September Birthdays!

 

Logan

September 20th

8 Years Old

Toffee

September 26th

12 Years Old

Great Global Greyhound Walk - Sunday, September 28 - Corvallis & Eugene

The Great Global Greyhound Walk 2025!

 

Corvallis:

Where:  Crystal Lake Sports Fields - Corvallis

When:  Sunday, September 28th, 11:30 AM

We'll meet in the parking lot of the Crystal Lake Sports Fields at 11:15.  The walk should take no more than 1 hour.

All Greyhounds, Sighthounds (and a few Greyhound wannabes!) are welcome!

We'll stroll along the shaded path along the Willamette River.  As of this writing, forecast temperature is in the mid-70s.  

More info here

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Eugene:

When: Sunday, September 28th @ 11:30 AM Where: The Amazon Community Center @ Amazon Park 2700 Hilyard St. Eugene, OR 97405

Let’s meet in the parking lot by the Community Center at Amazon Park. This is located on the south-east side of the park on Hilyard St. From there we will head down the Amazon Running Trail, onto 24th St., and finally looping back to our starting point. Kym Fleming

Dog Food Recall - Viva Raw

 

August 25, 2025 Viva Raw LLC is voluntarily recalling two lots of dog and cat foods due to contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes.

 

What was recalled?

 

The products affected are listed below. Because Viva is a subscription service, only customers who have received a direct email notice will have received these lots.

 

• Ground Beef for Dogs – Lot 21495
• Beef & Turkey Recipe for Puppies – Lot 21495
• Ground Chicken for Dog – Lot 21975
• Chunked Chicken for Dogs – Lot 21975
• Chicken for Cats – Lot 21975
• Pure Chicken – Lot 21975

 

Viva Raw Issues Voluntary Recall of Two Lots of Dog and Cat Foods Due to Salmonella and Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Happy National Dog Day!

 

Excessive Heat Warning!

 Please keep your pets (and yourselves) safe!

 

10 Healthy Dog Food Additives to Improve a Dry Food Diet

From the Whole Dog Journal:

Do you ever wonder, "What can I add to my dog's food?" Give your dog's processed diet a fresh, nutritious boost by adding some of these healthy foods that are safe toppings for dog food.

America’s most popular dog food is kibble or dry food, which, because it is convenient and affordable, accounts for more than 60% of all dog food sales. Unfortunately, dry dog food is far from perfect. 

The good news is, that you can vastly improve a dry diet by making simple additions of cooked or raw foods, says Mary Straus, long-time pet-food researcher and owner of the DogAware.com website. “Today’s consumers have many dog food choices,” Straus says, “but kibble is the diet that most benefits from enhancement since it is so highly processed and because it tends to be high in carbohydrates, which are needed for the extrusion process.”

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August Greyhound Walk - Sunday 8/24, Alton Baker Park in Eugene

 

August Greyhound Walk        When: Sunday, August 24th @ 9:30 AM        Where: Alton Baker Park         200 Day Island Rd.        Eugene, OR 97401        Let's be up with the birds to beat the late summer heat!      We will meet in the east parking lot (closest to the Frisbee  Course) and walk east on the running trail. The walk is  level and rated easy but we may go a round trip  distance of about 2 miles or so.