May 2014 newsletter

conservation · education · preservation

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in his new home

MAY 2014 Ciro is all healed up from his dental surgery and was introduced to his lovely young female Yoali at his new home at Wichita Zoo in Kansas. The introduction could not have gone more smoothly. You’ll see from the pictures that Yoali was being a bit of a character. At first she hid behind one of the hills, but as soon as she came over to him, it was love and best buddies at first sniff! Ciro played it cool at first, but then couldn’t resist her flirtatious excitement and he started running around and playing with her as well.

Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center’s Costa Rica Spay and Neuter Trip Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center was able to collect enough donations to help several domestic pets in Costa Rica in April.

Dr. Kristin doing a spay with Dr. Cordoba

MASH” style surgery

It was an amazing and interesting experience for me since I’d never participated in a “MASH style” spay and neuter clinic. Dr. Kristin Doust, a veterinarian located in Divide Colorado, went with me to Costa Rica to help out a tiny village named CoCal. Several dogs and a few cats were spayed, neutered and received vaccinations and parasite control.

We teamed with Dr. Cordoba from Quepos, Costa Rica, and a local organization known as P.A.W.S. who helped with post surgery.

It was so gratifying to be able to help, and the people were so grateful. Spaying and neutering dogs and cats not only helps with pet overpopulation, but also helps to lessen disease and loss of native wildlife.

In December CWWC staff will be heading to Costa Rica to the village of Co Cal again to finish the remaining dogs that we were not able to do in April. There are many dogs for adoption there, and if anyone is interested, please let CWWC know. We will be able to take photos of some for adoption and give you details of how to transport back to the states.

Expenses will vary from $250.00 plus depending on the size of the dog.

Pura Vida,

Darlene

A dog with mange that we treated Baby Seal that Dr. Kristin adopted

Dr. Kristin fell in love with a little pup that was appropriately named Seal by the local kids because he could not use his back legs. After he got back into the states, Dr. Kristin did her magic with acupuncture and braces on his legs. We are so happy to report that in less than two weeks Seal is now happy, healthy, and running like a normal puppy.

COSTA RICAN CUTIE

NEEDS NEW HOME Boogie Woogie (aka Boogaloo) - named so because she wiggles and dances so much.

• About 1.5 year old spayed female • Vaccinated and regularly de-wormed and given preventative spot-on treatments for fleas/ticks (Frontline or Advantage Multi).

• She has survived a bout of ehrichia (tick disease), is a bit slim but healthy now.

• Weighs around 35lbs - but lanky.

• She was rescued as a young puppy about to be euthanized at a shelter in the Central Valley of Costa Rica.

• She has a perma-smile and loves to stare at you adoringly. She is bursting with love and such a sweet spirit.

• She seems to be a genuine ‘zaguate’ (slang for a street dog of many mixed breeds), but is a lovely honey color, with hints of shepherd, hound, terrier, lab/ retriever - maybe even Ridgeback?

CWWC will help contribute funds towards a permanent home. Interested parties need to email tours@wolfeducation.org.

Thank you to all the vendors, volunteers and guests who made wolfstock a success!

CWWC Volunteers: Sandaura Darlene & Mike Missy Beth & Andy Phil Katie Pat Catherine Michelle Barb Diane Mary Julie Deb Ashley & Tom Brian Jim Aaron Denise & Brent Jon Volunteers/HELPERS: Paul & Kimberly Roberta Ripperger Lauren Mitchell Christian Lyman Mike Ripperger Sage Leonis Erica Leonis Keith & sister Brenda Divide Fire Protection Divide Sheriff’s Dept

Musicians: 707 - let us use their equipment all day OneEleven Wolfchild Vicki Logan Dave Biondo Matt Sheahan Malcomb Marchman & the New World Trio Speakers/Demonstrations: Mike - live pottery wheel SLVAWS - puppies Kaylee Schultz Jon Buffington- caricatures Michelle Smith - snake education/exhibit Catherine, Phil & Darlene Sponsors/donors: Brian Sibell -Weststar Masonary- stages 3D Landscaping & Design - Jamin Rick’s Garden Center Hotdog Express Paradox Beer Company - Brian & Jeff CC&V RallySound Subway (60 boxed lunches) Trash Taxi A BIG THANKS TO ALL WHO DONATED ITEMS FOR OUR RAFFLE BASKETS • Romantic Interlude Basket ($135 value) • Golf Lovers Basket ($255 value) • Date Night Basket ($90 value) • Capelli Salon Basket ($114 value) • Spa Lovers Basket ($295 value) • Rocky Mountain Lovers Basket ($910) • Pampered Pup Basket ( $140 Value) • Healing Basket from Olle Terve (value $250)

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Visiting Scout Troop

HOGS -N-HOWLS annual visit 719.687.9742 PO Box 713 路 Divide, CO 80814 www. wolfeducation.org

Keyni loves his job as ambassador!

