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Three New Shops in Town!

Grand Opening of L’Amour Nails Spa with owners & Marine & Levon cut the ribbon opening their new Owner and staff on opening day of First Aid Urgent staff.

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The L’Amour Nails Spa, Located at 7220 Foothill real estate agent Andrew Son around in and call their own. viding arts training and open Frootopia Frozen Yogurt Boulevard, the renovation that the center has been reviAnd with the recent opening mic Tuesday night events for and First Aid Urgent Care and lowering of per squaretalized and made available. of Caruso’s Italian Kitchen the community. There are have all moved into the foot pricing was a great The Commerce Town Cenfeaturing the area’s best Italmore shops going through Commerce Town Center at enticement for these locally ter Day Spa has been re-done ian food, steaks and seafood, the business license process the intersection of Foothill owned shops. The Commerce and is now awaiting building Sunland-Tujunga is quickly and will be participating in Boulevard and Commerce Town Center has laid vacant and health department becoming a destination for the revitalization of SunlandAvenue. They all have the one for the past four years and inspection clearance. The people with discerning tastes. Tujunga very soon now. thing in common: “They want it was only with the help of residents of Sunland-Tujunga Opened earlier this year, the Support your local busito make you feel good!”

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INSIDE: Jim Laris Speaks!

Caruso’s Secret Opening Karen Perdue

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called into The Foothills Paper, we set off to be a Much to our surprise and part of the much-anticipated delight, Caruso’s Italian opening. To my delight, we Steak & Seafood Restaurant were the only patrons there opened Monday, August and the first to be served. To 10 at 11:30 a.m. We were top it off, it was my birthday; following the progress and what better way could there transformation of the old be to celebrate than with Al Read’s building and had garlic, pasta and wine? visited just the day before We ordered the frutti de and toured the concrete laden, mare and pesto penne. A rebox-filled kitchen, dining freshingly crisp antipasto salad area and bar. Much attention and mouth- watering garlic had been given to every bread was brought for us to TFP staff enjoying Caruso’s first dinner. detail of the remodeling. It savor. And wow! Did we “sawas still under construction, vor.” When our order arrived, of this world. The wine, the yet we could see that it was the servings were huge. And like royalty. Our food was pasta and the aroma of garlic going to be spectacular. just as huge, was the flavor of prepared and presented in Little did we know that there our food. The seafood linguine, in the air made for a pleasura fashion that only a skilled able lunch, leaving us satisfied master of cuisine could muswould be a construction crew frutti de mare was succulent, in all senses. working through the night to comforting and cooked to ter. The hustle and bustle of

The service was beyond have it ready the next day. perfection. The pesto penne opening day didn’t faze our exceptional, we were treated see Caruso’s, page 9 When the invitation was was perfect. The taste was out

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I think the questionnaire is necessary to make a wedding toast seem personal. People will think it’s coming from the heart. They just won’t know whose heart. I attended a wedding where the bride and groom got their vows from the internet. They wanted their vows to express how they felt about each other. They found the words not by searching their hearts, but rather by searching the

internet. Their generic vows, written by a stranger, were lovely, just like a Hallmark card. It’s like when a priest doesn’t know the wedding couple you can count on the ceremony being a short and sweet generic one.

At the wedding reception some speeches will last longer the couple’s marriage. Everybody groans when Uncle Fred gets up to toast his daughter, the bride. It is understood, but never talked about that Uncle Fred stood at the shallow end of the pool when brains were given out. Why, some even question whether he was in the pool at the time. The reason he’s always the first invited to such family gatherings is because truth be told – the man’s loaded and he always see Words, page 9

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I like being successful; it makes it easier to tweak the scofflaws in our community. For years, the San Fernando Valley has been known as the “Porn Capital of California.”

Hummmm...what does that tell you? And they for sure aren’t worried about the new minimum wage law. But every community has something to tout. Look at us: we’re home to the most vicious Social Media Hate sites in California. What once was looked as an “Information Super-highway” has degenerated into hate mongers spewing their hate across the community, and in some cases, across the nation.

Here in S-T, we have the Scientologist-run hate site called the Independent that is attempting to destroy Sunland-Tujunga by promoting “hate-fests” as well as lies. Then we have the Michele’s ..Feed that promotes vicious propaganda and mis-truths that would

make a Klansman proud. The third one, The Observed, is on its way into oblivion with the death of its creator. A fourth one, the Mop & Bucket, is already dead.

