis balls, clearly having a hard time choosing a ball to play with. To cap off the day, the other staff at the airport played fetch with TTirado until he had to go home and bid them goodbye one last time.

The pooch would now be staying at Keith, as he officially adopted him right after his retirement. And TTirado would surely get to enjoy more fetch time with his new fur dad in his new home. Watch the adorable tennis ball surprise video here.

After more than 8 years of service @INDairport, @TSA explosive detection canine TTirado has officially retired. He was adopted by his handler Keith Gray and will spend retirement at home with his family. Check out this clip of his final bag search and reward! ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/efRwPFrmDi

— Mark Howell (@TSAMedia_MarkH) June 17, 2020

Courtesy of @TSAMedia_MarkH

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For K9 Veterans Day, National WWII Museum Raises American Flag the Way Dogs See It

In honor of K9 Veterans Day, an American flag, created in colors visible to dogs, was raised to celebrate the more than 30,000 dogs who have served in the United States military since 1942.

It is believed that dogs do not see the color red, so a yellow, white and blue striped flag has been created and was raised at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, commemorating the service and sacrifices of these American military and working dogs.

A new American flag, created in colors visible to dogs, was introduced March 10, 2019, in honor of the more than 30,000 dogs who have served in the United States military since 1942. Ahead of K-9 Veterans Day on March 13, the flag was raised at the National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, Missouri, in a collaboration between Project K-9 Hero and DreamBone rawhide-free dog chews. Learn more about the initiative at www.dreambone.com/k9vets.

Former Military Working Dog Jet Li and his owner, Pan Douangdara, were the guests of honor at the flag raising ceremony. Jet Li is named after fallen Naval Special Warfare K-9 Handler John “Jet Li” Douangdara, Pan’s brother, who died in combat in Afghanistan in 2011. Upon Jet Li’s retirement (after two tours in Iraq and five years with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department) Project K-9 Hero was amazingly able to place Jet with a family so close to his military experience.

“It doesn’t matter if you’ve left the house for eight minutes or eight hours, dogs are always excited to see you again,” Douangdara said on Sunday. “You can throw a ball across the yard all afternoon, and they’ll act like it’s the most amazing game on the planet. They can sense when you’re sick and lie protectively near you. They can sense when you’re sad and nudge their nose with your hand affectionately. That’s a friendship a dog brings to your life. I am so grateful for Project K-9 Hero for bringing that friendship back into my life with K-9 Jet Li.”

In addition, on National K-9 Veterans Day on March 13, Facebook users are encouraged to fly the K-9 Veterans Day flag themselves with a special blue, white and yellow frame for their profile picture. Facebook members will find the commemorative frame on DreamBone’s Facebook page (@DreamBoneChews).

The initiative is a collaboration with Project K-9 Hero and DreamBone to salute our brave K-9 veterans. Project K-9 Hero honors and protects our nation’s retired Police K-9 and Military Working Dogs by providing assistance with medical costs, food and end of duty services. DreamBone is a proud supporter of Project K-9 Hero and this week’s K-9 Veterans Day activities. Its chews are rawhide free, highly digestible dog treats made with wholesome vegetables and real chicken, and enriched with vitamins and minerals.

About Project K-9 HeroProject K-9 Hero honors and protects our nation’s retired Police K-9 and Military Working Dogs by providing assistance with medical costs, food and end of duty services. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Project K-9 Hero aims to ensure each K-9 hero is rewarded with health and the quality of life they deserve for their faithful and loyal service. Project K-9 Hero also educates the public on the costs and responsibilities of adopting a retired K-9 hero. For more information, visit projectk9hero.org.

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PRNewswire, 3/11/19

Source: https://www.dogingtonpost.com/for-k9-veterans-day-national-wwii-museum-raises-american-flag-the-way-dogs-see-it/

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know myself in the place i am

Basic Information

Full Name: Madison Renee Ballard (Born McCarthy)

Nickname(s): Mads (pretty much family only), Maddie

Age: 22

Date of Birth: July 24, 1996

Birth town: Nashville, TN

Current Location: Indianapolis, IN

Gender: Female

Pronouns: She/Her

Orientation: Bisexual/Biromantic

Religion: Non-religious

Political Affiliation: Democratic

Occupation: Butler University Student

Living Arrangements: On campus apartment with two roommates

Language(s) Spoken: English, minimal Spanish

Accent: Midwestern

Physical Appearance

Face Claim: Laura Dreyfuss

Hair Colour: Brown

Eye Colour: Blue

Build: Petite

Tattoos: an ankle tattoo of elephants that she shares with her parents, a flower tattoo on her ear, centered around a piercing

Piercings: two in each lobe, one with the above tattoo, and a nose piercing that she keeps a small diamond stud in

Clothing Style: Somewhere between preppy and boho. 

Usual Expression: Arounds friends and family it’s usually soft and happy, but in a crowd she’d been told she has a resting bitch face.

Health

Physical Ailments: none

Neurological Conditions: none

Allergies: pollen, peanuts, latex

Sleeping Habits: as a college student, she’s familiar with the all-nighter - both to party and to study. but a good night’s sleep is 7-8 hours in a room cold enough for blankets, even in the summer

Eating Habits: she has an incredible sweet tooth, but otherwise maintains pretty healthy eating habits.

Exercise Habits: though her time as come to an end with graduation nearing, she’s been a cheerleader since she as a kid. the physicality of that has instilled a good workout routine for her. she alternates running with a weight routine at the campus gym.

Emotional Stability: 6/10. She’s seemingly got everything together, but she bottles her emotions pretty heavily and when she reaches her limit the explosion isn’t pretty.

Sociability: while she values alone time, she would prefer to be with others. she’s a member of a sorority on campus and spends a lot of free time at the house with her sisters.

Personality

Label: The Achiever

Positive Traits:  driven, smart, loyal, straight-forward

Negative Traits: domineering, jealous, moody, ruthless

Hobbies: running, cheerleading, binging Netflix, keeping up on politics

Habits: nail biting, hair twirling, talking with hands, 

Favorites

Weather: Late spring when the cold is finally gone but summer weather is just at bay. Plus the random thunderstorm popping up

Color: blue

Music:  singer/songwriter types, they’re mellow and good for studying, plu she likes to belt along with them in the privacy of her room, shower, or car

Movies: historical movies, period dramas, women-led films

Sport: tennis to play, basketball to watch

Beverage: green tea

Food: sushi

Animal: dogs

Family

Father: Birth father - Randy McCarthy, 41, music producer. Adoptive father - Erik Ballard, 47, history professor

Mother: Birth mother - Charlotte “Charlie” McCarthy, 40, singer. Adoptive mother - Jessica Ballard, 45, lawyer

Sibling(s): Twin brother, Mason - but she hasn’t met him

Children: none

Pet(s): Ruthie, golden retriever, 3 years old - her parents response to having an “empty nest”

Family’s Financial Status: Upper Middle Class

Extra

Zodiac Sign: Leo

MBTI: ENFJ

Enneagram: The Protector

Temperament: Sanguine

Moral Alignment: Neutral Good

Primary Vice: Pride

Primary Virtue: Diligence

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Hank Aaron

Henry Louis Aaron (born February 5, 1934), nicknamed "Hammer", or  "Hammerin' Hank", is a retired American Major League Baseball (MLB) right fielder who is currently the senior vice president of the Atlanta Braves. He played 21 seasons for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves in the National League (NL) and 2 seasons for the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League (AL), from 1954 through 1976. Aaron held the MLB record for career home runs for 33 years, and he still holds several MLB offensive records. He hit 24 or more home runs every year from 1955 through 1973, and is one of only two players to hit 30 or more home runs in a season at least fifteen times. In 1999, The Sporting News ranked Aaron fifth on its "100 Greatest Baseball Players" list.

