Barking in the wind (blog)

ONE LAST GOODBYE Just off the West Island on rolling acres of beautiful lush land, over 2000 white markers stand about a foot tall above the ground.  Off the beaten path, you cannot see it from any road whatsoever. The only people allowed on the property are people filled with sadness. Max 2001, Baily 1985, Molly 1993. And on and …

Montreal's most beautiful songbird Nikki Yanofsky is a dog lover too!Even with her crazy busy schedule she always has time for some puppy love

                    Catherine Sherriffs She is a national award-winning journalist, anchor for CTV Montreal … and an animal lover !   Where do you live now and who lives with you? (Human and animal) I share a home with my husband and two dogs, a 5-year-old mini-schnauzer named Newman, and a 2-year-old American …

                      Orla Johannes , Montreal Radio & TV Personality We love her sexy voice and sweet spirit. Learn how she over came her fear of dogs …..and meet Lulu !! Where were you born and how long have you lived here? I was born in Rainham, Kent in the South of England… …

                For Sam -The dog I never wanted. You were the foster failure I didn’t want to fail. Another unmanageable golden in the house, one who had anxiety issues?  No thanks. There you were tied to a chain freezing during winter nights, exhausted in the heat during the summer with no shelter. Like …

      Mike Boone Even those of us who are not sports fans know Mike Boone from his column at the Montreal Gazette. What you didn’t know is that he is a huge dog lover and has just adopted Henry from the SPCA Annexe! Henry is one lucky dog as Mike has retired from the Gazette and is a …

          Fostering 104 Pick Me, Pick Me! Hopefully a few of you have given fostering a try since my last articles. I want to share my most recent foster experience and explain how easy it was for me to find the right one for my home. I have to admit. I became a foster failure again. …

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CONNIE BROOKS! Most of you know about  one of the largest dog seizures in Canada last fall that resulted in 100’s of dogs being placed in temporary care in Quebec. What you don’t know is lucky for us that our leader and shelter manager was a Florida native named Connie Brooks. She took on this task like no one I have ever met …

                  The Power of One Montrealer – to help a dog in Arizona     I have wanted to share this story for some time. Monique Koven is a friend and a dog lover who has adopted only rescued animals. This story will show you how very much she is a hero to …

   Fostering 103 This is the follow-up to: Fostering 102 and Fostering 101! So have you been doing your homework? Following up on some of the local rescues either on their web site or Facebook? Think you’re ready? Now that you have found a match its time to either down load their application form, visit a clinic or make a …