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Tag Archives: puppy

Finding Happiness

By: Dr. Amanda Glew  Being a vet has likely been one of my most rewarding lifetime achievements. Fixing problems, making animals healthy again, igniting the human animal bond, are a few of my favourite things to do. Conversely, when things don’t go as planned, I find myself in an area of despair – I question if I should be doing …

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Increasing number of classifieds scams targeting dog lovers

The Ottawa Police used their official twitter account to inform their followers about “The Puppy Scam.” According to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC), the scam involves the promise of a puppy as soon as all the fees are paid.

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A very different kind of day at the supermarket

My Friday trip to the supermarket ended up in not buying any of my fruit and veggies. Instead, I ended up joining the effort of the staff of Euro Marche Bellerose in saving a life. When my husband and I walked in the store we see a little pup sitting in a shopping cart. He was not barking and not …

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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate…

By: Dr. Amanda Glew To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. When I first graduated (and that was a few years ago), we vaccinated with everything, every year. However, similar to human medicine, it became more and more apparent that yearly vaccines are not required (we went from tetanus shots once per 5 years, to once per …

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Reader Piece: Arthur the Treasure

About Margaret Blackman:  Mild mannered accountant by day and “Crazy Dog Lady” by night, pets have been part of Margaret’s life from a very early age and she has been heavily involved in rescue for the last 10 years as a foster home and emergency responder.  She currently shares her home with 5 teckels (dachshunds) plus a varying number of …

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Lets Make 2013 Ruby-Sue’s Year!

In light of the new year; let us make 2013 the year Ruby-Sue finds her forever home! Together we can find this deserving, loving, loyal, beautiful pup the home she has been waiting to call her own. Ruby was lucky enough to go to the home of her dreams January 2012, but unfortunately due to circumstances outside of their control, …

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Chihuahua pup dognapped from the Montreal SPCA

      UPDATE: We have been informed that the dog has been returned. Thank you so much for sharing this posting.       The Montreal SPCA informs that on Sunday November 4 2012 a Chihuahua dog was stolen from their building. The dognapping occurred between 2pm and 3pm. The security cameras show a two adults and two children …

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Are parking lots another business location for “breeders”?

-by Liliana Danel, MDB Blogger  My delightful Sunday afternoon took a turn for the worse. While shopping in the Laval area at a well-known mall, I became witness to something that I had not seen before. I saw a man and a woman in a van with the hatchback open…and four beautiful Husky puppies sat inside of a crate. If you all …

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VALDI NEEDS TO LEAVE THE SHELTER!

       The following is a courtesy listing. Please consider sharing this posting with friends and family in order to help Valdi find a good home. The Montreal SPCA Emergency Shelter is working very hard to help Valdi find her furever parents. Remember that sharing is caring. Thank you very much!   Adopted from the SPCA as a puppy, …

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Montreal family struggles to get their pet to Africa

MDB was contacted by Cheryl Walker, concerning her Great Dane, Nelson. Cheryl, her husband and their 4 children are soon moving to the Republic of Congo, where Cheryl will work as a volunteer in her humanitarian project to help orphans.  Naturally, they want Nelson to go with them.  After all, he’s family. In looking into how to get Nelson to Africa, …

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