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Bugsy Siegel

and his brother

Rockie

These handsome fellas are available for adoption through Good Dog Rescue in Ottawa.

Bugsy’s Profile:  Brother to Rockie. I love my brother Rockie, but others are fun too. I am a young fella who needs some guidance and obedience training to help me fit in with a family. I am very smart and learn really fast. Please take me home and give me a chance.

To request an adoption application in order to start the process so you can find out more info on this GoodDog, please E-mail gooddogrescueadoption@live.com

Rockie’s Profile:  Brother to Bugsy. I love my brother, but I’m open to new friends. I am a little more mellow then my brother Bugsy, and would make a great family pet. I need some obedience and guidance to help me fit in. An active family would be ideal since I am a young fella and have lots of energy to burn. I heard them saying I learn really fast, I guess it’s a good thing. If you would like to take me home please email for an application.

To request an adoption application in order to start the process so you can find out more info on this GoodDog, please E-mail gooddogrescueadoption@live.com

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Remember: If you adopt Bugsy or Rockie let me know by either leaving a comment under this post or emailing me at TheWaggery over at gmail, and once the adoption has been completed and verified, as one of the lucky new owners you will receive a FREE bag of Pampered Paws Dog Treats for the next six months. Details can be found HERE as well as over at The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog dog rescue and adoption information page.

Should you adopt both boys I will happily donate two free bags of treats a month, for six months!

Rescue Me ♥

Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!

This sweet girl is available for adoption
through the SPCA of Western Quebec

Lily’s Profile: Lily is a pretty 5-6 year old Yorkshire Terrier–vaccinated, spayed, and microchipped. She prefers to be an only dog as she is a bit afraid of large breed dogs …  she tolerates small dogs though. Lily is an affectionate girl who enjoys going for walks. She is happiest just being with people and was the companion of a Senior. For more information, visit with Lily at the SPCA of Western Quebec, 659 Auguste Mondoux, just off the Pink Road, in the Aylmer Sector of the City of Gatineau. This little girl will steal your heart!

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Remember: If you adopt Lily let me know by either leaving a comment under this post or emailing me at TheWaggery over at gmail, and once the adoption has been completed and verified, as Lily’s lucky new owner you will receive a FREE bag of Pampered Paws Dog Treats for the next six months. Details can be found HERE as well as over at The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog dog rescue and adoption information page.

Rescue Me ♥

Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!

I RESCUED A HUMAN TODAY

Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels.

I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her.  I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn’t be afraid.

As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage.  I didn’t want her to know that I hadn’t been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn’t want her to think poorly of them.

As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn’t feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone’s life.

She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me.  I shoved my shoulder and the side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship.

A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.  Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms.

I would promise to keep her safe.  I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.  I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor.

So many more are out there who haven’t walked the corridors.  So many more to be saved.  At least I could save one.

I rescued a human today.

Oh boy, it’s official . . . I’m in love :)
This guy is not only gorgeous, he has an unbeatable personality!

Pace is available for adoption through Catahoula Rescue (Ontario)

Pace’s Profile:  Meet Pace. Pace was rescued from a small rural pound and has to be one of the sweetest, most loving dogs you would ever meet. He loves people, and gets along with every dog he has met so far.  Even the growliest male dog, he greets them with a wagging tale and a happy disposition. Pace is somewhat submissive and when challenged by another dog, he immediately becomes a big baby and bows to them, or hides behind his foster mom. He is a lovable character and knows his basic commands in french. He will be available for adoption after he is fully vetted. If you are interested in meet Pace, please contact gbaggs@rogers.com for an application. He will be neutered and vaccinated on April 23rd.

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Remember: If you adopt Pace let me know by either leaving a comment under this post or emailing me at TheWaggery over at gmail, and once the adoption has been completed and verified, as Pace’s lucky new owner you will receive a FREE bag of Pampered Paws Dog Treats for the next six months. Details can be found HERE as well as over at The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog dog rescue and adoption information page.

Rescue Me ♥

Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!

Two families work to help save pooch
By ROSS ROMANIUK, QMI Agency

WINNIPEG — Two Manitoba families are clinging to hope that a severely injured dog will recover from a devastating wound suffered in an apparent gunshot.

Since the eight-year-old female Labrador-cross stumbled into Colleen Smith’s yard in Prawda — about a 40-minute drive east of Winnipeg — several days ago with a massive hole below its jaw, she and her family members have been on edge while watching the canine’s health slowly improve at a Beausejour veterinary clinic.

“Both my daughters have been bawling. They’ve been so distraught over the whole thing,” Cheryl Rondeau, Smith’s sister, said over the weekend from her north Winnipeg home. “Other animal clinics didn’t want to take her. They just said, ‘Put her down,’ without even looking at her. But the one in Beausejour agreed to look at the dog.”

