Cavorting K9s Retreat

14/01/2025

With these milder winters, we may be seeing more of the creepy crawlies. Ugh!

🚨Important Notice for Pet Parents🚨

If your dog frequents dog parks or indoor daycare facilities, please take a moment to read this.

A recent post from a local pet parent revealed a concerning situation involving dog lice (a type of sucking parasite that is highly contagious and spreadable). After visiting a dog park, they discovered multiple lice attached to their dog.

What you need to know about dog lice:
🔅 These parasites are specific to dogs (not transferable to humans) but can spread quickly between dogs in shared spaces.
🔅 Dogs at daycares, parks, and other social environments are at higher risk.
🔅 Symptoms may include itching, hair loss, or visible parasites on your dog’s coat and skin.

How to check your dog:
❇️ Inspect your dog’s coat closely, especially around the neck, shoulders, and tail area.
❇️ Look for small brown or tan parasites or eggs attached to the fur.

If you suspect lice:
💢 Avoid bringing your dog to shared spaces until they are fully treated.
💢 Contact your veterinarian immediately for proper diagnosis and treatment options.
💢 Clean your dog’s bedding, grooming tools, and any items they frequently use.

Prevention tips:
❇️ Keep your dog on a year-round parasite prevention program (consult your vet).
❇️ Regularly check your dog’s coat after visits to dog parks, daycares, or boarding facilities.
❇️ Inform your local daycare or park about any concerns to help prevent further spread.

Our dogs’ health and happiness depend on us! Please be vigilant and help protect the entire pet community. 🐾

24/12/2024

12/12/2024

We all know how to pat a dog....right❓ Pat, pat, rub, rub...right on top of the head.
What if they are giving signs they don't like it?
Would that make us stop or would we continue because WE like to pat our dogs?
Yup, we all know how, but do we know the signals shown when dogs are not appreciating it, or when it has gone on too long for their comfort?
So many dogs do not like being patted on the head.
We may have difficulty seeing they are uncomfortable because we are way up there ⬆️sometimes 4-5 feet or more above them, it can be tricky to see the changes in their posture and face....but when we do take notice and appreciate that dogs can consent and even take away that consent, there can be amazing changes.
Some anxious dogs will become LESS anxious.
Some dogs will seek out comfort WHEN they want and need it.
It can give some dogs MORE confidence around people because when someone asks we can say "no thanks, please no pats" or "sure, but not on the head".
If you are in doubt...look at an old video or two, they can be very enlightening.
Yep, this graphic is available abcdogsnz.com

09/12/2024

Now you know what they are thinking. LOL!!

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11/11/2024

To the memory of silent footsteps
That beside us once did fall
We pause but for a moment
And in reverence do recall

For the hand that held the leash
They served our country well
Therefore we who do remain
Will their stories ever tell.

Some did come home
Along with us, tails held high
While others left empty collars
And in foreign soil now silently they lie

They are forever our guardian angels
Clad in soft and coloured fur
As present now in our hearts
As they ever and always were.

- To The War Dog by Christopher Dion

14/10/2024

Happy Thanksgiving weekend everyone! Gobble till ya wobble but remember these handy tips for keeping your pets safe this holiday season.

Ensure your pet has a safe quiet place to hang out if you are having lots of guests over and watch for door dashing, food left on counters and guests that like to feed your companions from the table.

09/08/2024

Bhahhahahhaaha! Too funny!

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12/07/2024

LOL!

12/06/2024

Love this article!

I am occasionally asked if I will take dogs to Board & Train but that is not me. I definitely loved teaching agility classes & still miss that but teaching agility classes was more about teaching the humans how to work with their dogs.

I have sent my own dogs away for herding training with people I trust but it requires me knowing what to do when they come back.

There are no quick fixes & unless you know what to do with them to maintain that training, whatever they may have learned can disappear quickly.

Lately there has been an increase, in my area anyway, in “Board and Train” businesses (B & T). You give them your dog for one, two, or three weeks, and get back a dog who is . . . what? Much better behaved? Perfect on leash walks, never jumps up, and only barks on cue? […]

01/06/2024

Your Saturday giggle.

25/05/2024

Bwahhahahahahahaa!

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23/05/2024

Did you know that it is estimated that there are over 500,000 dog bites annually in Canada? Of those, children aged 5 to 9 years are the most common dog bite victims.

We are excited to be a keynote speaker at this year's Airdrie Bark in the Park event! We will be doing a presentation for kids on how to interact safely with unknown dogs, as well as your own dog at home. Join us at noon on June 1st in Nose Creek Park for this free event to help keep kids and dogs safe!

There will also be agility demonstrations, food trucks, local vendors, and more!

Airdrie Bark in the Park

19/05/2024

Some days, I have great timing! Just heard a thunder clap & figured best to get the weekend dogs back into the kennel. Just got inside & suddenly hailed on us. Whew!

17/05/2024

I'm glad we're getting some rain - lawn is looking greener & not so crunchy. But I really HATE mud!!!

16/05/2024

None of my dogs sleep that soundly. LOL!