Colgate This little girl is one of Campbell's pups and she was born in
our laundry room eight weeks ago. Her mother seemed very blue collar to me so I named her after the soup. Her
pups, therefore, needed 1960 product names as well hence Singer, Bata, Hoover, Colgate, Coleman, Johnson and Sunlight. We
spent New Year's Eve walking with them down our road while it snowed lightly so we began 2012 with hope, delight and
joy. Three of Campbell's pups have been adopted
and it was difficult letting them go as I had known them from the moment of their first breath. Still, a life all their own
is what we want for them so we wish them sweetness and joy and say goodbye. Missy's pups are now five weeks old and there are five males and one female. They slow down my days considerably
since they are irresistable and I spend much of my time snuggling and cooing with them. There are seventeen pups still to come down and
we have eleven with us who are ready for adoption. Harmony, the adult female, arrived safely from Attawapiskat
and we are thrilled to know her. A
spay/neuter clinic is hard to plan for Attawapiskat now because of all the comings and goings due to the breaking news on
conditions within the community. We even had trouble getting dog food to our rescue worker up there because of all the
other supplies being flown up. We have dealt with that now but things have certainly shifted even further away from the
dogs which is understandable I suppose. I must admit to wanting it all though - for both people and animals, and to my
mind it is possible.
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Puffin Puffin is one of Missy's pups and he is quite content with how his life is unfolding. He is a
delightful boy and we adore him.
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When you rescue a dog, it rescues you right
back. We
keep our Petfinder List up to date so if you are interested in viewing our available pups please click on the underlined text
below. Click to see our pets!
Adopt a Companion do not buy one.
Each year thousands of companion animals are destroyed through
euthanasia due to acts of careless disregard. Too often dogs are purchased on a whim from pet stores
or from backyard breeders who advertise in local newspapers. Every dog in a pet store is from a Puppy Mill or Back Yard
Breeder as no reputable breeder would sell to them. Do not believe anything else about purchasing a dog this way.
In Puppy Mills the females are bred continuously without any concern given to health, behaviour or psychological well-being.
Dogs live in cramped, squalid conditions and without hope of ever becoming part of a family. Puppies are born with health
problems such as blindness, ear infections, over-bites, deafness etc. Behavioural problems created during the first twelve
weeks of life are staggering and often the pups never recover from them no matter how much love they may be shown later in
life by unsuspecting buyers. If there is no demand then there is no need for supply
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What Does it Mean to Rescue? When you adopt a dog you save a life.
These dogs are not bred to be sold, they are not found in pet stores and they certainly cannot be identified in dog breed
books. They are not registered anywhere but in the hearts and minds of those who save them.
Rescue dogs often roam the
streets searching for what they need; shelter, safety, nourishment and kindness. They look for what life has not yet offered
them. They can be abused or neglected by careless and ignorant people who claim ownership over them. Sometimes they have merely
served their purpose and ended up abandoned. Even as newborn puppies they can be threatened with drowning, beating, cruelty,
exposure or starvation. In far too many northern communities they can bear witness to the killing of their mother and
siblings.
A rescue dog typically has not been valued, respected or cared for. They
can be easily forgotten. 
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