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How to Help Your Great Dane Thrive Through Big Life Changes
How to Help Your Great Dane Thrive Through Big Life Changes Great Dane owners, especially families managing moves, new work schedules, renovations, or a new baby, often notice that a small shift in household dynamics can hit their dog harder than expected. The core challenge is that pet routine disruption can look harmless to humans while it steadily chips away at the emotional wellbeing of pets. When familiar sounds, spaces, and...
Durango Kennel Club is proud to support Veryl Goodnight’s artistry into the AKC Museum of the Dog.
The American Kennel Club’s Museum of the Dog has acquired a major painting by Colorado Artist, Veryl Goodnight for their permanent collection. The Museum of the Dog, located in New York City, features one of the largest collections of dog-related art in the world. It focuses on celebrating the role of dogs in society and educates the public about the human canine bond. In keeping with its commitment to be involved with our community,...
A Mancos Breeder Trains A Westminster Contender Beehive Great Danes Earns Westminster Invite After Years Of Work
Professional handler Betty Jo Pyle and Adonis. (Courtesy Photo/Kriston Hamilton) On a typical morning, as light filters over Mancos, Kriston Hamilton begins a long day. “We get up in the morning, we take care of the dogs before we take care of ourselves,” the dog breeder said. “I have made my life around my dogs.” Hamilton, of Beehive Great Danes, and her Great Dane, Adonis, will compete at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New...
How to Document Your Pet’s Milestones Without Missing the Moments That Matter
How to Document Your Pet’s Milestones Without Missing the Moments That Matter Image via Pexels There’s a rhythm to life with pets that doesn’t announce itself—it just happens. A first clumsy tail wag. The day they finally sit without a bribe. The weird thing they do every time you say “banana.” You blink and weeks go by. That’s why documenting your pet’s milestones isn’t just sentimental—it’s how you stay present in the chaos....
Key Considerations Before Opening a Veterinary Clinic for Long-Term Success
Key Considerations Before Opening a Veterinary Clinic for Long-Term Success Opening a veterinary clinic is more than a business launch; it’s a promise to pets and the people who love them. The choices you make before day one decide whether you’re sprinting uphill or gliding into momentum. Think in systems, not one-off tasks, because your early decisions cascade through hiring, care quality, and cash flow. Map your goals, then...
Wagging Tails and Wi-Fi: The Digital Nomad’s Guide to Pet-Friendly Remote Living
Wagging Tails and Wi-Fi: The Digital Nomad’s Guide to Pet-Friendly Remote Living Photo via Pexels Leaving the traditional 9-to-5 behind in favor of borderless work life doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to the comfort of four paws at your feet. If anything, the companionship of a pet can anchor your days and add rhythm to a lifestyle that otherwise flows without borders. The challenge lies in building a lifestyle that honors...
Growing Old Together: A Compassionate Guide to Caring for Your Aging Pet
Image via Pexels As your loyal companion begins to gray around the muzzle and slow their pace, your role in their life evolves into that of a caretaker, advocate, and source of daily comfort. Aging pets require not only more attentive care but a deeper emotional bond to help them through their golden years. Whether you’re living with an elderly dog whose joints ache in cold weather or a senior cat who naps more than they purr,...
The Good Life: Crafting an Enriching World for Your Dog
The Good Life: Crafting an Enriching World for Your Dog Image via Pexels Dogs, like people, thrive when their lives are filled with purpose, movement, connection, and novelty. It’s a mistake to think a backyard or a few toys scattered indoors is enough. What makes a dog’s tail wag isn’t just a full belly or a routine walk around the block—it’s engagement, stimulation, and the feeling that their environment holds something interesting....
Rattlesnake Avoidance Training For Your Dog September 16th, 2023
Protect your dog! Register today! September 16th, 2023 Sky Ute Fairgrounds Ignacio, Co. Hikers, hunters, and dog park enthusiast! Your season is here! A little training today could prevent disaster tomorrow. Reservation required. Training conducted by Professional Dog Trainer Terry Chandler, with 30 years experience in rattle snake avoidance training.
