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Being a Pet Parent SE Minnesota’s Premier Animal Magazine SUMMER 2017 wags, whiskers, hooves and fins BEING A Super PET PARENT FARMASTE LANDSCAPING Animal Sanctuary FOR PETS MARVIN MOBILE VETS the Bedbug Beagle www.thewagazine.com Rochester Pet & Country Store offers professional grooming for your dogs & cats! EMILY KAREN WENDY MACKENZIE Grooming over 10 years Grooming over 15 years Grooming over 25 years Grooming over 5 years To the North 507.289.1396 To the South 507.285.5547 3155 Wellner Dr. NE, Rochester 5 11-1/2 St SE, Rochester Rochester Pet & Country Store SE Minnesota’s Premier Animal Magazine wags, whiskers, hooves and fins 10 12 22 24 What’s inside... SUMMER 2017 YOUR PHOTOS RESCUE IN THE BUSINESS PETS AT WORK 6 10 14 12 Pets on Parade Farmaste Animal Sanctuary Pet Sitters Plus Marvin the Bedbug Beagle Reader-submitted photos A place for farm animals to receive In-home pet sitters can provide Sniffing out the tiny terrors medical care and love top-notch care is his only job BY AMY BRASE BY NICOLE L. CZARNOMSKI BY LAUREN BEDOSKY TRAINING VET CHECK LIVING WITH PETS LIVING WITH PETS 8 20 22 24 Ask the Trainer Mobile Vets “Bark” Yard Landscaping Dog Days of Stockholm Trainers answer your questions These veterinarians Digging in for dogs A family festival finding good homes BY SARA REUSCHE make house calls BY KONNIE LEMAY for great dogs BY LAURIE SIMON BY MARLENE PETERSEN HAPPY TAILS ON THE COVER SE Minnesota’s Premier Animal Magazine SUMMER 2017 30 wags, whiskers, hooves and fins Saving Sable 16 Community networking helps two BEING A SUPER PET PARENT seniors by rehoming a sweet old cat Donna Chicone’s advice through books, television and a TEDx talk BY NICOLE L. CZARNOMSKI BY KL SNYDER | PHOTOGRAPHY BY KELVIN ANDOW BEING A Super PET PARENT You’ll 5 FROM THE EDITOR 31 GET THE SCOOP always 26 NOSE FOR NEWS 31 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS www.thewagazine.com find... 27 RESCUE DIRECTORY www.thewagazine.com | 3 Recipe for a Healthy Pet A VETERINARY FAMILY MEDICINE PRACTICE THAT PROVIDES: • Small animal & exotic medicine • Orthopedic surgery, ACL by TTA • 2nd opinions for difficult cases SAUK CENTRE, MN • Laser soft tissue surgery • Behavior modification • Physical exams & vaccines • Full in-house diagnostic lab • Dental preventative care • Digital Radiography WE ARE A PET FRIENDLY RESORT & treatment • Ultrasound • Management of chronic • Online pharmacy where your faithful friends stay at conditions • Boarding & grooming NO CHARGE. After all, what is a vacation without the whole family!? animal clinic On-site: Cabins, restaurant, NORTHERN VALLEY fishing, campfires & more! 3309 Alberta Drive NE, Rochester, MN 55906 Nearby: Golf, bike trails, 507-282-0867 shopping, winery & distillery Evening and Saturday appointments available Your hosts John, Lisa, Bo & Caspyr. Exceptional Medicine ~ Compassionate Care Michael Herman, DVM Brad Treder, DVM Located on the northern end of Big Sauk Lake Becky Richardson, DVM Find us on 320-352-5112 www.northernvalleyvet.com birchwoodresortllc.com 4 | wagazine | SUMMER 2017 BARKS FROM STARKS | SE Minnesota’s Premier Animal Magazine wags, whiskers, hooves and fins SUMMER 2017 Volume 5 Issue 2 PUBLISHERS Kelvin Andow Kate Brue Ellington Starks EDITOR Ellington Starks DESIGNER Kate Brue MARKETING/ PHOTOGRAPHY Kelvin Andow SALES CONSULTANT Photographer Kelvin Andow Ann Indykiewicz works with Donna Chicone and her dogs, Jazz and Jive. WRITERS Lauren Bedosky Amy Brase y mission is to help pet parents and dogs enjoy the best quality Nicole L. Czarnomski life together,” said Donna Chicone in one of our email Konnie LeMay “M exchanges. Donna, pictured on the cover with her Portuguese Water Dogs, Jazz and Jive, had us at hello. Marlene Petersen I peeked at her blog and two books and watched her 11-minute Tedx Sara Reusche talk. This author and animal advocate has a message about super-pet- Laurie Simon parenting that we pet parents need to hear. If I know anything about you KL Snyder Wagazine readers, it’s that you are serious about your pet relationships the wagazine is published and want to be the best pet parents you can be. Donna Chicone’s advice quarterly by will hit home for many of you. the wagazine L.L.C. As a long-time volunteer in the world of dog rescue, I have met P.O. Box 9073 and fostered lots of wonderful dogs hungry for human attention and Rochester, MN 55903 anxious to learn. In her Tedx talk, Donna cites a study that found that Yearly subscriptions $20 96 percent of all dogs surrendered to shelters had no basic obedience training. © the wagazine L.L.C. All rights reserved. No part of “Dogs know how to live in a