good morning everybody. today comfort for service members and veterans touched by war. getting support at the state and national level for family caregivers. and tips for throwing the perfect wine tasting party next on the morning blend. ? ? [ music ] ? ? ? ? i miss our studio audience from yesterday when everyone was like we had all of this energy going on. >> people cheered, everybody stayed. >> girl could get used to that. >> cameraman dave this topic is

was it last week we were bashing men? >> yeah. >> he said every week. [laughter] >> we're going to bash women today. all right here we go. first, i want to read an albert einstein quote. >> okay i'm ready for it. >> i read it in the office today. men marry women with the hope they will never change. women marry men with the hope they will change. [laughter] >> invarrabley they are both disappointed. >> absolutely. >> albert einstein was a smart guy. >> people don't change. >> what >> um, gosh, where do we start right? [laughter] >> um, i don't even know where to start. they are dependent, when they are needy. >> they cry too much. that is on here. >> really? >> yeah. broken nails not a good reason to cry according to men. easily irritated by emotions that women express.

crazy. also on there talking too much. you know women who talk too much. >> uh-huh. >> i always say, i'm a good talk show host not because i'm good at talking about because i'm good at listening. >> uh-huh. [laughter] >> it sounds good right? >> it sounds good. >> communication maniac. like all the she calls me every conti don't mean anything. >> it would be nice sometimes to go back to the point where we didn't have cellphones we didn't have that capability. how easy it was. i was even thinking the other day about high school or college or whatever you didn't, that didn't exist then for us and so it was like, that possibility just wasn't there to reach out and communicate. >> how about when the phone would ring and you would say hello and you wouldn't know who

>> i never lived in that era. >> what really? come on you're not that young. [laughter] >> nagging guys don't like it. were you licensed to spy? this guy had a quote i just want to smack her across the face when i see her snooping through my personal stuff, facebook or phone. >> that is terrible. >> they have some things they want private and reserve understhe endresult is he will u less. if he isit don't worry about it. >> katie goes i'm i want to smk him across the face. they are not respecting the nothing box. makeup overdose. >> katie is not a fan of this topic fyi. the whole topic. >> oh, this whole one you don't like katie? >> she's not a fan. >> because alicia keys is like not wearing makeup now.

from the today show where she took off all of her makeup. she doesn't want to feel forced to wear makeup she wants to wear it when she wants to. she is someone that looks incredibly beautiful without makeup. i think most women do, but when i don't, i enjoy wearing makeup part of it is also i'm a painter i'm an artist i like to draw and paint and think there is something incredibly artistic about wearing makeup. i feel beautiful without makeup and without, but i really love wearing it. >> merle norman had a great point when we talked about it yesterday. it is a confidence builder. it enhances a lot of times something about your face. you know whether it is your eyes or lips cheek bones whatever. >> and if you are super white you look really tired and pink without makeup. >> or have you big bags under your eyes like i do you need

cultureless woman. somebody who you know has bad taste in clothing or whatever uses a lot of swear words and justpoor general knowledge. it is like you don't have in depth knowledge about some things. >> it goes both ways. >> i don't know why katie doesn't like this topic, but i think we balance it out. we bashed guys last week that was for cameraman dave. we love you. before we give you tips t going to look at our art's cameras plus picture of the day. >> jessica shared this photo she took in kenosha. she was mesmerized by how blue the water was. she says there is nothing better than lighthouse and blue waters to make your day better and clear your mind. i have looked at that same spot so many times absolutely beautiful. >> look at the red against that blue. >> right downtown that marina in that little space is so beautiful. >> i love that picture fantastic. i love it.

