Sunday , 22 December 2024

When Pugs Swim (or How to Exercise Your Dog in the Winter)

Lola Pug spends as little time outside as she can when the temperatures dip, and this generally makes exercising her a big issue when January/February comes around. We can only visit her pug buddies so many times until we all become bored with each other. (and my baking isn’t THAT good as to garner continual invitations) We have an arsenal …

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They never forget and neither do we!

On Wednesday night I saw a man get hit by a car.  I was just leaving the University after  hosting a Women in Leadership Mentor meeting.  It was 8:30 and the streets were still alive with hustle and bustle but there was a peacefulness as well since it was after most classes had already finished.  I was walking to my …

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Promoting animal cruelty is not funny!

A friend of mine that lives around the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough sent me the following picture that he saw while he was out today. The poster calls out for people to attack and kill the cat on the picture. Let us say this poster is a joke…and should not be taken seriously. What if someone that is not all there in …

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Stanley is lost in NDG

 February 14th UPDATE:  We are saddened to learn that Stanley is no longer with us. Please read this.  Please share! The following is a courtesy Lost & Found listing. Please refer to the contact info below for further details.  Stanley, un Shih Tzu surtout petit, blanc et brun a été perdu à environ 14h le 7 février près des coins …

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Rescue Round-Up News February 10, 2012

  Here are some recent rescue items from around the globe! Deputy adopts abused pit bull Abandoned dog found whimpering in snowy Alps by rescue team after ten-day search in -10C temperatures TV Dog Stars Help Unveil The Golden Collar Award (Video) Dog ear cropping banned in Manitoba as inhumane; ‘We need to change breed standards,’vet says   Couple sentenced over …

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Win Hedley tickets – and help a great cause!

(front page photo courtesy Sophie Roy)                     Please check out Gumbo’s story! Thanks to Sasha’s Den Rescue – who made sure this pet store rescue received his major surgery for luxating patella on February 1st.  Happily, thanks to amazing people like you, the full $3000 to cover the cost has been …

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Compassion Fatigue: The Disorder of the Caring

  There is a Spanish proverb that says, “Where there is love, there is pain.” Compassion fatigue is an emotional and spiritual fatigue or exhaustion that takes over a person and causes a decline in his or her ability to experience joy or to feel and care for others. People helping out human or nonhuman animals can experience this secondary …

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Dogs of Super Bowl 2012

Here are 4 of the dog tv commercials for Super Bowl 2012 My favorite Weego [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_HBagK2ETs[/youtube]   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-9EYFJ4Clo[/youtube]   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3bqbJduK2w[/youtube]   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V84Ga0SJRnI[/youtube]          

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Rescue Round-Up News February 3, 2012

Read all about it! SPCA International Brings Home '17' Iraqi Pups Befriended by U.S. Soldiers, Prisoners Dig out Dog Kennels Buried in Snow (Video),Drew Barrymore shows off her rescue puppy,Bud Light Super Bowl 2012 Ad titled Rescue Dog Weego Teaser

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Ask A Vet: Dealing with Demodex (mange)

Q: My Boxer Mix, Dexter, was scratching and losing hair in certain areas. Scratching was mostly on the upper side of his front legs and back hip area. The hair loss appears around the mouth and eyes, as well as patches on his back. I took him to the vet and was advised it is a parasite called Demodex or …

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