St. Thomas Dog Blog

My Standard Poodle Leo has arthritis in his left hip.  His running, jumping and dancing on hind legs must be curtailed.  I am very sad and furious. He’s maybe 9, no longer a young dog.  So you might say, he’s had good years.  Aging happens.  I’d agree, normally – but.  He’s only had 3 “good [...]

And what have you done.  (click for a lovely video.)  Looking back at 2011, I am proud of what STDOA has done.  It has been a hard year here, with plant closures and the world economic debacle.  A deluge of abandoned pets reflects that.  It’s not just a local problem.  QMI columnist Anthony Furey wrote [...]

On our recent trip to PEI, we stopped to get our bearings in Gateway Village at Borden-Carleton, just off the bridge.  Walking around, saw a pet store with an open sign. That’s all the dogs and I needed.  In we went to Island Petwear.  Proprietor Margaret Wedge and her assistant were unpacking.  They had just [...]

“We want to formally introduce you to a new free service developed by one of our team members at Westmount Neighbourhood Pet Clinic.  Called London Lost Pets, it helps London and area pets find their way home. It includes St. Thomas. London Lost Pets is basically an Amber Alert for pets designed for our area [...]

At last Tuesday’s meeting of STDOA, we discussed what to do with two donations that we have recently, and sadly, received.  Both are in memory of special people who cared about dogs and what we are doing. The family of our founder and president Luanne Demers is giving us a donation in her memory as [...]