Aaron was born and raised in and around Mobile, Alabama. Aaron had seven siblings, including Tommie Aaron, who later played in MLB with him. Aaron appeared briefly in the Negro American League and in minor league baseball before starting his major league career. He played late in Negro league history; by his final MLB season, Aaron was the last Negro league baseball player on a major league roster.

Aaron played the vast majority of his MLB games in right field, though he appeared at several other infield and outfield positions. In his last two seasons, he was primarily a designated hitter. Aaron was an NL All-Star for 20 seasons and an AL All-Star for 1 season, from 1955 through 1975. Aaron holds the record for the most seasons as an All-Star, the most All-Star Game selections (25), and is tied with Willie Mays and Stan Musial for the most All-Star Games played (24). He was a Gold Glove winner for three seasons. In 1957, he was the NL Most Valuable Player (MVP) when the Milwaukee Braves won the World Series. He won the NL Player of the Month award in May 1958 and June 1967. Aaron holds the MLB records for the most career runs batted in (RBI) (2,297), extra base hits (1,477), and total bases (6,856). Aaron is also in the top five for career hits (3,771) and runs (2,174). He is one of only four players to have at least seventeen seasons with 150 or more hits. Aaron is in second place in home runs (755) and at-bats (12,364), and in third place in games played (3,298). At the time of his retirement, Aaron held most of the game's key career power hitting records.

Since his retirement, Aaron has held front office roles with the Atlanta Braves. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982. In 1999, MLB introduced the Hank Aaron Award to recognize the top offensive players in each league. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002. He was named a 2010 Georgia Trustee by the Georgia Historical Society in recognition of accomplishments that reflect the ideals of Georgia's founders. Aaron resides near Atlanta.

Early life

Aaron was born in Mobile, Alabama, to Herbert Aaron, Sr. and Estella (Pritchett) Aaron. He had seven siblings. Tommie Aaron, one of his brothers, also went on to play Major League Baseball. By the time Aaron retired, he and his brother held the record for most career home runs by a pair of siblings (768). They were also the first siblings to appear in a League Championship Series as teammates.

While he was born in a section of Mobile referred to as "Down the Bay", he spent most of his youth in Toulminville. Aaron grew up in a poor family. His family could not afford baseball equipment, so he practiced by hitting bottle caps with sticks. He would create his own bats and balls out of materials he found on the streets. His boyhood idol was baseball star Jackie Robinson. Aaron attended Central High School as a freshman and a sophomore. Like most high schools they did not have organized baseball, and so he played outfield and third base for the Mobile Black Bears, a semipro team. Aaron was a member in the Boy Scouts of America.

Although he batted cross-handed (i.e., as a right-handed hitter, with his left hand above his right), Aaron established himself as a power hitter. As a result, in 1949, at the age of fifteen, Aaron had his first tryout with an MLB franchise, the Brooklyn Dodgers; however, he did not make the team. After this, Aaron returned to school to finish his secondary education, attending the Josephine Allen Institute, a private high school in Alabama. During his junior year, Aaron first joined the Pritchett Athletics, followed by the Mobile Black Bears, an independent Negro league team. While on the Bears, Aaron earned $3 per game ($92 today), which was a dollar more than he got while on the Athletics.

Negro league and minor league career

On November 20, 1951, baseball scout Ed Scott signed Aaron to a contract on behalf of the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League where he played three months.

He started play as a 6 feet (180 cm), 180 pounds (82 kg), shortstop, and earned $200 per month. As a result of his standout play with the Indianapolis Clowns, Aaron received two offers from MLB teams via telegram, one from the New York Giants and the other from the Boston Braves. Years later, Aaron remembered:

"I had the Giants' contract in my hand. But the Braves offered fifty dollars a month more. That's the only thing that kept Willie Mays and me from being teammates – fifty dollars."

While with the Clowns he experienced some overt racism. His team was in Washington, D.C.:

"We had breakfast while we were waiting for the rain to stop, and I can still envision sitting with the Clowns in a restaurant behind Griffith Stadium and hearing them break all the plates in the kitchen after we finished eating. What a horrible sound. Even as a kid, the irony of it hit me: here we were in the capital in the land of freedom and equality, and they had to destroy the plates that had touched the forks that had been in the mouths of black men. If dogs had eaten off those plates, they'd have washed them."

The Howe Sports Bureau credits Aaron with a .366 batting average in 26 official Negro league games, with 5 home runs, 33 runs batted in (RBI), 41 hits, and 9 stolen bases.

The Braves purchased Aaron from the Clowns for $10,000, which GM John Quinn thought a steal as he stated that he felt that Aaron was a $100,000 property. On June 12, 1952, Aaron signed with Braves' scout Dewey Griggs. During this time, he picked up the nickname 'pork chops' because it "was the only thing I knew to order off the menu." A teammate later said, "the man ate pork chops three meals a day, two for breakfast."

The Braves assigned Aaron to the Eau Claire Bears, the Braves' Northern League Class-C farm team. The 1952 season proved to be very beneficial for Aaron. Playing in the infield, Aaron continued to develop as a ballplayer and made the Northern League's All-Star team. He broke his habit of hitting cross-handed and adopted the standard hitting technique. By the end of the season, he had performed so well that the league made him the unanimous choice for Rookie of the Year. Although he appeared in just 87 games, he scored 89 runs, had 116 hits, nine home runs, and 61 RBI. In addition, Aaron hit for a .336 batting average. During his minor league experience, he was very homesick and faced constant racism, but his brother, Herbert Jr., told him not to give up the opportunity.

In 1953, the Braves promoted him to the Jacksonville Braves, their Class-A affiliate in the South Atlantic League. Helped by Aaron's performance, the Braves won the league championship that year. Aaron led the league in runs (115), hits (208), doubles (36), RBI (125), total bases (338), and batting average (.362). He won the league's Most Valuable Player Award. and had such a dominant year that one sportswriter was prompted to say, "Henry Aaron led the league in everything except hotel accommodations." Aaron's time with the Braves did not come without problems. He was one of the first African Americans to play in the league. The 1950s were a period of racial segregation in parts of the United States, especially the southeastern portion of the country. When Aaron traveled around Jacksonville, Florida, and the surrounding areas, he was often separated from his team because of Jim Crow laws. In most circumstances, the team was responsible for arranging housing and meals for its players, but Aaron often had to make his own arrangements. The Braves' manager, Ben Geraghty, tried his best to help Aaron on and off the field. Former Braves minor league player and sportswriter Pat Jordan said, "Aaron gave [Geraghty] much of the credit for his own swift rise to stardom."

