How many dogs should the city allow you to have in the Off Leash Area? Take the survey. https://311online.calgary.ca… The city is looking at painting all dog owners and walkers with the same brush. In typical government problem solving fashion they want to make a blanket rule that applies to all but will not solve [...]
We hope that you will take a second and think about all the good work that the folks at the Calgary Humane Society are doing each day. That’s why we’re pledging our support and raising money to help them meet this year’s goal of $224,000. The Humane Society makes a real difference in the lives [...]
We all know that a healthy lifestyle means diet and exercise. Unfortunately cancer can strike any time. More research is needed to help stop this disease that harms people and animals alike. Funding for canine cancer research helps human research as well. Angelica and I strongly support the Smiling Blue Skies walk to end canine [...]
Meyer Schoeman of Red Deer is offering a $10,000 reward for Leo, his missing French bulldog Photograph by: Courtesy , Meyer Schoeman CALGARY — Since announcing a $10,000 reward for the return of his missing dog, Meyer Schoeman has been getting a lot of attention. Strangers are offering to help find the pup. News outlets [...]
Metro – Microchip leads to ‘wonderful’ reunion. When their chocolate Labrador, Rivers, was snatched from a backyard in Fayetteville, Ark., the Parker family figured they would never see him again. “We called every veterinary clinic, we called everyone,” Mary Parker recalled. “We hung up flyers, went door to door — you name it.” As it [...]
In what is being hailed as a great decision by many a local Calgary pet store will no longer be selling dogs and cats and has moved to an adoption program instead. Customers at one NW Calgary PetLand won’t see any more puppies for sale. The store has decided to change to an adoption only [...]
The 2011 Alberta Kennel Club Summer Classic was going on this long weekend and if your into big dog shows then you already know this. It’s a big deal and a huge event taking place at Spruce Meadows in Calgary. As part of this club the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling retriever club of Canada and [...]
Senseless killing is always horrible and shocking. Usually these incidents pass quickly so the healing can begin. However for residents of Mirror Alberta, near Red Deer, these senseless deaths having been going on for years. Some sicko has been poisoning peoples’ dogs since 2007 and has yet to be caught. More than 2 dozen cases [...]
Alexander McQueen, the English fashion designer who rose from humble beginnings in London’s East End, to become one of the world’s leading fashion designers sadly, despite his success, lost his battle with depression. Last February, just days after his mother died, McQueen hung himself. The big the task now is dividing his 16 million-pound fortune [...]
Calgary’s head of bylaw enforcement has said that Calgary officials are looking into setting new rules and standards when it comes to dog breeding in the city. Bill Bruce has said that “community engagement will be a big part of the process come this fall to determine what properties should be used for the practice.” [...]
