Central Oregon Pets – Spring 2021
It’s time for another Central Oregon Pets Issue! Now that 2020 is officially behind us, we are so excited to bring you this pet-focused issue celebrating the animals that helped us get through the last year. With warmer days ahead of us, our pets are looking forward to more time outside with us too. Inside…
One Person, One Dog, One Backyard Iditarod
According to the Pacific Sled Dog & Skijor Association, Skijoring is a winter sport where a person on skis is pulled by a horse, a dog (or dogs) or a motor vehicle. It is derived from the Norwegian word skikjøring, meaning ski driving. Dog skijoring, specifically, is a sport in which a dog (or dogs)…
Doggy Paddle
When learning new sports, jumping right in can be the best method—trial by fire, as it were. Such is the case with training fur babies to passenger aboard paddleboards. My first furry mate was an Aussie and German shepherd mix. Mic had a low center of gravity with short legs and a thick torso—which are…
Is My Cat Bored? How Can I Get My Pets to Get Along
Dogs get a lot of attention in a town like Bend, dubbed a “Dog Town USA,” but as cat lovers know, cats can offer their fair share of love and Instagram-worthy photos. At Feline Fine Cat Clinic in Bend, veterinarians including owner Stephanie Kadasi, DVM, focus solely on the feline side of animal care. We…
Instapets!
With so much in the media to doomscroll over, how about a little “gleefreshing” clickbait? What could be more soothing than social media posts featuring cute, cuddly PNW animals? Here are the latest picks for the best local insta animal finds… @Ishtar.gram Part of a litter of five hailing from the locally famed Phoenix Farm…
Pet Palooza
We asked our readers to send in their best pet photos to be considered in our annual Pet Palooza photo contest. Here are our winners, the runner-ups and a few feline friends. Thanks to everyone who submitted their pets! We loved meeting all your furry best friends. Thank you to our sponsor High Desert Frameworks…
