var last_update_date = 'August 4, 2010';
var avail_menu_data = [ 
					//	['latest_avail','New Arrivals'],
                        ['all_avail','All Saints'],
				        ['young_avail','Young Saints'],
				        ['adult_avail','Adult Saints'],
				        // ['senior_avail','Senior Saints'],
				        ['special_avail','Senior/Special Needs']
				      ];

// dogs listed here
var all_avail = [ 'young_avail', 'adult_avail', 'special_avail' ];

var avail_list = { 'young_avail' : ['jager','rodney','lulu','colleen','shelby','pearl'],
				   'adult_avail' : ['betsy','raven','scully','molly'],
				   'senior_avail' : ['nellie'],
				   'special_avail' : ['nellie']
				};
var selected_avail_menu_item = 'latest_avail';

var avail_intros = { 'adult_avail' : 'The following dogs are adult Saint Bernards. They will require very little in the way of training and are very easy to train.  Adult Saints are generally very mellow and laid back. They make wonderful quiet companions and are eager to do what ever you want. Most of them are house trained and are very good in the home while you are away. Most of the adult Saints are better with younger kids because they understand their size. ( Ages at time of intake )',
					 'young_avail': 'The following are young Saint Bernards. They are in need of all kinds of training, and are very active. An adolescent Saint Bernard is a large commitment in terms of time and energy, as they will require large amounts of play-time, and cannot be left alone for more than five hours. ( Ages at time of intake )',
					 'young_adult_avail': 'The following are young adult Saint Bernards. They are in need of basic obedience and will most likely need to be either crate trained or have someone home most of the time. We do not guarantee that they will be completely house trained when left for more than 5 hours. They still have the puppy mentality and will require homes with older kids due to their size and energy levels. Older children are considered kids over 7 years old. ( Ages at time of intake )',
                     'senior_avail' : 'The following dogs are Senior Saint Bernards. They are usually very mellow and easy to deal with, and make wonderful companions, but they are also very hard to place due to the shorter amount of time they have left. Are you willing to open your home to a Senior Saint so that they can live out their final years with a loving family? ( Ages at time of intake )',
                     'special_avail' : 'The following dogs are Special Needs Saint Bernards. They are are generally dogs that are going to require special care in the form of veterinary services, medication, or exercise regimen. While they may be a lot of work, we like to think that they are worth all of the effort. ( Ages at time of intake )'
					};

/* adoption_pending: 1 if */
/* fosternotes: 'blah' if */
var dog_data = { 
        'odessa': {'received':'Mar, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'18 months',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Odessa! I came to Rescue from a shelter. I am a smaller girl, and probably won\'t be much more than a medium-sized Saint when I grow up. I am very smart, and pay very good attention to humans. I like to keep order in my foster home, but get along very well with the dogs in my foster home. I am house-trained, and pick up obedience training very easily since I really want to please people. I would love to find a family with another 4-legged playmate for me. I am fully house-trained.'},
        'colleen': {'received':'Mar, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'2 years',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Colleen! I am a smaller rough coat girl. I came to Rescue because I gave my owner a rough time during training. I am a typical, bull-headed Saint. While I thought I was tough when I got here, I am figuring out that I don\'t need to prove anything to anybody. I am getting along great with the other Saints in my foster home, and absolutely love to play. I haven\'t met a cat yet in Rescue, so they\'re not sure what I would do around one. I love attention from people, and can be a little bit obnoxious about getting it. I would love to find a family that can put the time into completing my training and helping me to get the Saint that I know I can be. I am fully house-trained, and non-destructive except around shoes.'},
        'rodney': {'received':'April, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'1 year',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Rodney! I came to Rescue when my family couldn\'t care for me anymore. I am a big kid, and only getting bigger. I love to play, and can be really obnoxious. I am learning my manners, but I have typical puppy problems like dragging things outside and bouncing around all of the time. I am used to my crate, and do well in it. I am picking up obedience training, but I will need an owner who can spend a lot of time working with me, as I will be a big boy when I\'m done growing. I would love to find a home with a 4-legged playmate. I am house-trained, and do well with other dogs.'},
        'lulu': {'received':'April, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'18 months',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Lulu! I came to Rescue because I didn\'t get along well with the other dogs in my home. I am a medium-sized girl who loves to play non-stop. I am picking up obedience training, and will need an owner who is willing to work with me to finish my training. I am house-broken, and do well around cats. I will need a home where there is another dog for me to play with, as my energy level is through the roof. I would love to find a family who can make sure that I never have to move again.'},
