Vail Magazine (mid winter/spring 2009 issue) publish an article by Joy Overbeck called “A Dog’s Life, The Hard Working Canines of the Vail Valley.” In this article Overbeck includes a write up on Officer Ryan Millbern and his canine partner Star who was trained here at Highland Canine and donated to the Vail Police Department. Star is doing great so we thought we would share all their accomplishments as a team so far.

The Vail Police Department’s Canine Officer, Ryan Millbern, has a Belgian Malinois-German Shepherd mix called Star who brings a similiar enthusiasm to her job as a tracking and narcotics detection dog. In 28 narcotics arrests last year, Star’s expert nose, not the human officers, found the drugs hidden in the home or car, according to Millbern. A few years ago, the officer was trolling the internet for a dog he could work with at a price the VPD could afford, but a well-trained police dog often costs up to $15,000.00 an impossible figure. He cam across the website run by dog-trainers Jason and Erin Purgason who own Highland Canine Training in North Carolina, and read about Star, a “second chance” hard-luck case that the couple had taken in after an abused puppyhood.

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Over the weekend we took our family to Ringling Brothers and Barnum Baily Circus in Charlotte, NC and had a wonderful time. To our surprise the opening act was with dogs, it was great! The clowns used mostly the herding breeds in agility, frisbee, obedience, and pattern training using alot of directionals. My kids loved it, and I thought, “What a great way to show people how fun and entertaining dogs can be”. With practice, the tricks they were performing can be done right in your back yard for your friends and family to see!

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When you think the humanization trend in the dog food world is at it’s top you’ll be surprised again. First we had special beer for dogs and now the American company Bark Vineyards produces wine for dogs.

This drink for posh dogs is not cheap but it does come in a bottle that looks just like a regular bottle of wine for humans. The same goes for it’s price! Names are different though as your dog can choose between Barkundy and White Sniff-n-Tail any many more.

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Your dog is in many ways a lot like you. No, I’m not going to start a story about dogs resembling their owners or vice versa

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When you think the humanization trend in the dog food world is at it’s top you’ll be surprised again. First we had special beer for dogs and now the American company Bark Vineyards produces wine for dogs.

This drink for posh dogs is not cheap but it does come in a bottle that looks just like a regular bottle of wine for humans. The same goes for it’s price! Names are different though as your dog can choose between Barkundy and White Sniff-n-Tail any many more.

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How to find the canine illness particularly in the early stages of the clinical problems in dogs? This is often a million dollar’s question in case of pet owner like you. First you need to understand about your dog and the biology of this species before suspecting canine illness.

Similarly, the behavior features called as ethological aspects are to be known at least to some extent by the dog owner like you. Just observe silently about the daily activities of your dog. You may be the multimillionaire or billionaire.

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