Out of Control Blog

Sunday, June 15, 2008

Vier Pfoten

The Austrian animal welfare organization, Vier Pfoten (Four Paws) recently issued a news release about their work in Romania.

For years, Vier Pfoten has been working to reduce the number of stray dogs in Romania by offering free sterilization and vaccination services.

Recently, Vier Pfoten turned their attention to a zoo in Braila, Romania where it was discovered several big cats were living. Malnourished and living in dire conditions, the cats were transferred to the care of Vier Pfoten. Two weeks ago, the cats were successfully transferred to Lionsrock, a big cat sanctuary in South Africa.

Read the entire article here.

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Monday, April 21, 2008

Act Locally

VBAS LogoWhen not furiously working away on their documentary, Eva Sippel and Molly Stretten can be found volunteering at their local animal shelter. The Volunteers of the Burbank Animal Shelter is a dedicated group of 60+ volunteers that foster kittens, socialize stray dogs, publish a newsletter and work community related events.

The Burbank Animal Shelter currently has a number of animals looking for a new home. Check out the website and meet your new best friend today!

posted by Molly at 7:56 PM | 1 comments

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Personal Training Anyone?

Hello Friends and Supporters,

If you have been thinking about working out, becoming fit and finally living up to your New Year's resolution, well... have I got the person for you!

Kristen Dusold is our Director's personal trainer and when she heard about our documentary, she was willing to offer her sessions to our loyal supporters and donate a portion of the proceeds to our post production fund. The promotion runs until March 31st!

Kristen is a great work out coach and we appreciate her willingness to help out with our film about the stray dogs in Romania. Please visit Kristen's website for more information about her workout program. Tell her the Schnuffie Team send you and enjoy staying fit!

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Act I


Welcome 2008!

We started the year by diving deep into the post production process, having finished act one and starting act two of our documentary about the stray dogs in Romania.

Paul, Molly and I are excited about the film, confirmed in our opinions that it is not only going to be an important film to see, but also an exciting movie to watch.

As we make our way through the footage, connecting stories and remembering the hard times as well as the joy we experienced while working together in a foreign country, I feel compelled to yet one more time thank everybody involved.

Thank you to the team that went to Romania, thank you to the crew that shot the footage and thank you to the many supporters, all of you, that have been supporting this project for quite some time and not given up on us.

We are now on the homestretch, and as any marathon runner will tell you, keep the pace and keep on running and you will get to the finish line.

And that is exactly what we are going to do.

Thank you.
-Eva

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Monday, December 17, 2007

Happy Holidays!

Hello Everyone,

It's been a while since we updated the blog but now that we are nearing the end of 2007, I thought I would write a new entry.

After Molly and I finished the general lay out and structure of our documentary, we were waiting for Paul to finish a job he had started in Spain....and we were waiting and waiting...until, finally last month Paul finished the project: "Hidden Camera" a movie starring Dean Cain and soon to be released on DVD!

Now we are back in the editing room, making our way through the first act. Our hopes for finishing the entire film by the end of the year are dminishing a bit but we are working as much as we can, while still trying to take on work that actually pays our bills.

The good news is, that we shot good material and have a good story.

Thank you to all of you for your patience and continous support in this long and difficult process we call independent film making. Molly, Paul and I are looking forward to sharing the final product with you soon.

Happy Holidays!

Eva

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Thursday, September 06, 2007

Editing Begins

Greetings Friends-

Good news! Team Schnuffie is ready to begin the editing process. According to Director and Editor Paul Carlin, editing will begin within the next two weeks. The story outline is complete and we are excitied to move on to the next phase of our documentary. Keep checking back for more editing updates.

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Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Animal Wellness Magazine

In the current issue of Animal Wellness Magazine, you will find an article about our documentary on page 76.

Read the Article.

Thank you Animal Wellness Magazine for bringing attention to the stray dog problem in Romania!

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Thursday, July 12, 2007

Cowabunga


Cowabunga Dudes!

