Toronto Dog Stuff

09/11/2020

Please take a moment to review and sign this petition. I know the injured dog, and its owners. The owners are animal lovers and rational people. It's why they don't want the dog in question to be destroyed, simply moved to an environment where it is not a danger to the local community and it's behavioural issues can be addressed.

Re-home a dangerous dog in the Playter Estates neighbourhood

03/03/2017

Hey Toronto... You should know.

New Toronto animal bylaws ban choke collars and leaving dogs outside in extreme weather.

12/23/2016

Police in London, Ont., are investigating several gruesome discoveries of dead and mutilated animals left in public places.

06/03/2016

An interesting read.

http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/06/the-origin-of-dogs/484976/

The first domesticated animals may have been tamed twice.

07/31/2014

Some varieties of foxtails, such as foxtail barley, have spikes that are harmful to your dog's body.

07/30/2014

If you see a dog with a yellow ribbon tied to it's leash, that signifies a dog who needs space and you should not attempt to pet the dog or bring your own dog over

06/28/2014

As a canine behavior specialist, I ve seen my share of dogs over the years who suffered from separation anxiety. The vast majority of my clients have been able to modify their dog s distress when left alone, and I felt confident in my knowledge of the issue. Then my husband and I adopted a two-year-…

06/20/2014

Let me add my own personal story to this... on several occasions while riding my bike on a local shared trail I've slowed down and pulled to the edge of the trail to avoid the humans I see. Unfortunately, at dusk or later, I've been unable to see the leash line nor the dog attached to it far off the trail at the end if it's length. The result has been leashes ripped from hands, pets yanked out of the bushes, and me taking an unscheduled flying lesson.

The short version of this story and the 10 reasons is that these leashes allow pets to be too far from their owners to be under control. Often with dangerous results.

Retractable leashes allow dogs more freedom to sniff and poke around on walks, but there are many downsides to this type of leash.

06/20/2014

Everyone should read this well-written and informative post. As much as my, now senior ,dog can be a bit of a di**it and cherishes getting into trouble - I can't imagine getting rid of him just because of those things.

As a sort of follow-up to last week’s post that got a lot of people all hot n' bothered, I figured I would stir up some discussion on what exactly is the purpose of rescue. This post applies to mos...

06/10/2014

Good advice...

05/12/2014

Last Friday, a loose chihuahua was running across lanes of zipping traffic on Interstate 680 just outside of San Francisco. Two highway patrol officers responded to the calls about the poor thing and found it stranded, shaking, on the concrete median...

05/08/2014

Something to consider if you are spending more for "Premium" dog food. We'll be interested in watching how this proceeds and whether or not the allegations are proven as true.

Blue Buffalo accused of concealing the truth about its ingredients