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16 Jul Second Chance: Two Furs
Last week’s Second Chance Pet Column warned of the risks of adopting puppy siblings together, but promoted the fact it can actually be beneficial to adopt kitten siblings (or kittens of similar age). Well since that time, the cat rooms here have become even more crowded with...
09 Jul Second Chance: Littermate Challenges
Puppy season continues and with it the temptation to adopt two pups from a litter in order to keep cute bonded siblings together. Well, before you succumb, it is important to know that many dog behaviorists, trainers, breeders and shelters discourage adopting siblings together (or...
08 Jul Ah Haa: “Lights, Camera, Auction”
The Ah Haa School for the Arts 22nd annual art auction, “The Art of Film,” takes place Friday, July 18. Buy your ticket now. Ah Haa’s auction, the backstory: In his book, “The Power of Film,” author Colin McGinn explores the way the silver screen...
02 Jul Second Chance: Dog Den Dedication
So here I am hanging out at the new Second Chance Humane Society Dog Den thinking, “hmmm, I think I’ll go outside to lie in the sun”…and I do. That kind of freedom has never before been available for shelter dogs in this region. Now...
25 Jun Second Chance: Kangaroos? Really?
Recently there was an interesting article in National Geographic (April 2014) about wild/exotic pet ownership . The story discussed the motivation that drives people to own such pets as lions, kangaroos, lemurs, pythons, and more. (The piece also strongly emphasized the array of negative impacts upon the...
24 Jun Ah Haa Moment: Youth Art Programs
One-of-a-kind youth art camps and classes at the Ah Haa School. Summer Art Classes for ages 4 and up Although summer is the season for family vacations and adventures, it is often hard to humor every member of the tight circle. Telluride’s festivals and fourteeners represent some...
22 Jun A Toast to Pinhead at Wine Fest
Under the direction of Laurel Robinson, the mission of the reborn Telluride Wine Festival (June 26 – June 29) includes children’s health (through improved nutrition) and education. In that spirit, Robinson offered the Patron’s Pavilion at Gondola Plaza to the Pinhead Institute, now under the...
19 Jun Second Chance: Don’t Let Rabies Go Rampant
When I first arrived here at the Second Chance Resource Center I was fed, nurtured and vaccinated. Although this is the typical protocol at most shelters, I find that out here in the fresh mountain air people seem more laid back than in other places I have...