Archive for September, 2006
Animal Wellness: Important things to ask your veterinarian
26 September 2006It is important for every pet to have veterinary care to make sure they lead a long and healthy life. Karen Mitchell, Our Pal’s Place’s Manager of Animal Wellness had compiled a list of important things to ask your vet.
What should I do to prevent parasites? Fleas, ticks, heartworms, and intestinal parasites such as […]
Announcing a New Column: Animal Wellness
24 September 2006Aside from love, one of the most important parts of having a pet is making sure his or her health care issues are adequately addressed. Afterall, you get attached to those critters and you want them to be with you for a very long time.
Karen Mitchell is the Manager of Animal Wellness at Our […]
Training Tidbit: 5 Facts About Housetraining Your Dog
22 September 2006Housetraining is a very important part of your and your dog’s life together. A large number of animals are surrendered to the shelters because of bathroom problems. Additionally, we also field a large number of questions about housetraining animals.
Susan Brumbelow, our Director of Training and Education and our resident dog behavior expert has compiled […]
OPP visits Kell High School DECA Club
20 September 2006Yesterday, Carol Kirshner went to Kell High School (just around the corner from OPP) to speak with the DECA Club about ways of working together to get the word out about OPP and providing opportunities for students to participate in community service projects.
The DECA club is a international club for highschool students that focuses on […]
Russ Boles will be on Atlanta & Company on Thursday
18 September 2006The wonderful folks at Atlanta & Company have been great about having Russ Boles on regularly to highlight certain dogs and events. Russ will be on again on Thursday, September 21, 2006. Their show is on 11 Alive at 11:00 am.
Tune in and encourage your friends and family to tune in too.
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Training Tidbit: 5 Facts You Should Know about Puppy Socialization
13 September 2006As many of you may know, Bess (BTW:needs a home) has blessed us with 13 little pups– all cute, precious and needing homes.? Our volunteers are working hard to make sure these little bundles of cuteness and love are getting all the socialization experiences they need.?
For this Training Tidbit post, Susan Brumbelow, our […]
Introducing Training Tidbits by Susan Brumbelow
10 September 2006As many of you know, Susan Brumbelow is our resident animal behavior expert at Our Pal’s Place. She and Sandy have developed our K9 Coach program that uses positive training to help our dogs develop skills that will make them better family members.
This post is the first for our Training Tidbit feature. To […]
Make 12 Dinners in 2 hours and Help Our Pal’s Place
6 September 2006Dinner Afare at the Avenues in West Cobb is hosting a private cooking party to benefit Our Pal’s Place.
Date: September 21, 2006
Time: 7:00 PM
Dinner Afare is a gourmet studio kitchen that makes dinner time less stressful by providing a more convenient way for you to create home cooked meals.
In just two hours you can make […]
Please Help us Spread the News
6 September 2006Russ Boles is working hard to set up new and exciting events that will benefit Our Pal’s Place. Our focus is to spread awareness of Our Pal’s Place and hopefully provide some fun and much needed fundraising so that we can continue to expand our rescue, adoption and education efforts. We need your help! […]
Response to our Puppy Sponsorship Call Is Astounding
1 September 2006It was just a year ago that we sent out a similar call to help us go to Louisiana to help all of the animals that were left behind in the path of Katrina. Even now, we look back on that with awe and gratituted at the generosity and open hearts of people who […]
