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SUMMARY:ARL Wellness Clinic-FULL
DESCRIPTION:ARL Animal Services\n1441 Harriet Street Des Moines\, IA 50317\n                    \n\n\n            Contact:  \n             (petsupportservices@arl-iowa.org) \n            This clinic will be held at the Des Moines Animal Services location. \nThis clinic offers rabies vaccination\, FVRCP\, DA2PPV\, and microchipping for dogs and cats in Des Moines metro area.   \nARL Wellness Exam Fee is $35 per pet.  \nRegistration is required and spots are limited. Sign up today! \nRegister \nFeline and canine distemper vaccinations for this Wellness clinic have been generously donated by Petco Love!
URL:https://arl-iowa.org/event/arl-wellness-clinic-full-36/
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SUMMARY:Puppy Kindergarten
DESCRIPTION:ARL Main-Blumenthal Training Center\n5452 NE Street Des Moines\, IA 50313\n                    \n\n\n            Contact:  \n            Kathryn Vry (dogtraining@arl-iowa.org) \n            PUPPY KINDERGARTEN is for puppies between 8 weeks and 15 weeks of age on the first day of class. This class helps puppies start off on the right paw using positive reinforcement techniques. The class meets for four weeks. Topics to be covered will include\, but are not limited to: \n	Understanding canine behavior and communication.\n	House Training\n	Biting/Mouthing\n	Socialization\n	Introduction to basic manners: sit\, down\, come\, stay.\n	How positive reinforcement works and why we use it.\n	Problem solving\n	Problem prevention\n	Training tricks for fun and to impress your friends \nPrerequisites \nNo prior class is needed to attend Puppy Kindergarten. \nThis class meets once a week for four weeks. Participants will be required to watch the orientation video prior to coming to the first class via the link below.  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssUfPnvdChk&t=5sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Training Class Orientation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssUfPnvdChk&t=5s)\nFor any issues regarding the orientation video\, please contact dogtraining@arl-iowa.org or call 515-473-9131.  \nDoes your dog consistently react strongly to humans or other dogs? \nReactive dogs have a hard time focusing on their owner during the class making it hard for them to learn and retain the information they are being taught. If you are unsure if your dog will be successful in a group training class\, a Drop-In training class is a great way to see if your dog is able to learn in the busy environment our training center provides. \nIf you have any concerns about the behaviors your dog displays\, please email dogtraining@arl-iowa.org or call (515) 473-9131. \nFee\nThis class is $125. Fees for classes are subject to change and are non-refundable.
URL:https://arl-iowa.org/event/puppy-kindergarten-11/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Training Services
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SUMMARY:Good Manners
DESCRIPTION:ARL Main-Blumenthal Training Center\n5452 NE Street Des Moines\, IA 50313\n                    \n\n\n            Contact:  \n            Kathryn Vry (dogtraining@arl-iowa.org) \n            GOOD MANNERS class is for dogs 5 months and older at the start of class. Guardians will learn how to teach their dogs in a humane manner using positive reinforcement methods which in turn will enrich their relationship with their dog. Classes consist of 4 weekly sessions\, each lasting about 50 minutes. Topics to be covered will include\, but are not limited to: \n	Understanding canine behavior and communication\n	Basic manners: sit\, down\, come\, stay\, loose leash walking\n	How positive reinforcement works and why we use it\n	Problem solving\n	Problem prevention\n	Training tricks for fun and to impress your friends! \nPrerequisites\nNo prior class is needed to attend Good Manners \nThis class meets once a week for four weeks. Participants will be required to watch the orientation video prior to coming to the first class via the link below.  \nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssUfPnvdChk&t=5sVideo can’t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: Training Class Orientation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssUfPnvdChk&t=5s)\nFor any issues regarding the orientation video\, please contact dogtraining@arl-iowa.org or call 515-473-9131.  \nDoes your dog consistently react strongly to humans or other dogs? \nReactive dogs have a hard time focusing on their owner during the class making it hard for them to learn and retain the information they are being taught. If you are unsure if your dog will be successful in a group training class\, a Drop-In training class is a great way to see if your dog is able to learn in the busy environment our training center provides. \nIf you have any concerns about the behaviors your dog displays\, please email dogtraining@arl-iowa.org or call (515) 473-9131. \nFee\nThis class is $125. Fees for classes are subject to change and are non-refundable.
