Inspire

An Accidental Mom

Frances Uku — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Robert had heard from several neighbours that there was a French Bulldog/Boston Terrier mix available at SCAR and was eager for us to meet this creature. A little too eager, even; I mean, I’d been talking a good game about pining for a pup but wasn’t looking to be nobody’s momma! When we arrived though, Sean tells us the Frenchie/Boston had just been adopted that morning, but another would be arriving in a few hours and he’d happily give me a call if I wanted to come back and check him/her out. What the heck, I thought, as I dropped my digits and headed back home with a rather-relieved Tom.

The Smallest Act of Kindness

Corey Van’t Haaff — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

So many dogs, so many ways to volunteer

Where the Former Michael Vick Dogs Are Now

Melissa Bar — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Since their rescue, they have gone on to find peace in the best ways they could.

An Accidental Mom

Frances Uku — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Shelter Pup

The Senator and the Service Dog

Kaitlin Fontana — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

But when Senator Franken talks of good days and bad days on the campaign trail, he speaks in this case of losing a dear friend. “Without question,” Franken recalls, “The worst day of our campaign was the day about two years ago when we had to put down our black Lab, Kirby.”

On The Fifth Day:

Mary-Jo Dionne — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Jen Flatt Hilsher, founder of On The Fifth Day and its Animal Rescue Keystone, is one of the largest no-kill animal sanctuaries in America.

No Boundaries

Corey Van’t Haaff — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Dogs love unconditionally, forgive easily, and are happy effortlessly. Dogs don’t care about the colour of our skin, the size of our bank accounts nor our IQs, astrological signs, or zip codes. They accept us as companions as easily (and sometimes more easily) than they chum up with other dogs and, remarkably, they seem just as willing to love and nurture other non-canines as well, as the following stories show.

Picasso's Dogs

Stanley Coren — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

“There was Lump, my Dachshund. I used to put him in my paintings when they needed something to make them lighter and more amusing.”

The Stoned Angel

Patricia Penny — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

How one small dog started leaving her mark.

War of the Roses

Jennifer Nosek — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

A down-on-her-luck Dachshund finds her forever home