April

2014

Trash Talk

Help keep our parks clean

Jill, Volunteer Coordinator for K9COLA, needs help at K9 Acres beginning now!

The weather is (finally!) warming up, so you have a great reason to get out to the park with your dog! We need help at K9 Acres April 19th and 26th, and at Cheyenne April 19th. Please email Jill. Thank you!

Recall Tests

Here's where you go to be safe & save $$$

2014 Recall Testing:
Saturday, April 19, 12:30 p.m. @ K9 Acres
Saturday, May 17, 12:30 p.m. @ Cheyenne
Saturday, June 14, 10:00 a.m. @ K9 Acres
Sunday, September 7, 2:00 p.m. @ Cheyenne
One more possible date at K9 Acres TBD

We are done when all testing for that day is complete, so please be there at the start time.

Please let us know if you plan to attend on one of these dates. That way, if we have a last minute weather-related cancellation, we can contact you. Still have questions about the test or how it works? Email info@k9cola.org.

Why recall testing?

Strut Your Pup Challenge

Have some fun!

Grab the leash and get moving! Live Healthy Iowa has gone to the dogs! Well, not completely, but we have created a challenge to get you out and active with your pet during Iowa's cool, spring weather. Read More...

Treats for Farmers Market

Start baking and crafting for our upcoming Farmers' Market season. All treats should have the ingredients listed on their packages, and should include an "expiration" date (usually this is one week after making or thawing--so if you are baking now remember to freeze them!

Here's a good recipe--or try your own! Please contact Marie with questions.

Banana Mutt cookies

1 1/2 c. mashed ripe bananas (about 2 1/2 bananas)

1/2 tsp. vanilla

3 c. oats

1/2 c. chopped peanuts

1/4 c. applesauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine all ingredients and stir thoroughly. Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet. Press flat with a fork. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight container. Makes about 20 cookies.

The Highs and Lows of Medical Marijuana for Dogs

Whether or not veterinarians are ready, it's here

The cannabis trade, also known as "cannabis-ness," has evolved from a budding homegrown operation into a blossoming industry, projected to top $10 billion in the next five years, and signaling the emergence of "Big Marijuana." But medical marijuana for dogs? Read more...

Two Flea Collar Makers Agree to Stop Using Propoxur

Sergeant's Pet Care Products Inc. and Wellmark International have agreed to phase out the use of the chemical propoxur in pet flea collars. The announcement recently followed the filing of a lawsuit in February by the Natural Resources Defense Council, which has been pushing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to act on previous petitions that urged the government to ban propoxur in flea-control products. Read more ...

Senate Rejects Expanded Domestic Abuse Bill Including Pets

But dogs are still protected

The Iowa Senate has voted against a provision to add property of emotional value to domestic abuse protective orders, instead choosing to adhere to original legislation which only allowed the inclusion of pets. Read more...

Contact

K9COLA
P.O. Box 992
Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0992
email: info@k9cola.org

website: http://k9ola.org

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"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring
--it was peace."

--Milan Kundera