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Both Indianapolis Animal Care & Control and The Humane Society of Indianapolis are offering special discounts for pet adoptions geared toward July 4. After all, animals want to celebrate their freedom from shelters! On July 4, Indianapolis Animal...
July 1
Connie Swaim added a discussion to the group Indy-Animal Welfare
Celebrate a pet's freedom on July 4
Both Indianapolis Animal Care and Control and The Humane Society of Indianapolis are offering special adoption fees this holiday. On Saturday, July 4, IACC will be adopting out all animals for $4! This includes spay and neuter, shots, microchip, ...
July 1
Connie Swaim added a discussion to the group Dog Club
Celebrate a pet's freedom on July 4
Both Indianapolis Animal Care and Control and The Humane Society of Indianapolis are offering special adoption fees this holiday. On Saturday, July 4, IACC will be adopting out all animals for $4! This includes spay and neuter, shots, microchip, ...
July 1
Connie Swaim replied to Jillian Koeneman's discussion 'Raw or BARF?' in the group Dog Club
I feed raw and have been for 3 years. Almost everyone in our dog club feeds raw. It is awesome. Not much poo, poo that does not smell, etc. Also, I feed the cats Bravo, which is a commercial raw food. Bravo is great if you don't want to make your ...
July 1
Connie Swaim is now friends with John Essex II and Shannon Gross
July 1
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June 29
Connie Swaim added a blog post
Indianapolis Animal Care and Control has been hit with several huge intakes of dogs recently. On Monday they took in 51 dogs from a breeder that were said to be in deplorable condition. This included four mother dogs with puppies and 31 other adul...
June 23
Frank Hubbard joined Connie Swaim's group
Antiquing in Indiana
Share stories about your antiquing and collecting experiences. Attending auctions, going to malls and shops or stopping by yard sales, we love to tell stories about our latest finds.
June 8
Laura Antrim joined Connie Swaim's group
Antiquing in Indiana
Share stories about your antiquing and collecting experiences. Attending auctions, going to malls and shops or stopping by yard sales, we love to tell stories about our latest finds.
June 1
Marty Thompson replied to Connie Swaim's discussion 'Favorite places to antique?' in the group Antiquing in Indiana
At the risk of sharing my best, super double secret antique and thrifting spots, here goes. Strawtown. Every Thursday morning, weather permitting. Bring cash. Hit the "Great Thrifting Trail", which is whatever combination of Salvation Army, Goodwi...
May 29
Marty Thompson and Nicki Laycoax joined Connie Swaim's group
Antiquing in Indiana
Share stories about your antiquing and collecting experiences. Attending auctions, going to malls and shops or stopping by yard sales, we love to tell stories about our latest finds.
May 29
Emily Myers commented on Connie Swaim's group 'Antiquing in Indiana'
No problem, Steph. I've been slow to use Twitter too- but have found quite a bit of good info on there lately.
May 29
Steph Woodward commented on Connie Swaim's group 'Antiquing in Indiana'
OoOoOoh! Thanks Emily! I've been sort of slow to jump on board with Twitter, (I have an account... just rarely use it) but that could be useful info! Heh. :)
May 29
Nicki Laycoax replied to Connie Swaim's discussion 'Favorite places to antique?' in the group Antiquing in Indiana
Have you tried Gilley's? http://www.gilleysantiquemall.com/
May 29
Emily Myers commented on Connie Swaim's group 'Antiquing in Indiana'
Steph- if you follow "antiqueweek" on Twitter, they are tweeting about the US 40 Yard Sale all day long today- what they find along the way, traffic, etc.
May 29
Steph Woodward commented on Connie Swaim's group 'Antiquing in Indiana'
If you're into Antiques, a friend of mine just told me about this. I'm planning to go on Saturday for a while... just thought I'd share with other antique lovers! Click on the "US 40 Yard Sale" link on the left. http://www.oldstorefrontantiques.com/
May 29

Profile Information

How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
Friend
What is your greatest strength?
Working with dogs or writing about animal welfare
What are you working on?
my blog
How big is your business?
medium company
What is your Job Title
Middle Manager
What is your Company Website?
http://www.antiqueweek.ning.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://www.saveindianaanimals.blogspot.com
What is your alma mater?
Franklin College
Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
Connect to animal communities

Who am I?

For the last 24 years I've been with AntiqueWeek newspaper, a national weekly paper covering the antiques industry. I've also been an antique dealer with a booth in a mall off and on for about 20 years. I love antiquing and auctions and am an avid collector, especially of anything from Parke County, Indiana, German Shepherd items and stick horses.

