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LAKE EUSTIS PAW PRINTS KENNEL CLUB

VOLUMN 4 ISSUE 10 October 2014

IN THIS ISSUE Ms. Jesse: AKC CDX, BH, TC, CGC, RA, THD, CA Brags Pg. 2

URA, UCD, ASCA RA, ASCA CD Joseph Meister Pg. 4

Dog Friendly Meat Loaf Pg. 5

Common Leash Problems Pg. 6 LAKE EUSTIS KENNEL CLUB OFFICERS AND BOARD Thought of the Day Pg. 8

President: Jackie Baudo Household Hints Pg. 8

Vice President: Carolyn Hoppe Ebola and Dogs Pg. 9

Treasurer: Cathy Perlick First aid Kit for dogs Pg. 9

Secretary: Lynn Starr Did You know Pg. 11

Corresponding Secretary: Marie Zaman

Board:

Ellen Beris, Sharie Davis, Sally Hensen, Susan Prickett

LEKC meets the 4th

Wednesday of each month @ the Lady Lake Library W. Guava St.

Board meets 6p.m General meeting 7:15p.m.

Website: www.lekcdogclub.org

CLUB HAPPENINGS:

Thursday Oct. 30 3p.m. set up Obedience and Rally Rings @ the Lake County Fairgrounds

County Road 452. Volunteers needed.

Meeting date changes: Due to the Holiday schedule the meetings will be:

November 20th

– Thursday

December 18th

– Thursday

January 15th

– Thursday

Thank you dinner for workers will be the second week in February.

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BRAGS:

Pat & lainey:

Lainey earned her Rally Title in Macungie Park, Pa Lynn’s Tessie won both her rally Novice B classes. with a 96 (fourth) 98 (First) and 95 Fourth place on Saturday with scores of 198 & 200. She took third place on Sunday with a 199.

TEDDY

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From Left to Right:

Lynn & Tess earned a 200 on Sat and her title on Sun with a 199. Mary Ellen & Sketter earned a

194 on Saturday. Nancy & Katie earned a 101 Saturday.

Sharie & Teddy ASCA 9/28/14 Ellen & Daniel

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*What does a dog’s tilted head mean? Much like us, pups communicate with body language, using their faces, tails and ears. Trainer

Justin Silver, author of The Language of Dogs, says this look means your pooch heard a sound

he likes (such as car keys or a familiar word). Silver decodes 15 more signals – like when a dog

looks away from you

At parade.com/woof.

#Parade magazine.

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Joseph Meister and Rabies

You’ve probably never heard of Joseph Meister, but chances are good that dogs would not be the

most popular household pet without him. He was born in France in 1876 and died there, in Paris,

in 1940.

He should have died in 1885, when he was nine years old. The reason he did not is one of the

most important medical breakthroughs in modern history, and it’s why there are so many dogs as

family pets around the world today.

Joseph Meister should have died because he was mauled by a rabid dog, but he lived because he

was the first human patient that Louis Pasteur tested a rabies vaccine on. The vaccine worked,

the patient lived, and the human-canine relationship was changed forever.

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For a few thousand years before that, there were really only two “treatments” for rabies. One was

the murder or suicide of the person who had been bitten. The other was called Saint Hubert’s

Key, which is exactly what it sounds like: a metal charm that was heated and pressed against a

dog bite in hopes that it would prevent rabies. They also used to brand dogs with it, believing

that it would keep them from developing rabies.

Needless to say, it didn’t work.

Before Pasteur, 95% of all rabies cases in humans were caused by dogs, and the disease was

fatal. In modern times, cases of humans catching rabies from dogs in countries with mandatory

vaccination are almost unknown, and people who start treatment after being bitten by a possibly

rabid animal generally survive.

In case you’re wondering, the wild animals to most avoid if you don’t want to catch rabies are

bats, raccoons, foxes, and skunks.

Once vaccination of dogs for rabies became mandatory, the incidence of humans catching the

disease from canines plummeted, and this literally opened the door for dogs to be able to move

into our homes.

Where mandatory vaccination programs have been carried out, canine rabies has been

eliminated. According to the CDC, there have been no dog-specific strains of rabies reported in

the U.S. since 2004, and in Europe, 21 countries have been determined to be free of dog specific

rabies. This is because dogs have developed what is called “herd immunity,” and it comes

directly from vaccinating as many of them as possible.

This doesn’t mean that the disease is gone, though. Dogs can still be infected by a rabid animal,

including the list above. The eastern U.S. has had an epidemic of infected raccoons since the

1970s, and there’s now some indication that people (and possibly dogs) can catch rabies just

from being in a vicinity frequented by bats.

So, while canine rabies has been eliminated in the U.S. and many other countries around the

world have been determined to be free of it as well, the disease is still out there, and your dog

can catch it from an infected animal of a different species. From Ceasar’s Way

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Dog Friendly Meatloaf

By Paris Permenter and John Bigley

Meatloaf is a tasty treat for your dog, made even tastier — and more budget-friendly — by

supplementing it with less (human) desirable cuts of meat. Organ meats are inexpensive and can

be an important component of your dog’s diet.

