WISCONSIN’S PET RESOURCE WWW.PETJOURNALMIDWEST.COM WWW.PETJOURNALMIDWEST.COM In This Issue Feature Stories The Dangers of Antifreeze and your Pets See page 5 Keeping your Pets safe during the Holidays See page 13 Sheboygan Animal Restraint Regulations & Sheboygan On-Leash/ Off-Leash Areas See page 18 Q&A Columns Ask the Alpha Dog By Tamara Pool See page 7 Ask Scrappy! By Scrappy See page 5 Picture Galleries Manitowoc Zoo See page 9 - 10 Pet Pictures See page 12 Hidden Gems In Wisconsin A Look at Wisconsin’s Community Zoos Part 1 of 5 Manitowoc's Lincoln Park Zoo By Rick Barton Staff Writer Editors note: This is the first of five sto- ries covering Wisconsin's Community Zoos located in Manitowoc, Oshkosh, Marshfield, Baraboo, and Chippewa Falls. This is the first of several series highlighting our zoos both public and private as well as a number of the state wildlife areas. It’s a beautiful sunny day and you want to be outside enjoying it. You think, maybe a trip to the zoo. Then you consider the long drive to either the NEW Zoo in Green Bay or the Milwaukee County Zoo, and when you get there it can be crowded, making it difficult to get to the exhibits to see the animals. Well, maybe the giraffe. How would you like something a little closer to home? See Zoo on page 8 Sheboygan Region Issue 1, Volume 1 Legacy Studios
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WISCONSIN’S PET RESOURCE WWW.PETJOURNALMIDWEST.COM WWW.PETJOURNALMIDWEST.COM
In This Issue
Feature Stories
The Dangers of Antifreeze
and your Pets
See page 5
Keeping your Pets safe
during the Holidays
See page 13
Sheboygan Animal
Restraint Regulations &
Sheboygan On-Leash/
Off-Leash Areas
See page 18
Q&A Columns
Ask the Alpha Dog
By Tamara Pool
See page 7
Ask Scrappy!
By Scrappy
See page 5
Picture Galleries
Manitowoc Zoo
See page 9 - 10
Pet Pictures
See page 12
Hidden Gems In Wisconsin
A Look at Wisconsin’s Community Zoos
Part 1 of 5
Manitowoc's Lincoln
Park Zoo
By Rick Barton
Staff Writer
Editors note: This is the first of five sto-
ries covering Wisconsin's Community
Zoos located in Manitowoc, Oshkosh,
Marshfield, Baraboo, and Chippewa Falls.
This is the first of several series
highlighting our zoos both public and
private as well as a number of the state
wildlife areas.
It’s a beautiful sunny day and you
want to be outside enjoying it.
You think, maybe a trip to the
zoo. Then you consider the long
drive to either the NEW Zoo in
Green Bay or the Milwaukee
County Zoo, and when you get
there it can be crowded, making
it difficult to get to the exhibits to
see the animals. Well, maybe the
giraffe. How would you like
something a little closer to home?
See Zoo on page 8
Sheboygan Region Issue 1, Volume 1
Legacy Studios
www.petjournalmidwest.com 2 PET JOURNAL October 2010
Don’t miss Tamara’s column
“Ask the Alpha Dog” on Page 7!
Tamara welcome’s your questions on pet training, not just dog’s, but any pet. Email her at [email protected].
www.petjournalmidwest.com 3 PET JOURNAL October 2010
Dear reader,
Thank you for picking up and
reading the Premier Issue of
Pet Journal. After a few
unforeseen delays in getting
the paper to press, it is finally
out! While due to a tight
deadline we were not able to
fully form and bring to you all
of the columns and features we
hoped to in this issue, though
we will continue to add the
features and columns we
planed on in the future.
Another issue of the tight
deadline was that we were not
able to peruse all of the
advertising we had hoped to
bring to you.