My name is Rui (formerly known as Barney). I was one of the 13 pups that the Schnuffie crew rescued from Romania. I was adopted by Marilyn and I lived with a bunch of other animals in Fallbrook, California. Now I call Hawaii my home. Can you believe it? From the streets of Galati to the beaches in Hawaii. It's good to be a dog!

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Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Romanian Hearts

Hello Blog Readers,

As Molly and I make our way through hours and hours worth of Romanian footage, we often come across shots of the dangling hearts our busdriver had in the front window in our Rock n' Roll bus. They were red, fluffy and said I love you on them.

Back in Romania, they struck me as funny. When I got on the bus in the morning, they would be the first thing I noticed. At the end of the day they seemed to say good bye to all our team members as we disembarked. I never thought of them much except that they seemed out of place. We had an insane amount of work to do, dogs to spay & neuter and a movie to shoot. It was a gritty, fast paced world. What were those fluffy hearts doing there?

But now, as I am trying to think of an open for our movie, it is those very visual striking red hearts that keep dangling in my mind as the perfect symbol of what our trip and this movie are all about: Love!

That's what got us there and that's what the Romanian street dogs taught us.

And suddenly the red hearts don't seem so out of place anymore. Instead, rather perfectly placed. Leading our team to complete our mission and leading me to the open of our film.

Eva Sippel
Producer

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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Meet Claudiu Iosim

Our friend Claudiu Iosim is the Founder and Executive Director of Animed Arad, a nonprofit animal welfare organization in Arad, Romania. Animed Arad was established in September 2001 and is supported entirely by donations. Their purpose is to reduce the number of unwanted puppies and kittens by running a spay/neuter program.

Currently an Environmental Engineer, Claudiu has decided to attend Veterinary College in October. Claudiu will be spending time in California later this month to get a jump start on his education by attending meetings and observing procedures with a veterinarian.

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Monday, March 19, 2007

Post Production Update

Hello and Happy March!

Everyone at team Schnuffie hopes you had a Happy St. Patrick's Day with plenty of green beer and corned beef!

We would like to give you a quick update on our documentary. . . .

Eva and Molly have been furiously reviewing all of the footage (we're talkin' about 90+ hours of material to review folks) to create a comprehensive outline. The ladies have been meeting 2-3 times per week and they are making substantial headway. The goal is to have a rough draft within the next few months.

Stay tuned for more details!

posted by Molly at 10:57 PM | 1 comments

Thursday, February 22, 2007

El Director


Director Paul Stephen Carlin
Our very own Paul Carlin is currently on location in Barcelona!

Paul joined Drimtim Entertainment on the shooting of their upcoming action film Hidden Camera, which is set in Spain.

When asked about his first day of production, Paul informed us he was scouting rooftops on the streets of Barcelona in preparation for a helicopter shoot. "The idea is to emulate a high-tech satellite view of a foot chase. Later, I will be compositing the aerial footage onto actual satellite imagery and polishing it off with Hollywood production value."

Have a great time in Spain Paul!

Watch the You Tube report Paul sent us from Barcelona.

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Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Happy Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day to all our special friends, who have been steady supporters of our film: Out of Control: Changing the World one Dog at a Time, a dogumentray about the stray dogs in Romania and the Californian volunteers who are trying to help them.

Your involvement makes us feel loved and supported in our endeavour and most of all, it fuels us to continue our work, so that one day our film will shed light on a dark problem and out of control.......will become under control....!

Nobody can do it alone, but I feel confident that as a group, we can make a difference!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts,

Eva, Lina and the Schnuffie Team


posted by Molly at 10:39 AM | 1 comments

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Read about RAR

Our friend Nancy Janes of Romania Animal Rescue sent us the following email and we would like to share it with you.

We are thrilled to announce that we appear as "Rescuer of the Week" at the Best Friends Society website.

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Meet Tamra and Jill



For those of you attending the fashion show and movie screening for A.P.E. Action on February 11, be sure to say hi to Tamra and Jill (pictured here with Schnuffie Producer Eva Sippel on the right). These ladies work for A.P.E. Action and are responsible for the evenings entertainment.

