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Tag Archives: First Experience

Colleen Ovenden- What’s all the yapping about ? Montreal animal lovers you need to know

The SPCA Annexe has recently developed an exciting and dynamic 10-month pilot project for teens, called the Youth Ambassador Program (YAP). It offers the opportunity for small groups of youths aged 12-17 to participate in a series of 6-week sessions and become actively involved with the Annexe through supervised interaction with designated animals and structured fundraising activities. The goal of this project is twofold: to teach youths empathy and compassion and …

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Montreal Celebrities And Their Pets – Catherine Sherriffs

                    Catherine Sherriffs She is a national award-winning journalist, anchor for CTV Montreal … and an animal lover !   Where do you live now and who lives with you? (Human and animal) I share a home with my husband and two dogs, a 5-year-old mini-schnauzer named Newman, and a 2-year-old American …

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Wasn’t THAT a party? Thank you!

Last Saturday, December 1st – MDB partnered with Guardian’s Best to throw a party for the rescue community and their supporters! Below is a longer version of the Thank You Note included on the back of our 2013 calendar from MDB creator, Nat Lauzon.      In 2008, I volunteered for the first time in the wake of a huge …

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Montreal Celebrities And Their Pets – Mike Boone

      Mike Boone Even those of us who are not sports fans know Mike Boone from his column at the Montreal Gazette. What you didn’t know is that he is a huge dog lover and has just adopted Henry from the SPCA Annexe! Henry is one lucky dog as Mike has retired from the Gazette and is a …

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Stanley’s Road to Recovery – Country Weekend

             Stanley joined my family in the country this weekend to say good bye to Tyson, he was buried in one of the most beautiful garden’s of some very dear friend’s of our family.        Tyson loved being up in the country and some of my favorite photos of him were taken up …

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“Montreal Animal Lovers You Should Know About” – NEeMA

NEema and elsa A Montreal writer, a singer, a searcher and traveler. You will love this, I promise ….. NEeMA Where do you live now and who lives with you? Home-base is still Montreal though I’m often away.  My dog elsa lives with me when I’m home. Did you have animals when you were young?  What was your first experience …

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“52 Montreal Animal Lovers You Should Know About “- Rose Gergely

                     It is truly amazing what goes on within a few miles us that most people have never heard of. Rose Gergely is a native Montrealer who moved to the countryside in order to follow her passion and dedicate her life to saving animals. I first learned of Rose’s work while I was …

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“52 Montreal Animal Lovers You Should Know About “- Jael Berlingeri

                                           Jael Berlingeri   I met Jael a few years ago when I was with Rosie Animal Adoption. If you are looking for a great teacher to learn agility with, read on!    Where  were you born?   I was born in …

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