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Dick and Nancie’s Ryder
Ryder was litter brother to Tessa and Hammer, via a repeat breeding. He was also full litter brother to Andrea’s Gunny, and to our little Teardrop. Ryder is much missed by both Dick and Nancie, although they now have Alvin (now known as Baxter, or Mr. B) to console them, along with their lovely little […]
French Bulldog C Section Video
Well, just as the title says – this is a fairly cut and dried video of a French Bulldog (Butters, to be exact) under going a cesarean section. The surgery was performed by Dr. Curtin, DVM, at Hanover Veterinary Clinic in Hanover, Ontario. For the more medically minded of you, the tissue repair that you […]
Friday Zen – Sprinkler Moose(es)
Didn’t you love playing in the sprinkler when you were a kid? We had a pool, but I still don’t think anything came close to the sheer joy of running back and forth underneath the sprinkler on a hot, hot day. The only thing possibly better was a nice, cold drink of that uniquely rusty […]
Cancer Study in Dogs
Canine Health Foundation News Alert Van Andel Research Institute Launches New Canine Cancer Studies! Your Participation is Needed in the Collection of Tumor Samples [Tuesday, June 15, 2010] The Van Andel Research Institute, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, received a “Grand Opportunities” (GO grant) from the National Institutes of Health. This is enabling the Institute to expand its […]
Itty Bitty Butters Babies
I have some footage of Butters’ entire c-section, shot in full on, gory detail, partly as an educational video, and partly as a scare tactic style ‘are you really, really sure you want to breed your dog?’ cautionary tale video. Instead of sharing that right off the bat, I thought I’d start instead with my […]
Rescued Wildlife – Better off dead?
David Greene’s recent article on Pet Connection, detailing the seizure of an ‘illegal’ Finch rescued by Philadelphia woman Patti Mattrick, reminded me of an all too similar situation here in Ontario. Goose Goose the Canada Goose was rescued by the Ward family, of Dream Acres Farm in Perkinsfield, Ontario. Goose Goose had an ‘angel wing’ […]