Posted By Tom on July 1, 2010
Kody and I spoke at Kaplan University in Omaha last Thursday evening. When I finished talking about him and his book, he received a round of applause from the audience. After plowing my way through a dozen tales and trying to gauge the audience’s reaction, the applause was a nice touch.
Afterwards, my friend, Professor Nicole Barret, invited us out to meet with her friend, Loren, who is in charge of a dog rescue shelter in Council Bluffs. This guy was cool! He spoke directly to Kody about costs involved in starting a shelter, and ended his fine speech with some good advice.
Loren said rather than start up a rescue shelter first, we should build our reputation. The best way to do that he told us was to find homes for 4-5 dogs and therefore show folks we are serious about helping dogs.
As it so happens, my friend has 5-6 Pitbull puppies who need homes really soon, so on the way home we talked about finding homes for them. I have placed a plea for this cause on Facebook, and anyone who is interested in helping, please contact me either there or through my email.
As I said on Facebook, we are going to be picky about who intends to adopt these pups, as we don’t ever want any of our dogs going to a bad situation, namely the fighting ring.
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Posted By Tom on June 23, 2010
After receiving over 2600 hits on my website after the release of Kody’s new book, the flurry has finally died down. Yes, that many folks were interested in Wild Hearts, and they came to the site in droves to review the sample chapter. But alas, the keen interest has slowly died down.
Of the 2600 hits we received, we had 19 orders for the book from 9 different states. Later, we learned that if you typed in Kody James Connick on Google, it literally filled up 4 pages! We also found that the original news story from Erin Andersen of the Journal and Star went as far as South Africa, Japan, and India. So quite an impressive accomplishment for a 14-year-old kid to stir up that much interest with his one book.
We have sat at nearly a dozen book signings and managed to sell 200 copies of Wild Hearts, but we have determined that unless they are publicized, book signings can be a real dud. Lately, we have driven to places like Beatrice and Omaha only to bow out of a Farmer’s Market because we didn’t think there would be that much traffic.
Havelock sidewalk sale begins this Saturday, so we will be setting up in front of Tammy’s store, The Vickeridge. We hope to see you there!
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Posted By Tom on June 13, 2010
Due to the success of the Wild Hearts book, we have been asked to start a rescue shelter for Pitbulls. We love dogs, but we are not sure what it would take to pursue such a venture. But we are willing to read, listen, and accept donations in regards to this project. If we had some feedback from some of you who have done this sort of thing, we just might succeed at our own venture. We are interested in rescuing dogs so they can be adopted, but we are sure this is just the first leg of our journey. To donate to this cause, please go to: http://wildhearts.co.cc To send us feedback, go to Comments.
Kody’s story has been listed on over 40 different sites on the Internet, and while we still receive nasty comments from folks who are bitterly opposed to his book, we’ve also received support from Rescue Workers and Animal Control Officers, who’ve actually read the entire Wild Hearts book. These readers, like myself, cannot understand where these angry people are coming from when they knock Kody’s book.
The story has gone as far as Japan and South Africa, and we have several reporters wanting to interview Kody for a story on their sites. We have had orders come in from 9 different states, and those who have taken the time to read the book are finding it a great read. So I am convinced Kody’s voice is being heard loud and clear, and his vision to help the Pitbulls of the world is being fulfilled.
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