The race has just begun for these dachshunds. (Henrike Wilhelm/CBC News) Over 40 pet owners proudly gathered for the 11th annual Wiener Dog Races at the NL Pet Expo in Mount Pearl this weekend. “People will train,” said Tanya Martin, founder of Dachshunds of Newfoundland and Labrador and an organizer of the race. “People wanna …
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Have you ever wondered why your dog is eating your beautifully cropped lawn or nibbling on the grass in the dog park? Eating grass is a common behavior in pet dogs. Some surveys show up to 80% of guardians notice their dogs regularly snacking on the grass. Grass eating isn’t a new behavior either, or …
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As crisp smoke filled the air, turning the sky around her sleepy hometown, Fox Creek, Alberta, a blood orange line, Nicole Clarke said she felt a sense of terror. With no time to collect family photographs, she grabbed her two young children, hopped into her pickup truck, and sped away, praying she wouldn’t drive into …
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When Bernadine Swale’s marriage ended after 36 years, when she was 57, her first instinct – once she had recovered from the shock – was that she couldn’t manage alone. “The standard, cookie-cutter way you have to be in your 60s is man and woman, and you travel together,” he says. It took her a …
A new program from the PEI Humane Society has brought a lot of happiness to the first Islanders participating in it. The Palliative Care Foster Program, which sends older animals home with families to be cared for in their last months, started in March. The society has dozens of families lined up to participate. Tasha, …
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A family’s “lovable” pet dog died after suffering a fatal injury to its eye while out for a walk in the park. Gary Percy was walking seven-year-old Reign in Bedlington’s Gallagher Park when the springer spaniel was stabbed in the eye with a stick on March 9. Mr. Percy said Reign had run ahead and …
