Endless Pawsabilities, LLC

06/13/2025

Starting off in 3rd Place for our Division isn’t too bad!!!

Keep up the strong work!!!

06/11/2025

🥏Week 1 Scores🥏

Team Enzo came out on top this week, followed closely by Team Tripp! It will be fun to watch this Dad and Son duo battle it out over the weeks to come, or will Team Kiely pull it together?

Team Piper has moved up to air throws this season, so they are working on their team work and timing. I’m sure they’ll be blowing us away with their scores by the end of the season.

Cinch is consistent as ever and a joy to watch!

We welcomed back Team Luke this season! We can’t wait to see how the season pans out for them.

**As you can see we have 7 teams…we need 8 teams to be considered a CLUB! If you are interested in playing disc, please join us!**

We meet on Sundays at 5:00pm!!!

06/06/2025

Title Certificates and Promotion Achievements for K9 Frisbee Worldwide League have been printed and will be given out on Sunday!

Join us on Sunday, June 8th at 5:00pm to learn more about Disc League!!!

If your ready to take the plunge, sign up here: https://endlesspaws.net/disc-dog-sports/

06/05/2025

I was asked to make a post about Lepto/Lyme for another page. One of my friend asked for this post to be made public, so here it is!!!

Let’s talk about Lepto/Lyme vaccines. I know this is a hot topic that will divide the room. My goal is not to offend anybody or push any medical procedures. I am simply here to educate you and prevent any rumors. Please discuss your dog’s medical history, lifestyle, and comfort levels with vaccines with your veterinarian.

Both leptospirosis (Lepto) and Lyme disease are bacterias. This means vaccines do not have a long lasting effect like we see in vaccines for viruses. For this reason, we (VetMed professionals) recommend your pet be vaccinated annually for Lepto and Lyme (the same is for Bordatella, or Kennel Cough). This is after your pet has undergone the initial two-booster series. Vaccines for both of these bacterias are what we consider, “lifestyle” vaccines. These are not considered “core” vaccines or “mandatory” vaccines. (Fun fact: In the US, and many other countries, you are only legally REQUIRED to have a Rabies vaccine for your pet).

Because we consider this a lifestyle vaccine, this is really left up to the owner on if you would like your pet to be vaccinated. Yes, we recommend and offer various types of vaccines, but these two are your decision!

For many years, pets were having reactions to Lepto vaccines. Many manufacturers took Lepto out of the “all-in-one” vaccine. For example, my clinic only offers a “4-in-1” vaccine that does not include Lepto in the core vaccine. However, there are still manufacturers that do include Lepto in their “all-in-1” vaccine.

How is Leptospirosis spread and why is it a big deal? Well, it is spread by wildlife urine and f***s. Many people will say in ponds, streams, puddles, etc., but it can also be found in soil or rain water on concrete. In healthy dogs, Lepto is generally self limiting and some antibiotics will generally clear up the issue. However, it can affect the kidneys among other organs (Google it!) and can cause significant issues in immunocompromised dogs. The even scarier part of Lepto, is the bacteria is zoonotic. This means the disease can be transmitted to you! If your dog has Lepto and you don’t know it, but urinates in the house and you clean it up with bare hands (like we all do). What happens if you have an open wound on your hand? You have now been exposed to Lepto. We can prevent this with a vaccine.

A common sister to the Lepto vaccine is Lyme. At my clinic, we have a Lepto/Lyme vaccine. I do know there is a separate Lyme vaccine, but some clinics may not carry the individual vaccine. While it is important for your dog to be on EFFECTIVE flea/tick prevention year-round, it is often not enough to be completely safe from Lyme. At my clinic, we even diagnosed a cat with several tick born illnesses, including Lyme, last year. Lyme is a nasty disease. It can lead to polyarthrisis, nephritis, and other chronic conditions that can be difficult to manage and lead to a poor quality of life for your dog.

When it comes to vaccinating against Lepto and/or Lyme, I often ask clients the following questions:

- Does your pet have exposure to wildlife?
- Does your pet have exposure to ticks?
- Do you have immunocompromised people in your life?

