Volume 11, Issue 3 - Pet Press - March 2013 by Long Island Press

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Pet Expo Friday, March 1 - Sunday, March 3 Suffolk Community College 1001 Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood (Exit 53 off LIE. Wicks Road)

All New Classic K9 Dog Show Awesome Dogs - Watch with amazement as they run, jump, retrieve in a flash, and change directions at lightning speeds while competing in a wide variety of ‘Olympic’ style events. World Record High Jumping, High Speed Agility and In-line Racing are only a few of the events that these dogs compete in. K9 AGILITY DEMONSTATIONS

Rainforest Reptile Shows Michael and Joaney Ralbovsky, founders and owners of Rainforest Reptiles, conducted educational interactive programs to teach respect for animals and the importance of preserving the rainforests. White Alligator

Pet First Aid Courses FRISBEE DEMONSTRATION Marty Levy has been competing with his disc dogs for more than 15 years. See him and his Border Collies Penny, Nan and Meg demonstrate the sport of freestyle Disc. Presented by Doggie U K9 Academy Rick Caran and “Team Jilli Dog”Trick Shows and Training Tips! This is Rick’s seventh year as a featured act in the Expo! Originally, it was Rick and the amazing little rescue Yorkie, Jilli Dog, known as “The World’s Only Poker Playing Dog.” In the last few years, the act has grown to include, Spidey Chihuahua (current “Mr. NYC Chihuahua King”) and Ruby Dog, their new little Yorkie sister, who has been wowing crowds in the US and Europe for over a year, doing all the signature Jilli Dog tricks, including POKER, with great enthusiasm and puppy-like cuteness!

Gaze upon this rare and mystical creature from the bayous of Louisiana. This Alligator is one of only 30 Albino Alligators in the world! Presented by Rainforest Reptile Shows Rainforest Reptiles Rare and Endangered In this program of discovery you will see many large reptiles and amphibians of the rainforests and other important habitats from around the world along with a few of our rarest and most critically endangered species. Presented by Rainforest Reptile Shows

Friday, March 1 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dog Ring

5:00 PM Classic K9 Dog Show 6:00 PM Dancing with Your Dogs with Diana Frohman 6:30 PM Rick Caran and Team Jilli Dog 7:15 PM Classic K9 Dog Show 8:00 PM Dancing with Your Dogs with Diana Frohman

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DANCING WITH YOUR DOG Diana Frohman and her Golden Retrievers demonstrate Dancing with your Dog, a wonderful display of communication and relationship between dog and handler, set to music. Open to all breeds of dogs, including mixed breeds, there is a class for everyone, from juniors to senior citizens. Pot-Bellied Pigs

Learn about pot-bellied pigs, see trick performances and take a photo with a Pot-Bellied Pig! Members will be on hand to give out educational information on pigs as pets, plus adoption materials. Feline Agility Demonstrations

Doggie U K9 Academy, the largest indoor training facility on Long Island will be doing agility Demonstrations in the Dog Arena all weekend.

Schedule of Events

Cat Agility Demonstrations all weekend by CFA Agility Coordinator Jill Archibald. Helene Sola Join Author Helene Sola for a reading of her childrens book Loo Loo and the Fabulous Marvelous RexxaRoo.

Parade of Breeds

Calling all purebred breed dogs! Participate with your dog in the Parade of Breeds to be held on Saturday March 2 at 3:00 pm in the Dog Arena. Open to purebred dogs 6 months of age and up. There is no fee to enter, but you must pay the admission fee to the show. You must purchase your tickets online. When you get to the show go to the Will Call / Information Table in the lobby for your tickets and to check in. In order to enter, email your information to Karen Garetano - kgaretan@optonline.net (in subject box write Parade of Breeds). Dogs must be healthy, free from parasites and have all necessary shots.

