PetFolio Readers Are Invited! Animal Wellness Festival!

PetFolio is participating in a new event

Natural Paws'

Pet Wellness Festival

Sat. May 28

 

  A benefit for:

Nevada Humane Society

 

 For Pet's Sake

Pet Network

Pet Wellness Festival
Raley's Center @ Galena Junction (in front of Natural Paws)

Saturday, May 28th - 10am to 3pm

The focus of this one-of-a-kind festival is on health & wellness.  The health & well-being of every pet is important to both the pet and pet parent - get your dog or cat healthy & happy!  The Pet Wellness Festival will include contributors including services & support such as Canine Massage, Acupressure, Nutritional Counseling, Veterinary (allopathic & holistic) Advise, Homeopathy, Realistic Training, Behavior counseling & more.  To keep you and your pets healthy, we will kickoff the event with a Mutt Strutt at 10am.  Pets will be out for adoption to promote pet rescue and money raised will benefit Nevada Humane Society & Pet Network & For Pet's Sake.  The festival will be held Saturday, May 28th from 10 am to 3pm. 

FREE ADMITTANCE!

* Mutt Strutt - 10:00 am (Sign Up: 9:15 - 9:45 am)
Strutt to & Around South Reno Park with hundreds of pups.
 $10 (no tee), $20 (Cute Mutt Strutt Tee!)
* Animal Health & Wellness Booths (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
* Demonstrations & Events (11:00 am - 3:00 pm)
* Splash Dogs Dock Diving (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
* Pet Adoptions (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)
* Fun Raffle!

 

Shows:

10:00 am - Mutt Strutt (Sign Up: 9:15 - 9:45 am)

11:00 am - Pet Nutritional Talk Q & A 

12:00 pm - Stupid Pet Tricks - Training is key to Wellness!

1:00 pm - Ugly Dog Contest - Good Nutrition will Keep your Pet Pretty!

2:00 pm - Dog & Cat First Aid Demo by Certified Red Cross Instructor, Peggy Rew

Bring your pup and enjoy this fun festival! 

 

Natural Paws ~ 18136 Wedge Pkwy - Reno

775-853-3533

www.naturalpawsreno.com

PetFolio Readers Alert! Sam's Club Contest Ends May 27!

TWITTER FOR YOUR CRITTER!

Dog lovers (and cat lovers) can fetch a big bundle of pet prizes in a new photo contest sponsored by Sam’s Club this week. 

The Twitter contest (for which DogTipper will be one of three judges!) is easy to enter and will be judged on humor and creativity. The grand prize is a big package of pet supplies (we just learned that Sam’s Club® Members average savings of 26% on pet supplies over traditional retailers).

Prize: The Grand Prize is a one-year Sam’s Club Plus Membership,  a one-year supply of pet food and snacks (approximate value: $940), and a one-year supply of PetArmor!

Deadline: The giveaway entry period ends at 11:59PM EST on May 27, 2011.

How to Enter:

1. Go to the Sam’s Club Twitter Page (@samsclub) and become a follower.
2. Next you must create a tweet that includes the hashtag “#SamsClubPet”, mentions “@samsclub”, and includes a link to a photo that shows just how you would pamper your pet with the money you save by taking care of their everyday needs at Sam’s Club.

Restrictions: Contest is open and offered only to legal residents of the 50 United States and Washington D.C., who are 18 years of age and older as of May 20, 2011. There’s a limit of one  entry per person per e-mail and/or mailing address.  Anyone found to be using multiple Twitter accounts will be disqualified.

For More Information:

• visit the complete rules (pdf)

PetFolio Readers Alert! FREE Playday This Sunday at PETCO!

“Bouncy Boxer Fun Day!"

When: Sunday, May 22nd

Where: N. Reno Petco, 2970 Northtowne 

Ln, Reno, NV 89512

Time: 12:00pm – 3:00pm

Bring your dog (all breeds welcome) to come play with Boxers and Buddies. 

Come play with us! Enjoy a fun day of contests, raffles, dogs for adoption, grooming advice, free "ask the trainer," the famous Boxers and Buddies Kissing Booth and much more...

http://www.boxersandbuddies.com/

PetFolio Readers Alert! Nevada Warns Horse Owners about VIRUS

Horse Owners Aware of  Serious Virus in Area

Eds: APNewsNow.

By The Associated Press

http://agourahills.patch.com/articles/lethal-virus-has-horse-owners-on-alert-2

LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Nevada agriculture officials are warning horse

owners about possible exposure to a deadly and infectious virus,

though no cases have been reported in the state.

State Veterinarian Phil LaRussa said in a Tuesday memo to horse

owners and veterinarians that the Equine Herpes Virus-1 traced to

an outbreak in Utah is a severe strain spread by air and by contact

with humans.

The disease poses no threat to people. But it is easily spread

among horses, alpacas and llamas by touch or by sharing feed,

brushes, bits and other equipment.

LaRussa says the National Cutting Horse Association has notified

owners who participated in the Western National Championships last

month in Ogden, Utah.

LaRussa says all horses that participated in the competition should

be monitored for signs of disease.

PetFolio Readers Alert! "Stubby" The Pure Wolf Passes Away at Local Sanctuary

“THE LAST WOLF”

By:   U.S. Wolf Refuge Staff, Shellie Robertson

On April 22^nd 2011, we lost one of the two remaining pure wolves at our sanctuary in Nevada.  Stubby was over 14 years old and came to the refuge as a young wolf pup from a place called Ligertown in Idaho.  He and his two siblings Curly and Floppy came to the refuge when it was located in Arizona in May 1997.  

Each of these wolves was unique in their own way. Stubby was the Alpha of his group, named for his short stubby tail; Floppy for his one ear which for the longest time “flopped” over and would not stand straight up and then Curly with has one ear curled under, who had most definitely become the Omega as he aged and began having issues with his site.

Curly now howls alone in his kennel. Although the other wolf-dogs join in, he is the last pure wolf here. After being together for their entire lives I wonder if he sensed that Stubby was fatally ill and understands that he has joined Floppy on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge, or if he is still looking for him to come home. We’ll never know.

In the work that we do, chances are that another pure wolf will come our way at some point, joining our pack of high and low content wolf-dogs, but Curly will most likely not live to see that day or greet that animal as only he can do.

http://www.uswolfrefuge.org/