Pawz For Wellness

08/25/2022

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08/20/2022

08/09/2022

07/09/2022

Please be on the lookout for the new invasive Mile-a-Minute Vine in Shelton and let us know if you find some. There are only a few known sites in town, and we'd like to keep it from spreading. Look for perfectly triangular leaves and little barbs on the stems. Photo is from the Trombetta Woods Open Space on the Monroe line.

07/05/2022

Hello Standard Poodle!🐩

Let's talk about 🐾Neck, Topline, Body🐾
Neck well proportioned, strong and long enough to permit the head to be carried high and with dignity. Skin snug at throat. The neck rises from strong, smoothly muscled shoulders. Major fault: ewe neck. The topline is level, neither sloping nor roached, from the highest point of the shoulder blade to the base of the tail, with the exception of a slight hollow just behind the shoulder. Body – (a) Chest deep and moderately wide with well sprung ribs. (b) The loin is short, broad and muscular. (c) Tail straight, set on high and carried up, docked of sufficient length to insure a balanced outline. Major fault: set low, curled, or carried over the back.

Forequarters: Strong, smoothly muscled shoulders. The shoulder blade is well laid back and approximately the same length as the upper foreleg. Major fault – steep shoulder. Forelegs – Straight and parallel when viewed from the front. When viewed from the side the elbow is directly below the highest point of the shoulder. The pasterns are strong. Dewclaws may be removed. Feet – The feet are rather small, oval in shape with toes well arched and cushioned on thick firm pads. Nails short but not excessively shortened. The feet turn neither in nor out. Major fault – paper or splay foot.

Hindquarters: The angulation of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters. Hindlegs straight and parallel when viewed from the rear. Muscular with width in the region of the stifles which are well bent; femur and tibia are about equal in length; hock to heel short and perpendicular to the ground. When standing, the rear toes are only slightly behind the point of the rump. Major fault – cow-hocks.



Showsight presents The Standard Poodle: https://cutt.ly/azIPg9S

Photo Credit: John J Carell

06/28/2022

06/23/2022

06/23/2022

Westminster Kennel Club – Best in Show Judging
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Tarrytown, New York
Best In Show Judge's Name: Dr. Donald Sturz, Jr.

Best In Show:
Dog Reg: GCHB Flessner's Toot My Own Horn
Breed: Bloodhound
Owner: Chris & Bryan Flessner & Heather Helmer & Tina Kocar
Breeder: Bryan & Chris Flessner & Heather Helmer & Tina Kocar

06/20/2022

06/16/2022

Hello everyone! This is K9 Caleb! He just got certified with Region 1 in the last day or so and is ready to go to work at the Tampa Airport!! Caleb's department was awarded the AKC Grant through the USPCA! We're pleased to see him helping to keep AMERICA SAFE! Welcome to the USPCA, Caleb!

05/19/2022

WE DID IT!! Genetic testing for risk of cruciate ligament rupture in the Labrador Retriever is here.

Cruciate ligament rupture is a common problem in several popular breeds including the Labrador Retriever, Rottweiler, and Newfoundland, equivalent to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture in human beings. We have been working on this study for many years and are now exceptionally pleased to announce the availability of a genetic screening test for risk of cruciate ligament rupture in Labradors. This is a marker-based risk test because cruciate ligament rupture is influenced by changes in many different genes and is different from most genetic testing in dogs. For more information about this test, it’s value and information about this disease, please visit:

https://www.vetmed.wisc.edu/lab/corl/canine-genetic-testing/

We are extremely grateful to the community that we work with for supporting this endeavor. Please look out for future updates on progress with this program, as we are now focusing effort on extending this cruciate ligament rupture genetic testing to other high-risk breeds including the Rottweiler and the Newfoundland.

Availability of genetic testing.
We are currently setting up this genetic testing service at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison. We anticipate the cost of the marker-based risk test will be ~$250. We welcome expressions of interest or questions about this important development in the Comparative Genetics and Orthopaedic Research Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Please email us if you are interested in getting your Labrador Retriever tested.

[email protected]

05/12/2022

The non-venomous northern watersnake is a common resident of nearly all of Connecticut’s freshwater wetlands and waterways and is often mistaken for the venomous water moccasin (also known as the cottonmouth). Although these two species may be similar in appearance, water moccasins DO NOT occur in Connecticut. More at https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Wildlife/Fact-Sheets/Northern-Watersnake

04/03/2022

The Budweiser Clydesdales are one of the few ads that people remember as vividly as the Budweiser Clydesdales. Even if you don't drink, the emotional content and, of course, the gorgeous horses will move you. But where did these stunning dark bay beauties with their trademark wide blaze and f

03/30/2022

03/30/2022

03/10/2022

More from AKC !

02/23/2022

POEM OF A DOG
I am the one who always waits for you.
Your car has a special sound that I
have imprinted on my senses, I can
recognize it among a thousand.
Your steps have a magic timbre.
Your voice is music to my ears.
If I see your joy, it makes me happy!
Your scent is the best,
Your presence is what moves my
senses.
Your awakening wakes me up.
I watch you sleep and for me you are
my God, I am happy watching over
your sleep.
Your gaze is a ray of light. Your hands
on me have the lightness of peace and
the sublime display of infinite love.
When you go out, I feel a huge
emptiness in my heart.
I wait for you again and again.
I am the one who will wait for you all
my life today, tomorrow and always:
I am your dog ❤️

02/20/2022

Remembering Ron Menaker (1944–2022)

With deepest sorrow we inform the fancy that Ronald H. Menaker, banking executive, sportsman, and Chairman Emeritus of the AKC Board of Directors, whose business acumen and spirit of innovation were essential in guiding the AKC into the 21st century, died this morning. He was 77 years old.

