SAFEPET OTTAWA IN NEED OF FOSTERS

 SAFEPET OTTAWA IN NEED OF FOSTERS
     ESPECIALLY FOR LARGE DOGS

NEXT KNOWTHYDOG CANINE FIRST AID CLASS

Know Thy Dog Canine Care and First Aid course is designed to teach dog owners
 First aid and how to be more pro-active in maintaining their dog's health. This 9 hour course is a very interactive class with owners learning all the techniques on their own dogs,
such as vitals, taking temperature, heart rate, Emergency First Aid AR, CPR, and Choking and General care
from the top of their nose to the tip of their tail.

NEXT CLASS IS JUNE 27TH JULY 4TH AND JULY 11TH AT 6:00 TO 9:00 PM

CONTACT JULIA MOFFAT

613-697-7966

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WHATEVER WORKS

FOXTAILS ARE ALL ACROSS CANADA AS WELL (Whole Dog Journal's Blog June 1, 2016 )

Keep stickers out of sniffers (and every other part of the body)
By Nancy Kerns

http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/blog/Keep-Foxtail-Out-of-Dogs-Noses-and-Every-Other-Part-of-the-Body-21480-1.html?ET=wholedogjournal:e220449:885421a:&st=email&s=p_Blog060216&omhide=true&t=tl

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THANKS AGAIN TO CRICKET AND COMPANY FOR SUPPORTING SAFEPET OTTAWA

   DRAW FINISHED YESTERDAY AT

BARK-ET

               THANKS TOO ALL WHOM SUPPORTED SAFEPET OTTAWA AND ENJOY
                                 
                                      AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS

How to Get a Reliable Come at the Dog Park

GREAT ARTICLE Training Tips - How to Get a Reliable Come at the Dog Park

Some dog parks are so much fun for your dog, so many things to do and see and the dogs don't always want to go when it is time. Sometimes it is frustrating getting your dog to come at the end of their play sessions.

Here are some tips to make leaving the dog park a positive experience for both you and your dog.

1. Start by practicing the come recall at home inside & outside in your yard.
    
2. Add in distractions while practicing at home.
    
3. When arriving at the dog park, practice a few recalls before your dog goes off to play.
   
   a. Start by doing a couple recalls while on leash, backing up when you call him.
   
   b. Then drop the leash and do a couple more recalls, backing up so he has to follow you a bit.
   
   c. Then unleash him and say go play.
    
4. While watching your dog, look for signs that he is getting a bit tired. This would be a good time to call him again.
   
   a. Say your dogs name with the command come, when he comes to you reward him with lots of treats.
   
   b. Tell him to go play.
   
   c. Then call him again, this time give him some water or ice cubes, (a major reward for him).
   
   d. Then tell him to go play.
    
5. Repeat step 4 again and then tell him to go play. This step is telling him that you are more fun, interesting, or rewarding to come to than whatever else he is doing.
    
6. When getting ready to leave the park.
   
   a. Call your dog and reward him for the come.
   
   b. Do a couple of sits and downs after he has come to you, rewarding him every time.
   
   c. Then quietly hook the leash on him and say lets go.

By following these steps you are creating a positive experience for both you and your dog when leaving the dog park.

If you have any questions on these training tips or would like information on other training tips, please send me an email at Marcia@happyhound.ca or give me a call at 613-253-5535.

DEET and other human insect repellents should not be applied to dogs or cats.

      DEET IS TOXIC TO OUR PETS

  

         I make a home made mosquito repellent
          that I use on myself and my dogs


Recipe for Mosquito Repellent

Get a 16 oz. spray bottle
Add 1/4 cup lemon juice
3 to 4 tablespoons of Vanilla extract
15 drops of Lavender Extract
mix with 2 cups water

Just spray yourself and your dogs to protect from Mosquitoes!

SKUNK

I smelled the over powering smell of Skunk in my backyard this morning so I thought I would repost this!!

SKUNK ENCOUNTER

Anyone who has had their dog skunked knows how overpowering this smell is.

Trying to remove the odor from your dog, and all he touches and rubs on, feels overwhelming and futile. Our sense of smell is far less acute then our pet's and this smell is overbearing and unbearable to us. Just think how your dog must feel?

Unfortunately for our pets the most common spot to be sprayed is the face. Flushing your dog’s eye is a start. Often your dog’s eyes will be burning, red and irritated.

Next, prepare yourself for the huge challenge of removing the skunk odor.

Treatment

Most of us have heard of bathing our dogs in tomato juice, not realizing that the juice needs to dry on the dog to help neutralize the odor. Prepare yourself for a bigger chore than you might have expected - for you will to be bathing your dog two, three or even four times to get results. 

Even then, you still may smell skunk for it may take time to wear off. Some dogs will still smell of skunk weeks after the encounter: especially if they get there coats wet.

Other methods: your veterinarian has products like Skunk off; or, he may be able to give you advice on some home remedies. In my research the following was the most common home remedy mixture:

 (First, always have mineral oil in your first aid kit. A drop of this in your dog’s eyes will protect them from any soap or other products you are using to bath your dog.)

   

   1. Mix 4 cups 3% hydrogen peroxide with 4 tablespoons of baking soda and 1 teaspoon  

   of dishwashing detergent.

    2. Put Cotton balls in dog’s ear canals so the mixture doesn’t get in his ears.

    3. Wear rubber gloves.

    4. Apply the solution, starting on your dogs head and work backwards. Do not let the

        solution get into your dog’s eyes.

    5. Rub the solution into its coat.

    6. Rinse well.

    7. Repeat

 Source:

“Close Encounters of the Wild Kind” by Jeff Grognet DVM, B. Sc (Agr)

 Dogs in Canada , June 2007

 http://www.petplace.come

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HUGE THANKS AND CONGRATULATION TO

KIZIL AND NAT FROM

CRICKET & COMPANY

2ND YEAR

SAFE PET OTTAWA THANKS YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOUR FUND RAISING 

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THIS WEEKEND!!!!!!