Read all about rescue stories that made the news this week! uppy Left for Dead With Eyes Gouged Out Rescued Terrier Marley plucked from cliff after a 14-hour ordeal,Firefighter crawls 40 feet into Mill Valley drainage pipe, rescues dog ,Illinois man saves dog who fell into icy lake, Duct-taped puppy goes home with Caltrans rescuer

We received this to the Montreal Dog Blog mailbag and wanted to share it with our readers. This happened this week – here in Montreal.   We often hear stories of the dogs that never find their forever homes.  But there also are so many who do.  Like Huck – whose family had to say goodbye this week.  Anyone who …

Richmond, BC was the first Canadian city to do it in April, 2011. Now Toronto has joined the ranks of cities that have banned the sale of cats and dogs in pet stores. Puppies and kittens sold in Toronto pet stores must come from shelters, humane societies or rescue groups, city council decided on Wednesday. Council voted unanimously to institute …

Friday, April 15, 2011 By SUZANNAH J. VANSON, Special to the Gazette MONTREAL – One recent night, just after I had given her pills to my old, deaf, blind-in-the-dark, six-pound Maltese named Lillie, she somehow got loose and found her way out the gate. This little one had never been alone since we fostered and then adopted her, and she …

“The FBI considers animal cruelty a predictor for violence and continued violent behavior… and is a considered factor when profiling serial killers.”

I am a chihuahua person, you say “chihuahua in need of rescue” and I will be there faster than you can finish your sentence. I discovered my passion for these boggly eyed – over sized forehead, big personalities trapped in tiny bodies when i rescued my first one, Ringo at 18 from being euthanized for dog aggression. So when i …

I have always been stubborn as a mule. Most people learn to accept it, others grow to hate that trait about my character. When people mention it, I always laugh and say what is so bad about it, it has always lead to positive outcomes. Some, well most people (my mother included) find that response narcissistic and ignorant. Maybe it …