That same year, Aaron met his future wife, Barbara Lucas. The night they met, Lucas decided to attend the Braves' game. Aaron singled, doubled, and hit a home run in the game. On October 6, Aaron and Lucas married. In 1958, Aaron's wife noted that during the offseason he liked "to sit and watch those shooting westerns." He also enjoyed cooking and fishing.

Aaron spent the winter of 1953 playing in Puerto Rico. Mickey Owen, the team's manager, helped Aaron with his batting stance. Up to that time, Aaron hit most pitches to left field or center field, but after working with Owen, Aaron was able to hit the ball more effectively all over the field. During his stay in Puerto Rico, Owen also helped Aaron to transition from second baseman to outfielder. Aaron had not played well at second base, but Owen had noted that Aaron could catch fly balls and throw the ball well from the outfield to the infield.

The stint in Puerto Rico also allowed Aaron to avoid being drafted into military service. Though the Korean War was over, people were still being drafted. The Braves were able to speak to the draft board, making the case that Aaron could be the player to integrate the Southern Association the following season with the Atlanta Crackers. The board appears to have been convinced, as Aaron was not drafted.

MLB career

1954 saw Aaron attending spring training with the major league club. Although he was on the roster of its farm club, Milwaukee manager Charley Grimm later stated, "From the start, he did so well I knew we were going to have to carry him." On March 13, 1954, Milwaukee Braves left fielder Bobby Thomson fractured his ankle while sliding into second base during a spring training game. The next day, Aaron made his first spring training start for the Braves' major league team, playing in left field and hitting a home run. This led Hank Aaron to a major league contract, signed on the final day of spring training, and a Braves uniform with the number five. On April 13, Aaron made his major league debut and was hitless in five at-bats against the Cincinnati Reds' left-hander Joe Nuxhall. In the same game, Eddie Mathews hit two home runs, the first of a record 863 home runs the pair would hit as teammates. On April 15, Aaron collected his first major league hit, a double off Cardinals' pitcher Vic Raschi. Aaron hit his first major league home run on April 23, also off Raschi. Over the next 122 games, Aaron batted .280 with thirteen homers before he suffered a fractured ankle on September 5. He then changed his number to 44, which would turn out to look like a "lucky number" for the slugger. Aaron would hit 44 home runs in four different seasons, and he hit his record-breaking 715th career home run off Dodgers pitcher Al Downing, who coincidentally also wore number 44.

At this point, Aaron was known to family and friends primarily as "Henry." Braves' public relations director Don Davidson, observing Aaron's quiet, reserved nature, began referring to him publicly as "Hank" in order to suggest more accessibility. The nickname quickly gained currency, but "Henry" continued to be cited frequently in the media, both sometimes appearing in the same article, and Aaron would answer to either one. During his rookie year, his other well-known nicknames, "Hammerin' Hank" (by teammates) and "Bad Henry" (by opposing pitchers) are reported to have arisen.

Prime of his career

Aaron hit .314 with 27 home runs and 106 RBI, in 1955. He was named to the NL All-Star roster for the first time; it was the first of a record 21 All-Star selections and first of a record 25 All-Star Game appearances. In 1956, Aaron hit .328 and captured the first of two NL batting titles. He was also named The Sporting News NL Player of the Year. In 1957, Aaron won his only NL MVP Award, as he had his first brush with the triple crown. He batted .322, placing third, and led the league in home runs and runs batted in. On September 23, 1957, Aaron hit a two-run game-ending home run in Milwaukee, clinching the pennant for the Braves and being carried off the field by his teammates. Milwaukee went on to win the World Series against the New York Yankees, the defending champions. Aaron did his part by hitting .393 with three homers and seven RBI. On December 15, 1957, his wife gave birth to twins. Two days later, one of the children died. In 1958, Aaron hit .326, with 30 home runs and 95 RBIs. He led the Braves to another pennant, but this time they lost a seven-game World Series to the Yankees. Aaron finished third in the MVP race and he received his first of three Gold Glove Awards. During the next several years, Aaron had some of his best games and best seasons as a major league player. On June 21, 1959, against the San Francisco Giants, he hit three two-run home runs. It was the only time in his career that he hit three home runs in a game.

In 1963, Aaron nearly won the triple crown. He led the league with 44 home runs and 130 RBI and finished third in batting average. In that season, Aaron became the third player to steal 30 bases and hit 30 home runs in a single season. Despite that, he again finished third in the MVP voting. The Braves moved from Milwaukee to Atlanta after the 1965 season. In 1968, Aaron was the first Atlanta Braves player to hit his 500th career home run, and in 1970, he was the first Atlanta Brave to reach 3,000 career hits.

Home run milestones and 3,000th hit

During his days in Atlanta, Aaron reached a number of milestones; he was only the eighth player ever to hit 500 career home runs, with his 500th coming against Mike McCormick of the San Francisco Giants on July 14, 1968—exactly one year after former Milwaukee Braves teammate Eddie Mathews had hit his 500th. Aaron was, at the time, the second-youngest player to reach that plateau. On July 31, 1969, Aaron hit his 537th home run, passing Mickey Mantle's total; this moved Aaron into third place on the career home run list, after Willie Mays and Babe Ruth. At the end of the 1969 season, Aaron again finished third in the MVP voting.

In 1970, Aaron reached two more career milestones. On May 17, Aaron collected his 3,000th hit, in a game against the Cincinnati Reds, the team against which he played his first game. Aaron established the record for most seasons with thirty or more home runs in the National League. On April 27, 1971, Aaron hit his 600th career home run, the third major league player ever to do so. On July 13, Aaron hit a home run in the All-Star Game (played at Detroit's Tiger Stadium) for the first time. He hit his 40th home run of the season against the Giants' Jerry Johnson on August 10, which established a National League record for most seasons with 40 or more home runs (seven). At age 37, he hit a career-high 47 home runs during the season (along with a career-high .669 slugging percentage) and finished third in MVP voting for the sixth time. During the strike-shortened season of 1972, Aaron tied and then surpassed Willie Mays for second place on the career home run list. Aaron also knocked in the 2,000th run of his career and hit a home run in the first All-Star game played in Atlanta. As the year came to a close, Aaron broke Stan Musial's major league record for total bases (6,134). Aaron finished the season with 673 home runs.

Breaking Ruth's record

Aaron himself downplayed the "chase" to surpass Babe Ruth, while baseball enthusiasts and the national media grew increasingly excited as he closed in on the 714 career home runs record. Aaron received thousands of letters every week during the summer of 1973, including hate mail; the Braves ended up hiring a secretary to help him sort through it.