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Monday, January 15, 2007

A.P.E. Action



Learn more about Animals, People & Environment Action (A.P.E. Action) a non-profit right here in Los Angeles.

Our group is a non profit organization committed to promoting change through education. We believe in teaching moral and ethical values in regard to animals, people, and the environment. Our goal is to raise public awareness and instill responsibility for actions that can help build a more compassionate world.

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Save the Date!

Come join us for an evening of entertainment, free food and a fashion show!

When: February 11
Where: The Aura Night Club in Studio City
Time: 7pm til close


Schnuffie hooked up with Animals, People & Environment Action - APE Action a non-profit group, whose goal it is to promote change through education. Take a sneek peak into our documentary and watch APE Action's feature film Diva Dog starring Linda Blair, Debra Wilson Skelton (Mad TV), Kelli McCarty (NBC's Passions), Jordan Ladd (Cabin Fever), James Madio (Band of Brothers) and Adrienne Frantzand.

Check out the invitation for more information. See you on the 11th!

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Friday, December 15, 2006

Fearless Director


Risking life and limb, our fearless Director Paul Carlin traverses up the daunting mountain shown below to capture the best shot. Battling 50 m.p.h. winds, frigid temperatures and flying debris (including the occasional pesky tumbleweed), Paul conquers the elements and finds success!

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The Hostess with the Mostess

Hostess, fearless volunteer and occasional boom operator, the Schnuffie crew would like to give a special thank you to Marilyn Gale for all of her hard work on our documentary. We also wish Marilyn and Rua (our Romanian dog formerly know as Barney) the best of luck at their new home in Hawaii.

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Thursday, December 14, 2006

Pup Reunion




During the weekend of December 2nd, the Schnuffie crew traveled to San Diego to visit a few of our Romanian pups.

First on our stop was a visit to Mia and the Bath family. A tiny, black puppy in Romania, Mia is now a medium-sized dog with endless energy. She enjoys daily walks and frequent visits to dog beach with Mackenzie, Ryan and Kevin Bath.

We also visited our boy Fred and the Keeney family. We were happy to see that Fred is no longer the skinny dog that we found homeless in Romania. Well-fed, Fred keeps the Keeney's busy with his happy spirit and vigor!

Finally, we drove to a small town outside of San Diego where we reconnected with Billy Bob and the Higbee's. Billy Bob has grown up and out, and has a fabulous life with his dog companion Ruby and several horses. A special thank you to Cathy Higbee for the delicious chicken wings and vanilla cupcakes. They really hit the spot!

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Sunday, November 19, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving

On behalf of everyone at Schnuffie Productions, have a Happy Thanksgiving!

To our friends Karl and Marlies Sippel who flew all the way from Germany to celebrate Thanksgiving with our Producer and Director: Welcome to the other side of the International Pork Line! Unfortunately, the only pork you will find today is a pigskin thrown in many football games.

Go Lions!

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Kasper the friendly dog

Our Producer Eva Sippel and Director Paul Carlin wish to share the following. . . . .

To all of you who have known our wonderful friend Kasper, it is with a heavy heart that I tell you that Kasper has passed away. Paul and I were both with him and he was in my arms as he was crossing over.

Kasper and I found each other when he was only three months old and I was 29. He changed my life and tought me about love, responsibility and taking care of someone. Lessons that made me a better person, and lessons that I am grateful for. I owe a lot to him and Kasper will always live in my heart.

The picture is from the day of our last Garage Sale, which happened to be Kasper's last day as well.

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Monday, November 06, 2006

Garage Sale Success

A big Schnuffie thank you to all of those who donated or participated in our recent garage sale!

We raised just over $800 thanks to the support of our friends like Melissa Kai, Cynthia Cavanaugh, Angela Ross and Tania Cooper. Our garage sale included fabulous items such as jewelry, clothing, fax machines and a comfy-cozy IKEA futon that Eva, Silisha and Molly decided to rest on.

If you couldn't make this garage sale, don't worry......we promise to have more in the near future!

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Saturday, October 21, 2006

Where is Steve Duval?



