Angus, the Beagle, is one of my favourite Dogz in the Hood. Such a laid back cutie and always looks like he’s wearing black eye-liner. It’s an awesome look for Mr. Angus.
Hey, Angus! You like hanging out at the Dog Beach?
“I DOES! IT MAKES ME SMIZE!!!”
Nuttah is a lovely mixed breed dog who was rescued two years ago from a reserve in Northern BC. She was found cold, tired and hungry, living in a snow bank with her mom and siblings. They were all brought to safety by Dhana Metta rescue and adopted out to loving homes.
Nuttah now has an awesome life full of adventure with her mom and dad, Kristin and Pancho. She has flown to Ontario, taken the ferry to the Islands several times and is also an avid hiker. Although only 16 pounds, Nuttah can easily do a tough 10 or 15k hike. I recently had a chance to trek through Joffre lakes with her and loved watching her swim, run and scramble over rocks.
Miss Nuttah, one of my favourite hiking companions.
Savannah winning smile greets everyone who walks through the door at Jenny Fleur Loves
She is the shop dog and can be found most days either greeting guests or relaxing under the counter.
Russell Dioszeghy
Miss Dixie taking a break at daycare
Bailey in love with Aimi
Yappy Barkday Lucy!
It wasn’t me. I didn’t do it!
All photos and captions by Sofia Sabo, owner of Bow Wow Hause Daycare
http://bowwowhaus.ca/daycare/daycare-bwh-west-end/
Levi at Pacific Spirit Park
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren’t certain we knew better. – George Evans
The Streets of San Francisco
Little Lily was picked up as a stray, about a year ago, living on the street in San Francisco, CA. She was taken to a high-kill shelter in downtown San Fran, hoping to be adopted but not really having much of a chance in the over-crowded facility. The staff grew very fond of the spunky, little Terrier/Chihuahua mix and worried that her time was running out. They did not want to have to euthanize Lily so sent her info to the rescue community network in an attempt to save her life. Pamela McKenzie of Richmond, BC http://pamelasdogs.com/ heard about Lily’s situation and quickly arranged to have her transported across the border to safety in Canada.
Once Lily was safe and sound in Richmond, the next step was to find foster parents while she waited for her forever home. My neighbor Donna and I became little Lily’s foster moms for a few weeks last summer and we both fell quite in love with her during that time. She is so loving, fun and feisty and, as one of my friends remarked “she has a charming, just out of bed look”.
Donna and Lily were at the Kits off-leash dog beach one day when Louise spotted her playing with Donna’s dog Sammy. Louise walked over to talk to Donna, who let her know that Lily was a foster looking for a new home. Louise then heard the words “I’m interested in adopting a dog” come out of her mouth, even though she really wasn’t looking and already owned a cat.
Lily and Louise were clearly meant to be as the adoption went through smoothly and quickly and Miss Lily is now living happily in her new home with mom, Louise and cat sibling Cleo.
I love a happy ending and Lily is definitely a poster child for the slogan “Adopt don’t Shop”.
I met with Perverted Puppies designer, Caolaidhe Lundy yesterday to talk about her cute and sassy line of doggie couture.
My first question was how did she come up with the idea to start such a scandalous clothing line for doggies? Caolaidhe said the concept came to her a few years ago when she was looking for t-shirts for her dog Scotty. She wasn’t having any luck finding funny or witty items when shopping for her pup. One day she thought how cute it would be if Scotty had an “I heart pussy” t-shirt to wear (we all know how much some doggies love cats). Realizing there was nothing like that on the market, she bought a generic black tee and created the design herself.
Needless to say, her t-shirt was an attention getter!! Scotty’s new outfit sparked many smiles and comments and soon people were asking where they could get a t-shirt like that too. Caolaidhe then came up with the name Perverted Puppies Couture and the rest is history. She now has several t-shirts in her line with saucy slogans such as Bone Me, You Know What They Say About Big Paws and I Like It On All Fours. We can also look forward to new designs coming out this fall!
This fun clothing line can be found at Barking Babies in Yaletown and can be purchased from her website as well.
These t-shirts are sure to be a hit at any dog park!
My little terrier, Nickster, received his first noise complaint from the strata council last night for excessive barking. If things don’t improve immediately and there is even one more complaint, I will be fined $200.00. Eeeek!!
I love spoiling my little dog more than anything but this letter was a harsh wake up call, along with a couple of other recent events, that spoiling Nick to this degree is NOT the way to go. So here I am, trying to turn Nickster into a good dog….yet again. My biggest ally so far is the water bottle. I have three strategically placed around the apartment and I spray him in the face as soon as he lets out a bark. I feel like a big jerk spraying my little dog in the face with water but it does work and the results are pretty quick.
If anyone has any good advice to help stop the barking madness, please let me know!
Pamela is the owner of Kits Bow Wow Haus and Punk is her little rescue dog who helps her look after the store.
How old is Punk?
Punk is probably just under 2. I am not really sure because he is a rescue. We think he was about 7 or 8 months old when I got him a year ago.
What is your favourite thing about Punk’s personality?
Punk is an extremely calm, snuggly dog who appreciates nothing better than being held. Mostly he likes me to hold him, but he actively asks customers that come into the shop to pick him up and his calmness then melts their hearts.
My family thinks he is the perfect dog because he is a smart, sweet little guy and on top of that he is so ridiculously cute that it makes you laugh! Don’t think that he is a pushover though. Punk has a defiant streak a mile wide and firmly sees himself as the guy in charge; you have to earn some things with him.
Punk loves to play with people and all dogs. He is undaunted by size, some of his favorite playmates outsize his 10 lbs impressively! A five month old, 50 lb Kuvasz puppy, or Hubba a 40 lb neighbourhood doggie are great examples. Truly though I think people are really Punk’s thing. He makes friends so easily and I hear he is a star in several facebook photo albums. Then there is Pete Murray who is in town for a few months from Scotland (Pete is featured in a previous blog called “Dog Beach Q & A”). Pete and Punk have become fast friends and go for walks to dog beach a few times a week. Pete believes Punk should be more famous than Boo.
What is Punk’s rescue story?
Punk was in a shelter in Los Banos, California where not too many people visited and there was little chance of him being adopted. They issued a plea to the rescue community to get him out of there as they really did not want to kill him. Pamela McKenzie (Pamelasdogs.com) saw the plea and rescued him. The first picture of him showed a very sad matted dirty little dog with blood on his leg. We thought he might have been hurt in a in a fight, but it turned out he was so infested with fleas that he had been biting at his leg to stop the itching. After he was pulled from the shelter he was fostered in a yurt community where he was treated for the fleas. Pamela brought him across the border in mid-February 2011, and he came to me with a crazy hair cut and very damaged skin. I fostered him for about 3 hours before I realized that there was no way I could let him go.
What is the funniest thing Punk has ever done?
I am not sure this is a funny thing, but it really makes me wonder about his past. He is terrified of Buddha. We have encountered Buddha sculptures in gardens and in shops, each time he cowers and will not go near them. He holds back with all of his might. I have tried to give him a safe place to explore from, held him and carefully approached the Buddha but he is just too afraid to get close. Once I touched the Buddha – clearly that was not okay for him. I won’t do that again.
How has Punk changed your life?
Oh my goodness. Taking any pet into one’s life is a changer. Punk is a really sweet, little, love muffin that opens hearts; he opened mine up too.
DOGZ IN THE HOOD 