Aaron (then age 39) hit 40 home runs in 392 at-bats, ending the 1973 season one home run short of the record. He hit home run number 713 on September 29, 1973, and with one day remaining in the season, many expected him to tie the record. But in his final game that year, playing against the Houston Astros (managed by Leo Durocher, who had once roomed with Babe Ruth), he was unable to achieve this. After the game, Aaron stated that his only fear was that he might not live to see the 1974 season.

He was the recipient of death threats during the 1973–1974 offseason and a large assortment of hate mail from people who did not want to see Aaron break Ruth's nearly sacrosanct home run record. The threats extended to those providing positive press coverage of Aaron. Lewis Grizzard, then sports editor of the Atlanta Journal, reported receiving numerous phone calls calling journalists "nigger lovers" for covering Aaron's chase. While preparing the massive coverage of the home run record, he quietly had an obituary written, afraid that Aaron might be murdered.

Sports Illustrated pointedly summarized the racist vitriol that Aaron was forced to endure:

"Is this to be the year in which Aaron, at the age of thirty-nine, takes a moon walk above one of the most hallowed individual records in American sport...? Or will it be remembered as the season in which Aaron, the most dignified of athletes, was besieged with hate mail and trapped by the cobwebs and goblins that lurk in baseball's attic?"

At the end of the 1973 season, Aaron received a plaque from the US Postal Service for receiving more mail (930,000 pieces) than any person excluding politicians. Aaron received an outpouring of public support in response to the bigotry. Newspaper cartoonist Charles Schulz created a series of Peanuts strips printed in August 1973 in which Snoopy attempts to break the Ruth record, only to be besieged with hate mail. Lucy says in the August 11 strip, "Hank Aaron is a great player...but you! If you break Babe Ruth's record, it'll be a disgrace!" Coincidentally, Snoopy was only one home run short of tying the record (and finished the season as such when Charlie Brown got picked off during Snoopy's last at-bat), and as it turned out, Aaron finished the 1973 season one home run short of Ruth. Babe Ruth's widow, Claire Hodgson, even denounced the racism and declared that her husband would have enthusiastically cheered Aaron's attempt at the record. As the 1974 season began, Aaron's pursuit of the record caused a small controversy. The Braves opened the season on the road in Cincinnati with a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds. Braves management wanted him to break the record in Atlanta, and were therefore going to have Aaron sit out the first three games of the season. But Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn ruled that he had to play two games in the first series. He played two out of three, tying Babe Ruth's record in his very first at bat—on his first swing of the season—off Reds pitcher Jack Billingham, but did not hit another home run in the series.

The Braves returned to Atlanta, and on April 8, 1974, a crowd of 53,775 people showed up for the game—a Braves attendance record. The game was also broadcast nationally on NBC. In the fourth inning, Aaron hit home run number 715 off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Al Downing. Although Dodgers outfielder Bill Buckner nearly went over the outfield wall trying to catch it, the ball landed in the Braves' bullpen, where relief pitcher Tom House caught it. While cannons were fired in celebration, two college students sprinted onto the field and jogged alongside Aaron for part of his circuit around the bases, temporarily startling him. A very youthful Craig Sager actually interviewed Aaron between third and home for a television station, WXLT (now WWSB-Channel 40) in Sarasota. As the fans cheered wildly, Aaron's parents ran onto the field as well. Braves announcer Milo Hamilton, calling the game on WSB radio, described the scene as Aaron broke the record: "Henry Aaron, in the second inning walked and scored. He's sittin' on 714. Here's the pitch by Downing. Swinging. There's a drive into left-center field. That ball is gonna be-eee... Outta here! It's gone! It's 715! There's a new home run champion of all time, and it's Henry Aaron! The fireworks are going. Henry Aaron is coming around third. His teammates are at home plate. And listen to this crowd!" Meanwhile, Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully addressed the racial tension — or apparent lack thereof — in his call of the home run: "What a marvelous moment for baseball; what a marvelous moment for Atlanta and the state of Georgia; what a marvelous moment for the country and the world. A black man is getting a standing ovation in the Deep South for breaking a record of an all-time baseball idol. And it is a great moment for all of us, and particularly for Henry Aaron. ...And for the first time in a long time, that poker face in Aaron shows the tremendous strain and relief of what it must have been like to live with for the past several months." On October 2, 1974, Aaron hit his 733rd and final home run as a Braves player. Thirty days later, after Aaron decided not to retire, the Braves traded him to the Milwaukee Brewers for Roger Alexander and Dave May. The trade re-united Aaron with former teammate Del Crandall, who was now managing the Brewers. On May 1, 1975, Aaron broke baseball's all-time RBI record, previously held by Ruth with 2,213. That year, he also played in his last and 24th All-Star Game (25th All-Star Game selection); he lined out to Dave Concepción as a pinch-hitter in the second inning. This All-Star Game, like the first one he played in 1955, was before a home crowd at Milwaukee County Stadium.

Aaron hit his 755th and final home run on July 20, 1976, at Milwaukee County Stadium off Dick Drago of the California Angels, which stood as the MLB career home run record until it was broken in 2007 by Barry Bonds. Over the course of his record-breaking 23-year career, Aaron had a batting average of .305 with 163 hits a season, while hitting an average of just over 32 home runs a year and knocking home 99 runs batted in (RBIs) a year. He had 100+ RBIs in a season 15 times, including a record 13 in a row.

Post-playing career

After the 1976 season, Aaron rejoined the Braves as an executive. On August 1, 1982, he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, having received votes on 97.8 percent of the ballots, second only to Ty Cobb, who had received votes on 98.2% of the ballot in the inaugural 1936 Hall of Fame election. Aaron was then named the Braves' vice president and director of player development. This made him one of the first minorities in Major League Baseball upper-level management.

Since December 1980, he has served as senior vice president and assistant to the Braves' president. He is the corporate vice president of community relations for TBS, a member of the company's board of directors and the vice president of business development for The Airport Network. On January 21, 2007, Major League Baseball announced the sale of the Atlanta Braves. In that announcement, Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig also announced that Aaron would be playing a major role in the management of Braves, forming programs through major league baseball that will encourage the influx of minorities into baseball. Hank founded the Hank Aaron Rookie League program.

