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05/16/2022

05/13/2022

Keep your pets safe!!

03/17/2022

Hunter and Harley visiting with us for St. Pat’s day!

02/16/2020

Calleigh, Aleah and Evie!!!

12/01/2019

10/26/2019

My recent post on separation anxiety sparked many comments that were adamantly anti-crate. Frankly I was surprised. In my opinion, crating is such an integral part of raising and living well with dogs. Of course, everyone is welcome to their own opinions, and are also welcome to do as they see fit. That said, I figured I’d share a partial list of possible reasons why crate training might be a good idea...even if you don’t use it all the time.
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•Your dog needs to stay at the vet for an injury
•Your dog needs to be evacuated due to an emergency
•Your dog needs to be boarded while you’re unexpectedly unable to look after them
•Your dog needs to be physically isolated due to healing or injury
•If these, or any of the other countless unfortunate realities inevitably pop up, you’ll probably wish that this already unpleasant, stress-filled, and worrisome moment wasn’t their first time in a crate.

P.S. This doesn’t include the countless dogs who will never be truly pottie trained due to reluctance to crate train, or dogs who destroy the house or ingest something dangerous because of reluctance to crate.

P.P.S. A great exercise would be to examine what’s behind your reluctance to crate your dog, or at least crate train your dog. I know what mine were all those years ago, and they were far more about my emotional projections then they were about my dogs actual welfare.

10/16/2019

Last week, one of our good clients found out first hand the danger of retractable leashes. She called about her little dog being attacked while on a walk. We made the appointment and found that except for some bruises and painful areas, her dog would be fine. The injury to our client was worse. You see, she had her dog on a retractable leash and when the attack happened, her dog was too far away from her to "reel" him in fast enough and she instinctively grabbed the cord with her hand. The rope quite effectively "sawed" through her finger, nearly down to the tendons.

We understand that retractable leashes are popular because "the pets love it" but for the most control and safety of our patients & clients we recommend a regular 6 foot nylon or leather leash. You will have more control because your pet is closer to you and if you have to grab the leash you will not have this kind of injury. Also, if necessary, you can put the loop of the leash on your wrist and have 2 hands free to assist you or your pet.

If you have a retractable leash for your pet, please reconsider when there is even the smallest chance that your pet may encounter danger and you need both hands available for rescue.

09/10/2019

Anyone looking?

The Air Force is asking for people – military members or civilians – who would be willing to adopt some of their retired military working dogs.

06/29/2019

Haha

03/27/2019

So true! The loss of Jillian was very hard! She was my first fur baby outside my parents home and the first raised on my own. I love my babies!

03/17/2019

Ingested in even the smallest amounts, xylitol can be extremely dangerous to dogs, leading to liver failure or worse.