As animal rescuers, we become very accustomed to the adoption process. We choose our questions carefully and read into every word a potential adopter gives in response–sometimes a little too much–and this helps us to feel comfortable in our decision to let the animal in our care be adopted into the perfect new family. But there are so many …

Coal – by Dr. Amanda Glew  I have always had healthy dogs. I was always convinced that crosses rarely got sick, and that by adopting dogs, I would not have a problem. Well, Coal proved that theory wrong. He was dropped off at my old clinic in 2011, and what appealed to me about this young labX was that he …

Hey there MDB readers! How is everyone? Staying warm, I hope. So, every so often Chuck Altman, owner of Little Bear, contacts me to let me know of some really super products available at Little Bear. I decided that the best way for me to showcase all these treasures is to just do a blog specific to Little Bear. A …

Gordon’s Story  About 5 years ago, I met a very special soul named Gordon Lowe. This sweet man has had a life of struggle that would leave many people bitter and angry. What stands out in Gordon is that with everything he’s been through he keeps persevering, has a positive outlook and a kind nature. Many years ago, Gordon had …

                  For 100 plus little souls and a mountain of volunteers and staff Christmas came early this year. Over the past week  dogs that finally found compassion and comfort in our arms over the past 3 months were liberated. What does that mean to them? No more babies being born, no longer …

When PetitsPawz foster mom, Linda, went to buy some cat food at the local pet supply store, she was in for a big surprise! A duffel bag containing  3 small kittens was on the steps of the establishment. She quickly brought them in, but the manager told her to remove them and that he did not want to be involved. …

By: Liliana Danel “I have been working with LOKI since he escaped the Hay River Shelter in June 2010” explains Bonnie. Bonnie has been the caretaker of Loki for three years now. Loki is a special dog, he was rescued as a puppy from a hoarding situation in 2010 and then when taken to the shelter he escaped. Loki’s life …

Hi Meira, I’m having a problem with my dog. He is 3 year old pit bull and is neutered, and he normally gets good exercise and good walks, but a couple months ago he had to have leg surgery, and he was put on ‘bed rest’ for over a month. He’s allowed to move around now, but we can’t let …

(Got a product for us to review? Contact: reviews@montrealdogblog.com) Hey! What up, dogs? (get it? I’m trying to be funny.) How is everyone? Hope everyone’s doin’ good and stayin’ dry. I’m super annoyed with the dampness, cold and fly-by-night rain showers. YEA! So it’s been a few posts, we’re gettin’ to know each other and I thought it’d be neat …

      The following is the press release given out by Montreal SPCA. Please share the following posting in order to find the person that placed the trap and caught a cat by the paw. There is a $2,400 reward for any information that leads to the arrest of the heartless individual. Last week, a grey male 1 year …