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Contributing Writers
Iris Bass
Cara Petricca, On the Farm
Carol Lew
Yoanna Y. Maitre
Krista Wroldson Miller
Mary Koncel
Rebecca Stanard The Canine Critic
Leea Foran. The Canine Mind
Circulation
Fred Speyrer & Martha Chiorgno
Cover photo by
Martha Pope, Shaggy Dog Photography
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WATER BOWLS ON
WOODEN DECKS
Believe it or not, like starting a fire with
a magnifying glass, the reflection of
light through glass bowls can generate
enough heat to ignite a wooden deck.
Stainless steel or ceramic water dishes
cannot focus light in the same way so
use those!
HIDING PLACES
Know your pets safe hiding places and
restrict access to them in your absence
so they cant flee there in fear and make
it difficult for firefighters to find them.
MONITORED ALERT SERVICE
Battery operated smoke alarms will not
only scare your pet but wont alert any-
one to a fire if you are not there. Monitored smoke detectors alert a monitoring system that can then alert both you
and the nearest fire station. If you do
use regular smoke alarms, consider
teaching your dog that the sound means
something significant (a non-verbal
command) that requires an action.
OUTDOOR PETS
Housing and pens for outside animals
should be located clear of brush,
bushes, or other vegetation that could
act as fuel for a fire. They Outdoor pets
should wear identification in case they
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Safe
Summer Fun
Summer is the peak season for exploring water activities with your dog. If your dog
does not know how to swim, teach them using a life vest. Life vests should be quick
and easy to put on and not restrict the shoulder motion. One of my favorite vests is
Ruff Wear.
Keep in mind that swimming is intense exercise. One minute of swimming in a
river or pond, that has no current is equivalent to 5 minutes of intense walking. If
swimming in river current, with turbulent flow, this intensity increases to one minute
of being equal to about 10-15 minutes of rigorous walking! As the water warms this
summer the intensity on muscles increases. There is no better exercise than swimming.
Our Berkshire summer this year creates some safety issues and hazards that we
have not seen in past years. It has been a long dry and intermittently warm spring.
This has caused a number of organisms to thrive in or around ponds, streams, and
marshes. A few common problems to watch for are as follows.
Leptospirosis- Is a bacterial infection caused by a spirochete shed from urine of infected animals, especially skunks. Many mammals are susceptible to the spirochete,
including dogs, symptoms include: Lethargy, decreased appetite and low grade
fevers. Contact your veterinarian if you suspect exposure.
Salmonellosis- Bacteria is a common cause of diarrhea in summer with dogs. It can
also be transmitted to humans. The disease begins with soft stools, a low grade fever,
decreased appetite and then progresses to watery stools/diarrhea. Contact your veterinarian if you suspect exposure so treatment can be started.
Blue-green algae- Pond Scum. This problem is currently prolific in Berkshire
ponds that usually are great swimming places for dogs and people. Now there are
posted signs of No Swimming for a good reason! Blue-green algae! This is actually a type of bacteria, Cyanobacteria, that occurs in stagnant water with high levels of phosphorus. The algae/bacteria floats in mats called blooms or pond scum.
It causes sickness, neurologic problems, tremors and ataxia (difficulty walking).
When you see these floating blooms stay away from the pond with your dog an
do not let them drink the water.
In the Berkshires there are many safe lakes, streams, and ponds to have fun this
summer with your dog. And you can teach your dog to safely swim in your pool, or
a friends pool where there is no bacterial worry! If you dont have a pool, contact
an aquatic therapy center and teach your dog to swim in the safety of a controlled
clean water environment.
Splashing in cold water is a great way to cool off this summer. Enjoy your local
Rivers, Ponds, Lakes, and Streamsjust take the right precautions so you have fun,
with safety and that will provide you and your dog a healthy summer.
Jody Chiquoine, MSN, FNP, CCRT
Jody Chiquoine is a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist and Aquatic
Therapist. She is the owner of Fitter Critters, in Lee, MA.
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Your dogs table manners are usually more about HOW you feed your dog rather
than WHAT you feed your dog. Dogs beg at the table because they have been fed
from the table. Whether you actually handed your dog a piece of food while you
were sitting at the table, or the kids snuck him something under the table, or you let
him lick the plates before they went into the dishwasher, or gave him samples while
you were prepping your meal or he just waited for crumbs to fall, if the table and food
prepping areas have been reinforcing he will continue to beg. To prevent your new
dog from becoming a beggar be sure he is not in the kitchen when you are prepping
food and when you sit down to eat he knows to go into his crate or to his bed and remain there until you are finished. If your dog doesnt know how to stay on his bed
for any length of time, start him out with a long lasting chew stick or stuffed Kong
so remaining there is satisfying. Be sure to consider all the times and places you eat-snacks on the couch, picnics in the back yard, etc. and tell your friends the rules. If
your dog learns consistently that nothing will be coming his way while you eat, he
will never beg. Giving him some left over dinner scraps in his bowl at his mealtimes
will make his meals more interesting, thats all.