But you have to ask yourself: So what? This miniscule group of nobodies doesn’t have the ear of rational citizens, and they have no credibility or standing. I watched the Save Our Canyon and the High Speed Rail-related groups fighting tooth and nail to try and be the only one representing the communities’ interests — only to find that nobody really cared.

So where does that leave us? It leaves us with the ability to take care of business like we should: without the lies and ridiculous attacks on each other. In fact, I’d say that if you were a rational person, you wouldn’t be spending more than 10 minutes on social media; you’d be happy with yourself and those around you. And

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My sorties into the social media realm have really been interesting.

For one thing, I’ve been able to compile a book of social bloopers and those who “blooped” them. I am really happy about the new technology. With e-books and self-publishing, we can make Sunland-Tujunga another Lord of the Flies-styled adventure. You probably don’t know it, but in the past 10 years, I have taken more than 50,000 photographs of things happening in Sunland-Tujunga. I feel

that that is pretty remarkable for a little community like ours. And I believe that the people who survived being here feel the same.

I was looking around at how many restaurants we have here and came across an incredible amount of churches. Are we really that religious? Beats me, but when you start looking at how much of they own of our mountainsides, you will be thinking of getting religion real fast.

Oh well, with the drought going on for so long, pretty soon I won’t be able to say, “It’s the Water!

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Dear Editor, I live in Tujunga and I am very concerned about the recent change in types of auto accidents we’ve been having.

In the last few months, cars have run into the wall of El Pollo Loco, a market on Commerce, an apartment building on Commerce and two bus stops on Foothill. People could have been killed.

Since the rise in gas prices lately I have been enjoying the bus on Foothill for local errands. Now I wonder if it is safe to sit and read my book while waiting. If there were people at the bus stop, they would have been killed.

Why is this happening now and what can be done?

B.W., Tujunga •••

Another Bides The Dust Dear Editor, I live on the corner of Redmont and Valmont and there is a major construction project going just above the post office. I understand that the developer, Mr. Zell, has all the correct permits and isn’t doing anything wrong in the eyes of the city, but he also isn’t doing anything right when it comes to the trucks and bulldozers going up and down our dead end street. Everything is covered with dust.

Everything in my apartment is covered with a fine layer of grit. Aren’t they supposed to water down the street and the dump truck loads?

I’ve called our councilman’s office and have received no help. I called the neighborhood council office and the man who answered said that there was nothing he could do. I’ve tried calling

this Mr. Zell but no one answers the phone. Isn’t anyone responsible for this? Isn’t anyone going to stop this mess?

I’m tempted to slash their tires. Something has to be done and soon.

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Nat King Cole Speaks Chinese

by Jim

Laris

OK, I was doing something very out of the ordinary the other night. I was sitting on the couch watching TV. Usually I’m out volunteering for charities or out trying to save the environment. But on this particular night, I was just sitting there watching “Hung,” and trying to explain to Marge that the title was not in reference to the first name of an Asian gentleman.

Anyway, we are watching the show and out of nowhere we hear some Chinese guy speaking in Chinese. I said, “Marge, do you hear that?”

Marge said, “Hear what, Couch Potato Face?” I knew it was hopeless, but I said, “There is some Chinese guy speaking in Chinese on our English-speaking television set, that’s what.” And Marge said, “What?” Variations of this conversational exchange went on for 14 minutes.

Before I continue with this TV tale, I must tell you that what I am about to relate to you is the damn truth. I know I have had the tendency to maybe fudge the truth a little in some of my past columns.

But there is no truth-fudging here, baby. I is speaking da truth, so help me secular somebody.

I must correct something already. Before we started hearing the Chinese guy speaking Chinese, we did

not hear anything at all. The sound had gone deader than an overweight doornail. No sound at all.

So I fiddled with the remote and I fiddled with the TiVo box and I fiddled with the Charter box, and I would have fiddled with my fiddle if I had a fiddle, but I couldn’t get the sound to go on. And just at that time, we started to hear the Chinese guy Kung Powing in Chinese.

It made me exclaim to Marge, “Holy communist plot, what is happening?” Marge had decided to ignore me and was reading her Kindle, but that didn’t stop me from talking to her. (Many of our most rewarding conversations have occurred while she was ignoring me.)

