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Thanks to all of you who treated the daycare staff to cookies, candy, cards,
and even lunch over the holidays. Your generosity and thoughtfulness made the
holidays extra special. Thank you!!
Reservations
Daycare reservations are now required at The Dog Club. Please help us plan for your dogs attendance by giving us a quick call the day before you're coming. And if you have to cancel, please let us know by 8 AM so we can give your spot to someone else. We appreciate the help. Thanks!
Alternative Veterinary Care Discussion Panel
Larimer Animal People Partnership is hosting a discussion panel on Thursday,
Jan 29 th at 7:00 pm at Argus Center at CSU Veterinary Teaching
Hospital. It is free to the public and will bring you information on massage,
physical therapy, acupuncture & reiki. It will be a very informative session.
For more details go to www.colapp.org.
Poop Scooping Service
Tired of picking up after your pet? Too dark to see what you're doing? Too cold
to want to do it? The Dog Club now offers Poop Scooping Service.
Therapy Pet-Partner Workshop
Larimer Animal People Partnership (LAPP) is hosting a therapy animal workshop on
March 28 th & 29 th. Anyone interested in becoming a
pet-partner therapy team through Delta Society must attend a workshop. Go to
www.colapp.org for more information on the
workshop, how to sign up etc. Ask Louise about therapy dog work if you have any
questions. She is president of LAPP and has 2 therapy dogs.
Winter Time Blues
Exercising your dog in the winter can be a challenge. Bundling up on those dark and
cold evenings isn't always enjoyable. But your dog needs that exercise and mental
stimulation. Think about how you would be if you were cooped up in the house all day
for weeks on end. While Daycare is a great option, there are other things you can do
at home to keep your dog mentally challenged.
- Provide Kong Toys stuffed with yummy treats for him to chew on. Make sure the
treats don't fall out easily. Use peanut butter or squeeze cheese to keep your dog busy.
- Instead of feeding his meal from the bowl at night, hide his food around the house.
Scatter it behind furniture or under area rugs or chairs. He'll spend lots of time
searching the house for every morsel.
- Make a goal of teaching your dog some new tricks this winter. Or just brush up
on some obedience skills. Sitting at the door before going out and coming in,
or sitting before he's fed are easy to teach and reinforce that you are the
dog's leader.
- Rotate your dog's toys once a week. Look at his toy box now and put 1/2 of them
away in the closet. Every week replace some of the toys with those in the closet.
The replacements will seem like new toys to your dog. He'll be interested in them
again and will be more likely to play with them.
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