Goodbye Amanda!

Amanda is a tech student who just completed her program back home in Ontario. With family in Airdrie, she decided to apply to us in order to complete her externship part of the program. We've enjoyed having her with us for the past weeks as she gains practical experience and puts her book learning to use! Amanda has been a great asset and we wish her well in all her future endeavours!

The going-away cake needs some explanation...when Amanda introduced herself several weeks ago, she let us know that she grew up on a beef farm. One of our staff heard this comment and thought she had said "bee farm"!!! There was some initial confusion, but now it's a running joke here.

Good luck in your new career Amanda...stay away from those bees!

Dental Time at Heartland

Here at Heartland we're fully into our dental quarter, sponsored by Hills, whose food we carry and stock regularly. Erica kindly brought her puppy, Ruddy, in to teach all pets how to brush their teeth.

Getting ready to brush...am I doing it right mom?

Let's start with incisors....don't forget the back teeth...

All the way in the back! Bottom teeth too...

I think I'm all done...see all my clean teeth!

We have a demo of how Hills T/D works to keep teeth cleaning with chewing action, as well as a poster describing how we grade dental tartar.

It's important to keep tartar off teeth, because the rough surface of tartar will accumulate more plaque and bacteria, robbing your pet of his pearly white smile and fresh breath. Gingivitis can come with tartar or be a problem independant of visible plaque and tartar on the teeth. Gingivitis means that there is bacteria under the gumline irritating it, and causing potential damage to the tooth underneath.

If you have questions about your pet's dental health, please give us a call so we can help you help your little one!