Save On Admission Go to longislandpetexpo.com for discount coupons & to purchase discount tickets. For additional information call 631-423-0620 or email petexpo@optonline.net

4:30 PM Rainforest Reptile Show 5:30 PM Pet First Aid 6:30 PM Rainforest Reptile Show 7:00 PM Author Helena Sola-reading of her book Loo Loo & the Fabulous Marvelous Rexxaroo 7:30 PM Long Island Parrot Society- Parrot University -The basics of owning a parrot 8:00 PM Rainforest Reptile Show Cat Agility Demonstrations 5 PM and 7 PM

Saturday, March 2 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dog Ring

10:30 AM Agility Demonstration by Doggie UK9 Academy 11:15 AM Classic K9 Performance Dogs 12 Noon Dancing with Your Dog 12:30 PM Rick Caran and Team JIlli Dog 1:00 PM Agility and Flyball Demonstrations by Doggie U 1:45 PM Classic K9 Performance Dogs 2:30 PM Dancing with Your Dog 3:00 PM Parade of Breeds 3:45 PM Classic K9 Performance Dogs 4:30 PM Rick Caran and Team Jilli Dog 5:00PM Agility Demonstrations by Doggie U K9 Academy 6:00 PM Classic K9 Performance Dogs

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10:45 AM Rainforest Reptile Show 12 Noon Pet First Aid Skills 1:00 PM Rainforest Reptile Show – Special Rare and Endangered Species Program 2:00 PM Long Island Parrot Society- Parrot University the basics of owning a parrot 2:45 PM Author Helena Sola reading of her book Loo Loo & the Fabulous Marvelous Rexxaroo 3:15 PM Rainforest Reptile Show 4:30 PM Pet First Aid Skills 5:30 PM Rainforest Reptile Show

Cat Agility Demonstrations 11:00 AM, 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM, 6:00 PM

Sunday, March 3 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dog Ring

10:30 AM Agility Demonstrations by Doggie U K9 Academy 11:15 AM Classic K9 Dog Show 12 Noon Rick Caran And Team Jilli Dog 12:30 PM Dancing with Your Dogs with Diana Frohman 1:00 PM Agility Demonstrations by Doggie U K9 Academy 1:45 PM Classic K9 Dog Show 2:30 PM Rick Caran and Team Jilli Dog 3:00 PM Dancing with Dogs with Diana Frohman 3:30 PM Agility Demonstrations by Doggie U K9 Academy 4:00 PM Classic K9 Dog Show

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10:45 AM Rainforest Reptile Show 11:30 AM Pet First Aid Skills 12:15 PM Author Helena Sola reading of her book Loo Loo & the Fabulous Marvelous Rexxaroo 1:00 PM Rainforest Reptile Show- Rare and Endangered 2:00 PM Long Island Parrot Society 3:30 PM Rainforest Reptile Show 4:00 PM Pet First Aid Skills

Cat Agility Demonstrations 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM, 3:30 PM

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Garrett’s backstory is a bit sad. One day last October, he came in as a stray but it wasn’t his first time at the shelter. He had been with us a time or two before as his negligent owners didn’t bother to keep tabs on him. When they were called to come claim their dog, they acted like he wasn’t missing from their yard. Sadly, Garrett spent the next several weeks frantically looking for the owners that couldn’t care less about him. He was often heard desperately crying out in despair. It broke our hearts. After a while, he realized they weren’t coming back for him, and he began to focus more on the volunteers that so willingly lavish him with love and kindness. Being the affectionate guy he is, he just eats it up! He often winds up on his back, squirming for belly rubs. How he was so easy to abandon is bewildering to us. Garrett is one smart cookie. If you watch his Petfinder video, you will see he is an exuberant ball player! He takes much delight in jumping for them, chasing them down or just carrying them around. He has no hesitation when it comes to retrieving the ball from the kiddie pool either and will often lay down in the water with the ball in his mouth. It’s evident he has the enthusiasm and speed for agility with the focus of a working dog. Garrett knows some commands: Sit, Drop and Back but he needs work in the leash walking department. He would do best as the only pet in the home with children over 12. If you want to give Garrett the happy ending that he so richly deserves, be sure stop in and meet him in person.