If the answer to any of these questions are “yes” then I would highly suggest having your pet vaccinated. However, I realize the backlash against vaccines and padding VetMed staff’s pockets by getting so many vaccines. VetMed staff are not rolling in the dough…we do more than our human counterparts and get paid far less (even the doctors). Overall, we want to see your pets have a good quality of life. If a few moments of being uncomfortable can prevent months of costly treatment, pain, and suffering of your pet and you, we want to prevent that! Yes, some pets may have a poor reaction to a vaccine, but that doesn’t mean the entire product is bad. I’m allergic to doxycycline. I still count those pills out for patients who need it several times a month (I don’t work in a clinic full time).

An ounce of protection is worth more than a pound of cure!

06/05/2025

🎇Boom-Clap-Treat Day🎆

The Big Day is coming up! This means your veterinary clinic is going to be over whelmed with filling prescriptions of trazodone, Sileo, and anything else your dog might need to get through the holiday!

We want your animals to be as comfortable as possible! This means you should be working with training and/or figuring out their medication dosage now!

Help your veterinary staff out by scheduling an appointment or requesting a refill for medication NOW!!!!

Most medication should be given at least 2 hours prior to the stressful event. We also recommend ensuring your pet has had plenty of mental and physical stimulation prior to the Bloom-Claps!

✅Remember, our pets do NOT know what fireworks are or why we use them. Fireworks are not natural and can be scary to not only pets, but wild animals too!

⭐️If you have given sedating medication to your pet, please be sure they are kept safe the entire night!

06/05/2025

⭐️Reminder⭐️

League Play Starts on Sunday (June 8th) at 5:00pm!!!

Registration link is in the original post! Let me know if you have any questions!

Join Us!!

K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch League consists of weekly local play during a 5 week season. Each week scores’ from all over the world are submitted and clubs are ranked based on their overall points earned! This is a fun, low pressure, welcoming atmosphere for relationship building with your dog and to just have FUN!!!

Earning points is easy! All you have to do is show up, but you can earn more points by successful catches in various zones in each round of play. The farther away your dog can catch a disc, the more points you earn for that catch.
Spring Season play will consist of 2 - 90 second rounds per week where all catches will count towards to score.

📆 We will play on: 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, and 7/6

💲Registration is $35/dog & handler team for the 5 weeks of play! All you have to do is show up with a dog and his or her favorite disc!!! (If you have 2 dogs playing with the SAME handler, use the discount code "TEAM2" at checkout).

⭐️Register Now⭐️
https://endlesspaws.net/disc-dog-sports/

05/31/2025

As many people know, I have a puppy. With puppies, comes an increase of accidents!!!

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05/27/2025

I was talking about SniffSpot to one of my clients the other day, which made me think to post about it here!

If you’re looking for an area to exercise your dog without the worry about other people or dogs…the trails at here are right up your alley!!!

Book your private trail rental now:

Endless Pawsabilities Hiking Trails
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Learn all about Endless Pawsabilities Hiking Trails in Hurricane, WV: open park hours, amenities, reviews and more! Rent dog parks with Sniffspot.

05/21/2025

⭐️Unpopular Opinion⭐️
Behavior Euthanasia

This is not aimed at anyone in particular and can be a very difficult topic to discuss.

There are a few topics to discuss when Behavior Euthanasia (BE) is being considered for an animal.

The first is animal/behavior/veterinary professionals do NOT make this recommendation lightly. Keep in mind, we have chosen this profession because we love animals. Above all else, we have to think of public safety, this includes your safety. The last thing we want to hear, is someone getting hurt from an aggressive or overly fearful animal. We are also taking your quality of life into account when we are making this recommendation.

The second consideration is the danger level the animal poses. A large, powerful dog that is difficult to handle poses much more of a risk than a smaller dog. We realize the double standard here and we know it is unfair. A Chihuahua can kill a person, just like a Great Dane can, however, when walking in public it is much easier to control the Chihuahua in unpredictable situations.