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Charlene Marchand is a syndicated columnist for training, behavior, and health issues. She is
actively involved in canine rescue and sheltering, and is the co-creator and trainer for Columbia
County Sheriffs highly acclaimed A New Leash On Life Cell Dog Program.
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I believe that training should bring a smile to your face & a wag to your tail. I will never use
force or intimidation to train your dog. Positive reinforcement and up-to-date scientifically
based behavior modification programs bring positive results and lasting change. Leea
Think Littles
at BHS
Poor Bear. After living with his family for several years, the four-year-old ferret was given away when they
could no longer keep him. Sadly, his new family was unable to care for him properly. Even more sadly, as
a result of stress, lack of socialization, and a poor diet, Bear lost most of his hair.
The good news is that Bear was eventually surrendered to Berkshire Humane
Society (BHS) and is now thriving. Sweet, smart, and affable, hes enjoying play
time with staff and volunteers as well as long leisurely naps in his fleece
hammock. And, as one sign of his improved health, his silver and tan coat has
slowly grown back.
Although BHS is known as the place to adopt dogs and cats, we always have a
wide variety of small animals, or littles as we refer to them at the shelter, looking for new loving homes. At any given time, our littles have included mice,
rats, guinea pigs, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits, chinchillas, and, of course, ferrets.
And we cant forget birds, with parakeets, love birds, cockatiels being the most
common.
According to Erin Starsja, Supervisor of Feline and Small Animal Services, about
5% of the animals surrendered to BHS are littles and birds. But, she points out,
while their numbers are relatively small, they tend to be more difficult to adopt
out than our dogs and cats and therefore are at the shelter longer.
When people decide they want a pet or companion animal, they tend to think of
dogs and cats, she explains. However, these smaller animals also make great
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But although it is called a senior rate, 7 years for a cat translates to about 45 years for humansnot really senior at all!
Peteys 14 years place him at roughly age 70, in people
terms...and as cats can live well into their 20s, that is not
elderly at all. So, dont be put off by adoptees whose feline
age tips into the teens...their golden years are still to come!
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him and withdrew, to allow him to continue to calm himself without additional stimulation, within the privacy of
the Nook.
Relaxed and cuddly when he feels
safe, firmly limit-setting when he does
not, Petey needs a home where not only
other animals but perhaps even animalshaped toys are verboten...and an understanding human who will take his
fears seriously and work with him on
reducing the effects of what amounts to
kitty PTSD. A quiet environment, time,
and the patience to provide as much
love as Petey can bear could work wonders to restore his trust in the world and
a blissful drool to his lips.
This series follows the special humanfeline bond at Purradise, the Berkshire
Humane Society Cat Adoption Center
at 301 Stockbridge Road, Great Barrington, MA 01230 (413-717-4244),
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Be Prepared in a Disaster
Consider the most likely types of disasters in your area and the challenges they
might create for your facility: flooding, ice storms, a hurricane, fire, etc. How
would you respond to each situation?
Create a list of emergency telephone numbers including employees, boarders,
neighbors, veterinarians, state veterinarian, animal control officers, county extension office, brand inspector, local haulers, state agricultural and veterinary
schools, and local disaster area response teams.
Properly identify and mark utility shutoffs (gas, water, and electric) and fire extinguishers. Designate at least two escape routes and a reunion location on the
property where family members and barn personnel can meet should a disaster response or evacuation become necessary. Two routes are needed in case one becomes inaccessible due to unforeseen conditions.
Update information and replace supplies regularly.
Be sure to plan for the possibility of needing to move the animals off the
property when sheltering in place is not possible. Locations that could be used
Make it a
are private stables, race tracks, fairgrounds, equestrian centers, private farms and
humane societies. Make arrangements in advance with the owner/operators to
accept your horses or livestock and be sure to contact them before taking them there.
Practice your plan before disaster strikes. The only thing worse than a disaster
is lack of preparation when one occurs. The more we can do to prepare for a disaster, the better we can minimize the negative effects.
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Unbroken
The emotional bond that we have with our dogs in unbreakable. The book, & movie, Unbroken, describes
the horrific condition of POWS in Japan during
WWII. They were starved physically and emotionally.
They were beaten and tortured. They were caged, neglected and isolated. But they had determination and
grit. The tenacity of spirit got them through. They returned with physical scars and worse, emotional scars.
But, they returned home Un-Broken.
