OkcPets Magazine July 2022

6 OKC Pets • July / August 2022 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Heide Brandes Kim Doner Travis Brorsen Inger Giuffrida FEATURES JULY / AUGUST 2022 8 Bark to School Training can benefit your dog 10 How My Dogs Might Save Me from Breaking a Hip Navigating the aging process my way 12 Sharing Precious Memories Grief for a beloved animal is valid and deep 16 Turnpike Expansions in Oklahoma Devastating for wildlife, people, water, andWildCare 20 Coyotes and You Crafty canines adapt to change 22 Vets and Their Pets 25 Focus on Felines Star quality: Orangey the cat was an award-winning actor 26 Finding Shelter from the Storm No-kill policy prompts unexpected response 28 Beep, Beep! If you think the roadrunner is cuckoo, you’re right 33 Beware the Buzz! Mosquitoes can be deadly to people and pets 8 20 DEPARTMENTS 28 34 Pets about Town 37 Directory Products, services, and friends of pets 26 Karen Holman Rowena Mills Ashley Villines Kelsey Warren-Bryant Nancy Gallimore 12 16