I inquired as to how could the sound be in Chinese. I thought maybe we had accidentally set the language to Chinese like you can set it to Spanish or subtitles. So I clicked through the settings and discovered that there are no Chinese settings, which I liked, but it didn’t help me figure out what was going on.

So then, with monumental effort and appropriate cursing, I got up off the couch and went over to the TV and refiddled with the boxes and then got up on our little step stool and checked out the speakers. I figured sound comes out of speakers so maybe I flipped some speaker switch, although

Jim Laris is Jim Laris.

I was doubtful that had made it go into Chinese instantly.

And then (I am not kidding you) the sound went into Nat King Cole singing Christmas songs. At least it was in English. Nat King Cole singing “Oh Holy Night” in commie would have killed me.

So I yelled at Marge, “Are you hearing what I’m hearing?”

She said, “What are you hearing?” I said, “I am hearing Nat King Cole singing Christmas songs.” She said, “Hmm. Are the bats in your belfry flapping their wings?”

So I went back to the end of the couch to think this thing through. Should I call Charter?

Well, I would probably get some Indian techie guy and when I told him I was hearing Chinese coming out of my TV and then it switched to Nat King Cole, he would hold his hand over the speaker of the see Lanky, page 9

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Savory Root Vegetable Tart This recipe was inspired by a roasted root vegetable tart I enjoyed at The Farmer and The Cook in Ojai. It uses the vegetables and herbs in my Roots Vegetable Bake recipe and a whole wheat crust taken from one of my go-to cookbooks, Laurel’s Kitchen.

This recipe takes a couple of hours or more to get from oven to the table. The crust takes about 10 minutes of prep time and should be refrigerated for at least an hour before rolling out. You might want to make the crust the day before to cut down on prep time when you make the tarts. The filling takes about 15 minutes prep time and an hour and a quarter bake time. The dough and filling should be enough to make six 6-inch diameter tarts after baking. It’s easy to make this vegan. Just substitute Earth Balance spread for the butter and leave off the Parmesan cheese. Be forewarned: this is dish is “dry” so be sure to have a good wine or other beverage at hand to “wet your whistle”.

Crust Ingredients: 3 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup wheat germ

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1½ teaspoon sea salt 1 cup plus 4 tablespoons butter 10 – 12 tablespoons cold water Filling Ingredients: ½ pound carrots – about 2 large (scrubbed and cut into 1/4 inch lengths) ½ pound red potatoes – about 2 medium (cut 1/2 inch cubes – scrub but do not peel) ½ pound rutabaga or turnip – about 1 large (peeled and cut into ½ inch cubes) ½ pound fennel bulb – 1 good size (thinly sliced) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons fresh thyme 1 teaspoons salt ½ teaspoon pepper 2 tablespoon parsley (finely chopped) ¼ cup Parmesan cheese (finely grated) Crust Instructions: Stir together flour, wheat germ and salt. Cut butter into these dry ingredients (a pastry cutter makes this easy). When the dough is the consistency of rolled oats, sprinkle with enough of the water to hold the dough together. Form into a ball, cover and refrigerate for about an hour.

Filling and Baking Instructions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Place prepared root vegetables in a large baking dish (we use a tall Corning Ware 2.8 liter dish). Drizzle with olive oil, thyme, salt and pepper. Toss to coat. Roast vegetables uncovered for 45 minutes.

Roll out dough and cut into 8 inch circles (this will make a tart about 5 to 6 inches in diameter when you are done).

Place a cup of roasted vegetables into the center and spread them out evenly to within 1 inch of the end of the crust.

Fold the uncovered crust over the vegetables leaving the center of the tart open.

Sprinkle the open center of each tart with one tablespoon of cheese and a couple of pinches of parsley. Bake tarts for 25 minutes. Serve while still hot.

Add a fresh garden salad with vinaigrette dressing and you have a complete meal.

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Creative Intelligence Robert Genn writes: (sic) • www.painterskeys.com “After stumbling around in this inbox for half a day, I realize there are two main kinds of artists, those who think it’s all about technique, methodology and process, and those who think all you have to do is “wing it.” The latter, sort of like skydivers without benefit of parachutes, are all over the place these days. Attitudes of “anything goes,” “anybody can do it,” and “I can do what I want as long as it has ‘heart’” prevail. While I’m a first-line advocate for intuition, just to make things difficult I have to tell you there’s something else we need to think about.

It’s called “Creative Intelligence.”

