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When it comes to keeping your pet around for many healthy years, good veterinary care is at the top of the list of things human owners need to provide. But all those veterinary bills can add up, especially if your dog ever suffers an injury or a serious illness. One thing that pet owners can do to alleviate those costs …

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! MDB loves the holiday season because this is when our bloggers get to “Paw It Forward” and help rescues that mean a lot to us! Where The Money Comes From Our generous advertisers! The folks you see in the sidebar on the right hand side of this page – AND in the …

                                                Thanks for everyone who participated!!! The winners are:   Custom Pet Oil Painting – Nicole Philips Day With The Gypsy Horses – Caroline Daugherty Chocolate Gift Basket – Bettina Karpel Winner of the $100 Esso Card …

With the first snowfall of the year comes the rush of Christmas cheer. And as winter takes hold, we seek out seasonally-appropriate comforts, like a hot cup of cocoa, or the scent of a freshly-cut Christmas tree as dogs sleep by the fire. The holidays are also a time of anxiety for some – namely, what gifts to get for …

Montreal’s Pit bull Heartbreak  – by Dr. Lissa Altschuler  As a vet, I am happy to walk into an exam room and see a pit bull, wonderful members of the canine family. They are definitely not on my list of dogs that make me reach for a muzzle (In fact, I have never been bitten by a pit bull). So, what is the difference between the pit bulls we see in our veterinary practices and the dogs we read about in the newspaper? I think the …

Ottawa WestieFest!   Join Westies in Need Rescue for a fun day of activities for you and your Westie(s)   Sunday, September 25, 2016 @ 10 a.m.   Rain or Shine Dogz Canine Sports Centre   3859 Carling Ave., Nepean, Ontario   Westie Walk will be followed by our fun games and BBQ.   Come out and chat with:   …

Breed Bans – by Dr. Amanda Glew “Can Copper come in today? We are doing a blood drive,” my technician asks the client. We like it when Copper comes in to give blood. He is big, he has huge veins, and with only a few bribes of biscuits, Copper hardly needs to be held when we poke his jugular to draw …

It feels like just yesterday I was thrown into the deep end of the pool, facing the daunting challenge of developing a national campaign to end cosmetics animal testing in Canada. It was… intimidating. But I was amazed at how quickly things came together, including the support of tens of thousands of Canadians who also want an end to cruelty …

PetitsPawz is excited to be holding the Gimme Shelter Kitty & Pooch Photo Contest to raise funds for PetitsPawz and other local rescues. Donations will also be made to the Fort McMurray Wildfire Animal Relief Fund. It’s FREE to enter! Enter Sunday, May 8th at 9am through June 5th. Head on over to the contest page to register! http://www.gogophotocontest.com/petitspawz Entering …

Walkin’ Wheels: Pay it Forward We received a touching e-mail from some folks who recently had to say goodbye to their beloved dog.   Zack received his wheelchair via a donation from a family with a disabled dog.  Now, with Zack’s passing and in the spirit of paying it forward, his family would like to donate it to another dog in need.  See …