entry for the picture of the day contest, email it to us at pictures@themorningblend.com. along with information we can share with our viewers. ? ? [ music ] ? ? today we are entertaining in style with the help of david caruso. and marcus hotels and resorts. hosting a wine tasting. never thought about this, but it can be fun, easy and affordable. in fact our next guest is a pro at party planning and he says with just a little planning and a little shopping, a great party is comply a nationally recognized event planner and designer. i love what you say about tasting. you say it requires a lot less work than a cocktail or dinner party. >> absolutely. i think this is a fabulous way to gather your friends and have a really easy party where you can enjoy it too. which you know is one of my top tips when entertaining. >> a lot of times the host is always busy doing stuff or cleaning or getting things set up. this way you can step back and be part of it. >> absolutely and drink. here we go.

this kind of party to have your friends over a little cocktailing and hors' de vours first, then the wine tasting convenient. then a party is never complete without dessert. here are great tips to make this come to life in your own wine tasting party. of course we always set the scene when we entertain in style right? >> uh-huh. >> fabulous lanterns, great candlelight. >> i love those. >> lots of candlelight again. >> are those really expensive? >> these really aren't. stores where lanterns are popular. >> and you kind of made your own right? >> a do it yourself. i didn't make these my sister did. so tell the truth. but tees ar these are fabulous i torches. you empty wine bottles and you put in these grape -- >> i love the one you're holding it is a velvet double because you're kind of a velvet double. >> absolutely. absolutely.

very devilish. >> you have these great torches. >> are the wine labels themselves left on? >> yup very easy. just accessorizing with some of these grape and grapevines just to make it a little more flare. >> i really like that. >> moves into the party these are great tasting note cards you can give your guests again interaction at parties. there that's kind of like a game, but they are scoring? >> absolutely. >> taking notes about their favorites then you can talk and have goo c these are printed off the internet for free. >> that's really nice too. i feel when you do a tasting people want to walk away with something or know how to ask for wines they like best so that really can help. >> absolutely. here's for presentation of your little snacks. these wine corks, you steam them make them a little soft and trim them and put little rubber stamps on there. >> that is so cool. >> absolutely. a great way to have tooth picks

vours. now ladies let's talk about this presentation. >> look at this right here. >> these are appetizer trays on the wine glass. >> oh, look at that. that is so cool. and they are plastic so they are not going to break or anything like that. that's so fun. so you have little hors' de vours and olives in there. that is fun. >> a great way to pair the wine with the hors' de vours for your guest. no thinks involved. eat and drink. >> you're saying this appetizer would go with whatever wine is in >> absolutely. >> oh, okay. >> so you could do chocolate or something like that if you want. cute idea. >> really easy to get at a party supply store. >> i love that. now dessert. our friends really went to the nine's for this. >> i don't know which to taste first. >> look at this. this is pinot and rose acon cheesecake. >> i love that. what are the cupcakes?

love. >> this frosting looks incredible. >> cornell infused sangria. a little blueberry on top and of course yes. good right? >> oh, my god! >> it is really light and fluffy. >> that is awesome what are the white ones? >> champagne cupcakes which are delicious. brute infused butter cream on top. >> we've got to bring we are talking about the heidel house. they have great events coming up and they have great tastings and all of that good stuff too right? >> yes on the wine theme we have our last wine cruise next friday september 23. and that will bring lewis station winery from lake mills will come aboard, feature different wines, everyone can enjoy samples and a sight seeing cruise. >> still time to be part of the

>> that's happening next week the 23rd right? >> awesome. >> yeah. >> and then we wanted to talk about the wine fest too. that's actually something you can put there is the cruise picture. doesn't that look fun? >> that's a fancy booze cruise. >> that is very fancy. to do a beer and w wine cruise would be super fun. that is a great shot. wine fest is something people can put on their calendar, saturday november 19. >> this is the opening day of deer season so out and there will be about 100 wisconsin wines to sample. the wineries will be there. >> if you don't do david's idea and do it yourself can you have heidl do the work for you. >> you are also celebrating a 10 year anniversary at the spa? >> yes. ten years of wellness all september long. there are spa specials, product

to toe makeover give away on the spa's facebook page. you can sign up for that. >> you can enter to win. who wouldn't want a head to toe makeover. i loved having you here. the heidl house is a great place to be this fall. beautiful setting beautiful resort and spa. tucked away on a 20 wooded acre the shores of green lake about 90 minutes from milwaukee. a perfect setting for a beautiful fall check out next weekend the winery coming from lake mills you can still book the cruise. then on friday, october 7, that's the hinterland brewery of green bay they will be there and doing a tasting which is really fun also. we mentioned that november 19, is wine fest, you can also go to even song spa and facebook to enter to win that makeover. >> thanks you guys. >> great to see you. way to go david. >> beautiful. >> looks delicious.

