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We all worry about leaving our dogs alone, even for short periods of separation. We want to do what’s best for them so they can be happy when we have to leave them (to earn money to buy them things, for example!). Sure, that’s part of us know the best way to keep them happy is to skip our obligations and take them out for a run oa walkingwill open in a new tab or hang out at home and play in the yard. But what is the best way to keep them happy when we really have to go…

Courtesy photo An angler poses with his catch in the waters of Bays de Noc. ESCANABA — The unusual weather — a mild winter marked by sparse ice coverage followed by an early spring — will almost certainly have an impact on the walleye populations in Bays de Noc. Nature is resilient in the face of some variability, but experts have raised concerns about long-term effects if extreme weather repeats. In the short term, seasoned anglers are likely to adjust their skills based on observed conditions. Spawning is associated with thawing in freshwater bodies. Consistent weather…

The following is a statement from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game. Just when you thought it was time to start trading snowshoes for wading shoes, Mother Nature had other plans. That said, Idaho Fish and Game hatchery personnel will bring more than 23,000 catchable-sized rainbow trout to Southeast Region fisheries this month. Get them! Here’s a quick summary of what you need to know about some of these fun fisheries. American Falls Reservoir – 18,000 rainbow trout. At 55,000 acres, this body of water is the largest of Idaho’s Snake River reservoirs. However, due to its various bays,…

Every winter, St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation water levels in certain channels and canals to facilitate maintenance procedures prior to the navigation season. (Rowan Kennedy/CBC – photo credit)When environmentalist Gina Philie sets out to assess whether the La Prairie Basin on Montreal’s South Shore is due for a cleanup, she finds herself stumbling upon more than just trash.Hundreds of dead fish and other creatures washed ashore.”It was very disgusting because you’re literally just walking on different carcasses and you just have to go back to figure out what’s going on,” said Philie who is also a director at Vigile Verte,…

The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) has shared its concerns for the current version of proposed federal legislation that would reduce state oversight and authority to review the marketing or labeling of pet food. HR7380, the Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act of 2024, or the PURR Act, was introduced in Congress on February 15, 2024, with the goal of creating a more streamlined federal regulatory process that would prohibit state governments from direct or indirect establishment, maintenance. , enforcement or enforcement of any authority or requirement relating to the marketing or labeling of pet food. AAFCO is…

The Dog stopped, an “all-inclusive” dog grooming business, is set to open its first Baton Rouge location later this month on Staring Lane near Alberta Drive. Dog Stop offers boarding, day care, grooming and obedience training services, as well as retail pet products. Founded in 2009, the company currently operates 24 locations in 12 states, including facilities in Kenner, Lafayette, Lake Charles and Metairie. Dog Stop’s new Baton Rouge location is part of an ambitious franchise-oriented growth plan for the company. More than 50 new facilities are currently under construction across the US The Baton Rouge location is owned by…

The second part of the Pelican Lake ice fishing derby will take place today – that’s for the kids and youth who couldn’t make it to last weekend’s derby in Ninette. Changes to Manitoba’s ownership limits have prompted the planning committee to add a new App to aid in both registration and the recording of fish species and sizes. Manitoba’s new restriction rules mandate anglers not to have walleye over 21 ½ inches, or northern pike over 29 ½ inches. The reason is that these larger fish are the female egg-layers that keep the fish population healthy. So, to reduce…

Courtesy photo A veteran, center, poses for a photo with two organizers at the last Bay Area Veterans’ Fishing Derby. This year’s derby will be held on August 31. ESCANABA — The Bay de Noc Great Lakes Sport Fishermen, a club that organizes activities and raises funds and fingerlings to promote conservation, improve area fishing and encourage youth participation in the outdoors, recently released a schedule of this year’s fishing tournaments. The first, the Early Bird Walleye Tournament, is a catch-and-release event taking place on May 18. Registration begins at 6 am at the North Shore…

Man’s best friend is as obsessed with treats as we all think. Nine out of 10 dogs chose food over toys in the first study of its kind, conducted by University of Florida psychologists. The study allowed dogs to choose their favorite food and favorite toy, then placed them head on in an experiment that mimicked a training experience. Most dogs respond more strongly to the food reward. “I was surprised, but no one had looked at how dogs would work for toys versus food before,” said Nicole Dorey, a lecturer in the UF Department of Psychology who conducted the…

To state the obvious: Dogs love food. Begging at the dinner table or passive-aggressively pawing at an empty kibble bowl is perfectly normal — if quite annoyingopens in a new tab – puppy behavior. But if you’ve got a Labrador that seems a little too obsessed with food, it turns out there may be a scientific reason behind their fixation. A new studyopens in a new tab published in Advances in Science found that one in four Labs have a genetic mutation that causes them to feel hungrier between meals. Labs are genetically hungrierPrevious research has found that dogs with…