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Dogs: Blind sled dog set to retire

Isobel ran against the odds and has been filmed by NBC TVI

Isobel the sled dog is hanging up her harness in Churchill, Man.

The nine-year-old Siberian husky-malamute cross is set to retire in January. What makes her well-deserved rest remarkable is that she has been running for the past five years completely blind.

She lost her vision but not her spirit, said owner Gerald Azure.

Everything seemed fine with Isobel until one day five years ago, when she staggered to a halt in the middle of a sled run.

Footnote: cbc.ca

Published: Nov 26, 2009 - 12:45 PM
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Dogs: Puppy love: Man travels to Greece to rescue dog, brings back two

KINGSTON — In the middle of his 8,000-kilo-metre plane ride from Toronto to Greece to try to find the injured dog he had been forced to leave behind, Ted Davidson wondered if he wasn't just a little bit crazy.

"It crossed my mind once or twice. I have a very soft spot in my heart for dogs and an equally soft head."

But it was the ex-military man's sense of duty that kept him going on his mission to bring home the stray dog he had fallen for on his September vacation.

"The dog had befriended me," he said, sitting in the living room of his Kingston home, both his new dogs finally at his feet. "And when she was hurt, I couldn't do anything."

Footnote: MICHAEL LEA, SUN MEDIA nugget.ca

Published: Nov 26, 2009 - 12:42 PM
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Dogs: Victoria police dog tracks down suspected car thief

A Victoria police dog tracked down a suspected car thief this morning.

The Victoria Police canine unit was on routine patrol early this morning when it spotted a man driving a truck with a smashed-out window, said Victoria Police Staff Sgt. Darren Laur.

Footnote: Cindy E. Harnett, Times Colonist www.chtv.com

Published: Nov 26, 2009 - 12:40 PM
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Dogs: Yappy ending for puppy flushed down toilet

LONDON (AFP) - A puppy in Britain had a lucky escape after a four-year-old boy accidentally flushed it down the toilet when he was trying to wash it, the Daily Mirror newspaper reported on Monday.

The week-old cocker spaniel's young owner, Daniel Blair, thought the puppy needed a wash after it got muddy playing in the garden, so he put it in the toilet and flushed it.

But his plan went disastrously wrong when the animal was swept away and became trapped in a waste pipe for nearly four hours.

Firefighters and animal welfare officers could not reach it, so Daniel's mother eventually called a plumber, who found the dog lying upside down in a pipe about 20 metres away from their house in Northolt, west London.

Footnote: news.yahoo.com

Published: Jun 16, 2009 - 07:09 PM
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Dogs: Dog dead, three sick after visit to park

Niagara Falls dog owners are being warned about suspicious incidents that left one dog dead and three others sick.

The first happened June 9 when a man took his dogs to the Bruce Trail area for a walk, Niagara Regional Police said in a news release today.

The entrance to the trail runs off Portage Rd., at the northeast end of Stanley Ave. in Niagara Falls, and moves up towards Niagara-on-the-Lake.

Footnote: torontosun.com

Published: Jun 16, 2009 - 02:14 AM
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Dogs: RCMP dog handler charged with assault

EDMONTON - An RCMP corporal and dog handler is scheduled to appear on an assault charge in a Red Deer court on Tuesday.

Cpl. Francois Paquin, 46, has 21 years experience with the RCMP.

The events related to the charge date back to Aug. 31, 2008, when RCMP responded to a robbery call at the Eastview Express 24, a food mart.

Footnote: chtv.com

Published: Jun 16, 2009 - 02:12 AM
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Dogs: Off-leash dog park receives green light from council

TRURO – Canines will soon have a place of their own to run freely in Truro (Nova Scotia).

Town councillors gave the green light to a permanent off-leash dog park on Monday after discussing the merits of temporary locations.

“It would make much more sense to me to pick a site that could be permanent and develop that,” said Coun. Charles Cox.

Footnote: trurodaily.com

Published: Jun 16, 2009 - 02:09 AM
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Dogs: Walk for Dog Guides Helps People Live Independently

Residents of Oakville are making a difference in the lives of Canadians with disabilities by participating in the Purina Walk for Dog Guides.

Oakville is just one of the many locations set to host a walk on Sunday (May 31) at the Lions Foundation of Canada. There is no registration fee and people of all fitness levels, ages and abilities are invited to participate.

The Purina Walk for Dog Guides is the Lions Foundation of Canada’s largest fundraising event. This event helps the Foundation match deserving Canadians with Dog Guides.

Gabrielle Pitt, an Oakville resident, has been working with her Hearing Ear Dog Guide, Maggie, since 2007.

Footnote: oakvillebeaver.com

Published: May 30, 2009 - 03:33 AM
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Dogs: Dog Finally Collared After Cop Forced To Shoot At It In Ritzy Neighbourhood

A bizarre manhunt ended Thursday night in one of Toronto ritziest neighbourhoods. Or in this case, a dog hunt.

