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87-year-old Lakewood woman warned by police for violating retractable leash law ban

By | April 1st, 2019|Categories: General|

POSTED 5:14 PM, MARCH 27, 2019, BY ROOSEVELT LEFTWICH Watch the video here. LAKEWOOD, Ohio-- She just wanted to take Boo and Lulu on their daily walk. But for Fay Olson, that walk turned into a brush with the law. The Lakewood woman was using a retractable leash, the kind she's used for 20 years. "I was coming down my driveway and he was already parked, waiting for me. And when I hit the sidewalk, he got out of the van and told me I was being illegal. I haven't broken a law in 87 years and now I'm illegal," Olson said. Last year, Lakewood updated its dog ordinance with guidelines for everything from liability insurance to the type of leash you can use. Olson said the retractable leash works best for her because her dogs are trained and they respond well to it. Lakewood city officials declined to comment about the leash part of the ordinance. Retractable leash bans are already enforced in other places, including San Francisco and California State Parks. Veterinarians also caution the leashes can do harm to dogs. Cleveland Animal Protective League President Sharon Harvey said she understands why Lakewood and some cities banned them but [...]

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Available for purchase online and in retail stores

By | March 25th, 2019|Categories: General|

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Inspect Your Fence!

By | March 22nd, 2019|Categories: General, Pet Advice, Pet Safety Tips|

Please remember to check gates and fencing as sometimes they are left open or not properly secured by lawn care, heavy winds and other individuals entering the premises.  Consider attaching a sign that says “please close gate.”  You can also secure gates with bungee cords (which might be chewed), locks or clips.   This is also a good time to inspect fencing and to insure electronic containment is working properly and to mark it for landscapers. Check around your fencing to look for low areas where animals may have dug in or the ground has shifted around your fencing. If putting up or modifying fencing inspect it well to insure it is secured properly and how much space is visible from the fence to the ground. Consider adhering chicken wire fencing to the bottom.  Since some pets can scale or jump fencing don’t leave choke collars on dogs so they don’t get hung on fence.  Consider electronic containment or good tethering within fencing. Remember with just electronic containment you are containing your pet but not keeping others out.  Have a clear understanding of boundaries and what potential issues can arise with electronic fencing (deliveries, power outages, etc).  Check city ordinances [...]

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Keeping your dog safe when the fireworks start | Cesar’s Way

By | June 29th, 2018|Categories: Pet Advice, Pet Safety Tips|

By Cesar Millan Some dogs have no problem with the sight and sound of fireworks if they’ve been desensitized — hunting dogs, for example, grow used to the sounds and smells of hunting rifles and gun powder. Most dogs, however, are not used to these things, so the Fourth of July can be a particularly stressful holiday for dogs and their humans alike. More pets run away on the Fourth of July than any other day, so you should take extra steps to ensure their safety. Keep a keen eye on your dog during the commotion, and make sure your pet is wearing proper identification. Related: Keep your dog safe in the summer It is natural for dogs to be afraid of loud noises. The sounds trigger their nervous systems, and they can become anxious or afraid. Running away from the noise is a survival instinct. Remember, to your dog, the experience of fireworks is different than other natural loud noises, like thunder. Fireworks are closer to the ground, more vibrant, and are accompanied by sudden booms, flashes and burning smells. Dogs experience the world through their senses — nose, eyes, ears. The typical Fourth of July celebration can be overwhelming [...]

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Heat can kill!

By | June 28th, 2018|Categories: Advocacy, Cleveland News, Pet Advice, Pet Safety Tips|

Bay Village Police Animal Control Officer Mark Adkins would like to remind residents that the inside of a car is a dangerous place, even in seemingly mild weather. When its 70 degrees out it could be 120 in a car with direct sunlight. Police are cracking down. In North Olmsted, a dog owner was arrested for animal cruelty just two weeks ago. If you have any questions, please contact ACO Adkins at  440-899-3414 or madkins@cityofbayvillage.com

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Volunteer to save dogs in Ohio

By | February 9th, 2018|Categories: Advocacy, General|

Tens of thousands of dogs are suffering in puppy mills throughout Ohio. They are crammed into small, filthy wires cages for their entire lives, exposed to extreme heat and cold and denied basic care. It is time to take a stand against this abusive practice, and show the rest of the nation that Ohioans will not tolerate this cruelty. The Humane Society of the United States and our coalition partners, Stop Puppy Mills Ohio, need your help to put a critical measure up for vote on the November 2018 ballot to help protect dogs living in unsanitary and harmful conditions. Please volunteer to collect 400,000 signatures by July. If passed, this measure would require responsible breeding practices, housing with adequate space and enclosures with solid flooring. It also requires that dogs receive exercise, socialization, veterinary care, clean food and water, and more. YOU have the opportunity to save sick, malnourished and injured dogs from a lifetime of abuse—sign up today. VOLUNTEER

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cleDOG February 2018

By | February 1st, 2018|Categories: General|

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Baby, It’s Cold Outside

By | January 9th, 2018|Categories: General|

It's one of those jobs you just don't ask a native (and lifelong) Californian to do: review dog coats. The only time I tried it, I failed; I separated the products under consideration into two categories - rain coats and warm coats - and was taken to task, rightly, for not providing a choice for dogs who have to go out in freezing rains. Because... a freezing rain? I have never experienced such a thing, much less had to walk my dog in one. I was reminded of this recently, when I flew into Edmonton, Alberta, in order to tour the Champion Pet Food manufacturing facility north of there. I have never, ever, been somewhere so cold before - and they were having a relatively warm week for that time of year. The whole time I was there, I kept thinking, how on earth can you walk your dog in this cold? How do their paws not freeze? Well, I guess they do; at least, the only dog I saw being walked the whole time I was there (about 36 hours) was wearing boots. I'm sure that while coyotes and wolves and even feral dogs either adapt or die in such cold, [...]

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Reel It In – Why I Don’t Like Retractable Leashes

By | November 10th, 2017|Categories: Advocacy, General, Pet Advice|

WholeDog Journal by Nancy Kerns There’s an old joke about if there’s one thing that two dog trainers can agree on, it’s that the third one is doing it wrong. But if you know me at all, you know I hate online squabbles; I don’t participate in digital fights about training methods or tools. That said, I think I’ve found something that very nearly ALL dog trainers agree on, and that I will defend anywhere, anytime, and it’s this: Retractable leashes have no place in dog training. It almost reaches the level of a joke: If you go to a dog park or almost any gathering of dog people and their dogs, the worst-behaved dogs will be the ones on retractable leashes. It’s sort of a chicken or the egg thing: What came first, the poorly behaved dog or the leash that teaches him nothing? I get how convenient it is to be able to walk along with your dog on leash and have your dog stop for a moment to smell something or take a quick pee, and you only have to slow your pace for a moment, rather than stop dead. When he’s through or he hits the [...]

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cleDOG Nov/Dec 2017

By | November 3rd, 2017|Categories: CLEDOG, Cleveland News|

All Things Dog in Northeast Ohio  

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