we're going to have a guide for caregivers to find the right resources to make life a little easier. right also ahead thanking our military veterans. how you can show support this weekend. and setting kids up for success and how to teach them healthy habits. stay tuned the m in a world that needs a hero, justice is spelled b-o-x. say hello to a powerful tool that gives you options to fit your budget. ? oh, i'm tied to this chair! ? dun-dun-daaaa! i don't know that an insurance-themed comic book is what we're looking for. did i mention he can save people nearly $600? you haven't even heard my catchphrase. i'm all done with this guy. box him up.

family caregivers take on huge responsibilities and it can be overwhelming and stressful. it also means bathing, dressing and making meals, along with that many caregivers also manage medications and transport loved ones to doctor's appointments. >> it's a 24/7 job without a paycheck. here with a guide for family caregivers is jim flaherty with aarp. we're also going to talk about a care plan receiving bipartisan support. we'll get to all of that in a second. thanks for being here jim. >> great to >> i think so many people at home are going through the exact things. taking care of their bathing, feeding doing all of this for their loved one whether a parent or spouse or family member. what do you hear for people because there is a lot of people in wisconsin living in this situation. >> there is actually 578,000 family caregivers in wisconsin. they provide $7 billion worth of unpaid care. we call them the unsung heros of wisconsin. they really are.

like this is personal to me. we did a editorial board, every editor said this is personal for them. everybody is impacted by family care giving. these are the heros providing exactly like you said, taking people to appointments, managing medications all while trying to raise children, work part-time, full-time available in the middle of the night to come and help. >> or even just enjoy retirement right? >> right. >> we at aarp are saying we d support, some basic levels of commonsense approach support for these folks. >> yeah. here's the thing, it's physically emotionally, financially sometimes depleting. >> yeah. >> we're going to tell people in just a second i want to mention right away this guide. that people can get for free. you're going to want this guide if you are caring for someone in your life. there is a picture of it. we're going to tell you how can you do that. there is a toll free number. there is also a website. so stay tuned for that in just second it's a great guide and

because, people need a break and as a caregiver, you're that much better able to do what you want to do to care for a loved one if you have some probably time to yourself and taking care of yourself. it's important. >> that's absolutely right. these caregivers need a break. they need respite care and somebody to come give them some break. there are commonsense approaches we can look at&t the federal and state level, to say hey, let's provide some basic level support for these folks. >> are these things that will cost work? >> no they are something called the raise family caregivers act that has been passed by the u.s. senate. the u.s. house is looking fat right now. we're couraging passage of it. it creates a national strategy to set up a conversation about care giving. let's bring stakeholders together, lawmakers together. let's talk about ways question can provide support. at the state level we're going to be pushing for legislation in the next legislative session that starts in january called the care act. it is the caregiver advise,

folks have to go to the hospital the hospitals have to meet with caregivers, give them the basic information when they release them, talk to them about medications, so that they are connecting directly with the caregiver. and the commonsense like you said doesn't cost money to the taxpayer it's just an extra layer to help folks manage this difficult task. >> and it has a lot of support right? >> a lot of support. these are bipartisan issues. the thing is in the long run this saves taxpayer tons of money. folks woulat homes as long as they possibly can, they don't want to go to nursing homes they go there because they have to. if you can provide basic supports for folks in their homes this puts that off they can remain living as long as possible. it makes sense this saves tens of thousands of dollars every year to be able to provide this support. , but the family caregivers themselves need to be supportive. >> why is aarp getting involved in this issue? why does it matter to you? >> we hear over and over again

