Local expert offers tips on what to do when researching a dog trainer
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and last updated 2021-05-27 15:57:15-04
NORFOLK, Va. - Eight dogs died at a Portsmouth dog training business this week, and Portsmouth Animal Control has opened up an investigation into the incident.
We went to the experts to find what you need to know when searching for a dog trainer.
According to Shari Strader from South Paw Pet Services in Norfolk, if you re doing board and train, it s important to research the business and go there to check out the facility yourself.
Ask about their credentials - if they claim to be certified, verify the organization that certified them.
Outdoor Cinema Series on May 21.
Once a month through September, the mall will showcase five films in a drive-in manner in the
South Sutherlands Parking Lot. No entry is allowed from the Patterson Road side. The first film being shown is âThe Sandlotâ to celebrate the start of the Junior College World Series. Gates open at 7:30 p.m., and the show begins at 8:30 p.m.
The mall is partnering with
Community Food Bank for the event
, so theyâre asking guests to provide canned food or cash donations as an entrance fee. The series is presented by
Alpine Bank.
When guests arrive, theyâll be directed to a parking spot by volunteers from the food bank. Volunteers will tune their radio to a designated station so that guests can listen along. A popcorn vendor will also be on site.
Even as far as deserts go, the Bisti Badlands in northern New Mexico are inhospitable. I have rarely seen so much as a lizard among the stone hoodoos and petrified logs. That’s why I was astonished one wintry day to see a long-eared jackrabbit tear out from a gravelly wash, its lithe body moving so fast it almost floated above the landscape. Two dogs bolted in maniacal pursuit.
The dogs belonged to my friends, who screeched at them to stop, but the canines were already too intoxicated with instinct to register any commands. They chased the hare for hundreds of yards, eventually around a corner and out of sight. It took a while for them to return, but they did not come back with a dead rabbit. My friends laughed, as if agreeing that all’s well that ends well dogs will be dogs! We kept walking. But I felt sad.
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