OkcPets Magazine March 2021

4 OKC Pets • March/April 2021 FROM THE PUBLISHER OKC Pets PUBLISHER Marilyn King 405.397.4310 mking@okcpetsmagazine.com EDITOR Anna Holton-Dean 830.837.1662 anna.holton@gmail.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Watkins WEB MANAGER/AD SALES Steve Kirkpatrick 405.397.2740 steve@okcpetsmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marilyn King 405.397.4310 mking@okcpetsmagazine.com Steve Kirkpatrick 405.397.2740 steve@okcpetsmagazine.com Michael Bell (405) 439-8741 michael.okcpetsmag@gmail.com Rosalie Childs 918.630.5775 rfchilds@me.com Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Michael Bell Heide Brandes Travis Brorsen Nicole Castillo Kaycee Chance Kim Doner David Gallant Anna Holton-Dean Kyle Panter 405-397-4310 www.okcpetsmagazine.com P.O. Box 14128 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1128 ©2021 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher. Volume 8, Number 2 Elmer J ust coming off this historic and somewhat horrific winter storm, I’m looking ahead to when this magazine will be out—because it will almost be officially spring! Bring it on, Mother Nature! I have never, in all my years in Oklahoma, known it to be -13 degrees. I promise never to complain about hot weather ever again! Now on to this issue … OKC Pets’ own Travis Brorsen not only stars as an expert judge in the new show “Dog Games,” streaming on Discovery+, but he also fills us in on the behind-the-scenes action in this issue. Read all about it on page 32 and catch the episode to find out the winner. If you and your dog have the skills, we may see you on a future episode! With warmer temps arriving, more and more people will be frequenting the local dog parks. So Michael Bell, dog park aficionado, offers up some good advice on dog park etiquette. Dog parks are a real privilege, and if everyone plays by the rules, we can continue to enjoy their existence. Be sure to check our online calendar at okcpetsmagazine.com as we’re slowly learning of upcoming area pet events. It will be a truly wonderful thing for the rescues to be able to hold their fundraisers again and for all of us pet lovers to be able to attend the pet events we so love. And last, but certainly not least, we introduce our cover star, Kahlo. He was submitted as a Pets About Town feature, but we thought he was so cute, he had to be front and center. He’s a 3-year-old Border Collie who lives with two cats. He resides in OKC with his mom, Amber Modugno. Thanks, Amber, for submitting his picture! And thank you, as always, for picking up this copy. Pass it along to a friend and please recycle when done. See you in May! Marilyn King with Elmer ON THE COVER Kahlo, a 3-year-old Border Collie who resides in OKC. Submitted by Amber Modugno