We at Pet Journal are
committed to bringing you
entertaining and informative
articles on animals and the
community around you. With
our Q&A columns, like “Ask the
Alpha Dog” with local Dog
Trainer, Tamara Pool and
“Ask Scrappy!” hosted by my
lovable Staffordshire Terrier,
Scrappy. For articles this
month we chose to feature a
story on the dangers of
antifreeze to help pet owners
be aware of a this very
potentially dangerous situation,
a listing of leash laws and dog
park in Sheboygan, and
because our focus is for
more than just your family
pet, we are going to do several
multi-part stories on the zoos
nature preserves around
Wisconsin. We here at Pet
Journal are pleased to have an
award winning, local pet pho-
tographer to help us provide
o u t s t a n d i n g q u a l i t y
photographs for future issues.
Pet Journal is printed on
recycled paper, so please help
the environment and recycle
this paper after you done
with it.
Thank you,
Lee J Schneider
Publisher
Pet Journal newspaper is published by LSRB Media, LLC, on a monthly basis an available
free of charge to readers at various loca ons in the region it is printed. Ques on or
When visiting or calling advertisers about there services,
please mention you saw it in Pet Journal.
Publishers Notes
If you would like to see your companion pet pictured on the cover of Pet Journal, please send a good quality digital picture to [email protected] with a short description of the pet you would like considered and if your pet is selected we will contact you before publication to get more information for their bio. We will also set-up your pet with a professional photo courtesy of Legacy Studios of Sheboygan to appear on the cover.
Pictured on the cover are best buddies Ace and
Zuma. Ace is a 4 year old male Boxer and his best
buddy, Zuma is a 2 year old Washedout Calico.
Their human companion is Lori L. of Sheboygan
Falls, WI.
Photo courtesy of Legacy Studios of Sheboygan.
www.petjournalmidwest.com 4 PET JOURNAL October 2010
Pet News
Pet Insurance; Helps
with the High Cost of
Pet Health
By Rick Barton
Staff writer
We all know the value
of having insurance coverage
on family and ourselves. This
is especially true with medical
costs continuing to skyrocket.
Now this valuable coverage
extends to our family’s best
friends. As veterinary
technology and techniques
continue to advance and rival
those used by our doctors,
veterinary costs have risen to
cover the need for new
equipment and training. Pet
insurance has increased in
popularity to cover this
i n c re as i n g co s t f r om
veterinary bills and some
policies even cover the loss of
a pet and burial. This is great
in a time when many people
have to choose between
paying to have a healthy pet
or losing them to a shelter.
Pe t insurance is
nothing new. It has actually
been around in various
incarnations for over 100
years. The first policies
covered valuable horses and
livestock. Not until the late
1940s did the insurance begin
to cover companion animals.
Since this time, many
countries have embraced the
concept of pet insurance with
Britain and Sweden leading
the world in number of
policies. We didn’t catch on
until the 1980s.
Unlike human health
insurance, pet insurance is a
form of property insurance.
This means the insurance
pays the owner after the pet
has received treatment and a
claim has been filed with the
company. Many companies
in the U.S. and Canada pay
off on a benefit schedule or
pay a portion of the veterinary
cost, usually up to 90%, after
the deductible has been
reached. As mentioned
above, the pet owner pays the
veterinarian and then submits
a claim to the insurance
company for reimbursement.
As pet insurance
continues to increase in
popularity, some policies have
begun to change their
coverage to offer preventative
medic ine and elect ive
p r o c e d u r e s s u c h a s
vaccinations and neutering.
Many companies are also
offering the consumer the
ability to customize their
po l i c ies , a l lowing the
customer the ability choose
their own deductible and
co-insurance. This allows for
the control of premium costs
and the ability to choose a
level of coverage that meets
their specific needs.
As the number of
companies offering pet
insurance continues to grow,
so do the choices offered to
the consumer. This can make
finding a policy that is right
for you a confusing task. As
with human insurance, it’s
always best to do as much
research as possible. Choose
a company that offers a policy
that not only gives you the
coverage you need, but at a
price you can live with.
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Pet Journal is looking
for some Help!
If you have a Zen for Writing,
Art, or Sales and Love Pets
then Pet Journal is looking
for YOU!
