Lorraine Wilson Happy Tails Dog Club’s Oct. 14 guest speaker Kit Perry is a dog trainer and behavior consultant. She moved to the Denton, Texas, area in 2021 to pursue a master’s degree in behavior analysis with a focus in animal behavior at UNT. However, before moving to Texas, Kit worked at several zoos, including…
Lorraine Wilson Happy Tails Dog Club had a wonderful meeting on Sept. 9 with guest speaker Bette Sherman, co-founder of the Denton Animal Support Foundation (DASF). Happy Tails held another successful Pet Food Drive, with many club members and Robson community residents contributing. All donations went directly to the DASF Pet Food Pantry at the…
Lorraine Wilson The Happy Tails Dog Club convened for a heartwarming and informative meeting that left attendees inspired and educated about the incredible work of service dogs for injured veterans. This month’s meeting featured guest speakers from Patriot PAWS, an organization dedicated to training and providing service dogs to veterans with mobility challenges and post-traumatic…
Lorraine Wilson The Patriotic Pet Pictures fundraising event was a huge success! With a total of 18 photo sessions, 14 people, and 24 dogs photographed, the event was busy and a lot of fun. By the end of the day, we had raised $350 and had a great time! Our first dog of the day…
Lorraine Wilson Two highly respected and well-known local dog trainers were the guest speakers at the Happy Tails Dog Club meeting on June 10. Karen Ehler (Karen’s Elite Dog Training) and Kim Gaffey (Gaffey Dog Training) spoke about identifying stress signals in dogs, especially during new situations and in encounters with other dogs. The presentation…
Lorraine Wilson Happy Tails Dog Club welcomed Prudi Koeninger, president of DFW Wildlife Coalition, to our May 13 meeting. Prudi provided great insight into how to live with the many creatures in our yards. One important takeaway was that the wildlife around us is not a threat to us. Even the bobcats and coyotes don’t…
Lorraine Wilson Happy Tails Dog Club held a Pet Food Drive at Robson Ranch for the entire month of April. All donations will benefit the Pet Food Pantry at the Linda McNatt/City of Denton Animal Shelter, Our Daily Bread, SPABN Meals on Wheels Senior Paws, and the Denton Veterans Association. A special thanks to the…
Lorraine Wilson For the entire month of April, Happy Tails Dog Club will be conducting an animal food drive at Robson Ranch to benefit the Pet Food Pantry at the Linda McNatt/City of Denton Animal Shelter, Our Daily Bread, SPAN Meals on Wheels Senior Paws, and the Denton Veterans Association. Please look for announcements in…
Lorraine Wilson The Robson Ranch Happy Tails Dog Club meets the second Saturday of each month at 10:30 a.m. in the CATC building, Room 103. We invite anyone who has a dog to come and check us out. New membership dues are $10 per household per year, and renewal is $5. Happy Tails Dog Club’s…
Lorraine Wilson On Dec. 10 the Happy Tails Dog Club held a holiday party at Donna Steibel’s lovely home. With 35 members bringing appetizers and desserts, there was lots of delicious food, plenty of good cheer, and lots of companionship and conversations. After partaking in lunch, a white “dog” gift exchange was held, with a…