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Dog owner snarling after attack - (Ottawa Sun - September 5,2010)
CALGARY - The owner of a dog that he said was attacked by three pit bull-type canines insists their unknown master should pay his $1,500 vet bill.
Rob Weatherall said he was walking his one-year-old female King Charles cavalier spaniel at 6:30 p.m. Thursday in an off-leash area near the Bow River weir when three larger dogs violently swarmed his pet. (More)
Autistic boy to be reunited with his lost dog - (Toronto Sun - July 30, 2010)
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Enjoying a roll in the grass and a belly scratch at the Niagara Falls Humane Society, the little dog was blissfully unaware of how she had captured the hearts of local residents.
Harli, a six-month-old Australian kelpie/border collie mix from Ohio, went missing in Niagara Falls 13 days ago, leaving the autistic boy who owned him devastated, and prompting people from all over the community to join in the search. (More)
Puppy love for blind beagle - (Toronto Sun - June 26,2010)
Hundreds of people are offering to take in a blind beagle found wandering on a Whitby street.
Eight-week-old Celia made her frontpage debut in Saturday's Sun, two days after she was saved by a motorist driving along Taunton Rd. and Brock St. Thursday. (More)
Cop kills dog while giving family death notification - (Calgary Sun - June 22,2010)
A Saskatoon police officer sent to a home to give a next-of-kin death notification Saturday is under review after he shot and killed a dog on the property.
A resident left a door open while the officer spoke to family members and several dogs went into the yard, Saskatoon police said in a release. (More)
Dog survives 2 weeks in wilderness - (Toronto Sun - June 10,2010)
WINNIPEG - An East Selkirk family is ecstatic, yet in disbelief, at the way its small dog survived eastern Manitoba's wilderness for nearly two weeks before arriving home.
"Everyone couldn't believe it," Dana Hoffman said Wednesday of her family's reaction to being reunited with Tina, an 18-month-old female border collie, after the pet's ordeal at Nopiming Provincial Park. (More)
Dog Kill Quebec newborn - (Cbc.ca - June 8,2010)
Leaping a fence to viciously attack a chihuahua and a woman who defended it has landed a destruction order for a dog that was already on the radar of Calgary bylaw cops.
Bylaw officials said Joker, a two-year-old Rottweiler/bull mastiff, leapt the ramshackle fence of a home on Templeside Circle N.E. Friday afternoon and charged at a pair of women walking a chihuahua, capturing the smaller dog in his jaws and shaking it. (More)
Mail carriers brace for dog biting season - (Toronto Sun - May 20,2010)
OTTAWA - Mark Roper had already red-flagged the house.
The Canada Post letter carrier knew from years on his regular east-end route that the pit bull who guarded the property was aggressive. It barked from the window or from the back yard almost daily as Roper approached.
But on an otherwise typical mid-March day, the dog somehow broke free of its confines, pounced and sank his teeth into Roper’s arm. (More)
Canada Post staff drive home danger of dog bites - (LPRESS.COM - May 15,2010)
The troubled relations between dogs and letter carriers is the basis for countless cartoons and comedy sketches.
But at a London news conference Wednesday, Canada Post launched an awareness campaign to remind people how serious dog bites can be. (More)
TORONTO — Sorrow turned to frustration for volunteers at an Ontario animal shelter Wednesday as an escalating protest to end the euthanization of hundreds of cats and dogs continued to fall on deaf ears.
Demonstrators held signs with "Murder" and "I'd rather be a stray than sent to the OSPCA" printed in bold letters across stark white boards. Some chanted "Stop the killing," as a police cars descended on the area. (More)
Man gets year in jail for torturing girlfriend's dogs; one to death - (CP24.COM - April 27,2010)
NEWMARKET, Ont. — A man who repeatedly tortured his girlfriend's dogs until one succumbed to broken ribs, a fractured skull and two detached retinas has been sentenced to a year in jail.
Christopher Michael Munroe of Toronto has also been banned from owning a dog for 25 years, must complete 150 hours of community service and pay $13,000 in vet bills to the owner. (More)
Aggressive dog 'Bandit' put down after multi-year dispute - (CP24.COM - April 14,2010)
An aggressive dog under the control of the Toronto Humane Society was put down Wednesday after a long dispute over how to deal with the animal.
Bandit -- a pit bull cross -- was the subject of a disagreement between the humane society's board, its new executive director and the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
Bandit mauled a young child in 2003. (More)
Dog dragged down rural Alberta road, man says - (AOL News.ca - April 13,2010)
A central Alberta man says he saw an older man dragging a puppy behind a motorized bike late Sunday afternoon on a rural road near Blackfalds, north of Red Deer.
"It was just like a rag dragging behind him," said Justin Reid, who was driving down the road around 5 p.m. to check out the ice on a nearby river. "And we pulled up beside him, and he come to a stop, because we were screaming at him. (More)
Abuse of elderly dog shocks official - (EdmontonSun - April 2,2010)
WINNIPEG - A rural animal control officer says she's shocked at the treatment of a neglected elderly dog who was dumped on a highway north of Winnipeg Tuesday and struck by another car.
