OkcPets Magazine January 2024

4 OKC Pets • January / February 2024 FROM THE PUBLISHER OKC Pets Volume 11, Number 1 PUBLISHER Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@okcpetsmagazine.com EDITOR Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Bullock WEB MANAGER/AD SALES Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@okcpetsmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@okcpetsmagazine.com Steve Kirkpatrick 405.397.2740 steve@okcpetsmagazine.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Cynthia Armstrong Kim Doner David Gallant Nancy Gallimore Inger Giuffrida Karen Holman Rowena Mills Victoria Stephens Anne Wimberly 918.520.0611 www.okcpetsmagazine.com P.O. Box 14128 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1128 ©2024. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher. A s we fly into 2024, I’m sitting here left wondering what in the heck happened to 2023? Also, what happened to the last 10 years? 2024 marks year 11 for OKC Pets, and to say the time has flown by is an understatement. And who is this handsome pup on the cover, do you ask? It’s LeeRoy, my rescued boy from Lab Rescue. LeeRoy is truly a joy. He’s an “old soul,” very serious, and quite the Velcro dog in that he doesn’t get too far away from me. With Groundhog Day looming on the horizon, we thought it timely that Kim Doner wanted to include her article on groundhogs. She explains the origin of Groundhog Day and includes several facts about these little fellas. Quite an interesting article, so don’t miss it. And again, Nancy Gallimore saves another dog from a complete life of misery. Rudy the Dalmatian had lived his entire life on a chain, with little or no interaction with humans. Thanks to Nancy, Rudy was rescued from the situation, was fostered by Nancy for a few months, and is now living his best life in his forever home! We wish each of you a wonderful 2024, full of all good things, and hey — here’s to another 10 years! Marilyn King