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This “two main kinds of artists” is right on the money.

Though I’m not sure I would lump the “by the seat of your pants” kind of approach as..... being an artist.

I believe due to the deterioration of knowledge of art and art history in general, we have only ourselves to blame for the latter approach. If Art in this country took a front seat as say computers or sports, then I think many would-be “I can do that” kind of persons would have less impact. I constantly go to shows and art fairs and see exhibitors who obviously have just bought a paint kit, painted one or two painting in their entire life and are exhibiting along with seasoned artists. This is due largely besee CI, page 9

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Passing on the right is never a good idea.

210 East Bound and La Tuna Canyon Road.

When a bike and a car meet, it’s never good for the biker.

La Tuna Canyon and Tujunga Canyon Roads.

Some people really appear to not like the MTA. Floralita and Foothill Blvd.

Making a left hand turn without having a clear lane makes everybody late.

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Foothills Pet Page Rattlesnake Season is Here! by

Carl Person

With the arrival of spring, we love to be outdoors and take our pets with us to explore and enjoy the beauties of nature. Trails and parks abound in southern California and offer a wide array of different habitats, from low deserts to high Alpine pine forests. Daily, people and their pet companions converge on these sites by the droves. The exhilaration of being in these pristine outdoor environments often makes us forget that within these treasured getaways, there is a potential for disaster.

Rattlesnakes also come out in the spring to begin their endless search for food. In southern California, there are six species of rattlesnakes: The Southern Pacific, Red Diamond, Mojave, Southwestern Speckled, Sidewinder, and Western Diamondback. Rattlesnakes, though on the food list of many predators themselves, are an almost perfectly designed hunter. Rattlesnakes are a pit-viper, and as such, have a highly sensitive infrared-sensing pit between the eye and the nostril. This organ gives the snake a threedimensional infrared image of its surroundings, and gives them the ability to “see” very well at night — even in the forest under the darkest of conditions. It’s a huge advantage if you’re hunting warmblooded prey. Pit-vipers also

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Pet training program uses real snakes! have very long fangs that are folded up against the roof of their mouth which, when biting, are rotated 90 degrees forward, delivers a large amount of venom deep into their victim. The venom is a great advantage to the snake; when they bite, they release their prey immediately, preventing the snake from being scratched, bitten, or otherwise harmed from their own food source. The venom is designed to first, immobilize the prey, and then kill it; venom is primarily a way of getting food—defense is secondary.

Avoiding snake-bite is on the minds of many as they

plan their retreats in rattlesnake country. There are some measures that you can take to reduce your risk. The first thing to keep in mind is that the snake wants nothing to do with you; it hopes to avoid you as much, if not more than you do! With this in mind, if you see a snake, take two steps back, and you will be out of striking range and safe. If you hear a rattlesnake, stop, locate the animal, then back away. Be sure to stay on the open trails and, if crossing over a rock or log, step on top of it first, and check on the other side.

Avoid putting your hands into see Rattlesnakes, page 10

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CI, from pg. 5 cause of our inability to recognize art when we see it.

Technique, methodology and process are what one needs to get to be a solid painter. But when all is said and done these are only tools one relies on when on gets into a situation from which one has difficulty getting out.

Without these principles, wannabe’s can’t work out problems and end up with mediocre results. Eventually abandon the work having learned nothing.

When an artist hits an artistic wall, they have these principles to help. Not only that, they have what I call “overdrive”. Overdrive is what artists acquire from doing a thing repeatedly for years.

They know what works and correct what doesn’t. Skill is absent from most work I see

Caruso’s, from pg. 1 server or the chef. Workmen were still cleaning up and the owner, Giovanni “Johnny” Caruso, was directing workers, talking on the phone and carrying out the signboards that stated, “Caruso’s is OPEN.” Finishing our meal

Lanky Laris, from pg. 4 phone, and turn to his buddy in Bombay and laugh his tandoori-ass laugh and regain his composure and ask me, “Sir, vat is a Nat King Cole?”

I didn’t call. I just sat there.

Weeping. And wondering what Richard Feynman would do. I speak to Richard quite often.

After a while I heard Richard say, “Maybe you could just figure it out, Ass-wipe? It’s not rocket science. It’s only Nat King Cole Chinese science.”

So damn it, I did figure it out. Yes, sound does come out of speakers. But it has to come from somewhere. So I asked Richard where it came from, and Richard told me to buzz off because he was trying to rest peacefully, being dead and all.