AKC Chairman of the Board Dr. Thomas M. Davies served for two years as Vice Chairman under Menaker. He says, “Ron was a good and loyal friend for many years. His wise counsel, and his generosity with his knowledge and expertise, continue to inform my own chairmanship. I could not possibly have asked for a better mentor in the job than Ron. Like everyone else whose life he touched at AKC and in the fancy, I will miss him dearly.”

AKC President and Chief Executive Officer Dennis B. Sprung says, “Ron was the ‘American Kennel Club’ in the eyes of many. His relentless dedication and knowledge knew no boundaries. Each and every initiative to improve the lives of dogs and to assist AKC and our sports were pursued as if the future of the world depended on it. He was respected by staff for his appreciation of everyone’s work, and he set the example of lasting leadership.

“More than anything, Ron was the most loyal friend to anyone in need and often helped many with life-threatening illnesses, some he never met. To this day, the first words from dog people in the U.S. and throughout the world is: How is Ron? The answer is Ron is great.”

The Life and Times
Ronald Herbert Menaker was born on December 17, 1944, in New York City, to Harold L. Menaker and Gladys (Bleiberg) Ross. He attended Queens College before taking a job at J.P. Morgan & Company in 1966. By the time he retired from Morgan in 2000, he had served as managing director and head of Corporate Services Worldwide for J.P. Morgan & Co., Inc., and as the president of J.P. Morgan Services.

Menaker enjoyed telling the story of how he and his first wife, Kathleen, acquired their first purebred dog, a Bedlington Terrier, from Gimbels department store. “After being at every show for a year and never winning a point,” fellow fancier Lee Canalizo recalled, “one of the breeders figured out he was going to stick around and started him out with a show-quality dog.”
He bred and exhibited Giant Schnauzers, Bedlington Terriers, and Norfolk Terriers. Among his many club affiliations were the Bedlington Terrier Club of America (president and AKC Delegate), Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Border Terrier Club of America, and Westminster Kennel Club, where he served as show chairman for 12 years.

Approved as an AKC judge in 1994, Menaker built an international reputation while judging in South America, Asia, and Europe, including five World Dog Shows.

Menaker was a member of the board of overseers for the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School, a trustee of the New York University Medical Center, and chairman of New York Downtown Hospital, where he received the hospital’s Elizabeth Blackwell humanitarian award. He was a trustee of the Morris Animal Foundation and St. Hubert’s Giralda Animal Welfare and Education Center.

The Menaker Years
Menaker first joined the AKC Board of Directors in 1996. The Directors elected him Vice Chairman in 2001 and Chairman the following year. His first term as Chairman, lasting nine years, was an era of modernization and innovation for the AKC. Among the new events and programs of the “Menaker years” were the launch of AKC Rally, AKC Meet the Breeds, the AKC Humane Fund, the digitization of the registrations process, the establishment of substantial AKC reserve funds, the AKC Code of Sportsmanship, the Breeder of Merit program, the Grand Champion title, and the DOGNY public-art program in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. “I believe in tradition, and I believe in what the organization was created to do,” Menaker told the AKC Gazette in an interview coinciding with the AKC’s 125th anniversary in 2009, “but times have changed, and we have to be willing to change with the times.”

During Menaker’s 10 years as AKC National Championship show chairman, the event grew into a unique dog-sport extravaganza unmatched anywhere in the world. He chaired the Board committee that overhauled the AKC’s bylaws, little changed since the AKC incorporated in 1906. And, in 2002, when a disastrous technical snafu stalled the processing of registrations and threatened to cripple the sport, Menaker rode to the rescue. “Ron’s finest hour,” was how former AKC Executive Secretary Jim Crowley described it. “Chairman Menaker personally went to Raleigh to oversee the recovery effort,” Crowley recalled in 2019. “During these trying times, Ron was the first one in and the last one out of the office. He was completely hands-on and led by example. He even spent time working in the mailroom to help reduce the huge backlog.”

During Menaker’s second tour as chairman, beginning in 2015, the AKC relied on his business savvy in two major undertakings: the move of the organization’s New York headquarters to 101 Park Avenue, and the relocation of the AKC Museum of the Dog from St. Louis to New York. When he retired from the Board in 2019, Menaker was its longest-serving chairman since the position was created in 1972. He was AKC’s first “Chairman Emeritus for Life.”

Ronald Herbert Menaker is survived by his wife, Lorna, daughters Meredith and Kyri, grandchildren, sister, and stepson.

Pictured: Ron in front of the painting “I Hear a Voice” (Maud Earl, 1896), at the AKC's New York office. It was always one of Ron's favorites, and he asked that his photo be taken in front of it.

02/15/2022

02/10/2022

On behalf everyone within our BARC CT organization, we’d like to acknowledge Desmond's Army Animal Law Advocates for all they’ve done over the last few years while this excruciating case unfolded through our courts. We are so grateful to each and every one of you.

While we know everyone is feeling incredibly defeated, we promise to honor the memory of these five precious souls and we, along with so many in the rescue community, pledge to make HEIDI ELIZABETH LUEDERS, age 34 of 26 Marshall Ridge Road in New Canaan, CT a name and face that no one ever forgets. We hope you’ll join us in that pledge.

01/26/2022

01/21/2022

LOVE his words and him.

Rest easy, Jumping Joe. It was always a pleasure to catch you at the end of my camera.