Cat lovers enjoy a PURRfect night at Spring Meow Mixer
By Holly Martin Life Improvement for Cats and Kittens (LICK), an all-volunteer feline rescue and sanctuary serving Atlantic County, hosted its annual Spring Meow Mixer on Saturday, April 5, at the Scullville Fire Company. Peggy Thomson, owner and operator of LICK,...
Dog care 101: How to handle hot spots
By Heidi Clayton One of the most common skin ailments in dogs is the dreaded “hot spot.” Technically called acute moist or pyotraumatic dermatitis, hot spots can be a chronic issue for a lot of dogs and frustrating for their owners. To reduce or eliminate the...
Community unites to save 2,000-pound steer at Funny Farm Rescue
By Julia Train On March 20, the local community came together to rescue a 2,000-pound steer after he spent over 12 hours stuck in the mud at Funny Farm Rescue in Mays Landing. The night before, Yogi, the nine-year-old steer, found himself in a dire situation when he...
In dog training, ignoring your problems is sometimes a good thing
By Heidi Clayton Does your dog have the uncanny ability to know when you are on an important phone call and choose that time to stand directly in front of you and bark incessantly in your face, demanding attention? Do they continue to interrupt your phone call even...
Using lures for dog training
By Heidi Clayton My dog training business is primarily focused on reward-based and positive motivation training. I have found that reward-based training is the most effective way to train my dogs. To teach my dogs new skills, I use rewards to elicit the behaviors I...
