Just a walk in the park

24/06/2024

Is anyone interested to form a network where experienced dog owners bring their dogs together for structured walks and socialization .Within that Network, we help the other group members with their dogs when they need to go away for vacation or have issues where they need help with basic dog related issues.

19/06/2024

19/06/2024

We love this spot

19/06/2024

Breakfast

19/06/2024

Include a fun game in training!

19/06/2024

Daily dose of training helps keep Moose sharp.

18/06/2024

Training should be fun guys!

16/06/2024

Teaching moose to fetch his bowl

16/06/2024

Learning to stimulate your dogs brain creates a smarter dog.

16/06/2024

Choose your dogs food as you would your own. The healthiest choice for your dogs is including raw w. And be sure to choose good organ meat.

20/04/2024

Do you want to get social?? We are looking for a few friendly pups to join a pack walk coming up soon! We will be walking the the James River trails . Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, starting @ approximately 5-5:30 Sunset on the James!
Exact location TBD.

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07/01/2024

If your dog is acting strangely or destructive this could be contributing.

PSA: We adopted our dog, Rowdy, from the shelter 5 years ago. He was already an adult dog, so we estimate he is about 11 or 12 years old at this point. I love this dog. He is the sweetest soul and my BFF. For the past week or so he hasn’t been acting like himself. He licked a raw spot on his foot. He was panting constantly. He was pacing. Sunday morning, the pacing and panting got so bad, and I was REALLY nervous that there was something seriously wrong with him. For 45 minutes, he panted like crazy and constantly paced back and forth. He was keeping his tail tucked down all the time. His ears were pinned back. He would not settle down and he wouldn’t eat. We tried everything. I ended up giving him a trazadone that he takes sometimes when he goes to the groomer. It seemed to take a little bit of the edge off, but not much. He still wouldn’t eat and still wouldn’t settle. I took off work on Monday so I could take him to the vet. We did bloodwork and x-rays. Knowing he is a senior dog, I was trying to prepare myself for the worst case scenario. I was glad to see his bloodwork was great except for some elevated liver enzymes. The x-rays showed he was a little backed up but no major issues. He got an anti-nausea injection and some Gabapentin to help with some tenderness in his back and to hopefully help keep him calm. When we got home, he was ok for a little bit, but eventually started pacing and panting again. We walked around the neighborhood for a long time and he used the bathroom a lot. He seemed pretty happy about that and was in good spirits until we got home and he refused to come back in the house. Every time I took him out that evening, he would hunker down like he didn’t want to come back in the house. When my vet called and I gave her the update, she suggested there may be some new electronic device in the house that was emitting a high frequency noise that is hurting his ears. We had just put new smart outlets in the house about a week ago. His pacing and panting were worse when the lamps were on, so I unplugged all the smart outlets. He stopped panting, stopped pacing, and ate his food. His tail was even up and wagging again. When I plugged the smart outlets all back in and asked Alexa to turn on the lamps, he immediately started panting and pacing again. My husband used an app to test the frequency of the smart outlets. It was off the charts. We've left the outlets unplugged for two days and have confirmed that it is definitely the smart outlets that are causing his stress and discomfort. He's back to being a totally normal dog now. I really thought this was the end for Rowdy based on the way he was acting. I am so thankful for Dr. Newell at BoonesCreek AnimalHospital for figuring out this simple solution. If your pets are exhibiting similar symptoms, you may want to consider checking your electronics first. I cannot express how relieved I am that he is ok now. 😭♥️🐶

31/12/2023

Today, I took the dogs to Bear Lake Park. They had a small beach area where there is a sign...no dogs permitted. And they had some nice trails and cabins, & picnic areas where you can walk your dog. I was thinking on the way home, how nice it would be to have a park that is designed for dogs and their humans to enjoy different dog sports, tracking , swimming, agility, pack hikes, advanced training classes where renowned trainers, authors , can do workshops and I thought, surely there is a place like this somewhere. Dog camp for humans and their dogs.

03/12/2023

I signed up for Hulu... I hate TV but this movie, I need to see it!! Tonight, is movie night! If you dont have Hulu and want to watch this, Lou Ann Zell, come on over!

23/10/2023

Skills for everyday life...

22/10/2023