Tuesday , 19 March 2024

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Does volunteering with animals help make you more creative?

How do you spark your creativity? I like to do it by pulling myself out of my usual routine and putting my brain – and usually body – into new environments. I like to believe that this strips away the superficial and routine thought processes that I thought were important and forces me to focus more on the core matters …

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Join the Wuxly Movement! On Dec 13th Trade in Fur and Feathers for Warm Animal-Free Outerwear

The Wuxly Movement would like to invite all of our Montreal Dog Blog readers to stop by their pop-up shop at allTRUEist this December 13th. The Wuxly Movement, formerly Wully Outerwear, is a Canadian conscious lifestyle brand that designs and manufactures Canadian made outerwear that can be worn for -35C temperatures! Consumer choices are evolving and people are following the …

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World Rabies Day

September 27, 2018 How to Protect Your Pet From Rabies World Rabies Day The rabies virus invites a startling and unpleasant image of infected animals and is something all pet owners would like to avoid. We all want our pets to be safe, happy and healthy, and while rabies can seem intimidating, there are many ways in which you can …

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Le Nichoir Unveils Woodpecker Aviary

Le Nichoir Unveils Woodpecker Aviary – by Nat Lauzon  For 20 years, Le Nichoir has been rehabbing injured and orphaned birds and releasing them back in the wild.  From their humble beginnings in a barn, Le Nichoir is now the largest rehabilitation centre for songbirds in Canada.  At last check, they are caring for just over 400 birds – with …

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The 2018-2019 SPCA Event Calendar Starts Now

Without a doubt, my favourite thing to do in my spare time is watching Netflix with my wife and our two majestic beagles. For those of you who feel the same I offer this two-fold piece of advice: the 2009 film Hachi: A Dog’s Tale is perhaps both the greatest and worst film to watch with your dog. You have …

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West Island Residents To Confront Employees Of Dog-torture Lab

Baie D’Urfe, QC, May 24/18–About 100 people, many of them Montreal West Island residents, are expected to confront employees leaving notorious International Toxicology Research (ITR) Labs on Friday, May 25, in the wake of undercover animal-abuse videos now going viral on Facebook. The videos, portraying dogs being poisoned and tormented inside ITR to allegedly test the toxicity of pesticides, industrial …

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Dr. Amanda Glew: Team with a Dream

Team with a Dream – by Dr. Amanda Glew I want to tell you about two Canadian athletes, who are going to be representing our country, and also our area, this year.   Their names are Wendy McCoubrey and Lolita.   I have had the pleasure of riding with Wendy over the years, and I saw Lolita as a day old filly …

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7 Things Your Groomer Wants You To Know

As a pet owner, you want a lot for your furry friend. You want them to be happy, healthy and of course, to look and feel good! As part of their care regime, you bring them to the groomer, hopefully, on a regular basis. After becoming a groomer, I realized that a lot of the things I would do myself …

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