His autobiography, I Had a Hammer was published in 1990. The book's title is a play on his nickname, "The Hammer" or "Hammerin' Hank", and the title of the folk song "If I Had a Hammer". Aaron now owns Hank Aaron BMW of south Atlanta in Union City, Georgia, where he gives an autographed baseball with every car sold. Aaron also owns Mini, Land Rover, Toyota, Hyundai and Honda dealerships throughout Georgia, as part of the Hank Aaron Automotive Group. Aaron sold all but the Toyota dealership in McDonough in 2007. During the 2006 season, San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds passed Babe Ruth and moved into second place on the all-time home run list, attracting growing media coverage as he drew closer to Aaron's record. Playing off the intense interest in their perceived rivalry, Aaron and Bonds made a television commercial that aired during Super Bowl XLI, shortly before the start of the 2007 baseball season, in which Aaron jokingly tried to persuade Bonds to retire before breaking the record. As Bonds began to close in on the record during the 2007 season, Aaron let it be known that, although he recognized Bonds' achievements, he would not be present when Bonds broke the record. There was considerable speculation that this was a snubbing of Bonds based on the widespread belief that Bonds had used performance-enhancing drugs and steroids to aid his achievement. However, some observers looked back on Aaron's personal history, pointing out that he had downplayed his own breaking of Babe Ruth's all-time record and suggesting that Aaron was simply treating Bonds in a similar fashion. In a later interview with Atlanta sportscasting personality Chris Dimino, Aaron made it clear that his reluctance to attend any celebration of a new home run record was based upon his personal conviction that baseball is not about breaking records, but simply playing to the best of one's potential. After Bonds hit his record-breaking 756th home run on August 7, 2007, Aaron made a surprise appearance on the JumboTron video screen at AT&T Park in San Francisco to congratulate Bonds on his accomplishment:

I would like to offer my congratulations to Barry Bonds on becoming baseball's career home run leader. It is a great accomplishment which required skill, longevity, and determination. Throughout the past century, the home run has held a special place in baseball and I have been privileged to hold this record for 33 of those years. I move over now and offer my best wishes to Barry and his family on this historical achievement. My hope today, as it was on that April evening in 1974, is that the achievement of this record will inspire others to chase their own dreams.

Aaron lives in the Atlanta area. In July 2013, media reported that his home was burglarized. Jewelry and two BMW vehicles were stolen. The cars were later recovered.

Awards and honors

Aaron was awarded the Spingarn Medal in 1976, from the NAACP.

In 1982, Aaron was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame during his first year of eligibility. In 1988 Aaron was inducted into the Wisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame for his time spent on the Milwaukee Braves.

In 1999, MLB created the Hank Aaron Award, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Aaron's surpassing of Babe Ruth's career home run mark of 714 home runs and to honor Aaron's contributions to baseball. The award is given annually to the baseball hitters voted the most effective in each respective league. That same year, baseball fans named Aaron to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Hank Aaron on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

When the city of Atlanta was converting the 1996 Olympic Stadium into a new baseball stadium, many local residents hoped the stadium would be named for Hank Aaron. When the stadium was instead named Turner Field (after Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner), a section of Capitol Avenue running past the stadium was renamed Hank Aaron Drive. The stadium's street number is 755, after Aaron's total number of home runs. In April 1997, a new baseball facility for the AA Mobile Bay Bears constructed in Aaron's hometown of Mobile, Alabama was named Hank Aaron Stadium.

On February 5, 1999, at his 65th birthday celebration, Major League Baseball announced the introduction of the Hank Aaron Award. The award honors the best overall offensive performer in the American and National League. It was the first major award to be introduced in more than thirty years and had the distinction of being the first award named after a player who was still alive. Later that year, he ranked fifth on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was elected to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team.

In July 2000 and again in July 2002, Aaron threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, played at Turner Field and Miller Park, respectively.

On January 8, 2001, Hank Aaron was presented with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Bill Clinton. He received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, from President George W. Bush in June 2002.

In 2001, a recreational trail in Milwaukee connecting Miller Park with Lake Michigan along the Menomonee River was dedicated as the "Hank Aaron State Trail". Hank Aaron was on hand for the dedication. Aaron is on the Board of Selectors of Jefferson Awards for Public Service.

Aaron dedicated the new exhibit "Hank Aaron-Chasing the Dream" at the Baseball Hall of Fame on April 25, 2009. Statues of Aaron stand outside the front entrance of both Turner Field and Miller Park. There is also a statue of him as an eighteen-year-old shortstop outside Carson Park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, where he played his first season in the Braves' minor league system.

He was named a 2010 Georgia Trustee by the Georgia Historical Society, in conjunction with the Governor of Georgia, to recognize accomplishments and community service that reflect the ideals of the founding body of Trustees, which governed the Georgia colony from 1732 to 1752. Aaron received the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette in January 2016.

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K-9 Handler Surprised His Detection Dog Partner With The Best Retirement Gift

When a colleague retires, it can be quite tricky to buy them the appropriate retirement gift. After all, being free from the long hours of stressful work days is already a gift in itself. But the staff at this airport in Indiana cleverly picked the perfect present for their retiring detection canine, and the pooch couldn’t be happier with their choice.

TTirado, an adorable black Labrador, had been offering his service at the Indianapolis Airport for around eight years now. He had been the airport’s top explosive detection canine, and now that he was nearing his senior years, he was ready to bid goodbye to his position.

Keith Gray, his handler and partner, mentioned that over the years that they had worked together, he earned tons of memories and learned great lessons from the pooch. So to show his appreciation to him, he decided to throw TTirado the best retirement party.

With the help of the other staff at the airport, Keith organized a mini farewell celebration for the pooch that featured a ball drop of 200 tennis balls. He and his colleagues arranged the balls close to the ceiling and then placed a suspicious suitcase under the balls for TTirado to find.

They then tricked the Labrador into doing a final explosive search in the area. Once TTirado hunted down the luggage and placed himself in front of it as per protocol, Keith and the other handlers released the balls and let it shower down on TTirado.

The pup couldn’t hide his excitement once he realized what had happened. He immediately began prancing around the tennis balls, clearly having a hard time choosing a ball to play with. To cap off the day, the other staff at the airport played fetch with TTirado until he had to go home and bid them goodbye one last time.

The pooch would now be staying at Keith, as he officially adopted him right after his retirement. And TTirado would surely get to enjoy more fetch time with his new fur dad in his new home. Watch the adorable tennis ball surprise video here.

After more than 8 years of service @INDairport, @TSA explosive detection canine TTirado has officially retired. He was adopted by his handler Keith Gray and will spend retirement at home with his family. Check out this clip of his final bag search and reward! ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/efRwPFrmDi

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Cnn news SafeSport CEO to testify before oversight panel as lawmakers weigh increasing funding

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U.S. Center for SafeSport CEO Ju’Riese Colon, who now not too lengthy prior to now took the helm of the group charged with investigating allegations of abuse in sport, testified at a hearing on athlete security sooner than the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation on Wednesday.

SafeSport, which opened its doors in March 2017, stands at a severe juncture. Colon’s look on Capitol Hill comes at a time when lawmakers are waiting to debate proposed legislation -- written by two senators who spearheaded a extensive-ranging investigation of abuse in Olympic sports final year -- that will very much bolster her group with tens of millions of bucks of what she says is far-mandatory additional annual funding.

Wednesday’s hearing, whereas circuitously tied to that proposed legislation, is scheduled to be a dialogue about “athlete security and the integrity of U.S. sport.” Colon became once invited to testify alongside the heads of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency and the National Athletic Trainers’ Affiliation.

