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Before you board your dog | By Kathy Varian Toomey At some time you may need to leave your dog behind while you travel or have guests in your home. If you are considering boarding your dog, ask your friends and vets who they recommend. Call sev- eral local boarding kennels before you make your reservations and ask these questions. Where will my dog stay? Tt is important to know about the space your dog will occupy. Ask for a tour. Is the kennel heated and cooled? Does the dog have access to the outside and is the space big enough to accommodate the dog? If your dog will be kept in a crate most of the time consider finding a facility that has indoor outdoor runs with free access to a safe fenced area. Will my dog be able to exercise? How many times per day will your dog be exercised? If the ken- nel has indoor outdoor access to a secure fenced area your dog will be better able to come and go as it pleases. If you dog will be walked verify that enough people are actually on staff to walk all the dogs in their care multiple times a day. We feel a dog must be walked a min- imum of 6 times per day if'it is being crate boarded. A kennel that of- fers an enclosed safe and secure exercise area for free exercise is the best option for most dogs. What will my dog eat? ‘What food does the kennel normally feed? Is it included in the price of boarding? Can you provide your own food? If you provide you own food do you need to pay extra? If your dog has a touchy stomach or has been eating the same food for a long period of time providing your own food is usually the best choice. Does the kennel give daily treats? If so, what and when? Is the kennel licensed to board dogs by the State? : In North Carolina a Department of Agriculture license is required for all boarding facilities. You can go online and verify that the ken- nel is currently licensed, and you can read annual inspection reports for the kennel as well: Ask to see a copy of the license if you have not verified it online. . Will a person be in contact with my dog several times a day? Does an employee check each and every dog several times a day and interact with the dogs at least 5 times each day? Dogs that are crated should be removed from their crates and checked. Dogs that are kept in runs should be handled and checked. Will my dog be cared for 24 hours per day or do you lock the door and leave at night? Is someone normally on site day and night? What is the last time daily that dogs are checked? If the doors are locked at 6 PM daily and no late night check ismade your dog will be unattended in case of ill- ness or injury for over 12 hours and possibly longer. So you found a great boarding facility. Now what? Reserve early. Most great boarding facilities fill up quickly on weekends and holidays. 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The Plott Hound was named North Carolina’s State. Dog in 1987. On Fri- day afternoon, Oct. 8, one very, special Plott Hound, named “Lucky”, .came to visit West Elementary School. Libby Bagby, “Lucky’s” two-legged mother, told the students how Plott Hounds became a state symbol and how “Lucky” came into her life. He led her to create the children’s book, “Lucky’s Plot”. In the story, “Lucky” - first named “Battle Cry”- goes off to hunt that black- eyed devil the raccoon. He ends up wounded near the side of a road where he meets his new family simi- lar to what really happened when “Lucky” met the Bag- bys. ” Libby said that she was driving down a road in Low Gap, just outside of Mt. Airy, one Friday afternoon in 2002 when she noticed something on theiside of the road. As she approached the curve near where he laid she saw that it was a dog. “As I passed by it I no- ticed it raise its head and stare at me,” she said. When he looked at her, Libby said her first thought was “Oh no. 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Libby called her hus- band, Rick Bagby, to come and help her get the dog. She knocked on doors of nearby homes to see who the dog belonged to but no “one claimed him. The Bag- bys literally had to stop traffic to get the dog loaded into a vehicle. At the veterinarian hos- pital, doctors told them that the dog’s two back legs were broken. He was very Big or Small lL | Spoiling pets & heir owners Since 2000 | PET CARE | BOARDING * GROOMING | Ansley Martin | 1150 E. Marion St. Shelby (across from Harris Teeter) 704.482.8899 Spa ¢ Pet Retreat dehydrated and had proba- bly been like that for days. His lungs were filled with fluid. But they also learned that he was a Plott Hound — the state dog. Libby said she was sur- prised to find out that North Carolina had a state dog, and so began her quest to learn more on the subject. She learned that Plott Hounds are “one tough breed of dog. They’ve sur- vived a lot,” she said. 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The "last 16 of those, she worked in the media center. -But after “Lucky” came into her life, she devoted her time to . learning more about the breed and sharing what she learned with others across the state. “Of all of the Bundreds of dogs bred around the world this was the only one bred in our state,” she told the students at West. It all started, she added, with a Tarheel-born family about 250 years ago. According to her web- site luckysplott.com and the Plott family’s oral history, the Plott Hound was named in honor of Jonathon Plott, a German immigrant, who at 16 came to America in search of a better life with his five dogs — three striped and two yellowish. “After arriving in Philadelphia on Sept. 12, 1750, Jonathon traveled to New Bern, NC, and then inland to Cabarrus County. He married, bought a farm and began raising his children and his hunting dogs.” His descendents carried on the breed. 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