In my non antiquing life I am into animal welfare. I started a blog a year ago to let the people of Indianapolis know more about what was going on at the Humane Society of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Animal Care and Control. I train with a Schtuzhund club twice a week with my 3-year-old mutt Batman and my 5 month old GSD Condor. Batman also has several obedience titles and is a certified Therapy Dog. I also volunteer at HSI and IACC, mainly I work with dogs at both places as dog training is something that really interests me.

If you are ever interested in learning more about volunteering at either HSI or IACC or want to know more about what is going on in the animal welfare community, just contact me. I can talk animals and antiques all day long.

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Local shelters celebrating Animal Freedom

Both Indianapolis Animal Care & Control and The Humane Society of Indianapolis are offering special discounts for pet adoptions geared toward July 4. After all, animals want to celebrate their freedom from shelters!

On July 4, Indianapolis Animal Care & Control will offer animals for adoption for only $4! HSI will be closed on July 4, but through J… Continue

Posted on July 1, 2009 at 4:05pm —

Connie Swaim

The animals of Indianapolis need your help

Indianapolis Animal Care and Control has been hit with several huge intakes of dogs recently. On Monday they took in 51 dogs from a breeder that were said to be in deplorable condition. This included four mother dogs with puppies and 31 other adult dogs. This was in ADDITION to 70 intakes (31 dogs/39cats) received during the normal course of business. So just in one day, IACC took in 121 animals!

The facility is overflowing with wonderful animals, some of which end up being euthanized just beca… Continue

Posted on June 23, 2009 at 9:38am —

Connie Swaim

The story of a dog

Whenever I get depressed about how the world is going and especially how some people treat animals, a story comes along that brightens my day.

My friend Monica was at Wipe Your Pawz near Eagle Creek on Saturday when a couple came in saying they had found an injured Shih Tzu and didn’t know what to do. Monica, being a serious animal angel, took the dog and immediately took it to an emergency veterinary clinic. There she found out the dog has a sucking chest wound with a pneumothorax.

A Heart fo… Continue

Posted on March 22, 2009 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Connie Swaim

The Luck of the Irish for some HSI animals

There will be some "wearin' of the green" for sure at the Humane Society of Indianapolis today. From 3-8 p.m. anyone who can be the least little bit Irish (or wear some green) can get $17 off the regular adoption fees for one of the animals at HSI.

And if you've never met a leprechaun, now's your chance! Between 3 p.m. and 5:30 p.m., be blessed with the luck o' the Irish and shake hands with a leprechaun, straight from the wooded glens of the HSI campus!

If all goes according to plan I'll be v… Continue

Posted on March 17, 2009 at 11:21am —

Connie Swaim

Do you love animals? Be a Volunteer or Foster

I volunteer at both the Humane Society of Indianapolis and Indianapolis Animal Care and Control. I have also done fostering for a couple of other animal shelters.

This has been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done. I now wish I could win the lottery so I could just volunteer full time.

Both shelters are extremely accommodating about what you can do. You can spend as much or as little time as your life allows and there are all kinds of jobs available. You can walk dogs, play with t… Continue

Posted on March 12, 2009 at 1:33pm —

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At 2:56pm on June 29, 2009, Shannon Gross said…
Hooray! I was so happy to see your post (and then profile) about fun with the pups! Thanks for being an advocate for and friend to our finned, furred, and feathered friends. :)
At 11:18am on May 16, 2009, John Essex II said…
Good to see another Grizzly on Smaller Indiana!

At 10:15pm on March 17, 2009, Jason Lee said…
Same thing with Dog Boarding. Not sitting but Boarding.
At 10:14pm on March 17, 2009, Jason Lee said…
You may have not seen the "to promote" part of my last message. I'm looking for a dog trianer that wants more business. I've found a creative way to promote a dog trainer. Do you know a trainer that might like to hear my ideas?
At 3:28pm on March 17, 2009, Jason Lee said…
Hey Connie.

I'm looking for a dog training company and a dog boarding company to promote. Do you have any connections in those areas?
At 6:29am on March 11, 2009, Kyle Lacy said…
Greetings Connie! Welcome to Smaller Indiana and congratulations on becoming a SMOOSIER! Let us know if you have any questions about the site and remember to have some fun!

I would encourage you to fill your profile out a little bit more and give us a glimpse of what you are expecting to give and receive from this community.

Also, what do you love about Indiana?
At 12:11am on March 11, 2009, Lorraine Ball said…
Welcome to Smaller Indiana. I think you will find this is a little different then most Social Networks. The community is active both on and off line. Check out some of our groups and events for information on what is going on around the state.

Looking for tips on how to get started? Check out Kristen’s post it is filled with suggestions, and links


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