Community
Involvement
Denver Dog Works and The Ineka Project is committed to being involved in the local community.
We are members of the The Aurora Chamber of Commerce and we
take part in local events whenever possible. Each month we offer an
incentive to our clients and customers by holding "drives" to support the
local community. For any client that participates in one of these "drives"
we will offer a night of boarding at no charge. It is our way to say thanks
for your support and helping the local community.
August thru December:
Bring ONE sack of non-perishable food items
November: TOY DRIVE to
benefit Toys for Tots
December thru January:
Winter Coat Drive
February and March:
Tennis shoes for Kids
April thru July:
Donation of 20 pounds of dog food to be given to the local shelters and
humane societies
Click
here for some
photos of us at community events
Latest News
November 12, 2008:
Robert and Michele attend a marketing seminar in conjunction
with the Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce. Web 2.0 was discussed (ie.
Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin). Denver Dog Works and The Ineka Project will
be implementing this programs as a way for us to utilize customer service
more efficiently.
November 11, 2008: Dr. Robert Forto
and Michele Forto sit for an exam to become certified to offer testing of
service dog teams trained by individuals.
November 11, 2008: The email server
for Denver Dog Works is down temporarily. If you need to get in contact with
us please call us at 303-522-1727.
November 6, 2008: Dr. Robert Forto
attends a seminar on Animal Law in Denver. Topics of interest that were
covered were: service dogs, animal cruelty, changing laws in regards to
pets, and more!
November 4, 2008:
The trainers at Denver Dog Works overwhelming support president-elect
Barrack Obama and his election today.
October 30, 2008:
Denver Dog Works acquires Berlin and Gina as service dog prospects.
October 2008: Alaric owned by Denver
Dog Works is placed with a puppy raiser family in Centennial Colorado.
October 2008:
Dr. Robert Forto's blog;
www.fortoblog.com hits the Internet. In the coming weeks pod casts
and video casts will be added to this blog. Also training updates will be
included for dogs at Denver Dog Works in our board and Train program.
September 6, 2008: Denver
Dog Works attends the Parker Barker Days festival in Parker, Colorado. There
was a big turn out and we enjoyed the experience.
September 1, 2008: ZZ,
owned by Teri Descina was awarded the Canine Athlete of the Month in a
contest put on by Denver Dog Works and Rocky Mountain Sports magazine. If
you would like to nominate a dog for the next canine
athlete of the
month please visit our athlete page or send us an
email any time.
August 10, 2008: First
Aid and Canine CPR graduates: Russell Ingram, Nicole Forto, Tyler Forto,
Paula Hart and Chelsea Keehn became certified in canine first aid and CPR at
Denver Dog Works.
August 8, 2008: Canine
Athlete of the Month for August: Ripley, owned by Randi Bolton of
Colorado was elected at the Canine Athlete of the Month. Ripley is a six
year old Rottie and is a AKC/UKC champion and competes in obedience, rally,
herding and carting. He is also a registered therapy dog. If you would like
to nominate a dog for the Canine Athlete of the Month Contest please email
us at train@denverdogworks.com.
Click here for
details.
July 19, 2008: Puppies!:
Alaric was was the single puppy born to Boudica at Denver Dog Works. He is
healthy male.
July 4, 2008: Denver Dog
Works has teamed up with Rocky Mountain Sports for a canine athlete of the
month contest. Please click
here for details.
July 3, 2008: Denver Dog
Works is a vendor at Littleton, Colorado's Red, White and You festival at
Clemment Park.
June 5, 2008: Denver Dog
Works apprentice trainer, Leah Morse becomes a member of the Association of
Pet Dog Trainers.
June 4, 2008: Keyna,
owned by Denver Dog Works, and Story owned by Denver Dog Works apprentice
trainer, Leah Morse passed the American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen
Test.
May 10, 2008: Denver Dog
Works is a vendor at the Fire Hydrant 5 in Ft. Collins, Colorado and they
donate 100.00 to the Larimer Humane Society.
May 8, 2008: The
formation of Snowcrest Canine Sports Association's is discussed. SCSA will
concentrate on canine sports and education. Club memberships will be
available.
May 3, 2008: Denver Dog
Works is a vendor at the Furry Scurry. They donate 250.00 to help save
homeless pets.
May 1, 2008: Denver Dog
Works partners with North Metro Animal Hospital to offer classes at the
hospital located at I-70 and Pecos. Please check out our classes page for
times.
April 19 and 20, 2008:
Denver Dog Works is a vendor at the Colorado Pet Expo.
April 12, 2008: Brady
enters into service dog training with new owners Patty and Bill Drexler.
April 11, 2008: Dr.
Robert Forto and his wife Michele attend the Aurora Chamber of Commerce
annual awards banquet.
March 11, 2008: Dr.
Robert Forto is interviewed for an upcoming Dog Fancy article on Pets
and Divorce.
March 10, 2008: Qyain and
Gunnar arrive from Rocky Mountain German Shepherds. These dogs are in
training and available. Serious inquires only please.
February 28, 2008: Dr
Robert Forto's article on dog parks appears in the Rocky Mountain News' Your
Hub section.
February 27, 2008: Story
enters Therapy Dog Training: Story, owned by Leah Morse, an apprentice
trainer at Denver Dog Works, enters into our Therapy Dog Training Program.
Story is a 3-month old Boxer.
February 22, 2008: Dr.
Robert Forto speaks to students at Eagle Crest High School in Centennial,
Colorado about dog training careers.
February 22, 2008: Denver
Dog Works offers a lifetime drop-in obedience group package to a local area
elementary school's fundraising event. The silent auction will be held in
April.
February 20, 2008: A
story about Romeo, who is being trained by Denver Dog Works appears in the
Rocky Mountain News. .
February 19 2008: Otto,
Aren and Boudica (German Shepherds) are brought from Georgia to be trained
and placed as working dogs and/or companions. We will keep you updated on
our website on their progress.
February 15, 2008: Dr.
Robert Forto and Lyndsay Morton visit the Heritage Club, an assisted living
center in Aurora. The residents loved Ineka and Sunshine and the director
invited us back next month.
February 14, 2008: Dr.
Robert Forto's article titled Evicted: Pets and the Foreclosure Crisis
appears in the Rocky Mountain News' Your Hub section today.
February 1, 2008: Denver
Dog Works joins The Chamber of Commerce of Aurora.
Please click
here for past
updates.
Articles
and Papers written by Robert Forto, PhD
What a dump!
Barking
Dog Training in a bad
economy
Fear in Dogs
Article, Blogs, Comments and Opinions
written and posted by Dr. Forto
Appreciation of Dogs
Romeo...
A Simple Sit
Dog Parks: Why I don't like
them
Puppy Training 101
Evicted: Pets and the
Foreclosure Crisis
Christmas
Puppies
Socializing Sled Dogs to be Good Citizens
Pulling Towards Independence
The
Dog Program
The Media: Hype or Hypocrisy
A
Lesson Lived, A Lesson Learned
Chasing
the Dream: A Study of the History of Human-Canine Communication in the Sport
of Dog Sledding
Crate
Training
Canine
Pediatrics
Learn from a Dog
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