Our second camera operator Steve Duval has been working non-stop since returning from Romania. This summer, Steve completed season 7 of Big Brother All Stars, and also worked as a camera operator for Amazing Race. An avid motorcycle rider, Steve managed to travel to Lake Tahoe twice this summer in between busy shoot schedules.

Next up for Steve is a trip to Africa where he will participate in a documentary about an AIDS hospital in Malawi. Bon voyage Steve and good luck!

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Friday, October 06, 2006

Animal Radio

Greetings!

If you missed Clive Pearse on Animal Radio, you can listen to his interview again!

The interview will run on stations that take a live feed and will air next Saturday, October 7th. The inerview will also air on KOST 103.5 in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, October 8th at 6:30am.



In addition, the write up can be seen at AnimalRadio.com. Just click at the end of the middle column where it states: View MORE DETAILS on THIS WEEK’S SHOW.

Finally, you may visit our web page to listen to the interview. Just click on Current Projects and select Out of Control.

A big thank you and woof to Clive Pearse for your ongoing support! We appreciate all that you do!

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Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Where in the world is Peter Cruickshank?

After traveling Veterinarian Peter Cruickshank left Romania, he continued to travel throughout Eastern Europe and visited Bosnia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Serbia.



In July, Peter finally made his way to America for the first time! Some of Peter's favorite U.S. discoveries include: the L.A. Dodgers, Las Vegas, frozen margaritas, mexican food, sunny Los Angeles weather and Yellowstone National Park.

In October, Peter will return home to London for two weeks before jetsetting off to the land down under.

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Where are they now?

Greetings and Happy October!

Here at Schnuffie Productions, we have received several emails asking the whereabouts of our volunteers and crew members that went to Romania. "What are they doing?", "What other projects are they involved with?" or "How can I learn more about the volunteers" are just a few questions we have received.

Each week our new series, "Where are they now?" will feature a volunteer or crew member that assisted on our documentary. Check back frequently for updates!


Holly Jenkins





Our fearless volunteer Holly Jenkins recently landed a new job at the Glendale Humane Society. Holly will care for the pups and kitties until they find new, permanent homes. When not working at the GHS, Holly is a Volunteer of the Burbank Animal Shelter. As if that wasn't enough, this summer Holly completed voice-over work for a podcast of Shadow Falls. Keep up the good work, Holly!

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Thursday, September 21, 2006

Updated Website

A big thank you and woof to Paul Carlin for updating the Schnuffie website!

Read more about our documentary and a little bit of Romanian history under "Current Projects". Here you can also meet our wonderful volunteers Paul Carlin, Steve Duval, Marilyn Gale, Holly Jenkins, Ed Mari, Silisha Sidell, Eva Sippel and Molly Stretten.

Upon reading about the stray dog problem in Romania, you may also make a donation under, "Get Involved" so we may finish the documentary and share our story with the world!

posted by Molly at 1:07 PM | 1 comments

Sunday, September 17, 2006

View footage from Romania


Here at Team Schnuffie, Paul is furiously editing away on the documentary. We recently submitted some clips to the IDA/A&E Indie Films Finishing Grant. Click on comments below and share your thoughts with us.

Small movies for most people
Teaser (1 Min., 2 MB)
Sample Story (3 Min., 9 MB)

High Definition 720p movies for high-end computers
Teaser (1 Min., 10 MB)
Sample Story
(3 Min., 58 MB)

Movies require QuickTime 7.0 to play properly.

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Monday, September 11, 2006

Listen To Clive!


Longtime friend and Schnuffie supporter Clive Pearse will be featured on an episode of Animal Radio. HGTV fans know Clive as the fabulous host of "Designed to Sell" and "Design Star". Tune in September 26th at 10:00 AM as Clive discusses our recent visit to Romania and why he supports our efforts!

Animal Radio is now America's first full-time animal radio channel. Citizens of Los Angeles can listen to Animal Radio on stations KOST 103.5 and KBIG 104.3, or visit AnimalRadio.com for live streaming or to find a channel in your area.