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SUMMARY:Gourmet Apples Pre-Sale Jan 2025
DESCRIPTION:ARL Main\n5452 NE 22nd St Des Moines\, IA 50313\n                    \n\n\n            Contact:  \n            Events Team (events@arl-iowa.org) \nBe part of our annual tradition\, where the funds from each apple sold provide care to an animal for a day.  \nOur gourmet apple recipe for humans features a large\, tart apple that is covered in homemade caramel from Iowa Orchard then dipped in milk chocolate\, drizzled with white chocolate\, and covered with crushed toffee from Chocolate Storybook.  \nMade specifically for dogs\, our gourmet dog apple is covered in peanut butter and rolled in crushed dog biscuits. \nValentine’s Box for You & Your Pet \nCuddle up on the couch with your dog or cat bestie for a cozy night IN — featuring a Valentine’s gift box with treats for both of you! \n			Cat Cuddle Valentine’s Box \n			Stay in and cuddle your pet with a comfy “Cat cuddles are cheaper than a date” crewneck sweatshirt\, a “Free cuddles” pet bandana\, a pair of cozy socks that say “I can’t get up right now\, the cat is on my lap”\, a gourmet human apple\, and yummy Hill’s Nutrition treats. \n			Pre-sale — $50 \n			Walk-in — $65 \n			Order a Cat Box \n			Dog Cuddle Valentine’s Box \n			Stay in and cuddle your pet with a comfy “Dog cuddles are cheaper than a date” crewneck sweatshirt\, a “Free cuddles” pet bandana\, a pair of cozy socks that say “I can’t get up right now\, the dog is on my lap”\, a gourmet human apple\, and a gourmet dog apple.          \n			Pre-sale — $50 \n			Walk-in — $65 \n			Order a Dog Box \nApple Ordering Options \nPlace your order by January 26\, 2025\, to guarantee availability so you don’t miss out (they sold out last year!). Shipping and Delivery are available — see details below. \n			Apples for You or Friends \n			Apples for Dogs \n			Single Apple for Humans — $15\n			6-Pack of Apples for Humans* — $75\n			(Buy 5\, get 1 FREE – $90 value!) \n			Order an Apple \n			Single Apple for Dogs — $10\n			6-Pack of Apples for Dogs* — $50\n			(Buy 5\, get 1 FREE – $60 value!) \n			Order an Apple \n*Offers cannot be combined. You must purchase 5 apples of the same kind to get a free apple of the same kind (i.e. – 3 human apples and 2 dog apples do not equal 1 free apple). \nSHIPPING + DELIVERY  \nFree Local Delivery\nPurchase 24+ of any apples\, and get FREE delivery in the Des Moines metro \nShipping\nAny 6 apples – $15 shipping\nAny 12 apples – $20 shipping\nValentine’s Box – $15.50 shipping \nFor shipping inquiries\, please email events@arl-iowa.org \nPickup  \nOrders will be available for pickup January 27 – February 14.\nPlease give our team 24 hours from the time you place your order to prepare it for pickup. \nARL Main\n5452 NE 22nd Street\nDes Moines\, IA 50313 \nMonday through Friday — 12 p.m. to 7 p.m.\nSaturday and Sunday — 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. \nThank you to our Sponsors \nContributing Sponsors: \nIn-Kind Sponsors: \n                  \nThe ARL adheres to a no-refund\, no-credit policy. Once registered\, if you are unable to attend\, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation. \n*Covid-19 Information: We ask all event attendees to practice current recommended safety guidelines. If you have questions about our COVID-19 safety measures\, please contact events@arl-iowa.org.
