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K9 Acres Opens in June!
 K9 Acres, the new Cedar Rapids off-leash Dog Park, will open June 8, 2013.
The ribbon cutting will take place at 10:00 am. Recall testing will also be held that day, from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Please plan to attend! |
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Mt. Vernon Dog Park Benefit
Mount Vernon Dog Park volunteers are all set to hose down, suds up, rinse off, and towel down dogs this weekend to raise funds for improving their park. So bring
your dog when you come to Mount Vernon for Chalk the Walk this weekend! The wash hours are 11:00 am to 2:00 pm both Saturday and Sunday.
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Cedar Rapids Animal Control Way Above Average in Animal Adoptions
 Picking a new pet from an animal shelter is the right thing to do for a lot of people. And when it comes to matching up potential owners with new pets, Cedar Rapids Animal Care and Control runs well ahead of national averages. Read More |
Aggression in Dogs Dog Problem Solutions Though only a small percentage of people are bitten by dogs each year, there are many other types of aggressive dog behaviors that are unacceptable. Read More Passive-Aggressive Alpha Dogs
Neither of my dogs is a particularly strong alpha. Oh, they have their moments, but for the most part they prefer to operate independently. Read More
Aggression in Dogs
Aggression is the most common and most serious behavior problem in dogs. It's also the number-one reason why pet parents seek professional help from behaviorists, trainers and veterinarians. Read More
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Children and Dogs: Baby's Homecoming
Congratulations! You are new parents, and it is now time to bring your little baby home. You have read up on "children and dogs" and know what advance steps to do to avoid jealousy, the development of dog aggression and dog dominance behavior. You have prepared your four-legged friend using your leadership position, common sense, and his dog instincts - so he is looking forward to the arrival of the new "pack member" and knows how to treat her with respect. Read More |
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Recall: Breeder's Choice Active Care Biscuits
 Breeder's Choice, a Central Garden & Pet Company, has issued a voluntary recall for a single batch of Active Care Biscuits-Healthy Dog Treats due to mold discovered in one of the lots of dog biscuits. Read More
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Recall: Natura Expands Their Recall
Natura Pet Products issued their original recall on 3/18/13, a first in the history of that brand. Earlier this week on I spoke with a spokesperson from P&G, the company that now owns Natura, about that first recall and asked if they were continuing to produce these products at their plant in Kansas that had produced the recalled product. I was told that yes they were because the affected product happened to isolated runs at the end of 2012 and they were continuing to investigate the cause of the problem, although they were confident it had been isolated to that time frame. That surprised me then, and now this expanded recall has happened even more so. Perhaps in the future they will be more careful and conservative in allowing production to continue until the time that a pathogen problem has been isolated and fixed. Read More
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