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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

Pupdate 2





Hello! Once again, a Pupdate!

Nancy Janes of Romania Animal Rescue recently checked in with us to let us know about two pups we brought back from Romania.

Blondie, now known as Emma, was a cute white pup that we found living in an abandoned warehouse. Thin and covered with ticks, Nancy selected Emma to make the journey to the U.S. We are pleased to announce that Emma now lives in Northern California with her new family. Pictured here wearing a sporty blue harness, Emma enjoys daily walks and chewing on star-shaped dog toys!

In addition to Blondie, Nancy also brought home Anna Marie. Like so many stray dogs in Romania, Anna Marie was struck by a car and suffered spinal cord damage. Our resiliant Anna Marie remains with Nancy and makes progress daily with a little help from a dog cart. Way to go Anna Marie!

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Ahh. . . . the Memories!


Rain-soaked jeans, Romanian Mexican food, Diet Coke sans ice, puppies in hotel rooms and ticks-o-plenty!

Just a few of the images that Assistant Editor Extraordinaire, Melissa DiMeglio has uncovered during the logging process.

Some of our favorite clips include the team spaying/neutering street dogs, interviewing the local Mayor, scrubbing kennels at United Worldwide Cargo and capturing hidden footage at a city pound.

With only a few tapes remaining to be logged, it will not be long until Paul begins cutting.

Stay tuned to see what makes the final cut!

posted by Molly at 12:58 AM | 1 comments

Learn About Romania







Here at Schnuffie Productions, the filmmakers and volunteers have been compiling a list of some of our favorite books about Romania.

Used as reference material to familiarize us with Romanian culture and lifestyle, we thought we would pass along these gems to you. Happy reading!

Red Horizons: The True Story of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescus Crimes, Lifestyles, and Corruption by Ion Mihai

The Rough Guide to Romania, Fourth Edition by Tim Burford and Norm Longley

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey through History by Robert Kaplan

Taste of Romania: Its Cookery and Glimpses of Its History, Folklore, Art, Literature, and Poetry by Nicolae Klepper

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Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Pupdate!




Greetings and Happy August!

Team Schnuffie is pleased to report that all of our Romania pups have been adopted into safe, loving homes in Southern California. After some T.L.C. at Helen Woodward Animal Center, our pups became avalable for adoption on June 7th.

Paul, Silisha, Holly, Marilyn and Molly traveled to H.W.A.C. for one last goodbye and to film the adoption process. We answered questions and explained each pup's story to potential adopters.

Adriana, or Zoe as she prefers to be called, lives in Burbank with Angela, Harry and James Ross. Zoe has made a full recovery after being struck by a car in Romania. A special thank you to Holly Jenkins and Los Feliz Animal Hospital for treating Zoe's broken leg and assisting in her speedy recovery.

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Monday, July 03, 2006

It's a Team Effort!


As you can see in our group shot before we left Romania, it takes many to make what we had planned happen. Paul, Molly and I are still in disbelief that we were not only able to bring back 13 pups but also managed to shoot quality material for our documentary.

I wish you all a happy 4th of July weekend and we'll see you at the next Blog entry!

-Eva and the Schnuffie Team

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Thursday, June 15, 2006

And the cameras are rolling....

Paul, our tireless director and cameraman, continues his crazy schedule as he films, edits and works in Los Angeles. Most of the footage has been logged, but more work remains and we try hard to stay on our schedule to finish a rough cut by the end of the year. Molly, our line producer, is taking some well deserved time off and is celebrating the Fourth of July weekend at her home in Michigan.

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Friday, June 02, 2006

RAR


Nancy Janes of Romania Animal Rescue Inc., was one of the people involved with our project. She facilitated an interview with the major, we received funds for our bus transportation from North Shore Animal League through Nancy and she also introduced us to ROLDA.

Now, RAR is concentrating its efforts solely on spay/neuter for the dogs of Galati. They are hoping to move to other cities, such as Iasi and Brazov soon, where their help has been requested as well.

