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June Yappy Hour Fundraiser
Friday, June 3 6:30p
City Bark Doggie Day Care, Denver
City Bark (a Doggie Day Care) and Duo Dogs (Duo Marketing & PR’s Doggie Social Group) host the June Yappy Hour Fundraiser. MaxFund's 15th Annual Lucky Mutt Strut

Sunday, June 26 7:30a
Wash Park, Denver
MaxFund, a No-Kill Animal Shelter and Adoption Center, announces their 15th Annual Lucky Mutt Strut, a two-mile run/walk event in Washington Park on Sunday, June 26. Mutts & Models: The Fundraiser for Underprivileged Pets

Saturday, May 21 6:30p
EXDO Event Center, Denver
Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Mutts & Models is Denver’s premiere canine and celebrity fashion show. 16th Annual UPHA Almost Summer Horse Show

Friday, June 17 10:00a
National Western Events Center, Denver
2 sess daily, 10:00AM/6:00PM Fri/Sat; 10:00AM;2:00PM Sun. Sponsor United Professional Horsemen’s Association. 2011 Botanic Bow Wow

Saturday, May 21 8:00a
Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver
Come to this fun event that is geared toward man’s best friend! This dog-centric affair features pet-friendly vendors, informational booths and enough treat stations to keep tails wagging th Class For Ages 4-5: Playful Pets

Tuesday, June 14 10:00a
Denver Art Museum, Denver
Who's your favorite pet in the museum? How about that dog from Mexico? Or the horse from Montana? The Egyptian cat? Dumb Friends League Pet Calendar Contest

Tuesday, May 10 7:00a
Denver Dumb Friends League, Denver
Enter your pet’s photo in the Dumb Friends League's annual pet calendar contest! See your pet featured in the 2012 calendar, get a free calendar and help homeless pets. CatFest at the Dumb Friends League

Saturday, July 9 10:00a
Denver Dumb Friends League, Denver
Catfest 2011 will feature adoptable cats and kittens, demonstrations and a purebred cat exhibition. Patrons may shop for cat-related merchandise at the Meow Market, and children may enjoy face Find a $50 home entertainment system or personal trainer at the Dumb Friends League!

Thursday, June 30 11:00a
Denver Dumb Friends League, Denver
Through June 30, adoption fees will be reduced to $50 for adult cats and dogs as well as kittens and puppies at both the Quebec Street shelter in Denver and the Buddy Center in Castle Rock. Walk For Lupus Now

Sunday, May 22 9:00a
Pavilion at City Park, Denver
Join the Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) Wa

Myth 5: Tail-wagging means a dog is friendly

Myth 5: Tail-wagging means a dog is friendly
Don’t count on it. Tail wags have lots of different meanings, some friendly and some not.
“You have to look at the body posture of the animal and everything else it’s doing,” says veterinary behaviorist Melissa Bain, chief of the clinical animal behavior service at the University of California at Davis. “How is the tail wagging? Stiffly, tucked and wagging, nice and flowing, is the whole body wagging? That all has to be taken into consideration.”

Some signals to consider:*Relaxed, comfortable dogs generally have a gently wagging tail held horizontally or slightly lowered. *Confident dogs carry their tails up. *Dogs with their tails down may be stalking prey, feeling cautious or indicating friendliness and respect to the one they’re greeting. *Together with a lowered head, direct stare, closed mouth, ears held back and eyes wide open, a lowered tail is a clear warning to back off. *A tucked tail indicates anxiety, avoidance or caution.

Wild Pet Statistics!

Although most people are aware that there are more dogs and cats being born than there are people willing to adopt them -- the actual number of unwanted dogs and cats is staggering. For example, did you know:
A..An estimated 52 million dogs and 57 million cats live with U.S. families.
b.. For every human born, 7 puppies and kittens are born
.c.. One female cat and her offspring can produce 420,000 cats in 7 years.
d.. One female dog and her offspring can produce 67,000 puppies in 6 years.
e.. More than 12 million dogs and cats are euthanized in shelters each year. Millions more are abandoned in rural and urban areas
.f.. As many as 25% of dogs entering shelters each year are purebreds
.g.. Approximately 61% of all dogs entering shelters are killed.
h.. Approximately 75% of all cats entering shelters are killed.
i.. It costs approximately $100 to capture, house, feed, and eventually kill each stray animal -- a cost which you, the taxpayer, eventually pay.