As high-profile cases delight in vaulted the problem of sexual abuse and misconduct in sport correct into a topic of grave public sigh, SafeSport has been dogged by questions from athletes and their advocates who doubt the group’s independence and effectiveness.

Colon sought to assuage these doubts on Wednesday.

“The Center has near a lengthy manner,” Colon mentioned in her opening remarks. “Now we delight in developed insurance policies where there had been none. Now we delight in supplied a mechanism for athletes to gape decision. Now we delight in required practicing where it became once once infrequently utilized. Now we delight in held a total bunch of people accountable for inflicting damage. And, in consequence, we're main the payment in altering the culture of sport.”

Lots of worthy attorneys who delight in represented elite athletes in sexual abuse cases live extremely skeptical of SafeSport’s means to adequately deal with the problem of abuse in sports.

John Manly, an authorized decent whose firm represents many of the victims of disgraced USA Gymnastics group doctor Larry Nassar, has emerged as SafeSport’s fiercest -- but by no system handiest -- critic.

“SafeSport is a firm dedicated to 1 thing: holding the USOC,” Manly informed ABC News and ESPN. “Congress has to mediate whether or now not they’re going to be complicit or now not.”

Jon Little, an Indianapolis-essentially based authorized decent who has represented loads of purchasers against national governing our bodies in suits over their facing of abuse allegations, echoed these concerns, asserting SafeSport is mute “bent on holding” sports establishments and the these that work for them.

“The target of SafeSport is to compile knowledge to mitigate the felony and civil liability of the coaches it certifies, protects and controls,” Little informed ABC News and ESPN. “No topic how powerful [money] you give them, as lengthy as the aim is unpleasant, it’s pointless."

On Wednesday, Sen. John Thune, a Republican from South Dakota, asked Colon to deal with the problem of independence straight, and she or he replied by highlighting the group's pledge now not to hire someone who has now not too lengthy prior to now worked for the USOPC or one of many national governing our bodies.

“Independence is important to us,” Colon mentioned. “It's miles simply one thing that has been referred to as into build a matter to sooner than, but we delight in now performed all the pieces we are in a position to, I reflect, to rating obvious independence.”

And in step with questions from ABC News and ESPN, SafeSport spokesperson Dan Hill defended the group and its work.

“SafeSport and its workers are fair from the [U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee] and [national governing bodies]. They attain now not epic to these entities,” Hill mentioned. “The Center has its delight in governance, oversight and insurance policies. Since opening its doors … 627 people had been sanctioned by the Center, collectively with high-profile athletes, coaches and figures of their sport.”

Hill instructed that just a few of SafeSport’s critics are “working to undermine the Center’s mission” for deepest and decent assemble, but he acknowledged “the merely of parties to gape counsel and to pursue their very delight in deepest pursuits exterior of sport.”

“But we predict about,” he mentioned, “these pursuits and ours can and will co-exist.”

Colon took over as CEO in July 2019 following the departure of the group’s long-established high govt Shellie Pfohl in December 2018. Colon inherited a firm with a modest value range and a exiguous workers struggling to defend dash with the resolution of claims requiring investigation and to defend the have faith of the athlete neighborhood it objectives to wait on.

SafeSport, thru its spokesperson Hill, declined requests from ABC News and ESPN to rating Colon accessible for an interview, but she spoke at size about her recent feature on a recent episode of a sports change podcast.

The group receives bigger than 200 experiences per thirty days, Colon mentioned in October, and at this time has about 1,200 launch investigations, the majority of which involve allegations of sexual abuse of kids. About half of her 40 workers are dedicated to clearing that backlog, she mentioned, and collectively with extra investigators is one of her high priorities for 2020.

Colon, a longtime child security advocate who previously served in govt roles at the Boys & Ladies Clubs of America and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Younger people, obviously has a deep background in child abuse training and prevention, but her investigative abilities appears to be diminutive.

“As for the CEO, the Center sought a smartly-rounded leader to oversee all ingredients of the Center’s mandate, which contains training, consciousness and prevention insurance policies,” Hill mentioned. “She has been spherical and supported the investigative route of most of her profession and has the leadership qualities, skills and keenness the Center became once looking out out.”

The bulk of SafeSport’s funding is supplied by the U.S. Olympic Committee, however the group also receives “a significant part” of its value range from the national governing our bodies, Colon mentioned, and she or he is actively concerned about ongoing discussions with their leaders as they “collectively” resolve how powerful monetary improve they must provide to their very delight in watchdog.

For Manly, Colon’s fundraising from the national governing our bodies creates the capability of a battle of pastime.

“That tells you all the pieces that you can delight in to understand,” Manly informed ABC News and ESPN. “We’re going to defend people responsible with cash from the people we delight in now to defend responsible? It's miles an completely broken procedure on epic of it became once never designed to work.”

In accordance to Hill, however, SafeSport’s independence is protected by its insurance policies irrespective of the sources of its funding.

“There are plenty of … who factor in that the sports and USOPC must be invested in fixing these disorders,” Hill mentioned. “One might perchance well also build a matter to, if they attain now not fund the Center, who will?”

One of the significant supreme challenges going thru SafeSport were on prove in its failed strive to get rid of once-eminent figure skating coach Richard Callaghan from his sport.

Callaghan, who has coached just a few of the field’s most embellished skaters, became once at the beginning place banned for all times in August 2019 following an 18-month investigation into his behavior sparked by allegations of sexual abuse reported to SafeSport by his out of date pupil and colleague Craig Maurizi. Callaghan, who has over and over denied these allegations, appealed that call to an arbitrator, who lifted the ban and as an alternate imposed a three-year suspension, 15-year probation and 100 hours of neighborhood service for non-sexual misconduct toward other skaters.

Final month, ABC News and ESPN bought confidential documents that published that the arbitrator who reviewed SafeSport’s investigation of Callaghan lifted his lifetime ban despite agreeing with the investigators’ conclusion that Callaghan had sexually, bodily and emotionally abused young skaters.

Callaghan’s actions, the arbitrator wrote in his hearing decision, were “unpleasant and unbecoming of a coach in the Olympic lope,” collectively with that “sexual activity with a minor … has no place in sport.” He made up our minds, however, that, on epic of procedural principles concerning behavior that preceded SafeSport’s existence dictated that he rely on the criteria of that time, he utilized what he referred to as “an absurd and draconian” since-repealed law adopted in Unique York in 1980, which required “corroboration” for obvious sexual offenses.

Without a stumble on to, or other corroborating evidence of, the sexual abuse, in other phrases, his fingers were tied. Callaghan, he made up our minds, might perchance well return to the ice in 2022.

“I’m alarmed and disappointed,” Maurizi informed ABC News and ESPN. “SafeSport became once build in place to conclude predators. But, in my case, they did merely the alternative.”

In an earlier observation, SafeSport mentioned that whereas it might perchance perhaps also now not have faith this particular arbitrator’s decision, the arbitration route of itself is an significant aspect of its operation.