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If you feed a homemade diet, up to ten percent of your dog’s meal should include organ meats:

liver, kidney, gizzards, and tripe. These may not be at the top of the list for human shoppers, but

they’re very popular with dogs — and they’re an important nutritional source.

Liver: This is a great source of vitamins A and B, as well as iron. Although it’s a

wonderful food (and a real favorite of most dogs), limit liver to just five percent of your

dog’s total diet so that he doesn’t get too much vitamin A.

Heart: It is actually considered a muscle meat, not an organ, so you can add more heart to

your dog’s meal without worry — which is a great thing, because it’s one of the most

reasonably priced meats and one of the most nutritious. Beef heart contains thiamin,

folate, selenium, phosphorus, zinc, coenzyme Q10, vitamin B, amino acids, and more.

Tripe: Stomach lining from cows, sheep, pigs, goats, or even deer is sold in commercial

grocery stores, but it has been washed and bleached and isn’t very nutritious. You’ll see

that the tripe in the grocery store is sparkling white; it’s used to make menudo. Green

tripe, rich with nutrients from the cow’s diet, is made from the lining of the cow’s fourth

stomach, the abomasum. It isn’t sold by butchers, so many pet owners feeding a raw diet

purchase frozen or dehydrated green tripe from commercial vendors.

Quick and easy to prepare, this recipe can be made ahead of time and refrigerated, so you’ll have

several days of breakfasts and dinners for your dog. It also freezes well and is gluten-free.

Yield: 16 cups

Ingredients:

4 pounds (1.8 kilos) lean ground turkey

1/2 pound (227 gms) organic beef or chicken liver, rinsed and diced

4 eggs

2 cups (473 ml) steamed carrots, pureed

2 cups (473 ml) steamed potatoes, pureed

2 cups (473 ml) steamed green beans, pureed

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F (177° C).

2. Combine all ingredients and divide into four 8 by 4 by 2 1/2 inch (20 by 10 by 6 cm) loaf

pans. Each should be about three quarters full.

3. Bake for one hour. Drain off any grease.

4. Cool and refrigerate a week’s worth of food. Double-wrap remaining meatloaf in foil or

place in a zip-top plastic bag and freeze for up to six months.

More Meatloaf Options...

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Ground chicken, ground lamb, or ground beef can be substituted for the turkey in this recipe.

Substitutions for the vegetables include broccoli (with stems), asparagus, sweet potatoes,

cauliflower, peas, squash, and zucchini.

Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-and-wife team of professional writers. Lifelong

dog-lovers, they’ve published 30 books — The Healthy Hound Cookbook is the most recent —

and they run DogTipper.com

Contributed by Sharie Davis

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Common Leash Problem: Pulling

BY Mikkel Becker

A walk with your dog can be a soothing time spent with your canine best friend — or it can be a

battle for control. The way your dog acts when he's on leash can cause serious problems. As a

dog trainer, I frequently work with clients whose canines are pulling on the leash, mouthing the

leash, and barking and lunging at the end of the leash. All of these behaviors are problematic, but

all have solutions.

It should be no surprise that leash annoyances are so common in dogs; the leash restricts your

dog’s ability to move as he wants, and so he does one — or all — of these behaviors in order to

have a certain need met. The responsibility for fostering a more relaxed, controlled walk lies on

the human side of the leash, though: Once you understand why your dog does the undesirable

behavior, you can redirect him to a more constructive alternative.

Here are three common leash problems and solutions for each.

Pulling on the Leash

What it looks like: Your dog strains at the leash, nearly choking himself. This may be the way

your dog habitually walks, or perhaps the pulling only happens at the beginning of the walk or in

high-distraction, exciting situations.

Why it happens: Dogs naturally want to pull against pressure rather than giving into it. Your

dog learns that when he pulls, he is more likely to get where he wants to go — and to get there

faster. Dogs who pull have little connection with the human on the other end of the leash; they’re

only interested in what’s in front of them.

How to change it: Gain control by only allowing your dog to move forward when the leash is

loose. As soon as your dog pulls hard enough to make the leash tight, stop in place and wait for a

loose leash before continuing forward. For dogs who are especially resistant to change, use a

verbal marker like “oops” to mark when the leash becomes taut, and then change direction with a

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gentle pull (no jerking) that hinders any forward motion. When a dog is pulling to get to

something, like sniffing a bush or going into the dog park, only allow forward movement while

he is on a loose leash. Once he has walked close enough to the area of interest, ask for a quick

behavior, like a hand target or sit, and release him to sniff the bush or enter the dog park as a

reward. In addition, carry treats to reward your canine every time he checks in and turns his head

toward you or even in your direction. This increases your dog’s awareness of your presence and

teaches him that looking at you is more rewarding than looking around him. Teach and reward a

heel on leash, or walking aligned next to you; this can be a useful alternative behavior when your

dog is highly aroused. Your entire walk doesn’t need to be a heel, though — loose-leash walking

allows your dog to explore and sniff, which is important for his mental health. Ask your dog to

heel until he calms down or you pass the distraction, and then release him on a loose leash as a

reward. Contributed by Sharie Davis

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*Thought of the Day:

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have and only you can

Determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

Carl Sandburg

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Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrow.

