Upcoming Meetings – Location Change
Our November and December meetings locations have changed. Both meetings will be at Heroes Pizzeria and Tavern, 16070 E. Dartmouth Ave., Aurora at 6:30 p.m.
Update on October Events:
October 20, 2025 – Field First Aid/Care for Gun Dogs
PF members gathered at the Boathouse at Cherry Creek State Park to learn Dog First Aid from our guest RuthAnn Lobos, DVM, CCRT, CVAT and Senior Veterinarian for Nestle Purina Pet Care.
Besides all the basics, here are some tips about first aid and nutrition that captured some extra interest:
- Puppy food can be fed for one year as a rule of thumb except for the all life stages dog foods.
- Purina Sport is an all life stages food.
- If you can’t easily feel your dog’s ribs, you are probably feeding too much.
- Lean dogs on average live 2 years longer and have less arthritis.
- Recommended to feed once a day in the evening during hunting season or just feed VERY little in the morning if you have to but don’t hunt the dog for a couple of hours at least. This avoids torsion. Feeding anything in the morning also takes energy for digestion which would otherwise be available to the dog to hunt harder/longer.
- Put kibble in water to help hydrate dogs which don’t drink much during the hunt.
- Natures Miracle skunk wash is NOT safe for dogs. Use the SKUNK OFF brand instead.
- Benadryl is good only for stings. It is not a remedy for snake bites but it can keep a dog calmer before it gets to the vet.
- Vets now recognize a common practice by hunting dog owners that results in injury and/or greater arthritis risk for the dogs. That is allowing your dogs to jump in or especially out of a pickup or SUV to the ground. The dogs are not built for the those impacts without experiencing negative consequences.
- Everyone got to practice with staplers on bananas. So when needed, we can know what we are doing with a stapler.
Banquet Planning Beginning
We had our first banquet planning committee meeting this week. Kylie is the Chair and can be reached at kyliemalstrup19@gmail.com, Jane and Shane Rugg are Co-Chairs, janerugg@gmail.com. Timetables were established.
Next up, asking for volunteers to help in the following areas: Live Auction, Silent Auction and Games. Please consider where you can help the best and contact Kylie or Jane. Our Banquets are an all hands on deck events. So please consider helping out.
SAVE THE DATE! Our banquet is March 14 and our success ensures our habitat and outreach programs can be maintained and expanded.
In Other News!
Member reports indicate that there will be good bird populations in Colorado this season. Yay for that!
