TulsaPets Magazine March 2022

4 TulsaPets • March/April 2022 W e ask you, dear readers, if Tulsa is a pet-friendly town? Well, of course it is! Our pet-friendly status is evidenced by all of the myriad pet rescue organizations and by the passion Tulsans hold for their pets. We’re excited to bring you this pet-friendly issue, and we hope you will get to know the companies in our special pet-friendly section. Thank you to these advertisers (and to ALL of our advertisers) for sharing their love of pets and advocating for Tulsa’s animals. We’re pleased to introduce our cover “star,” Sir Winston Churchill, also known as Winston. He’s a six-month-old Australian Shepherd and he belongs to a dear friend of many years, Caryn Merrell. A big thank you to Caryn and her husband John for sharing Winston with us! I was amazed about the Fuzzless Wuzzies Kim Doner writes about — focusing on hairless pets. I had no idea there were so many species that are indeed Fuzzless Wuzzies. Read all about them on page 21! We love the work that Anthem Service Dogs provides! They train dogs to help people, and what a better win/win? A huge shout-out, hooray, and big high five to them. Thank you for all the good you do, and please keep up this stellar important work. I know there were an infinite number of tributes to Betty White at her passing, but Karen Holman puts a different spin on her tribute. It’s an enjoyable read with some little- known facts about the legend. Rest well, dear Betty. You’ve earned it. There’s so much more covered in this issue! Please enjoy and tell your friends about TulsaPets Magazine . We welcome any questions and/or comments. Marilyn King With Elmer TulsaPets Volume 16, Number 2 PUBLISHER Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@tulsapetsmagazine.com EDITOR Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CREATIVE DIRECTOR Amanda Watkins WEB MANAGER/AD SALES Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@tulsapetsmagazine.com ADVERTISING SALES Marilyn King 918.520.0611 mking@tulsapetsmagazine.com Steve Kirkpatrick 918.230.2493 steve@tulsapetsmagazine.com Rosalie Childs 918.630.5775 rfchilds@me.com Rowena Mills 918.274.9251 hrmills444@yahoo.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Heide Brandes Lauren Cavagnolo Kim Doner Mary Green Karen Dugan Holman Jennie Lloyd Linda Ann Miller Rowena Mills Kelsey Warren-Bryant 918.520.0611 www.tulsapetsmagazine.com P.O. Box 14128 Tulsa, Oklahoma 74159-1128 ©2022 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the express written consent of the publisher. FROM THE PUBLISHER Elmer ON THE COVER Sir Winston Churchill, also known as Winston, beloved Australian Shepherd belonging to Caryn and John Merrell. Photo courtesy of Caryn and John Merrell.