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10/25/2026

Fun in the shop yesterday ❤️❤️😊🐾 Marley and Mr. Jiggs..
An example of some of the variety of doodles we see 💛

10/20/2026

A few cuties from the shop lately ✨🐾❤️

09/20/2026

When Carl Lindgren died in Tucson in March, his family sorted out the house, the truck and the fishing boat in about a week. Nobody wanted Otto.

Otto had been Carl's shadow for 12 years, a bloodhound with ears like dish towels and bad hips. Carl's sons both lived in apartments. Otto went to the county shelter with a note on his file asking for an extra week, and a niece called the one person she thought might answer.

Herb Lindgren is Carl's older brother. He lives alone outside Salina, Kansas, about 1,100 miles away, and he'd turned 84 in January. His daughter told him flat out he wasn't driving to Arizona. He'd had cataract surgery in the fall and only drove in daylight.

Herb called the shelter that afternoon. The woman who answered said Otto had stopped eating and spent most of the day lying with his nose against the kennel door. Herb asked her to hold him until Saturday.

He left Wednesday morning in his 1999 Ford pickup with a quilt folded on the passenger seat. Herb drove only while the sun was up and stopped every two hours to walk around the truck. He spent the nights in motels in Amarillo and Albuquerque.

He'd only seen Otto a couple of times a year, at Christmas and on fishing trips. Everybody in the family had always said the brothers sounded exactly alike on the phone.

At the shelter a kennel worker walked Herb back to the last run. Otto was lying against the door with his eyes closed. Herb crouched down as far as his knees allowed and said, "Hey, old man."

Otto's head came up. He got to his feet on those bad hips and let out a long bloodhound bay that brought two other staff members out of the office.

The shelter waived the fee. Out in the parking lot Herb opened the passenger door, and Otto tried twice to climb in before Herb got his arms under the dog's back end and helped him up onto the quilt.

Herb drove the 1,100 miles home the same way, in daylight, with Otto's chin on the armrest between the seats. Somewhere in New Mexico he started telling the dog stories about Carl. He told the one about the ice-fishing house that sank and the one about the Buick they wrecked in 1958, and he kept going until Kansas.

Otto sleeps on the rug beside Herb's recliner now. Herb has kept paying for Carl's old cell phone so the voicemail still works. Some nights he calls it and puts it on speaker, and Otto lifts his head at the sound of the voice.

08/02/2026

Nicholas the fabmeister.. ✨

07/31/2026

Ella 😊She is getting quite elderly, and I have groomed her most of her life. The sweetest girl. ❤️🐾

07/20/2026

Residents are advised to use extra caution in the Bevan Road area after a bear injured a person who was walking an unleashed dog in Cumberland.

The Conservation Officer Service contacted the Village of Cumberland to advise of the incident and requested that this notice be disseminated. Residents and visitors are reminded that bears may act defensively when startled, especially when dogs are nearby.

WildSafeBC reminds residents that dogs can increase the risk of conflict with bears, particularly when dogs are off leash or not under control. Dogs should be kept leashed and under control at all times when walking in areas where wildlife may be present.

Please take the following precautions:

🐕Keep dogs leashed and close to you.
🔊Make noise while walking, especially near blind corners, dense vegetation, or low-visibility areas.
🥾Travel in groups when possible.
Carry bear spray, keep it accessible, and know how to use it.
🐻Watch for signs of bear activity, including fresh s**t, tracks, overturned logs, or feeding areas.

If you encounter a bear, stay calm, back away slowly, and give the bear plenty of space. Never approach, feed, or attempt to haze a bear.

Report aggressive bear behaviour or human-wildlife conflicts to the Conservation Officer Service 24-hour RAPP line at 1-877-952-7277.

06/28/2026

Some cuties for you 🥰🐾

06/22/2026

News update: The tub is plumbed in and we are good to go! Now able to take dogs again on weekdays. Currently still taking only people/dogs I have seen before. I can be reached at (250) 702-3345 , (sms or Whatsapp), by email ([email protected]) or by Facebook Messenger here, either on this page or on my personal page. 😊

Picture of Nico (Nicholas)🐩🐩🐩 the fabulous. 🐾

06/15/2026

Hi everyone,
A new update for you!
I have been working Saturdays and Sundays out of the Studio 79 shop in the SharKare building. Ezra has been letting me use her space on weekends while she has days off. I am still working on trying to get my own tub plumbed into the front part of the shop, and once this is accomplished, I will have more leeway for appointment slots.
I really appreciate everyone's patience during this transition. My sister passed away two days after I got back to Canada, so everything has been in a bit of a shemozzle (is that a word?)
I am working my way through my list of people who want to come in, and if I haven't contacted you yet, all of this is why, and I apologize for the delay. Feel free to give me a nudge if you are one of these people. For now, I can take dogs that I have groomed before or that are new dogs to current clients, and once these are all booked in I will see what spaces might be left for anyone new.
I can be contacted on here, by sms or Whatsapp at (250) 702-3345 , or by email at [email protected]

A couple of photos from the past two weekends for cuteness 🐾😊:

05/31/2026

Hi everyone! I am back in Canada (got home last night) after after a grueling 2 days of travel. I have a list of people who are waiting for appointments, and will msg everyone on that list asap. I am currently only able to work on Saturdays and Sundays until I can organise getting my tub installed and an electrical cable moved over in the shop. I also have a priority with a family member who is at the end part of her life, (over in Powell River 😞) and may be a little side-tracked/distracted, but I will try to contact everyone in a timely manner, and hopefully in the next couple of weeks will be set up again for working on weekdays. Thank you all for your patience through this transition, and I will do my best to make it as smooth as possible. I am looking forward to seeing you all again! Leela 🐾

(photo of Miss Poppy for attention. 🧡🐾)

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