While the canine — whose name is Nina — continues to be cared for at Beausejour Animal Hospital, Smith and Rondeau are inviting the public to assist in its recovery by making donations to cover the veterinary bill.

The cost of Nina’s treatment, said Rondeau, climbed to more than $600 after about five days at the clinic and the dog is expected to be there for two or three more weeks.

“We’re getting donations from family and friends. We got a very big donation from a nurse,” said Smith, whose nieces have created an online group called Help Save Nina on Facebook, a social networking website.

The sisters, as well as Rondeau’s daughters Cherisse and Crystal and Smith’s sons Kevin and Kyle, are determined to do what they can for the animal, which had been all but written off by virtually everyone else because of its injury.

After taking the dog in, the family immediately sought help for it. However, Smith and Rondeau said several animal clinics and RCMP advised them to shoot it to put it out of its misery.

Refusing to put the dog down, the sisters — initially suspecting it had suffered its injury in an animal attack — also worked with the Beausejour clinic to use its identification tattoo to locate its owner and learn its registered name. But when contacted in Oakbank, that family showed no interest in claiming her, Rondeau said.

A veterinarian at the Beausejour vet clinic didn’t return a call for comment over the weekend but Rondeau said the clinic suspects the canine was shot.

“They were doing X-rays and found lead from the gun. And you can see a bullet wound on one side of her jaw,” she said, adding Nina has “beaten all the odds” by surviving the grotesque injury and somehow turning up in Prawda, so far from its home.

“The vet doesn’t know if the dog walked from Oakbank to there or if it was dumped off. But she was clearly very underweight. She had been sprayed by skunks, she was wet, she was cold. She had been in a river trying to drink. It’s only in the last two days that she has started taking food.”

Since it was brought to the clinic, the sisters said, the dog has had part of its jaw removed. Still, said Smith, it’s surviving.

“She wags her tail. She’s very happy. She’s amazing,” Smith added. “I can’t believe the will this dog has.”

Rondeau said the animal’s well-being is worth the cost.

“This dog seems to be worth every single penny,” she said. “This dog has a will to live. She has a right to live. We just want to have everything for her.”

Rondeau said the vet is hoping to start a three-step surgery to close the dog’s wound as early as this week.

Anyone who wants to make a donation to help cover Nina’s veterinary costs can contact Cheryl Rondeau at 391-7687 or cheryl_rondeau@hotmail.com, or the Beausejour vet clinic at 1-204-268-2177. Cheques or money orders can be sent to the Beausejour Animal Hospital, P.O. Box 368, Beausejour, Man. R0E 0C0.

Anyone contacting the vet clinic should point out that their donation is for Nina, if they want the funds to go directly to helping the pooch.

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The link to Nina’s Facebook page can be found HERE

Erm . . . that sounded better in my head :) But it is true. Not only are dogs wonderful judges of character, if you are a dog-lover, any love relationship you might enter into will only be better — more fun and spiritually satisfying — if the other person feels the same way because it allows for the two of you to be more deeply connected through that shared doggy love.

I have always let my dogs’ reactions to people guide me. Dogs are able to read our energy and body language in ways we humans will probably never understand, but what we can understand, from our human point of view, is how other humans treat their dogs.

I know people who claim to be dog lovers, then keep their pooch tied up outside 24/7. That isn’t true doggy love to me. I know those who profess canine appreciation, only to yell, scream and hit their dogs for behaving like . . . well . . . dogs. (FYI — dogs like to dig, bark and roll in questionable substances. They shed and occasionally have potty accidents on your best rug.)

Show me someone who treats their dog the way they, themselves, would undoubtedly like to be treated — the kind, loving, respectful and fair way we ALL would hope to be treated — and I’ll show you someone who “gets it” when it comes to being a dog-lover.

The following is a blog post written by Tanya Enberg that discusses how the breed of dog can also help us determine something important about a potential love interest.

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If you believe, as many do, that one’s choice in dog speaks volumes about who they are, then isn’t it only wise to consider a potential mate’s canine companion before ever dating them seriously?

According to Kimberly Moffit, a Canadian psychotherapist and relationship therapist, the special bond shared between humans and dogs translates into fascinating clues that can be helpful to anyone navigating the dating scene.

Not only does Moffit suggest that those who own a dog can make better partners, she also believes we can tell a lot about someone based on their furry friend.

“There are certainly things about being a pet owner they can make a person a better partner,” says Moffit, who allows clients to bring their canine buddies to sessions.
“They have a long-term relationship already – some pets can live to 20 years – so they have the ability to commit and the understanding of responsibility. They have the ability to look outside themselves … having a dog takes a lot of work.”