Dr. Ileana Gheorghita ( the Romanian vet who allowed us to use one of her rooms as the spay and neuter base) has agreed to work with the Romania Animal Rescue, Inc. in the future to help the estimated 12,000 homeless dogs that still roam the streets of Galati. They will spay/neuter dogs and cats as requested by the public. These services will be free as long as funds are available. RAR has recieved a grant from SPANA (Society to Protect Animals Abroad).

Nancy brought home Ana Marie, a paralized puppy who now gets around in a cart. If you'd like to adopt Ana Marie, please email Nancy: romaniadogs@sbcglobal.net

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Monday, May 29, 2006

And the work continues...

Hello All,

We are back in Burbank and have started our editing process. Paul is digitizing the footage, and I am training our new puppy, Lina, who faired well in her long journey. A few people have asked how long it'll take until the film is ready and I can tell you it'll take at least 3-6 months before we will have a rough version done. But please stay tuned, I will update the Blog with new pix and new stories that will keep you entertained until Opening Day!

Helen Woodward Animal Center in San Diego is taking care of the nine Romanian pups until they become available for adoption. We will be there to film the event and meet the families who will adopt these little orphans. Here are a few pix of some of them, including Fred, staring out the bus window during our long journey. Billy Bob and Suzie Q snuggle up together and Fred and Kasper JR. (who turned out to be a girl) share a seat.

Silisha, one of our volunteers, returns "her" Mama dog she helped spay to the abandoned warehouse and the last two pictures are John, caretaker at HWAC and John van Zante, PR chief.











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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Paul reporting... I apologize for the lack of updates, but the incredibly frenetic schedule and the theft of the laptop computer made it very difficult.

Despite numerous obstacles, we managed to bring 14 dogs home with us from Romania. They're all healthy, doing well and safely situated in California. Our journey ended with a last minute dash to Helen Woodward Animal Center where we arrived seconds before a noon Live Shot with the local San Diego CBS News station.

I would like to say that Eva and Molly did an incredible job keeping this project on track. With problems arising on a continuous basis, they managed them with incredible professionalism and skill. Their leadership is what kept us all from going insane and falling apart.

The volunteers... Holly, Marilyn and Silisha were rock solid, giving 100 percent of their energy to this Endeavour. They participated in collecting and returning stray dogs, performing surgery at the Vet clinic, and helping bridge the gap with the local Romanians.

Thanks to photographer Ed Mari we have thousands of great photographs to go through, in addition to 48 hours of High Definition video tape, courtesy of camera operator Steve.

As a team, we all performed incredibly well in difficult circumstances. I am proud of our achievements and look forward to the editing process. It will take quite a while to put this documentary together, but it will be worth it as we have some amazing footage to work with.

Contact Eva to subscribe to the newsletter to be advised of further updates.

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Friday, May 12, 2006

ROLDA

After the visit with the vet, the puppies were then transported to ROLDA, a shelter run by Dana Costin. Here they will be taken care of until we are ready to leave. ROLDA is located on a sometimes impassible dirt road, depending on the weather. During the week we were there, it rained, hailed and the sun was shinging. One of our vans got stuck trying to reach Rolda and had to turn back. We resorted to carrying the dogs in on foot, as you can see in the pictures.















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Thursday, May 11, 2006

The Vet Clinic







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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Finding Puppies



We spent the morning at an abandon industrial factory collecting stray puppies and dogs for spay and neutering. Some of these puppies will be traveling back home with us. The rest will be returned to stay with their caring owner, who guards the property. In general, the local Romanians care deeply for the stray animals. However, there is great skepticism as to who we are and what we are doing. Once it is explained to them, they are grateful and kind.



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Good Morning Galati





The team is getting ready for the first day. After some drama surrounding our celebrity host, who apparently was unaware of what we were doing, we took the bus to find puppies.

