London Dog Owners Association General Meeting
Date: Thursday January 14th, 2010
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Kiwanis Senior Community Centre (78 Riverside Dr.)
Pet First Aid & CPR Workshop: Date: Thurs. Jan. 28th, 6-10pmCost: $ 45.00 plus GSTAbsolutely Creative Training is an Authorized Provider of the American Red Cross Pet First Aid Program. This is a workshop for owners, groomers,trainers, and other pet lovers who are interested inhelping companion animals in an emergency. You will learn how to treat choking, bleeding, and common pet injuries, and how to perform CPR on dogs and cats. For the safety of all, no real pets are allowed in class
Training Tip Adjusting to the Collar
If you are putting a collar on a puppy for the first time they will probably be resistant to it for the first few hours that it's on, but don't take it off of him it will take time to adjust and before you know it will feel natural to them when wearing it. You want the collar to fit securely but not so tight that it's uncomfortable or hard for your dog to breathe.
When your puppy is getting used to the collar it is a good idea to try and distract him from thinking about the collar by playing with him or giving him a treat. If you have a puppy that's still growing you need to check your puppy’s collar about every week and increase the size as he grows. Little Know National Pet Holidays for Jan.Jan. is Adopt-a-Rescued-Bird Month14th: Dress Up Your Pet Day22nd: Answer Your Cats Questions Day Meet Star. She is a 2 year old Shepherd/ Rotty mix, spayed & has up to date vaccinations. She is currently at our boarding facility & although well cared for & played with she needs to find a home she can call her own. Star is good with children; she rides well in the car and is fine to walk.
She would thrive in a home as the only pet with people around most of the time and room to run. If you are interested in adopting Star please contact Animalert at (519) 642-7732. To learn more about Animalert or to see other dogs up for adoption please check out their web-site at www.animalert.ca
How is your dog feeling? Even though our dogs can’t speak English there are still many ways they can let us know when they are not feeling good. I have listed below a few signs to watch out for.
* Eyes: swelling, redness, discharge, crusting
* Nose: running, discharge, prolonged sneezing,
* Ears: discharge, odour, twitching, shaking head,
* Coughing, gagging, choking etc* Irregular breathing, shortness of breath, prolonged or heavy panting, wheezing,
* Intestinal & urinary: changes in colour, consistency, frequency of bowel movements, watch for blood or parasites in stool
* Food: amount of intake changes.
Dogs will eat grass when they don’t feel well and want to vomit, watch for this.
* Coat: hair loss, excessive scratching, biting or licking
* Behaviour: excessive aggression or submission, fatigue, sleepiness, trembling.You know your dog best, but when they are not feeling good it is always best to seek professional help.
Get to a Vet
Shelter Life: A shelter is no life for a dog but for many different reasons hundreds of dogs end up there.
Allergies.
Moving to no-pet housing.
Conflicts between pets living in the home. Abandoned
Too many pets in the home
Death or illness in the familyDivorce or separation
Financial difficulties
For every reason why a dog is at a shelter there is a better reason you should adopt from a shelter: You’re helping out the shelter
They deserve a second chance
Shelters have all kinds of dogs
You’ll make a new friendAdult dogs are more mature
Dogs help you exercise
You give a loving animal a permanent home.
They’re so darn cute You don't contribute to the pet overpopulation problem!
You’ll save money
You’ll save a dog’s life!
When the time is right for you to introduce a new dog or puppy into your home,
PLEASE visit a rescue group or shelter, not a back yard breeder or puppy mill. Remember Adopt don’t Shop
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