Rattlesnake Avoidance Training For Your Dog
Protect your dog! Register today! June 24th, 2023 Sky Ute Fairgrounds Ignacio, Co. Hikers, hunters, and dog park enthusiast! Your season is here! A little training today could prevent disaster tomorrow. Reservation required. Training conducted by Professional Dog Trainer Terry Chandler, with 30 years experience in rattle snake avoidance training. Visit durangokennelclub.com to register or call for your registration today....
DANDELION FESTIVAL
SATURDAY, MAY 6, 2023 LOCATION Rotary Park Durango, CO 81301 EVENT DESCRIPTION Let’s christen the Spring and welcome the warm season, together! You are invited to the 14th annual DandeLion Festival! This is a free, all-ages concert and celebration of Beltane, Organic Land Stewardship, Plant Medicine, and the ongoing movement for Organic Parks in Durango which seeks to protect the health of our children, pets, people,...
PET PAWS AND SANTA CLAUSE SAT., DEC. 17, 2022
EVENT DESCRIPTION Bring your pet to The Durango Arts Center on December 17th for some holiday clay creations. Together you and your furry friend will create clay pet paw ornament or medallion. When you are finished, your pet can have their photo taken with the art center’s very own St. Nick! LOCATION Durango Arts Center 802 E 2nd Ave Durango, 81301 ORGANIZER Durango Arts Center Post courtesy of...
Can Dogs See Ghosts?
While there are people who believe in the paranormal, have you ever wondered whether your dog is able to sense the spirits? After all, canines have extraordinary senses that are much sharper than a human’s. And wouldn’t it be comforting to know that your dog is able to detect a loved one who has passed on? As much as we’d like to believe there is some truth to the idea that dogs can sense the paranormal, the scientific answer is that...
How to Adopt a New Pet During COVID-19
Pets need good homes at all times, regardless of what’s going on in the world. If you’ve been wanting to adopt a pet, you can still do so during the pandemic. Some pet shelters and breeders might have different policies during the pandemic, but you can still find many pets to choose from. Here’s everything you need to know about the process. First, Pick the Pet That’s Right for You Each type of pet and specific breed has its own...
Durango’s Open Spaces
As a relatively small mountain town, Durango doesn’t skimp on parks, playgrounds, and open spaces! Either to play frisbee, set the kids loose on a playground, or just relax in a park, here are some great choices to visit! Buckley Park is located in the heart of downtown right on Main Avenue in between 12th and 13th Street. A large flat area and a hill make it a great spot to set up a picnic or go sledding in the winter. Because...
Wild Rivers report… river flows, Southwest Colorado!
Durango River Report The Southwestern United States harbors some of wildest rivers in the world. Below are displayed the real time discharge of prominent rivers in the Durango and Four Corners area including the Animas, San Juan, Chama, Dolores, Green, Piedra, Little Colorado, Salt and Colorado Rivers. This information is provided by the USGS and republished here for your convenience . Animas River Flows near Durango, CO Animas...
Durango Kennel Club presents annual dog show this week at McGee Park
FARMINGTON — Approximately 600 dogs from across the country are expected to look and behave their best this week when the Durango Kennel Club presents its annual American Kennel Club All Breed Dog Show at McGee Park. The annual four-day event features hundreds of breeds, and handlers, owners and judges from all over the United States, as well as Mexico, according to Mary Maras, the Durango Kennel Club’s membership chair. Maras...
Durango Kennel Club All-Breed Conformation Show May 19-20-21-22, 2022
May 19-20-21-22, 2022 4 All-Breed Conformation Shows 4 Obedience Trials 4 Rally Trials 2 Beginner Puppy Pee Wee 4 Obedience Matches McGee Park, San Juan County Fairgrounds Farmington NM The McGee Park, San Juan County Fairgrounds is located in the heart of the Four Corners just minutes away from Farmington, Bloomfield and Aztec. the 186-acre fairgrounds is positioned three hours north of...
Walk your dog– 800 acres of parks and 3 million acres of forests are calling!
Walk your dog– it’s good for you! Your dog loves it and in this fabulous wilderness areas there are plenty of places to hike and beautiful nature to see. Durango, Colorado– the jewel of the Southwest– is a wonderful place to live work and play! It is dog friendly, and part of the Durango system of 800 acres of parks includes the dog park where dogs can run free and socialize together. Durango’s parks...