In other words, good dog ownership can illustrate patience and caring, and it also might mean that the scary ‘C’ word – as in commitment – won’t prompt a potential mate to go running for the hills.

So, while you probably don’t want to date a dog, you might consider hooking up with somebody who has one.

“If you both have a pet, you already something in common,” notes Moffit. “It gives you something to build on.”

That said, Moffit stresses the importance of choosing your dog, err, partner wisely. Just as people have their own unique characteristics and traits, so do their canine buddies. But so what if Chihuahuas are high-maintenance, Beagles stubborn and Labs fun loving and sweet, what difference does that make on the romantic front?

According to Moffit, it’s huge.

“If a guy has a Rottweiler for instance, they have to have a really strong personality,” she observes. “This could be something worth noting.”

One of the more popular breeds (made even more so by the irresistibly cute Jen Aniston/Owen Wilson film, Marley & Me) are golden Labs. Dating a lab owner is probably a very different experience than partnering up with someone toting around a purse dog, like a Chihuahua.

“A lab is a very outdoorsy dog,” says Moffit. “They are very family oriented, compassionate and playful. They need a lot of love. Chihuahuas tends to be owned by the type of person who likes being the centre of attention, like Britney Spears or Paris Hilton. This type of person may actually use this kind of dog to get attention.”

Ultimately though, more important than judging a person based on the breed of their pup, is how they treat their loyal companion.
“Do they treat their pet with compassion, warmth and love?” Moffit asks.

“This a reflection of who they are and how they will treat you. I’d warn against anyone they see talking down to their dog or using physical violence in any way.”

Yes, it seems there’s no end to the talents that man’s (or woman’s) best friend provide. Even when it comes to love, they indeed have their noses to the ground.

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“This is the most severe case we’ve had to bring in.”

From what Ari Farpelha can tell, 15-year-old Tribe was abused by her owner for years and then dumped on the side of the road. Farpelha is now determined to find the person who did it.

“She’s not in the best condition, she’s very underweight, elderly; we assume she’s been living in confinement.”

Farpelha has a rescue shelter in the R.M of St. Andrews. Tribe came to her this week in bad shape, her teeth and gums rotting and her nails so long she couldn’t walk.

“They were the length of my finger, so that’s how long her nails were, which is obviously much too long.”

Tribe was found on Highway 8, North of Winnipeg. A witness watched the incident unfold: Tribe was thrown from a moving truck and then almost hit by a car. That witness stayed with Tribe until Animal Control arrived and rushed her to a vet in Selkirk.

“I can’t understand how someone can do such a thing,” said Farpelha.

She now hopes a tracking tattoo in Tribe’s ear could help find Tribe’s last owner.

“The original owner has been contacted,” she said. But that person only had Tribe as a puppy before giving her away to a family. Farpelha isn’t giving up and now the Crown Attorney’s office has offered to help.

“If the person were to ever be tracked down, they need to be dealt with,” said Farpelha.

Meantime, donations for Tribe are pouring in and she’ll need them when she goes back to the vet next week.

“She has bad teeth, so if she needs either, teeth extracted or whatever the vet decides, those donations will cover the cost,” said Farpelha.

Once Tribe’s healthy again, a Winnipeg Police officer with the K-9 Unit has offered to give her a new home.

“It’s about giving her a new opportunity at having a better life,” said Farpelha.

If you want to help Tribe and the rescue shelter you can call the R.M of St. Andrews animal control office at 1-204-738-4998.

Read it on Global News: Dog thrown from vehicle on Manitoba highway

This very handsome and debonair fellow is available for adoption through Friends Of Abandoned Pets in Ottawa.

Chinook’s Profile:  Chinook (also known as Nuk-Nuk) is an eight-year old Siberian Husky mix. He’s strong, in good health, neutered and vaccinated. Nuk-Nuk is handsome, as you can tell by his photos, and a friendly guy who likes people, both young and old, and is good with other dogs and with cats. Like most Huskies, Nuk-Nuk loves to play outdoors and would do well in a home with an active family. If you’re interested in adopting this super-nice dog, we’d love to hear from you.

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Remember: If you adopt Nuk-Nuk, let me know by either leaving a comment under this post or emailing me at TheWaggery over at gmail, and once the adoption has been completed and verified, as Nuk-Nuk’s new owner you will receive a FREE bag of Pampered Paws Dog Treats for the next six months. Details can be found HERE as well as over at The Waggery’s Good Dog Blog dog rescue and adoption information page.

Rescue Me ♥

Adopting a dog through your local animal shelter or rescue organization is the best way to combat the greedy puppy mill industry. Please don’t succumb to a pet store puppy when there are so many rescue dogs available, all of them deserving, loving and in desperate need of a forever home.

Make adoption your first option!