William Osler

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Why is it that when you retire, and time is no longer so important, do they give you a watch?

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“Laziness” is nothing more than habit of resting before you get fired.

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If you aren’t fired up with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.

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*Household Hints

Line plant and flower pots with coffee filters to prevent soil from dropping through the holes

onto the floor.

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Remove permanent marker from countertops and appliances by wiping with rubbing alcohol and

a paper towel.

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*Coffee News

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Dogs + Ebola: What Every Owner Needs to Know from the American Kennel Club and the

AKC Canine Health Foundation

In recent weeks, dog owners, supporters and donors have looked to the AKC Canine

Health Foundation and the American Kennel Club for credible information regarding

Ebola virus in dogs.

At issue is whether humans can get Ebola from dogs, and whether dogs can even get

Ebola in a form that is transmittable. Due to the complexities of the virus, only time and

research will answer these questions.

“In humans, Ebola virus is detected using a diagnostic test for Ebola RNA. In dogs,

scientists will have to establish the presence of Ebola virus RNA along with whether the

virus is replication competent and infectious,” said Shila Nordone, Ph.D., Chief Scientific

Officer for the AKC Canine Health Foundation. “Only then will we have evidence that

canine infection is a public health threat. All told, this will take many months.”

Dr. J. Scott Weese, DVM, DVSc, DACVIM, a preeminent expert on infectious disease

transmission in the dog, as well as the AVMA have provided the most current consensus

opinions on Ebola in the dog.

Over the next several months as research advances, AKC CHF and the American Kennel

Club will keep the public updated on any and all progress made to better understand the

role of the dog as a reservoir for the Ebola virus. Visit akcchf.org and akc.org for all the

latest.

What You Should Have in Your Pet's First- Aid Kit

Learn what supplies you'll need to keep your cat, dog, or other pet safe and healthy

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Pet-specific supplies

Pet first-aid book Phone numbers: your veterinarian, the nearest emergency-veterinary clinic (along with

directions!), and a poison-control center or hotline (such as the ASPCA poison-control center, which can be reached at 1-800-426-4435)

Paperwork for your pet (in a waterproof container or bag): proof of rabies-vaccination status, copies of other important medical records, and a current photo of your pet (in case he gets lost)

Nylon leash Self-cling bandage (bandage that stretches and sticks to itself but not to fur—available at pet

stores and from pet-supply catalogs) Muzzle or strips of cloth to prevent biting (don't use this if your pet is vomiting, choking,

coughing, or otherwise having difficulty breathing)

Basic first-aid supplies

Absorbent gauze pads Adhesive tape Antiseptic wipes, lotion, powder, or spray Blanket (a foil emergency blanket) Cotton balls or swabs Gauze rolls Hydrogen peroxide (to induce vomiting—do this only when directed by a veterinarian or a

poison-control expert) Ice pack Non-latex disposable gloves Petroleum jelly (to lubricate the thermometer) Rectal thermometer (your pet's temperature should not rise above 103°F or fall below 100°F) Scissors (with blunt ends) Sterile non-stick gauze pads for bandages Sterile saline solution (sold at pharmacies) Tweezers A pillowcase to confine your cat for treatment A pet carrier

Other useful items

Diphenhydramine (Benadryl®), if approved by a veterinarian for allergic reactions. A veterinarian must tell you the correct dosage for your pet's size.

Ear-cleaning solution Expired credit card or sample credit card (from direct-mail credit-card offers) to scrape away

insect stingers Glucose paste or corn syrup (for diabetic dogs or those with low blood sugar) Nail clippers Non-prescription antibiotic ointment Penlight or flashlight Plastic eyedropper or syringe

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Rubbing alcohol (isopropyl) to clean the thermometer Splints and tongue depressors Styptic powder or pencil (sold at veterinary hospitals, pet-supply stores, and your local

pharmacy) Temporary identification tag (to put your local contact information on your pet's collar when

you travel) Towels Needle-nosed pliers

Common-sense advice

In addition to the items listed above, include anything your veterinarian has recommended

specifically for your pet.

Check the supplies in your pet's first-aid kit occasionally and replace any items that have

expired.

For your family's safety, keep all medical supplies and medications out of the reach of children

and pets.

Source: ASPCA

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Did you know?

If a 50 pound dog gets into D-Con rat poison, a ¼ cup of hydrogen peroxide will induce

vomiting and save your pet?

Source: Ask Emily