Colorado Dog Blog

elaine | January 18, 2011

I would like to add a note about the Soldier story. 
Several times we mention a business by the name of Rocky Mountain Dog Trainers. This was a dog training business in Colorado Springs that was involved in a controversy that aired on a local television station.   
The owner, Scott Martin, was also caught with fake [...]

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elaine | December 25, 2009

      Last we told you about a horrible case of abuse at a husky kennel here in Colorado.  Now arrest warrants have been issued for the couple that owns the sled dog kennel where investigators say they found dozens of dogs near death.
      Eight dogs from “Pawsatrak Racing Sled Dog Kennel” located near Hartsel died, [...]

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elaine | December 15, 2009

Many pet stores put cute doggies and kitties in the store window and people think that an animal with a big red bow around the neck will be the perfect gift; but before you put a new pet on the shopping list, the Colorado Department of Agriculture urges families to consider carefully before purchasing animals as [...]

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elaine | December 9, 2009

If you have a dog or cat that you need to have spayed or neutered, but you don’t have the money, a program in Colorado could be the answer.  Every year thousands of  taxpayers mark the “check off”  on their tax returns to fund low cost spay and neuters.  Then veterinary clinics and animal welfare [...]

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