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AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day - Wasilla

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Please Join Our First Responsible Dog Ownership Day

Responsible Dog Ownership Day

Please join us for our first

Responsible Dog Ownership Day: September is AKC's Responsible Dog Ownership (RDO) Month, and we'll hold our first annual RDO-Day on Sunday, September 28. This event includes:

    * Canine Good Citizen (CGC)-test at 10am:
      we're again looking for volunteers, and one volunteer-CGC-dog! Sign-up is at 10am, briefing for all after that (around 10:20-10:30), testing starts after the briefing in the order of sign-up
    * Dog Gear Swap Meet 12-4pm:
      Make some pennies on any dog-related items you don’t need any more or look for anything you’d like to add to your collection! No fees for sellers or buyers. Sellers: you can bring a tent for the grass area or come inside after the CGC test (around 12-1pm)
    * Homing Not Roaming - dog adoption (no sales) 12-4pm:
      The ADPR (AK Dog and Puppy Rescue) will have a booth and bring some pooches. If you need to find a home for a dog or want to look into a new friend, this is the time!!!
    * Meet The Breed - show your breed 12-4pm:
      Want to show us your purebred dog or an interesting hybrid (like a Labradoodle or Cockapoo)? Bring it up! We’ll show your dog to everybody indoors at every full hour, at 1, 2 and 3pm, and maybe even in between! We’ll talk about your breed’s specifics, so that people can get a good picture of the temperament as well.

Bring your well-behaved pooch with you!

Where: Regine Dog Training Facility, off mile 4 Fairview Loop Rd
When: Sunday, September 28th, 10am-4pm
Questions: Call 357-2521 or Email

Why sled dogs are super dogs - Pet health- msnbc.com

Link: Why sled dogs are super dogs - Pet health- msnbc.com.

Alaskan huskies that participate in the grueling Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race must run 1,100 miles while enduring heavy blizzards, temperatures as low as -40 degrees Fahrenheit and winds up to 60 miles per hour, all of which earn the hearty canines status as the world's premier ultra-endurance animal athletes.

How do they do it? New research suggests the canines are superior to most other mammals, including humans, in at least three key areas: They are unusually adept at adapting to exercise, they have superior aerobic capacity and are unusually efficient in using food as fuel.

Michael Davis, a professor at Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, and his team have been studying Iditarod-racing dogs for 10 years.

Read the rest at the link above

American Humane's Basic Animal Emergency Services Training - Anchorage

American Humane's Basic Animal Emergency Services Training
                                           Anchorage, Alaska
                                              October 17-18
                                                          Anchorage 
Animal Care and Control

Who should attend:
Anyone interested in the welfare of animals following a disaster, 
professionals trained in disaster response, Emergency Medical 
Services personnel, firefighters, animal shelter staff, Animal 
Control officers, Veterinarians & Vet technicians, and animal 
handlers/trainers.

Topics include:
Day 1
        Intro to American Humane
        Perspective on national disaster response and relief
        Incident command system
        Structure of response team
        Reporting roles
        Incident specific response and interagency cooperation
        Disaster Public Relations 101
        Animal First Aid

Day 2
Personal Preparedness
        Temporary and co-location sheltering
        Local response coordinated with national team
        Small animal handling
        Large animal handling
        Mock shelter set up and response

Learning Objectives:
To develop the skills to respond to, care for and shelter animals 
during times of disaster, whether at the local or national level.

Tuition: $100 non-members ($85 for members). Training materials 
provided. Certificate presented upon completion. ***(Subtract $50 for 
each fee due to sponsor contribution)

Call Shelby at (303) 925-9461, visit www.AmericanHumane.org 
or email   shelbyd@americanhuman

Vote for Lance Mackey

Link: - CamPain '08 | Versus: Red, White, Black and Blue Summer -.

Lance Mackey is in the Final Round of the Toughest Athlete  Versus CamPain ’08 voting.  The final battle is now – only 2 athletes are left.

Lance Mackey is the only 4 time Yukon Quest Champion as well as being the only person to win both the Yukon Quest and the Iditarod in the same month, achieving that feat 2 years in a row.

Lance has already beat out 30 other athletes including sporting legends like Lance Armstrong, Muhammad Ali, Gordie Howe, Jackie Robinson, Terry Fox.

The Toughest Athletes represent a lifetime of determination, competition, domination, and tradition.  Accomplished athletes, warriors and survivors, their outstanding achievements landed them on the list.  Now the fans decide.

Voting ends Mon, Sept 15^th so vote now.

http://campain08.versus.com/toughest.php

Wendy Morrison
Manager
Yukon Quest
#2 - 1109 First Ave.
Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5G4
Ph 867.668.4711
Fax 867.668.6674
questadmin@polarcom.com