We are looking for help in the
following areas:
• Writing Feature Articles
• Producing Quality Advertising
Layouts for the customers that
need them and Other Graphics
for the Paper
• Contacting current and future
advertising customers
www.petjournalmidwest.com 5 PET JOURNAL October 2010
As the fall and winter seasons roll around it is once again time to perform the yearly task of preparing our vehic les for the cold temperatures ahead. Part of this ritual is changing or topping off the antifreeze. Though this can be a hassle to us, like the eternal raking of leaves in the fall, it can be deadly to our four legged friends. Every year an est imated 10,000 plus companion animals die a painful death from the consumption of ethylene glycol, the toxic chemical found in antifreeze. Sadly, as with so many things that are bad for us, antifreeze tastes good to animals. They will actively seek it out and it takes so little to be fatal. A single teaspoon can be fatal to a cat and as little as two ounces can be fatal to a medium sized dog. Sometimes all it may take is cleaning fur or paws that have been soiled with antifreeze after an animal has tracked thru or rolled in it. Over 80% of animals poisoned by antifreeze die if not treated in the first hours after ingestion. To make matters worse, in the be-ginning stages the symptoms may be difficult for a caregiver to diagnosis as poisoning. Below are a few of the behaviors to watch for: • Excessive thirst and
urination • Vomiting and diarrhea • Lack of coordination,
disorientation, and seizure • Grogginess, lethargy, or
depression If your pet begins to show any of these symptoms, act strangely or out of character, or you suspect they have ingested antifreeze, you must contact a veterinarian as soon as possible. See Antifreeze on page 14.
(scrappy pic)
Coming in
November!
A NEW Q&A column about Dog and Cat Grooming, titled
Grooming your Pet.
Written by Dorrit Diehl of Silde Kennels and Grooming
If you would like to submit a question for the first column please send it to:
www.petjournalmidwest.com 7 PET JOURNAL October 2010
Ask the Alpha Dog “Trick or Dog Treat?”
By: Tamara Pool
4 Paws Private Training
As we near the season of ghouls and goblins, I want to give you all a few tips on how to help your dog through this “All Hallows Eve” without incident. This could be a very frightening, and potentially harmful time. Remember that your dog has no idea what is going on. They don’t understand the concept of dressing up, obviously. You, as the pet owner/parent, need to do everything in your power to make sure that they are not only well-behaved, but also safe.
First things first. Don’t expect your pooch to know that it’s you or your kids behind that mask. Allow your dog to sniff you kids’ mask or anything else that might obstruct their identity before they put it on. This will give them a better idea of who’s in there. Dog’s work off scent. That is how they greet each other and that is how they know who their people are. If the mask already has your little one’s scent on it before the dog sniffs it…all the better. Put the mask on in front of the dog a couple times to show that it’s not something attempt-ing to hurt the kids. Dogs can get protective over the children of the house. This will help limit the emo-tional issues that may arise from your four-legged friend.
If you are staying home with your dog to hand out candy, be aware that a kid that comes to your door may frighten your dog. Think of it this way…there is a freaky-looking thing standing at my door. This could cause your dog to lash out. Although it is unintentional, be alert to the signs of a fearful dog. Ears down, tail tucked and lowered head are all signs of a fearful dog. Watch for these
signs and, if need be, move your dog to another room where they won’t be affected.
Lastly, make sure that any candy that comes into the house stays out of pooches reach. It’s not just chocolate that is bad for dogs, but any candy is potentially harmful. They love to get into things that they shouldn’t have. The kids will be upset, the parents will be upset and the dogs could get very sick. So take a preventative measure and keep it out of reach from the start. Of course you need to inspect the candy before it can be enjoyed. This would be a good time to work on a “Leave It” command. Encourage your dog to completely ignore the candy that is laid out for inspection and they can receive a treat for their good behavior.
While problems are inevitable for some, if you follow these simple guidelines you can look forward to a happy and fun Halloween full of great memories with your canine companion. Happy Trick or Treating!!