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SPRING INTO ACTION

Posted by Lourdes Edlin on Apr 8, 1:01am

Spring is here!! Well…..it really didn’t feel that way when I rolled into Atlanta last Tuesday for the Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Eastern Regional. I guess it’s all relative. Forty eight degrees is not Spring weather in Florida, however,it is probably considered summer weather in Alaska.

I arrived early to begin promoting Saturday’s event at Atlanta’s local news stations. This means very early mornings. In fact, on Friday our arrival time at a news station was scheduled for 4:45 am. That meant waking up at 3:30 am. Sleep is overrated anyway.

Springtime Disc Dog Basics

Posted by Melissa Heeter on Mar 29, 3:37pm

By: Melissa Heeter, Purina Incredible Dog Team
Canine Frisbee disc World Champion

Over 2 decades ago I happened across a pet fundraiser in one of my local parks. It was a fundraiser for a humane society which offered fun games for pet lover’s to participate in like, a local disc dog tournament. After entering the tournament and seeing how much fun my dog had and from the day the canine disc came into my dog’s life his destructiveness disappeared. Boy was I thankful to have found a challenging way to tire my dog out. As the old adage says, a busy dog is a tired dog, but a bored dog can be a bad dog that might create a game which you may not like.

Burning Daylight

Posted by Tony Hoard on Mar 24, 9:53am

As a big John Wayne fan the one line that I have always remembered is “you are burning daylight” it is so true with getting ready for the spring performance season. Everyone wants to get out with his or her dogs to practice and just enjoy the outdoor season. In living in the Midwest or northern states we have a slight disadvantage with all the snow and ice that comes our way and that does put us behind the eight ball somewhat.

A few wrong turns, a 200 mile detour

Posted by Nadja Palenzuela on Mar 14, 8:36am

On February 16 my partner and I loaded up our 34 foot travel trailer, 11 dogs into an SUV and headed down our icy driveway with 3 foot drifts in New York for the promise of fun in the Florida sunshine. Six of the dogs would be competing at the Central Florida Disc Dog Challenge in a few days. I think if most dog owners can imagine how time-consuming it is to take out just one dog during a potty/gas stop; the thought of 11 can be overwhelming. But our dogs are seasoned travelers and we love the adventure!

SIZE MATTERS

Posted by Lourdes Edlin on Mar 8, 1:09pm

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, I have decided to highlight an Irish Wolfhound named Guinness who practically towers over my son as the photo of choice for this month’s blog. The tallest breed of dog in the world is described as a Gentle Giant by many; however, this description can be deceiving to first time owners.