dog world. They do not know what’s this publication may be expected of them in a human world,” she says. “It is their right and our reproduced without written responsibility to provide them with the basic training they need to be permission from the publisher. able to live comfortably in our human-controlled world.” Printed in the USA. After meeting Donna on page 16, you may view your pet’s needs in a different way. She hopes her advice will help you “foster a lifetime of For advertising information: understanding, respect, and love for your four-legged treasure.” Ann Indykiewicz At the photo shoot, we had the pleasure of meeting Jazz and Jive. We 507-398-4870 giggled because these accomplished, well-trained dogs wanted to focus [email protected] on their mama rather than the camera. Three of us whistled and danced Article information, ideas around to get their attention. In the end, Kelvin captured some sweet and comments: moments between Donna and her pups. Ellington Starks Enjoy the photos and the story. And all you super pet parents out 507-271-8107 there, enjoy your summer! [email protected] www.thewagazine.com Find us on Facebook: the wagazine www.thewagazine.com | 5 | YOUR PHOTOS { Our sweet rescue hound, Cooper is almost 13. He’s been enjoying love, security, and safety with us for the past 7 years. He’s a fun little clown and we love him! ~ Gena Eberhard Holten photos to [email protected]. to photos Mavis celebrating his 14th pet in print? see your to Want birthday ~ Mead McKay Send Send { Not the typical pet but he’s very (TOP) Teddybear is blind and was handsome. He adopted me al- found wandering the streets at most 4 yrs ago. ~ Tami Jones age 10, with dog flu and pneu- monia. He was rescued from a kill shelter and came home with me to live a pampered life in MN. (BOTTOM) Dante always sits with My rescued Boxer, Olive, goes his hind legs crossed like this, as if both to Twin Cities Rehab Clinic all dogs do. ~ Linda Halliday and to hydro at Meadow View Vet Clinic. Olive LOVES hydrotherapy. She can be a bit impatient wait- ing! ~Sue Stanek (TOP) Seven, blind in both eyes, 9-year-old Pumpkin. I could search was pulled from a kill shelter in the world far and wide and never South Dakota. He is now a much find a cat like my girl Pumpkin. spoiled pup! (MIDDLE) Javier, I am so thankful she came to my my other feral dog who will nev- house looking for help. er get over his past. Only a few ~ LaRayne Patterson Beebe 2 hours after coming to in this world he will trust, he is us via a transport from Tennes- my “special” special needs boy! see. She was a bundle of nervous (BOTTOM) Benny, one of my feral Maggie and her friend Lola energy and anxiety, but with dogs who has really come out of having some water fun during a patience an training, she is the his shell. He is only half Shepherd weekend of camping! sweetest, happiest girl around. that’s why only one ear goes up! ~Kalli Voll ~Sara Linker Nord ~ Rebecca Kruetzfeldt Put your pet in print! Penny, a 10-year-old Golden Retriever mix, and Elphie, a 2-year-old Golden Retriever, love the water. They could hardly wait to get their paws Send your pics to in the Straight River for the first time this year. They both love to fetch [email protected] sticks and tennis balls. ~ Jan Haycraft 6 | wagazine | SUMMER 2017 VCA Cascade Animal Medical Center & Inn Caring for Pets in the Rochester Area since 1953 507-282-8611 HOSPITAL HOURS: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm • Sat 8am-Noon cascadevets.com BOARDING PICK-UPS AND DROP-OFFS: 4020 26th St. NW Mon-Fri 6am-6pm • Sat-Sun 7am-7pm Rochester, MN 55901 BOARDING PHONE: 507-289-PETS (7387) IRIEIRIE KENNELSKENNELS Where life is good and a PAWSome place for your pup! Irie Kennels is a privately owned dog boarding kennel that prides itself on home away from home care for your dog. We are located only 7 miles south of Rochester and with our ex- tended hours of service offered to our fur-family pups, makes everyone feel Irie! We offer a variety of yards for outdoor relaxation & playtime, plus an indoor playroom to socialize in. Play in the pools and stream or relax under a shade tree. Big or small, short or tall, we love them all! iriekennels.com Office: 507-289-2480 Cell: 507-358-8041 By appointment only - Call us TODAY! Located just East of Rochester Airport by Maple Valley Golf Course www.thewagazine.com | 7 | TRAINING ASKthe TRAINER By Sara Reusche, CBCC-KA CPDT-KSA CVT Q: “MY RAT TERRIER DIGS. There are other great outlets for diggers, too. for dog sports like agility, K9 nose work, or HE’S DESTROYING MY “Keep your dog busy with a large, low box competition obedience.
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