MOTHERS Day EVENT

Look at everyone’s smiles, they love Keyni!!!!

MOTHERS Day EVENT

Administrative Professionals Day Casey did a great job filling in for Keyni at his inauguration as his Administrative Executive

Visitor Center Visitor

FATHER’S DAY

BREAKFAST AND TOUR

Sunday June 15th 9am-11am

We will start with breakfast, then take a tour of the resident animals, howl with the pack and have a meet and greet with Keyni, our ambassador wolf. $30 adults $15 kids 12 & under Space is limited RSVP today.

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June 13 · 14 · 15 Full Moon Tour

Meet and greet Keyni our ambassador wolf before the tour. Tour starts immediately after and lasts approximately 1 hour.

One Saturday night a month!

Full Moon Feeding TouR

This tour combines our FEEDING TOUR with our FULL MOON TOUR. The Friday before and Sunday after our Full Moon Tours.

ADULTS: $25 (13 years+) CHILDREN: $15 (8-12 years) No kids under 8 Wear warm clothes and good boots

Bring a camera and a flashlight

Check wolfeducation.org for dates and check-in times

NEW ALPHA PHOTO SESSION $150 for the first two guests, $50 for each additional guest, up to four people. (must be 18 or older)

Get up close and personal with our wolves or foxes. Not only will you be able to interact with our wolves, but a staff photographer will also capture this ‘once in a lifetime’ experience. Each group will receive up to 15 photos on a CD to take home.*

Standard Tour

*We do our very best to capture the perfect photos with our animals, however, some days may be better than others, as each animal has an individual personality.

You will receive up to 15 photos. Some will be natural and it’s possible to get a posed shot, but there are no guarantees. Your time in with the animals can vary, depending on how cooperative they are.

ADULTS $15 · CHILDREN $8

10 am, noon and 2 pm Tuesday-Sunday

One-hour educational tour of the sanctuary.

All tours have limited space and have our no-cancellation policy.

Reschedules are allowed May-October only!

FEEDING Tour

YOUTH FOX PHOTOS

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

ADULTS $20 · CHILDREN $10

$100 for up to 4 children

$75 PER PERSON

(must be 8 or older)

Reservations for Thursdays or Sundays

Your child will have their picture taken with our red fox!

What could be better than a guided nature walk in the beautiful Rocky Mountains with a wolf?

Every day except Thursday (and Monday) One-hour educational tour while your guide feeds the wolves! Learn about hunting, howling & hierarchy.

Communicate with the pack in a group howl!

Problems Beyond Normal House Training Issues

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I can’t think of anyone who looks forward to the opportunity to house train their dog, but I know a lot of people who are glad when that task is accomplished, me included. With some dogs, securing the dog’s reliability can take more time than other dogs. However, if your dog seems to never have achieved complete house training success, and your vet tells you there is nothing medically wrong, your problem may be an issue beyond normal house training.

Dog’s natural instinct to keep their living area clean allows the dog to be house trained. Often dogs who fail, do so because of the wrong technique. I had one woman come to one of my talks with the sole purpose of finding out how to solve her house training problem in her year old dog.

My first question to her was did she punish the dog for mistakes. Her reply was, “Yes, of course.” With most dogs, especially more sensitive dogs, punishment will more often perpetuate the issue rather than resolve it. Punishment can actually create a different issue. Some dogs will learn to be more sneaky and slink down the hall to a remote area in the house to do his or her business, but still not reform.

If you are punishing the dog, learn to reward the dog instead of using punishment. Put the dog in a crate over night. First thing in the morning, take the dog outside on a leash and walk the far end of your property. Be prepared to walk the dog for a while. Some dogs can be afraid of going to the bathroom in front of you if you yelled at, or punished the dog when you caught the dog in the act inside the house. Once

the dog has success answering the call of nature, in a calm tone say “good potty” (or whatever your favorite word is) and give the dog his or her favorite treat. Repeat this process every morning. As well, look for other opportunities when you can take the dog outside and reward success. While doing this training, don’t say anything about accidents inside your house. Just quietly clean them up. After a few weeks, many dogs will begin to ask to go outside.

Keep up the treats for a while longer.

After a few weeks, you can let the dog out without you, peak out the door to make sure the dog did his business, and offer the treat when the dog comes in. After a month of success, begin to give a treat every other time. Eventually you can eliminate the treat all together.

If you find the dog is only peeing inside when you leave the dog home alone (some dogs may also leave an unwanted pile), most likely the issue is separation anxiety.

Dogs who have this issue will typically eliminate within the first half an hour of your departure, so putting them out just before you leave the house won’t help. You need to address that issue with training, such as the “I’ll be Back” technique, to change that behavior.

