Fido's City Guide - Lady's Life

A New Home for ODR

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011 at 6:55 pm

As many of you know Fido and I foster for Oregon Dog Rescue, each week we invite a dog to come stay with us. We spend the week working with our guest teaching them skills to help them find a home. My job is to make sure their play skills are top notch, will Fido teaches cuddling and looking cute.

That’s why we are really excited that our friends at Oregon Dog Rescue have taken a big step forward in being able to help out even more dogs. It’s been a long time coming but Oregon Dog Rescue will soon have a new facility. Their new location will be at 6700 Nyberg Road, right across the street from the Tualatin Pet Smart, where they will continue to hold weekly adoptions.… Continue reading A New Home for ODR

Dogs at the Farm

Fido and I are going to the Farm this weekend! With activities like Flyball, Herding, and a obstacle course, this is sure to be a fun dog event. The farm is located just outside Portland, in Colton, Oregon. Tour a 100 year barn that will be. filled with vendors of dog products, and dogs available for…

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Dogs on Deck

Attention! All Dogs on Deck, on the deck of the On Deck Sports Bar and Grill. While dogs are always welcome on the dog friendly deck, the third Wednesday of each month, On Deck hold special dog event. Each month during the summer, the dog events features a different theme.… Continue reading Dogs on Deck

Doggie Dream Vacation

I found where I want to go for vacation this year! This sound like the best doggie vacation every. I want to go to Call of the Wild Dog Camp! Call of the Wild Dog Camp is a nature adventure designed for dogs. The three day camp is held at City Dog Country Dog, near…

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Pawsitive Vybe Workshop

If you've never seen a Disc Dog in action you've missed an outstanding show energy and training. FLYDO, a disc dog club with member in Sothern Washington, and all over Oregon actively promotes this sport at with demonstrations and clinics and seminars. They also offer informal practice sessions in Eugene, Corvallis and Portland that are…

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Unsinkable Dogs

When we arrived at Unsinkable Dog, I was really excited. I was going to get to go swimming again. As Joyce took us in and showed us the pool area I'm thinking, nice. Hope she will let me swim while we talk, I was really getting excited. So when they unleashed Fido, and Joyce got…

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Schutzhund

Schutzhund A German word meaning "protection dog. A canine sport that focuses on developing and evaluating those traits in dogs that make them more useful and happier companions to their owners. A three part competition based on tracking, obedience and protection. Sunday morning we took of for Mill Creek Park in Aumsville, just outside Salem,…

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Doggie Paddle

How do I get myself into these things, I'm a Chihuahua, not a water dog, but there's no arguing with Fido when she wants a story. So like the good little dog I am, it's off to check out the new doggie pool. When we arrived at Lexi Dog Boutique and Social Club on Macadam, …

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Not just an obedience trainer

Woof Woof, Hi all, Instead of a new dog sport, or great place to play I found something really exciting for this column. I’ve been out and about meeting some of the best doggie people around. Just last week I meet the paws down most interesting training in Portland, Emily Martin. Emily owns and operates…

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Lacamas Sheepdog Trial

Hundreds of years ago shepherds held sheepdog contests to see who had the best dogs. The dogs just figured it was fun to run around and show off the skills they used in their daily chores. In 1873 the first official sheepdog trial was held in Wales. Today the art of the sheepdog has developed…

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