St. Thomas Dog Blog

While watching the Westminster dog show, this dog was the one I wanted.  What a beauty!  Then a Collie-knowledgeable friend commented that he should never have won Best of Breed because of his merle-to-merle breeding.  Huh? I started googling.  2012 Best of Breed Collie GCH Wyndlair Cherokee Vindication, Vinnie for short, is son of Wyndlair Avalanche, [...]

“Crategate” exploded in Mitt Romney’s campaign for the US Republican leadership, just as his Irish Setter Seamus’ bowels did when he was strapped in a crate on the roof of the family car for a 12-hour ride.  This story finally hit the media this week.  Protestors used the publicity around the Westminster Dog Show held [...]

If you collect Shoppers Drug Mart Optimum points, you can redeem them for extra value on skin care products and cosmetics today through Monday (Feb 11 to 13).  It’s one of the bonus weekends, but this time you can’t stock up on dog treats and frozen pizzas, just skin, hair and nail products, fragrances and [...]

This week, I stopped at Elgin Animal Hospital to check their Caring Pet Cupboard donation bin.  There was an unopened bag of cat kibble in it, high-quality food sold by the clinic.  There’s usually a bag or two of it in the bin and it’s not past its expiry date.  It’s always that same kind.  [...]