Many of our dogs, the rescued ones, share parallels
with the book. Lifes torments have been their past
plight. In our humanness we nurture them physically
and coddle them emotionally. It is what we know to
do. We want to show them that not all humans are bad
or neglectful. We try to defend the human-race by
being our best for them. We want and need their love,
but the nurturing and coddling happens also to dogs
and puppies we raise who have never been abused.
We indulge their behaviors that are sometimes annoying. We are polite when there should be structure.
We want them to love us and need us, so spoiling and
training primarily with treats is appealing. We make
them learn our language but spend very little time learning theirs... their language
of body and face; not words. Sometimes we dress them up and speak to them like
babies. Sometimes we ask them to do physical things that they werent meant to
do but it is fun for us.
And dogs, with unbeatable physical and emotional resilience, do all thisfor us.
Many dogs even share the same illness/injuries that we have.
Recently, I have learned so much about my own dog pack. I thought I knew a
lot about dog body language and pack mentality because Ive worked with dogs
professionally for several years. Yet, I had a problem with dog reactivity when I
walked my boxer/pit bull mix and met other dogs. Also, there were barking issues
in the house with our Shiatsu and him. Id been to trainers and nothing had helped.
We lived with it.
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Rockwell is a Sharpei mix who is full of life. Rockwell orginally came from an animal control facility in Bristol CT. Animal control
officers got a call about a dog roaming Rockwell park, when they went to pick the dog up they were greeted by a wiggly 35 pound, 6
month old pup. Little Guild of Saint Francis employees saw that he was avaliable on Facebook and decided he would make a great
addition to the Guild's canine family. When a kennel worker from the Guild went to pick him up from the animal control facility,
Rockwell came running down the hallway with a tail wagging as fast as possible and what seemed like an endless smile.
Soon the employees of Little Guild fell in love and learned all they could about about Rockwell. They learn Rockwell loved to play with
his doggie friends but sometimes played a bit rough, he loved to walk, run, hike and burn energy! Quickly, he picked up on commands
such as sit and paw. They also found out Rockwell did not appreciate cats, they just move too quickly for his taste. Within time, Rockwell found what he thought was his final forever home. A few months later, Little Guild got a call that they were moving and could not
take Rockwell with them.
Rockwell came back about 15 pounds bigger but was still the same wiggly and happy pup. Little Guild employees learned something
new about his return, he did not like being back. Although he was still happy and loved his buddies at the guild, he did not like being
stuck in a kennel with all his energy that he could be using for playtime or learning or even laying on a bed of his own.
Rockwell loves water, people, learning new commands and playing rough and tough with some doggie friends. Such a sweet, wrinkly
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The first annual Pack Walk for Veterans happened on Sunday June 12, 2016,
despite a threat of rain the walk was well attended.
The purpose of the annual walk is to raise community awareness about the plight
struggles of many local veterans and their families and to raise money for these
Veterans and families. The method to do
this is with our dogs!
The idea for the walk was a collaborative effort with Jesse Salas, Paula
Phillips, and Kim Arre-Gerber. Jesse
Salas, owner of Right End of the Leash
Dog Training, is a Desert Storm Veteran.
During the war he trained and worked
with bomb sniffing dogs to find mines.
Jesse is passionate about dogs but also
fully understands the hardships of Veterans returning to the community. Jesse, in
uniform, led the walk with his obedient
German Shepard dog and beautiful 5
year old daughter, Olivia, in hand. Paula Phillips is the proprietor of Shamrock
Dog Grooming and Day Care. Paula generously coordinated pledge sheets, organized T-Shirts for participants, and offered Shamrock as a starting place for the
walk. Kim-Arre-Gerber, owner and publisher of Animal Life, offered ideas and
free advertising of the event in the Animal Life publication. Kim proudly walked
with her two gorgeous German Shepards, Iggy and Major.
The people paraded with their dogs from Shamrock to the Veterans Memorial on
Colt Rd. Cars passing-by honked horns and waved to show support. At the Veterans Memorial, Anthony Riello sang the national anthem. Also, Veteran speakers praised veterans and spoke of current issues with veterans and their families.
A wreath was placed on the Memorial in remembrance. It was a short and very
emotionally-moving ceremony.
The walk raised money by soliciting business sponsors. In addition, walkers solicited friends to pledge financial support for the miles walked. All the proceeds
were donated to a needy veteran family in Dalton.
Business sponsors included: The Right End of The Leash, Shamrock, Animal Life,
Williams Kingsley Auto Repair, QualPrint, Peace Train Tees, Berkshire Bank,
American Legion Riders Post 155, and Fitter Critters Canine Rehabilitation.
Please give back and join us next year in supporting this worthy cause.
Jody Chiquoine
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