K9-Connection in the Twin Cities

Angie Gwiazdon created K9-Connection to bring together dog lovers in a fun, event-oriented environment that’s comfortable, casual and inviting. She knows that dog lovers are a special breed, so she has bridged the gap between great people and their dogs, or simply dog lovers in general — with or without a dog. Angie celebrates the Twin Cities with its transplants, singles, friends and friends-of-friends, networking dog people and folks who feel guilty when they have fun and leave their dogs at home.

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Guest Pets

Your life style is awesome with one pet but then family members or friends ask you to pet sit. Now guest pets like 2 extra dogs are residing with you. What lessons are you learning? Ilene Haddad will share her experiences during our show.

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A Network of Pet Professionals & Pet Rescue Organizations

Laly organizes A Network of Pet Professionals and Pet Rescue Organizations Meetup group who welcomes members within the fields of Pet Care and Pet related fields. She organizes some of their events in conjunction with – The Miami Dog Rescue – as a joint venture to bring Pet Professionals, Pet Rescue Organizations and Pet Lovers together while helping local animals in need.

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NC Triangle House Rabbit Meetup Group

Jeanette Lyerly is the assistant organizer. Their mission is to meet others from the area who are pet rabbit owners and fans of rabbits as house pets. We advocate housing rabbits indoors. Join us to talk about the care, housing, feeding and health of our pet rabbits. We will share our personal experiences in caring for these curious creatures, thereby enhancing their lives and ours. We will build awareness and support for adoption of rescued rabbits. And we might also be able to share pet-sitting services and other resources. Those who are interested in rabbit rescue are also welcome, but we are not a rescue group — and we do not have resources to re-home rabbits.

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Education Committee and Ferret Helpline for HAFA

Gail and Jimi Hummel are the Education Committee and Ferret Helpline for HAFA (Houston Area Ferret Association). They lead the Ferret Education Days. Since 2005 they have been presenting ferret programs to 5 Library Systems Summer Reading Programs. Last year HAFA went to 28 libraries and reached over 1200 children and 700 adults. They have been Ferret Guardians since 1985.

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Pet Chamber of Commerce

M. Rimada is the president who will share information on the Chamber’s mission, benefits and events. They actively promote the betterment of animals by helping with non-profits and any education they can provide to improve the overall condition for animals.

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Peace of Mind Pet Trust

Have you ever asked yourself, “What will happen to my pet(s) if I die or become incapacitated?” Peter Canalia is an estate planning attorney. He created a Peace of Mind Pet Trust web site to allow individuals to create a trust for the care of their pet(s) in the event of their incapacity or death.

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Don’t Abandon Your Bunny: Spay/Neuter!

Our domestic rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) are derived from an ancient line of the wild European rabbit. European rabbits live in warrens (a series of underground tunnels excavated by family groups) in an established territory. A domestic rabbit who has been abandoned in a park that looks inviting and safe to a human has been sentenced to a cruel death

** s/he has no warren in which to hide from predators or from the elements

** s/he has no family, and if there are already resident feral rabbits in the area, s/he will most likely be attacked ferociously because she is not a member of the warren.

** If s/he survives the threat of predators, cars, humans running their dogs and other immediate dangers, s/he runs a high risk of succumbing to parasites, disease or starvation.

Turning a rabbit loose in a wild area is not much different from turning a human loose, naked, in the most dangerous neighborhood in town. Don’t consign your rabbit to such a fate.

A domestic rabbit depends on human care. No matter how appealing a “natural” environment appears to a human, the most likely outcome of a rabbit turned loose there is suffering and death. Before you consider abandoning your companion rabbit to “the wild” or to a shelter when he or she matures and becomes willful and difficult to manage, give him or her a fair chance to be a wonderful companion: have him/her spayed or neutered. You will experience one of the most delightful, intelligent, loyal, affectionate and entertaining friends you could hope to know.

original copyright 1998 by Dana Krempels
Updated August 2009

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Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Educational Center

Terri Jones is the Director of Arcadia Bird Sanctuary and Educational Center. This is a shelter and we house all our birds on premises. We do not foster out our birds, but we are a sanctuary, offering a permanent home for companion birds that are no longer suitable to be pets. Many of our residents have been abused or neglected. Some are elderly and deserve a ‘forever’ home. Some will be adopted to the perfect family. We never make a determination on any bird until we know that bird well.

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Disc Dog

Mark Seyfried and Lee Fairchild are members of the OK Paws K9 Sports Club. They are active in the Disc Dogs program which involves a Frisbee. These men throw a Frisbee to their dogs which are caught and retrieved known as toss n catch. The excitement with this program is the complicated back, chest and knee vaults we will learn more about. There are various Frisbee related tricks known as freestyle. Beginners to advanced throwers compete in world class events from toss and catch to freestyle.

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