TulsaPets Magazine May 2022

4 TulsaPets • May/June 2022 H ello, dear reader! And a big thank you for picking up this copy of TulsaPets Magazine . The thought of dogs living on chains, some for perhaps their entire lives, is a terribly hard thought to stomach. Maybe the dog doesn’t know any other life, but what a poor life he’s stuck with. I’m constantly appalled at the way some people treat animals, and chaining is an unimaginable life of hell. We’re fortunate to have Unchain OK here in our state, which is a division of the Oklahoma Alliance for Animals. This group works tirelessly, statewide, to help get dogs off chains. It’s not easy work, as you can well imagine. I’m so glad to include more information on UnchainOK in this issue, and warning, some of the photos are hard to see. We encourage donations to Unchain OK to keep up their efforts to get dogs off chains. Be sure to check out their website at www. animalallianceok.org/unchain. So what about raccoons? I’ve never encountered one but I do trust Kim Doner’s repeated instructions that “you don’t want them as a pet.” Read about the warnings and cautions of encountering one, also in this issue. On a happier note, you’ve got to check out the cats at Tulsa Botanic Garden, Linden and Larry. Two hams living the good life and basking in their fame. By the way, it’s well worth a trip there to see the glorious gardens. And you might just catch a glimpse of Larry or Linden. To introduce our cover features, please meet Hershey, Brickle, Brickle Jr., and Barkley. These long-haired Dachshunds are Adam Seward’s dogs, and you’ll have to agree that they’re really adorable. Thank you, Adam, for sharing these cuties with us! There’s much more to explore in these pages. We thank our advertisers and writers and readers! Until next time, Marilyn, still with Elmer who turned 14 April 3 TulsaPets Volume 16, Number 3 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 Lauren Cavagnolo Kim Doner Nancy Gallimore Mary Green Karen Holman Anna Holton-Dean Jennie Lloyd Rowena Mills Julie Watson 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 Long-haired Dachshunds Hershey, Brickle, Brickle Jr., and Barkley, belonging to Adam Seward. Thank you for your contribution to TulsaPets Magazine and for sharing your pups with us. Photo by Cindy Alvarez, Snoots Pet Photography.