possible. we want to make sure there are supports in place. they tell us our members tell us we're frustrated. we're underfunded, undersupported. please get us help. aarp wants to make life better for everybody as they age. we've got our toe in the water on this. we're going all in on occasion e giving to help these people. >> this resource guide i love the way it is laid out. it is simple just two pages because this is the back of it. here you go. people can get this for free. what is in here? >> oh, my of good information. we have aarp .org/i heart caregivers. lots of great information. caregiver providers, locations federal and state stuff is in there. in wisconsin where can you get help? support groups. just alzheimer's association connectors, everything you would want to need as a caregiver there are links to find what you need. >> it's like care provider, locaters, long-term care calculators so you can estimate

work and care giving. all of this stuff is in this great resource guide. so here is the information so that you can get your hands on this. it's free, and all you have to do is call toll free, it is (877)926-8300 so one more time (877)926-8300 or can you go to aarp .org/wi for wisconsin. thanks to you. >> great to see you i wish we had a whole hou this. it's an important conversation. >> thank you so much. >> still ahead on the show how to help your child develop good sleeping and eating habits. up next imagine this scenario in your garage you can have a car, right next to it you have an atm machine that spits out $5,000 a month. i had to insure one of those which would you choose?

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welcome back. do you know that september is life insurance awareness month? nobody expects the worst to happen, but if it does, it is comforting to know your family will be protected. >> joining us now is matthew?? from country financial. why having this type of coverage is something every family needs all in caps. everybody needs this every family has got to have this.

i want you to explain again. i don't know if i'm going to come up with the right answer or not. >> when people say why do i need my open policy outside of work. you see people insuring their homes, cars even their dogs. we do that actually. [laughter] >> what does that mean you have a new dog? >> they pay the vet bills if something happens. now we're way off topic. [laughter] >> i thought it meant >> okay. so, where were we? >> for that. people insure their homes their cars their dogs, but don't insure themselves. imagine you have that example you guys talked about where you have the atm and car and can you only insure that one. every month that atm gives you $5,000 which would you insure? >> the atm. >> each month you get that coming in. a lot of people choose insuring cars over themselves outside of that.

>> what is the right answer? >> the atm should be the right answer because it pays you. every month when you look at your salary that is something paid to you. you can do whatever you want with that money. with your car say that goes to down the drain, can you buy a new car. you can't replace yourself. >> yeah. >> a lot of employer plans they pay about two times the salary so that's not going to go a long way when you look at the grand scheme of things. >> how do you figure out how much you should have on yourself? what if you're not giving yourself $5,000 a month say you have a family, a couple of 35-years-olds. the mom is the only one working the dad is stay at home dad, two little kids running around the house. mom makes $100,000 a year. between 35 and 65 she's going to make about $3 million over that time and that's not taking into account raises and things like that. when you look at a plan for the employer, two times the salary $200,000 compared to $3 million that $200,000 is not going to go a long way.

have to go back to work. we're going to have to factor in daycare which can be as high as $2,500 a month. >> yeah. >> that $200,000 may seem like a lot today, but when you look at the grand scheme of things it's not. people need to supplement that and have something including with that policy. >> do you go over this slower with people too? >> i do, but i only have 5, 6 minutes here so i'm trying to talk fast. >> i know. >> we dvr if you want for a little bit. >> it's a lot to take in. even the example you were talking about withe atm i'm still processing that. that's the thing i think is so important about sitting down and meeting with you because you can go over how much life insurance somebody needs and why it is so important for a family to have that coverage. >> and big thing is the need is there. and need to talk to somebody like me because what is it 60% of families in the u.s. don't have a personally owned policy so it is a problem. >> and a lot of people are torn between what they know, the word is whole life insurance verses term. and at what age you need which