Greeting or excitement peeing, and submissive peeing are issues that are more relationship oriented than house training problems. With greeting peeing or excitement peeing, the dog gets so excited to see you that pee splashes out. Ironically, when this happens both the dog and the owner need training to resolve the issue.

Dog owners need to keep their greetings

low key. Sometimes it helps to distract the dog with a biscuit to lure the dog outside.

Leave the dog there until the dog calms down about your arrival home to help change greeting habits.

Submissive peeing is a different problem even though the pee may also occur during a greeting. With submissive peeing, the owner and the dog have different goals.

The owner is trying to greet the dog, and the dog is trying to appease the owner.

The owner doesn’t realize he or she is signaling the dog to act submissively, such as by looming over the dog before bending to pet the dog. Sadly, sometimes the dog who just peed gets yelled at by the owner for this unwanted action. That harshness sends a signal to the dog to try harder the next time to appease the owner. Since peeing is one of the best ways to show submission, and this too often angers the owner, submissive peeing can end up in a cycle of reinforcement.

Although house training failures can become challenging for owners, by identifying the issue at hand and employing the right technique, the problem can be solved. There is one technique that needs employed no matter what problem you are dealing with. That is to use a lot of patience.

Peggy Swager is a behaviorist and dog trainer.

Her book “Training the Hard to Train Dog has an entire chapter on solving house training problems, as well as problems beyond house training such as greeting peeing and submissive peeing. Her award nominated video “Separation Anxiety, a Weekend Technique” tells how to train the “I’ll be Back” technique which helps with dogs who eliminate in the house as result of separation anxiety.

Plato was saved from euthanasia. He has one blue eye and may be mixed with husky or Australian shepherd. He is a very mellow, sweet dog and gets along with other dogs. He weighs about 60-65 pounds.

He is subordinate to other dogs.

Plato wants to have a loving home with a dog bed in front of a fireplace, like the one he made himself comfy at when we were at Petsmart. Poor boy, we could not remove him from the bed. He had a doggy coat on; but it was still too cold for him.

Plato

Mischka

Puppies and Kittens!

Spring has sprung and TCRAS if full of four legged babies.

TCRAS has four puppies available for adoption now!

Jax and Sarge are two 4 month old Lab/Rottweiler mixes. Birdsong and Sundray, shown here, are 2 month old Mini Austrailian Shepherd mixes. All animals are spayed or neutered prior to adoption, they are current with vaccines and are microchipped. Your adoption fee also includes a free vet visit, free microchip registration for a year and a 45 day gift of insurance. TCRAS will also provide food and toys for your new furrever friend.

Soon to come: Lab mix puppies and lots of kittens. Please keep an eye on our website to see when they become available for adoption.

Check out our website to see all the available animals! www.tcrascolorado.com

CWWC will pay you $200 towards the shipping to a qualified home from the Vieques Humane Society

Mischka was abandoned by her former family. She is spayed, all vacc’s current. She weighs about 70 lbs, gets along with other dogs, mellow, affectionate, loves attention. She had been around children from age 3 and up and was great!

Mischka is a youngster...she loves human attention and gets a little jealous...she is a barker bc she loves to talk but we are working on stopping that. Mishka needs a purpose! She would probably like to be the only dog but if you tell her we have to share the love she does!

She is just so intelligent that she needs stimulation...otherwise she gets stressed and barks...she is a doll and so smart! SLVAWS

ADOPT SLV Animal Welfare Society 719.587.woof (9663) www.slvaws.org Private Shelter Monetary Donations Needed

TCRAS the no-kill shelter in Divide, CO 719.686.7707 tcrascolorado.com

working together to find loving forever homes

Vieques Humane Society - Vieques, Puerto Rico, a small island located off the mainland’s east coast, for many years offered no veterinary or animal rescue services. During the early 1980’s, a handful of concerned immigrants from the states and a few local residents took a serious interest in improving the welfare of the animals. They began by feeding the island’s multitudinous strays and soliciting the help of veterinarians from Puerto Rico to sterilize them. By 1987, the Vieques Humane Society and Animal Rescue, Inc. was officially established as a non-profit organization.

Today they still offer the only veterinary services on the island and have developed strong community based programs. www.viequeshumanesociety.org

The World of Wolves iPad app featuring The Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is NOW AVAILABLE on iTunes.

Also on iTunes, download the free CWWC app for your iPhone or iPad.

working together to make a difference “We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.” ~ Immanual Kant

Natural Resources Defense Council www.nrdc.org

www.aza.org www.projectcoyote.org

“An animal’s eyes have the power to speak a great language.” www.bornfreeusa.org

~ Martin Buber

Mexican Grey Wolves www.mexicanwolves.org

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