Tag: Sep/Oct 2021
by Mary Green
CPDT-KA: Certified Professional Dog Trainer Knowledge Assessed
CDBC: Certified Dog Behavior Counselor
CNWI: Certified Nose Work Instructor K9 Manners & More Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
If I asked you which your dog prefers, training with you or playing with you, how would you answer? Many of you would respond,
“Playing with me,...
by Nancy Gallimore
In my not-so-professional opinion, my
dog Bruce is suffering from a case of
“ADR.” In layman’s terms, that means he
Ain’t Doing Right. Although there is nothing dramatically wrong with Bruce, my
gut feeling is stuck on that ADR diagnosis
for a few reasons.
Bruce is an older guy, likely about 12
years give...
By Heide Brandes
Every year, animals are hurt or killed by children, either on purpose or by accident. In many cases, a beloved pet
can be hurt when a child plays too roughly with it, but in extreme cases, children can also cause the death of an animal.
While injuries and death...
by Kim Doner | Photos by Kathy Locker
Any serious fan of Looney Tunes animation recognizes the name
“Beaky Buzzard,” a slow-witted character known for his shy nature and dialogue dependence on the phrase, “Duhhh, yup yup yup yup yup.” The more accurate identification of this cartoon creature is a turkey...
By Anna Holton-Dean
This past December, Animal Rescue Foundation of Tulsa (ARF) received an urgent message regarding a female
“feral” cat named Phoebe, whose owner was moving to a long-term care facility.
ARF’s Cat Foster Coordinator Laura May Chapman, who has fostered hundreds of cats and dogs, arrived to find the situation...
by Lauren Cavagnolo
Look up any time now, and you might just be lucky enough to see a kaleidoscope or swarm of monarch butterflies passing through on their
migration south. At night, these beautiful creatures roost in trees, an equally amazing sight.
Peak migration for monarchs passing through Oklahoma is September into...
by Lauren Cavagnolo | Photos by Kate Hartman
It’s a sweltering summer day in June, and most of their peers are swimming
in a neighborhood pool or enjoying shaved ice at a snow-cone shack, but Annie, Grace, and Reese are hard at work. They are busy painting the doghouse they built...
Chris Gain Weisbecker knows the stress of flying with her pets. In the
past decade or so, she has flown her cat and ferret on three international flights. Each time, the stress and cost of doing so were a bit overwhelming.
“The first time, we flew from Oklahoma to Brussels, Belgium....