better for you kind of thing. you help people sort that out too right? >> for that that's something when you are in my office you can explain deeper and find out what the need is for the client. an easy way to think of it is term insurance think of renting and apartment. when you are renting an apartment you are not making any money or building equity. you still need a place to live, but it is cheaper to rent. so with whole life policies with that it is more expensive, but you are building equity. with that you are building these cash accounts, say by age 65 you accounts for retirement or kind of along the way you can use that money at any time. it builds a savings account within the life it builds equity. that is more expensive. a lot of people with a budget when when he figure it out we'll do a mix of the two or standard term or standard whole life. >> you think people who are married verses single need different things with life insurance well? >> some people say i don't

the other person in the relationship still needs that benefit should something happen to you. >> an acronym you use to help explain this. so it is the dime. death, income, mortgage and education. >> those are all of the needs a person would have. we figure out what the number its would be add those up and that's your total need. if people want to look at that that is the easiest way to do it in a few down with you. >> that's the easiest way. i would rather look at it. >> help them out. it is nice when people meet with you too you can ask the questions you don't feel dumb you will slow it down and break things down for people and go through it at their own pace. >> and i don't charge an hourly fee it's not like i'm going to talk super fast. >> people can get in touch with you by calling and making an appointment. it doesn't cost anything to sit

things right whether it is insurance or financial situation. but insurance is really important that is safe and secure aspect of it. you can reach matthew with country financial by calling or email him a lot of times i think people are more comfortable with that matthew.holbrook at country financial.com. >> long email address. >> yeah. >> that's okay. [laughter] all right up next sleep and nutrition to vaccines and yearly tips on how to keep your kids healthy at school all year long. also quilts that bring comfort to service members and veterans touched by war. coming up how a simple thank you can also help.

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don't start humira if you have an infection. ask about humira, the #1 prescribed biologic by dermatologists. clearer skin is possible. ? ? [ music ] ? ? and welcome back to the morning blend wheree transforming your health with columbia st. mary's. at the beginning of school year kids are prepared with new clothes and school supplies. >> now is also an important time for your child to develop good habits like good rest and eating healthy. we here now with dr. annie lincoln she's a pediatrician at the cedar mills medical group which is located in cedarburg. great to meet you. thank you so much. i think, you know one of the things a lot of us when we have kids we think we go to the pediatrician when they are babies because we know they need

regular well babe baby checkupst it is important throughout a child's life school age years middle school and high school to be in contact regularly with the pediatrician right? >> absolutely. i totally agree. there are so many things that can come up whether it's a struggle with school or just regular health issues that come up over the years that we want to make sure that we give the attention they deserve. obviously with the babies we look at things like development, and weight and height gain very important, but as a young person starts to discovery who they are and starts engage other children it is so important to make sure that we're following with families and helping them guide their children through that process. >> you think even junior high and high school are very important times to develop a relationship with your physician. >> absolutely. those are crucial times in fact, because not only are there lots of changes, lots of emotional and social things that come up

theirautonomy and ability to care for themselves going off to college making good choices whether that is diet and exercise, sleep habits, study habits, social habits, like drinking and smoking and things like that. so we talk about all of those things. >> do you find that far too many people rely on urgent care or express care for their doctor needses t >> that's a difficult question because, i think that there is definitely a time and a place and a need for urgent care certainly when things come up in the evenings and weekends. but, you're right sometimes people think oh, my kids are generally healthy i will just go see this urgent care doctor for an ear infection or what not and it really helps particularly if your kids do have connick issues -- chronic issues to get in and

care pediatrician that can help with those urgent needs that come in. >> what do you tend to cover with your annual physicals? >> it depends on the age and what the family needs are. there are, it runs the gambit. we talk about safety things definitely. nutritional things definitely. and then if we notice any habits that we don't think are in the family or child's best interest we'll address those, but have you to pick your battles right? it's just like being a parent you talk about everything, in one half an hour checkup so we definitely pick our battles and focus in on some things that we want to make sure that we acknowledge what the family is doing well, and then also talk about some things that we might be able to do a little bit better in the future. >> should parents be asking any specific questions? >> not necessarily.

