Dog Owners

• Cost of dog ownership up 23% since 2021: HelloSafe Canada

  The Calgary Humane Society says the rising cost of dog ownership is having an affect on the number of dogs being surrendered.

  Features

  Mar 29, 2024
  
• Battle brewing in Westmount’s Summit Woods between dog owners and opponents

  A battle is brewing in the city of Westmount between dog owners and residents who live around the city's Summit Woods and want dogs on leash at all times in the green space.

  Canada

  Mar 25, 2024
  
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• B.C. Labrador ‘Tanker’ rescued from steel beam with help from GPS, fire department

  On Thursday morning, Maureen Ward said she let Tanker and his labrador sibling out of the house south of Nanaimo, B.C. so they could go to the bathroom.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2024
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• Dispute continues over permanent dog park location in Summerland, B.C.

  The District of Summerland has been struggling to find a more permanent solution for a much larger dog park in town.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2023
• ‘Mystery’ dog illness now in Canada. But should owners worry?

  In the past few months, cases of the respiratory illness have been reported in dogs in several U.S. states, however reports are now surfacing of the illness in Canada.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2023
• Abandoned puppies found in box in Burnaby, B.C. park recovering: BC SPCA

  "After we were able to warm them up, they got much more comfortable and started behaving more like puppies, " said Nicole McBain of the BC SPCA’s Burnaby animal centre.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2023
• Calgary off-leash parks contaminated with dog feces, causing health problems: study

  According to their calculations, the rate of fecal contamination of the public parks in the City of Calgary was close to 1.5 tons of dog feces per week.

  Environment

  Mar 20, 2023
• North Okanagan petition calls for better enforcement of on-leash rules for dogs

  "People need to feel safe. They need to know they can take their dogs to an on-leash park and that the dogs there will be on-leash," said petition organizer Elizabeth Eckert. 

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2023
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• Man arrested in connection with dog fight at Guelph, Ont. sports park

  OPP were investigating an assault between two dog owners Friday afternoon in Guelph, Ont. Police say the owners were involved in an altercation after the dogs got into a fight.

  Crime

  Feb 1, 2023
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• SPCA calls on B.C. veterinary college to ban ‘unethical’ dog debarking surgery

  The BC SPCA is calling on the College of Veterinarians to ban dog debarking surgeries, which it describes as a harmful and inhumane way of addressing excessive barking in canines.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2022