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SUMMARY:Tree of Life 2024
DESCRIPTION:ARL Main\n5452 NE 22nd St Des Moines\, IA 50313\n                    \n\n\n            Contact:  \n            Events Team (events@arl-iowa.org) \nGive a gift to a pet in need this holiday season \nThe Animal Rescue League of Iowa’s annual Tree of Life event is an opportunity to leave gifts for homeless pets under the tree and help supply the shelter with items the animals depend on every day.  \nMake a difference this December. Leave a gift for a homeless pet.  \nHow to Make a Gift \nBring a Gift: \nChoose an item from our Wish List and put it under the tree at one of our drop-off locations in the Des Moines metro.    \nContactless Gifting: \nGive a gift with an online order! When you donate items from our wish lists\, they ship directly to us.  \nAmazon Wish List \nChewy Wish List \nWalmart Wish List  \nGift a Day of Care: \nIt costs just $15 to gift 1 day of care to a homeless pet! Make a donation to a pet in need below and we’ll put an ornament on our tree as a symbol of your donation. Ornaments can feature your name\, the animal lover in your life\, in memory of a loved one or pet\, etc.  \nDONATE HERE! \nChoose Items from our Fetch! List \nWe are thankful for your generosity\, and so are the pets in our care! Here are some of our most-needed items to help us care for the animals this holiday season and into the new year. \n			Food for Dogs & Cats \n			Instead of bringing in a bag of food\, please consider making a $10\, $20 or $30 donation to our Full Bellies Food Fund. Our partnership with Hill’s Food\, Shelter & Love program and Oxbow allows us to purchase food for the shelter in bulk\, which means every dollar goes further. \n			For Dogs \n				Nylabones – large and XL\n				Benebones – large and XL\n				Whipped Cream\n				Hot dogs\n				Calming Supplements\n				Adaptil\n				Adaptil collars\n				Dog Treats\n				Easy Cheese (in a can)\n				Peanut butter (creamy\, no xylitol please)\n				Chicken broth and Beef broth (low-sodium\, for making pupsicles)\n				Bath towels (full-size)\n				Rope toys\n				Blankets\n				Dog crates\, 42″ and 48″ (this is the exact item we need)\n				Canned pumpkin\n				Applesauce\n				Puppy Milk Replacer\n				Dog kennels (all sizes)\n				Slip leads (6 ft.)\n				Slip leads (10 ft.)\n				Chain leads\n				Flea and tick treatment\n				Joint Supplement\n				Lick Mats\n				Frisbees\n				Quart food storage bags (for holding dog treats)\n				Freeze dried beef liver\n				Freeze dried chicken\n				Freeze dried lamb liver\n				Dog bubbles (used for enrichment)\n				Wobble Wag Giggle Ball\n				KONG Balls – large\n				KONG Wobblers\n				Boomer Balls — 6″ or larger\n				Plastic containers with lids (yoghurt containers or similar) – for making pupsicles \n				Ice cube trays for making pupsicles (bone shape and paw shape)\n				Easy Walk Harnesses (XL)\n				Easy Walk Harnesses (L)\n				Easy Walk Harnesses (medium)\n				Easy Walk Harnesses (small)\n				Poop bags \n				Poop scoopers\n				Stainless steel food/water bowls \n				Flat bedsheets (no fitted sheets\, please) \n			For Cats \n				Glitter balls \n				Jingle balls and pingpong balls \n				Canned Tuna \n				Cat Carriers \n				Churu lickable cat treats \n				Baby Food \n				Water bowls\n				Heating Pads\n				Totes to make neonate kits for foster homes (this is the exact item we need)\n				Kitten Milk Replacer \n				Miracle Nipples\n				Nursing bottles \n				Snuggle Kitties and Snuggle Puppies\n				Kitten Wipes\n				Blender bottles 920 oz. (new or used)\n				Nutri-cal for kittens\n				Pedialyte (unflavored)\n				Rescue Wipes\n				Stainless steel food/water bowls\n				Fuzzy mice \n				Vaseline\n				Back Scratchers\n				Cat Carrier\n				Flea Combs\n				Flea and Tick Spray\n				Stainless steel litter pans\, full-size (this is the exact item we need)\n				Cat scratchers (13-pack is best for our kennels)\n				Lick Mats\n				Paper sacks\n				Community Cat Houses\n				Kitty Casas\n				Feliway\n				Feliway diffuser\n				Large litterboxes for foster homes \n				Calming collars\n				Calming Supplements\n				Stools\n				Moist cat treats (no catnip\, please) \n				Crunchy cat treats (no catnip please) \n				Cat Litter (non-clumping\, unscented)\n				Da Bird cat toy\n				Da Bird cat toy refills \n				Plastic treat balls \n				Cat scales (this is the exact item we need)\n				Heating blankets  \n			For Small Animals \n				Timothy hay\n				Rabbit litter\n				Untreated wooden blocks for small