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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

End of day one


After checking in at the Villa Bellevedere in Galati, we headed to a seafood restaurant called Pesculin. Ironically, only Holly ordered seafood. Tomorrow is our first big day of work and we plan on collecting stray dogs and bringing them to the Vet to be spayed and neutered. Puppies chosen from this group will be the ones to go home with us. Yeah America, here we come! Dr. Peter, an Aussie Vet living in England, joined our group (somehow he found his way into our bus...long story) and has agreed to stay with us to help spay and neuter. You go, Peter!

posted by Paul Carlin at 11:40 PM | 1 comments

Arrival in Romania


We have arrived! This alone is remarkable as 11 people converged at the Otepeni Airport from four different flights. We had previously equipped the various teams with two-way radios, which proved to be very useful as we struggled with elevators that had unlabeled buttons and luggage hawks who want to help you carry your luggage in the hopes that you jump into their Taxi. The van we expected turned out to be a large bus. While this was surprisingly big, it was a welcome comfort as we were worried as to how all these people would get themselves and all of their luggage to Galati, a five hour drive from Bucharest. Unfortunately, the bus was too big to travel on some of the roads, so we had to circumnavigate back roads to get to Galati.

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Waiting for Flight LH3412 to Romania

Molly is doing some last minute business as we wait for the flight from Frankfurt to Bucharest, Thanks to T-online and their WAP. Silisha is admiring the very handsome German business men and raving about the yogurt, cheese and beer found here. What more does a girl need?

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Monday, May 08, 2006

SHEM Arrives in Bucharest


The SHEM team arrived in Bucharest and handed over the cat traps that Holly and Steve managed to get into Romania. They stayed at the Triumph where Claudiu Iosim from Animed Arad met with them and had dinner together.



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Saturday, May 06, 2006

International Support


These are our friends Paul and Jutta in Landenhausen, Germany. They show their support by proudly wearing the official Schnuffie T- shirts! You too can own one for $15.00, including shipping and handeling. Just send me an email or go online to purchase via paypal! All sizes are available. Thank you to all our friends and family members who have helped us along on this journey, including Frau Guenther, Gia's Dad and Dr. Costin in Silverlake!

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Molly and Silisha arrive in Germany

Crossing the Atlantic to have Kaffee und Kuchen, Molly and Silisha join Paul and Eva in Germany as they prepare to travel to Romania. There is a lot of work to do before we arrive and Jetlag to recover from before we travel to Bucharest. Molly, the Line Producer, is making calls around the world using Skype, a wireless laptop and a bluetooth headset from her balcony. She is also equipped with a two-way radio, which we will use extesively in Romania to coordinate our efforts. One of my family's neighbors here in Fulda has generously allowed our team to stay with them. The generocity of my family and friends in Germany has greatly helped us in completing this important project.

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Friday, May 05, 2006

Travel Agent

Confirming the flights to Romania with my travel agent and friend Bianca Schiebelhut, who lives in Fulda, Germany. Looks like everything is in order and we should have no problems with flights.

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Thursday, May 04, 2006

Zina, The German Pup!


Good Morning Everyone, or shall I say Guten Morgen?
Here you can see me, my dad and our neighbor with his new pup Zina. My father flys the American flag, seen from the kitchen window, in honor of his guests. He is very proud of me and my efforts and supports me all the way. I'm proud of him as well.

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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

A Dog's Life

Here we are in Germany! This is Picu, who is playing with her human companion in a backyard by Frankfurt am Rhein. We will take a break with my family before we go on to Romania where dogs don't enjoy as much leisure as this little pooch here. Stay tuned for more updates. Also, check out the Burbank Leader today (a supplement to the Los Angeles Times), I believe we are in the business section, a story about Schnuffie and the documentary.

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Tuesday, May 02, 2006

On our way


Paul and Eva onboard Flight LH 451 to Frankfurt. Sorry this is brief, but posting a blog while in-flight is still a challenge.

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Monday, May 01, 2006

Bon Voyage

Hello Friends, or shall I say Buna Ziua!

Our departure day is right around the corner and the Schnuffie Team is embarking on our world journey to rescue pups from the streets in Romania and to raise awareness about the issue by making a documentary about our adventure.

This blog will be updated and you can check on our progress through the month of May.

I would like to thank our donors and supportes who made it possible for us to embark on this life changing event.

La Revedere!

-Eva

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