because they know their children more than anybody else knows their children. so, certainly if they have heard something, they are worried about something, the teachers have brought up something as far as the concern goes, or if they have noticed something interesting about their children that they want to address, they can always bring it up. if is sounds like it is within the realm of normal that's great. >> i would imagine a lot of parents noti changes. that can signify so many different things emotional friendship, physical so i would imagine that's one thing that parents particularly could mention to a physician. >> absolutely. i mean eating habits are so intertwined into our culture and into our social fabric. a lot of the eating habits both good and bad, that children pick up are from their own family

so, it's really, a chance for us to discuss healthy eating habits with parents as well to make sure that it is not that the parents are going through the drive through every single night, but then telling their children that they should eat their vegetables it's really a family support so we're setting them up for their own ability to make healthy eating choices when they are off on their own in the college cafeteria or the high school cafeteria. >> i think they are good conversations to have with your kids with the because i think, as parents we're so used to telling our kids things. >> reinforcement. >> exactly, but if the doctor says it, it does it has that much more weight. i think especially if k kids hae a relationship with that pediatrician and there is trust, and there is sort of a history, then they rely on the things and they find the things the doctor says important. >> absolutely. i totally agree. i have many, many, many circumstances where the parents will roll their eyes because they realize that i have said

have said over and over and over all of the sudden the light bulb will go on with these kids, but i think as a parent i can definitely appreciate that when somebody else says something to my child or disciplines my child and i say yes! >> exactly yup. >> it finally worked. >> yes exactly. >> there is a full list of columbia st. mary's clinics and that's where you can learn more, kid sschedule an appointment goo colum you can start that relationship with a physician at any age, but try to keep that going each year annually. >> thanks for being here. thank you for having me. still ahead resources for families that love their pets, but may be experiencing financing struggles. after the break beautiful handmade quilts like the ones you are looking at right there. the best thing is the people who receive them.

welcome back to the morning blend. quilting has a long history, but this craft is super popular right now and today we're going to tell you about some very special quilts like the ones you're looking at right now because they are handmade, and they end up in the hands of people that we all want to thank. all three of our next guests give their time and talent in

the military. please welcome penny siewert, she is with the quilts of valor foundation, therese hennessy who creates scrapbooks for honor flight vets and sarah bellman-holton who organized the thank you run and walk in mukwonago where you are find out about the scrapbooking and the wonderful quilts. hi ladies. >> hi. >> there was a veteran who brought you all to my attention and said you have to bring these ladies on. thank you so m us. there is a lot we want to talk about. the thank you run happening this weekend, this sunday, and it has a very special mission right? >> correct. we are the mission for the run is to let everybody come out and say thank you to our veterans and soldiers. i think it is very important, and it is just a way for our community to give back to what people have just given to us. >> it's a 5k run or you can walk it right? >> correct. >> it is happening sunday. registration starts at 7:00 in

miniwalken park. that is in m mukwonago. what else is happening this event? >> we have two fundraisers one is from shutter booth they are doing a photo booth for the veterans and runners and walkers it's a $5 donation you take your photo home with you. we also have shut the box game that is $1 to do the game that is going to canines for veterans and warriors. her scrapbooks and we have the quilts from quilts of valor. >> i love this one in the middle. we have a shot right now. it's actually a bald eagle and around it is the american flag in blocks. talk about these quilts. each one has a unique story. and the idea is for them to end up in the hands of veterans right? >> absolutely.