because they are getting adequate exercise at a dog park,” says Munger Kahn. “Over the last ten years it’s become common Imagine a place where dogs run freely together, playfully romping on fresh knowledge that dogs need exercise and socialization.” green grass. Where canines of myriad Additionally, Kahn points out, dog breeds share the same water fountain while their owners exchange ideas. A place that’s parks are great place for owners to meet like-minded people. clean, accessible, popular, safe. “They build communities,” she says. While it may sound like dog heaven, “Many of my best friends I’ve met through this is actually a common description of the dog park.” a dog park—designated off-leash areas There’s definitely a need here on Long where canines can get much-needed exercise and socialization time while their Island. Dogs are only permitted in Suffolk County parks if they are on a leash, she owners trade tips on everything from training to proper nutrition. And following explains. In Nassau, no dogs are allowed in county parks—leashed or unleashed. Most a national trend, they’re sprouting up all town parks across Long Island carry the across Long Island. same or similar rules. “We’ve seen a really big increase in “I adopted a dog and realized that dog parks on Long Island, both in Nassau there is no place to walk your dog in parks and Suffolk counties, over the last five or take her off leash,” says Peggy Heijmen, or six years,” says Ginny Munger Kahn, an Oyster Bay resident, dog owner and president of nonprofit LI-Dog Owners nonprofit LI-Dog Owners Group board Group. “It’s been the result of collaborations between organizations of dog owners member. “It’s very, very difficult.” The group, founded in 1998, is and elected officials and parks department dedicated to increasing public parkland officials.” for Long Island dog owners and their Currently Nassau has 10 dog parks and Suffolk has 11, she adds. Just six years four-legged companions. Their efforts are paying off. Heijmen was the driving force ago Suffolk had only one. Just within the behind the Massapequa dog park. past year, three new dog parks opened in “We went to several town board Nassau County: in Valley Stream, Massmeetings and did petitions and wrote apequa and Eisenhower Park. And more letters to get this park running and sucare set to open in both counties. cessful,” she says. Supporters point to several reasons Opened in June 2012 on Louden why dog parks are gaining ground. Avenue, the park features such amenities Advocates contend that dog parks as doggie water fountains and separate provide much-needed open space for those owners who may otherwise not have areas for small and large dogs. “It has been incredibly successful,” adequate backyards for their pets to roam she continues. “We have a Facebook page in. so that people can share their pictures and “There’s a lot of people that can’t exercise their dogs off-leash, especially the their experiences, and we have over 200 elderly, and it’s a great way to exercise your people actively using the page.” The Valley Stream dog park opened a dogs,” says dog trainer Dawn Bennett. month prior, mainly the brainchild of the Another major benefit, they say, Friends of Valley Stream Dog Park, an allis that socialization and exercise have volunteer group organized to support and been known to positively impact a dog’s provide facilities to local dog owners. behavior. President Richard Infield says the “People talk about how they see project went off without a hitch after their dog’s behavior change for the better By Lindsay Christ

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receiving the support of the Valley Stream Mayor Edwin Fare and other members of local government. “Once we started, it was very much a team effort between us and the village,” he says. “It’s really been an easy relationship and continues to be.”