        'brees': {'received':'March, 2010','fee':'$150','age':'18 months',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Brees! I came to Rescue from all the way across Kansas, where I was picked up as a stray and brought across to Colorady by some nice people. You may be able to tell that I\'m not quite all Saint Bernard. The Rescue folks believe that I am a golden retriever mix, and I bet they\'re right. I have a loooooooooooot of energy, and am constantly exploring and pushing boundaries. I need a home with a family who likes to hike or run, and wants to wear me out. I should be in a home with another dog so that I have somebody to play with. I am house-broken, and get along well with other dogs.'},
        'cassie': {'received':'May, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'4 years',
          	'bio': 'Hello, My name is Cassie. I am a smaller, rough coat female. I came to Rescue because my previous owner got sick, and couldn\'t care for me anymore. I am a very, very sweet girl who loves everybody. I am very laid back, and ther dogs as well as cats. I\'ll need a home that is willing to put in the time to get me trained, as I am going to be a decent-sized boy, and I have a lot of energy. I have an ear problem that will require some care for the rest of my life.'},
        'jager': {'received':'May, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'2 years',
          	'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Jager. I am a nice-sized rough coat male. I came to Rescue because my family had to go away and couldn\'t take me with them. I am a happy, sweet kid who loves everybody that I meet. I get along really well with other dogs as well as cats. I\'ll need a home that is willing to put in the time to get me trained, as I am going to be a decent-sized boy, and I have a lot of energy. I have an ear problem that will require some care for the rest of my life.'},
        'hendrix': {'received':'April, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'1 year',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Hendrix. I am a young male, and will probably be a good-sized kid once I\'m done growing. I came to Rescue from New Mexico, where I was picked up as a stray and some nice people got me all the way to Colorado. I am a very nice boy, and get along well with other dogs and especially with people. I love attention, and I love to play. I am house-broken, and will need obedience training so that I become a well-behaved grown-up.'},
        'charity': {'received':'March, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'4 years',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Charity. I am a smaller rough coat female who came to Rescue because I had a tough time settling in with my family. I used to be a breeding dog, and the breeder dumped me when I couldn\'t have any more puppies. I came to Rescue with my sister Raven. I was very shy, but I am learning to trust people a little more every day. I am fully house-trained. I love to play with other dogs, and I do well around cats. I am very, very mellow, and would love to find a family who can spend a lot of time giving me the love that I deserve.'},
        'samsun': {'received':'April, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'5 years',
              'fosternotes':'Samsun (Sammy) is like a giant stuff animal teddy bear of a saint bernard.  He\'s just a big lug, but very gentle, heæs great on a leash, he doesn\'t pull.  He gets along with other dogs, and small children, and loves women.  As soon as I get up out of bed, he jumps in to snuggle with my wife.  When she\'s in the shower, he\'s laying on the bathroom floor.  He likes to play with other dogs and some toys.  He\'s just a big teddy bear with a super soft coat.',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Samsun. I am a big, rought coat male. I am a very easy-going, laid-back Saint. This is my second time through Rescue. I am great with kids, other dogs, and cats. I get along with everybody, and everything. I would love to find a family that I can spend the rest of my days with, and never have to worry about moving around again.'},
        'raven': {'received':'March, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'4 years',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Raven. I am a smaller rough coat female who came to Rescue because I had a tough time settling in with my family. I used to be a breeding dog, and the breeder dumped me when I couldn\'t have any more puppies. I came to Rescue with my sister, Charity. I was very shy, but I am learning to trust people a little more every day. I am fully house-trained. I love to play with other dogs, and I do well around cats. I am very, very mellow, and would love to find a family who can spend a lot of time giving me the love that I deserve.'},
        'betsy': {'received':'April, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'5 years',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Betsy. I am a big girl, who came to Rescue from southern Colorado after I was dumped at the shelter. I have not had an easy life, and had to have my left eye removed because of an injury I sustained in a car accident. I am not very good around cats, but I absolutely love other dogs. I am fully house-trained and am picking up obedience training quickly, as I really want to please people. I can be rambunctious, and I would really love to find a family that understands my size and energy.'},
        'cora': {'received':'Nov, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'3 years',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Cora! I came to Rescue all the way from Nebraska. It\'s taken me quite a while for the Rescue folks to put me on the website because I\'m so scared of people. They\'re not sure what happened to me before I got here, but I still flinch every time somebody touches me. In spite of all of that fear around people, I don\'t have a mean bone in my body. I will lie still while you pet me for as long as you want to. I get along with other dogs, but will have issues ( probably for quite a while ) when I get scared. I am fully house-trained, and do very well on a leash. I would love to find a home that can appreciate my outer beauty as well as my fragile personality, and is willing to be patient with me while I come out of my shell and recover from my less-than-perfect past.'},
