Archive for the ‘Pet Friendly’ Category
Outdoor Activities you Do With Your Pet in Missoula
Tucked away into a peaceful corner of the Rockies, the pet-friendly city of Missoula offers plenty of outdoor activities you can do with your pet. ... more
CBD Dog Foods and its Regulations
Here are some regulations on CBD dog foods.... more
Sustainable Pet-friendly Living
It’s possible to lead a sustainable life together with your furry friends if you know how to go about it.... more
Doggie Dash Expo and Fun Run: Sunday, May 5, McCormick Park
Join Missoula Parks & Recreation and Missoula City-County Animal Control for the 2nd annual Missoula celebration for your four-legged buddy on Sunday, May 5, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at McCormick Park.... more
Will dogs Rule and Cats Drool? The Bidding War is On!
By PAM VOTH - Will Dogs Rule and Cats Drool? The Bidding War is ON. One year of bragging rights is up for auction. So Jump In Now to Vote Early and Vote Often!... more
Missoula Businesses Tell Dogs to ‘Take a Hike’
By ALLISON BYE - Alpine Canine and Quicks Paws are two local businesses that have come up with a unique way for dogs to get their daily dose of exercise and fun.... more
Alpine Canine’s Buddy Buses Run on Time So Dogs Can Run Off-Leash in Missoula
By PAM VOTH - Alpine Canine offers hikes to over 200 Missoula dogs per week with hikes tailored to every type of dog. All hikes include pick-up and drop off in one of Alpine Canine’s buses or van.... more
Sit Happens Training and Footloose Montana Present Trap Release Workshop
By PAM VOTH - Important Trap Release workshop presented at SIT Happens by Footloose Montana, March 23 from 1-3pm. Learn important and life-saving techniques and hands on practice for releasing a pet from a tra... more
Waiting Room Jitters
By SUZANNE MILLER - For the last several weeks, I have been sitting in my own waiting room of sorts anticipating the hatching of two osprey eggs that were laid in late April.... more
For Writing Inspiration, Try the Bark Park
By BOB WIRE - Sometimes a writer needs inspiration. Sometimes he needs solitude. Sometimes he needs to commune with nature. For me, all this can be found at the dog park.... more
Introducing the West’s Best Nest Osprey Webcam
Make it Missoula, SuzAnne and Sterling Miller of Dunrovin Ranch, and the University of Montana’s Wildlife Biology Program present The West’s Best Nest osprey webcam.... more
The Healing Power of Passion – and Horses
By SUZANNE MILLER - As I recover from back-to-back surgeries, the images of me with my horses that form in my head are my lifeline back to health and inspiration to heal.... more
Pugs in Duds: Not Just Fashion Week at Missoula’s Mountain Pugs Club
By PAM VOTH - Sundays are fun days if you’re a pug living in Missoula. That’s when the Mountain Pugs Club converge in the Bark Park on Jacob’s Island to play and mingle.... more
Dogtown Without Cats
By DANIELLE LATTUGA - Three weeks ago, we said goodbye to our cat. Two of our three dogs have never known life without Minx, until now.... more
Soup & Fiddlesticks: A Simple Evening with Friends & Happy Dogs
By PAM VOTH - It was a simple congregation of good friends and happy dogs.... more
I Heart Horses
By DANIELLE LATTUGA - Horsewomen exhibit a fine balance of independence and grace. ... more
It’s Not the Snow in the Dog, It’s the Dog in the Snow
By DANIELLE LATTUGA - What makes dogs love the snow? Something is altered in them—this energy propels them forth, regardless of short legs and snowballs.... more
New Year’s Resolutions: Horse$#%@!
By DANIELLE LATTUGA - Smokey the horse is the reason I resolved to slow down. A resolution is a very personal thing. Shouldn’t it reflect where you are at one crystal moment in your life?... more
Dogsitting: It’s Not All Beer and Kibbles
By BOB WIRE - Ahh, on cold mornings like this, nothing feels better on the bare feet than a wood floor in a gas-heated home. Until you step in the dog vomit.... more
How To Thank A Horse
By DANIELLE LATTUGA - How do you thank a horse? It depends on the horse. That’s the first thing you should know. I thank Smoke every day we are together.... more
Horse Friends – When Friendships are Born of Horses
By SUZANNE MILLER - Friendships among horse aficionados can be very different from those centered on other endeavors. Horses intensify just about everything.... more
Pet Names, for the Pet
By DANIELLE LATTUGA. My dogs are old, but my youngest canine is an Australian Shepherd. At 10, he typically acts like he is four.... more
Magic Words – for Great Dog Photos
By PAM VOTH. When I arrive at a dog’s home for a photo session, I’m greeted with lots of energy. So, how to get a dog to close her mouth? Say some magic words. ... more
The Dog Days of Missoula’s Pet Ordinance
By DANIELLE LATTUGA--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. We need to get more creative about the “dog issues” that arise in our community. Responsible dog ownership doesn’t seem to be intuitive for a lot of folks. It is a l... more
Cheeto Moment
By PAM VOTH. Dogs know that sometimes when you are looking for something specific, like that tennis ball that just rolled under the couch, you often find something else even more wonderful and marvelous, like a... more
Fireworked – Dogs and Fireworks
By Danielle Lattuga--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. I know, everyone looks forward to 4th of July weekend—well at least most humans in our town do. I really don’t have much use for the rest of it. And those fireworks...... more
Ben Afraid of Thunder
ALL NEW blog by PAM VOTH--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. I approached slowly, and beckoned. He came towards me. “Do you want to go for a ride?” All dogs have magic words that make them happy. Being a Missoula dog, I gu... more
Missoula Dogs About Town
ALL NEW blog by Danielle Lattuga--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. I’ve never known life in Montana without dogs. At 22, I drove a U-haul from Vermont, my white, blue-eyed, punk rock husky riding shotgun. (He was punk rock... more
I Think I’m Gonna Like This Town
ALL NEW blog by PAM VOTH--DOGTOWN MISSOULA. The first time I met Missoula was exactly 3 weeks before I moved here permanently. My plan was just an out-and-back. Just attend the International Wildlife Film Fest... more
Maiden Missoula: This One’s for the Dogs (and Cats!)
By LEAH LEWIS. An ALL NEW blog that reviews Maiden Missoula (MADE-IN-MISSOULA) products--by a Missoula favorite--Leah Lewis! This week's product review: GO FETCH'S NATURAL DOG COOKIES.... more
Living with Wildlife
Residing in Western Montana means learning to live with wildlife. In Missoula, that often includes sharing your yard with birds, raccoons, skunks, deer, black bears, and even mountain lions. The Montana Depa... more
Pet Licenses
Have pets? City and county ordinances require all dogs four months and older to be licensed. Licenses are timed to run concurrently with dog’s rabies vaccinations. New residents must purchase a dog license... more
Take a Hike
The seemingly endless hiking and backpacking opportunities in and around Missoula offer thousands of miles of trails in wilderness areas, Forest Service lands, and BLM lands. Information on hiking in the bac... more