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Government officials and dog park proponents have been joining forces to open more spaces in Suffolk County, too. In July a dog park in Calverton opened under the guidance of Riverhead Town Councilman Jim Wooten and nonprofit Move the Animal Shelter (MTAS). “We initiated the Calverton dog park to address the needs of our senior community, who live in modular homes or smaller lots,” says Woonten. “It gives their pets a chance to run about and play and socialize with other dogs.” MTAS secured funding for the park, he adds, which along with private donations of benches and fencing, helped keep the cost down for taxpayers. After all, it’s the startup costs that can pose hurdles. Lack of funding was one of the obstacles Bennett faced when she tried to secure a bigger dog park in Southold, she says. “I had come back from California and I was blown away with how many dog parks were there and how dogfriendly they were,” explains Bennett. “And here, where we live, the only off-leash area we had was this pitiful, very barren quarter of an acre dog park that wasn’t used by anybody. Bennett and her business partner Asha Gallacher, who together run the North Fork School for Dogs, decided to create a petition for their cause. After two months, the duo collected about 500 signatures. “I just put the petitions in every store,” Bennett says. “We collaborated with all the pet stores and the animal shelter. The squeaky wheel gets the oil—I just went to every town meeting and got all the petitions together.” While the request to build a new park was ultimately denied, officials agreed to expand upon an existing dog park. The environmental nonprofit Group for the East End donated trees for shade, and the town installed benches. After a year, the park was completely overhauled and is now more than an acre in size and full of people and dogs every weekend. Bennett is grateful for the help from Southold Town Supervisor Scott Russell. “He was very corporative and he was a big help,” she says. “He listened. Even though we had a strict budget, he gave us a piece of the recreational pie.”

demand for these areas, and a love for them. “They are now what the playground movement of the 1950s was,” she adds. So far, Long Island’s new dog parks have garnered so much positive reception that more are in the works. In Suffolk, the LI-Dog Owners Group is working on a campaign to build a second dog park in Centereach with Town of Brookhaven Councilwoman Kathleen Walsh. Councilman Wooten also hopes to create another dog park this spring at Stotzy Park in Riverhead. In Nassau, Heijmen is now looking to add more dog parks in the Town of Oyster Bay. Besides the additional parks, owners

also seek more on-leash access in both counties’ parks. “A lot of people exercise with their dogs,” says Munger Kahn. “Dog walking is their primary form of exercise. At most Long Island town parks you’re not allowed to even walk your dog on a leash. So dog owners are regulated to walk on the sidewalks in the neighborhoods that have them or in the street, and it’s dangerous.” Munger Kahn says the main criticism against this is concern about people not picking up after their dogs. Yet with increased access, she says, comes increased accountability among responsible dog owners. And that can only lead

to more access for dog lovers. “We understand by asking for more access it means we have to be responsible. We have to pick up after our dogs,” she says. “I am confident that as long as the majority of us dog owners are responsible and pick up after our dogs that we will continue to see improvement in gaining access to public park land.” “I think that as more dog parks have been developed, elected officials have seen how successful and popular they are,” she adds. It’s a sentiment Councilman Wooten shares. “Dog parks are a wonderful thing,” he says.

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Dog parks aren’t just gaining popularity here on Long Island. According to data from the Trust for Public Land’s 2011 City Park Facts, dog parks in major U.S. cities jumped 34 percent over the last five years. In comparison, parks overall only increased 3 percent during that time. “This is not unique to Long Island,” says Munger Kahn. “There’s a tremendous

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Fancy Felines and Dapper Dogs Dress Their Best for Charity By Nancy E. Hassel Everyone loves an excuse to dress up his or her dog, but in black tie attire? Absolutely! The 2nd Annual Black Tie for Paws is coming up on Saturday, March 23 from 6 p.m. to midnight. What better way to celebrate the love of your own dog by participating in the benefit to help two amazing animal rescue groups that help our local animals in need, right here on Long Island? Rolissa Nash and Ginny Anziani, co-owners of Doggie U K9 Academy located in Bay Shore, will be again hosting the gala event. “With last year’s success, we were able to raise thousands of dollars for each of the beneficiaries of the first Black Tie for Paws, and we were so happy to do so for them as they do such important work in our communities,” says Nash. “The outpouring support of our sponsors, contributors and amazing feedback from all the guests who attended, yes, in their Black Tie attire—we could not wait to do it again!” Doggie U will be transformed into a glamorous ballroom complete with a dance floor, red carpet and ThePuparazzi taking pictures. Guests are requested to come in cocktail attire, but most importantly, their dog-dates accompanying them should be dressed to the K9s! In their best doggie couture, if you will. There will be live music by McMillian Sports & Entertainment, featuring the vocal talents of Priceless & the Kamm Band—who were a huge hit last year, with attendees literally dancing the night away. Guests, human and four-legged, will enjoy scrumptious food and drinks, amazing raffles, LI’s Freestyle Disc dog Kelly Belle and special, amazing trick dog acts performing for the crowd throughout the evening. And, of course, the decked-out