animals\n				Water bottles\n				Kaytee Perfect Chew toys for rabbits and small animals\n				Small animal treats \n				Hanging toys for birds \n				Small wooden ladders for birds \n				Pumice or rope perches for birds\n				Fruit (Bananas\, blackberries\, raspberries\, watermelon\, pumpkin)\n				Vegetables (Romaine lettuce\, celery\, collard greens\, arugula\, bell peppers\, broccoli\, bok choy\, cabbage\, kale\, watercress) \n			For Barn Animals \n				Lead rope\n				First aid items (Fly repellent ointment\, rash cream\, bandages\, veterinary thermometer\, wound care spray\, wound ointment)\n				Chicken scratch grains\n				Horse feed (Amplify Supplement or Purina Enrich)\n				Senior horse feed (Purina\, Triple Crown or Nutrena)\n				Horse spray-on fly protection\n				Sweet feed and alfalfa pellets (used for training)\n				Black rubber horse feed pans\n				Muck forks\n				Muck buckets \n			Gift Cards and Other Supplies \n				Pre-paid gasoline cards (for animal transport vehicles)\n				Gift cards to pet supply stores\, Hy-Vee\, and Walmart\n				Duct tape\n				Zip Ties\n				10×13 Mailing envelopes\n				Batteries – AAA\, AA\, C\, D\, 9V\n				Label-maker tape – white \n				Sticky notes/Post-it notes\n				Carabiners\n				Pens \n				Dry Erase Markers \n				Command strips \n				Paper – multicolor\, cardstock for laser printer \n				Paper – white\, letter or cardstock for laser printer \n				Exam gloves (large\, XL or medium)\n				Trash bags – 60 gallon or larger \n				Wild bird food \n				Acrylic yarn or cotton yarn (no wool blends\, chunky yarns or fun-fur yarn\, please)\n				Tape rolls\n				Binder clips\n				Scissors (this is the exact item we need)\n				Screwdrivers\n				Can openers\n				Pill bottles \nTree of Life Drop-off Locations \n			Des Moines \n			ARL Main\n			5452 NE 22nd Street (map) \n			ARL Des Moines Animal Services\n			1441 Harriet St (map) \n			Bomgaars\n			5049 NE 14th Street (map) \n			Hiking Dog Co\n			3800 Merle Hay Rd #1235A (map) \n			Blue Pearl Pet Hospital\n			4631 Merle Hay Rd (map) \n			All Pets Hospital\n			1330 2nd Ave (map) \n			Franklin Plaza Family Dentistry P.C.\n			4944 Franklin Ave. Suite A (map) \n			Bone-A-Patreat\n			4110 University Ave (map) \n			Dough Co.\n			2330 University Ave (map) \n			Confluence Brewing\n			1235 Thomas Beck Rd (map) \n			Clive \n			Zoom Room\n			13101 University Ave Suite 4 (map)  \n			Des Moines Cosmetic Dentistry Center\n			2375 Berkshire Pkwy (map)  \n			Urbandale \n			Bone-A-Patreat\n			3735 86th St (map) \n			Johnston \n			Rocket Carwash\n			6035 Merle Hay Rd (map) \n			Waukee \n			Rocket Carwash\n			1400 SE University Ave (map) \n			Grimes \n			Bomgaars\n			2151 SE 11th St (map) \n			Starbucks\n			2255 E 1st St (map) \n			Rocket Carwash\n			301 NE Cypress Dr (map) \n			Ames \n			Greater Iowa Credit Union \n			801 Lincoln Way (map) \n			Greater Iowa Credit Union \n			2623 Northridge Pkwy (map) \n			Greater Iowa Credit Union \n			200 Airport Rd (map) \n			West Des Moines \n			ARL West\n			Inside Iowa Pet Foods & Seascapes\n			1500 22nd Street (map) \n			ARL Club WDM\n			Inside Canine Country Club\n			2150 Delavan Dr Suite 1 (map) \n			Coffee Cats\n			312 5th St (map) \n			Motion Lab \n			2700 University Ave Suite 332 (map) \n			Camp Bow Wow \n			2900 University Ave Suite 250 (map) \n			Animal Doctors\n			4800 Mills Civic Pkwy (map) \n			Petco\n			6805 Mills Civic Pkwy Ste 140 (map) \n			LaFleur Chiropractic \n			5465 Mills Civic Pkwy #230 (map) \n			Bone-A-Patreat\n			9250 University Ave Suite 103 (map) \n			Ankeny \n			Ankeny Animal & Avian Clinic \n			742 S Ankeny Blvd (map)  \n			Zoom Room \n			1875 N Ankeny Blvd Suite 105 (map)  \n			Dough Co. \n			2405 SW White Birch Dr Ste 100 (map) \n			Uptown Garage\n			305 SW Walnut St (map) \n			Stewart Sport and Spine Physical Therapy\n			502 N Ankeny Blvd Suite 4 (map) \n			Rocket Carwash\n			3301 N Ankeny Blvd (map) \n			Denny Elwell Company \n			2401 SE Tones Dr #17 (map)  \n			Ankeny Art Center \n			1520 SW Ordnance Rd (map) \n			On With Life Neuro Rehab Center \n			715 SW Ankeny Rd (map)   \n			Altoona \n			Bone-A-Patreat \n			550 36th Ave SW Suite Q (map) \n			Pet Supplies Plus \n			120 8th St SE (map) \n			Rocket Carwash\n			737 34th Ave SW (map) \nInterested in having your business host a Tree of Life this year? \nCall (515) 473-9109\nor email events@arl-iowa.org\n  \nWatch pets pick out gifts during last year’s Tree of Life:
URL:https://arl-iowa.org/event/tree-of-life-2024/
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