Dog City is a proud sponsor of this year's Canine Classic, a 10k and 5k run/walk with dogs.

The race is also open to participants without a canine companion and is a popular tune-up and qualifying race for the Bolder Boulder.

This light-hearted event features pooch pools along the course, a special doggie gift and a fantastic prize raffle.

Sunday, April 17, at the Boulder Reservoir. Register online at active.com

All proceeds from the Canine Classic benefit Moving to End Sexual Assault (MESA).

DOG CITY HOSTS SEMINAR ON GROUP DOG BEHAVIOR

These are the unique messages dog day care facilities need to communicate to their canine clients on a daily basis.  To that end, trainer Nana Will of Dog's Eye View has teamed with Dog City to develop a unique training system for working with dogs in group settings.

“Group dog behavior is a specialized field, since most trainers focus on the interaction between individual dogs and their human families,” explains Dog City owner, Deborah Holvey.  “In day care settings, however, the dogs' interactions, signals and relationships are much more complex.”  Dog City is the first dog day care in the country to formalize the dog behavior profile process taught and used by Nana.

They will share this system in a two-day seminar entitled, “Dog Day Care – Beyond the Leash,” on April 9 and 10 at the Residence Inn by Marriott Boulder. Although tailored to the dog day care professional, the seminar is open to anyone interested in learning more about group dog behavior in general. Register online at www.dogcityboulder.com or call us at 303-473-9963.

About nine years ago, Ellis Bynum was introduced to the world of Siberian Huskies when she received Niko as a gift from her mom.  Through Niko, Ellis began learning more about the breed and the high number of Siberians that are given up each year. 

To help save lives of homeless Siberians and to educate the public about the breed, Ellis started fostering dogs through the Polaris Husky Rescue (http://www.polaris-rescue.org).  Over the past seven years, Ellis has fostered and found homes for more than 100 dogs.

Through those years she brought in a couple of fosters that touched her heart so much she had to keep them.  First came Lucas (pictured above) and later came Indigo. 

As some of you may already know, Ellis recently lost Lucas after complications under anesthesia. It will never be the same at Dog City without him.  When the time is right, Ellis and her fiancé will add another Husky addition to their family… because two Huskies is not nearly enough! 

A. Airway
Is there an open airway from the mouth to the lungs? Can you feel any breath passing in/out of the nose or mouth? Check the mouth by opening the jaws and pulling the tongue forward, and look for any blockages or foreign objects. Remove any foreign objects and check again for breath. If the airway is still blocked, and the pet's gums are blue, then you may need to perform a Heimlich-like action to loosen any object that may be farther back in the throat.

B. Is the animal breathing on its own?
If no objects, food or mucus are obstructing the airway, you may begin artificial respiration. Lay the animal on its side, and gently tilt the head back. Pull the tongue forward. Close your hands around the muzzle to form as airtight a seal as possible, and place your mouth over the nostrils of the pet's nose. Blow 4-5 breaths rapidly, then check to see if the pet begins to breathe on its own. Smaller pets will need more breaths per minute (20-30) than a large dog that requires only 15-20 breaths per minute. FULL STORY

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