St. Thomas Dog Blog

I don’t know much about WWII, and even less about the American campaign in the South Pacific.  I learned a lot, and felt it, reading about a Yorkshire Terrier.  William Wynne’s book about his dog Smoky takes you to the war with him.  He explains it so clearly, the geography of battle, the military sorties [...]

Among the bodies found after Titanic sunk was that of a woman, clinging to the body of a Great Dane.  Ann Elizabeth Isham had a seat in a lifeboat but was told her dog was too big to come with her.  So she jumped back on board the ship.  They drowned together. This is one [...]

At the end of the Undercover Boss episode with Mark King, CEO of TaylorMade golf equipment, I almost cried when he gave $3,000 to a 21-year-old employee so that she could buy a dog.  She was a lovely girl, smart and dedicated to her job, so I don’t begrudge her the money.  But this is what [...]

My impression after reading about Nathan Winograd is that it’s animal shelters that need redemption. He is Director of the No Kill Advocacy Center in the US and is giving a lecture and workshop at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre Apr. 14th.  I don’t get star-struck that often, but this sounds like one very impressive [...]