FUN RAISER
ELLO, KIND FRIEND! CAN YOU HELP?
Basil is in service to others. She serves the first responders of her favorite fire and police departments. She is a therapawist at a Care Farm designed to help children heal from trauma. She works with military veterans.
Her work is performed without cost to the recipient. Basil works Pro-Bone.
IN MEMORI-MUM
It is RUFF when someone we love crosses The Rainbow Bridge.
The Society for Dogs with Anxiety celebrates good hoomans, feathered, and furry friends, who made a difference on Earth.
This site is dedicated to the honor of SFDA's greatest philanthropist:
Mary Ann Healey.
On 13 February, 2026, SFDA celebrated what would have been her 80th Birthday. She was missed by all who ruff her.
Le Grand Mum was a lover of life. She spent so much of it in La Cucina, with Basil.
Mary Ann departed for The Rainbow Bridge from her kitchen on 14 October, 2025.
Basil was by her side, kissing her face, sniffing her ears, and showing her RUFF as her spirit left this Earth.
There is no other place Basil would have rathered bee.
Board of Barkrectors
LITTLE MAN VON WEINER
Little Man is the Union Steward of the Tunnel Diggers Local 81.
He holds a seat on the Board and is a full voting member.
Little Man leads the compliance department, and teaches the Art Burrowing, an introductory level class which helps others to explore how grounding can lead to the discovery of Meowness.
With a degree in design from Pawladelphia Textile College, Little Man has a passion for American made/grown goods. He is partial to materials made from natural, organic fibers,
and promotes sustainable American industries.
Contact Little Man for advice on the softest blankets for burrowing, or for approval before you tunnel.
*CALL 811 B4 Ewes Dig, Every Thyme
MAVIS LEE JONES
Mavis Lee Jones is the incumbent Senate DemoCat
from New Connecticut South, now presiding over Bucktown.
She serves on the Board of Barkrectors for
the Society for Dogs with Anxiety.
Jones is a full member of the Society, and Chair of the Feline division. She is most notable for drafting the landmark Motion for Joinder, which was granted on the basis of
diFURsity, equity, and inclusion,
mandating that membership in the Society for Dogs with Anxiety
be open to all species, since it is a not-for-pawfit organization.
Mavis is an AdvoCAT for Meowness.
In order to heel deep wounds, like those that accompany homelessness, food insecurity, or bullying by other animals, one must learn The Power of Meow.
Contact Mavis Lee Jones today for advice on how to discover
The Power of Meow.
BASTIAN du PANE
PETER JAMES BUILT
PETER JAMES BUILT
Bastian du Pane is a survivor of domestic violins. He is a classicly trained musician, and serves as the conductor of the
Noise Orchestra at the Society.
He directs the Band.
Given his history of living through Domestic Violins, Bastian has a passion for teaching canines, felines,
and hoomans how to respect one another. He teaches about achieving harmony, through sound, particularly on stringed instruments.
Bastian teaches dogs how to respect cats
He teaches how to draw and enforce boundaries.
He teaches The Truth About Dogs and Cats.
Bastian is a tenured Pawfessor at Love YouNiversity, and is the chair of the Catural Anthropolgy Department. He conducts research and lectures on behavioral retraining cross species, to improve relations between cats, birds, and birddogs.
Contact Bastian for information on enrolling in classes at Love YouNiversity.
PETER JAMES BUILT
PETER JAMES BUILT
PETER JAMES BUILT
Peter Built is a Great Dane. All the Danes think so. Among the Board Members, he has been elected to the position of the Chairman of Chairs, three years in a row.
Peter serves as a motivational speaker, who teaches others how to stay in their own lane and how to discover The Power of Meow.
Peter is a proponent of the packwalk, who teaches the discipline required to walk amongst others. He invites fellow canines to discover The Power of Meow through grounding in nature and hiking in formation with your brothers and sisters.
Contact Peter to discover The Power of Meow in a pack walk.
SPOTLIGHT ON TRAVEL: THE WYOMING VALLEY, PENN'S WOODS
The Mighty Susquehanna
The Wyoming Valley, nestled along the Susquehanna, has been a crossroads of cultures, conflict, & industry for centuries.
Before European settlement, the region was home to the Lenape & later deeply influenced by the Iroquois Confederacy, whose political & military power shaped territorial claims throughout the 17th and 18th centuries.
One of the most significant Native lead
During the colonial era, the valley became the stage for the Pennamite–Yankee Wars, a series of bitter land disputes between settlers from Connecticut, who claimed the region under the Susquehanna Company, and Pennsylvanians backed by the Penn family proprietors.
These clashes foreshadowed the violence that would erupt during the Wyoming Massacre of 1778, when British-allied forces and Indigenous
By the mid‑19th century, the valley transformed from contested frontier to industrial powerhouse.
The discovery of anthracite coal and the rapid expansion of the railroad network created an economic engine that fueled the growth of Wilkes‑Barre, Kingston, and surrounding towns.
Coal breakers, rail yards, and river crossings reshaped the landscape, culminating in engineering landmarks such as the B
The events occurring along the Susquehanna in the Wyoming Valley became a powerful symbol in Revolutionary‑era memory, shaping how the young nation viewed frontier warfare and Native alliances.
Today, the Wyoming Valley blends its layered past with a modern identity — one that welcomes visitors, including those traveling with pets.
The raised levee along the Susquehanna River is a favorite spot for
The levee system along the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County stretches for roughly 12 to 13 miles, forming one of the most significant flood‑control structures in the Wyoming Valley.
This length comes from the interconnected levee segments that run through communities such as Wilkes‑Barre, Kingston, Edwardsville, Hanover Township, Plymouth, Wyoming, and Forty Fort.
It is the purrrfect way to expl
Help Our Caws
The Society for Dogs with Anxiety is a registered
not-for-pawfit 501(c)(3) organization,
sustained entirely by the support and
contributions of kind hoomans,
who wish to enable Basil and her pack
to continue sharing ruff with the world.
Your generous BONEations help FUN the pack's mission
to share the RUFF, go on pack walks, and keep on fishing.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, FOR YOUR THYME.