It started around 3pm Thursday when cops arrived at a home located at 14 Royal Oak Dr., in the Lawrence and Bayview area.

An officer was in the neighbourhood investigating reports of a menacing dog on the loose when the animal turned on him. The German Shepherd, a 6-year-old named Coco, was guarding one of the expensive houses. It's not clear how it got loose but the animal apparently tried to attack a girl before turning on the cop.

Footnote: CityNews

Published: May 29, 2009 - 01:10 PM
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Dogs: Stevensville canine top dog in Canada

Ikena Hilmayer has a passion for, well, Passion.

Passion, her eight-year-old Belgium Tervuren, was recently named top dog at the 15th annual HIT of Hits obedience competition in Ottawa.

Under the watchful eye of the judges, Hilmayer directed Passion through a routine that included heeling, jumping, retrieving and exercises to test her scent and tracking ability.

"We make a great team," Hilmayer said. "We're like a synchronized skating team, she steps the same time I step."

This was Passion's fourth win at the national event, considered the Olympics of dog obedience competitions.

Hilmayer also competed with Levi, a small black dog with pointy ears known as a schipperke.

Five-year-old Levi won in the novice category.

"It was beyond my wildest dreams for both of them," Hilmayer said.

Footnote: niagarafallsreview.ca

Published: May 29, 2009 - 01:04 PM
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Dogs: Let pets travel in cabin on flights

Prior to cancellation of pets in cabin by Air Canada, we retirees flew up to eight return flights from our residing city per year.

Since we only have Air Canada that leaves our city, we have no other choice but to give our Canadian dollars to U. S. competitors.

U. S. air carriers are more than happy to accept, for a fee, our two-kilogram non-allergenic health-certified (which is a border requirement), non-shedding Yorkshire terrier, that must be kept in a carrier under the seat during the entire flight.

Published: May 28, 2009 - 02:54 PM
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Dogs: Dying bulldog saves her owner

By The Associated Press

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - A Michigan man's decision not to end his terminally ill bulldog's life has ended up saving his own.
Scott Seymour said his dog, Brittney, awakened him with her barking early Saturday in time for both of them to escape from his burning house in Grand Rapids.

Published: May 27, 2009 - 12:19 PM
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Dogs: Dog poisoned in Mississauga park

A dog is expected to recover after eating meat laced with windshield washer fluid in a Mississauga park.

Peel Police issued a warning tonight to dog owners after an adult Weimaraner was poisoned Monday morning during a walk in Tom Chater Memorial Park, near Burhamthorpe Rd. and Winston Churchill Blvd.

Footnote: torontosun.com

Published: Apr 22, 2009 - 01:39 PM
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Dogs: Dogs wearing shock collars seized from home

Toronto Humane Society officials have seized five dogs and two birds from a west-end home, and officials say it's not the first time they've been called to the address.

Two Portuguese fila dogs wearing shock collars were found chained in the backyard of the home, sitting in their own feces.
 

Footnote: thestar.com

Published: Apr 04, 2009 - 01:43 PM
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Dogs: Australian woman convicted today of killing man over her barking dog

By The Associated Press

SYDNEY - A woman was convicted of fatally stabbing a neighbour who complained about her barking dog in Australia's biggest city.

A New South Wales Supreme Court jury found Katrina Megan Whitmore, 26, guilty of murder after two days of deliberations

 

Footnote: news.yahoo.com

Published: Apr 02, 2009 - 10:43 AM
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Dogs: Still Searching for the Rottweiler owner

Footnote: news.guelphmercury.com

Published: Mar 31, 2009 - 12:58 PM
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Dogs: Assistance dog a godsend for local Grade 1 student

Levi the autism assistance service dog and Grade 1 student Emily Ainsworth are ready to show people what they can accomplish together.

Monday was their first day of class at Joseph Welsh Elementary School, but the pair was introduced at a school assembly two weeks ago where students learned Levi is a working dog so they can only interact with him under special circumstances. They can’t pet him, call him or whistle at him. But they can wave.


 

Footnote: albertalocalnews.com

Published: Mar 31, 2009 - 12:52 PM
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Dogs: Lhasa Apso puppy found abandoned in trash bin

Toronto police are asking for the public's help in determining how a young Lhasa Apso puppy was found wrapped in a plastic bag, inside a trash bin in the Yonge Street and Finch Avenue area.

Police say the dog was found by a cleaner who heard whimpering from inside the trash bin behind an apartment complex at 23 Lorraine Dr., where the sounds seemed to be coming from a box.


 

Footnote: toronto.ctv.ca

Published: Mar 30, 2009 - 10:55 PM
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Dogs: Law Enforcement Animals

McGuinty Government Includes Specific Coverage For Law Enforcement Animals Ontario now has the strongest animal protection law in Canada.

The Provincial Animal Welfare Act, which took effect on March 1, 2009:

Footnote: news.ontario.ca

Published: Mar 03, 2009 - 01:23 AM
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