“In the topic of Richard Callaghan, the Center stands at the aid of its thorough investigation and decision to sigh a lifetime ban,” SafeSport mentioned in a press free up. “Even when the Center disagrees with the final result, it need to respect the arbitration route of as it's significant to placing forward fairness and SafeSport’s authority to pursue these matters.”

Callaghan’s case is now not the handiest time an arbitrator’s decision to overturn a SafeSport sanction has sparked controversy.

An analogous tales in taekwondo, weightlifting and cycling delight in raised a associated sigh: the arbitration court docket cases and the investigations that precede them are belief of non-public and confidential, so the reason at the aid of these choices live largely hidden from public build a matter to, at the same time as alleged offenders return to competition or teaching.

Stephen Estey, a San Diego-essentially based authorized decent representing three out of date taekwondo athletes in a potentially landmark case against the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee in California, referred to as SafeSport’s protection “the alternative of transparent.”

“Why wouldn’t SafeSport need these choices to be public?” Estey informed ABC News and ESPN. “You might perhaps need all people to understand the facts, so as that oldsters can rating their very delight in told choices. Despite the incontrovertible fact that an arbitrator overturns a ban, as a minimal the facts will be accessible so people can lisp, ‘Is that this any individual I need spherical my kid?’”

Hill argued that the confidential route of became once designed now not to protect abusers but to provide protection to victims and witnesses.

“There are plenty of the causes why victims of abuse attain now not need their tales shared publicly and it’s now not one thing SafeSport or any entity must take lightly,” Hill mentioned. “Public disclosure of the deepest and sensitive exiguous print of sexual abuse would no doubt lower experiences and negatively affect the Center’s means to fulfill its mission.”

But SafeSport’s supreme challenges is arguably the distrust of the group among just a few of the main attorneys who signify the athletes who drop below its jurisdiction.

Manly, Little and Estey all informed ABC News and ESPN that, as a rule, they counsel that their purchasers attain now not take part in SafeSport investigations or arbitration hearings, a stance SafeSport spokesperson Hill previously referred to as “unacceptable" and mentioned the group became once "taking a review into."

On the eve of Colon’s testimony, however, Hill went one step additional.

“A failure to epic,” Hill mentioned, “might perchance well also moreover be a violation of the SafeSport Code.”

Pete Madden is an investigative producer for ABC News. Dan Murphy is a workers creator for ESPN.

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Dog training can be enjoyable or it can be a battle. How you and your puppy preceive education drastically relies upon on how you method instruction. This post shares with you three widespread errors puppy proprietors make when education their puppies and how you can stay away from them.

A hard-headed queen of England was suggested to abdicate and flee, mainly because her tiny army and fleet have been no match for a extensive Armada launched against her place by Spain to restore Catholicism. Elizabeth requested, "Why not?" - and viewed from the shore as her "Sea Puppies" destroyed the Armada and set up England as the pre-eminent electrical power in the planet for practically 4 generations.

In Northwest Indiana, 2x2 Rescue will celebrate Ground Hog Day with its initial massive adoption occasion of the yr at Hungry Hound Boutique & Grooming situated at 8243 Wicker Avenue in Saint John. The celebration operates from midday until eventually three p.m. and will function dogs, cats, birds and it's possible some other critters from the local and Indianapolis Chapters and Photos by Fetch Portraits.

For one particular matter, dogs are great for our well being. Scientific tests have demonstrated that elder citizens who have the companionship of a pet, especially if they are widowed, stay lives that are for a longer time, happier, and much healthier than a statistically related sample of elders with out animals.

Stop by PetSmart on the Near North Side at 1415 North Kingsbury Street in Chicago from 11 a.m. until finally 3 p.m. for an adoption and informational event for Chicago Pet Rescue. Examine out the pet dogs and Guinea Pigs.

There are several places that you can go to buy pet urns and memorials. But for broader variety and additional alternatives, the best spot to shop is on-line. If you want to have your urns personalized, there are some on-line shops that can do this for you as nicely.

Don't Punish Your Canine- This may possibly turn into incredibly tricky to do especially if you are a new operator. But unfavorable reinforcement is not as efficient as beneficial reinforcement. Unfavorable reinforcement youtube.com/..... assistance is just counterproductive. When you scream, yell, strike or punish your pet you make him/her fearful and on edge. Your dog will by no means know what to count on from you that means regardless of whether you will be great or indicate. When he/she feels this way it interferes with his or her capability to hear, reply, and take in your teaching.

Foothills Animal Shelter lately celebrated the very first anniversary of their new developing. They are ready to use 30,000 sq.-foot facility to present substantially wanted local community services and teaching for the metropolitan areas of Jefferson County. Along with pet very first assist, they also provide Puppy trainng classes. Foothills Animal Shelter is located at 580 McIntyre Road near the Indiana Exit at 6th Avenue. To find out far more, check out their web site or phone 303-278-7575.

The parents electricity was completely drained and defeated and the mom had admitted quite a few mothers and fathers elementary error. She believed using self-control would talk to her son that she did not love him. Her insecure strength designed her a pleaser. She felt generally stating indeed was the finest way to convey her love. I could also inform the father experienced checked out months or yrs in the past. Youngsters are as sensitive to strength as canines and the boy could sense but not understand his mother and father weak point. He understood his parents didn't have regulate, so who did? Audio familiar bosses?

Welcome your new pet into your family members by pursuing this record. When you deliver a new pet house you need to comprehend that your new "addition" is frightened at initial. Do not power your pet to get adjusted but consider to make him or her as at ease as possible.

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13 Methods To Pup Proofing Your Household

Maybe you just adopted a new dog. The difficulty is he keeps on whining. Your neighbors are not really content about it and are complaining. You are now at a complete decline. You do not want to give your puppy dog away but you however want to stop him from whining.

Do not misunderstand, you do not want to permit poor actions. You quit the incorrect actions and then reward for the proper conduct. For instance, if your pet dog commences to get up on your couch you would get him off and then, when all four paws are on the floor, you would give a click on with your clicker followed by a handle. Every time you observe your canine undertaking the accurate activity you give a click on and a take care of. It will not get extended for your dog to recognize that the actions you want is adopted by a click and a handle. Given that your pet needs the address that arrives after a simply click he gets to be an energetic participant in his very own training as he finds approaches to remember to you.

In Northwest Indiana, 2x2 Rescue will rejoice Floor Hog Day with its initial major adoption occasion of the year at Hungry Hound Boutique & Grooming located at 8243 Wicker Avenue in Saint John. The party operates from noon until three p.m. and will element canines, cats, birds and it's possible some other critters from the nearby and Indianapolis Chapters and Photos by Fetch Portraits.

When you are at residence, hold a near eye at your canine. When you capture him chewing on anything unacceptable, say 'NO'. Clear away the object and then hand in excess of a acceptable toy. When your pet starts to bite on the toy, reward your pet or give very good remarks. Some dogs chew on anything at all that have their learn's scent on it like a shirt or an aged shoe lying close to the residence. Do not let your canine chew on them since they will outgrow the routine and they will assume that it is correct.