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pups need somewhere to strut their stuff—a runway fashion show, of course! This year’s event will again be a dual fundraiser and the beneficiaries will include Shelter Link and Almost Home Animal Rescue, both of which are 501(c)3 not-for-profit, all-volunteer groups based right here on Long Island, who work daily with our local animal shelters, go into communities who need help with their pets, and much more. These two organizations dedicate countless hours to make it better for the dogs and cats in the Town of Islip Animal Shelter (Shelter Link) and Town of Babylon (Almost Home) communities. If it were not for these amazing volunteers, many dogs and cats would not get the socialization, play time—and most importantly—many would never get adopted. Almost Home works closely in communities to help educate dog owners about the proper care for their pets and provides tremendous support, including food, dog houses and spay-and-neuter services. The group will even foster and adopt out dogs if the owners decide they can no longer care for their pet. To get your tickets to this furbulous event, go to www.DoggieUK9Academy. com, stop by Doggie U and pick up your tickets there, or call 631-968-7972. Black Tie attire is requested, and at last year’s event the crowd and their four-legged partners did not disappoint. Dogs came in tuxes and couture dresses, strutting their stuff down the red carpet. Who needs Hollywood when you have Black Tie for Paws right here on Long Island? Nancy E. Hassel

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Adopt A Sandy Pet By Nancy E. Hassel

Hurricane Sandy is now four months behind us, and if you were fortunate enough not to be affected by the superstorm, it may seem like most things are back to normal. But for so many Long Island families who lost their homes, all their belongings and even had to give up their pets either temporarily or permanently, this is not so. This sad truth is that many people had to move into apartments or live with family members who could not take their pets with them. Most of the pets affected by Sandy in Nassau County were moved to the Mitchel Field Emergency Pet Shelter in Garden City. At one point more than 200 dogs, 300 cats and other assorted pets (bunnies, birds, turtles, ferrets and fish) were being cared for 24/7 by volunteers of Pet Safe Coalition and other local organizations. While so many pets get imported into Long Island for adoption, Sandy Pets relinquished by their previous owners—at no fault of their own—are still waiting for a new home and/or foster home. Personally I can’t imagine having to leave my dog Max at the Pet Emergency Shelter— but the mere fact that it was available to pet owners is a big step in the right direction. The animals were very well cared for while there, and the operation was a well-oiled machine of volunteers and unit leaders.

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One of the days I volunteered, a family visited with their dog, and you could see how happy the dog was to see their family, and vice-versa. It was a happy moment knowing the dog was okay, but heartbreaking that they had to leave without their dog. Since the storm, the volunteers have cared for 515 pets— and many of those were lucky enough to return home with their owners. But for the remaining pets housed there, it is now a scramble to relocate them into proper foster or new homes. Animals that are not picked up from the emergency shelter by March 11 will then be considered abandoned, under the ownership of Nassau County SPCA, and put up for adoption. As of press time, about 40 cats and dogs still needed either foster homes until their owners get back on their feet or permanent homes. If you think back to the days of the hurricane, seeing the destruction, not having gas to get anywhere, and maybe feeling helpless that you wanted to do something to help those who needed it, now is your chance to help by adopting or fostering a local Sandy Pet. For more information on how to help, please contact the Pet Emergency Shelter at 516-272-0017, or the Pet Safe Coalition at 516-404-5513.

Nancy E. Hassel

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