        'kylee': {'received':'Feb, 2010','fee':'$275','age':'3 years',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Kylee! I came to Rescue because my previous family couldn\'t keep me where they lived. I am a very sweet girl, and I love every person that I meet. I am a bit bull-headed with other girl dogs, so I would love to find a home where I can be the Queen Bee. I have a history of chasing cats with evil intent, so I\'ll need a home without any felines in it. I listen well, and want to please. I am working on obedience training, and have house-training down cold. I would love to find a home where I can be the center of attention.'},
        'pearl': {'received':'September, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'10 months',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Pearl! I am a smooth coat female puppy who came to Rescue from the animal shelter, where I was picked up as a stray. I am a typical puppy, with tons of energy. I had to have surgery on my ankle to fix a birth defect, but I am recovering nicely, and you wouldn\'t know that I ever had a problem. I will need obedience training, but I have picked up my house-training just fine, and am learning to listen very well. I would love to find a permanent family to make me their own.'},
        'patience': {'received':'September, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'2 years',adoptionpending:1,
              'fosternotes':'Patience has come a long way since we took her in, she\'s no longer a shy, skinny, sick dog.  She\'s gained weight and is now healthy, she will solicit attention and is no longer shy.  She\'s become pretty good on a leash, though she likes to pull at the onset of a walk, she settles down quickly and is a gentle dog to walk.  She likes to play with the other dogs, but is still generally very subdued.  In the evenings, she\'ll find a place near by her humans and lay to watch tv with us, and she loves to sleep in her kennel in our room.  We kenneled her when we first got her because she was sick, and now its her \'room\', she doesn\'t need to be locked in, but is quite comfortable in it.  She gets along great with children, she\'s living with a 7 and 4 yr old now.',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Patience. I came to Rescue from eastern Colorado. I am a very nice girl, and I get along with small children and other dogs very well. I am house-trained, and I love to please. I can be a shy girl, but I really open up once I\'ve gotten to know you. I hope to find a home where I can never have to worry about moving ever again.'},
        'scully': {'received':'September, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'3 years',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Scully! I was dropped off at the shelter by my former owner, and ended up in Rescue. I am a medium-sized rough coat female. I am not good around cats. I am a nice, but bull-headed girl who doesn\'t back down very well from challenges. I will need an owner with experience and determination. I am fully house-trained.'},
        'shelby': {'received':'August, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'1 year',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Shelby! I was dumped in a drop box at a shelter by my previous owners, and came to Rescue from the shelter. I am a typical puppy, and love to play. I will be a decent-sized girl once I grow up, and I will need obedience training. I am house-trained, and get along great with other dogs. I should be in a home with another dog so that I have somebody to play with and wear me out.'},
        'molly': {'received':'May, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'3 years',
		fosternotes: 'Molly arrived at my house around June 11th.   The first couple of weeks were very rocky around my house as my 9-year-old male Saint, Haas, and she were fighting for who was the boss of the house.   Haas made it very clear that he was the boss.  Since then things have been much calmer around the household.  <BR>If you are human, Molly loves you she is so excited to meet new people and loves the attention.  We are working on not jumping on people and trying to kiss them when they walk through the door.  This seems to be primarily with new visitors.  People she has met before she tends not to be as jumpy with.  She has a lot of high energy and does knock over little kids in an attempt to lick their faces so we are working sitting and being calm when visitors enter the house.  After about the first 15 minutes of this, she loses interest and goes and does her own thing.  <BR>Molly is a sweet dog.  Once she knows you she is pretty well mannered.  She is house trained, not destructive and knows sit, down, come and we are working on stay.   She is strong so when we take walks and jogs she has a haltie on.  She is okay on a leash and getting better.  She is a very smart and curious dog.   She figured out how to bounce my spring loaded screen door to the back yard to let herself back into the house.  She likes to stand up on the back fence and look over into the alley to bark at the dogs that go by.  She will find any holes or areas of your fence that are not secure.  We had one mishap where she managed to make a hole in my wire fence and get through to my neighbors yard because there was a cat there.  So far, Molly is not cat friendly.  She thinks they are chew toys.   The cat she went after was fine and the hole in the fence has been patched.  She also likes to chase squirrels but ignores birds for the most part.  I have a fox that sometimes shows up at dusk and sits on my car in the driveway.  