volunteers. and there is usually ladies that will get together and they will sew what they call the toss which is this part of the quilt. >> basically the edge? >> the blocks on top they do. and this is great example of ladies that came to our shop in mukwonago and they each made a star and we took those stars and put them together into a quilt. then we send it to another quilter who will take this top and attach the back and theba >> so this tag this year does this tell the story about who made it? >> that's a label and it shows who made it, who quilted it, whoopewhopieced it and when awar name will be on there as well. >> that's so cool your name is on there right? >> yup. >> what about this one. i love this one with the eagle on it. >> this was done by cat who coordinates the quilts of valor

she has made up to 100 quilts for the quilts of valor. >> you kind of challenge people to create a lock for the last one. >> i went to the village of manner pork and talked to their quilt -- manner park and talked to their quilting guild. can you see this same piece of fabric and challenged them to make a block and bring it to us and we would turn it into a quilts of valor. >> how do you find the vet who is are going to receive these? >> typical o give we award at the thank you run. so when the person registers they will indicate whether they are a veteran or not. and then sarah keeps in touch with us, last year we awarded 27 quilts. >> that's awesome. >> so talk about you tereresse. your goal you have been on the show talking about this before. you don't have a personal connection there isn't a vetera? in your life. your goal because your talent is scrapbooking you have a store

polka dots and more. your goal is to get a scrapbook so veterans who go on a honor flight have a memory. >> that is my goal started in milwaukee. i have done several flights now. i have even done flights in lafayette, indiana. i just think it's a way for, i don't know how to give back to the veterans. veterans i can say thankyou, bus where peoples talents can give back in t >> this is exactly what they get. i go to the flights i hand these out to each veteran, but they have some little inserts in here so they can journal, but it's picture size so it is easy as just slipping your pictures right in the pages so they can just enjoy it. >> hold up the next picture. >> it's a great keepsake to hand down to their family. >> here's the thing, your goal

veterans. the reason why people can pay for a scrapbook is because like say your grandfather was a vet an and received a book, if you buy a $15 book your grandkid or children or spouse can also have a memory book to keep and treasure as a memory of their experience on the flight. >> correct. the albums actually are i'm doing $15 at the run, but they are $30 that gets you the album and supplies an album for another veteran. by purchasing one it's a win win. >> awful these things we're talking about you can find out more by going to this 5k run walk. this sunday september 18 at miniwalken park in mukwonago. can you visit the thank you

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back. if hard times are forcing you to consider surrendering your pet there is is a program that may e able to help you. jill degrave is here to talk about some of the resources they have for animal guardian who is are struggling financially and she also has this littlepy >> pebbles is the sweetest puppy she's 6 months old. she is just a delight. she has completely fallen in love with everybody in the studio. i would be surprised if i will get out of here empty handed because, she is just um, just absolutely adorable. >> six months? >> she's six months she's a mix of probably the best traits of a number of breeds and that's wonderful. she's of course been spayed and

she will blend in any family wonderfully. >> even with other pets? >> i'm guessing she probably will. can you bring your dog in and have a meet and greet. she's so easy going and sweet, but she's got energy. >> look at her paws. she's like a little lady. >> she's wonderful. she's available for adoption today. >> she's available at our milwaukee campus today. i am sure she'll find a loving home because she will return that love ten fold.>> liquor and so sweet with those ears. >> let's talk about families who are struggling financially. think that is one of the things that can be heart breaking is to even consider surrendering a pet. >> it really is. and we don't want to see anyone break that bond of love and companionship due to financial hardship so we do have several programs that can help with that. one of them is a vaccine clinic. we have that at the milwaukee

and they are held fairly regularly. and, it helps -- >> for any age animal? >> for any age animal. it is first come first serve. you can check it out on the website and get all of the information and in fact we're having one today. >> okay. >> people were already seated outside waiting. it's really a valuable service because, they do need their vaccinations and it can be costly. and having an a to $700 that's barring any serious medical issues so this really helps with that. our spay neuter clinic is on 94th and lincoln. that is wonderful, low cost, high volume. it really help res deuce the barriers -- reduce the barriers in preventing people fromster aislizing because that prevents homelessness. if we can help inster aislizing and reduce the homelessness, so lots of people take advantage of it.

food assistance program. people can learn more by going to your website at wi humane .org or calling at 414 animals. wisconsin avenue today in milwaukee where you can find pebbles up for adoption. come meet her bring your fury friend if you already have one. see how they get along and see if she chooses you back. thanks pebbles.

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