Thirdly, we often hear “we can work on training.” While this is true, this can be the most dangerous part of owning an unpredictable dog. What happens if we’re training and everything is going well, then Fido decides to snap during a training session? When is Fido ever “finished” training? What happens if Fido’s trigger slightly changes and we did not or have not noticed? There are many owners who are not equip to handle the type or intense training needed for an unpredictable dog. We can muzzle train to make Fido safer and we can make management plans, but there is always going to be either equipment failure or human error.

This leads me to my next point. Many owners will want their dog to be adopted/rehomed by a trainer until they’re “fixed” or go to a unicorn home where the dog will be the only dog, on a farm (or somewhere with a lot or property), without kids, and not be taken into public very often, if at all. This home doesn’t exist! Many dog trainers do not want “project dogs” that have to live separately from their dogs and it is unfair to ask them to pay so much emotional tax on a dog. It seems like the trend is as long as my dog is still alive, then “I’m trying and everything is okay.” This should not be the trend. There are plenty of dogs without significant behavior problems who need rehomed. Essentially warehousing unmanageable dogs until the end of their natural lives results in a poor quality of life. Rehoming a fear aggressive dog results in a poor quality of life.

These dogs are suffering! There are much worse things than dying a peaceful death. In my opinion, a dog who is mentally ill, is the same as a dog who is physically ill. If your dog has an aggressive cancer, chances are you would choose humane euthanasia. If your dog is mentally unstable or overly fearful, wouldn’t it be a kinder decision to say goodbye while he’s surrounded by the people he feels safe with? Be responsible and do not make a difficult or dangerous behavior problem someone else’s problem.

If you are struggling with this decision speak with a compassionate animal professional. We understand this is not an easy decision, but we want what is best for you, your dog, and the public!

05/19/2025

Join Us!!

K9 Frisbee Toss & Fetch League consists of weekly local play during a 5 week season. Each week scores’ from all over the world are submitted and clubs are ranked based on their overall points earned! This is a fun, low pressure, welcoming atmosphere for relationship building with your dog and to just have FUN!!!

Earning points is easy! All you have to do is show up, but you can earn more points by successful catches in various zones in each round of play. The farther away your dog can catch a disc, the more points you earn for that catch.
Spring Season play will consist of 2 - 90 second rounds per week where all catches will count towards to score.

📆 We will play on: 6/8, 6/15, 6/22, 6/29, and 7/6

💲Registration is $35/dog & handler team for the 5 weeks of play! All you have to do is show up with a dog and his or her favorite disc!!! (If you have 2 dogs playing with the SAME handler, use the discount code "TEAM2" at checkout).

⭐️Register Now⭐️
https://endlesspaws.net/disc-dog-sports/

05/17/2025

🌟March Session of Group Dog Training Classes are OPEN🌟

Classes start the week of May 19th, 2025!

✅ Group classes have between 4-8 dogs in class!
✅ 6 week in-person sessions
✅ Discounts available (please message us to see if you qualify prior to registration; discounts CANNOT be applied after registration).
✅ 3,000 sq ft of training space.
✅ Indoor training facility.
✅ Indoor bathrooms.
✅ Instructor is: Fear Free Certified Professional (FFCP), AKC Approved CGC Evaluator, STAR Puppy Instructor, and Trick Dog, Fetch, & Temperament Test Judge, and Registered Veterinary Technician (RVT)

Click the following link for more information, the complete schedule, and how to get registered for class: https://endlesspaws.net/groupclasses/

🐾Please let us know if you have any questions!

Group Classes are a great way to train your dog to behave while out in public. I use science based methods and encourage kindess.

05/15/2025

Some important puppy training tips!!!

Speaking of puppies??? Do you have one? If so, you should just us for STAR Puppy Class on Tuesdays at 6:30pm starting on May 20th!!!

Register Now: https://endlesspaws.net/groupclasses/

Free puppy training tips 🐶