St. Thomas Dog Blog

A lot of stuff circulating lately online about gas boxes used in pounds and maybe shelters for “euthanizing” animals who’ve outstayed their welcome.  I never knew of the gas box until a few years ago at a meeting about St. Thomas animal rescue efforts and the animal control pound.  I didn’t know St. Thomas Animal [...]

You may hear people say “people who need help from food banks shouldn’t have pets.”  If you can’t afford to feed your animal/your kids/yourself you can’t afford a pet.  Easy to say.  You could also say if you can’t afford to feed your kids, you shouldn’t have them. You may have decided to have kids [...]

STDOA was at two great events this summer.  First Pawlooza, London’s huge dog fair organized by ARF, then the St. Thomas Fire Muster on Labour Day weekend.  There are always lots of dogs at Fire Muster, but especially Sunday when the dog show takes place. This year Charlie won a prize, courtesy of Abbeydale Veterinary [...]

I found this book by Cynthia Baxter (Bantam 2007) in the library.  Felt in the mood for a fluffy book, but thought this might be a bit too fluffy just based on the cover and title.  Still, give it a try. Our amateur sleuth, Jessica, is a veterinarian who runs a mobile clinic on Long Island.  [...]

Elsie Rose was born early in 1997 in St. John’s, Newfoundland.  She found her way to my house in the Outer Battery in mid-May of that year.  She moved with me and Jack the dog to Ontario in October 1998 and has lived in St. Thomas since January 2000.  She died peacefully today, surrounded by [...]