TulsaPets Magazine March 2022

6 TulsaPets • March/April 2022 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS FEATURES MARCH/APRIL 2022 8 Focus on Felines Ghosts of the literati: Algonquin Hotel cat carries on tradition 10 Unconditional Love Anthem trains dogs to help people 14 Pets and Their People Lily of the Valley—Poodle is chief dog officer at Toni’s Flowers 16 Sandhill Cranes Are Link to Prehistoric Past Winter quarters include Oklahoma 21 Is Bald Beautiful? Hairless pets have special appeal 24 Prissy the Chef Cat keeps close eye on culinary activities 28 Pet-Friendly Businesses Let us count the ways Tulsans love animals 39 Saving the Giants Conservation boosts tortoise population, and Oklahomans do their part 42 What To Expect When You’re Expecting Bringing a newborn home to your fur babies 45 Sharing a Bond with Betty and the Animals The legacy and love of BettyWhite 18 Training Tips For the life of the dog: Build trust with your canine 49 Directory Products, services, and friends of pets 10 16 14 21 39 DEPARTMENTS Kim Doner Mary Green Karen Dugan Holman Jennie Lloyd Linda Ann Miller Rowena Mills Kelsey Warren-Bryant Lauren Cavagnolo Heide Brandes