Haas is used to this and doesn\'t even bat an eye at it.  Molly on the other hand goes absolutely nuts and barks like mad.  <BR>Some interesting things I am discovering about Molly as the summer has progressed. I think she would really like to have a crate to be in.  I don\'t crate because my house is too small and Haas and my former dog Daisy who passed away this year did not like small spaces.  Molly likes to sleep behind my chaise in the living room or in my closet in my bedroom.  She is terrified of any kind of fireworks, muffler backfire, popping/gun shot noises, and thunder.   She spent all of 4th of July hiding in my closet.  When we were on a jog one morning a car went by and the muffler did a back fire and she turned around and dragged me even with her halti on all the way back home and wanted to hide inside.  This was about 4 blocks.    Molly loves water!   I have never had a saint who wanted to do more than wade in a stream and neither of them played/play in sprinklers.  Molly loves when I have the sprinklers on and she can go run and play in them and drink out of themā€¦ She bounds around like crazy and gets all wet.  It\'s fun to watch she is really funny when she does it.  She likes to be brushed and will let you brush her and work on her fur.   <BR>She likes to eat plants especially strawberries.   I have a garden out back and Molly has managed to eat most of my ripe strawberries before I can beat her to them.  She hasn\'t sampled the tomatoes but she has sampled my raspberry plants and my oregano and basil plants.  <BR>Molly seems to really like a set routine and has something to say about it when it is disrupted.   Since it is summer and hot in the evenings, I get up early before work during the week to get the dogs out.  My routine is that I get up and take Molly for about a mile to mile and a half jog and then come back bring her home and take Haas out for a walk as my cool down.  Both dogs know the order of how this works then I get ready for work, give them breakfast and head out the door.  I had vacation last week and did not get up early to jog/walk dogsā ...and boy. Did I hear about it from Molly!  First she would start pacing the bedroom when the alarm clock didn\'t go off.  Then she starts with a bit of a light bark and then the big bark of, "hey! Get up!  Why are you not taking me for my jog!ā"  She was so disgusted that I didn\'t move from my bed last week despite her barking that she leaped on the bed (first time that has happened and all I could do was laugh in surprise) and barked and then licked me profusely until I got up and got ready to take her out. So beware of the patterns you start with Molly she will call you on deviating from it!  <BR>Last night my friends brought over one of Haas\'s fur pals, Coco the chocolate pointer... That did not go well.  Molly is still giving very mixed signals and tried to snap at Coco while wagging her tail and running up to her to sniff her.  Molly was not well behaved at all and that was disappointing.  ',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Molly. I am a rough coat female who came to Rescue from Kansas. I was brought to Colorado after I was abandoned by my former family. I am a tough girl, and don\'t back down from anybody, but once I know who\'s in charge, I do very well. I am in a foster home with another Saint, and we get along fine now that I know that he\'s the boss. I do well on walks, but will need a family that understands that I am a stubborn, tough girl.'},
        'sophie': {'received':'December, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'3 years',adoptionpending:1,
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Sophie. I am a smaller-sized rough coat female. I came to Rescue from Nebraska after my prefvious "family" dumped me at the shelter. I am learning to live with other dogs, and developing my manners. I am also getting used to being inside and eating decent food. I still need a lot of work on obedience training, and I still get excited very easily, but I am doing very well in my foster home. I am fully house-trained, and love laying near the rest of the "pack" in my foster home, both 2-legged and 4-legged.'},
        'nellie': {'received':'June, 2009','fee':'$125','age':'8 years',
              'bio': 'Hello, my name is Nellie. I am an older girl who was seized from a hoarder in Nebraska. I have some mild mediccal issues, but I\'m really in pretty good health considering where I came from, and who old I am. I do need to put on a lot of weight, as I came to Rescue suffering from pretty severe malnutrition. I am putting on weight in my foster home, and settling in and getting used to the good life.'},
        'jasmine': {'received':'June, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'6 months',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Jasmine! I am a smooth coat female. I came to Rescue when my previous owners couldn\'t find a place to live that would take me too. I am a very typical puppy; I love to run and chase, and occasionally chew things up that I shouldn\'t be chewing. I am in a home with other Saints, and with cats, and I do very well with all of them. I would love to find a home with a playmate who can help to wear me out. I will need more obedience training, as I will be an energetic girl, even once I\'ve grown up.'},
        'bandit': {'received':'July, 2009','fee':'$275','age':'16 months',
              'bio': 'Hi, I\'m Bandit! I am a nice-sized, rough-coat male. I have very long legs, and will probably be a tall boy once I grow up. I was found running loose in the middle of rural Kansas, and some nice people got me to Colorado. I have picked up my house-training, and am getting through basic obedience training. I get along well with other cats and other dogs. I am a lover of a puppy, and would love to find a family that I can grow up and grow old with.'}
};