The other way to make your canine cease whining is to be there each time he starts off to whine. When it does, make a loud sounds or explain to him no. Do not ever hit the pet dog. You really should never hit the animal no make any difference what habits he engages in.

In get to instruct the cue appropriately you use the clicker and give the take care of immediately after you cue the action. When the cue is well comprehended you no more time have to follow it with a simply click and a address. Your praise and attention can now substitute them.

Don't Punish Your Canine- This may possibly turn out to be very challenging to do in particular if you are a new owner. But adverse reinforcement is not as powerful as optimistic reinforcement. Adverse reinforcement youtube.com/..... advice is just counterproductive. When you scream, yell, hit or punish your pet dog you make him/her fearful and on edge. Your canine will under no circumstances know what to anticipate from you meaning no matter if you will be wonderful or suggest. When he/she feels this way it interferes with his or her capability to pay attention, respond, and take in your training.

Positive, Positive, Good- Utilizing good reinforcement for the duration of your Puppy trainng is the way to go. Do this by offering praise and treats when your puppy does one thing very good. In the starting use both equally treats and praise to reinforce optimistic conduct; later on on you don't require to count so considerably on treats as in the starting. Always don't forget that you must strengthen beneficial actions, never ever let it go with no reward.

Also when travelling abroad test to see what your pet insurance policy handles, just in situation. You ought to uncover that a good deal of eventualities are lined, for instance, if your puppy's tag fails or you need to have to get your pet a new wellness certification. On the other hand your insurer may well only go over specific common chips, so it's essential to double-examine.

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K-9 Handler Surprised His Detection Dog Partner With The Best Retirement Gift

When a colleague retires, it can be quite tricky to buy them the appropriate retirement gift. After all, being free from the long hours of stressful work days is already a gift in itself. But the staff at this airport in Indiana cleverly picked the perfect present for their retiring detection canine, and the pooch couldn’t be happier with their choice.

TTirado, an adorable black Labrador, had been offering his service at the Indianapolis Airport for around eight years now. He had been the airport’s top explosive detection canine, and now that he was nearing his senior years, he was ready to bid goodbye to his position.

Keith Gray, his handler and partner, mentioned that over the years that they had worked together, he earned tons of memories and learned great lessons from the pooch. So to show his appreciation to him, he decided to throw TTirado the best retirement party.

With the help of the other staff at the airport, Keith organized a mini farewell celebration for the pooch that featured a ball drop of 200 tennis balls. He and his colleagues arranged the balls close to the ceiling and then placed a suspicious suitcase under the balls for TTirado to find.

They then tricked the Labrador into doing a final explosive search in the area. Once TTirado hunted down the luggage and placed himself in front of it as per protocol, Keith and the other handlers released the balls and let it shower down on TTirado.

The pup couldn’t hide his excitement once he realized what had happened. He immediately began prancing around the tennis balls, clearly having a hard time choosing a ball to play with. To cap off the day, the other staff at the airport played fetch with TTirado until he had to go home and bid them goodbye one last time.

The pooch would now be staying at Keith, as he officially adopted him right after his retirement. And TTirado would surely get to enjoy more fetch time with his new fur dad in his new home. Watch the adorable tennis ball surprise video here.

After more than 8 years of service @INDairport, @TSA explosive detection canine TTirado has officially retired. He was adopted by his handler Keith Gray and will spend retirement at home with his family. Check out this clip of his final bag search and reward! ❤️❤️❤️ pic.twitter.com/efRwPFrmDi

— Mark Howell (@TSAMedia_MarkH) June 17, 2020

Courtesy of @TSAMedia_MarkH

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Life Update

So in the middle of June I moved to Indiana with the “adoptive family”.... 

I don’t have a job yet; I’ve been taking care of the house/kids/dog 

I have to get my learner’s permit again and hold it for 6 months before I can get my license. I’m terrified that I won’t  pass. 

I don’t have a single friend here. I’m basically stuck in the house all day except for when I decide to bring the dog on a walk. I’m constantly exhausted and my knee pain has been a lot more noticeable. 

Do any of you live near Indianapolis? I need friends. Or is anyone willing to be texting buddies?

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Trained English Cream Golden Retriever Puppies: Your Guide to Finding the Perfect Companion in Indiana

Are you looking to bring home a trained English Cream Golden Retriever puppy in Indiana? Whether you're considering adoption, buying a puppy, or seeking training programs, navigating the world of golden retrievers in Indiana can be both exciting and rewarding. Here's a comprehensive guide to help you find your ideal furry friend:

Finding Trained English Cream Golden Retriever Puppies

Adopting a Golden Retriever in Indiana:

If adoption is your preferred route, Indiana offers numerous opportunities to rescue or adopt English Cream Golden Retrievers. Look for reputable rescue organizations near Indiana IN that specialize in golden retrievers. These organizations often have trained puppies or young dogs ready for adoption.

Buying Puppies in Indiana USA:

When buying a puppy, it's crucial to choose a responsible breeder. Look for breeders who specialize in English Cream Golden Retrievers and prioritize health, temperament, and socialization. Consider reputable breeders like Olena Tsyhpa or Ciprian & Corina Caia, known for their high standards and dedication to the breed.

Puppies for Sale in Schererville Indiana and Beyond:

Cities like Schererville, Indianapolis, South Bend, and Terre Haute often have listings for golden retriever puppies. Ensure you visit the breeder's facility to see how the puppies are raised and meet the parents if possible. 

Training Programs and Puppy Classes

Puppy Training Classes in Indiana:

Finding the right puppy training classes is essential for a well-adjusted companion. Look for classes in Northwest Indiana, Kokomo, Fort Wayne, Columbus, and other cities that offer positive reinforcement training methods tailored to golden retrievers.

Bird and Gun Dog Training Programs in Indiana:

For those interested in specialized training, Indiana offers bird and gun dog training programs. These programs are ideal for enhancing your golden retriever's natural instincts and abilities. 

Additional Resources

Pet Stores and Breed-Specific Needs:

Explore pet stores near Indianapolis IN that cater to the needs of golden retrievers. They often stock premium foods, toys, and grooming supplies tailored to the breed.

Finding Top Golden Retriever Breeders:

Research top golden retriever breeders in Indiana to ensure you're getting a puppy from a reputable source. Look for breeders recognized for their commitment to breed standards and health testing.

Golden Retriever Rescue and Adoption:

Consider adopting from rescue organizations specializing in golden retrievers. They often have trained dogs available and provide ongoing support to adoptive families. 

Conclusion

Whether you're looking for a trained English Cream Golden Retriever puppy for sale, adoption opportunities near Indiana IN, or the best puppy training classes in your area, Indiana offers a wealth of options. Remember to prioritize the health, temperament, and happiness of your future companion as you embark on this exciting journey. 

For more information on available puppies, adoption processes, or training tips, feel free to reach out to local breeders, rescue organizations, or training facilities in Indiana. Your perfect furry companion may be closer than you think!