Then I went up to the control boxes and hunted for the sound source. And damned if I didn’t find it. Get this. We had

Words, from pg. 2 gives boatloads of cash.

Uncle Fred would be wise to hire Ghostwriters for his speech. Fred will surprise all with his brilliant speech. A hush will come over the crowd as friends and family listen to him and think, ‘Fred’s not

today.

Creative Intelligence may not be God-given, but one can create decent work on technique, method and process. Not all art is inspired even by true artists.

Peer approval is one of those tools artists acquire that keep them on their artistic toes. It’s a yardstick by which they can measure their progress.

How we learn and what we learn is individual to each.

How we use it is where Creative intelligence comes in for me. We are not born with intelligence, we acquire it.

We create good work by diligence, repetition, knowledge and production. Art is a process not a technique or a method. Without these as Ingmar so aptly put it...” first I throw a spear into the darkness.” You need CI to send in the troops to find it. left us feeling satiated and happy. A bonus was having our leftovers boxed up, enough for another meal.

Caruso’s portions are large and sure to please.

Caruso’s is a welcome and long-awaited addition to our community. It was worth the wait. a Bose sound system, which we hadn’t been using, stacked between our Charter box and our TiVo box, and the Charter box had slightly moved a little and had fallen onto the Bose on/off button. It had turned the AM/FM tuner on. That was where the Chinese was coming from. And then when I fiddled with things, I must have nudged the damn Bose system into the CD mode and that’s when old Nat King Cole started singing his Christmas carols to make me think I was going insane and make me weep.

I looked over at Marge, who was still reading her frigging Kindle. I said, “Richard and I are going out to that dive on Colorado Boulevard to look for some babes.” She said, “When you get back, could you fix the TV. I didn’t know Nat King Cole was Chinese.”

Jim can be contacted at jimlaris@mac.com. the idiot I thought he was.’

The man’s loaded and has a brain? Who knew! Even Fred is surprised at the words (some he’s never heard before) coming from his mouth. When Fred gets a standing ovation he takes a bow and thinks, Who needs brains when you have money?

WoW Jam Day in S-T by

Amelia Anderson

Hear ye, hear ye, residents of Sunland-Tujunga and throughout the foothills, young and old, rich and poor, all are invited to attend the earth shaking, rabble-rousing WOW JAM DAY from 2-6pm on Saturday, August 22nd at Sunland Park, where the sky will bend from the mountains to give us a little slice of heaven.

Remember, as a kid, how much fun life used to be? Do you feel you lost something?

Well, maybe it’s not dead— It’s just lost! So, we decided to recreate that special time for you. Besides, life is more beautiful when we give something.

So, guess what? Everything is free! Even the ticket to win prize. Walk right in for hot meals. Kids, bring your bicycles in for free repair.

There will be top dancers from Hollywood, along with the Tavani singer duo; Stephen, a creative songwriter and powerful communicator, and Linda, who as Peaches of “Peaches and Herb”, propelled the magnetism of her voice through the hit “Reunited” and into nine million sales.

Behind this entertainment backdrop, there’s lots of tents to visit and explore sprinkled around the park: Snow Cones and free groceries and plants; hair-cuts, face painting and nails; no-cost family photos; even contests for singing and urban art where two people will each earn $100 gifts. Plus, they’re giving out free prizes—so, stay for the drawing of bikes and IPods and TV’s; basketballs and footballs galore; dishes and candy and more!

IMAGINE! Does this sound like fun? An afternoon respite from the pressures and worries of modern- day life! Who dreamed this up?

John Lennon? Well, he would of, if he could of. But, yeah, right on, it was a singer who changed lives. Actually two of them, a couple called the Tavani’s, Stephen and Linda from Jersey and New York.

Stephen’s music and singing started as a kid, and his passion grew into profound lyrics of successful song writing and producer credits for talent such as Smokey Robinson, which led him to meet Linda, his future wife, united as it were, through her phenomenal voice and the universal message of her

smash hit, “Reunited”.

Now in love, their companion message was inspirational, centered around hope and encouragement, a message desperately needed by people in crisis especially in overcrowded urban areas.

Their albums rose to achieve chart-topping success on radio stations across the country. Soon to soar across the world. The message was clear. Stephen and Linda’s music and lyrics had the power to touch thousands of lives.