Bonnie Riddell said the highway incident is just the latest chapter in what appears to be the very sad story of the 15-year-old female German shepherd-terrier mix. (More)
Dog Eats $20,000 Diamond - (AOL News - March 15,2010)
A Maryland dog was in the doghouse after he ate a diamond worth $20,000 dollars. (More)
Pickering Coyote Kills Dog - (Citytv.com - March 2,2010)
It’s been just over a month since four coyotes were spotted near the Rouge River ravine in Pickering.
Now, one of them has snatched and killed a small dog.
A woman was walking two Pomeranians around 10pm on March 1. She says that a coyote approached from behind and grabbed the smaller dog (pictured above) of the two dogs, then ran off into the woods. (More)
City looks to boost dog licensing - (Yahoo Canada News - February 28,2010)
The new head of Winnipeg's animal services agency is making a push to boost the city's "disappointing" rate of dog licensing. (More)
Jamaican dog sledder wins in Canada - (Caribbean Net News - February 27,2010)
TORONTO, Canada (JIS) -- On the same weekend the world witnessed the prowess of Jamaican skier Errol Kerr at the Vancouver Winter Olympics in Canada, another Jamaican was also competing in a winter sport on the other side of Canada. (More)
Discovery Of Spiked Beef Tongue Worries Dog Owners - (Citytv.ca - February 24,2010)
Midtown dog owners are worried someone is targeting their beloved pets with spiked beef tongue.
Lola, a Lab-Shepard mix, found a beef tongue pierced with landscaping nails near the off-leash area in Cedarvale Ravine Sunday morning. She started chewing on it before her horrified owner pulled it out of her mouth, fearful it was yet another attempt to harm or poison dogs. (More)
Pills Found In Park & Yards Prompt Worries For Pets - (Citytv.ca - February 22,2010)
Pills have been discovered in two different areas of the city over two days leading to worries that someone is potentially trying to poison pets.
Some people who stroll with their pooches through the downtown off-leash area at Allan Gardens are concerned for their pets’ safety after pills were found strewn around the area Sunday, according to a published report. (More)
Infectious Disease Hits Raccoon Population Could Affect Dogs - (Citytv.ca - February 18,2010)
An outbreak of an infectious disease has hit the raccoon population and it could spread to a beloved member of your family. Videographer Audra Brown with how distemper may put your dog at risk. (More)
Ont. Bouvier aims to be Westminster's top dog - (CBC News - February 10,2010)
Demetrius the dog has the credentials for a big win at one of the world's largest and most prestigious dog shows next week, the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
Ch Quiche's Demetrius, or Demetrius for short, is a 5½-year-old Bouvier des Flandres, and a champion show dog from southwestern Ontario. (More)
Dog owners still pitted against animal control - (Toronto Sun - February 10,2010)
For Brittany and Rambo - a couple of dogs labelled as pit bulls — life is, well, the pits.
So say the owners of the dogs, which remain in the custody of Brampton Animal Services, having been seized Jan. 13 on the assumption they’re pit bulls.
Rui Branco, whose brother, Joseph, owns Brittany, says the family vet was denied access by the city to visit the caged animals Tuesday, a day after the city gave permission. (More)
Man finds guard dog's frozen corpse in N.S. (Edmonton Sun - February 5,2010)
A Cape Breton man was walking home from work Wednesday evening when he came across the dead body of a guard dog, chained up, curled into a ball, and frozen in a wooded area.
“I took sick to my stomach and I'm still sick to my stomach over what I seen," Joe Bona told CBC News. (More)
Sask. Boy Killed by Pack of Dogs - (AOL News - February 1,2010)
CANOE NARROWS, Sask. - Relatives say a 10-year-old boy has been billed by a pack of dogs on a northern Saskatchewan reserve. (More)
Dog Torn Apart in Front of Owner - (January 31,2010)
A Barrhaven couple are in shock after a neighbour's pitbull tore apart their five-month-old puppy Bam as it was being walked Thursday evening near their home on Chapman Mills Dr.
Bi Pham said everything appered normal as they began to stroll down the sidewalk. (More)
Family dog saves man in fire - (AOL News - January 9,2010)
A family dog is being credited with saving a man's life during a house fire on Route 5 in the Head of Cardigan, P.E.I., early Saturday.
The man had been home alone asleep about 12:30 a.m. when he was awakened by the dog barking and saw the flames, Const. Paul Richard of the Montague RCMP stated in a news release. (More)
Dog back with deceased owner's family - (CBC News - January 6,2010)
Fred the dog has been reunited with the Montreal family of his deceased owner following a five-day journey across Canada.
The dog, which was found with deceased owner Cyril Roy in a Nanaimo, B.C., trailer three days after he had succumbed to heart failure, arrived by train at Montreal's Central Station Tuesday night. (More)
B.C. family's dog saves boys from cougar attack - (CTV - January 4,2010)
A cougar attacked a B.C. family's golden retriever Saturday night after the dog stepped in between the cougar and an 11-year-old boy.
Police, who later shot the cougar dead, credited the 18-month-old dog -- Angel -- for saving the boy's life.
Austin Forman had gone to retrieve some firewood outside his family's home in Boston Bar, about 200 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. (More)
Neighbour a doggone hero - (Toronto Sun - January 3,2010)
Cats may have nine lives but this dog definitely has more than one.
Matt Armstrong, 46, brought his neighbour's dog, Sheena the Boxer, back to life by performing CPR after she collapsed and stopped breathing while on a walk in Sunnybrook Park last Sunday. (More)
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