Barking in the wind (blog)

Here’s this weeks update from Tara! Stanley has gone from 35 pounds to 43 and is already looking like a new dog.  These much needed pounds have filled out his torso so his little rib cage is no longer visible and his hip bones no longer jut out of the top of his body. His fur is growing back slowly, …

Tara’s continuing tails of Stanley’s progress…:)       Another week has passed since Stanley has been in foster with me and he’s already made a great deal of progress. One really important aspect of fostering a dog is socialization.  Stanley was found as a stray so we don’t know anything about his history.  We have no way of knowing …

Due to the great response we had to this post on Saturday after our Yoga event, we decided we would make Stanley a weekly feature on my blog until he is adopted,  in Tara’s own words. Tara Garland is the Mananger of the Emergency Shelter, Foster Program and Special Placements for the Canadian SPCA here in Montreal. She sees a lot on …

Shelly and Wayne were nominated to be a part of the “52 Montrealers” series with good reason. Shelly is not only one of our resident bloggers, but heavily involved with just about ever rescue in the city.  Her husband Wayne is there every step of the way…  Isn’t it nice to add a man to this group? Shelly Elsliger and Wayne Bennett …

Doggy Daycare at it’s finest ! Dina owns and operates one of the most popular boarding and daycare services in the city. Look no further next time you have to leave for an hour ,or a week! Dina Leclerc Panagopoulou Where in Montreal were you born? I was born in Montreal in the 1970’s and grew up in Cartierville and …

                     It is truly amazing what goes on within a few miles us that most people have never heard of. Rose Gergely is a native Montrealer who moved to the countryside in order to follow her passion and dedicate her life to saving animals. I first learned of Rose’s work while I was …

Michelle Lobaton is a vet tech at Pierrefonds Animal Hospital on the West Island.  She has helped 100’s of animals in their plights , including 3 of my own rescued dogs. Her love of horses has no bounds. Michelle is ill. Very ill. I want you to take the time and read her story in her own words below,  and if …

This is where your puppy came from. Simple .[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8Opsl2K0M[/youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tY8Opsl2K0M TPK ‎    “In rescuing animals, I lost my mind, but found my soul.” ~anonymous

My name is Nickie and I’m a German Shepherd 2 year old female. I have a very submissive personality. I was born from a BYB and my life has never been easy. I live in a dysfunctional family with 2 kids. For the longest time, I spent my days tied to a post in the basement of the family house. …