St. Thomas Dog Blog

As of today, there are seven local pet stores and services that are accepting donations of pet food for The Caring Pet Cupboard.  BFI Canada donated bins to us, we’ve put signs on them and they’re in place.  Yippee!!  We’re working with the Caring Cupboard Food Bank (at 803 Talbot Street).  We’ll pick up the [...]

Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, in hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, with nary a thought of the dog in their [...]

I was wrong – the St. Thomas Caring Cupboard food bank does accept pet food donations and has it available for their customers.  The Port Stanley food bank does as well.  I don’t know about others in the area.  But it looks as if the policies or guidelines have changed.  Wonderful!  So you can take [...]

“We are in trouble.  Way too many puppies, now sick and injured dogs being dumped. We have a 9 week old husky with a broken leg found in a cardboard box in the countryside, a senior Eskimo dog who is bleeding for unknown reasons and now being rushed to the vet for care.  We need [...]

It’s been a good week in St. Thomas for happy endings to harrowing animal tales.  First was a stranded Canada Goose in a city park.  Kathi Baslaugh fed the apparently injured goose she named Sweetie for several weeks.  When I first read about it in the Times-Journal, I realized I had seen her and Sweetie [...]

All Breed Canine Rescue needs beds for foster dogs in St. Thomas and London.  If you have washable dog beds, fluffy blankets or towels would you please take them to K-9 Concepts (9830 Sunset Drive, just east of Talbotville), or contact Linda at 519-631-5607 or rjspencer@sympatico.ca or Lois at allbreedcaninerescue@sympatico.ca or 519-633-6226.  ABCR is being deluged [...]

The Christmas season, for me, officially begins with Santa Claus parades.  In the stores, it’s earlier, around Hallowe’en.  But I cannot feel festive about it, even if people are putting up house decorations, until the parade. This year, I had to start a bit before the St. Thomas parade because we were going to be [...]