So, they brought their music direct to the people, walking and flying into the heart of major cities like New Orleans, devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Together, they stood in the middle of needy desperate situations, missing and homeless people.

But through their loving message of help and hope, their music gave people the support and courage to stand up and search for the missing, regroup, restore and move on, transforming disaster into a place of peace and joy.

Now, they thought, how could they share this outpouring of love to a city in need, to others? Stephen wanted to jam on it. “Wow,” said Linda. “Let’s package this concept and bring it to other cities.” “Right on,” said Stephen knowing the pain left to heal in society from joblessness left by the 2008

Financial Market Crash, from divorce and the absence of fathers heading families, and from lingering racial strife.

“We can call it a WOW JAM to give hope to people and lift their spirits by providing everything free in loving support to the people with the intention of creating unity within the community and to encourage all to be tolerant of each other.”

But, they thought, we need a lot of help. And money.

And gifts. And volunteers.

Who could we get with to partner and share this dream?

So, they pitched it to the Pastor’s meeting of all the churches and affiliated businesses in Sunland-Tujunga and found them all in on it 100%. When it comes to compassion, there’s nothing like the church. In fact, they built this town, if I recall.

The pastor/priest/rabbi is still the most important person in town, summoned at birth, marriage and death. Their philosophy? “Ask and you shall receive.” Their return?

“We just want the sun to shine through the clouds in Sunland and put rainbows of smiles on people’s faces.”

Like Lennon said, “Imagine all the people living life in peace…You may say, ‘I’m a dreamer,’ but I’m not the only one. I Hope some day you’ll join us, and the world will live as one.”

Hope to see you there.

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of passing out due to a drop in blood pressure! areas where you cannot see 6. Remove any jewelry what’s there. A good set of near the bitten area; as the hiking boots and long pants swelling begins, these items are also a help, though their become a restriction device fangs can penetrate both, it that can lead to the loss of a will help reduce the amount finger or perhaps, your hand. of venom delivered.

7. Remain still while waiting If you or your pet do get for an ambulance. If your bitten, it is important to dog has been bitten, and you remember a few things: can carry your pet to your car, 1. DO NOT panic! There is that is best. typically plenty of time to 8. Keep the bite sight at heart get to a hospital or veterinar- level if possible. However, ian. Adults and medium to the majority of bites that large dogs will usually have dogs receive are on the enough time to get treatment face while investigating the started; however, for children snake! This type of bite will and small dogs time is adversely affect the dog’s limited. ability to breathe, so the 2. DO NOT try to capture immediate administration of / kill the snake for identiBenadryl and professional fication. In California, the medical attention are needed. anti-venom available covers 9. Benadryl will help reduce all rattlesnakes. inflammation and help 3. DO NOT use tourniquets, reduce the risk of an allergic ice, cutting or any of the reaction. (The recommended commonly marketed “Snake dosage for dogs is 1 mg/lb.

Bite Kits”! These actions will – consult with your veterinarmake things much worse for ian.) you or your pet! Dialing 911 10. Limit liquid intake beis the only thing you should cause the body pumps fluids do for a bite to a human! to the bite site, increasing 4. Anti-venom is the only painful swelling. If available, treatment that works. Even chew on ice to relieve thirst. if your pet has received the Avoid alcohol, it increases rattlesnake vaccine, they metabolism and thins your must have emergency treatblood as does the venom. ment!

5. DO NOT attempt to drive I am often asked if the yourself – there is a high risk rattlesnake vaccine that is of-

Rattlesnakes, from pg. 8

fered for horses and dogs will help. The simple fact is that if it helps, it is very minimal, and not at all after thirty days.

The vaccine is made only with Western Diamondback venom which has a very different venom profile than most of the other species.

Simply, if vaccines would work the way we wished for snake-bite, there would be no need for anti-venom. The best method for preventing disaster is to have your dog trained to avoid the snakes in the first place! Not only are they very quick to learn this behavior, they also become your personal early warning system!

Carl Person has worked with venomous snakes since 1979. He has a B.S. in Biology, and is currently finishing his Ph.D. at Loma Linda University on rattlesnake biology and behavior.

Karen Singleton is an Animal Behaviorist, and has been training animals, especially dogs, since 1977. Together, they have developed a scientifically designed training course to make sure dogs are given the best available Rattlesnake Avoidance Training System. Please see SnakeSmarts.com for more information and clinic locations.

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